CASUALTIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 14 December 1925, Page 11

CASUALTIES.

THE CRACKER PEST. By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, December 13. A boy named Arthur Eaton, aged -line, years, was admitted to hospital i yesterday suffering from sever© inuries to his eye 3, tho result of a cracker thrown at him exploding in his face. It is feared that he will lose the sight j of an eye. STILL MISSING. By Telesriipli—iv*«j ,\n,-„.i«t\o» | HAAVEIIA, December 13. Although organised search parties are daily out in the Egniont mountain Tescrvo looking for tho missing man Hugh Hansen, no trace lias been found of him. Hansen has been missing since last Monday. j ■- ; I FOUND DEAD IN STREET. | j By Telegraph—Press Association } | NEAV PLYMOUTH, Dec. 12. Henry Coulter uieauining (4y;, coin- i j mercial traveller, employed by Avorv’s, j ! Ltd., was picked up dead in the street | early this morning, with a wound on his head, apparently caused by a he aw ! fall.

It is assumed that the accident happened when going home last night. cceased served in the v . carried the effects of wounds. He had no relations in New Zealand. His brother is editor of tho “Londonderry Standard.” Another brother is a resident in Sydney. GORED BY BULL. By Telegraph—-Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Doe. 12. AYalter Forbes, a young man, was gored by a, bull yesterday at Tai Tapu. One leg was badly lacerated, and lie would probably have been killed but for the fact that the bull pushed him under a fence. He crawled for a mile, and was found exhausted'.

LEA 7 EL CROSSING ACCIDENT. By Telegraph—Press Association NAPIER, December 12. A car driven by Airs Harvey Rymer was overturned and badly smashed at the Hustings tstreet crossing, Napier, this morning by colliding with a train. The c ar turned a somersault in midair. and wag thrown twenty yards. Airs Rymer was accompanied by her husband, who was badly cut about. A/rs Rymer was also roosiderahly knocked about. She and her husband were scut to hospital. Uyslandei’s beam the engine whistle, but evidently Airs Rymer did riot see the oilcoming train.