NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1927, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

FISHED TO SAFETY. LONDON, Aug. 28. The presence of mind of a Ki-yenrs-old girl mimed Katie Gould, ol Portland, Dorset, saved an 8-years-old boy mimed Willie Pearce from drowning at Portland yesterday. The hoy lost his balance and fell into the water when playing on the rocks. Katie Gould, who was playing with other children, heard the hoy shout, and rushing to the spot saw him struggling in the water below high cliffs.’ Seizing her father's rod and line, she clambered down to the lowest lodge, and threw the line to the struggling bov. H was a good throw and the hook caught in his clothing. Sho shouted to him not to puli ill it hut let her draw him in. The liov obeyed and he was brought gently to the -rocks until ho was able to reach the lip ol the rod, which lie 1 held on to until some fishermen arrived in a boa I and lilted him out of the water.

OCKAN A IRWOMAN. DETROIT, Aug. 28. Miss Ruth Filler, the Alabama airwoman, who intends to land in Paris after a non-stop Transatlantic flight, arrived here yesterday to inspect her newly-built machine. “ 1 think nothing of the risk or the hazard,” she said. “1 am paying more attention to my clothes arid I expect to land in Paris, the home ol fashion, gorgeously gownod.” She will carry her beauty box. with rouge, lipstick, and manicure fittings, and she will wear diamond rings. It is understood that business men in West Virginia are financing the flight. -She is well known as an airwoman in the United States and holds more than one record in women’s flying.

HOT-WATER- ATTACK. TOKfO, Aug .28. There has been a serious ChineseJapanese clash at the Pcnkitou coal mine in Manchuria, where the Chinese miners, inspired by Coinmunitss, presented wild demands and became riotous when the demands were refused. They attacked the Japanese management, throwing scalding water on the chief engineer, who died. Two companies of troops and police battled lor an hour with the rioters, driving them into Pcnkifu, where the inhabitants are protecting them. The damage totals £50,000. The shops in Pcnkifu are closed and the schools are suspended. The Japanese casualties number .1 score, including the commander of the troops, who may die. JLiie Chinese had four killed and 35 seriously wounded. Bandit and Communist activities are reported to he increasing along the lino of the South Manchurian Railway.