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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4361, 4 January 1922, Page 2

Tenders arecalled by the HaurakiPlains County engineer, (Mr R. Dillon) for qurrying,.and breaking 3000 yards of jietal at Miranda. When Majoj Fitzurse was shipi wrecked the oily other survivor nas a Presbyterianmissionary. They ‘it a fire and drild their clothes. The Major found tV'o packs of cards m his pockets and dried them. The missionary found a Bible and hymn book in his and dried them. There was a chilliness when (he Major suggested, that they should wile away the time with a hand of poker. It was aceen- - tuated when the missionary made tne alternative suggestion of a, prayer meeting. In the end the Major too up his residence in a cave at one ex.jj&gmity of the island and the missionary built a shelter at the other. They always recognised each other when they met in their daily walks, i an d precisely the same amicable reia- , I Hons were maintained on this little

islet as if they had both been . iin Wellington. The Major is satisfied that if! he and the missionary had be-> I gun by falling on each other’s necks, las people commonly do in such circumstances, they must have endedl up Iby living a cat-andrdpg life. The Major is writing a chapter on Edj queue for Desert Islands, Icebergs, Rafts, etc.,” for the new ' edition of Lady Jane McGlosh’s stand-, i ard work, “How to Behave.

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