ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2806, 26 June 1916, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

BOY BKEAKS HIS JAW. Jack Pamsdcn, 10 years of age, residing at Miramar, fell over a bank on Saturday and fractured his jaw. TEAM MISHAP. Miss La Poche, residing at 183 The Ter. race, was knocked' down by a tram car in Willis Street on Saturday. She was admitted to the public hospital suffering from shock. VERDICT OF SUICIDE. An inquiry, was held at Wainui last week by the Coroner (Mr. W. G.Kiddcll, S.M.), concerning the death, of Johann Carl Umverrecht, whose body was discovered hanging from'a loft on Wednesday. After evidence had been given by the boys who found the body, and Constable Cameron, of Lower Hutt, u verdict of suicide by strangling was returned, but there was no evidence to Bhow the state of the deceased's, mind at the time. A SEAMAN DROWNED. '' By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunodin, June 25. James Patrick Hanning, employed on tho steamer Earnslaw, .was drowned at Franktnn Wharf at 5.30 a.m. on Saturday. He fell into the water while the steamer was discharging at the wharf. The body was recovered about 15 minutes later. Deceased leaves a widow and three young childrsn. MAN KILLED IN A TUNNEL. Taumarunui, June' 23.' A single nian named Joyce was killed shortly after 8 o'clock last night in the Okaknra tunnel through a faM of papa.

The employees of Messrs. Conlls, Gul ling, and Co. have presented Mr. C. H. Bjermeiuist. factory manager, with a wristlet-watch, as a token of esteem. Mr. Bjermqutst, leaves for camp .this week with the n.c.o;'s for the 20th Reinforcements. Mr.. TT. Conll presented Mr. Bjermquist with a camp sleepingbag: -s^ On Saturday evening a send-off social was tendered to Trooper? W. M'Ewan aud Kiddler, of the Hth Heinforcements, by the members of tlie Petone Football Clnb. Mr. ,T. Lynskey presided, and during the evening presented enoh of the guests, on behalf of the club, witli a pair of hair brushes, in case.