THE GREAT AIR RACE
BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA WINNING CREW HONOURED (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. December 23, 7.35 p.m.) London, December 22. The. following honours are announced: • Knighthoods of the British Empire Captain Ross Smith. Lieutenant Lftith Smith. Bars to Airforco Medal. Sergeant Ei'iuiolt. Sergeant Shiers. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [Lieut. Loith Smith, who is the brother of Captain Roas Smith, was the letter's companion on the flight from Britain to Australia, and Swgeairts Bennett and Shiers were the mechivnics on the journey. Tlio machine used ras.a 3GO horsepower Viekers-Viiny, of the typo used in the (light across the Atlantic. It left London Oμ November 12 and (lew by wny of Italy, Egypt, India, and Burma, to Bangkok, in Siam, • then to Singapore. From Singapore (ho r'outo was through Java to tlching, at Sourabaya, to Anatopo. In Timor Tho lastnamed slopping-plnco is 500 miles from Darwin, and the aeroplane left it on tlio morning of December 10 and covered the distance in about seven hours.] ROSS-SMITH - ATCHARLEVILLE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AVELCOME AT SYDNEY. (Rec. December 23, 9.45 p.m.) Sydney, December 23. . Captain Ross Smith has arrived at Charleville. Sir Joseph Cook (Minister for the Navy) is endeavouring to arrange for a lieal of church bells and a salute of guns from tlio warships to welcome Captain Rosa Smith on his arrival at Sydney.— Press Assn. LOSS OF THE MARTYNSIDE MACHINE SHOUTS HEARD BY PEASANTS. London, December 22. Lloyd's agent (it Corfu reports that peasants heard shouts on tho night of the Oth, and showed signals, but were unablo to assist Howell. Tlio machine was found ups:dn down, and it is not improbable that the Iwdies are entangled in it—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SIR JOHN ALMS DEATH FARMHOUSE STRUCK DURING A FOG. London, November 20. A theory to explain Sir John Alcock's death is that ho was. not carrying the instruments necessary for navigation above the clouds, and got into a cloud iu which ho (lew lower and lower, until in tlio scmi-dnrkness tho machine struck a tree and crumpled up.—"The Times." Rouen, December 21. Sir John Alcock was flying low in n foj to find his whereabouts. A wing of the machine struck a farmhouse. The m'lofs skull was fractured, and ho did not regain . consciousness.—Aus.-N.Z. Ca'blo Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 77, 24 December 1919, Page 7
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374THE GREAT AIR RACE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 77, 24 December 1919, Page 7
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