LOSING NO TIME.
“ Wanted, man to assist diver; must be able to start at once.” Riley saw the advertisement and ;,went after the job. W,hen he got to the docks he saw a man working- the pumps, and, going to> him, said, “Where’s the boss?” The man pointed to the Water and said, “ Down below.” Riley took off his coat and dived in. Coming to the surface he yelled to the man on the bank :: Has he come up yet? ” “ No,” was the reply. Down he went agoin. The next time he came up he asked, “ Is he still below? ” “Yes,” was the answer. “Well,” said Riley, as. he went down the third time, “ if he comes up while I’m below, tell him I’ve started.”
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Waipa Post, Volume 51, Issue 3694, 6 December 1935, Page 10
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