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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 6 October 1926, Page 4

Recent heavy weather at Rayly\s coast, near Dargaville, has been responsible for the uncovering of the iremains of the French warship Alceimene, which was wrecked in February, 1851. Pant of it 'has been visible for sonic years. An exchange states that the oak timbers of the bulwarks appear to ibe very little the worse for their three-qinanteas of a century exposure to the elements. Nearly four hours after R.. Laskey, winner of Saturday’s Tim ran, to ohurc.h trace, had finished, -a> lone figure pedalled in darkness to town, states The .Post’s! Christchurch correspondent. He was F. S. Clark, a. competitor from Invercargill, who, 57 years of age, had set h,is heart on doing the whole distance. The .showgrounds, where the lace finished, were closed, and he proceeded to the cafe where the cyclists were enjoying a smike concert, and was received with cheers, being carried shoulder high, to the chairman’s table. The table promptly became a money exchange, a.nd Clark was presented with £3, collected for h.im on the 'spot.