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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19889, 19 May 1936, Page 9

Rescued From a Milk Can. The extraordinary sight of two furiouslywaving legs protruding from an upright tnilkeun on the side of the road at the foot of Mount Messenger, on tho road between New Plymouth and To Kuiti, caused a motorist recently to bring ids ear to a sudden stop, it was obviously a situation for prompt measures, and it was a matter of moments only before the driver had drawn from the can a badly-frightened small boy whose ears and hair dripped milk, while he literally spurted it from his mouth as lie choked and spluttered. Having expelled enough milk and taken breath, the boy began to cry lustily. Questioning was not only fruitless, but it seemed to increase his fright, and. still sobbing, he ran off in the direction of a farmhouse near by. it was obvious enough, however, that he had attempted to drink from the can and had slipped in head first, that must have occurred a few seconds only before the arrival of the car, or the consequences might have been serious.

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