TIKOKINO.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12070, 25 February 1902, Page 4

TIKOKINO.

[most OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] February 24, 1902.

There are now two coaches making triweekly trips (on Tuesday, Thursdays, and Saturdays) between this township and Waipawa, as besides the original coach owned by Mr Thomas Hudson, Mr D. Eoe is running one. There is now an unusual amount of traffic on the road, as besides ordinary vehicles and timber drays, there is the traction engine, which makes a good number of trips through the week. The Hampden creek is now lower than ever known before, and there is plenty of dust everywhere. Large numbers of sheep and cattle have passed through this place lately. On Saturday, as the traction engine was passing through the township, some children (who have been making a practice of riding on the trucks against the wishes of their parents) got on the first truck, and when a good way on the road to the sawmill, one of them told a little daughter of Mr George Parkinson, j nr, to jump off. In the attempt she fell between the wheel and the body of the truck, and was badly crushed and bruised about the body, one leg being broken near the thigh, her collar-bone broken in two places, and a finger so badly smashed that it had to be taken off by the doctor. Her clothes were ground to pieces in places; it is wonderful how she escaped being killed outright. Mr John Tuck, who was driving (in place of his engine-driver, who is at present incapacitated by illness) at once stopped the engine and ran to the rescue of the child, He, with commendable rapidity, tore the shirt off his own back to bandage her injuries, and had her taken to her home. No blame whatever can possibly be attached to him for the accident, as he knew nothing of the child’s intention to jump from the truck. This should be a lesson to parents, who should strictly enforce obedience from their children, for at any time an accident might occur through the children’s ignorance of the danger of jumping from the trucks while the engine is in motion. When this is done, no matter how careful the driver may be, he is powerless to stop in time to avert injury. It is to be hoped that the little girl will recover speedily. Much sympathy is felt for her parents. One of the employes at Messrs Manson, Tnok and Co.’s sawmill met with an accident, cutting his Isg badly with an axe last week. He is now progressing as favorably as possible under the circumstances. There is a good deal of sickness about at present. Six teams of horses and carts, belonging to Mr A. Maokie, loft Hampden for Danevirke this morning, Mr Maokie having secured one of the metalling contracts on the Danevirke-Weber road. The Makotuku Lawn Tennis Club will meet the Tennis players of Blackburn and Ashley-Clinton at Fairstroam on Saturday next. The visiting team will be entertained by the home players and their friends.