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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LVII, Issue LVII, 1 April 1910, Page 5

A launch party had a little more excitement than was expected when they set out in the morning for a run up the Waitemata (says the Auckland Star). When nearing Wallis Point, the launch was brought to anchor, it being the intention to land and have dinner ashore. As the tide was too low to 1 permit of the launch being taken alongside the pier at the point, a start was made to row some of the party on shore in a dinghy, and it was while this was being done that what might easily have proved a fatal accident occurred. By some means a young lady named Miss Kate Gifford had the misfortune to tall overboard, whereupon Mr W D. Ly-sao-ht (traffic manager for the Auckland Tramways Company), who was rowing, promptly jumped in to the rescue. As there is a very strong current at Wallis Point, it was soon evident that Mr Lysaght, although. a fairly good swimmer, would have all his work cut out to reach the nearest land; after getting a grip of the young lady, therefore, Mr R. Shepherd (a school teacher of Hamilton) also plunged in to the assistance of the other two. The water where the accident occurred is about 20 feet deep, and appears to have a strong undertow, and as both gentlemen were encumbered with all their clothing, including boots, the work of rescue was rendered more difficult, but after a sharp, short struggle, the three landed safely on the nearest rocks. Mr Riddell, who resides near Wallis Point, took the drenched launchers to his residence, where they were most kindly treated and furnished with dry clothing. BARKED YOUR SHINS r Well try Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic uument; 'it will take away all the ->.iin and stiffness, and you will rorcet nil about it. Price, Is 6d ana 3s. Obtainable "-orywherG.— Ad-»+ £500 elven nway. —^Reliance Blue (baa or square) keeps linen snow white. All grocers aw* storekeepers.— Advt