CASUALTIES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 9 October 1926, Page 9

CASUALTIES.

KNOCKED OVER BY CAR. Mr J. McAuliffe, taxi proprietor, had the misfortune to meet with an accident about six o’clock on Thursday night. He stopped his car in Evans Street opposite Toynbee’s butchery, ami lift it standing on the left hand side of tho road ndiile he went into the butcher’s chop. On leaving the shop lie was crossing the road to return' to his car when another ear, driven by a lady, came along and ran into him. ' Mr McAubffe was knocked down, cut about the head slightly and severely bruised. He was taken to the T'.niaru Public Hospital, where lie is now making good, progress towards recovery.

DEATH BY HANGING. Bjr Teleurßph —PrpsK Associo tIo» HASTINGS, October 8. A man, Albert Lawson, aged 62 years, married, with a wife and four of a family, was found hanged in an outhouse at his residence this morning. He rose at 6.30 and went outside, and as lie did not return to breakfast his son investigated with the above result. He had been suffering from nervous depression lately. He was a native of England, but resided in Hawke’s Bay for 25 years. DEATH FROM BURNS. By Telegraph—Press Association ‘ PAHIATUA, October 8. Alice Sykes Uongomai. a young woman, succumbed in tho hospital this morning to frightful injuries from her clothes catching fire at her home. DEATH FROM HEART-FAILURE. By Telecrupli—Press Association DANNEVIRKE, October 8. At tpe inquest into tile death of Thomas O’Neill, who died suddenly on a garden sent in the Post Office Square on Wednesday, the Coroner returned a verdict that‘death was due to acute heart failure, following pneumonia. ACCIDENT TN FOUNDRY. By Telegraph—Prpss Association GREYMOUTH, Oct. S. Albert A. Baum (45), employed by the Despatch Foundry Co., got Ins clothing entangled in tho shaftingHis leg was broken and his body bruised. He was admitted to the Grey Hospital His condition is serious.