FOUR MEN IN A BOAT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 1, 9 January 1942, Page 5

FOUR MEN IN A BOAT

TALE OF A CAPSIZE

ONE TAKES THE WEATHER One of those unrehearsed incidents of which no one dreams of, until it actual!}' takes place, occurred, recently when four employees of the Whakatane Paper Mills, who are in the habit of rowing across the river to work every morning decided to change oars midstream.

The incident, luckily not an accident, occurred opposite the new excavation Avhich the Borough Council have authorised at the end of Landing Road, and which proceeds to completion by tits and starts plus many debates at the council table. The men were just nicely settled when the brainwave to change over occurred to one of the least comfortable. His argument prevailed and the movement was carried out with the other members clinging tightly to the gunwale. Being but Paper Mill Landlubbers however the neatness of the operation was not carried out in traditional sea style, and after a few hesitant breathless seconds, the little craft heeled over, depositing its passengers into the water. Luckily all could swim, but you know how chilly the weather has been over the holidays; well all but one scrambled to shore (wordy effusions blue pencilled by censor). The unfortunate member, incidentally recently accepted for the. Air Force, was so overcome by the immersion that lie gave his companion quite a start. Right out, for ten minutes, they worked on him until he showed signs of recovering, and then rushed him off to the medico. From then on his recovery was as rapid as his succombing and his mates were reassured to see him at a dance the same evening.

Here is yet another argument for Canning's Bridge.