BRILLIANT FLIGHT.
TOULON TO TUNIS IN 7J HOURS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Paris, September 24. ' M. Garros, tho aviator, in a flight from Toulon to Tunis, passing en route ovor Sardinia, accomplished tho journey (a non-stop ono) of five hundred miles, in 7J hours. "Times" —Sydney "Sun" Special Cables. (Reo. September 25, 7.5 p.m.) Paris, September 25. The Paris press is jubilant over M. Garros' Mediterranean . flight (from Toulon to Tunis) arid regard it as a definite triumph for French aviation. A subscription has been opened to commemorate it. A fete has been suggested. Tlio Order of the Legion of Honour has been conferred upon M. Garros. " KEEP COOL." (Rec. September 25, 10.15 p.m.) London, September 25. M. Pegoud, the French aviator, who accomplished a marvellous somersault in mid-air, using a Bleriofa stability with his machine, has been accorded a welcome at London. In a speech he declared that his wish was to prove that if tho pilot keeps cool and uses a decent machine there is no need to fear a mishap; also he wished to demonstrate tho safety of flying if airmen kept to a certain' height.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1865, 26 September 1913, Page 7
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188BRILLIANT FLIGHT. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1865, 26 September 1913, Page 7
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