A BRAVE RUNNER.
EIGHT MILES IN FORTY MINIJTES. 'Tifua it- Sydney Svn Serr/icex-'' (Received Dee. 28th, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 27th. Henri S'ret, a runner, is being specially mentioned in Paris for - carrying an important :> despatch, 'a ; | distance of eight miles tn forty min- ; utes. A-cyclist 'was; not available," -and Siret pleaded.". to be entrusted ,<i with the message. His captain accepted the offer, with tears in his eyes. Ho warned Siret to swallow , the message in the event of capture. '■ ' Siret -set off across the ..heavy, muddy fields, with long, low stride, as calmly a» iff on a cinder track although under artillery and,rifle fire. He reached h/s destination in quicker time than it would have been .possible for a motorist to do, keeping to the roads.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 29 December 1914, Page 5
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128A BRAVE RUNNER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 29 December 1914, Page 5
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