AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1929, Page 5

AVIATION

THE ITALIA TRAGEDY

ARE SOME SURVIVORS IN THE ARCTIC STILL

(United Prese Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

ROME, Feb. 10. Professor Bchounek, of tiie Prague University, lectured hero in General he had gone to Rome for the purpose of giving evidence at the Government inquiry on the expedition. He relorri ed to Professors Malmgrem and Pontremoli, when he broke down and hurried out of the room, with his hands over his face. He subsequently stated to the Rome correspondent of the “Morning Pu>t"

that he. had often lectured on the subir; > ject, blit he had never had his feel ing so overcome. He added: It is (because I believe that there is still a chance of those carried away in the “Italia” envelope being alive, and suffering in some remote part of Fransi Joseph Land or Northern Spitdenbergen. These vast areas wore not fully search. You as an Englishman, know how nrwny years tin; English continued looking-for Franklin and others who *were lost, before giving up' the search.

WILKINS REACHES CHILE

NEW YORK, Feh. 15. 5 ' A message from Talchuand, in Chile states.that Sir H. Wilkins, returning ...from bis expedition, arrived there NNr ’to-day from Dcceptnion Island.