ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. DEATH OF A BRAVE MAN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 40, 17 February 1908, Page 2

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. DEATH OF A BRAVE MAN.

• [BY TELEGBAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BLUFF, 16th February. A sad drowning accident oocurred hera yesterday afternoon. A young halfcaste, Jamos Spencer, aged 22 years, lost his life in rescuing a lad named Buchanan, aged 12 years. It appears that Buchanan was bathing and was "carried away by the current. Spencer, noticing this, rushed in, fully dressed, and grabbed the boy, whose struggles greatly hampered him. -A fireman, Daniel Johnston, of the s.s. Orari, dived off tho wharf to his assistance. Johnston seized the boy, but Spchcer had disappeared. Fred Towner, who also went to their assistance, narrowly escaped drowning, being exhausted when he was picked up by a boat. Spencer's body was re. covered shortly afterwards. Artificial means to restore respiration were tried without avail. The accident has case a gloom over the port, where Spencer was very well known, and great sympathy is expressed for his parents. . BOY KILLED BY A DRAG. AUCKLAND, 16th February. The eleven-year-old son of Mr. Ellisdon, of Kingsland, was knocked over by a drag and was killed when alighting from a tram-car at tho Kingsland terminus last evening. Tho occurrence took place in the presence of the lad's father and mother.

The Jam of Nawnnagar, popularly known to tho British public as Prince Ranjit c inhji, returned to London after having paid a round of visits in the conntry- He paid a visit of state to tho King at Buckingham Palace. His Highness wore his state jewels, and was attonded by his aides-de-camp and suite.