NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1920, Page 1

NEWS BY MAIL.

GIRL CHANNEL CYCLIST. LONDON, Aug. 17

Miss Zetta Hills arrived at Folkestone just before mid-night last night, after a plucky and almost successful attempt to cross .the Channel on her water-cycle. She left the French coast near Calais at 7 a.m. yesterday, and during the day cycled about 40 miles before her front wheel buckled. She was then only four miles from Folkestone, and had to abandon the attempt between nine, and ten o’clock. . , She was taken on board the motorboat which accompanied her, and brought into Folkestone Harbour. She was very tired after her exertions Miss Hill’s water-cycle resembles an ordinary bicycle mounted on large

LIZARD-BIRD found. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Professor Beebe, of the New Yorl

Zoological Society, .who lms been en gaged for some time in making researches into the bird and insect life oi British Guiana, reports that he has dis covered a bird supposed to be extine for a million years. The bird resembles a small liz. r and'lives in the bush along the tore Sl, T)r* Chalmers Mitchell stated tha' news of the discovery bad not yet beei communicated to the scientific world Professor Beebs, be said, is a very weU known zoologist, and a further aceoun of the new bird will be awaited witl interest. No bird so far known t. ornithologists could be said to corresnond to a small lizard.