BRAVE DUTCHMAN’S DIVE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19349, 9 December 1924, Page 11

BRAVE DUTCHMAN’S DIVE.

GALLANT BffiSCTJB ATTEMPT

A Dutchman's heroism wae warmly «OKH ‘I mented upon at a Loudon coroner's court *| ■ the inqueet on Frederick Gill, a labourer, iJ who jumped from a steamer into the SRutmep, S Mr Cornelia Hendtiokua Rood nap, o| stsrdam, second mate of the vessel, ’said-that he heard shouts o£ “man overboard on' the .-M starboard aide," and saw Gill . t away by the tide.' * A man threw a line, which caught under? dill’s chin, but the latter made to oatoh hold of it, and he »Lo. ignored b >,■ lifebuoy that was thrown at him, *1 then took off my ooat and boots and dived !■ him.” Boodnap continued, “but' hf'f-ha4 §■ sunk before I could reach him,” . _ T|H The coroner complimented Boodnap iH bravery, and said that he would ootrtnKrni: cate with the Royal Humane Society,' a view to getting some recognition fe» ; »ha% SH he did, The jury also commended ■mm Boodnap, r

Turkey's only woman doctor -> recently in London. It is only 12 since the Turkish Government women to practise medicine, in Empire,