AUSTRALIAN NEWS
VON LtJCKNER. (Australian Press Association). . . ' SYDNEY, June; 2. ~ Count yon Luckner, who appears to he haying a good time, in Sydney, won a £5 bet to-dav from a city businessman, who wagered that von Luckner could not tear a city telephone directory, of 550. pages, into four pieces. Count von Luckner accomplished, tlie extraordinary feat with his fingers. Aboard his yacht later , Re, declared that the “fiver” would.be given. 'to the Blind Diggers’ Fund, and smilingly shook hands with his challenger.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 June 1938, Page 3
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