TWO CHILDREN DROWNED
By Telegrapn—Press Association. Gisborne, February C. A drowning fatality that occurred at Kaiteratahi late this afternoon resulted in tho death of two children, Zona May Laskor (aged 7 years) and William Lasker (aged .8 years). Tho father, C. Lasher,, is a foreman of the freezing chamber at the Poverty Bay Meat Works. He stated that (ho children, accompanied by a Maori boy named Waaka, were,sent at ~.20 p.si. to the store for bread. About 5 p.m. Waaka arrived at tho store, and told a lad named Cameron that the two Lasker childrenvwent in for a bathe and never camov'P. '-Jle saw bubbles arising on the surface of the water. The alarm was given and a number of persons dived for the bodies, which wero recovered by 5.30. Artificial respiration was applied, but without avail.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 114, 7 February 1920, Page 6
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137TWO CHILDREN DROWNED Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 114, 7 February 1920, Page 6
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