ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS.
(Press Association Telegram.) WELLINGTON. Aug. 1, Two tram accidents occurred in the ritv on Saturday night. The victim of'the first of these, which ended fatally, was a man about fifty years of age and apparently a laboiem 1 w was hit by a tram car near the Courton ay Place ter minus about 8-30 p.m--and thrown on to his back. He was taken to the hospital with a fractured skull was operated upon, and <lieu at 2 o’clock this morning. The victim has not yet been identified. The second accident also occurred ini Courti nay Place. Trooper \> ilham Chambers, belonging to the Waikanoe camp, was knocked down by a tiam and sustained a slight concussion. He was taken to the hospital, where Me Ls progressing favorably.
You must by law insure your employees against accident. A\hy not insure yourself as well against accident, sickness, and death? "Standard Insurance Co. of N.Z . (C. G. Bloore. District Agent).—Adyt.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3997, 2 August 1915, Page 6
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159ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3997, 2 August 1915, Page 6
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