A MEAN ACT.
; O— Paris, February 1 1 George Stockman, a riverside boatman who has several medals for life saving, was walking home by the banks of the swollen Seine two nights ago when suddenly he heard cries of "1 am drowning ! Help ! " Seeing a mass floating on the water he threw off his coat and plunged in. When he reached the object he found it was only a sack of shavings. When he reached the river hank again he found that thieves had rifled his pockets and siollen a gold presentation watch and 255.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue XXXVIII, 18 April 1910, Page 3
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95A MEAN ACT. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue XXXVIII, 18 April 1910, Page 3
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