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VICTIDI DIES Australian Press Aasn.—United Service (Received this day at 8 a.in.) SYDNEY, Jam 14. The shark victim, Stuart, died to-day after a gallant fight against odds. The doctors regarded the ease as hopeless from the beginning. The hov Was conscious to the end, and said the first bite was painless, and he thought someone was playing a joke. Then the shark seized him again. His rescuer, Robert Kavauagh, aged’ 22, says lie was about ten yards away when he heard a cry and rushed to Stuart’s assistance. The shark tearing at the lad’s leg had by then disappeared. Kavauagh seized the stricken boyl and carried him shoreward, till the others came to his assistance. He felt a reaction at the dreadful experience,v and his legs almost became useless. When the others took the burden he slipped off homeward. Kavauagh i\ an athlete and won the half mile relay'; race at the University Sports on Saturday afternoon.
A TRAGEDY. A DIAN SHOT. BRISBANE, January 14. "■ Having told friends lie expected.trouble when he got back, Richard- < Devers, aged 33, was shot dead at the gate of his father-in-law’s house, Woody Point. The father-in-law has been arrested and charged with mur*. der. Devers’ wife had gone to her father’s house and Devers followed. During an argument a gun was produced and it is alleged Loth men struggled for possession. An explosion followed and DeVers fell to the ground, shot in the neck. - - TRAIN SMASH. NEWCASTLE, January 14. Smashing its way through a dead; end at Ourimbah a train engine with a . tender and three trucks, fell over an embankment. The driver, the firemen, and the guard were injured hut not seriously. The crew were buried under timber in the trucks which had to ho cut away before they were released. >
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