POLAR FLIGHT

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 4 December 1929, Page 9

POLAR FLIGHT

LATE EDITION

NORWEGIAN’S CRITICISM. COMMENT BY AMERICAN V' “MOST UNFORTUNATE.” (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) GHRISTOHUItCH, Deo. 4. “Whatever Major Tiryggve Gran’s opinions may be, i,t. is mosu lintoi-uun-ato tnat ne gave puoiic expression u> zneiu t«& to© present, tune,' siana ivir lx. i'. uiTuge, united btates Consul atUniristinurun, wiuen asneui to oonnnent on me explorer’s criticism or t-ne I'o.ar ingot story attrioutea to (Joinmiaaiaer Jiynd. “I consider liis remarks ware in very baa taste. 1 am not able to express a competent opinion on the accuracy or onbiervvTse ui Commander oyrd s story, but there is no gamiiaiying that his liiglit over the feouth Role adds stiifi iurther to his aneaciy formidable list of achievememts.” Alajor Gran’s remarks are reported on page. 5 of this issue. BROPHY TURNS UP. BACK IN JOURNALISM. Received 1.45 p.m. to-day. NEW xuRK, Dec. 3. i Richard Brophy, formerly second in -Command oi itne ±syrd expedition, staged l a fake suicide at Coney Island last August with the object or getting out of sight. He succeeded until an editor from Omaha who had been loaning over Byrd expedition pictures last week* recognised a man working on his staff las Brophy. Upon the discovery Brophy agreed to return to his .sick wife in New York, but overnight again disappeared. It was alleged .that Ins friendship with a Broadway actress caused complications with Byrd and led. to his dismissal! in Dunedin.