Cauoiit.—The Halcombe correspondent of the Advocate writesA peculiar mishap occurred to young Ernest Schwass, who it appears was in charge of a horse and sleigh, upon which he lashed a cask. Wishing to cross a creek the inexperienced navigator got inside. The horse soon lost foothold and with it his self-reliance, not knowing what to do or which way to go. Not bo the ship, which quickly 'turned turtle' with the passenger inside, who goon found his nesd in fcn© and the rest of his body encased witlnn the staves and hoops. Fortunately he did not lose his presence of mind I and succeeded, after several attempts, |j n getting out of the hole and on tam lim a. The young man now understands more about floating bodies— ' their ' trim' and' ballast,'
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6077, 14 July 1897, Page 3
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132Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Standard, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6077, 14 July 1897, Page 3
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