CROSSING STRAIT
(By Telegraph—Press Association)
WELLINGTON, Feb. 21
Charles Harwell, who left at seven o’clock last night in a canvas canoe to cross Cook Strait, failed in the at-
tempt. A telegram received from Porirua states that he “got half way by 12 30 o'clock. There was a fresh southerly breeze. Then, with the flood tide, be returned, landing . inside M.ana Island.” He is thought to be camping near Plinnnerton.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1929, Page 5
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70CROSSING STRAIT Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1929, Page 5
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