ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15859, 3 September 1913, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.

(Peb United Press Assocunou.) / AUCKLAND, September 2. A Native'named Henry Tauti, aged 60 , years, committed suicido at Ooiomandel t<fc day by hanging himself on a tree. Ho was the owfler ot a flock of sheep, and also possessed other property. The body of William Brown, who left Whangapoua (Coroniaudel) in a launch with S. \V. P. Peddle last month, haa been found on the Matarangi beach. So far no trace i lias been found of the body of Peddle Wreckage from tho launch bos been pi<Aid up in various plaoes. WAIHI, September 2 Robert Glasgow, a miner, was seriously injured this morning in the Waihi mine Ho was engaged in splitting charges of gelignite, when an.explosion followed. Ho was picked up about 90ft away from where i the explosion occurred, suffering from a terrible wound in the head and injuries to iiia back.

INVERCARGILL, September 2 A fatal accident occurred at Bluff to-day, resulting in the death of J. W. King, stevedore for the New Zealand Shipping • Company. A truck was being shunted into the company' 6 siding, and the deceased, who was 50 years of age, attempted to apply tha brakes'. He slipped and was dragged along by the axle box, sustaining a compound frav ture of the right leg and a fracturo of tha left leg. Mr King was removed to tha Southland Hospital, where he died; some hours later. He leaves a widow and a family of 6ix. Accidents on the. football field at Balclutha have been unusually frequent this season. On Saturday there were two more accidents, Owaka players being tho sufferers. H. Fraser got his collarbone broken and J. Johnston his nose broken. Mr Angus Shaw, who was the victim o£ an accident last Thursday near Weatherstone's gchoolhouso, a wagon load of flax falling upon him, is progressing favourably (says a correspondent). Tho injuries include three broken ribs, severe abrasions to side of body and legs, and internal injuries, the extent of. which arc not yet fully known. It is stated that some years ago Shaw was kicked on the jaw by a draught horse whilst contract ploughing on Teviot Station, and again recently had his jaw broken by an accident.