EXCITING EXPERIENCE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 28 October 1925, Page 3

EXCITING EXPERIENCE

JK.'N' I'OJ.i.AiMVS l.Al'XOil .lOI.T.XF.Y (United PreSS ASSOCUt t.'OR.I KA.MF.TOtV, Get. 27 Or. Sui.urif.iy the Her. it. i ■ lotl.ird an otted t'r.j4 ojijvr .••«*’ j rr-n i;i Mr WaiUT I’ \ •' i 7. luiivv ru:i: was* iaiiinu. the win;! on tin 1 river war Mowing i• > a yule. and Ihe tide was ‘low i it" in :st a torrid.: speed. Oil' i.::a Kay the little . ran slnid; exceodiiiuly heavy weather. She nearly stood on end. providing involuntary baths for tile passengers. The speed for an hour was little, and the launch was a perfect switchback railway.

Tin* linonviti lilt* i*x [)<*rii*iii*i* was heiphteiied whom 1 In* lantieh stuck on a shoal, and ! lion* for a brief spare she was lashed l>v waves rompinp in from the Heads. At length tlie splendid seamanship of Mr Piven prevailed. and the launch iloated oil tlie shoal and apa in taekled her journey. In' il the laimeli retiehed Ihe jetty she was her. vil \ V lin lie t ed. and hel’ihinp was aeeonipiished vpii 1 \ lie d"ll handlnie. Mr liollard. speakiup of the oxporienee of t lie pa it v . paid :i hip'll tri bull* to the sea mam hip' of Mr Diven. who had worked wonders with the lanneh in lien \ y wea t her.