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During their voyage to India King George V and Queen Mary stopped at Port Said. From left: General Sir Reginald Wingate, H.H. Prince Mohamed Ali Pasha, Duke of Teck, Prince Zia-ed-Din, the Khedive of Egypt, H.M. King George V and Lord Kitchener. Front: H.M. Queen Mary and H.H. Kiami Pasha (ex-Vizier of Turkey). - Otago Witness, 17.1.1912.
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AUCKLAND: A story illustrating the hardships of back-blocks
life when accidents can occur is told by the Taumarunui
correspondent of the Herald.
An accident befell C. Canton on Thursday evening at Retaruke
(some 24 miles from Raurimu). Canton was at work on Mr
Vester's property, engaged in sawing through a log, which lay
on the top of a bank 30ft deep. When the log had been almost
cut through it rolled down the bank, and Canton rolled with
it, sustaining serious injuries. Several of his ribs were
broken. His head was badly injured, and there was scarcely a
portion of his body which was not cut or bruised. Mr G. Way,
a neighbouring settler, galloped immediately to the Katike
Post Office and telegraphed for Dr Nelson, of Ohakune, who
came through via Raurimu early on Friday morning.
For three hours he patched and mended the bruised body,
setting the ribs temporarily in plaster of Paris, and sewing
up the cuts. He had to pause from time to time to allow the
patient to recover his strength of nerve so as to endure the
ordeal. By the time it was over some men had assembled, and
at 9.30 on Friday morning they proceeded to carry the injured
man by relays to Rees, a distance of some 15 miles. It was 7
o'clock in the evening before they got there, the roads being
very bad. The second stage of the journey was accomplished
next day, Mr Way being despatched to Raurimu with
instructions to try to stop the next express, which would
carry the patient to Hamilton Hospital. Mr Way's first appeal
to the department met with a refusal, the official in charge
expressing regret at his inability to order the stoppage of
the mail train. Mr Way, however, telegraphed to Mr Smith
(member for Waimarino), and through his good offices consent
was given to the train stopping. The injured man was by this
train safely carried to the Hamilton Hospital.
• The Clutha Pioneers' Association was again favoured with
glorious weather for its annual picnic, which was held in the
Warepa School Grounds yesterday. The countryside was looking
its very best, and from far and near early settlers of the
genuine old stock, their ranks now growing sadly thin, and
lusty descendants of all ages, ever increasing and thriving
on the opportunities won for them by the older generation,
gathered together to spend the day in social enjoyment and
the reviving of cherished memories of bygone times. Special
arrangements had been made for the express to stop at the
Warepa Station both going and coming, and it arrived with its
first continent of visitors shortly before 11 o'clock. Among
the passengers were Mr John Wood (secretary of the Otago
Early Settlers' Association), and Mrs Barnes, Mrs Hayward,
and Mr T. Somerville, from Dunedin, all members of the
committee of the Otago Association, and Mr A. S. Malcolm,
M.P., with Mrs Malcolm and their children.
The express and two succeeding slow trains were each met by a
drag and a number of private vehicles, which conveyed the
visitors to and fro over the two miles that separated them
from the prettily situated school grounds.
Excellent pipe music was supplied at intervals by Mr W.
M'Hardie.
- ODT, 11.1.1912
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