To be thrown from a cage while crossing a river into a raging torrent below was the unenviable experience of Mr W. Matamoa, his sister (Mrs Lewis Kapene) and her two small children, and a friend. The party was crossing the Waikaretaheke river at a point near Waikaremoana, in a home-made cage when the wire on which it was suspended broke, all of the occupants being thrown into the water. Fortunately the crash was heard by Mr Kapene, and he promptly rushed Into the river and rescued the two children, one of whom was only a baby in arms. The adults managed to scramble ashore without assistance. Dieting haß some curious results in Britain. The sale of lemons in April •howed an increase of 20,000,000 on a year ago, while the consumption of potatoes ihowed a noticeable decrease.
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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20910, 18 July 1933, Page 10
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