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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 309, 29 December 1915, Page 7

The followmg story of a wonderful marksman, told by a Canadian gunner, is cabled by the London correspondent of the Montreal «Star»:_«Th e best recent Canadian incident from the f ront relates to a full-blooded Indian in the Canadian infantry, who is a marvel with his rifle He has a telescope sight attached to the rifle, and goes alwnt as he likes. He is a most silent man, talking hardly to anyone. He wanders about the trenches and waits for a chance to pick off a German. One German sniper was recently giving a lot of trouble. , Officers with glasses tried in vain to locate him. The Indian saw with his naked eye what the officers with their glasses failed to discover. He told mc he put a little nick in the stock of his rifle every time he was sure he had killed a German. I saw 3S nicks on the stock. With a gleeful countenance lie said he was just about to add two more nicks. For some unaccountable reason this Indian never fires twice at, the same man. If he misses his mark he will not fire again, and lets the man alone." i A San Francisco mail via Wellington is due at Auckland at 3 p.m. to-morrow. j The letters will be delivered in tho city and suburbs on the following morning.