Fifty per cent of the people in the world still carry amulets or other charms to protect them against bad luck, evil spirits, and sickness, it is said. Defence of Alsatians Owners of Alsatian dogs in Napier have formed a branch of the National Alsatian Defence League, and at a recent meeting decided to make an emphatic protest against the restrictions imposed upon the breed by the Alsatian Dog Bill. Girl’s Narrow Escape A narrow escape from drowning was experienced by a 10-year-old schoolgirl, Doreen Warren, who was on holiday at Surfdale, near Auckland, when she fell from the wharf fully clothed and wearing gumboots. The boots quickly filled with water and dragged the girl down, but she contrived to swim the few yards to the wharf steps and climb from the water in time. Although exhausted by the experience, she suffered no after-effects.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20037, 8 September 1939, Page 11
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