AIR FLYING,

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1920, Page 2

AIR FLYING,

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) SIR ROSS SMITH. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Sir Ross Smith in a letter, says that lie almost wept when the accident happened. It sdemed so silly to come so far and then meet trouble just at the end. He says that ho is going to try and repair, the damage arid.' will do his best to roach Sydney with his machine'. Ho con templates making fhe parts r(*. quired which will take about- a inontf). In another letter, he says lie hopes to fly jo Sydney early in February.

RQULET'S JOURNEY . (Received This Day qt 8 a.m.)

ALLAHABAD, .Jap. ]. | Ponlet interviewed, said that lie was pleased that his friends were subscribing for a new aeroplane to enable him to continue the journey to Australia, but unless he received an order from the French Government jo continue jus; flight ho will return to France, He considers the present season unsuitable owing to fogs over the Siamese frontier being worse than over, and the rest of the roujo is not good. His present intention is jo return some time in 1920 jp finish tiie journey to Apsjralja ijnflflf more favourable conditions,

NEAY AERIAL MAIL. \ LONDON, December 30. \ An air mail service is now to rum to Paris. It will be utilised in future to catch the Australian mail steamerd eighteen hours later than London postings- V