SECOND EDITION.

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1004, 16 April 1908, Page 5

SECOND EDITION.

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. A FOOTBALL FATALITY. [press association.] NELSON, yesterday. Sydney Thomas, a six-year-old son of Thomas Bird, of Hope, died on Saturday of acute peritonitis, which it is alleged was caused by a kick while playing football at school, a few days previously, At ah inquest yesterday a verdict \v as returned that death resulted from peritonitis caused by receiving an. accidental kick while playing football, no blame being attachable to anyone.

WELLINGTON, last night. Richard Thomas, a cook, aged 41. years, was found drowned near the King's wharf this morning. At the inquest it was shewn that the deeeasod liad been eauinvitt^d to i>i»is<yji for driinkGimess • recently, and some weeks ago attempted suicide. A verdict of found drowned was returned. AUCKLAND, to-day. A seven-year-old girl named Barbara Beacher, while playing with others in emp±y trucks at Almroa, fell on the rails. The wheel of the truck passed over her leg. The child wa3 sent by special train to the hospital, but died on the journey. NESLON, to-day. . William Dapp, a farmer, of. Baton, was found dead in a hop kiln. Death is supposed to have been caused by heari disease.