AVIATION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 19 November 1927, Page 5

AVIATION

NON-STOP FLYERS HINKLER’S REPORTED LANDIJttJ A MESSAGE FROM LEMBEBft (By Cabla-Prass IMn.—Copyright) (Received 19, 11.30 a.m.)' London, Nov. 18. A Lemberg newspaper reports Hinkler landed at Bialokrynic, H Southern Poland, on the 16th, and hag resumed his flight.—(A.P.A. amj “Sun” Cable). ANXIETY STILL PREVAILS. NO AUTHENTIC INFORMATION. (British Official Wireless). 1 (Received 19, 12.30 p.m.) Rugby, Nov. 18. It would appear from reports that the landing of airmen at Bialokrynic* took place on Wednesday afternoon. No further news of Captain Mclntosh and Bert Hinkler has been received from any quarter. Anxiety there, fore still prevails, especially as no authentic confirmation is availably that the airmen who landed in Po» land were actually Mclntosh ana Hinkler. COBHAM’S DEPARTURE POS'D. ■ PONED. k . GALE IN THE CHANNEL. (British Official Wireless.) Y Rugby, Nov. 18. (Received 19, 12.30 p.m.) Sir Alan Cobham was to have left Southampton this morning in his flying boat for his African tour, but news that a gale was blowing at 3S miles an hour In the Channel causa him to postpone his departure. GILES WAITS AWHILE. (Received 19, 10.25 a.m.) j San Francisco, Nov. 18. Captain Giles has again postponed his departure. He announced that he would not attempt to hop off to day after Captain Kinsford Smith’s monoplane, the Southern Cros, had made two test trials on behalf of Giles to observe atmospheric condi» tions, and reported these to be um favourable.—(A. and N.Z.)