BODY FOUND ON RAILWAY LINE

Southland Times, Issue 23991, 5 December 1939, Page 6

BODY FOUND ON RAILWAY LINE

INVERCARGILL WOMAN’S DEATH

The Invercargill police have received advice of the death of a woman named Betty Forrest, aged 23, of Invercargill, at Studholme Junction yesterday. It is stated that when the station clerk, Mr B. L. Hathaway, went to extinguish the lights after the Invercargill express left Studholme Junction at 3.35 a.m. he'found the body of a woman. The express stayed two minutes at the station, nobody leaving or joining it. Mrs Forrest, who had been married for only six weeks, was on her way to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs Richards, at Little River. She was the wife of Mr William M. Forrest, who has a dairy at the comer of Ythan and Tweed streets. Her identity was established by a letter bearing her name. WOMAN FOUND NEAR RAILWAY LINE 'l FATAL ACCIDENT AT TIMARU (United Press Association) t TIMARU, December 4. The body of a single woman, Aileen Hope Parker, aged 31 years, was found alongside the railway line a short distance north of Caroline Bay early this morning. Her severe injuries indicated that she had been struck by a passing train. The deceased went for a walk on Sunday evening, accompanied by two dogs. When she did not return a search was made unsuccessfully. The bodies of the dogs were found near that of the woman: BOY ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL CONDITION REPORTED TO BE SATISFACTORY A boy named Jack Bayliss, aged seven, son of Mr and Mrs B. G. Bayliss, suffered injuries to his head when he fell on to a concrete mixer last night. He was admitted to the Dee street hospital where his condition is reported to be satisfactory. CONDITION OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS The condition of James Hogan, one of five persons injured in a motor-car accident between Nightcaps and Wairio on Saturday night, was reported last night to be unchanged; he is still dangerously ill. James Kelly, who also suffered serious injuries, is improving and his condition is now fairly satisfactory. The others—Miss Hilda Ford, Bernard Hogan and Richard Robertson—are making satisfactory progress. INJURIES TO BACK James Wyatt, aged 45, of Greenhills, suffered injuries to his back while engaged in building work yesterday. He was admitted to the Dee street hospital where his condition is reported to be satisfactory.