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Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1923, Page 4

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PARACHUTE TO DEATH. COPENHAGEN. Nov. 1. The parachute expert, Professoi Newell, who was killed this afternoon during one of his performances near the Island of Aeroc, was the famous English parachutist, W . Newell, of London, lie had been touring Denmark giving exhibitions ot thrilling descents in “Guardian Angel parachutes. This afternoon when jumping he failed to get clear of the aeroplane. The pilot, noticing the professor’s danger, steered out over Hie sea, and at the peril of liis own life brought his machine down sharply in a vain effort to save Hie parachutist. When the aeroplane had descended to within (iOOli of the surlace the professor fell into lift- of water. A motor boat went to the rescue immediately, but the parachutist was 'lead. Mr Newell, who lived at Nelson- , mad, Harrow, was one ot Hie parachute pioneers. Nearly lid, lie had spent most of his life making experimental balloon ascents and parachuldescents. Twenty-three years ago he gave public which thrilled London at Alexandra Palace, shooting tip in heated gas balloon and coming down leisurely from -T,tXlOi t in a parachute of his own invention. In 1911 lie was the first to make a parachute descent from an aeroplane in England. This was at llomlon. when in' jumped from a GraliameWhitc biplane at a height oi 2,0001 and landed in t’niiii 2-see. Later lumade a double descent -a parachute descent from a parachute. SHIR'S BRANDY COMEDY. U.S. SKIPPER’S DILEMMA IN LONDON. ! NEW YORK. Nov. I. ! Captain Pomllehiiry, who eoiiiinamls the President Adams, one of the l luted Stales Shipping Hoard’s liners, arrived here yesterday with a tale over which the whole country is smiling today. It appears that after lie had dumped all his liquor stocks at the London docks in obedience to orders irom Washington Captain Reiidelhur.v called al the offices ol the Board ol i fade foi his clearance papers. •Have you a sufficient quantity of brandy aboard :'” the Board of I rude representative asked him. I "I have mine,” he replied, i Thee official, without the suspicion ol a smile, u> cording m the captain's account informed him that ‘'Hide's you have sufficient brandy to lull'll Hie requirements ot our law. which pr ; 'vnb-s that one gallon must be carried for inei* v hundred steerage passengers, vv« can’t let you have \.nu clearance papers.” , , 'i i :t - official expre-s. o tin- opinion that this wits a "very good lav.. Captain !’'-mlelbur;.. finding hiio-oh as lie -avs, between the “devil and iiie deep blue laws.” decided to violate t lie lav. if hi- own country, lie hotignl a fivc-gnilon keg of brandy ami obtained his clearance miners. BARS IN THE CABIN. All manner of (modifying habits are . comiu- into vogue aboard American ; vessels. It is reported, for instance, that on both the A i lan tie ami (lie Pei ! lie cabin-drinking parties have beer, substituted for the decorous exchange of conversation and refreshment i "> smoking saloons, fliese parties, it is intimated, are very hilarious. They consume far more liquor than wa- ,- e ease when drinking took place umbo public nbsorvalioll. FARTHEST NORTH DETECTIVE. MURDER TRACKED AFTER A Y EAR. QUEBEC. Nov. I. Dramatic d-tective work in the Arctic is revealed by the report which has just reached this country, that, alto! 'l:2 muii ill s’ imm-t ions, Sor^oan ! ,Ju\\ uf tl;u ( aumliau Royal NnphWV.st MoimtH Dolic \ has hitosloil : > Ksfjtiim:ntx m Isu* north IKUIni U:in<! who have confessed to Lhe murder ai Cape Crawford. Lancaster Sound, four wars ago of a trapper, II: Robert S. .fanes, a Newfoundland man. In 19)9 M r ,|aims left Newfoundland on an expedition to obtain furs in North Baffin l ai-d. 1!" was accompanied by one of his sons, who, however, relumed m the same ship, the Kite, as look his father north. _

Air James built a shack at Pond’s Inlet, in the north of Baffin Bay, made himself comfortable, and began to trade with the natives. Contrary to an arrangement made with a party in St John's, the Kite ivs- not sent down, at the expiration of the two years, s » that Air .lames could not return ati-1 was elll off' completely. Though offered a passage home by ( apt. 11. I. Ahum, of the s.s. Albert, he would not accept as he was unable to make a bargain about the arrangements hr his passage. JOURNEY OVERLAND. Mr .Line,-, ii i - --tilled, then resolve •- to try to reach civilisation overland, but found that a nanow gulf which be (bought would he frozen over was open, and lie had to retreat. It w»- ; while returning on his trip to Pond s Inlet that he met his deiuli. The Canadian Government took up the matter and last year an invest igat-in-r liar tv WHS sent down to Baffin Land to obtain evidence and if possible vo locate the native who was supposed i to have committed the deed. Xnw conies the news, say ihe l.\ei-* ji,i, Advocate of St John’s, Newfoundland, that Scrgt. Joy. who was m charge of the investigations, has arrested the three Esquimaux. The body of the trapper was located and exhumed for a post-mortem examin. J ;l iimi. It was found to he in an almost perfect state of preservation owing to the frost. It was taken to Pond s In lot. An examination disclosed two bullet holes in the hack and il was after this discovery that the arrest win made. So rill. Joy is ivinniniiiLS ui l >4, iid s In |.-t all the 'winter ami is keeping his prisoners with him. In the spring, aearly as possible, a special court will hi sent' from Ottawa to try the ease. In the meantime the officer will he kept I,use making investigations into o.her phases of til.' ease and accumulating evidence. of tile common cause. RAMMED MOTOR-BOAT. COI'EN'H \GEN. Nov I. It is u-jiorted from Gothenburg that a last Norwegian motor-hod. w ith three men on hoard, ran alongside a German ste'uner .the Adler, piesiimnljv for smuggling, and for some reason they did not come to terms. Thereupon the motor-hod went to the H-m----isli ship Emanuel, lying near. The captain of lhe German vessel, if is said became so enraged that at full -peed l:e ran into the motor-boat ' smashing her. The paiii-h vi'M-l saved iwo of linen W ami t, led al-o (■ salve tin- motorbo,- -i. but was obliged to give that up ;•> the German skipper t lirea tem-d to ram her. irytgr,». t-T*,.