ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 14, 30 December 1925, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

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Competing in the mile professional cycle championship on thc Caledonian ground at Dunedin yesterday, Clarence Parker (New Plymouth), aged 19 years, and John Henderson (Christchurch), aged 22 years, met with severe injuries through falling from their bicycles. Parker is suffering from injuries to his back and shoulder, while Henderson has injuries to his stomach and hip. The men were admitted to the hospital for treatment. It was reported last night that the injuries to both men were not likely to prove of a serious nature.

After spending Christmas Day and Boxing Day in Wanganui, two men employed on C. Connor’s farm at Raori kia, 35 miles up thc AVanganui rivjeir’,

suffering from headaches, looked round for medicine and found powder in an old waistcoat pocket. This they agreed was what they wanted, but it turned out to be strychnine. One man, Wil liam Davis, a widower with two children, succumbed within a minute and the other, Thomas McGuire, was sen' to hospital. His condition is not considered dangerous.

At the inquest it was disclosed that deceased and his mate, Thomas McGuire, were suffering from the aftereffects of liquor and were in a bad way. They had already drank the contents of a gallon jar of yeast, and wer 0 searching for something to relieve them when they found a bottle of strychnine in tho vest pocket of the acting-manager. The latter carried it about with him for safety, having taken it over from the previous manager, who left before Christmas. Davis died in a few minutes, but AlcGuire is making a comparatively good recovery. The acting-manager liberally dosed him with salt and water until a. doctor arrived.

A Maori called at the Wanganui Police Station yesterday afternoon and reported that a half-caste child named Hyland had been drowned in a of water at apa up the river. The police have gone out to investigate.

A young married man named A ictor Pausing, who was spending a holiday nt Alataura. while rabbit shooting, was accidentally shot with a pea rifle by a youth named Len Hardie. Die victim’ was removed to hospital with i wound in thc skull. llis condition si grave.