DR. HORNE.
« , HIS ADVENTUROUS I ,CAREER AND : ' MANY'WOUNDS. > KILLED AT LAST BY MOTOR CAR. : I JT TELEGBAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYEIQni, - f - Melbourne, May 7. Dr.-.Hora©,, of Traralgon, who -has suc- .• cumbed to injuries-received-in a motor acci- , - dent, had an eventful career. He enlisted in - 'the Cameron Scouts, during the Boer Avar, and was shot through the Jungs, but made a : ; ( remarkable recovery. Hg subsequently went to China/ whero he was attacked by bandits and Severely wounded. The Chinese Governi merit paid Kim ■ £1000 as compensation; •Dr. Horno.and a Mr. Eadie were engaged in China as< medical examiner and canvasser respectively of tlio China Mutual Insuranco Co.; - and- were unarmed when attacked.' There , were ten Chinese,, and" all .were, armed. '' A ■■■ ■■ terrific fight, which lasted for an. houri ensued -i)r. wounded in the lungs,' the abdomen,- the head, , and the arms/ Mr. Eadio received;'several: wounds. :In neither case did' the wounds prove fatal..
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 7
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150DR. HORNE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 7
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