CAPTAIN OF THE SURF CLUB.
m s £ r C \ Bl *y ant » captain of tho Surf Club and one of it 3 instructors, said that _he thoroughly endorsed Mr Mosley's statement, and believed it gave a fair statement of tho position. Roughly, the club liau a membership of 150. Probably not moro than 50 wero competent lifesavers ._ 50 would be swimmers, and tho other 50 would be non-swimmers who were receiving instruction. He would point out that the request made by the constable to these vocng men meant no more than that"they should go to dive for the bodies as there could be no question ol resuscitation after so great a lapso of time.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14565, 16 January 1913, Page 4
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