Accidents and Fatalities.
Per United Press Association., AUCKLAND. Jan. 29. A lad named Harry Bosauko (1.2) was found dead at To Awnmutu today with a bullet wound through ids temple. He had been missing since Friday anti it is knpposed that lie then committed suicide. A little girl named Nixon, daughter of an Otahuhu settler, was drowned in a tub of water. CHRISTCHURCH, J ati. 29. Nicholas Hunan (28), was killed by a fall of earth in Glemoi’e brick works to-day. He was unmarried. NELSON, Jan. 29. A drowning fatality occurred in the Upper Matakiki on Friday evening. Arthur Thornton and Josiah Scholelield had followed a funeral for some distance. The river was quite low on crossing, but, when they returned in the evening, it was swollen greatly. They attempted to cross the river on one horse. It is thought, that in tho scmi-dur.kness they, hart not noticed the rise. Both were swimmers. Seholefiold’s body was found ten. miles from the scene of the accident and Thornton's about three miles from Murchison. They were half brothers, single, and aged about 2G and 27 years. Thornton was generally known as Arthur dohole-fic-ld. ASHBURTON. Jan. 29. Frank McCalTcrty, farmer at Lyndhursl, died to-day us the result of injuries received on Thursday when his horse bolted and collided •'Uh a gate post.
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Southland Times, Issue 19727, 30 January 1906, Page 2
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