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Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1930, Page 5

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ENQUIRY PARTLY COMPLETED.

REMOVING THE PARTS. (Official Wireless.) (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) lvuuiii, IK toner 12. The Commission set up to conduct the teen meal inquiry into the loss of the airship RIOi, has completed its work at Allonne and seven iiritish experts with several engineers from Caruington left yesterday by aeroplane for England. More than two hundredweight of the wrecked airship have also been transported to England by air, Heavy parts of the wreckage will he transferred to England during the next few days, French engineers having been engaged to cut away the wreckage from essential parts, including the engine weighing tons, by means of oxyacetylene flame,

Three injured survivors of the disaster who are in Beauvois hospital, are reported to be. making good progress.

TRIBUTING THE DEAD.

LONDON, October 12. A year ago to-day the public first saw RlOl at the mooring mast, to which it was moored after completion. Thousands then arrived at Cardmgton to see the new wonder of the skies. To-day thousands were ngian visiting the spot but for a pilgrimage to the grave of R.lOl’s dead, who thus for the second time are lying in state in the still open grave, which workmen are slowly filling in. The cemetery has been closed, except to relatives. Air Force men are guarding the gate, but visitors descended in motors and charabancs with which the roads are black for miles and clustered in the neighbourhood paying reverence to the heroes.

Hundreds brought wreaths which were added to the three thousand already lying in the cemetery.