Strange Accident
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Wasp Swarm Causes
PAPEETE, August, 11 AN extraordinary fatality occurre here on August 7. M. de Vu pilleres, agent here for Messagerii and a well-known and popular mai was driving his car across the Fai taua Bridge, about noon, when sue denly a swarm of flying wasps cam through his opened wind-screen an blinded him, so that he momentaril lost control of his car.
A Tahitian man was standing £ the side of the bridge. The swen ing car struck him and knocked hiii over the side, and he fell into th stony riverbed, 20 feet below. H was picked up unconscious, and die later. M. de Vulpilleres, who r<* gained control quickly, and remaine on the bridge, was deeply shocke: by the unfortunate accident.