CHILD INJURED.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 62, 24 December 1935, Page 6

CHILD INJURED.

KNOCKED DOWNI BY MOTOR-CAR. ACCIDENT ON TR’AFFIO BRIDGE. The condition of Muriel Marsden, who was admitted to the Ashburton Public Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from concussion after a motor accident, is reported to show some improvement to-day. She was struck by a car driven by Air D. A. Smith, of Kermodo Street, after she ran out from the side of the Ashburton traffic bridge. When the car was brought to a standstill she was found underneath. She is a daughter of Mr C. F. Marsden, of Tailored Street, Ashburton.

DROWNED ON LAUNCH TRIP. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, This Day. “ I begged him at least four times not to take the launch by water, as he would be drowned, and as he was about to go on board I made a special appeal to him not to go, as lie was committing suicide. He laughed it off, and the men left,” This was the evidence of Joseph Foster, a fisherman at Paremata, at the resumed inquest concerning the deaths of Gjlleshi Oldham and Reilly, who were lost with the 20-foot launch, Miss Paremata, during rough weather in Cook Strait on October 5. The bodies were never recovered and th*e inquest was held at the direction of the Attorney-General. The verdict was that the men were drowned through the wrecking of tlieii launch when sailing from Paremata Harbour to Worser Bay. WOMAN FATALLY INJURED. THAMES, December 23. Returning home to Thames after shopping, a motor-cyclist, Mr Artluu Kearsley, a farmer of Iveripihi, crasheel at 5 p.m.lnto tlie left front mudguard of a motor-lorry driven By Mr Alfred Robert Williams. Mrs Kearsley, aged 42, who was in the side-car, was thrown heavily, and died in halfan hour. Mr Kearsley was admitted to the Thornes Hospital where he is still unconscious. WOMAN’S FATAL FALL. DUNEDIN, December 23. Mrs Helen Rackley, aged 67, who was admitted to hospital on Saturday evening suffering from severe injuries to her head, died this afternoon. She fell from a chair when cleaning windows at her home at 'St. Kilda.