CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10422, 26 July 1895, Page 3

CASUALTIES.

A miner named William Hockiog was acciden'ally drowned in' the Taieri river, near Hindon, on.:>• Wednesday morning by; the upsetting of a boat. .The body has not yet been recovered. : ..,-.....

A well-L-nown rabbiter, tamed Francis Fraser, was found dead in his hut at Ida Va'ley at 10 o'clock yesterday morning by Frederick Darlington.^ Fraser was last seen aliva on Monday; ar.d, was found lying ou his bed. There is,no suspicion of foul play. A Wellington telegram states' that a body t?as found floating in the harbour yesterday. It has Eot.beon ideutifiiid. Apparently it is that of a seaman.; Alexander Montgomery, a resident of Ravensbourne, while jonrneyiug to Maniototo on business, was, on account of the snow, forced to turu back after reaching Shingley creek. While turnintf round tfce svyingli-.trte and ako one of the back wheel* of his waggon broke. His boy, who wad ;witb. him, escaped without injury ; but Mr Montgomery, who was thrown amoogst the horses' feet, was picked .up .in an unconscious condition. H? was conveyed to his home, where, he now lies in a critical condition, having h&d; thrae ribs broken, which it is feared are preseing into the lung. ' (Per Uhited Press Association.) ' ■'-.■■■•' ' ' NAPiEte, July 25. The inquest on Gerald. Bowling, who died in ths hospital suddenly after a severe driiiking bout, W as resumed yesterday. Mr Sfeey,' the Goyernmenb analyst, reported that mercury had been found in the stomach of deceased, bufc thia .was administered in the hospital. The inquest, was further adjourned, on the applica-: tion of the ; police, who desire to make au investigation as :tp* where the deceased obtained liquor when he was a prohibited person.