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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 80, 4 April 1923, Page 4

One of the first facts driven home' to the trainee in- distance judcring is that water is deceptive. Evidently this proved the case with one young lady at Caroline Bay recently, who attempted to swim out to the raft. There was a very heavy tide with a fairly pronounced easterly swell, says the "Timaru IWald," and the fair swimmer set" off for the raft at a. good pace. It wa» Boon evident, however, that she had misjudged the distance, and over-estimated her own stamina, for she appeared in Bifficulties. Grasping, the situation, two men, who happened to be nearby, at once Iwam out to the distreesed lady and succeeded in bringing her to the shore. A very large crowd assembled on the sands, and when the rescued' swimmer fainted, quite a thrill was caused. She was, however, ultimately restored, and was able to proced to her home.

A very plucky rescue was effected on Easter Monday at Sumner pier. A lad named Clifford Miles, who lives in Sumner, was fishing, when, in an endeavour to adjust his line, he fell over the end of the pier At the time, says the " Christchurch Press," the tide in the river was rushing put like a mill race, and the boy fell into deep water where the full force of the rip strikes the end of the staging. He' could swim but little, and in a very short time was well under. The lifeboat alarm siren was sounded, and.a young member of the Sumner Life-saving Club, L. Sutherland, who acted as subject for his club in the winning team of* the Benson Shield contest last Saturday week, rushed down to the bank near Cave Kock and plunged in fully clad. By this time Miles had been down twice, and another swimmer, .Mr. P.' Oliver, of Redcliffs, had also dived in. A very tough struggle ensued, and the victim was finally brought to shore in a considerably exhausted condition. Ha was at once taken in hand by members of the Sumner life-saving Club, and" after receiving attention he was able to return to his home. Sutherland, who is about fifteen years of age, is considered to have make a very plucky rescue. He is a very promising surf swimmer, and. a keen member of his club.

Commissioner Booth-Tucker, of ths Salvation Army who has laboured mostly in India, will be a guest of the New Zealand Club at luncheon to-morrow. Commissioner and Mrs. Booth-Tucker leave for Australia by the Ulimaroa on Friday.