CASUALTIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10998, 30 December 1897, Page 2

CASUALTIES

(Pi.-'United Pkbss Association.)

Auckland, Deeemher 29,

Augretfce Molloy, three years of age, was burned to death through her clothes catching fir.

Fred F_rranfc, a photographer, was drowned at Taurauff- through the yacht E iza filling in a squ»ll c__ tbe sandhilli. He was a uativts of Gippslaud, and was weil connccced there. He was swimming 'strongly to the shore when he is supposed lo Inve tiken cramp.' Cukistchorch", December 29.

At the adjourned inquest on tbe body of Rpberb O'Rorke, who was found dead in'the public gardens, an analysis of the stomach showed arsenic in sufficient quantities to cause death.- A verdict was returned that death w_as due fco arsonic poisoning, bufc by whom administered or where prpcarea there was no evidence

to show. . . ......... C. Hawkins, who was injured while riding in a hurdle race »t Broadfi-ds sports on Boxing Day, died at the Chrisfccburch Hospital.

Edward Pimm, employed afc Messrs M'Leod Bro*.', sustained a compound fracture of fche right arm yesterday by fche chain of a lift which broke falling across fche arm. By filling off a' nee-saw in Maitland stre«fc a child named Frederick H'»re-sustained a fracture of the left arm. Iv both fche above cases the persons were attended to afc fche hospital.