LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS.
A SERIOUS JOKE.
FORT SENTRY'S SHOT TAKES EFFECT.
WELLINGTON, August 2. About 3 o'clock yesterday morning a man named Beaver was shot in the [shoulder by' a sentry at Fort Dorset.
The authorities are reticent, but it is stated..'that Beaver said he was joking to see if the sentry's rifle was loaded, or if he would use it.
Benver was conveyed to Wellington Hospital.
Beaver's condition is not considered to be serious.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19150802.2.15.30
Bibliographic details
Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8206, 2 August 1915, Page 5
Word Count
76LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS. A SERIOUS JOKE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8206, 2 August 1915, Page 5
Using This Item
Ashburton Guardian Ltd is the copyright owner for the Ashburton Guardian. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Ashburton Guardian Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in