NEWS BREVITIES
By Telegraph — Presa Assn. — Copyright.1 Fakir Waiiti Peace The Daily Telegrapk's Simla correspohdent Sttys messengei'S ffOm tke Fakir of Ipi seeking peaCe arrived from all sectioiie of tke 'Tori Khei tribe,— London. "Hello, North Pole" Direct teiepkonic coLuniuuication with the Russian scieiitists at the North Pole has been establislied. — Moscow. Fractured Skull While working on a cutting, known as the AnZac Bridge oUtting, Situated^ about li toxles from Rakauroa, at 9.15 a.m, yesterday, a married man, Cliarles JiVans, aged 60, employed by the Public Works Department, was struck by a piece of falling rock and sustained a fracture at th© base of his skuil. Hie Condition is serious. — Gisborne; Shooting Accident Sever© wouhds to the face and neck were suffered by Mr Kiwi Oorbett, aged about 30, a cartage contfactor oi' Maketu, wken he was duek-shooting on tke Jagoon at Maketu early in tke morning. Tke injuries wero caused by his guu oxploding aceidentally. Mr Corbetfc was rendered uxxconscioug but recovered and was able to attract tlie attention of cornpanions in tke vicinity. — Whakatane. Attacked By Boar While a farmer of Soutk Spit, Hokitika, Mr H. McGlean, was feediiig his pigs a boar rushed at liim. Trapped as he Was in the yard, Mr MeOlean realised that his only hope of escape was iu thrusting his arm into tke boar's mouth. This eft'ort to check the attack was successful, but the injuries' to the ann necessitated Mr McCleau's removal to tke Westland ' Hospital, where it was found necessary to inseft 45 stitches, — Greymouth. Wharf Demolished After serving shipping in Gisborne for many years and then lying idle after the construction of the dividing wall in tlie harbour, the old town wbarf lias now been completely demolished. Harhour Board workmen have been engaged recently on breaking down the last section of this wharf, and tke final pile came out on Tuesday, Yesterday the men were busy salyaging what sound timber remained and this will be used elsewhere. — Gisborne
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 117, 3 June 1937, Page 4
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