VERY MUCH ALIVE
FOUR GERMAN SHELIA AUCKLAND MAN LUCKY [ Per Prcas Association. J AUCKLAND, July 23. For two shillings a resident of Birkenhead bought four shells of the! German whizbang type, desiring to ' have the brass casings. He took them ' home from the city by ferry boat and bus. Next day children played with them and later the new owner proceeded, with the aid of a cold chisel, to ascertain if they .were alive. The result being of a positive nature, he promptly handed them over to the police, and later they were taken possession of by officers of the Defence Department. "The shells are very much alive,” said one ohicer. "The man who attempted to open one with a cold chisel is lucky to be alive.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 174, 24 July 1936, Page 8
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127VERY MUCH ALIVE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 174, 24 July 1936, Page 8
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