CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14380, 13 June 1912, Page 7

CASUALTIES.

! The two elderly la dice who were burnt in tho outbreak of fire in their residence at the corner of Barbadoes I and Hereford streets on Tuesday were still in the hospital bet night. Miss Henry is progressing favourably, but the condition of Miss Williamson shows no improvement, and her state is stall somewhat &erjous. Keparters wero informed last evening; that there had been a slight change for the worse in the man Simnionds, who has shown no sign of improvement sinco he was admitted to tho ho&pital on the night of the King's Bj'thday. He is tuifering from compression of tho brain, alleged to be the result of an assault committed upon him. A boy named Piercy, employed at a shooting-gallery in Colombo street, was accidentally shot in the leg last night. Ho was taken to tho Hospital, wfiero his injuries, which were fortunately not of a very serious nature, were attended to. (PRES3 ASSOCIATION , TELFGRAM.) WELLINGTON, June 12. Thos. Campbell Edwards, aged 20, son oi Mr James Edwards, a farmer of Hamilton who was injured while repairing zhe Public Trust O3k:e electric lift on .May 21st, died in the hospital last night. The cause of death was shock, "and an attack of pleurisy following on his admission to the hospital DUNEDIX, June 12. Harry Douglas CooJt, 17 years of age, a book canvasser, living at Kaitangata, dropped dead in the Stirling Atheneum yesterday.