1939-06-06 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 6, 1939

News Snack

MYSTERY YACHT'S FOOTMAN OWNER

Inquiries in the Isle of Wight, Chichester, and the Belgravia district of London have failed to solve the mystery of the 18ft. auxiliary yacht Venus which has been lying off Ryde appar- ently abandoned.

The Venus was purchased from Yachting Services, Chichester, last December by a Mr. A. Turner, who was a footman employed by Lady (Ed- ward) Sassoon, of Belgrave-square.

"Round about Easter Mr. Turner stayed the night in the town and telephoned us asking that the boat had with them two suitcases. should be got ready by May 3 as They said that

someone would

to collect he wished to go to the Isle of Wight come from Chichester for a holiday," a relative of Mr. the yacht, and left next day.

Before leaving Chichester they Eric Lewis, principal of Yachting Services, said to a representative had told Mr. Lewis that they would of "The Daily Telegraph."

He took the boat off on May 1. The next we heard was from the island-that apparently it had been abandoned, with some of his cloth- ing on board.

"We are having it brought back to Chichester.

"Mr. Turner paid a substantial deposit on the boat, the price of which was £75.

U8 to

be away a week and then bring the yacht back for mooring,

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TUDOR RELICS IN

WHITEHALL

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Relics of Royal buildings of the Tudor period have been unearthed during A.R.P. excavations under Government premises on the north side of Whitehall.

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