AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1928, Page 3

AVIATION

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

NOBILE'S CLAIM

HOME, Aug. 10.

General Nobile has informed Signor Mussolini that all of the scientific observations made on the Italia’s first journey, and many of the notations secured during the fatal flight, have been preserved. General Nobile said that bis injuries bail possibly saveil the lives of others of the party, because otherwise all of them would have set out afoot, thus minimising the possibilty of sending any wireless messages.

Gjencral Nobile has improved in

health. SOUTHERN CROSS FLY. SYDNEY. August 12 'l'lie plane Southern Cross, left Po Cook, .Melbourne at noon yosterdi for Perth. She passed through a hea rainstorm during the night, but two o’clock this morning she was • ing well. While the storm was at its woi the plane had to fly blind for n tin but the latest wireless to the Sydn “Sun” reported: “All well, b cold.” FLUOR FINDS HIS FATHER. SAN FRANCISCO, August 10. A three-word telegram has annoui ed that the father of .Tames Warn (the Pacific flier), who has been su posed to be dead thirty years ago st lives. Captain Kingsford Smith’s compa ion, .Timmy Warner, recently receive a letter, which was signed “Charli Warner,” anil was as follows: ; ‘Plea: come and see me. T am ill. I thin I am your father.” James Warner hurriedy visited Or gon. and lie found his parent, who 3 years ago had f|iiarreled with h wife and had left her and five childre in a Kansas Orphan Asylum. SOUTHERN CROSS ARRIVES AT PERTH. SYDNEY. Aug. 13. The Southern Cross arrived at 9.1' :his morning. ARRIVAL AT PERTH. NO ONE TO .MEET THEM. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PERTH, Aug. 13. The Southern Cross landing at Mayind’s aerodrome on Sunday morning as remarkable for the fact that only ne person was present, namely the eroclrom© official, Seale, who had larked the landing spot by laying own two huge sheets, which enabled io aviators to make a fine landing on waterlogged flat. “How do you do, everybody,” rearked Captain Smith when he was eeted cordially by the enthusiastic ■ale, who hastened to explain that' ibody expected the aviators who ire two hours and a half before the heduled hour of arrival. Smith cheerily answered: “It is hetr to be here early than not at all.” 'fhe news of their arrival spread ;e wildfire and ears filled with people ire soon swarming over the enisure. Mr IT. Millington, Minister of Agrilture, welcomed the aviators on be....1f of tho Government and apologised for his lateness which was due toa confusion in the time, somebody in authority having failed to realise that Perth was two hours different from Melbourne time.

lie airmen were worn and tired

Litchfield nml McWilliams "'ere cramped and unable to stand after alighting from the cockpit, but soon recovered and faced the photograph-

ors. They gathered up their own luggage and were driven to the Palace.

[itcl, .where Litchfield and McWilnis went straight to bed.

! The aviators will be entertained by civic and other authorities to-day, to-morrow and Wednesday. The return journey to Adelaide will begin next Saturday or Sunday. A LONG FLY. {Received this day at 10.15 a.m.A PERTH, Aug. 13. '[’lie approximate distance lietween Melbourne and Perth is two thousand air miles, which was accomplished in 23 hours 24 minutes. It was the first non-stop flight across the Commonwealth. It is regarded as one of the finest feats of aviation, more so as the aviators encountered head winds and were never more than five minutes out of rain and .blind flying. Smith and Ulm pay warm tributes to Litchfield and McWilliams. AIR MANOEUVRES. LONDON, Aug. 12. Three hundred aeroplanes are participating in the coining week’s night manoeuvres bombing attack on London defences.