AVIATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1928, Page 3

AVIATION.

Australian 'Press Assn.—United Service

(Received this day at 11.5 a.in.) LONDON, July 5.

Details of the report have already been transmitted to tho respective Governments, with a view to an immediate consideration avoiding delay fby mail. It is hoped the Dominions replies will be received in time to reach finality before the rising of tiic Commons early in August.

ITALIAN AVIATORS. RIO DE JANIERO, July 5,

Radiograms here state the Italian aviators have reached the Brazilian coast and are heading south-west toawrds Rio Do Janeiro.

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. RIO »E JANIERO, July 5. Terrarin Del Prete landed at v .50 to-night on a beach near Natal Rio Grande. Del Norte State.

MONSTER. AIRSHIP.

(British Official Wireless)

(Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) RUGBY, July 5.

Many members of Parliament of the Dominion with Commissioners to-day visited the new British five million cubic feet airship R.IOO at Howden aerodrome, Yorkshire. Hie airship is as large as an Atlantic liner; fitted with wide carpeted staircases, dining rooms, and lounge, furnished like an hotel. Six Rolis Royce Condor engines were given a test yesterday and to-day. When other trials are passed, the airship will emerge from the huge hangar and fly to Cardington air station, where it will he attached to an especially erected mooring mast. Probably in the autumn it will fly to Canada when it is expected that Captain Scott who has flown the Atlantic each way by airship, will command.