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Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1930, Page 3

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“A DUAL CONTROL.”

“SMITHY’S” N EXT • VENTER E. . LONDON; September. 9. “My next big flight will be under dual control;’’ said Wing-Commander Xingsiord Smith at Australia 1 House.; ait lie was only referring' to his forthcoming marriage in October. “1 took up flying years' ago as a profession; it' will be my job till I die,” iie added. The Australian High Commissioner (Sir Granville Eyrie) presented WingCommander Kingsford Smith with the 1928 trophy awarded J>y the International League of Aviators lor his Australia-New Zealand flight.

“We regard him as the long-dis-tance flyer of the world,” said Sir Granville Ryrie. “R? has done practically everything that can he done in tliis earth in the way of aviation. Now, probably, he 's Ino'v'ig for fresh worlds to conquer, sa.v, Mars or the moon.” A WOMAN’S HOPES. AND HINK LEU’S RECORD. LONDON, September 7. “The latest weather reports of. the Air Ministry caused me to decide to cut out the Australian part of my round-world’ fii«?bt. ?,: said the Hon. Mrs’ Victor Bruce. “I hope to attempt© break Bert Hinkler’s record later,” she added. On August 25 Mrs Bruce announced that she would attempt to clip two days off Hinkler’s time to Darwin. She would fly later to Japan, take a steamer across the Pacific, and fly over America to England, via A.rica. UPSTAIRS, NOT DOWN. OLD GLAM IS SUPERSTITION. LONDON, September 12. When the Duchess of York left her bedroom to-day for the first time, says the Glands' correspondent of the “Daily News-Chronicle,” the Countess of Strathmore reminded her of the old Glands superstition that it is luckier after an illness to walk upstairs than downstairs. The Duchess, smilingly walked up two stairs from the ’ bedroom before joining the family downstairs at tea: Both the Duchess and the baby are progressing splendidly.