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Mrs Tili started something
Mrs. Sama Tili had just finished shopping at Lambete, Munda, in the Solomons some time ago, according to the BSIP New Sheet, and when she started the 18 hp outboard engine of her canoe to go back to her village she really started something. The engine was revving high and she put it into gear. The canoe jumped for ward and Mrs. Tili fell into the water.
A watching woman sounded the alarm and men on the beach went to the rescue. One thought Mrs. Tili was being attacked by a shark and dived to her aid with a crowbar. Another rescuer was chased by a dog and ended up a tree. A third, Mr. Enele Kwanairara reached Mrs. Tili and then cut his foot badly on a piece of shell. The canoe, sailing around on its own, made four trips back and forth, each leg about a mile, be fore Mr. Kwanairara was able to grab it and stop the engine, but not before the propeller and drive shaft were broken. Mrs. Tili, an expectant mother, was unhurt.