AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 57, 30 November 1929, Page 12

AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE

PEA-RIFLE BULLET STRIKES MOTOR-CAR DRIVER SUFFERS HEAD INJURY Dominion Special Service. Christchurch, November '29. A .22 calibre pea-rifle bullet struck Mr. A." Adams, a teller in the Bank of New Zealand’s branch at Methyeu, when he was driving through Dunsandel this morning on his way to Christchurch. The bullet cut cleanly through the windscreen of the car, cut a -path along the side of bis head, and careered on through an open side window. It missed Mr. Adams’s right eye by about an inch, and caused the blood to flow freely. “I heard a swish, and then my daughter, in the front seat with me, asked me what I had done, for blood was gushing clown my face and coat,’ said Mr. Adams. ' “I didn’t hear the report of a rifle, and did not look particularly to see if there was anyone nearby with a rifle. We were nearing Dunsandel when this happened. There were no other cars near us, so the hole in the windscreen could not have been caused by a flying stone. The hole in the glass is round, cleanly cut, and just the size of a pea-rifle bullet. We were making fairly good pace at the time.

“My wife and another lady were in the rear seat of the car. They were naturally very alarmed at the occurrence. We were coming in from Methven to go to a thrilling entertainment in Christchurch. We received some of our thrills on the way without a doubt.”