ACCIDENTS

Grey River Argus, 13 December 1938, Page 7

ACCIDENTS

CHRISTCHURCH CASUALTIES. [Per Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, December 11. When a motor-car being driven along Quarry road, Halswell, this morning ran into a ditch, Mrs M. Hannibal, of 57 Ngaio street, St Martins, suffered injuries to her head and a shoulder. She was admitted to the Christchurch Public Hospital, where it was reported this evening that her condition was not serious. L. Hannibal, son of Mrs Hannibal, another passenger in the car, received a cut on his head and was taken to his home. , Head injuries were suffered by A. Stephens, of Kaituna, when the motor-cycle he was riding ran into , a ditch near Little River early on Saturday evening. Stephens was admitted to the Christchurch .Public Hospital, and his condition was reported to be satisfactory. / ’ Charles' Henry] Gardner, aged 83 Princess Street, Woolston, received fatal injuries when a motor-car and the bicycle he was riding collided at the corner of York street and Opawa road. The car involved in the collision was driven by. Joh > M.. Morgan, 227 Fifield terrace. It was travelling east along Opawa road. Gardner was admitted to the Christchurch Public Hospital after the accident, suffering from head injuries, and died shortly after 11 p.m. He was married, and a labourer by occupation.

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. WELLINGTON, December 12: The inquest on Walter Percival Carter, 50, whose body was found in a car at Ohiro Bay, on November 30, resulted in a verdict of suicide by inhaling carbon monoxide gas. The evidence of the woman with whom he had been living, was that he had been in bad health, and after his arrest- for intoxication when' in charge of a car, his mind began to fail. He dreaded being imprisoned for the offence, and one day said he would end it all. After he- had been convicted and fined, his health became better, but recently his nerves were extremely bad, and he had been drinking steadily, and his mind seemed affected. •£ • ? The Coroner, however, saidihe was unable to find that deceased was insane. PALMERSTON N„ December 11. John Geddis Allen, aged 17, lost his life in the Manawatu River on Saturday. He and two other lads were shooting the rapids in canoes when Allen’s canoe overturned. He came to the surface and appeared to go after the canoe, but went under again, and did riot reappear. The body was recovered to-day. AUCKLAND, December 11. The death occurred on Saturday aboard the Aorangi, which arrived] from Vancouver to-night of a passenger who' was suffering from a severe illness, Mr B. Coxcroft, aged 54, of Melbourne. He died in the ship’s hospital and was buried at sea on Saturday" night. Mr Coxcroft, who was travelling back to Australia after a trip abroad, is thought to have been assistant-lib-rarion at the Public Library, Melbourrie. He was ill for the greater part of the voyage, spending most of the time in the ship’s hospital.

AUCKLAND, December 11. As a result of shock and severe burns which he suffered through coming into contact with 11,000-volt power transmission lines between, Drury and Ramarama on Wednesday, Sydney Clews, jun. r aged 41, of Pukekohe, died in the Auckland Hospital on Saturday morning. Clews was a linesman employed ; by the Franklin Power Board. Clews went out dt about 5 a.m. on Wednesday to locate the cause of trouble which was occurring on the line. About three hours later he was seen by a farmer lying across the low tension lines which are carried by poles about seven feet below 11,000-volt cables. On the arrival of two doctors and a power : board Official'it whs found that the injured man had fallen to the ground.’ ' Clews is survived by a wife and family.