DIED FOR CHARITY.
Fatality at Fete in Aid of Cripple Children. " HUMAN CANNON BALL." (Deceived 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 25. The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that Gaston Richard, 53, the "human cannon ball," who has delighted circus patrons throughout the world, was killed when he emerged from retirement to appear at a fete in aid of crippled children. He was rammed down the imizzle of a cannon but the charge was too weak and Richard fell short of the net prepared for his reception. He broke his neck.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 149, 26 June 1934, Page 7
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91DIED FOR CHARITY. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 149, 26 June 1934, Page 7
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