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Pacific Islands Monthly, 15 September 1938Vol. IX, No. 2

Car Plunges 100Ft. Off

p. 35 · Read in the full issue

Edie Ck. Road

From Our Own Correspondent.

WAU. Aug. 14.

A SEDAN car, driven by Mr. Leitz, of the Wau Carrying Co., swerved sud denly and plunged 100 ft. over the side of Edie Creek Road at dusk on a recent Sunday afternoon. After several somersaults, it was stopped upside down by a tree at the edge of another 100 ft. drop.

There were four passengers m the car—Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Spence. Mr.

Norman Spence, and Mr. K. G. McKen zie—and they miraculously escaped al most without a scratch. When the car came to a halt. Mr. Spence’s first con cern was for his wife —he urgently call ed out how was she: and received the cheery, though mumbled reply that she was not hurt but that Mr. Norman Spence was standing on her face!