CHARGED BY BULLOCK.
FUNERAL INTERRUPTED. (From Our Own Correspondent.) SUVA, June 15. The military funeral of a young Fijian soldier was rudely interrupted on Wednesday when three bullocks, alarmed by the firing of the military volleys over the grave, broke out of the adjacent slaughter yard and charged down upon the party. . A native sa-.r the charging animals, and his yell sent the mourners rushing to places of safety. The first Fijian had a close call, the horn of the leading bullock "spearing" his sulu, and it is reported that he has not seen it since •ft jpa§-£orn from his waist,
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 149, 26 June 1934, Page 5
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101CHARGED BY BULLOCK. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 149, 26 June 1934, Page 5
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