MAN INJURED IN MINE

Taranaki Daily News, 20 July 1933, Page 6

MAN INJURED IN MINE

FALL AT TANGARAKAU. INJURIES PROVE NOT SERIOUS. The spectacle of a man propped with pillows and wrapped in blankets lying on a stretcher upon the platform of an open motor-truck as it proceeded along Broadway, Stratford, yesterday excited the attention of passers-by. The injured man, Mr. Victor McMinn, a married man aged 27 and an employee of Egmont Collieries at Tangarakau, received injuries in a fall of stone in the mine on Tuesday. In the absence of any medical officer at Tangarakau it was deemed advisable yesterday to have him under observation at the Stratford Hospital, though his injuries were not very severe. Consequently McMinn was placed upon a stretcher and conveyed by hand to the Tangarakau station and brought to Stratford in the guard’s van of the afternoon goods train, taking 3J hours on the journey. There was no taxi at the taxi stand when the train, arrived and after a wait of half an hour a motor-truck was commissioned and the injured man conveyed to hospital. The accident occurred about 10.45 on Tuesday morning, a small fall of stone occurring when Mr. McMinn and a mate were working in the mine and catching McMinn on the face and the hip. He was attended by Nurse Birss and’ removed to his home. Yesterday it was thought advisable that in the absence of any doctor at Tangarakau McMinn should be taken to Stratford.

When inquiry was made of the hospital authorities last night it was stated i that Mr. McMinn suffered abrasion to < the nose and the right side of the body. It was not anticipated that the injuries < would prove 1 serious, and Mr. McMinn’s l progress was satisfactory. The driver of the lorry which conveyed McMinn to hospital stated that sooner i than subject an injured man to the jolting which such a light weight would/ receive from springs and tyres meant to bear 20cwt., the attendant of the man ' had been requested by him to wait for : the return of a taxi to the stand. They < had waited from 3.30 till 4 and then ; had decided to use the lorry. They drove ' Mr., McMinn slowly to the hospital. “In : view of the large number of cases I < have had to take to the hospital on my ' truck owing to the lack of an ambulance i in the past few years I consider I have i never heard so absurd a suggestion as to; use part of ’ the £250 bequest to the 1 hospital to build pillars for injured men to look at as they are driven ii* the gates on trucks,” he added. HUTAKAMA SCHOOL FUNDS. STRATHMORE CONCERT SUCCESS. . ' •’’ '■■■ ‘ =■' 1 ' * ... e.... ( A successful concert in aid of the Huiakama school- funds was held in the 1 Strathmore Hall on Friday night. The ( hall was packed to the doors by an ap- s

preciative audience. A splendid programme was submitted the school children taking part in recitations, part songs, solos and doing credit to their teachers, Mr. Talbot and Mrs. Wills. A company of entertainers from Stratford comprised Mrs. Pettigre.w (recitations and. song), Mr. Mclsaac (monologues and songs), Mr. A. Sextus (songs), Mr. T. Boyle (monologue), Mrs. Sheddon, Te Wera (songs), and Miss E. AitIten (national dances). Mr. Hatcher on behalf of the school committee thanked the performers. After supper the floor was cleared for dancing, the music for which was played by Brennan’s orchestra. Before the concert condolence was expressed with Mr. and Mrs. J. McCracken in the loss of their daughter, who was a pupil of the school CENTRAL DIVISION RUGBY. REFEREES AND TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. The Central Division Rtjgby competitions in the first junior and third grades will be continued to-day. Matches, grounds and referees are:— First Juniors. Toko v. Tariki at Toko, Mr. Robson. . Stratford v. Pukengahu at Stratford, Mr. Fussell Midhirst v. Celtic , at Midhirst, Mr. Were. Cardiff y. Inglewood at Cardiff, Mr. Carter. > Third Grade. School v. Inglewood at Inglewood, Mr. Knowles. Teams selected are:— Teams to play in the Central Division junior Rugby competition to-day are:—• , Stratford:—First juniors to meet Pukengahu at Stratford: Hardy-Jones, Watson, Harkness, Harper, Paynter, Fastier, Wellington, Rodgers, Latham, Boyd, Nelson, Vivian, Mayhead, Dickson, Wellington, Kivell, Berg. Celtic:—First juniors to play Midhirst at Midhirst: Lash, Jones, McGrath, Carrier, McCready, Cook, McCluggage, Bonner, Parkes, Lilley, Pettigrew, Stephens, Mcßae, Holden, Richardson, Lister, Bourke, Bain. Cardiff:—Juniors to play Inglewood at Cardiff: Hancock (2), Wakelin, Demchy, Cooper, Mooney, Verney, Gray, Petersen (2), Purdy, Huckstep (2), Bennet, Babbington (2). Toko:—First juniors against Tariki at Toko: Pelvin, Wilmshurst, Martin, Jones (2), Herdman, Wrigley, Sangster, McGuinness, Thompson, Rumball, Corbett (2), Bell, Brown; emergencies, J. Jones, E. Smith, p. Lathdm. ELTHAM TALKIES. A GOOD COMEDY. The simple virtues and homely philosophy of real Americans are extolled by Will Rogers in “Too Busy to Work,” a touching drama of everday people which, with Will Rogers in the. title role, will be shown at, Eltham to-night. The popular and beloved comedian was never sO keen of wit and so in repartee as be is in his latest Fox picture. Nor has he ever before demonstrated such exceptional emotional qualities. The distinguished exponent portrays the role of a Whimsical tramp whose chief aim in life is to find his wife, and daughter and the man who stole them from him. This takes him from place to place, until he discovers that bis, wife lias died, and that his daughter is living under the roof of his enemy. When he finds them he does not resort to the convential method of handling thejn. His tolerance and love dictate an entirely different course, influenced,. no fldubt, by the fact that the girl is enjoying a romance with the son of the man who stole her. Marion Nixon, one of the most popular leading women of the screen, recalled for her splendid work in “Amateur Daddy’’ and “Rebecca of Sunnybrooke Farm,’ portrays the role of Roger's daughter, to whom he never reveals himself-