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Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1930, Page 6

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BRITISH AIRMEN. KILLED NEAR ADEN. United Prose Association—B.? Electric telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, July 26. The Air Ministry announced that Flying Officer Geoffrey Pilcher, and Aircraftsman Robert, La-idler, crashed and were killed near Aden. TRANS-PACIFJ C FLIC RT. TOKIO TO -FRISCO. NEW. YORK, July 26. A Tacoma report states that Bvomi ley’s plane was dismantled there for shipment by steamer to Japan for the proposed eastward flight across the Pacific, following on tests which showed that a western flight would, ..probably be impossible against un- , favourable landing fields in Alaska. NEW YORK,. July 26, A Seattle message states: Bromley i and Gutty, with their plane, have; sailed by the steamer President Lin- - cos’u for Tokio. “I expect to be back > on American soil within three weeks,” ' 'Bromley said. “I am very confident of making my projected non-stop flight across the 'Pacific, Our plane has plenty of fuel and we have the ■ additional advantage of a west to - east wind. Arrangements have been I made for co-operation with the ships plying on the northern route and with the short radio stations for keeping, in touch after our leaving Japan.” ANOTHER PACIFIC FLIGHT. VANCOUVER, July 26. A Tacoma message states: —Robert Walk is planning a non-stop refuelling flight to . Tokio. He intends to take off on Sunday and to refuel in the air over Junean and Nome. EUROPEAN RACE. RUGBY, July 25. Three of the British competitors in the European air race reached Vienna this afternoon from Munich several hours ahead of the others. Captain Broad in his -Gipsy Moth, arrived first and Alan Butler also in a. Gipsy Moth, came a few minutes after, and Thorn in a Gipsy Avon arrived half 1 an hour afterwards. The weather conditions, including heavy rain, have made the contest extremely difficult. * MORE TRAGEDIES. LONDON, July 26. A German aeroplane engaged in the round , Europe race, landing .at the aerodrome at Lyons, was caught in a wireless aerial and crashed. Pilot Offermann and a passenger, Te-rzemeski, were killed. Another tragedy occurred at Lausanne, where Captain Staub decided to fire a signal to help a French pilot to land in bad weather. The -gun went off in Stalib’s face and lie died afterwards. THE KENT CRASH. LONDON, July 27. The Meopliam villagers (as cab.cm yesterday), have been continuing their search for jewellery. They ! found a w,allet containing notes to tlie value of two hundred sterling. A man picked up what lie thought to i be a piece, of glass, but which proved to be a a valuable diamond. I AIRSHIP RIOO. I RUGBY, July 25. Airship RIOO left her base at Cartl-in-gton to-niglit on an extended flight,' and will probably proceed via Birmingham, Derby and the Bristol Channel to the English Channel. It is expected that she will fly over London to-morrow evening before returning to Cardington. Tlie airship’s next flight will probably be to Canada in a few days’ time. SCHNEIDER CUP. . LONDON, July 25. The Royal Aero Club has rejected the French Aero Club’s entry for tho Schneider Cup. This is because like the Italian entry, it lias not been ac- | companiecl by the requisite fee of j £I6OO. ' | FRANCE’S PROTEST. j PARTS, July 26. ' I Following Britain’s rejection of the * French Aero Club’s Schneider Cup entrv on the ground that the deposit condition was not fulfilled, tlie club lias decided to join Italy in protest- | I ing to the Aeronautical Federation, [ demanding that the Organisation s j I competition shall now be placed in i Italy’s hands. j