BODY ON ROCKS.
Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Mnv 20. The body of Mr H. L. Lcithwaite, 'Wellington, was found on the rocks below the highest point of "Whitewash Head, Sumner, to-day. Mr R. A. King, a member of the sunnier Lifeboat Brigade, found a man’s overcoat at tile top of tile cliff. One pocket contained monev and a letter which indicated that Mr Leithwaite was aliscnt on sick leave from the Post and Telegraph Department. Wellington. Mr King communicated with Constable Kearney and a search was made with a boat. The sea being smooth, little difficulty was experienced in recovering the body.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 145, 22 May 1939, Page 2
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102BODY ON ROCKS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 145, 22 May 1939, Page 2
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