DEATH OF “WHISKY”

Opotiki News, Volume II, Issue 246, 13 October 1939, Page 1

DEATH OF “WHISKY”

KvUDP'US HIK.- i I'A IH .LMvJ .M AGNJ FIOEINT PHYSIQUE DUKHAN, Aug. B.—•‘Whisky.” Maril/.burghs famous tiksha puller, is dead. He died in Greys Hospital alter an illness of a lew days, lie was more than Ob' years of age, and had licen pulling a rikslia for -10 years. In I !)“b arrangements were panic for “Whisky” to pull the 'Prince of Wales through the si reels, of Marit/.hurg. The plan was, however, changed and the ride never took place. When the Prince arrived in Rhodlesia he sent a personal message to “Whisky” regretting that a misunderstanding had prevented him Irom taking the ride. “Whisky’ had this letter framed and its companion on his wall was a photograph: of himself and h:is very clean rikslia and his very elaborate cost nine. The day before he died lie told one of the, nurses that he wished he had enough .money to» travel overseas' to see the Prince of \Ynlex Before going to hospital lie gave his two previous pictures to the proprietress of the rikslia.' yard, tor sale keeping. i Proprietors of rikslia' yards in. Marj itzlmrg say that “ Whisky” began i pulling at the start of the Boer War. jj He spent, the greater part of his life | in Marity.burg, and was a well known iiguro in the streets. He had a niagTiificeiTf physique, the most (daliorate eostume of all pullers, and a spotless, tiksha.—-Natal .Mercury,