SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A BOY.
A painful accident occurred lo a boy named Alex. Armstrong, employed by Messrs. Collins 8r05,., publishers ana stationers, -Victoria-street, shortly after one o'clock to-day. In some as yet un accountable way, while working about a winch used for operating a lift, Armstrong, it is stated, became entanged in a wire rope, with the result that an arm and shoulder were badly broken, and minor injuries were also suffered. The injured boy, who is about fourteen years of age, and lives at 75 Aro-street, was taken to the hospital.
As reported in another column, the Trades and Labour Council is still sceptical as to the genuineness of the official inspection of life-saving appliances on vessels trading to and from New Zealand. The Secretary for Marine (Mr. G. Allport) told a Post reporter this morning, in reply, that tha Wellington surveyor, Captain Stringer, makes frequent surprise visits to vessels for the purpose ot inspection. That is part ot nis dutj. The fame thing applied to other ports; there were surveyors at all of them, whose special duty it was to carry out such surveys and make surprise visits for the purpose of inspecting gear, lifebelts, rafts, and such like. At the Magistrate's Court to-day a jeinand to Pahiatua was granted in the case in which James Groves was charged Trith disobedience of a maintenance order in favour of his wife.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A BOY.
Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 101, 30 April 1909, Page 8
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