AIR WINNER CRASHES.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3590, 29 September 1920, Page 6

AIR WINNER CRASHES.

UPSIDE DOWN FINISH AT HENDON. There wa s a dramatic finish to the London Derby on July 16* - _ The winner, Mr F. T. Courtney, iu a Martinsyde MSemi-Quaver” machine, crashed on arrival at Hendon and "finished upside down. Luckily the pilot escaped unhurt. The red “Semi-Quaver” was the fourth machine to arrive at the finishing ground. It seemed to the onlookers that he came down too abruptly; there was an anxious -moment, the aeroplane hit the ground, bumped up, crashed, and-then, turning a s"inersault, lay still on its back. The crowd were silent with fear. A dozen would-be rescuers rushed orer, and as they got there they saw tnat the pilot was crawling. out of the cockpit. A thin trickle of blood came from his lips, and he looked badly shaken, hut otherwise was unhurt. The news spread in a second, and a ripple of relief went through the crowd succeeded by cheers. “I was blinded by the steam from the radiator;” Mr Courtney explained. Five minutes later the commissionaire announced the results of the fifth aerial Derby:— / “Fastest time, lh 18m 12 l-ss, bj r Mr Courtney in the' winning the Royal Aero Club Trophy and "£500.” An in the middle of the field lay the gallant little “Semi-Quaver,” wing crumpled and broken; its blades snapped and splintered, the turf clinging to its propeller boss. Mr Courtney’s speed worked out at 1535 miles an .hour . ■TUTU. HAND’S TESTIMONY TO “BEE OINTMENT. ** Would you kindly send me at once a pot of your Bee Ointment. I used it over 20 years ago and as it is still as good as it; used to be, it is good enough for me. I enclose 1/6. Yours ] truly, R. Walker, Smith’s Mill, Eae- I tihi. ” ! That’s only one —and nothing we i ©an say of Bee Ointment equals what the hosts of users stfy. Try Bee Oiutraent for yourself. It , does its work quickly, easily, and at little cost. For wounds of all ‘ sorts, dandruff, skin troubles, and insect bites, use Bee Ointment. Costs only 1/6 for large pot. Free sample from Bee Ointment Proprietary, Box 388, Wellington. 4. • • MURDERER’S FOUR ‘ WIVES.’ ’ GOSLETT EXECUTED.- | \ The execution of Arthur Andrew Clement Goslett, 44, engineer, who was found guilty of the murder of his wife, Evelyn Goslett, at Golder’s j Green, on May 2, took place at Pen- i tonville Prison at the end of July. He ( had unsuccessfully appealed against the death sentence. After beating his wife with a motor-tyre lever, Goslett threw the body into the River Brent, close by their home 1 . Since the trial it has transpired Goslett went through the form of marriage four times. The woman he murdered was his real wife. He was convicted at Dover of bigamously marrying a woman there, and his other two “wives” live in London. One w r as a witness at his trial, and the other visited him in prison. Although the poice stated at the inquest that Goslett was not a spy, he was, as a matter of fact, the associate of a German who was convicted of espionage. At one time it was believed that Goslett was in communication with the enemy, and he was questioned by the authorities, but his answers satisfied them that he had not acted with any criminal intent, and no proceedings wore taken against him. It was also stated at the inquest that Goslett was born at Capetown. | and that his mother was a colonial? i He joiner his father in business as a’ livery keeper, but left him. Getting into disgrace, he went to England. He joined the Royal Air Force as a carpenter on the outbreak of the war. After he committed bigamy the authorities dispensed with his services.