AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

A PLANE CRASHES,

SYDNEY, February 11

One of the Defence Department aeroplanes manned by Flying Officer P. M. Lift and Observer YY. E. (diallender, while en route from Richmond to Canberra. in order to carry out a photographic survey of the Murrumbidgeo, cashed while manoeuvring for a landing at Canberra, and Pitt was killed instantly, and Challender was seriously

injured. The flight from Richmond had been eventless, tho machine apparently working perfectly, and covering the 10 flying miles from Richmond to Canberra in goal time. Apparently, some mishap occurred and the attempted landing must have been a forced one. ddie marl inc lost altitude gradually and when 159 fed from the earth it nose dived, immediately bursting into flames. Pitt was dead when reached hv the lew spectators of the tragedy, and (liollnmler was badly injured and unconscious.

The machine was totally wrecked. Pitt was twenty-seven years old and regarded as a most efficient pilot. C'liallentier is twenty-six. B’JSH FIRES. AY A CCA DISTRICT DAMAGE. SYDNEY. February 11. The hush fives in the Alurragnldrie pine forest in the AA’aggn district have caused between forty thousand and [i|tv thousand sterling damage, and have completely disorganised the big Flute forestry .seehmo. throwing its development hack five years. PRODUCE PR 1C EH. MELBOURNE. February 12. Wheal 3s I’d ; oats -is, Is -id ; barley English, is (id; Cape, -Is; potatoes 91.1 id,.; 312 ills; unions 913. 912 10s.

AVIATOR'S DEATH. SYDNEY. Feb. 12. The Observer, Calle.ndar, died from i in- injuries he suffered in y ester day’s aeroplane crash at Canberra. The machine was specially overhaul-

ed by 1 1:like domical staff at the Richmond aerodrome before the flight am! a trial tli-rlu was made showing that the engine was missing in one c'linuler. This defect was wined iod and iho plane left- Richmond apparently in perfect order. After the crash, a man who was ploughing in the vicinity, rushed to Liu* .scene and removed Calicndar just as tlie machine burst into flames: Flying nflivoi- I’itt‘s I. My was biotty Imrncd. 'I here i.- little left of the plane.

A MATTER OF MONEY. LOYALISTS and disloyalists. SYDNEY. Feb. 12. Although the 1917 loyalists in the railway and tramway ser, ices have lu-en regressed by the Government, they retain the salaries of the higher tis ms in which they were loriiieily employed. A (I'poi r t ion rep: Csi-nting the 'l'ramway Eiiiplo;- s’ Union, whose meinhers parliei; ate I in the 1917 strike, waited on Mr l.ang uo-l demanded that tile wa res cf regr,- -■<! loy-L:-ts he reduced. ’l'he dm Hi:’' ion also < omphiiiied that the Railway Commissioners were adopting an attitude that they were not bound i ■ r instate the men who fool not y he.-n re-emp’oyed in the ser.i The PiViiimr gate a aympathetie reply and premised to go into tin- grievances with the otli-inis of the onion at an early dale. bush fire. PROSECUTION'S. ME! not RXE. Feb. 12. The Criminal luvccti.ration D.q artno ut. id'.ir cxlcu-ire enquiries into l!i- many Lu-di tire, in Victoria during t 1.,» last few weeks decided to prosecute three settlers.