FATAL ACCIDENTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15004, 28 May 1912, Page 7

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

the pea rifle again. JJJJLE BOY'S SAD DEATH. : > Bt nLEGBAPB.— TRESS association.] Chbistchtjbch, Monday. . joy named Gordon Ralph, aged 11 ears whoso mother is a widow, residing was killed on the Port Hills y< The deceased's eldest brother, aged 17 .an? had a loaded pea riflo in his hand 7 hen'he slipped on a stone, and the riflo *ploded, the bullet hitting deceased in the Jjead. - HAORI BOY'S BODY FOUND. the PARENGA FISHING MISHAP. [bx telegraph.—owsr CORRESPONDENT.] Parenga, Monday. The body of the Maori boy, John Cass, v ho was accidentally drowned off the Jfortb Cap© on Saturday, 11th inat., was found on the beach at Tom Bowline's Bay, on Friday evening last, by Maoris who jjad been searching the surrounding beaches j for the past. week. j DROWNED IN THE DARKNESS. A GERMAN'S FATE. fBl XEI.EGS.VPn.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Daroayille, Monday. An inquest was held this morning at Anvtapu on the body of a German named William Westphal, who had been missing since May 13, before Mr. T. W. Webb (Coroner). Constable Turner represented the police. The evidence showed that on the evening of the 13th the deceased left Aratapu in j a rowing boat to cross the river. The night was dark and foggy. As there was no appearance of the deceased his employer notified the police, w,ho made investigations, and found that the empty boat had been picked up down the river. Continuous search failed to discover the body, till it was found floating at Mititai yesterday. A verdict of accidental drowning was returned. The deceased, who was 48 years of age, Was a stranger, and as far as is known had po relatives in the Dominion. A MILL HAND. KILLED. PINNED BENEATH A TRUCK. [BY TELEGRAPH.'PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Rotorxta, Monday. James Purcell, a married men about 45 years of age, was killed, at Steele's mill, Mamaku, this morning. The deceased put the brake oa a truck too suddenly, causing it to capsize. He was pinned underneath.