CASUALTIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13695, 11 September 1906, Page 5

CASUALTIES.

CJsou Oua Owv CobekspomoestJ AUCKLAND, September 10. Tilson Smith, a well-known dentist, practising at Occlninga,' died suddenly this morning. About midnight ho complained that ho felt a curious sensation •as of prickly heat all over, his body. Ho then lapsed into unconsciousness. Doctors were sent for. and ho appeared to rally a littlo, but expired at ahout i half-past 6 this morning without recovering consciousness.' Doctors were unable to certify to the causo of death, hut it is thought it mny be duo to cerebral hemorrhage."" An inquest will be held.

THAMI3S, Soplomber 10. William Young, employed on a farm at Omnhu; near the Thames, was found dead in his bed this morning. Ho retired last night, apparently in his usual state ot health. As he had not licet/ ill, the coroner ordered a post mortem. The deceased was a middle-aged man. It is believed that ho came from Ota so.

NEW PLYMOUTH, September 10. Tho police report that a Maori woman named Warca and her son, ns«l nine years, were drowned in ' the Tongapprutu JJivor on Saturday through their cattoe capsizing Tho bodies have not been recovered.

•WELLINGTON, September 10. . Walter Spearman, 19 yenrs, who was injured by collision with a tramway polo, has died at tho hospital, '

Our Nascby correspondent writes: While Mr .T. R. Smith, of Nascby, was cutting chaff at. his, farm at. Wodderburn on Saturday part of the machinery caught in his clothes, and had bo not boon ablo to grip a support near by ho would have met with a very bad accident. As it was bis clothes wove simply ripped from him while, bo held on for dear life until the power was stopped and he was extricated from, his nerilcus pn-ition. As can be imagined, ho has received a rerv great shaking, and is confined to bed. Xo hone-; are broken and no serious damage has. resulted, .but Mr Smith is unable to move, and will probably not he able to get about for some tune.