AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1928, Page 2

AVIATION

Australian Press Assn.—United Service £4,500 FOR SMITH. SYDNEY, June 4. 4 lie Nationalist Cabinet of New South Wales has decided to honour the undertaking given by Air Lang’s late Labour Cabinet granting Captain Kings lord Smith €4,500 at the conclusion of bis flight. Of this £2.500 will be made available immediately. TO-DAY’S HOP-OFF. WELLINGTON, June 7. Shortly after ten o’clock to-night (New Zealand time) the broadcast station, 28. L. Sydney, announced that tlie Sydney “ Sun ” has just received a cable from Suva stating that Captain Kingsford Smith will resume his flight at 2 p.in. sharp to-morrow. LAND TO-MORROW. WELLINGTON, June 7. At twenty minutes to eleven to-night (New Zealand time) the Broadcast Station, 28. C. Sydney, announced that the arrival of the Southern Cross at Brisbane oil Saturday morning will be described by Broadcast Station 4Q.G., Brisbane. A land line will connect the Brisbane Station with 2K.C. station, Sydney, and the latter station, in conjunction with Amalgamated Wireless Ltd., will re-broadcast 4Q.G. on a wave-lengtli ol 28.5 metres.

The announcer at 2F.C. station called the Broadcast Stations at Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, and Hobart, expressing the hope that they will he able to relay the short-wave transmission. SAI ITH’S INTENTIONS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). .BAN FRANCISCO, June 7. Gerard McGaven, chief mechanician for the Southern Cross while at Oakland air port said Smith liad discussed with him his ambition to fly round the world, provided the Australian venture proved successful, continuing the flight from Brisbane.

ANTARCTIC FLIGHT. * WILKINS’ PLANS. LONDON, June .0. Wilkins and Kilson to-day arrived at Croydon by a German air liner from Amsterdam. They are remaining in London until June 19th, when they depart for America. “My (South Polar expedition is definitely arranged to start from Panama on November Ist, said A\ ilkins. “My machine is already built. It will he double the horsepower of my Arctic plane, and it will take off from Edward the Seventh Land in an attempt- to travel twenty-five hundred miles across the unexplored area to Graham’s Land, much of which has not been seen by man. That is why w arc £<)in£. Two companions arc* to travel with Wilkins They have not yet been chosen. Wilkins considers that a trails- Polar air service is feasible, reducing the distance to America and China by two-thirds.

THE ITALIA. LONDON. June 6. Days pa«s without any new, of cue Italia. The Swedish Cabinet is sending three military aeroplanes, 2rm 7 wireless operators, immediately, to join in the search. .