CASUALTIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 9 June 1924, Page 9

CASUALTIES.

MOTOR CYCLE AND CAR COLLIDE.

A collision between a car, and a motor-cycle ridden by Michael Conroy, a ploughman at “The Levels,” occurred on the North Road at the bend past Belfield Hill on Friday night. Conroy had just reached the bend, when a Christchurch car rounded it on the wrong side of the road, and he had no chance to get out of the way. He suffered a crushed foot and severe cut? about the head and right hand, and was removed to the Hospital by the St. John Ambulance.

SUDDEN DEATH

By Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, June 8. Mr Thomas IV. Maude (68), formerly la prominent ‘ Christchurch solicitor, died suddenly on Saturday. Arrangements had been made to place him under an aanaesthetic, when he collapsed and did not recover.

GUN ACCIDENT

By Telegraph—Press Association. WHAKATANE, June 7

A schoolmaster at Qte.kiri, Kenneth Brown, urns seriously injured through a gunshot wound, last evening, rie had been out shooting, and when returning home at dusk, pulled Ins gun bv the barrel through a wire leucc, when the weapon exploded. The wad and shot entered his lower left chest, just below the heart, inflicting a bad cnost wound. He was taken to tho hospital, where the shot was extracted. Hope is entertained for his recovery.

WOMAN DRAGGED BY TRAIN.

By Telegraph—-Press Association. HAMILTON, June 7. Mrs Emma Gormiey (55>, foil from the Auckland express last night, and was carried a few yards. Her left hand was almost completely severed, and she was sent to hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate the arm below the elbow.

A FATAL FALL

By Telegraph—Press Association. WFJ LfXGTON • June 7. Leslie HebV-nd (23), employed at the .Hutt Powc-r Board, fell 14 feet iron; a ladder at Pctone, and fractured his skull. He died in hospital later.