ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 17968, 15 May 1922, Page 6

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

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*, CHRISTCHURCH, May 15. J. Ear], a member of the Canterbury College senior football learn, was admitted to Christchurch Hospital on Saturday suffering from a fractured leg duo to a kick received in tho match against Albion on Saturday. The fracture is not a serious erne, Earl, who is a, student nt College House, was captain of tho Timaru Boys’ High School first fifteen in 1920 and also head prefect of the school. FALL FROM CLIFF. An inquest was held at Sumner. Christchurch, yesterday concerning the death of Airs R. MacDonald, whose body was found at the loot of tho dill's. The evidence showed that deceased had been a sufferer from giddiness, and it would, be a. very dangerous thing for her to go near a- cliff. The verdict was that death was due to severe and extensive injuries caused through accidentally falling down a cliff. A Wellington, Press Association message slates that while stepping off a moving motor car on .Saturday evening Walter Christopher Webb, aged lifty-llvc, years, a. married man, residing at Nelson,' fell heavily, and sustained injuries that resulted in his death the same night. Deceased had come to Wellington on Thursday 1o attend' tho funeral of a brother-in-law.

Tlie Superintendent of Police la advised that a child, aged six vears and nine months, named Runs. Victoria Morris, died at Tahakopa on Saturday. It is believed, that tho cause of death was infantile paralysis, but there was no doctor in attendance, and an inquest will ho held. Isabella Leach, a young girl, residing with her parents at T’avensbourne, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday night suffering from concussion, caused by falling from a swing and striking her hea.d uu a stone. She is progressing faworo-hly.