WORLD FLIERS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1924, Page 3

WORLD FLIERS.

'l’l l E AMERICAN FUKKS. [I?EUTKRS TkI.EUII.VMS.] (Received this day at 10.10 a.in.) TOKIO, May 2>. There was a brilliant gathering at tin* luncheon given by till' .Minister of AVar in honour of the American airmen. The speakers eulogised the ci.mruc>e anil eniluranee of the airmen n bridging the l’aeiiie. an achievement which would stimulate aeronautic .enterprise and strengthen .lapo-Aniericau ties. The future plans ol the American airmen are uncertain until the „ew motors have been tested. Smith in an interview, said he had expected the trans-l'aeilie lee would be the worst part of tin* flight and it had proved ten times worse than expectations, owing to the unceasing Imttle against most, terrible weather, lie did not .lielieve the Northern Pacific route practicable for commercial purposes, with the present type of machines, though they had acted splendidly. They saw no 'icebergs but passed over many largo glaciers. When lying oil' Behring Island, the Eussiun authorities informed them that they would not Ik* allowed to land, and must leave Russia’s territorial waters, presumably hetatise Russia and America had-no treaty relations. He replied that they were not there for pleasure and would he ' mighty glad to leave as soon as possible. iS’niitl) anticipated that the rest of the trip would be comparatively onsv sailing. P’OTSY’S JOURNEY. TOKIO. May 25.

p’Oisv 1 iiis postponed his departure from Shanghai till Monday. The now machine is of the same make as the old. Imt only throe hundred horsepower. McLARKX’.S smash. TOKIO, A lav ‘-’"i. Commander Abbott, of the American destroyer division, who is assisting; tbo American flyers, offered a destroyer to take a new Machine to McLaren. 'l’he American flyers express sorrow for 'McLaren’s ’smash as they bad looked forward to a Rood competition throughout the whole trio/