ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

Southland Times, Issue 23376, 7 December 1937, Page 7

ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES

CHILD SUFFERS BURNS A five-year-old child, Lois Bateman, of 33 Mary street, was admitted to the Southland Hospital yesterday morning suffering from burns on the neck and face. Her condition was reported last night not to be serious. COLLAR-BONE BROKEN Victor Aitken, aged 13 years, living at 45 Jenkin street, was admitted to the Southland Hospital last evening suffering from a fracture of the collarbone. The injury was caused when his shoulder was struck by a closing door. WOMAN INJURED IN FALL FROM BICYCLE As a result of a fall from a bicycle Mrs Margaret Casey, aged 27 years, of Dipton, was admitted to the Southland Hospital at 11 o’clock last evening suffering from head injuries. Her condition last night was reported to be serious. BOY INJURED IN FALLING FROM SWING Allan Lee, aged 10 years, of Earn street, was admitted to the Southland Hospital at 7 o’clock last evening suffering from a broken arm. The injury was caused by a fall from a swing. YOUTH STRUCK BY BULLET (United Press Association) AUCKLAND, December 6. While Francis Sandin, aged 20 years, was yarding cows for milking on his father’s farm at Papakura yesterday afternoon, he was struck in the head by a bullet from e. pea rifle. Dr Young, of Papakura, with the aid of a local anaesthetic, extracted the bullet which was lodged less than half an inch from the youth’s brain. The cow bails on the farm are close to the road and Sandin had his back to the road while he and a farm hand were yarding cows. Sandin is making satisfactory progress. Inquiries prosecuted by the police have discounted any suggestion that the malicious discharge of a rifle may have been responsible for the wounding of the youth. The police at Auckland are satisfied that the incident was accidental. It is considered probable that the injury was caused by a ricochet bullet from a rifle which was being used by a man to shoot birds some 800 yards away. CHILD FOUND DEAD IN PRAM (United Press Association) ROTORUA, December 6. Apparently strangled by becoming entangled in the straps which had been used to keep him from falling out of his pram, James Alma Dryland, the eighteen-months-old son of Mr and Mrs J. G. Dryland, of King street, was found lying dead in his pram today. The child was put out in the sunshine in its perambulator and several times during the morning while carrying out her household duties Mrs Dryland observed that the baby appeared to be playing ouite contentedly. When she visited hi: i about midday, however, she found the child lying face down with the straps around its neck, having apparently died from strangulation. An inques’- will be held.