SIR JOSEPH WARD.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11590, 22 May 1903, Page 3

SIR JOSEPH WARD.

NORTHERN PROGRAMME CANCELLED. On Wednesday evening Sir Joseph Ward arrived in town from t-be South, and intended going North last evening, but owing to a most unfortunate accident to his eldest eon, Mr Cyril Ward, tho seriousness of which Sir Joseph was not aware until yesterday morning, he will not leave Christ-church for the next- eight or ten days, and will this morning be joined by Lady Ward, who left Wellington last night, and who will go to Lincoln College to personally mince her son. In consequence ol this th« Minister* Northern programme has bad to be cancelled, and Sir Joseph Ward notified his Excellency the. Governor of the fact yesterday afternoon. With regard to the accident, it appears that Mr C~ril Ward, who is a student at Lincoln College, was on Tuesday morning climbing a porthway, when a portion of the masonry became detached, and he fell with it, a* distance of about twenty-five foot, to the groucd. Had tbs stone fallen on his oooV'Mr Ward would undoubtedly have been killed outright, but though he managed to escape this, the block fell on the calf of his leg, smashing it very badly, but most happily not injuring the bone, otherwise amputation would have been unj avoidable. As it was, thirty-eight stitches i had to be put in the injured leg, and six Jin a wound on the other foot, near the instep. Sir Joseph Ward wont to Lincoln early yestr-rday, and remained some hours at the* College." Dr. Cook, who is attending Mr Ward, says the symptoms are co far favourable, and the patient is proereesing aa satisfactory as could be expected. Last night Mr Ward was still doing well.