ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

Evening Star, Issue 18239, 2 April 1923, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS

KNOCKED DOWN BY TRA.M. An Association message from Christchurch states that John M’Kay. aged eighty-two, formerly a shepherd, died of injuries received when knocked down by a tram at Antigua crossing on Saturday. FATALITY AT FORD. Frederick George Howatson lost his life in crossing the Rakaia, River in a git; during high flood, six miles from South bridge station. The horse and pig were washed away. Neal Minim, Howatsoa’s companion, swam ashore. Howatson’e body lias not been recovered. —Christchurch Association message. DINGHY .SWAMPED. William Ernest Brunswick Brown, aged thirty two, was drowned on Saturday at Castor Bay (Auckland) through the swamping of his dinghy. His six-year-old son and The deceased’s brother were rescued. Deceased was a drapcr’,s assistant at Te Kuiii. He leaves a wife and two children. OYER THE CLIFFS. Roland Shaw, aged nineteen years, who got separated from a shooting party on Cashmere Hills (Canterbury) on_ Friday, met his death in a tragic manner. The body was recovered on Saturday afternoon at the foot of a cliff by one of search parties scouring the hills. The body was badly knocked about. Apparentjv Shaw fell down a cliff 150 ft high, overlooking Governor’s Bay. ■ HOY UNDER TRAIN. An Invercargill Association telegram states that Robert. Ross M’Grogor, aged five, and a-half years, fell under a moving train, and his foot was partially severed. He is in hospital in a serious condition. . John Carter was admitted to the hospital shortly after 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, suffering from a fracftu'o of his left leg below the knee, caused by being knocked down by a. motor car on the Main South road, near Green Island. The injured man resides at Prosser street, Green Island.