OVER THE ANTARCTIC

Evening Star, Issue 20057, 24 December 1928, Page 8

OVER THE ANTARCTIC

S!R HUBERT WILKINS THE FIRST FLIGHT Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, December 22. (Received December 24; at 9.35 a.m.) A copyright message from Sir Hubert Wilkins states; “The first part of our 1,200 miles flight was over water, then high peaked mountains, on which flowed glaciers reticulated with gaping crevasses, many of which could have swallowed the machine without leaving a trace. There was .no"chance whatever of landing safely. Some peaks showed a horizontal strata. Some of them were black—perhaps coal. At times we flew to B,oooft, and returned at 130 miles an hour. We kept a compass course, easily located Deception Island, and landed safely. ■’ The temperature in the cabin throughout the day was exceptionally warm, mostly 6'ideg Fahrenheit. Only when wc came low over Deception slland did we feel the cold. We discovered no sign of any game or other means of sustenance. The prospect of being forced down was much less inspiring than on our Arctic trip. When we returned to Deception Island we learned that our wireless transmitter functioned perfectly throughout the flight.”—Australian Press Association-United Service.