FIRED ON LAUNCH.
AUCKLAND COAST BATTERIES. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Oct. 24. The sound of a shot echoed round the harbour early tliis morning. Later an Auckland fisherman, Mr D. H. Whitelaw, said he was fired upon while passing North Head, iif his fishing launch. For the fourth time in recent months, he said, he heard the whine of a 4in shell and then an explosion as the shell hit the water 100 yards short and spray flew to a height of 300 feet. Mr Whi tola w said he handles his launch, which is a converted lifeboat, alone, and in certain weather has difficulty in coming alongside the examination vessel. He thought the authorities knew his boat and this morning he started to come in the same way as he had done six times before.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 280, 25 October 1940, Page 6
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136FIRED ON LAUNCH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 280, 25 October 1940, Page 6
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