THE ZEPPELIN

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1929, Page 6

THE ZEPPELIN

’FRISCO CROWDS ELATED

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

SAN FRANCISCO, August 25. The Graf Zeppelin, eighteen days after leaving Lakchurst, America, lias returned to the United States; and she flew over this, City at 6.15 p.nt. to-day (Sunday), cn route to the Los Angeles mooring mast. / All were well aboard. The weather was favourable for speed. The airship’s liigh-power 'motors roared in perfect unison, without any sign of her battle against hard weather.

The dirigible passed at the height of one thousand feet above the Golden Gate. : .

The spectators wore nearly blinded by tho brilliancy of the setting sun’s reflection on the silver sides of the •Zeppelin. '

SPEED SURPRISES 'ALL. NEW YORK, August 25. The Graf Zeppelin is noW- proceeding to Los,-Angeles, where, Commander Eekeher - stated,/ 'he might - hang' over ; the ‘field until 'daylight before the mooring. ' Y y • The United States President's son, Herbert Hoover, jtinr.,' is flying ‘ to meet the dirigible aiid he will hroadtcast a reception" froriv- the air over thenation 7 -' by 'a 1 radio network.' ; ; - The Zeppelin’ Circled over San Francisco once and" thrCe times' it dropped its nose in reply to the; welcome of the thousands 1 ' Below; Then the airship- turned hack, to the’sea, heading southwards for Los Angeles.

The speed of the dirigilble on the trip from Tokyo has surprised' everyone, for no one expected the Zeppelin to arrive before noon on Monday. The excitement at her arrival has been equalled here only by that on ‘the occasion of the departure, of Kingsford'Smith for Australia. ; For a number of years the Tokyo to . San Fbancisco speed v record has been. held by the Nippon YusCn Kaihas, liner “Shinyo Maru,” and it was slightly over'eleven days.

LOS ANGELES' REACHED. WANGANUI, August. 26. . In connection with the cruise of the Graf .Zeppelih’, l ' it’/■ isb u interesting to record that a W anganui amateur picked up Station’ "KiH.J.,-; of Los Angeles, California, 1 this’ evening, and he heard ,the '’annoUhcfer state,' after he had explained that 'there was a thick bank of fog over the city, that the Graf- Zeppelin-Miafd just emerged from the fogy the rtime being then 1.45 a.m., Pacific Coast time, and •J9-.15* p.m. New Zealand, tiip^.. The announcer said that crowds were awaiting the arrival of the airship, and when twoiteiirthousand-watt searchlights > .-wero->fpqyisse(l; .on '• the Zeppelin) ..pandemonium.,-broke loose, the people cheering) engines whistling and klaxons shrieking wildly.

Ajll pf the announcements came through clearly said the Wanganui amateur, and the'announcer stated that the airship was-then making its way to. the landing- place.

ZEPPELIN MOORED. A GREAT - FLIGHT..< (Received this dav at 9. a.m.> VANCOUVER, August 26. The Zeppelin, moored at Los Angeles at'five th'is morning, covering the flight in seventy-nine hours. She .leaves- for Lakehurst at eleven to-night The police had difficulty in checking crowds. Many were treated for-minor injuries/ ■••..v'v-.. ■. ~/ Wilkins .i.stated two fairly severe storms were encountered. They flew for twelve hours,, irf/.a fog but this whs;.'n^th in <? J- to 1 •’’the Zeppelin, which - own j course. For long flights the ;. Lcppelin..; is the thing.

THE- ZrPPELIN LANDING. - /, • _ __ BROADCAST HEARD AT , GISBORNE. . . ’; GISBORNE, August: 27, Gisborne radio listeners - clearly -heard tho broadcast description of tho landing of the Zeppelin at Los, Angeles at 12,50 . this morning after . waiting many liours during which the dirigible was reported due every minute.

\ .’lvan O’Mpara for some time, listened, to the -broadcast by Herbert lloov'er, i junior, from an aeroplane while circling round. The Zeppelin’s messages were being rebroadcast from • K.F.W.B,

Tligj messages fi;om • tho air were very’/distinct at times. Hoover eloquently described the wonderful sight of' the huge,(airship , making ' her way through the sfeies over the light-stud-ded cities below.

•the postponement of the date on which the Act is to come into force. This fact was reported to the Surveyors Conference by A. H. Bogle, the Institute’s representative on the Board. > ! • ,