MILLIONAIRE’S ADVENTURE

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1929, Page 8

MILLIONAIRE’S ADVENTURE

ARMED SEARCH FOR LIQUOR. NEW YORK, April 3. For young Peter and Nicholas Fish romance us exciting as a pirate’s tale gieamed along six revolvers; but for cheir millionaire father, Mr Stuyvesant Fish, a member of one ofi New York’s best-known families, it was but another case of misdirected zeal by coastguards. Mr Fish, accompanied by his wife and two sons, was bringing down his new yacht, the Restless, from Boston to New York during the week-end. Near Brooklyn ho saw a patrol boat racing towards him and steered within 100 yards of it so that he might be officially inspected. Nothing passed between the two boats, and Mr Fish turned into New York Harbour, doing no. more, he asserts, than 12 miles an hour owing to a twisted propeller. When he approached the Statue ol Liberty the rain came down and Mr. Fish handed the helm over to Captain Larsen, an employee of the firm from whom the yacht was bought. Suddenly Captain Larsen threw the yacht off its course and stopped. “The coast guard is shooting at us,” he explained in answer 'to Mr Fish's question. A STRING OF OATHS. A patrol boat pulled alongside and Mr Fish and his family found themselves looking down on six shining revolvers. “Wijal is it all about?” asked Mr Fish, who is 6f’t. tall and of a commanding presence. There came from the darkness a string of. oaths, and a voice replied, “Don’t ma.;c a move. We are going to look over your boat.” “What for?” asked Mr Fish, and the voice answered, “Booze, that’s what!” “You can go as far as you like, but why the oaths?” Mr Fish protested. “Npuij/ of your —(-77— (business; you keep quiet till we are through,” was the reply. >• One man. from the patrol boa! climbed on board the •y'ijeht, while the otb.er five kept their 'revolvers levelled at.',MY Fish and family. The searc-li-'toWk half an bhiir. No liquor was found, and the time wasted only increased boarder. “We’ve wasted an hour trailing you and searching your boat, l’ lie said. “Your are lucky we did not turn a machine gun on you I’/: 1 He departed with his boat, after accusing Mr Fish of speeding GO miles an hour down '.the harbour as though seeking to escape pursuit. Mr Fish is taking up the case with Washington and New York. The Prohibition authorities admit that the yacht, was searched, although they deny that bad language. \yas used.