NEWS BREVITIES
Planie Damaged Fire slightly damaged one of the motors of Mrs Ameiia Earhart's rebuilt 'plane a moment after it landed following a test flight. Quick repairs were executed to permit her to return to Los Angeles. During the day she said she plans to re-start her world night. as soon as possible. — Tuscon (Arizona). Plane Hits Yacht En route to Egypt from Southampton the flying-boat Castor was damaged in a collision with a yacht. Tho passengers and mail were transferred to the Oygnus. This is Imperial Airways's thpusandth passenger and mail Empire flight sinee the first " trip to Karachi in 1929, comprising 450 to Africa and 550 to lndia and Australia. — ^London. Gliding Record The German pilots, Steinig and Wplf, gylided to a height of 19,686 feet, beatmg the previous world record of 5577 feet. — Berlin. Thistle Control An effort is being made ia the Poverty Bay distriet to provide 'a guarantee of £500 to enable the establishment of researcb work with a view to fiiidiug some control of variegated thistle. The subject vitally aft'ects niiany landholders in this area, and th® present efforts are designed to benefit everyOne — Gisborne. Gisborne Housing Tenders have been called for thc first instalment of the Government housing scheme for Gisborne and there are 13 dwellings in Northcote road, Te Ha;para, to be built. — Gisborne. No Yacht for Duke The Duke of Westminster denies lending his yacht Cutty Sark for the Windsor honeymoon. — London
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 108, 24 May 1937, Page 6
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