EXPLORERS’ TRAGIC FATE

Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1929, Page 9

EXPLORERS’ TRAGIC FATE

LOST IN CANADIAN WILDS MISSING OVER TWO YEARS .. . . BODY DISCOVERED IN HUT By Telegrapih—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian Press Association. Received Oct. 3, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 3. Sympathetic interest has been aroused by messages from Canada throwing fresh light on the tragic fate of three English explorers, Hornby (a sbn of the cricketer), Christian and Adlard, who perished in the • Canadian hinterland in circumstances recalling the fate of Captain Scott. Adlard’s father is head of a London printing firm and has just received a letter from Ottawa. The letter was found with the bodies in a cabin addressed to himeelf from his son but was written in August, 1926, when the party was hopeful of . success, and does not throw light ori the final tragedy. Canon Armistead, one of the executors for Hornby, said Hornby died first in April, 1927; Adlard died in May, and Christian a month later. “This we gather from Chris? tian’s diary. His companions died in the hut and, as they ’left.' .him. alone with dwindling footstuffs, he' must have > put their bodies outside and died himself a few weeks later.” . ’ • Canon Armistead expects by the next boat from Canada a few things found in,, the hut, such as Hornby’s will, his trophies, and two chapters of a book he was writing. . Christian’s diary has gone to China where his father is stationed.