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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 23 December 1922, Page 8

A gallant rescue from drowning was effected by an Otago High School boy, fourteen years of age, on the St. Clair beach, Dunedin, on Thursday afternoon. It appears that this lad, Robert Francis Duckworth, went into the surf with. Harold f’arkes, a baker. The spot chosen . was in front of the esplanade, and Parkes went out about 100 yards into the sen. Here he got into difficulties, and Duckworth set off to tho_ rescue. But when lie reached the drowning man the latter struggled violently, and the would-be rescuer bad a bad time, his bathing suit being almost entirely lorn off. The lad, who is a. patrol leader in tho Boy Scouts, acted in a practical inanner, however, and quietened (ho struggling man with a blow under the chin. He then lowed him to the shore, which was reached after an exhausting swim of five minutes. On reaching the shore artificial respiration was applied by a young lady, who went away after her task had been completed, and has not since been located. The man was then taken to the hospital, where he is reported to he making good progress towards recovery.

A remarkable record has been set up by the Rev. James P. Lang, V.D., of Stirling, Scotland, who has intimated his intention bf retiring from bis charge. Mr Lang is in his 77th year, and Inis spent the whole of his ministerial life in one parish, having been ordained to the blast parish of Stirling in 1567 ; lie has many of the characteristics of the remarkable family to which ho belongs, if is father was Li minister of the Church of Scotland, and two of Ids brothers wore also in the ministry, one of them reaching the Moderator’s chair. Two of his sisters were wives of Moderators, and be is the uncle of the Archbishop of York and of Mr Mathc,son Lang, the actor.

“I am quite a near neighbour of yours,” said the local bore. “I’m living just across tho river.” “Indeed/’ replied bis neighbour; “I hope you’ll drop in some clay.”

Charles' Harrington,, who :D ;a favouri'e i tli all nat.injis.in Die eosjnopnli i.an city on the ■ shores of' th« Bosphorus, is called, by English - people and men in the army; in Constantinople

"the chief.” Ho' is considered to be one of the 1 inost. tactful men in the world, and would• "walk a mile readily if it would avoid a moment’s misunderstanding.'’ He is a tremendous worker and a keen economist. Some, six weeks ago tie hit up the top 'score of 64 in an Army and Navy matting wickei. cricket match at Beicns. He has■ swum the Bosphorus from the, European to the Asiatic shore,' and he accomplished this feat last year in 22imin; and then swam hack again . 1