AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

HINKLER’S ATTEMPT.

TO SET NEW RECORD.

(United Prosa Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright j.

SYDNEY, July , 18.

Advice lias been received from London that Bert Hinkler will, attempt to fly from England to Australia and round this continent, and then back to England within one month. Hinkler is using a tri-motored Fokker plane with Avro engines. He will be accompanied by Captain Mclntosh.

Tile -flight will'begin in September AIR MAIL SERVICE.

WELLINGTON, July 18

The service which lias been in fulgurated for the utilising for aii mail services in Australia, Canada, and United States, and the KaracliiLondon route,. has been very well pat ronised according to statements made by officials of the Post and Telegraph Departments. Philatelists have been active, but the officials do not know to what extent. Nevertheless, the idea of using the air mail is growing and the amount of mail for conveyanceby air services is increasing. Especially valuable' is the Ivarachi-Lon-don 'service, which : saves from three to ten days, when considered alongside the Vancouver route, the saving varying! according to the time between departure of the two mails, and the ’steamer connection between Australia and India. SOLDIER. STEALS AEROPLANE LONDON, July 8. Though he had never before flown, Oorrelius Bouis; a’ French soldier, felt so homesick that lie burgled a hangar ' at Avord, .and took a monoplane, intending to fly to his mother in the West Indies. He started .safely, but had to descend in a field alter ICO,miles, owing to lack; of petrol, He was arrested while breakfasting at a nearby ■ farm-house, and .was entenced to three years’ ijnpnsdnmenit., but released .as a first offender. TQ BUSINESS. BY PLANE. AERIAL LANDINGS WANTED , LONDON, July 7, “Lbndoneris hiay as well realise immediately that before long business men and women will be dropping down from the sky in the. heart of the city, on planes whose wings fold up like ladybirds,” says Mr Waiter Reynolds, who * sis to introduce' a prophetic motion 'urging the London County Council’s General Purposes Committee to investigate the practicability of establishing aerial garages and landing stages on the roof» of big buildings and also on the Thames. KINGSFORD SMITH, Jjf NEW YORK, July 18. ’ - 7 ' A Santa Maria (California) message states Kingsford .Smith has corrected Saul’s announcement, cabled on 17th. • He. said only Saul, Van Dyk and Stannage plan the eastward trans-Atlantic flight. KihgsfOrd' Smith and Saul have departed lor New York whence Kingsford Smith is sailing for England.