CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12650, 30 April 1903, Page 7

CASUALTIES.

(Per United Press Association.)

NAPIER, April 29. A-sudden death took-place this'evening. Mre Grace Willcocks, wife of Pv. Willeocks, who was quite well in the morning, was suddenly attacked with fainting fits, and was taken to the hospital, where she died almost before assistaneo could be rendered. Tho cause of death was heart failure.

An accident of a very serious nature occurred this, afternoon. The Conciliation Board were engaged in hearing the wharf labourers and stevedores' dispute, and decided to pay a visit to the wool ship Hermione in order to sco the conditions under whiuh fcho labourers worked. Captain Tonkin, who.had pleaded the case for tho employers bc-fore the board, was aoting ,13 cicerone to the party, and as ho was ascending to the, vessel from the deck of the lighter Fanny the "light 6creen" on which, he had stepped g»,ve way beneath him, precipitating him heavily to tho deck, with tho result that lio sustained a compound faeture of tho left leg, besides two broken ribs and a severe scalp wound. He was immediately brought afilioro and taken to the hospital, where he is doing well. • Somo years ago Captain Tonkin had 'Jiis right leg'brokon through a bale'of wool falling on it. The board this afternoon expressed sympathy with Captain Tonkin in his , mishap, and adjourned until to-morrow morning.. • ./■ -.■

\ ■..' ASHBTJRTON, April 29. At the inquest regarding the sudden death of William 'Miller thii afternoon the jury returned'a verdict in accordance with, the medical evidence—that death was due to syncope,, accelerated by.dropsy and' dilation of the'-heart,. .•.:„•■■