WITHIN A DAY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 36, 11 August 1934, Page 9

WITHIN A DAY

THREE CHANNEL CROSSINGS

Three times across tho English Channel in loss than twonty-four hours is the record of un American, Alfred Hicks, aged twenty-eight, -hip's n'ronian, of Illinois. He arrived at Folkostone Harbour one night with a London man, Frank Delton, and an Irishman, Edward Brewer, of County Clare. They had been deported by the French authorities after serving a sentence of thirty-one days' imprisonment ,at Boulogne, following their arrest after a perilous crossing of the Channel from Folkestone to Capo Grisnez in a small, open boat. The immigration officials at Folkestone Harbour refused to give Hicks permission to land. He was detained in a waiting room on the harbour for the night, and next morning sent bftek to Boulogne by the 11 o'clock steamer; Within a few bows, however, he was back ai FolkesKat) Harbour again. 'Hie Trench authorities this time had refused him permission to land there, and promptly returned him to Folkestone.

Hicks, at a late hour next night, was at tho local police stiUiou while the officials wore getting into touch with tho Homo Office at Whitehall to ascertain what the next move should lie.

Tho America.L, before ho left Folkestone, expressed the hopo that he would be able to get into Belgium, and from Antwerp get ti steamer to take him brick to his own country.