A BRAVE MAORI BOY.
Auckland, August 19. A sad fatality haa occurred at Monganui Bluff, HokiiDgn. Two Maori children, brothers, aged five and six years, ware left alono m a wharf while the parents were away m tbe bosh. The clothes of the younger oaaght fire aooldeatally, and tho?e of the elder alsj ignited while trying to save the younger brother, The eldar brother jumped into a creek and extinguished hla burning clothing, and then ran back to assist hio younger brother, bat only arrived m time to see him burnt to death. The survivor was badly burned through his heroic effejrti to save his brother. .
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1641, 20 August 1887, Page 2
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106A BRAVE MAORI BOY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1641, 20 August 1887, Page 2
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