ON LONELY ISLE

Grey River Argus, 13 June 1935, Page 8

ON LONELY ISLE

Three Men to Live YACHT’S TRIP TO KERMADECS AUCKLAND. June 12. The Auckland yacht Ngataki has returned from Sunday Island in the Kerniadec group. On the island it landed Alfred Bacon and two others, who propose to live there. The Ngataki’s owner (Mr. Wray), said to-day that Bacon had Avantcd for a Jong time to return to Sunday Island where he lived with his parents over forty years ago, and later Avith Messrs C. H. Parker and J. Ashworth. Parker died of tetanus and Bacon and Ashworth were brought back by the Government steamer Hinemoa nine years ago.

Wray said that Bacon Avas delighted Avben he (Wray) agreed to take him back. Bacon introduced two companions, but he (Wray) did not remember their names. One was called Bruce and the other “Ginger.” They brought on board corrugated iron with which to construct shelter, some stores, pots and pans, and two Alsatian dogs, which they hoped would help in exterminating the large rats on the island. The Ngataki’s trip to the ilsand was stormy and occupied nine days. It Avas found necessary to heave-to one night ami batten down everything moveable.

At the island the days were sunny and the men Avore only shorts. Bacon and his two companions were landed, and Wray spent a few hours ashore,

gathering oranges from Bacon’s property. The three men seemed anxious to settle down to the life of isolation, and Avaved a cherey farewell when the Ngataki sailed. She reached Deep Water Cove after five days. Wray plans to cruise to a number of littleknoAvn islands in the Pacific, and will sail again in about a month.