FATALITIES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16982, 19 April 1917, Page 7

FATALITIES.

(Pes UniTsn »bhhh Ashoctation.) ah. t>. «, A P <JKL '^'D ! April 18. Albert John Searle, a taxi-driver, married with four children, was killed through the capsizing of a motor car he was driving Tho front wheel came off. Threo passengers wero thrown out, but wero praetictiJiv uninjured. Donald M'Xiaren, a farmor, of Rauamoa, noar Kawhia, committed suicxlo by shootinohimself with a pea-rifle. Ho loft a note for his wife, saying that ho was tired of life HAMILTON, April 18'. Albert Ryan called at tho Frankton Junction Hotel with another man at 10.30 p.m. on tho 16th. They bnoked bods in the samo room. Tho other man loft to catch the Main Trunk oxprcss next morning. Loud snoring was heard in the room, and the licensee-, on investigating, found Ryan in an unconwinus condition. A doctor was sum. monrd. Hn ordered Ryan's removal to tho Hamilton Hospital, where he died early this morning. Fnrfc'irr information shows that Ryan's skull was fractured. Ryan's companion has not yet been traced. THAMES. April 18. While working in a 'battery near Thames. William John Ward was caught by some bolting and was c:i.rnVd to a'shnft." whoro one leg was almost severed from tlip body He was tp.kcn to Iho hospital, and his leg was ajn-r-iii.nt.-v]. l>iif, the man did not rally, dying *.his a.fternoon.