TASMAN FLYERS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1928, Page 6

TASMAN FLYERS

F'LJEIIS |}ELp UP. (By Telegraph—Press Association). BLENHEIM, Sept. 25. ( The fliers assembled at the aerodrome qt 6.30 a.m. ready to hop off for Christchurch and the south, but a ettroiig south-wester, of almost gale force, sprang up while the; machines were being timed; ■ and;;the flight was therefore postponed till! Hie v,wind moderates. They will make'every, endeavour to reacly.Christchurch., by to-niglit, and are not likely to abandon the southern tour from Christchurch. : : 1 tVi-ray*s programme. *• BliENliEiiNf; Bept, 24. Kingsford Smith and party will leave Blenheim at 6.30 a.m. to-morrow; Theye wil land at Sock burn for fuel. They will reach Oaimvru at 11.45 a.m. Here the proceedings will be strictly Indited to one*hour as the fliers have a : vcrir big! day: aliesvd of them, their ■ total'firing At Banedin they will be accorded a civic reception at -W ingatui, followed in the evening by a party given by tlie'R.S.A, tge Aero Club, and the Otago Expansion League. On Wednesday the fliers will return tp Christchurch; -stopping e>ii rouffi at Timaru. They will land at Wash dyke and .will proceed by car to Caroline Bay ! to attend a reception. v •'

DUNEDIN 1 PROGRAMME. V DUBPOIN, Sept. 24.,/ The arrangements for the reception. of Squadron Leader Ivingsford .Smith, Fliglit .Lieut. Ulm and their colleagues a,re as follows: — To-tnorow morning a telephone usssage will he sent at daybreak to tjie Towni Hall’ Trbnr the s aerodrome in Christchurch giving the weather conditions 'and the hour; at which t|e flight will be commenced. On receipt of tlio message a. flag will be lioistod on Hie. Town Hall. At the moipeiit pf taking off from Soc;kburn, another message . vyill come through announcing the,'departure of the a'inneu,, whereupon Hie, firebell. will be . rung. All cars entering the road to W-in-gatui l fu-ecqurse, .must show the Aero Club's c)iso on the windsbi< ’ c a t lii ark ed, park iiiggycom mm]ii -

tion will be .provided in the areas apart. • These discs can be .purchae for 2s each. . ,AB the money received frun H’h source, as : well as a collection to be made on tlig grounds, will be set asjcji for -the puviiose of assisting the Aero Club to. secure proper landing grounds and an aerodrome for Dunedin. : On the arrival of the fliers they will, lie brought to• a. platform erected, in front of .t-ll.e grand stand and lawn, from where they will he welcomed. Subsequently the , fliers will lie - corted to, Dunedin, and will be the guests of. thg City, Council at an official ' luncheon. The afternoon- will he spent in a ride round the city, during which it is hoped ,to make a visit to the soldier 'inmates at Montecillo. In the evening t)ie visitors will lie the guests of the Citizens’ Committee at a social in the Tutor Hall.

DUNEDIN VISIT DOUBTFUL. ■ OWING TO BAD WEATHER. BLENHEIM, Sept, 24. In view Of the very bad weather forecast issued to-night by the Goernment Meteorologist, Kingsford Smith and party are afraid that, unless the indications in the morning are favourable;-they will be 'running a grave risk of being so delayed by storms' in tile south as to upset their entire schedule for the, Rlenheim-Syd-ney fliglit. Accordingly' it. may be_necessary tomorrow regretfully, to cancel all the southern engagements. However, the fliers will be guided by the indications in the morning, and they will continue their tour if it is at all possible without running the risk of upsetting their arrangements' for the return to Sydney.