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CRAZES OF ADVENTURE- SEEKERS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926.
Thore la nothing, vainglorious. about the voyngo; It originated with the desire to ascertain the seaworthiness of a craft upon. which the lives of ocean travel- lara may depend. Captain George Hitchens, who is in command, got bis inspiration for the trip from -Strango trips round the world the wonderful journey of 21 days)|| are the latest crazo of adventure-made in two open boats by the sookers, No fewer than a score survivors of the ill-fated Travessa of dare-devil globe-trotters are endeavouring to accomplish the fest and each is striving to set up a record in originality and achieve ment
Half-way across the Pacific are
Another ocean wanderer is Cap tain, H. Pidgeon, who has just re- ceived the Blue Water Modal from the Cruising Club of America, for the most remarkable achievement
the past five years,
A FERRY DISASTER.
SCORES OF INDIANS DROWNED.
Noakhull, Bengal, Aug. 27. A terrible disaster to a ferry-
boat occurred in the river Megno. Out of a hundred Indian passen It capsized and broke in half. gors, only six have hitherto been reported as having survived. Reuter,
A WISE PHYSICIAN.
a man and his wife who set out in deep-water navigation during has said that to enjoy life to the
from Plymouth a few months ago, in a small ketch scarcely bigger than a rowing boat; somewhere in the Sahura is a man on a bicycle who hopes to circle the earth and be back home again by a year next Christmas.
And dotted hero and there across continents and oceans are other unorthodox globe-trotters, each satisfying his love of adven, ture in equally strange ways.
fullest one should "trust in Pro- Setting off alone, he sailed a 30-vidence and avoid constipation." foot rawl round the world without As the simplest and best aid to a mishap. In fact, his most exciting the achievement of this simple adventure was when a woman philosophy Pinkottea are perfcc- came aboard at Natal and wished tion. Mildly to sharo, his cruise. But Captain Pidgeon politely declined her re- quest, put her ashore, weighed anchor, and set sail.
Now he has just bet off on an other ocean tramp with only a few books for company.
Others in, the Race,
yet efficiently
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While Englishmen are well-to-chemists, or post free, 60 cents the the-way villages for a few shillings the front in the present fashion vial, from the Dr. Williams' to carry them another stage of for crazy voyages, other countries Medicine Co., 60 Kianges Road, their huzardous journey-others are working their passages, doing Danes, including Captain Niels PINKETTES KEEP YOU WELL
are also catching the fever. Three Shanghai. an odd job here and there and Ventegodt, are at present pulling getting off on their travels again 25 ft. racing skift up the coast the moment work begins to stale. of France on their way to India..
Of all the amazing adventurers none is more remarkable than a Scotsman, Robert M'Craa, who is attempting the world trip on a pair of roller skates!
Another adventurous Dane was little two stroke a few days ago. seen purring down Pall Mall on a He was on a world tour, and had already passed. through eight Starting out from London ten countries, and had stuck their months ago, he has already cross-flags on his handlebars, pillion, ed the borders of China. Up to and mudguards. date he has used ten pairs of skates. And he estimates that be- fore his journey is ended he will require at least thirty pairs more!
A few years ago a world tour was looked upon as the particular pleasure of the well-to-do. For anyone to attempt it without all the resources of wealth at his dis posal-a yacht, a fast motor car, or at least a railway ticket-was to run the risk of being thought
ammadman.
But to-day distance has lost much of its significance. Empty pockets are no bar to a modern globe-trotter providing his opti mism is at par. And the man who has a stout pair of boots on his feet and a tongue in his head to ask the way need not bother him- self, about time-tables.
Strange Stunts.
During the past four years no fewer than 25 globe-trotters have set out to walk round the world. One couple, Mr. and Mrs. Le Roux, the South African walkers who started out from South Africa in 1022 have now arrived in London.
All the necessary kit for the
trip is packed on a wheel-harrow- labelled "Cunard Life-all parts of the world." They have al- ready traversed all South Africa, Portuguese East Africa, Egypt. Italy. Switzerland, France, Bel glum, Holland, and part of Edg- land-a distance of 7,640 miles.
Still another couple who are em- barking on the great adventure of a world tour are Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Murray, who claim to be Eng- land's tallest cyclists. They are looking for two partners to join" them:
Never before in history have soM Gerbault, the Jawn tennis many queer attempts on the con-player and navigator, who some quest of the globe been launched, time ago crossed the Atlantic from as have come to light this year.
Rowing boats and ketches that an ordinary man with reasonable care for his akin would not have
Gibraltar to New York alone in a small craft, is now considering an- other journey, this time leaving the States by the Atlantic and go- ing through the punama Canal.
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used to cross the Channel have found plenty of adventurers who Over 2,000 wornen have volun- 12 have not hesitated to head them teered to make the trip with him. across the Atlantic. Even a But the adventurer thinks that the
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