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Evening Star, Issue 20422, 1 March 1930, Page 20

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NEARLY ELECTROCUTED. Herbert C. Oaten, aged thirty-seven, a married engineer employed by the Cambridge Power Board, had a narrow escape trora being fatally electrocuted IP the early hours of this morning while working on alterations to the Leamington sub-station. He was up on a short ladder when his head came into contact with the 3,000-yolt line. Oaten was flung into the air and fell on the concrete floor of the station, unconscious After a doctor had rendered first-aid he was taken home, and did not regain complete consciousness until eight hours later. He sustained severe burns to the back of his head; also the fingers of his left hand were slightly burnt, and his back injured by the fall. Under the circumstances ho had a close call.—Press Association. FOUND IN CREEK. "William Richard Snell, a married man, employed on the public works at Waihua, was found in a creek yesterday afternoon (states a Wairoa message), with his throat out and a sandbag wired round his neck. He had been in ill-health for some time. He told his wife, who keeps the ccckhouse, that he was going for firewood. Anxiety was felt later when be failed to return, and a search was made with the above result. FIRE BRIGADES’ DEMONSTRATION. [Fib TJkitbd Fazsa Assocutiox.} OAMARU, March 1. The Southern Districts Fire Brigades’ Denkmstration; was held at Oamaru to-day in glorious weather before a big attendance. Ten brigades, totalling seventeen teams, are competing. Results to noon;— Two-men Hose and Hydrant (wet). — Oamaru A, 38 3-6 sec, 1; Mosgiel B, 43 2-suec, 2 ; Mosgiel A, 43 3-ssec, 3. Leaders in Two Mon (dry event).— Milton A, 37 2-ssec, 1; Mosgiel B, 40 3-sseo, 2; Balclutha B, 31 2-sseo, 3.