ACCIDENT IN HOBSON STREET.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 95, 21 April 1904, Page 5

ACCIDENT IN HOBSON STREET.

WOMAN AND CHILD INJURED.

A middle-aged woman named Mrs Milward, of Cook-street, met with a somewhat serious accident this afternoon in Hobson-street. She had been out with a little niece, the daughter of Mrs Dempsey, of the Auckland Hairy, and was crossing the road near the Prince of Wales Hotel, when she was run over by a horse aud cart belonging to Mr S. Hill, eoachbuilder, of ELaranga-hape-road. Mrs Milward is somewhat deaf, and no doubt she failed to hear the approaching vehicle, the driver of which thought she would easily get out of the way in time. One of the wheels went over her body, and she was badly bruised about the hands and face through the fall. The little girl was also knocked down and bruised, and a toe-nail of the right foot knocked off. Both were taken to Dr. Hoopers surgery and attended-to. Mrs Milward being picked up insensible. She was found to have abstained concussion of the brain, while several of Ler teeth were knocked out. The little girl was taken home, and Mrs MilwEfrd ordered to the hospital for treatment.

The annual inspection of hotels in Auckland licensing district is now being made by Sub-Inspector Black, of the city police.

A daily occurrence—The wonderful given in oilcoats and macintoshes at Geo. Fowlds'.—Ad.