ACCIDENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14274, 15 August 1910, Page 5

ACCIDENTS.

DEATH FROM &: BLOW, iPrass Aseociation-By Telegraph-CoprrigM HeceiTed 5.5 a.m., August 14th. LONDON. August- 13. The police are investigating the death of Madam Delavan, whose husband is in New Zealand. Deceased was the proprietress of a small hotel at Eust-ou, and after receiving a blow ou the ore from a man to whom she refused lodging, she succumbed iwxt day.

PTOMAINE POISONING. Thirteen ptomaine cases at Castle Bromwicli are attributed to ice cream. One patient is dead. There nre forty cases at St. Helens, due it is alleged to corned beef. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, August 18. An old re=k]cm of Parnell, Mr John Smyth, died suddenly in Manukau road this morning. After transacting business in Queens street he went up to Parnell by tram and entered the shop of Mr Murray, a chemist, to inquire for that gentleman ivho happened to be out. Mr Smyth was leaving the shop but had scarcely crossed the threshold when he fell forward on his face. He was picked np cut and bleeding about the fate and taken back to the shop. He was still alive but expired before a medical man who was summoned could arrive.

LEFT BY THE TIDE. . DARGAYILLE. Anguet 14. The Ivc.dy of Fred Whitehouse. lat« cook of the schooner Isabella de Fraine, was found in the river f<vday floating up with the tide. Deceased mysteriously disappeared about two weeks ago.

SHOT AND FALL. PAL.MERSTON X.. Aug. 14. Mr Brigam. ji settler, was accidentally shot in the leg while shooting with a companion this morning. Arthur Genge. of Awnhuri. fell og a train north of Konutaroa last night. SKULL FRACTURED.

WELLINGTON, August 13. During the children's hospital collection procession to-day Mr George R. Fail, proprietor of a restaurant on Lambton Quay, was thrown from his pony cart in Willis street through the animal slipping on the wet tram rails. One of the wheels of the cart passed over his head. His skull was fractured and he is in a serious condition.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. DUNEDIX. August 14. A single man named Eric Smail, residina in Castle street, is now in the hospital suffering from the effects of poison said to be self-administered. According to a statement made bv Mr Steve Roreham. Smail was in* the Trades Hall about S.lO last night. He walked into the centre of a passage and said : vr-A] Steve, old man. I am goinc to do it <n' T -. whereupon he took a small bc-tle out of his pocket and rrank one-third of the contents. He immediately reeled back and fell on the floor. An emetic was administered a* soon as possible and Smail was removed to the hnsnital in a serious condition. In a statement to the police Smail said— "I took it and I'll take ffc again. I am not wanted. A man haa to work for 2s ]ld a dav." Smail haa since improved and is expected to recover.