ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18411, 18 May 1920, Page 4

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING. [Per Press Association.] TAURANGA, Alay 17. A sensational incident occurred at Omorawa Falls yesterday afternoon, happily without serious result, when a three-year-old daughter of Air A. J. Gallagher, Papamoa, slipped over a cliff above the falls aud dropped clear into the pool below, a few feet from the foot of the falls. Tho father rushed from where the child fell to the bottom of the falls and 4'scovered her floating a few feet from the bank. The child was braised about the head and was apparently dead, but prompt measures restored animation. The child is in hospital, and is now out of danger. INFANT CHOKED. , [Per Press Association.] WANGANUI, Alav 17. Last evening Joyce Iris Pierce, an infant, one of triplets, was found choked with a piece of cotton 'wool, which a three and a half year old sister had put in the infant’s mouth. RENOWN FOOTBALLER HURT. Towards the close of the Senior Association football match, yesterday, at English Park, Pettv-Officer Ranee received an accidental kick which prevented him playing further. Aledical Assistance was immediately forthcoming, and it was found that the seaman had received a kick on the right shinbone. The injured player was carried off the ground to a motor-car, and subsequently taken to the ship.

DEATH FROM Before the Coroner, Mr S. E. M’Carthv, S.M., an inquest was held at 56, Aikman’s Road yesterday afternoon, upon the body of Charles Fisheix a married man, aged 58, who was found dead in his bed in the morning. A verdict was returned that death was caused by disease of the heart. ACCIDENT IN VICTORIA STREET. Alexander Hood, aged 65, residing at Stanmore Road, - was taken to the Hospital a little after six o’clock last evening in an unconscious condition. It was reported that he had walked in front of a tram-ear near Salisbury Street, and had been knocked over. He regained consciousness in a couple of hours and was able to give his name and address, but no particulars as to how he met with the accident. _ He was found to he suffering from slight concussion, hut no bones were broken.

The Mayor (Dr Thacker) has decided to give a fancy dress ball in the King Edward Barracks for children between the ages of seven and fifteen years. A meeting of gentlemen named _in the announcement on another page is called for this afternoon to organise the gathering. Special prizes will be given lor boys and girls.

Replying'to a Wellington deputation yesterday, the Minister of Education; said that lie regarded the work of school committees as important, and it might be that he -would see opportunities in future of even increasing the importance of their work- Certainly the suggestion made to him in the south that he should abolish committees did not find favour in his eye. He was opposed to centralisation of the whole control of education in a bureaucratic] department in Wellington. He did not think that such an arrangement would make for efficiency. With regard to medical inspection of school children he feared that. the •’Stqte was not doing enough yet in medical and dental inspection and treatment. At the present time there were twelve doctors and some twenty-two schoolnurses and fourteen physical instructors. Cabinet, had lately agreed at his request to appoint two more doctors, and ho believed they were doing excellent work. He \voifld be able to make a statement shortly with regard to dental treatment. A. chief dental officer would be appointed very soon to take charge of the dental department, which would give treatment as well as make inspections. The controller of the department would have a staff of thirteen or fourteen, dentists to give attention to school children. Some motor ambv’ances had been secured from the 1 fence Department-. . These would be fitted up as dental clinics and in these the dentists would go round to back country districts, where often a number of children were not cared for at all. In the cities treatment would be given at. various places, it might) be in the schools or in connection witty hospitals. .