MOTORING MISHAPS

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 October 1933, Page 7

MOTORING MISHAPS

“HAPPINESS BOYS” CAPSIZED

CAR OVER BANK

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HOKITIKA, October 30

The Happiness Boys’ Band met with an accident while on their way to Barrytown, to fill an engagement, on Saturday, about 6 p.m. When rounding one of the nasty corners at Waimea, they met. another car, and in giving room, stopped close to the edge, which gave way, the car backing over the bank into the creek. The fall was broken by scrub, or there probably would have been a serious result. In the car were Messrs Geof Collett, who was driving, L. L. Ross, Ces. Williams, T. Donovan and H. Burns. They managed to scramble out soaked with water and petrol. Ces. Williams received a slight concussion, but is now alright. The others received scratches and bruises. The car that passed was evidently unaware of the accident, for it passed on. A telephone message brought assistance from Hokitika.

CYCLIST KILLED BY BUS [per press association.] AUCKLAND, October 28. A young married man, Edward Sydney Heighten Stevens, who was employed by the Union Company, was killed instantly on the waterfront road when cycling home from work at dayHe followed a lorry, from behind which swerved out to turn up a side road. At that instant a big passenger bus was crossing the intersection and he struck it with such force that his skull was fractured and the cycle wrecked.

COMPENSATION AWARD.

DUNEDIN, October 29.

In the Supreme Court yesterday, the hearing was concluded of a case in which Robert Larkins claimed from the Love Construction Company £1912 11/- damages, arising out of a motor collision in which plaintiff was injured. The jury, answering the issues submitted to it, found a verdict for the plaintiff for £1271/11/-. Counsel for defendant contended that according to an answer to one issue, the defendant was entitled to judgment. Mr Justice Kennedy accepted motions for judgment from both parties, and will hear argument at a date to be fixed.

POLICEMAN’S FUNERAL

AUCKLAND, October 30

A full police funeral was accorded yesterday to Constable James Shields, of Huntly, fatally injured in the level crossing smash on Wednesday. All commissioned officers and' over a hundred of other ranks took part. THREE AUSTRALIANS KILLED. MELBOURNE, October 29. A car accident occurred near Broadford, three men being killed, namely, Clifford Adamson, aged 33: Henry Rossence, aged 36; and Thomas Sullivan, aged 38. A fourth man, R. Killick, was seriously injured. The car was travelling at a high speed, when it left the road and became uncontrollable. It. ripped down several panels of fencing. Adamson and Rossence were impaled. Sullivan was hurled against a stump. All three died instantly.

“RAINDROP” TRAGEDY.

CHICAGO, October 27.

One was killed and two were seriously injured in an accident to a freak three-wheeled automobile. It was designed like a raindrop, along aero-dynamic principles. Francis Turner, an aviation mechanic, was killed, William Francis Forbes Sempell, of London, the eldest son of Baron Sempell, is in a critical condition with multiple fractures of the skull and bruises, and Charles Dollfuse, of Paris, an Attache of the Air Ministry, sustained a lacerated face. The latter two were passengers who came here by the Graf Zeppelin. The automobile was travelling at a high rate of speed. It apparently struck a defect in the pavement, and it turned over twice.