ACCIDENTS AT OAMARU.

Otago Witness, Issue 1461, 15 November 1879, Page 19

ACCIDENTS AT OAMARU.

Oamaru, November 10th.

A very serious accident happened to-day to a man named James O'Brien. He was engaged with another man in cleaning a well near the town boundary, and while at the bottom the lining gave way about 15ft above him, aud fell on hia head, inflicting dreadful injuries. Assistance was procured, and the unfortunate man was drawn up in an insensible state, and was attended to by Dr De Lautour. Sdrae; quently the sufferer was takeu to the Hospitalj wbefe an operation was perf ormod by Dr Wait,' assisted by Drs Garland and Do Lautour.^ They found the skull badly fractured. O'Brien, at latest accounts, was still unconscious, and is not likely to recover. j A still more painful accident occurred later in ( the day. It appears that a number of children were playing near Mr Morton's milldam, on the Oamaru Creek, when one, a boy. named John Woodcock, 11 years of sgo, took off bis boots and socks and' waded into the water. He, however, pot out; of his depth and disappeared, and his sister Hannah, aged 14, rushed in to «aye him £ud also disappeared.^ De-pite tb« tfforts of a bay named Brownlee," who braveiy endeavoured to save th«m, the^ two children were drowned. The bodies were not recovered until a late hour this evening. ,

I"or lam nothing,, if not critical. < . The man that hath not music; ia himself. Let no huch man be trusted.' ' ' ', 1 ' Shakkspbabi •

The performances of ''M'LeWs Juvenile Troupe at the Queen's Theatre during the' latter part of last waek continued to ' be of' the moat entt reaming character. Their first programme has heen remarkably "suceewefuh The; members of tho company possess extraordinary) powers of mimicry, good vocal ability, and their action' on the stage ia graceful and pleasing, while the performances possess the Home-, what unappreciated merit of »' being entirely free from coarseness and vulgarity. The' genuine drollery of the" playoff *f Conrad and Lizatte" v presented by the young actors in a manner' truly artistic ; and the drawing-room entertainment, entitled • "Patchwork," is equally creditable and amusisg. - > We are pleased to hear that 1 it .will' yet be found pofcsible to'maka arrangement's foira visit from, Lyster's, Italian English' Opera Company. ' Mr W. S. Xyster has' taken' the Princrss Theatre for 24 nights, c'ommenciLg oh December 6th. Thecjnipany are at present playing' al2 'nights' 8fla«on v iri Melbourne, 1 .and on its conclusion they will sail lor Dunedin, arriving here at the end of tae month.; Signorui Link will not, corue with 'the coou pany, but arrangements have been made to fill her place. . ' ' ■ At Adelaide on October 21stthe Liedertafel Society and tbo adxnker.s of Sigaora Antoaiefcfca Link presented that iecly v/ith a beautitnl and valuable silver corosix-tt at .tho German Club. The Lied6rfcafel fir.->t serenaded her in* German fashion. Mr xVrobrustor p&i formed the. ceremony of' presentation. He. spoke highly of SignoraLiDk'.s talent as an artiste, and alluded to her excellent private qualities. Sigaora Link replied happily, and a social evening was spent in German' fashion afterwards.