THREE KILLED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21991, 24 December 1934, Page 8

THREE KILLED

MOTOR ACCIDENT CRASH INTO GULLY FALL OF 300 FEET PISCOVEEY OF BODIES AIICK LANDER'S DEATH [BY TELKGRAPTT —OWN COn'KESI'ONDFNT ] INVEKCA RC, TLL, Sunday Three men, one a resident of Auckland, met their deaths when a motorcar travelling from Gore toward Dunedin left the road at a spot between Raes Junction and Beaumont, between Thursday morning and yesterday morning, and crashed into a gully 300 ft. below. It was not until yesterday morning that the wrecked car and dead bodies were discovered by a passing motorist. The dead are:

Andrew Aitken, who was connected with Aitken's garage, Gore, married, with two children. William McPherson Mopre, aged 40 years, single, traveller, employed by the Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing Company, Auckland. W. Steven, no details available. The party left Gore on Ihjirsday morning. It is believed that they were travelling in the direction of Dunedin. The members of the party were seen at Raes Junction on Thursday, but nothing more was heard of them and the absence of any word caused fears to be felt for their safety. Mr. J. J. Moore, of Canon Street, Invercargill, an uncle of the late Mr. Moore, left for the scene of the accident yesterday morning. The spot where the fatality occurred is in Central Otago, over 80 miles from Invercargill and is on the road favoured as a detour by motorists proceeding to Dunedin. The road calls for careful and skilful driving, turning sharply as it does and dropping away to deep gullies. A stone parapet for the protection of cars is in existence, but it is not known whether the car jumped this or broko its way through.

Mr. Moore, who was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. MoOre, wellknown settlers of Milton, Otago, was educated at Milton, and later at Dunedin. Prior to the Great War, in which he saw service, Mr. Moore came to Auckland and was employed as head of a department or John Court, Limited. After returning from the war he was appointed to a similar position on the staff of Rendell's, Limited. On account of his health, he resigned and engaged in farming in the Bay of Plenty district, later returning to Auckland. Mr. Moore was appointed to the travelling staff of the Amalgamated Tobacco Manufacturing Company over a year ago, and he operated in the Otago district, his headquarters being at Dunedin. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Baptist Church, and was well known in musical circles, being a good singer. He is survived by two brothers, Mr. E. R. Moore, of Dunedin, and Mr. P. Moore, who lives in the Poverty Bay district, and there are two sisters, Mrs. J. Christie and Nurse N. Moore, both of Epsom, Auckland.