CITY TRAM STRUCK
WELLINGTON INCIDENT. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 21. While a city-bound tramcar was proceeding down Adelaide Road this evening a missile, presumed to be a .22 biulet, struck and pierced a window. The conductor, who was standing near, had a narrow escape, glass sjdinters falling close to him. The missile struck a window of the rear saloon or contr;, compartment, the only occupant & which was the conductor. If a shoe was fired, the discharge of the weapon was drowned by the noise of the moving tram. The conductor, who was on his feet, heard the sharp crack of the missile on its impact 'with the glass, and saw the splinters fly. The hole corresponded approximately to that which would be made by a .22 calibre bullet or pellet. The opposite pane showed no sign of damage, but this window was partly open, and it is presumed that the missile flew through the gap. Detectives searched the compartment when the tram reached the dispatch office, but nothing of assistance in the investigation was found.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 121, 22 April 1932, Page 3
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176CITY TRAM STRUCK Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 121, 22 April 1932, Page 3
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