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RESCUERS' STORY OF LOST YACHT.
"ROCKET DROPPED IN
FIELD."
Coastguardsmen and lifoboat men told graphic stories of the loss of the yacht Islander off the Cornish const on August 4, when the official inquiry as beld at Fowey.
Mr. A, T. Bucknill; for the Board of Trade, announced that Mr. Ross, Station Oficer of Coastguards in Fowey district, who was directly concerned in the inquiry, had been taken ill.
It was decided to proceed with evidence which would not involve bim.
THE GREEN
PASTURES."
THUNDERBOLTS FOR THE
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We
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BURIED BIBLE SECRETS.
SEARCH AT HOME OF ABRAHAM.
Sir William Flinders Poirie, the veteran archeologist whose research work in Egypt and Palestine has earned him world-wide repute has left London for South Palestine to search for
Rolics of Neolithic man of more: than 5,000 years ago, and
Evidences of the Biblical patri- archs Abraham and Isaac,
God's Office again. Somewhore the Choir is sing. ing: A City Called Heavon," In the office are Two Women Cleaners. Ono is scrubbing tho floor, the other dusting the furni The visit marks his jubilee of re- ture. The one dusting stops and search work in this part of the looks out of time window. Thore'is world, for it will be 50 years next a whire and a distant faint boom.month that he embarked on his The Choir stops.
scientific investigations of bygone | civilisations.
First Cleaner: Dat was a long Way off.
Sacand Cleaner [At, window.]:
Yes, ma'am. An' dat must a' been a big one.
Doggone, do Lawd mus'
Later in the sitting a doctor said, that Mr. Ross was suffering from nervous debility. He thought that be mad to sho', dis mo'nin'. Dat's the subject of the inquiry had beende loty-six thundo'bolt since
on his mind.
A further inedical report will be given today.
Rocket"Dropped." Leonard Russell Bate, of the Volunteer Rocket Life-Saving Com- pany, described the firing from the cliff of the rocket, which fell about 10 yard ahead of the yacht.
Mr. Bucknill: Had you a second rockoti-There was a second one in
breakfast:
1,000 Years' Gap,
Hin season's work in the neigh-
bourhood of Gaza, he explained will follow two fines of research-
First he hopea to secure at Tell
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APPEARANCES
Ajjul (a fow miles south of Gaza) MAINTAINING sufficient data of people of the later Stone Age to fill in a gap of about ancient history of Palestine, and 1,000 years, thus completing the obtaining a continuous record, link- ed with that of Egypt, from the Neolithic Age (3400 B.C. onwards).
ONE Secondly, he will investigate the ASSEMBLY First Cleaner (A little burt.]: mound of Gerar, where Abraham ENTERS, THE PER- SONALITY OF A Did I know I wouldn't ask de ques-and Isaac lived about 2300 B.C. tion..
First Cleaner I wonder where at He's pitchin' dem.
Second Cleaner: My goodness, don' you know!
Second Cleaner: Every one dem's bound'fo' do earth.
Firat Ciencor: Do earth
You
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WHATEVER
Discussing his plans shortly be- fore his departure, Sir Flinders re- SMARTLY' DRESSED of ferred to the possibility of unearth- MAN IS FELT AND
ing something that may definitely | RESPECTED, be linked with Abraham and Isanc
"Our party from London," he anid, "will number 14, all of them members of the British School of Egyptian Archaeology. We shal! have several hundred native work- ers chiefly girls. We are not look First Cleaner: Well, bless me. Iing for treasure, bat for fragments didn't know dey was, thunde'bolts.
of history." Second Cleaner Wha'l you think
the gear, but willing hands carry-monn dat little ol' drecnio' placo! ing it over the fields had dropped it in the furze and we could not
and it
James Taylor, a coastguard at Looe, mid that he decided to place | bad weather watch on his station
Second Cleaner: Dat's. de planot, [Another faint whirr and boom.1 Dore goes, another,
at five minutes to seven in the even-day wha ing.
Ho told the District Officer, Smith what he was going to do, and Smith replied: "We will wait and get the weather report at seven o'clock".
On Signal Pad,
First Cleaner [Above desk.] I wasn't sho', but I thought maybe He might be whitilin' a new star oʻ two, an' de noise was jeat de chips fallin'
Second Cleaner: Carrie, where you beet 1 - Don' you know do earth Acting upon a telephoned instruc-is de new scandalt Ever'body's tion from Mr. Smith, he told Pol- talkin' 'bout it. perro to go on bad weather watch at. 8 pm. instead of 10 p.m., as Ho visibility was getting wozee. did not enter that instruction in the telephone log.
The Commissioner: Why did you not oir that message in the phono book -I thought it was casual at the time.
Could you possibly get a more im. portant order than to tell a atation to put on bad weather watch 1-It is an important order if it is given as an order,
How did you get the message that. there had been a ship sunk 1-1 wrote it on the signal pad.
Did you pass it on to the district officer-I tried to get him on the telephone but could not.
Almost**Looping-the-Loop."
Daniel Cook, signalman of the Fuwe lifeboat, said that the life boat slapped for a minute a half Just outside the harbour, opposito Polrum coast guard station.
They were about 20 feet from the rock. He sent a succession of flashes but had no reply.
m
First Cleaner Dey kep', it from
11
Second Cleaner: Ain't you notie-
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ad de Lawd's been unhappy lately?tion, beals and soothes the inflamed stomach lining, and restores pain- Firat Cleaner [Thoughthilly-less, normal digestion. Get a pack- Yeah, He ain't been His old self.. age of Bisurated Magnesia from Second Cleaner: What did you your chemist today; use na direct ed, and you will soon be telling think was de matteht. Lumbago?
