THE AIR DISASTER.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1921, Page 3

THE AIR DISASTER.

Vt'bi KALIAN AM) N.Z. CABLE AS&UU Al. LONDON, Aug. 27. Lieut. Commander Watirt summoned the police to the hospital and stated:— “l want to say that the accident appeared to lie elite 1 to some weak struetuial' part of the ship, which broke ii to two pieces. 1 cannot say which parts. I had been flying for 36 hours before tlie mishap, and I intended to make tins m\ last flight. NEW YORK, Aug. 28. The U.S. Department has issued a memorandum stating the United States and Britain will equally share the loss of R. 38. Payments totalling 1 dollars have been made, whereof Britain will return 500,000. GERMAN OPINION BERLIN, Aug. 26. The German newspapers referring to the disaster to R. 38 suggests that it was due to buckling perhaps due to too sharp an alteration of the course. They recall the destruction of L2 at Johannistal in 1913 ascribed to spark from the motors contacting with the petrol vapour which surrounds tlie envelope like an aura when the vessel is speeding. ANOTHER ATR DISASTER. LONDON, August 27. The yacht Zola reports' that she saw the London-Bntssels mail airship explode in mid-air when four miles off Calais. A hag of mails lias been reoovornl. There were no passengers on hoard when she left Croydon at noon.