NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1929, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

RUNAWAY TORPEDO

PORTLAND, April 10

A torpedo which was lirod from the Admiralty's testing range in Portland Harbour this afternoon went out ol its course and finally landed on Weymouth beach.

Itß vagaries in the bay wore watched by hundreds oi' people, if Hashed round the pier at 3d knots an hour with fast mot jr-lmats following. It is stated to bo of the latest type, .onta.n'ing a secret so zeaiousiy gaumed that Admiralty oliicials forbade people to approach within 50 yard and eonhscatod snapshots taken by spectators. G’-vermnont tugs recover, ed tile torpedo and towed it back t< tin? range.

MAX CRUSH Hi) BY LIFT

LONDON, April 10

Horace Baltorsby, aged about 3-1 al' Eastbonrne-road, West Ham, E., : porter-packer lor .Messrs. Whyte, Bids, lale, and Company, Limited, Camo-mile-street, E.C., was killed by a lil'i yesterday. Battershy was standing on top of a: hydraulic good lift near the ground !loor and was oiling the rubber run tiers when the lift began to more. Powerless to stop it, he was sltiwiy carrier up the three storeys and crushed to loath against the roof. His frantic shouts were heard by other workmen, who rushed to his assistance but they were 100 bite. CARS 350 FEET PLUNGE. NICE (French Riviera) April 16. Two British visitors had a narrow ■•scape in a, motor accident near here vesterday. They were Mr Herberl liiinder and Mr George Sloe, both of Condon, and they were motoring with M. Horbont, a Belgian, who was at the wheel.

Tn rounding a corner the car crashed 'nto a ditch, overturning, and rolled dit) a deep ravine. Halfway down the slope it struck a tree and threw out its three occupants and then continued its downward plunge and wm smashed to atoms at the bottom, 350 ft. below. Mr Lander received a broken 100 find lie and bis two companions were severely out and bruised.