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First Cleaner [Petulantly.]: I didn't know. I didn't think it was fo' me t'inquich.
Second Cleaner: Well, it jest BO happens dat de Lawd is riled as
be by dat measly little earth,
Or I should say de 'scum dat's on
it.
First Cleaner: Dat's mankind down dere.
Second Cleaner: Dey mus he scum, too, to git de Lawd so walked up.
First Cleaner: I s'pose so. [An other whirr and boom.] Looks like He's lettin' dem feel de wrath. Ain' dat a shame to plague de Lawd dat way ↑
Second Cleaner: From what I hear dey been beggin' fo what dey're gittin'. My brother few down to bring up a saint.de other day and he say from what he ste mos of de population dows dere In Lantive Bay be again called has made de debbil king an' dey the shore, and after a kitlo rectly-wukkia in three shifts to him. ed an Aswer.
Thy Commissioner: I suppose the lifebest was rolling a good don}}- She was doing everything except looping the loop. (Laughter.)
The inquiry was adjourned until to-day
FULL INVITIGATION ·
URGED.
First Cleaner: You cain's blame de Lawd:
Second Cleaner: Co'se you cain't. Dom human bein's 'd make any body bile aveh.- Ev'rytime de Lawd try to do sompin' fo' dein, doggone, if day don't ataht some new ruckus. First Cloaner: I take notice. He's been wukkinin yere mo" dan usual. Second Cleaner: I with He'd let us ladies, fix it up. Wouldn't take Amore comprehensivo inquiry-minute to make, dis desk gold. is noded into the system of coast plated. wazding as organised by the Board of Trade since it took over the work from the Admiralty in 1923.”
Thi was one of the findings, an- nounced at Fowey (Cornwall), of the wart of inquiry which investi. gated the loss of the yacht Islander in dantiver Bay in August, when Commodore Douglas King and five other wero drowned.
The commissioner, Mr. E. A. Digby, KC said: "The flares on the yacht were soon at 8.30 p, but no alarm.could be conveyed un- til 0.28 p.m. Overlooking Lantivet Bay was a coastguard but, but it was not manned on the night of the divister."
Other conclusions were!- There abeance of a look-out at Lasive dolayod giving neistance to the yacht.
The Board of Trade regulations were not complied with by District Offer Smith, but Station Officer Ros of Foway, committed no breit of regulations,
First Cleance s'pose. He likes it dis way. De Lawd's kind o al' fashioned in some ways. I 'pons He keeps dig office plain an simple oo purpose.ge
Second Cleaner Finishing her work.]: I don' see why..
CHURCH NOTICES.
ET. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, Hora Kowa, NOTHBED 30, 1930, Advent Sunday
Holy Communion at 8 a. m. Holy Communion (Peak. Church),at
8.
Children's Service at 10 a.. Mattins and Sermon 1.11 s.12.
Preacher: The Dean. Evensong at 8.00 p..
Preacher-Rev. N. V. Halward.
Special Notices,
The new Altar in the Lady Chapel will be Dedicated at the 8.00 am. Calouration of Holy Communion.
[7 FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SOIENTIST. (Branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ,. Scientist, in Boston, Mars, V.S.A.) MACDONNELL ROAD, BELOW BOWEN
ROAD TRAM STATION... SUNDAY SERVICE, November 30, 1930, at
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Subject ANCIENT AND MODERN -NEOVOMAXCT,, a'far. MESMERINK AND
HYPNOTISM, DENOUNCER.
The Sunday School is held on Sunday Mornings at 10 o'clock.
Wedno day Evening Meeting at
8.90
First Cleaner Looking off.]: Well, it's kind of a nice place to come to when He's studyin' some-the services and visit the Reading Room, thin' impo'tant. Most evahthin! else in heaven's so fin' 'n' gra maybe ev'ry now an den He jest gits sick a tired of de glory. (Sbo is also collecting her utensils.]
Second Cleaner: Maybe so. Jost de same I'd like to have a free hand wid dis place for a while, so's I could gold it up. ***
[God appears in the doorway.] God: Good me'nin', daughters... Firat and Second Cleaners Good mo'ain', Lawd. Wo was jest 60ish.
in
God: Go ahead dem, dangleters. [Goes to the window,] -
Firat and Second Clonner: Yes, Lawd. They excunt. Off Stage.1 Good me'nin Gabriel, ..
The organisation and system of coquard services in operation were not sufficient for the purpose ng antefriand look Poufroditatemidenisistersand enterram
for proper manning of all the staitons in which a look-out was newsary in the weather conditions primiling.
10 tage Grbrrial says, "Goad
mediately, He stands a the doorway for a moment watching God a notebook and pencil. his haud:
Reading Room at above address, open Terday and Friday, 10 am. to 12 Noon; Monday and Thurmiar, 50 to 7 pm.
The Public is cordially invited to attend
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WESLEYAN METHODIST
CHURCH, WANOKAL *** (Opposite, Royal Naval Hospital;" Queen's Road, East), SUNDAY SERVICES, Normber 30, 1933-
Morning at 10.15 am... Erening at 6.00 p.m. ·
Preacher at Foth Services: Nov.
Frank Shoit Funday School at 3.00 pm.
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