ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7022, 10 January 1910, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

With (her leg broken immediately above tli© arikle, the result of slipping on the path as she was entering her gateway, Mrs Agnes Davis, living at 13, Thorndon quay, was admitted to, the hospital yesterday. MOTOR CYCI/E v. MOTOR-CAR. George Rose, residing at 22, Fitzherbert street, Potone, while riding a (motor cycle around the Sussex square Adelaide road ■ corner at midday yesterday, came into violent collision with a motor-car driven by Mr W. J. Forkins, 'builder, of Ghuznee street. Rose was knocked down and received a violent shaking and his machine was badly damaged. He.was carried into; the Caledonian Hotel, where Dr Giesenj attended him. I/ator in the day he was removed to his home in Petone. The impact caused a puncture to one of. this motor-car's tyres, this being the only damage done to the car. PEESB ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, January 8. A waterside worker named Thomas Solomon, a married man about forty years of age, while working on the steamer. Monowad. fell backwards overboard, striking his head on a sugar targe moored alongside. After dragging operations occupying about twenty minutes,' the body was found. Attempts at resusciation were unavailing. OHBISTCHCTECH, January 9. Sabina Murphy, an old woman well 'known to the police, was found drowned in a small creek at the south end of Hagley Park yesterday afternoon. Apparently she had fallen into 'the creek when crossing the park on 'Friday night. At the inquest a verdict was returned that deceased was found drowned in a ditch in the south park. DUNED'EN. January 8. Robert Flainwell Bare, aged sixtyseven, an old age pensioner, who had been living with his son-in-law at South 'Dunedm, was found dead in bod this morning. It is supposed that he died from heart. failure. _ Austin Parker, another oldl age pensioneor. formerly a, watchmaker, was found dead in th© Glasgow restaurant, where he had lived. Ho had evidently been attacked by a fit of vomiting, a.nd collapsed before he. retired to bed. Margaret Cotterell, aged sixty, was found dead in the Botanical Gardens this morning. She had just been discharged from gaol, having been convicted for drunkenness.