ACCIDENTS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22305, 20 January 1938, Page 12

ACCIDENTS

thrown from bicycle William J. Knighto rri m ute? a to P the street Woolston, was admitted to me Christchurch Public Hospital about 6 h o’clock last evening with concussion. He suffered head injuiies when he was thrown from his bicycle in Ferry road. His condition is satisfactory, BOY SUFFERS CRUSHED FINGER [THE DRESS Special Service.] WESTPORT, January 19. Stanley Salter, aged nine years, a J ol Mr H. Salter 123 Rominy street Westport, was admitted to the Bu ler Hospital this afternoon with a crushed finger, suffered when a rock fell on it at North Beach to-day. farm-hand drowned (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.? DUNEDIN, January 19. , lan Elliott, aged 22 a farm-hand was drowned in the Pomahcka n\ er near Clinton. He went for a bathe with his'employer, McHaffe. McHaffe dived in and swam to the opposite bank. Elliott jumped in after him. and. after crying for help, disappeared. BABY DROWNED IN WATER TROUGH WANGANUI. January 19. Helen Doreen Gray, the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs A Gray, of Longacrc. was drowned to-day water trough near the discovery was made by her mother, who found the body after it had been in the water only a minutes. WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR-LORRY BLENHEIM. January 19. Knocked down by the Marlborough Hospital Board's lorry yesterday afternoon, a cycHst, Mrs L. F. Reader, was admitted to hospital suffering from head injuries. It j s understood that the woman swerved m front ot the vehicle, becoming confused on hearing its approach. Nurses riding in the lorry gave her attention until the ambulance arrived. BOY DROWNED IN MATIRI RIVER NELSON. January 19. The body of Douglas A’an Thomas, aged 12 years, whose parents reside rt Motucka. was recovered from a deep poo) in the Mati ri river, near Murchison. to-day. Thomas, who was spending a holiday at Mat ri. on Sunday afternoon went for a swim in the river, got into difTcuUics, and disappeared, in sp : le of his companion's ' s -'orls to save him.