ACROSS ATLANTIC

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1928, Page 2

ACROSS ATLANTIC

SUCCESS OF FRIENDSHIP. MISS EARHART’S FEAT. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.l LONDON, Juno 18. Tile “Friendship” circled Llanelly and descended at 12.40, close to the shore, making a good landing, alter a twenty-two hours’ flight. “Wo are short of petrol,” called Miss Earhart when a motor-boat rushed up in which Stub/, was taken ashore. He said: “ We are dead tired and have only sufficient petrol to taxi another ten miles.No one was more thankful than 1 to sec the coast of Wales. It was a had trip throughout. Most of tho way wo were flying blindly. I was at- the controls tlie whole journey and had considerable difficulty in keeping the course, because we steered through fog and rain solely by instruments. I realised sonic time before we sighted land that we were running out )>f petrol and resolved to land at the first opportunity. My companions are well but all were fatigued. We were surprised to learn that the petrol was so low. There was not sufficient to allow a take-off.” Miss Earhart is remaining aboard when she lunched and declared she was the- proudest woman in the world. Sti Itz had a wonderful reception. Mrs Guest, who financed the flight, motored from Southampton to congratulate Miss Earliart, who is the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. She said she had not met Miss Earhart previously. Some disappointment was felt by the American Delegation at Southampton owing to the ’plane’s 11011-arrival there. 1 hroughout the morning American flags were flying.