AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

KING’S .GUP RACE,

PRINCE ENTERS AEROPLANE

[United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph .I—Copyright.]

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) .* LONDON,'May 19

The’Prince of i Wales is entering an aeroplane in the (King’s Cup air race on July sth, It is Understood the Prince desires • ito. y .-accompany the Squ.gdron-Leader In i the • race but it is not- yet certain .whether--his engagements, permit this* a «>hk>

NEW AIRSHIP RECORD

LONDON,. May 19. |The, Graf Zeppelin arrived at Seville this evening. , She departs across the Atlantic in .tjtip.,morning. Commander], Ecke,nor ;Bfj.d. that except for thunder. squalls gfte^r. leading Friedrichshaven, the trip ju'oke all airship ''records during the night, reaching a speed of 125 miles, an hour.

SAMARANG REACHED

MISS JOHNSON 4 , TIRING.

WELTEVREDEN, May 20

Miss Amy Johnspn delayed the resumption .of her {light, as ah examination of her plane this morning revealed that five holes had been torn in the wings by bamboo sticks, which were stuck upright , i,n the ground, being intended to. support young fruit trees.. The holes., y qre about a foot wide.

Local .factory employees .effected repars, working .feyerisjdy, and Miss Johnson, who had,,..been rather cast down by her adverse.-, luck, left at 8.45 a.m. for Samarqng.

Miss Johnson landed- at Samarang at 10 o’clock. , Vi .

Miss Johnson find?' that,the flight is proving a heavier, test on her personally than she had.tfxpected. She will he glad when it js , ( ended and she is safe at Sydney. Ijdr .energy and daring. have impressed everybody who met her.

FOLLOWING SERVICE PLANE

AVELTEVREDEN, May 19. ..Miss Johnson is to Sourahaya behind a. rpgplar .service plane of .the Royal East.,lndies Air Company, and she is staying [the-night at Sourabaya. Hao

To-morrow- she ~ .will ,-q .ploceed to Rima. On Thursday;-she goes to Atamboea, and on Friday to Port Darwin.

• HER MOST SEVERE TEST. \ OVER JAVA;SEA. - . . -h to • r ' *•' WELTVREDEN, .May 19. Miss Johnson -has i-feeived many offers from Australia .to start an ex* tensive tour from ;ii Port Darwin, but she will refuse. : “I want a rest,’.’ she exclaimed here, looking dead. tired, but still smiling cheerfully, i She declared that the flying was extremely tiring. 'Relating her experience above the Java Sea, she declared ■ that her most severe'test was tliat above I *'the Java

Sea between, Singkop •-and Banka where heavy; .squall : ’a’rid ir dense rain storms obliged her to fly to Sumatra. She flew over thi'ck stretches her direction to Banka. '-From there she crossed the Java Sea again, - amid the heaviest 1 tropical sforms,’ so that the plane, over long distances, was only a couple of metres above the sea level which caused her 46";ietlr that at any time she would crash., in the sea, in which case she would be absolutely lost. However, she managed to reach the' Java shore, after which she 'followed. the coastlinepiat last reaching Gomel. - ; .

Miss Johnson was most enthusiastic over her cordial and warm reception by the Gomal sugar men.

A GREAT WELCOME PREPARING. SYDNEY, My 20. According to the'present tentative programe, it is conservatively estimated that Miss Amy Johnson will hear forty-seven spebclies of welcome and praise on the.first four days after her arrival in Sydneyr it is inevitable that the-' programme ‘will' have to be enlarged, as the number of organisations, and individuals' "wishing to entertain the girl flifeir has reached a staggering total. The New Zealand Women's Association is doing its part in the matter. A number of the" larger centres in Queensland and New South Wales have made requests that Miss Johnson shoul dcome dowir-wfien passing over there en route to The Minister for Home Affairs has arranged for the appointment of a Private Secretary ..for Miss Johnson upon her arrival at Darwin, as he believes that she will' , reqire help in dealing with the .vast correspondence that is accumulating. • DEPARTURE FROM' SAMARANG. \ii o • WELTERiSDyiN, May 20. Miss Amy Johnson, left Satnarang for 'Sourabaya at 11.20 a.m. to-day. DARWIN TO SYDNEY DIRECT. SOURABAYA'; May 20. Miss Amy Johnson arrvied here at 1.20 p.m. She announced that shejjyould after her arrival at Darwin, fly direct to Sydney,

STIRRING NARRATI YE.

MISS JOHNSON’S TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE.

(Received this day at 10 a.m.)

LONDON, May 20

The narrative of Miss Johnson’s flight on. Monday is stirring. In a tempest over the Sumatra Jungle she bumped to within a few feet ol the tree tops and was ready to jump-with a parachute at any moment. Then Crossing the Java Sea, a monsoon compelled her to fly almost at water level. She said: “At times I could not distinguish the waves from tiie sheets of rain and I was terrified by sharks waiting for me to fall.”

GREAT INTEREST SHOWN. WELTEVREDEN, May 20,

Great interest was shown in Amy Johnson’s arrival at Sourabaya. Many ladies were present. She said shehad an emotionless flight from Samarang. The engine functioned irregularly which she ascribed to a leakage in the petrol pipe. After a few hours rest at a hotel she returned to the flying camp for the purpose of fully preparing the machine for the continuation. of her flight to-morrow morning, when she will probably fly to Atamboea, although she may possibly proceed only to Bima.

MISS JOHNSON’S FLIGHT,

WILL PERSEVERE TO END

(Received this day at noon.) LONDON, May 20

The “Daily Express,” Sourabaya correspondent states when reminded she looked tired, Miss Johnson said “I shall go on to the hitter end. I am am tired, ever so tired,bat I’m not going to quit now.” She explained the propellor was unsatisfactory but she found a moth owner at Sourabaya, who was willing to lend her a propellor leaving the old one behind. We will see what happens to the new one. The engine is rather tired and is losing compression as well'and must be renamed before tiie last water hop to Darwin.

ZEPPELIN’S PROGRESS. NEW YORK. May 20 A. message from Teneriffe, Canary Tslarids. -'states 'the Graf Zqppelin parsed at 3.40 p.m. New York standard time.