"FERRY GOOD HORSE!”

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 115, 17 May 1916, Page 3

"FERRY GOOD HORSE!”

The following touching little anecdote ig taken from the first number of The Aotean, published in Cairo on Munch 3: "It happened on Rhododendron Ridge (Gallipoli) during the heavy lighting in August. "Heuare’ had captured a ‘Johnny M Turk and was proudly marching him down to headquarters on the beach when suddenly a shot rang out and down went "Heuare” with a bullet in ais leg. Along came stretcher-bearers with an empty stretcher, but their offer of assistance was scorned by the Maori warrior. "What I want stretcher for?” he queried. ‘I got line fat Turk here; he make ferry good horse.’ So the bearers departed what time the Turk nider the muzzle of ‘ Heuare ’s ’ rifle undid puttee and bound up the injured leg. Then, with the assistance of a friendly stump, •Henare’ mounted the Turk’s hack and, using bayonet as a whip, rode his captive into camp.”