A NEW ZEALAND HERO.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 1, 2 January 1937, Page 8

A NEW ZEALAND HERO.

A tribute of admiration will be paid throughout New Zealand to Mr. David Gunn, farmer, of Martin's Bay. Feats of physical endurance such as that by which he took the news f of the' aeroplane crash at Big Bay t° the outside world, and so possibly saved two lives, are seldom called for in these softertimes, and there is a prevalent suspicion that the number of men capable of performing them is smaller than it used to be in pioneering days. But this time, at least, the occasion produced the man. The story of David Gunn, who accomplished in 21 hours a journey that usually takes three days, should be told to every child in the Dominion, and told in terms which will convince every one that such feats are more admirable and inspiring than the exploits of film stars, "he-men" wrestlers and speedway "kings." And Mr. Gunn should not be left without a tangible memento of the] occasion. If it is impracticable to provide him and his few neighbours with a telephone service, it should be possible to equip the district with a radio transmitting set of the simple kind which has proved invaluable in] the interior 6f Australia, especially when it J is necessary to summon a "flying doctor." J ,