SENSATIONS AT PACTION
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY OF THREE MEN, (Per Press Association), BLENHEIM, last night. Some sensation has been caused in town by a report from Pieton, that three men have been drowned in Queen Charlotte Sound. Many versions of the supposed fatality are current, and authentic information is not available. The real facts, as far as can ■!:« ascertained, is that two young men, named .Donald and Nelson, both unmarried, left Pieton in a boat two or three weeks ago, for a sawmill down the Sounds, and have not been heard of since. Rough weather prevailed after their departure, and it is feared that they came to grief. On top of the supposed fatality there comes a report that anxiety is felt as to the safety of three other men who left Pieton on a small steamer a few days ago for the Heads, on a fishing excursioni and who have not been heard of since.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 544, 14 October 1902, Page 3
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