“FREE-FOR-ALL” GAME
SMUGGLING ROMANCE', (Received 9 a.tn.) PARIS. April 3. Captain Henri de Monfned, known as the “French Captain Kettle,’ ’ is on holiday in Paris from the Red Sea, where he has spent 30 years in defiance of the authorities. He was twice imprisoned in a British military gaol, and was also arrested by Ms compatriots. The captain.' is a lithe, bronzed, eagle-eyed man with a steel-grey moustache, a typical exponent of his own theory that, gun-running is a “free-for-all game.” He is also interested in hashish trade. Once Captain de Monfried attempted to annex the Farsam Islands from France, but failed because he was not supported. He possesses large coffee and grain estates in Abysinia. He is visiting Paris in order to place his children at school, but says he stifles here and intends to depart for Djibouti immediately.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19310408.2.48
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 8 April 1931, Page 5
Word Count
140“FREE-FOR-ALL” GAME Northern Advocate, 8 April 1931, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in