CASUALTIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume III, Issue 145, 4 June 1913, Page 3

CASUALTIES.

FOUND DROWNED. Ashburton. June 3. The old man found drowned yesterday afternoon has been identified as Edward Jones, aged 82 years. On Sunday morning he left the hoardinghouse for a walk, but did not return. Ho had a savings bank account of £lO6. The police are trying to ascertain if he litis any relations in the Dominion. MOTOR ACCIDENTS. Tiinaru, June 3. On Saturday night, in the dimness between two street lights, a car ran over an old man lying in the middle of the road and said to be intoxicated. He was not seriously hurt. Today a car collided with a horse a f Pareroa. breaking two of-.the animal’s legs. KILLED BY A TRAIN. Dunedin. June 3. Maurice Flahine. a resident ol Milton, had just left the racecourse siding r.t Wingatui, and had proceeded to walk towards Mosgiel on the main line, when the second express from Dunedin to Invercargill came behind him. He failed to take notice of the warning whistles, and was struck by the train and instan taneously killed. A FARMER’.' - ’ DEATH. Hokitika, June 3. At Kokatahi to-day, Thomas Moy nihan. farmer, a recent arrival in the district, with two of his sons, was working at the butt of the tree while they were engaged in sawing off the limbs. The trunk, which was propped up by limbs, without any warning rolled over, pinning the unfortunate man to the ground. It was found necessary to dig the ground from him in order to extricate him. and when this was done it was found that life was extinct. An inquest was held this evening and a verdict was returned that the deceased was accidentally killed by a log rolling upon him, Moynihan leaves a widow and family of nine. AN UNHAPPY GIRL. Danneviike. June 1. A girl, named Francis Sabin. 17 years of age, whose parents reside at Nagotuku. is now in the hospital in a critical condition, allegedly through taking a dose of salts of lemon. The sufferer is reported to have run away from home a week ago and refused to return. Yesterday was her birthday.