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Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1939, Page 2

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LAD OF 3—SFT. If IN. TALL

NEW YORK, March 1

A three-year-old boy .-who is already sft. l£in. tall, and growing rapidly has amazed doctors.

They believe he may duplicate in size Robert Wadlow, who is Bl’t. B|in. tall. Cancer of the adrenalin-' gland is causing the abnormal growth of the child, doctors believe. FELL ON SPIKE; THROAT PIERCED, SYDNEY, March 4. A two-inch spike on an old bed pierced a boy s throat yesterday, and penetrated to his mouth. He was Frederick Allan, 14, of Wilson Street, Harberd. He accompanied his iriother to ■ the home of a friend, in Clarence Avenue Dee Why. While playing on an old bed, he slipped and his eliin struck an upright of the bedstead, from which the knob was missing. Tne spike, which had a screw thread and was a quarter-inch thick, was driven into his throat.

The boy jerked his head free. He was taken to Manly Hospital. His condition is not serious.

SURF DROWNING. YOUTH WASHED FROM FLOAT,

GRAFTON, March 1. Stuffing at YamPa Bleach this mornmg a youth was washed from a rubber float and drowned.

A plane, which circled over the. water to try and spot his body, saw seven shaiks cruising in the vicinity. Ihe youth was Walter Stevens, 17 of Warialua. > He could not swim.

Roderick Donaldson, grazier, of Warialda who employed Stevens made a gallant effort to save him. / Donaldson arid another man were returning to the shore with Stevens. Donaldson, who is only a moderate swimmer, went to Stevens's fc“ but was unable to retain hi s hold on the youth, who sank. , ,\

A lifeline was taken out by Yamba Surf; Club members, and a surf* boat was manned.

Pilot RedPurn, accompanied by Constable Jackson and a crew, searched four hours, in the pilot boat.

The plane which searched flew from Lisinore.

Search parties patrolled the shore throughout the dav.

The body had not been recovered to-night.