DOMINION NEWS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXVII, Issue 2850, 18 October 1927, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

BUS PATAUTY WOMAN KILLED. THEEE INJURED. , • (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, this day. One woman was killed > and thretf others were injured, two of them'seri*ously, when a motor bus containing 12} passengers, suddenly left the Hutt wad and crashed into a telegraph pole witfr terrific, force near the Kaiwarra railway bridge, shortly before noon yesterday. Mrs Annie Eleanor Watson, widow, aged 51, was killed,, while the injured were Mrs Frazer, of Ngaio; Miss Gertid Bradley, of Khandallah; and M*# Grace Clothier, of Ngaio. WOOLSTON TRAGEDY. THREE BOYS DROWNED.: BOAT CAPSIZES. . CHRISTOHURCH, Monday. While rowing in the Heathcote rive* this afternoon three boys,.John Down' ing, 11 years, George Eden, eight years, and Alexander Eden, six years, loss their lives, through an old boat capsiz*

BURNED TO DEATH. .'./ '■ CHILD INPERAMBULATOR. 1 " TAUMARUNUI, this day. - ' Phyllis May Sumpter, the infantdaughter of J. A. Sumpter, in hos- \ pital last night as the result of burn* received late yesterday afternoon. . Smoke was seen issuing from the i house, and a passer-by entered and found the child ?s perambulator on fire. The first was extinguished and the* child, badly burnt, was removed to hospital where death occurred. : ; v

BLAZE AT CARTERTON. THREE BUILDINGS DESTROYED, ESTIMATED DAMAGE £7OOO. ; CARTERTON, this, day. '-\ A disastrous fire occurred at twtf o'clock this morning, -when a block of three buildings was destroyed, including the Wairarapa Dairy News. A high wind Was blowing at the time* and the brigade, hampered by the lack of water, was unable to stay the spread of the flames. Premises destroyed are: Howtin'o •-■ garage; factory and dwelling combined, occupied by G. Twining, and th.o Wairarapa Daily News. All were a total loss, nothing' being, saved. ' ,

Insurances: Factory and dwelliiig> £500; Wairarapa Daily News, £4OO oil building, £2OOO plant and stock. Haw - * tin's insurances unavailable. With the assistance of the WairarapsAge the Daily News is publishing to 4. " day as usual. '• The loss is estimated at over £7OOOV ' SUDDEN DEATH FOUND IN PUBLIC SQUARE. PALMERSTON N., this day. A man about 65 years of age, beliey- ij ed to be Isaac Fairbrother, ,a retired farmer, was found dead on a seat in the Square this morning. He left the place where he had been boarding about 7.45 a.m., when, apparently, he was in his usual health." '.■/.. ■ . THEFT AT CHRISTOHDSOH LARGE SUM OF MONEY STOLEN. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The surS of £SO was stolen from the house of Mr George Oliver Sey, St. Albans, on Friday night. Mr Sey had withdrawn the.money from the bank. The intruder gained entrance through an open window during the, absence of the family and the disorder created showed the thoroughness of his search* Money only was taken. ,