CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13268, 27 April 1905, Page 7

CASUALTIES.

(Per Unit£h Pukss Association.)

AUCKLAND, April 26, Two Natives wero poisoned at Rawene through eating wild,;honey. Oiie, Ikahuha, died, but the_ other recovered.' At the -inquest on Albert Hammond, killed by falling from the express train near Pukekoho'on Tuesday, evidence was given to the effect that deceased wa6 standing on the gangway between two carriages lUicn a lurch threw him against- the railing, which gavo way,-and caused him to fall on to the line. A verdict of "Accidental death " was returned.

HASTINGS, April 26. At tho inqiiest on tho body of a Native boy, Tiaki Nikora, aged five, who felt off a drag, the wheel passing over his body, a verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

A young Maori named Ngatau It'anieia died poisoning, through drinking slieep-dip liquid by mistake.

A man named Genrgc Davidson was taken to the hospital yesterday from AthoL place suffering from ,a broken icg. . l'lio Oamarii Mail , states, that Mr A. Aiming, of HedclifT, died very suddenly at his farm on Monday. 'Ho was aged between. 50 and 50 years, and a few minute 3 before ills death had been assisting in the business of the farm,at the stockyard.' Ho was suddenly overcome, and the doctor at Waimate was telephoned for, but.he/ore he could , arrive ,Mr :Artniiig was dead. Deceased hod been for some -timc_ previous complaining of heart disease. , : An inmate of the. Asliburtoii Old lien's Home, named fidward,Henry Hodges, died suddenly last Saturday under somewhat peculiar circumstances. He had attended tho i-eception given to General Booth at tho railway station, and on preparing to return to 1 the Homo found that his pocket book containing fit had been stolen.. Hb hurried back to (lie Home, but when near the gate dropped dead. Deceased had been .saving up sufficient motley to take him to Hinmcr. .■ H?art discs;? was the- cmisq of death. ;■