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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 16, 19 July 1932, Page 8

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VITAL TQ WHEAT

EMPIRE CONFERENCE

CHANCE NOT TO BE MISSED

United. Press. Association—B? Electric T«e^ .■,., •■■...,•■■ eraph—Copyrleht. ■;•,::.;■>; - (Received l?th July, i p.m:)

~ L .-.. ;'.-• .--, MONTSEAL, 18th July. . "Tho Ottawa Conference will b«" fraught with : important" .consequences for the. future ;o? the Canadian. wheai industry," declared Mr. D.-L; Smith, London representative of the Canadiaa Wheat Pool, who has arrived here. "Ii is absolutely imperative that something be done, otherwise, if the., chanc* is allowed to pass, we; may see .wheat selling at 35 cents." ' v '■■'/■-.y'Ai. :,

THE GEfiHAJSr AiiMEJf

BERTRAM AT PERTH

(Received 19th July,'! p..mi)

•:•',- . :■ : PERTH,vThis -Day..' ••■;• The rescued German airman^ Captain. Bertram, arrived by air ' mail"? from Wyridham.'., He : received a" .telegrani from his companion, Klausmann, report* uig a continued steady recovery. Captain Bertram, in a broadcast address,, said that he was still bo affected by. his harrowing experiences •'■■ that he could not supply any detail's.--,-' ■•

With a fair knowledge of the English language, Captain Bertram, one of tha two German aviators who recently had such a harrowing experience after their flight to Australia, spoke from Perth, west Australia, last night, by 'arrangement with the Australian Broadcasting Commission. He said it gave him great pleasure to thank the Australian.people for what they had done, and indicated that it was difficult, after only, two weeks, to speak about their experiences, and impossible to go into details. He. said that'he and-his companion tried every means to fight for their lives. They tried to follow the coast and get back to civilisation, and also ,tried to make a boat. • He was quite sure Tiis companion would recover. He had received a telegram that day from KJausmann.

Captain Bertram said he could ar-l range for the salvaging 'of the aeroplane, and proceeded to extend thanks ■ to the Broadcasting ' Commission for making it possible for him to speak to the Australian^ people. He looked forward to seeing them all, and hoped to visit Melbourne and all parts of Australia.

Several 'questions were then put to! Captain' Bertram by a questioner in the Perth studio. Asked hbw they man- ' aged to live on the North Coast without food, Captain Bertram replied: "It is very difficult after a fortnight to ex~ plain.. I never thought .before it was possible to live without water. I never thought it possible to live without food for forty days." With great" feeling, Captain Bertram indicatod that he had faith in 'God.

"I suppose you were tormented by; mosquitoes and flies!" asked the questioner, i

"During the day there were 'thousands of flies troubling our eyes and mouth, and at night thousands of mosquitoes/ 5 he replied. It was not good to live there, he added. Questioned about the moment they first met the -native, Captain Bertrani replied: .""When you haven't seen anyone for 'one .and a half months, only your companion, you feel pleased to see anyoneiV^On the fortieth, day, we saw the, natije' frith fish, and wer© pleased." - V - Captain Bertram had heard aboutthe fund being,raised-to install wireless at the Drysdale Mission.' ,"Tou do not think the aborigine is the lowest type in the world?" he was asked. Captain Bertram replied: "I do not think that. This native will be my best friend."

It was stated by the Perth studio announcer that the arrival of Captain, Bertram at Perth resembled a ..NewYear's night. Thousands of people went to the aerodrome in pouring rain, and paid a wonderful tribute to theGerman airmen. i

' In conclusion, Captain Bertram said he hoped, in September to fly icrand Australia with Klausmann. /