SHIP IN DISTRESS.
KAPUA STILL IN PORT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Sept. 11. Tn connection with the distress signals and the mention of the Kapua, it has been ascertained that that vessel is still at Herekino. A STREET OPERATION. BOY’S FOOT AMPUTATED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Sept. 10. A boy, aged seven years, after alighting from a tram car in Norwood, was knocked down by a taxi-cab, his leg being caught between the chassis bar and the engine drum. Unavailing efforts to release him lasted for an hour, while the boy screamed with agony. Three doctors who were summoned decided to amputate above the ankle. Traffic was suspended while an anaesthetic was administered. The operation was carried out behind a screen of rugs and blankets.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1922, Page 5
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125SHIP IN DISTRESS. Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1922, Page 5
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