On the first day than a young iv- ! porter began -his duties on ji popular paper a report came from a neighbouring town that theie was a terrible fire raging. The editor of the paper immediately sent the new reporter to the place, and upon arriving there he found that the firemen were unable to get control of the flames, so he sent this telegram In the editor, reply paid : "Fire still raging. What shall Ido ? " The editor thought a minute, and then sent back the message : "Find out where the fire is hottest and jump in."
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2662, 2 June 1908, Page 2
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