AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

THE ZEPPELIN,

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

NEW YORK, May 20.

The latest reports ’concerning the Graf Zeppelin indicate' that there lias been some confusion'in the timing of the flight due to tlie'dirigi dc’s change of Bourse in the neighbourhood of the Canaries so as to a'void bad weather and to attempt to reach 'the tfiradi winds westward of the Canaries.

The airship is now presumably well past the Canary Islai'ids, and is proceeding for PernahVfmcb at seventv a -ft'miles an hour. She is experiencing good weather.

A DAY’S DELAY

WELTVEDEN, May 21

Miss Amy Johnson will not start for Sourabava to-day. ' The delay Is ownig to a defect ip"':he m gnrto of

her plane

''WELTVREPEN,, May 21. The Royal Air Force Company staff during' the night overhauled Miss Johnson’s plane, Imtj the magneto trouble was no over come sufficiently to'enable her flight lo be resumed today. When informed of her bad luck

Miss Johnson was keenly disappointed

Meanwhile a sport Mr l)e----bryun/at Rjocjocarta,who also possesses a Moth plane Jpnd who already has sent a reserve propellor f to Sourabaya, has arranged to v dispatch a new magneto, which here this afternoon* It ‘ will be'“too late for Miss Johnson to leave to-day. Her departure has now been provisionally fixed (for to-morrow morniug. iri -.

AMY JpHNSON’3, -PROGRESS Vlteceived this day at 10 a.m.)

LONDON,. May 21

The “Daily Express',’, Sourabaya correspondent, interviewed. ~ Miss Amy .Johnson, who said:—’*l will never do it again, but perhaps 1 could stay in Australia a long tun©--and forget ail the troubles of tne flight and only lemembqr'j the‘happy didurfelitpent there.”

SYDNEY, May 22,

Amalgamated Wireless'''have received advice that Amy .Johnson left bourabaya at 8.45 this morning to fly straight to Atainboea, But if e.n route it appears that the motor- is not as good as she expectSy will land at Dima.