"THE WONDER BOY."

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11478, 5 March 1918, Page 4

"THE WONDER BOY."

AT MARTON SHOW. Evidently one of the best shows that have ever visited Marion is “The .Wonder Boy” (glass blower end malmfacturer), who will he showing at the Marton Show. This boy has just arrived from the Mastertou Show, and was viewed there by many thousands of satisfied patrons, and was pronounced by the press and public of that town to be the most marvellous boy of the present time. He was able to blow, spin and manufacture glass before tne eyes'of the people, proving this bo no fake side-show, but a clever and educative exhibition. This show is doubly interesting in the fact of the boy’s abnormal size, he being 20 stone 81 bs, and las ago only 17 years. Ho is a New Zeslmder, born in Foxton. The Boy” left New Zealand at the age of seven, went to America, and there learnt the art of glass-blowing and on his return tsvo years ago toured New Zealand until a couple of months ago, when he was engaged by that eminent doctor of Auckland, Dr. De Clive Lowe, blowing medical glssses. Owing :to the severe eye-strain of such delicate woik, he had to give it up. is now on a tour of the world again. This show will he the “Wonder Boy’s” last appearance in New Zealand, as he leavers in a hoopla of weeks for America, via Australia. This is certainly a show that everybody who attends the grounds should visit, and should take the children, as it will ho a real education for them. A photo of the “ Wonder Boy” and some particulars appear on page 8 of this issue.