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■ ♦ C. W. HILL REACHES DARWIN. AN UNEXPECTED ARRIVAL. I FINAL STAGE UNEVENTFUL. (UNITED PRES3 ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYKIGHT.) ' (Received December 10th, 8 p.m.) DARWIN, December 10. Flight-Lieutenant C. W. Hill arrived unexpectedly at 10.30 o'clock (Darwin time) to-day, having (eft Koepang at 1.45 a.m. in the moonlight. He ran into rain off Timor, otherwise tho trip over the water of iBO miles was uneventful. He saw tho steamer Marella when nearing Darwin. He circled overhead nnd tried to drop a message which, however, missed the ship. The passengers were very excited.. Referring to his crash some time ago ho said that he would have beaten Hinkler's record but for that mishap. He had carried out all his own repairs, with the assistance of an Air Force crew. He would try to sell his aeroplane in Australia, otherwise he would ship it back to England, where he was due on his old job in March. He intends to fly to Brisbane and Sydney, and probably to Melbourne. Ho left for Daly Waters at midday. ANOTHER MISHAP. HILL FORCED DOWN AT PINE CREEK. (Recoived December 10th, 11.25 p.m.) DARWIN, December 10. Plight-Lieutenant Hill is a tall, jovial young man, a typical "Cornstalk." His aeroplane is blue and silver, and is named "Jane," after his wife, who is awaiting his arrival at Brisbane. Thero was a far larger crowd of local people present to see him depart than saw his arrival, which was unexpected. A message recoived later at Darwin stated that he was forced down behind the school at Pine Creek, 150 miles south-east of Darwin. Hill was uninjured, but one wing of the aeroplane was damaged, and it was not known whether he can repair it locally. SCHNEIDER CUP RACE. PARTICIPATION OF AIR FORCE DESIRED. 1 IBRITIBB OFFICIAL WIBELESB.) (Received December 10th, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, December 9. No conclusion was reached at yesterday's conference botween the Air Council and the Schnoider Trophy Committee of tho Royal Aero Club, but the conference is to be resumed next week and hopes are entertained in the aircraft industry that the Air iMtnistry may reconsider its decision to take no share in next year's Schneider Trophy race. One of the Aero Club's chief difficulties will be the assembly qf and the training of a team of civilian pilots, whereas the Air Ministry has its high speed flight in training.