AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1930, Page 5

AVIATION

FLYING TO AUSTRALIA. OSCAR GARDEN LEAVES. [United Press Association.—By Electno Telegraph.—Copyright. 1 (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 16. The aviator, Oscar Garden left 'Croydon at six in the morning for Australia. FORCED DOWN. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, October 16. Garden was forced down at Folkstone, lie will start again from Lympne to-morrow. HILL MAKING GOOD TIME. AVELTEVREDEN, Oct. 16. Hill arrived here, and left for iSourabaya at noon to-day. MATTHEWS’ MOV EM ENTS. WELTEVREDEN, Oct. ,16. Matthews has arrived at Dima, and leaves for Atamboea to-morrow. KINGSFORD SMITH, REACHES' SINGAPORE. ./Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) SINGAPORE, Oct. 10, Kingsford Smith arrived at 630 p.m.

In a previous message Kingsford Smith stated that he would stop at Rangoon (1110 miles), Singapore (1080 miles), Sourabaya (1000 miles), Koepang (950 miles), and Darwin (550 miles)# 1 If lie could maintain this programme he would complete the flight in eleven days. SOURABAYA SATURDAY, DARWIN SUNDAY. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) SINGAPORE, Oct. 16. "I had a lousy trip,” is how Kingisford Smith described the first nonstop flight from Rangoon to Singapore in fourteen hours, as lie stepped from the plane at the naval base, amid cheers of the Air Force mechanics. He encountered heavy rains, and low clouds, most of the way and was compelled to fly as low as a hundred .feet at times. He hopes to Australia on Sunday. He leaves for Sourabaya at five to-morrow (Saturday) morning. Kingsford-Smith left Heston Aerodrome, London, at dawn, October 9, His stages so far have been: — Miles October 9, Heston-Rome 850 October 10, Rome-Athetls 660 October 11, Athens-Aleppo 775 October 12, Aleppo*Bushire 770 October 13, Bushire-Karachri ... 1200 October 14, Karachi-Allaliabad ... 900 Ootober 15, AllahaJbad-Rangoon 1100 October 16, Rangoon-Smgapore 1080

FLYER’S DEATH.

CAUGHT IN SNOW STORM

(Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) NEAV YORK, October 16.

A message from Cheyenne (Wyoming) states Lieutenant Caldwell, a United State Army flier escorting a document emodying Japan’s ratification of the London Naval Treat}' from Victoria (British Columbia) to NeAV York Avas killed near Lookout, Wyoming. He Avas the victim of an early snow storm. The body was found on Thursday.

In the meantime,, his companion, Lieut. Irving Wooding, in another pursuit aeroplane, carrying the Treaty document, got safely through. He expects to reach New York to-night. The document is going forward by the Leviathan on Saturday. MRS MILLERvS LAST LEG. NEW YORK, Oct. 16. A message from Winslow (Arizona)' states Mrs Miller took off at 7.48 a.m. to-day on the last leg of her flight to Los Angeles. MRS MILLER REDUCES THE RECORD. (Received this ctav at 10.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, October 16. A message from Los Angeles states Mrs Miller completed her trans-con-tinental (light at 10.58 on Thursday. The elapsed time was 1544 minutes bettering Laura Ingall’s record Ibv 283 minutes.

Mi’s Miller said she would attempt a one-etop flight to New York, landing at Wichita for fuel.

This afternoon that committee examined some of the questions arising in connection with the suggested quotn on wheat. Pending the production of documents which experts are preparing, they gave preliminary consideration to other matters referred to it. - Three other committees met to-day. That on arbitration and disarmament completed for the present consideration and general act for pacific settlement of international disputes. A number of reservations which it is suggested should be attached to the signature were considered. Disarmament will be discussed by a committee to-morrow. The Forestry Committee discussed the training of forestry officers and the first meeting was held late this evening of the committee on Signnporo Naval Base.,