STRANGE AFFAIR.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14, 15 October 1926, Page 3

STRANGE AFFAIR.

THE PROPOSED TASMAN FLIGHT ROBERTSON DENOUNCED AS IMPOSTOR, (Electric Telegraph.—Copyright). SYDNEY, October 14. Robert Robertson, who arrived here -om Auckland to arrange a flight : om Sydney to New Zealand, fell : loin a fourth floor window at the 'em Club’s building in the city today, landing oil the verandah roof. He was carried through a window on he first floor and admitted to hospital in a serious condition. Mystery surrounds the accident. When he arrived in the Ulimaroa he aid lie was going to make a flight om La Perouse to New Zealand. ,• also said he was suffering from a a.'i-votis breakdown and would take a mple of weeks’ holiday. To-day Robertson called at the offices of the aero Club, hut apparently transacted : < business. His presence on the pre- ■ rises was first known by the crash r! his falling body. LEAP FROM A WINDOW. Captain Hughes, president of the Mew South Wales Aero Club, states t mt Robertson called on him to discuss the flight scheme. Robertson as closely questioned by Hughes, who came to the conclusion that any of Robertson’s statements would ■it bear verification. Captain Hughes, i the presence of witnesses, told him 1 -• was an impostor and that to ifeguard the interests of aviation he mild get in touch with the police, ’oberlson then leapt out of the winluwn of Captain Hughes’ office and ; i uck the top of the oriel window on [Me third floor, rebounded and erash- ! on the awning level with the first

When they were discussing details, aptain Hughes found the whole pro- ■ sal vague, and Robertson was then lestioneil regarding statements which ■id appeared in New Zealand newsapers to the effect that the Aero iuh of Australia was providing him citli a machine. Robertson denied inking such statements. After be;>g closely questioned, Robertson allotted that he had never been in the icing corps, and then, as Captain iughes turned to telephone the dice, Robertson jumped through the indow.—(A. & N.Z.)