ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1929, Page 5

ATLANTIC FLIGHT

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

NEW YORK, June 11

The French plane “Yellow Bird,” in a flight to Paris from Old Orchard, passed over the American steamer “Wy.theville” on Thursday evening 850 miles out.

STOWAWAY REPORTED ABOARD

RUMOUR NOT AUTHENTIC,

(Received this dnv at 0. a.tn.)

NEW YORK, June 14

A report from. Old Orchard states rumours persist there that Arthur Schneiber, aged 22, was a stowaway aboard the “Yellow 'Bird,” hut uo confirmation lias been received by radio from Lotti, so the verification is improbable before the plane descends.

100 MILES NORTH OF AZORES.

(Received this day at 0.25 a.m.) PARES. June 14.

The aeroplane “Yellow Bird” wirelessed it was a hundred miles north of the Azores, which gives the distance as nearly 1(XK) miles from Lisbon.

ANN,TVERSAIIY CELEBRATION

OF FIRST ATLANTIC FLIGHT

(Received this day at 0.25 a.m.) LONDON, June 14.

The timid, hesitant littie figure, Sir Arthur Brown, made an impromptu, vet the best speech,' in response to nnprogranimed clamour at Vickers Rolls-Royce luncheon at the Savoy to eoinmemorJ'Le the teij.h anniversary of Sir Arthur .Brown and the late Sir .John Alcock’s first trans-Atlantic flight. It was the most notable gathering. including almost every aviator of distinction.

Air Minister Thompson, toasting the anniversary said he took it on himself to pick out of ten years the six best flights, in which he included first. Brown’s and Ajcock’s. of which too little had been made, then Ross Smith’s, Cobhani's and Hinkler’s to Australia. The best ovation of the' day greeted Hinkler’s name. Thomson said he had Hinkler’s authority that the cost was less than a- second class steamer fare. Thomson praised the Australian developments and pleaded for everyone’s cooperation to make the next ten years of British aviation more noteworthy.