ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9214, 18 April 1908, Page 5

ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

I [Per Pbess Association.] AUCKLAND, April 18. An Imperial pensioner named Thomas Bristow died suddenly while sweeping Ibis bedroom. A horse and cart, belonging to Messrs Sommers and Turvey, backed over the Onehunga wharf and the horse was drowned. TAIHAPE, April 18. t Th© three-year-ojd child of Mrs Woolmough, postmistress at Torere, died ffrom injuries by burning received dur/ing its mother's absence. GISBORNE, April 18. At the inquest on Catherine Hollier, fafco died while under chloroform, a verdict was returned that no blame attached to anyone. Dr Collins said that in his opinion the cause of death was inhibition of the heart's action, accelerated by her nervous condition, father than the anaesthetic. The Ccromer said it appeared to be one of those leases where death did occur, despite all (reasonable and proper precautions having been taken. | BLENHEIM, April 18. I Scott Harding, who was mysteriously ilnjured in Grove Road on Wednesday •night, died at the hospital at 1.30 yesterday afternoon, never having regained consciousness. His head was frightfully smashed. It is not likely that the injuries were the result of a fall from liis horse, as at first suggested. Harding, who of late years was frequently Intoxicated, is known to have imbibed excessively on the evening of the ooccurr r rence and is said to have drawn money but of the bank during the day. The {police are reticent. Detectives are making inquiries. An inquest was to fljaye been held this morning, but was adjourned till Tuesday, in order to get jfcomething definite.

At a quarter to fire last night two men, Messrs Malcolm Morley and Charles Parkin, who were riding a bicycles from Kaiapoi to Chrietchurch, •were overtaken by. Mr G. 6. Stead's motor-car. Morley was knocked off his machine and more or less injured/ and thifi bicycle was smashed. He was conveyed to his home adjoining the Kaiajtooi Brewery in the car and was there attended to by a doctor.