JOE HAMMOND.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1346, 19 June 1911, Page 5

JOE HAMMOND.

' LYING DANGEROUSLY ILL,

FAMOUS AVIATOR IN A PALMEBSTUN HOSPITAL "OPERATED ON YESTERDAY. Mr Joo Hammond, ft Ifeiliiop, t'e •world-famous aviator, who returned • during tho w?ek to fpend a holiday ' with his people, was brought into Nurso Linton's hispital at Palmar- [ "Stan on Saturday night, dangarously ill, and yesterday moruiug was • operatad npon for appendicitis by Dr ' Willis, of Feilding, aud JDr Martin. I'hougli all that is possible is being done lor him the patient's condition ■ is l vary serious, and it will be 48 fhonrs before a definits pronounce.ment cm be made upon it. Mr Hammond, as every reader knows, has enoounterad perils of all hinds, -and conn through the dangers of aviatiou onsoathed, but -appendicitis is no respector nf kinss or of heroes. As he is in skilful hands, all that we ■■oan do iB to hope for the best and express our sincere sympathy with his relatives, who iuoiude Mr John /Stevens,- of Oluny Park, bs an unole. STRANGE MOTOR ACCIDENT. TO THE FLYER'S BROTHER. As Mr Oon. Hammond, a brother of i the flyer, and Mr Stewart MoKenzie, of Carnarvon, were leaving town yesterday afternoon, after having been in in oonnootion with Mr Joe 'Hammond's illness, obey were travelling at about 15 miles per hour down Rangitikei street wteu a motor cyclist, coming fast along Featherstem street, rah into the oar, and the oar ran over the machine. The cyclitt, who proved to be Mr J. Robinson, blacksmith, of Awahuri, "was thrown a oouple of complet» somersaults, aud on bfling picked up was attended to by Dr Gregg and ■ conveyed to Mrs Robey's private hospital, where he proved to have esoaped with a ssalp wound and :some bruises, pins '"•shook." In endeavouring to avoid the oyolist the oar,swerved and struok the stone water trough at the Family Hotel, Mr Hammond was thrown clean over the wind screen, but, happily, was not injured. Mr MoKenzie (-scaped injury, but the car was considerably damaged and had to be takeu to Mr W, M. Bavley's garage for repairs. The motor oyole's oondifclon is :se7ions.