HASTINGS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10015, 13 June 1895, Page 3

HASTINGS.

[KEOM OUR OWN COEEKSPONDENT. June VI, 1895. A little three-year-old boy of Mr George Lands had a very narrow escape from death yesterday afternoon, A carter wos delivering a mangle ab Mr Land's residence, and having backed his cart to the footpath, undid tho tail. board, heedless of the fact that tho mangle was on castors. No sooner had be done so than tho machine at once ran oft the cart, striking a little boy on the face, knocking open the gate, which apparently threw the child partially away from the danger, but not sufficiently tar to save serious damage to hla foot, the machine becoming tJtally useless. This ahonld ba a serious warning to carters to be extremely careful as to the nature of their load.

The volunteers had a special dri' iatnight in view of the inspection oy Lieutenant-Colonel Newall on Thursday eveniDg. The company will mnster at 7.15, when all members must attend, nc leave of absence being granted.

By tbe time this is in print the mnch talked of church bell will probably h'.ivc tolled its tale, and we shall know whetbm " In tbe silence of the night wo must slave with affright at) the melancholy mennci of its tone," on accoaat of mistaking i> for Che fire- bell or do. From one or iwu preliminary sounds that have issued fron. tho belfry, It has on eminently respectable tone abont it.

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