CASUALTIES.
Leo McGec, a telegraph linesman, 19 years cf age, while engaged in regulating v.-ires in Marshland yesterday, had a serious fall. Whilo on top of ii 25ft pole, the* wires broke, and McGee fell to tho ground heavily. He was taken by motor-car to his home, where his injuries were attended to by Dr. Morkane.
Yesterday morning, Frank Coton, a waiter at Coker's Hotel, caupht his hand in the knife-cleaning-machine. He received several cuts, which were treated in tho out-patients' ward at the Hospital.
(?P.ESS ASSOCIATION TEI.ECF.AMS.) NEW PLYMOUTH, March 13. Wilfred James, aged 14J. died in the hospital this morning as the result of a shooting gallery accident at Tanki Horticultural Show yesterday. He was the son of a f.'irrrer nt Dudley road. HOKITIKA, March 13. By the premature explosion of a dyuamito cap at Ross yesterday, Robert Parker, miner, had part of his thumb and forefinger of his left hand blown off, and also received a nasty gash just above the eyebrows. WESTPORT, March 13.
A lad named W. Hansen died at Birchfield to-day as the rt.-,ult of injuries caused by a fall from a trolley used in connexion with a flaxmill. He was a son of the manager of tho mill.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 14916, 14 March 1914, Page 12
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