ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 42, 18 August 1908, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

SAD DROWNING CASE. [BY TELEGBATH. — PKESS- ASSOCIATION.] DTJNEDIS, This Day. An oil launch capsized at the mouth of the Catlins Rrrer yesterday. Alfred Bates got ashore with difficulty, but found it impossible to rescue his companion, Thomas Murray, whose body has not yet been recovered. Deceased was aged 22, and leaves a widow and one child at Ahuriri. A miraculous escape, due solely to presence of mind, from a terrible accident, was made by Mr. B. Waldron, with his wife and child, wMle driving fiom OrmoiMferille to Kaikopiro last week (reports the Wairarapa Daily Times). Going down-.a cutting towards, the Mangarangiora stream, a little beyond OrmosMiville, the horse swerved on noticing .a barrow that had been lef fcon the side of the road by a workman. Mi. Waldron feit the off-side wheel of the trap going ower* the bank, which here drops 150 feet sheer to the- stream below, and .seizing his wife and child leapt out of the opposite side, landing" on the edge of the road. The horse and trap, luckily, did. not reach, the bottom of the but, turning rights over, were caught by a bush a few feet, down. The horse remained quiet, and after some difficulty was brought -on to the road again. The -only damage sustained by the 'trap was the breaking of: both lamps and a^ splashboard, and the straining of a shaft, and the seat. Mr. Waldron .slightly cut his hand and armThe other occupants of the vehicle-es-caped in jury^as also -did' ihe horse.

■According to a letter confcribnted by* >Mr- J. Griffiths,, ithe Parish SalL Joirajßonville, was booked for a lectnre on/ Theosopte, by 'Mbs -C. 'W. Christie, but Ifcfter all the arrangements had been made for the address, Archdeacon Fancourt telegraphed to the vicar prohibiting 'the oso-of the building for the .purpose named. "The> injustice of the action is made more evident," comments. ■Mr. Griffiths, "when- -one considers that one-of the three objects of the- Theosophical Society is to encourage the -study of comparative religion, and science, and by these means to gather the underlying truth of all great reiigions. Moreover, the hall is- practical•Jy a public one, the building fund was* ■subscribed to*by residents,, and a bazaar was held to winch I, a non-Christian, contributed my mite amongst the articles given to raise funds to <Jear off •the debt. Enrfchermone, this ball is notrated, and I understand that the church j authorities nacne no legal xigEt to refuse it for a public meeting. It is the only j tall in Johnsonville capable of comfort- I ably seating more than forty persons."' Messrs. A. I/. "Wilson and^Cd. insert=p*r--tiexdaxs in one auction columns of » B»let oLfnrnitute-'in^Hohson-staseet on Thursday,, commencing' at ,2 o-'olock. They also ad-, vertise their weeSdy sale on Friday, commencing at 1.30 o\olock, when the contents j «£.» seven,-rqgiaedihquse will bo subnjiUed.