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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6671, 26 July 1928, Page 4

A Wanganui motorist picked up a tired and dusty pedestrian on his way to Marion recently. Tho walker stated that ho was a ship’s cook and bad missed his vessel at Auckland bad, with tho exception of a lift of la miles, had walked all the way to Marton. He had walked all Thursday night, he said, as it was too cold to sleep, and had not oaten for 36'hours. When asked why he had not asked for some food at a farm house, ho replied that it was “too much!like begging. w To make matters more uncomfortable, the ox-sea cook had split a kneecap in an accident at sea and tho old injury troubled him. He was grateful for n meal when Marion was reached,, and tho Wanganui man loft him happier in t bo'th body and mind, and bettor equip l pod to tramp his way to Wellington to join his ship, , ;