A WORD FOR THE BABY.
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —It is quite obvious that one of the members of tbe Temuka Fire Brigade is a siogle man, or he woojd not be so rough \yith a child. Yesterday week daring ladder practice (where one has to rush up a ladder «pd bring down a " baby " found lying on a platform) the aforementioned member, the heayiesi man in tbe Brigade, on reaching the platform, fell flat or the " baby." This, no doubt, was done to prevent the " infant" from struggling on the journey down, but If»ocy a grief-stricken mother would not be much comforted at having only the crushed remains cf her child restqred, to He*?:, wheq,"wUn oqly a little mora inconvenience to the nob'e fireman, the child might have been handed over safe and sound. I think a rule should be inserted to stop this sort of thing before it becomes general. The member will perhaps excuse by saying his foqt. B,l'pped I—l am, He,
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1695, 7 February 1888, Page 2
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165A WORD FOR THE BABY. Temuka Leader, Issue 1695, 7 February 1888, Page 2
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