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EXCITING ACCIDENT.IN. AUCKLAND vHARBOUR. ■ (By Telegraph!—siecial CorrosDondent.l \ .... . Auckland, February. 13. ; Three young la3y "members of a visit- . Ling theatrical, company' had a rather ■ alarming experience-yesterday. They, had been enjoying an_;ouhng on Takapuni beach, and when, the time came for them, ■ ,to recr'ss"the'barbour, they accepted the : offer of some yachtsmen to bo taken-home, in their .' cratt; v-Thfe -young ladies"CnS T - .. barked, on a dinghy, in-which their hosts -r proceeded- to--row rthem- to the yacht. The journey was " neiring its end,- when suddenly a." wave swamped- the dinghy, and th'e next moment saw ■ the • young- . ladies struggling in ~ the watery ' They .> were got safelv on board, but • when tha 'yachtitself was. neanng • Devonport, & -.... I irast of wind caught;her,.and all hands , n-ere '-thrown , into i the harbour.-.s:. An Wollent exhibition of swimming was-.; prorided'hy the ladies, and eventually .all -.-•/ reached the shore: -The next ferry steamer fnf the city had amongst its passengers three - soaked.' • and - unhappy-locking. - .maidens.. ' -. ■ -; • 1 .■ ,
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1051, 14 February 1911, Page 4
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157TWICE-CAPSIZED. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1051, 14 February 1911, Page 4
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