CASUALTIES.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16204, 6 May 1918, Page 7

CASUALTIES.

A man named John. Macintosh, a resident of Timaru, was admitted to the Hospital on Saturday evening suffering from minor injuries, the result of a fall from a tram.

The Ashburton police received information on Saturday that a man named Frederick Ilodd, aged 74, who residod with his son at Winslow, and who had been suffering from asthma, had died suddenly. . (rBESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WHAKATAXE, May 4. Henry H. Metcalfe, civil engincer > of Auckland, who is engineer to the Whakatane Harbour Board, dropped dead on the beach while inspecting some harbour works vesterdav afternoon. OAMAIUJ, May 4. The body of Elizabeth Hill, the wife of a well-known resident, aged C>9 years, was found in the Oamaru creek to-day. The deceased left home about 10 a.m. for a walk. Death is believed to have been accidental.

Lieut. Thurston, of tho lloyal Flying Corps, in a lecture at the Grafton Galleries in London, stated that flying creatcd a feeling akin to home-sickness, ono that would not be satisfied except by another trip into tho sky. One soon became accustomed to the noise of the aeroplano engine, but never to the tremendous rush of the air. It was usual for the observer to kick the pilot when ho wanted to communicate with him; but on ono occasion when he (Lieut. Thurston) was the observer his pilot was too far away to be kicked. Thereupon ho tried a stick, but failed with that also, bocause he was not strong enough to prevent the wind from binding tho stick aside. The blast bent the airman's nose, turned up his ears, and moved the skin on tho top of his head. It was even said among flying men t&at one who had thoughtlessly kept his mouth open while facing tho wind was unable to shut it for somo time.