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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 173, 24 July 1928, Page 7

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AMUNDSEN'S FATE. Hope Abandoned For Famous Explorer. GAVE HIS LIFE FOR OTHERS. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) STOCKHOLM, July 23. It now appears to be certain that Captain Raold Amundsen and Major Gilbaud have been lost in a vain attempt to rescue the crew of the airship Italia. Sweden lias completely withdrawal from the Spitzbergen rescue work. A Norwegian cruiser has also abandoned the search and is returning to Northern Norway. The commander of the vessel says the waters between Tromso and Bear Island, as well as the east coast of Spitzbergen, have been minutely searched. There was not the least sign of the lost French j seaplane or its crew. It is believed that further search would be useless. The opinion is gaining that the seaplane was forced to descend on the sea owing either to fog or engine trouble, and that it there met its fate. Arctic sea captains, who were in the region of the flight when it was begun on June 18, say the sea was very rough. They consider it is certain that the seaplane nosedived, was swamped and sank with all on board. ANOTHER VICTIM ? MARIANO DEATH RUMOUR. (Australian and N.Z. Press Association.) BERLIN, July 23. A message from King's Bay reports a death on board the Citta, di Milano. The name of the deceased is being kept secret, but it is believed that Commandant Mariano has succumbed. * RUSSIA'S SEARCH. £50,000 LOST IN FREIGHTS. ("Times" Cables.) (Received 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 23. The "Times" Moscow correspondent states that the Arctic relief expedition cost Russia £00,000, lost in freights alone owing to shipping being deprived of the services of the ice-breakers Krassin and Malygin. This does not include heavy running expenses and repairs.