ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8536, 17 March 1908, Page 8

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Serious injuries were received by a boy named Cecil Sims, aged 6-£ years, at Hastings, on Saturday afternoon. Tho little fellow, with a number of other children, was enjoying himself among the animals at Wirth's Cir.cus. He was standing between two cages looking at the lions, when a bear in a cage at tho rear put a paw out and caught hold of him. The boy's ehrieks soon brought assistance. A man, by beating the bear with a istick, released the child, but not before ho had been badly mauled. The rescuer himself was somewhat hurt. The boy was at once taken to Dr McKibbin, who attended to his wounds, which consisted of several deep scratches down tho back, a nasty gash going through to the bone at tho top of his arm which necessitated three stitches being f* * n ? another wound on the wrist which also had to bo stitched, and still another scratch across the face.

A painful accident occurred to Mr W. Adsitt at the Shannon Sawmilling Company's mill the other- day. He was working at a circular saw, when a board ho was handling slipped, arid his right hand camo in contact with the saw, completely severing his thumb. The accident took place about 11 o'clock. Mr Adsitt came on to Levin by the 1.20 train and saw Dr. McKenzic, who trimmed tho lacerations and sewed up tho torn skin where possible. Tho patient, is now satisfactorily progressing towards recovery. Per Press Association, DUNEUIN, March 17. The body of William Jones, an old age pensioner, aged nearly 80 years, was found in the bush rj; Leith Valley on Saturday. Deceased, who was a bachelor, living by himself, worked in the bush for nearly 40 years. It is surmised that he slipped on some greasy logs and fell on his axe; which gushed his cheek so badly that he bled to death. CHRISTCHURCH, March 17. Hamilton Shaw, aged 65, was found in a dying condition in an outhouse in Victoria Street to-day. He died while being removed to the Hospital. The verdict at tho inquest was that deatli was caused by cardiac failure and chronic Briglit's disease. AUCKLAND, March 17. A mysterious disappearance has just been cleared up at Pukcatua, near Riverhead. It appears that in November, 1906, a settlor named Wilks gave food and accommodation to John Pollar, a wandering gum-digger, who was never afterwards seen .-live. While searching for a new site for a house yesterday,' Wilks discovered Pollar's skeleton in a clump of pines, about 300 yards from the house. ! There were no signs of how Pollar died, and an open verdict was returned at tho inquest.