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Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1931, Page 5

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CHICHTSTER’S FLIGHT. LIKELY TO BE COMPLETED. [United Press Association—By Electric 1 e i egrapn—Co pyngtit.j WELLINGTON, April ID. Tin* completion ul the traus-1 usmiiu flight by t luchosli r, w hich was brought, to a Midden suspension by tin* capsizing of. Ins seaplane at Lord Howe Island, is loivsliaoowecl in a cable received by his business partner. -Mr G. 1). -M. Goodwin, to-day. Chichester's cable stated that the machine w.i.s not so seriously damaged as was at first believed. Tin* mam damage which was suffered was the breaking of the wing Jibs. He is sending two wings to Sydney for repair, and is hope.ill that In* will be able to resume the flight. U.S..A GIRL’S ALTITUDE RECORD. 32,000 FEET. NEW YORK. April 9. Miss Elinore Smith. an eighteen-year-old girl, landed at Roosefelt Field alter making an altitude flight with her altimeter reading at, thirty-two thousand fleet. Jt is believed that she has broken the present official women’s altitude record of twenty-eight thousand four hundred and eighteen feet hold by Miss Ruth Nichols, HIGH SPEED MAIL PLANE. TENDERS CALLED. (Received this rhiv at 9- a.m.t LONDON, April in. The “Evening News” states:—The Air Ministry has <ailed for tenders for a new type of high speed mail carrying aeroplane to he used to speed up the air mail services 1.0 India, Australia and South Africa. The .specification includes a cruising speed of a hundred and fifty miles an hour and a top speed of ISO. with Multi engines. AIR MAIL. BAGHDAD, April 10. The Australian Air Mail lias arrived. GRAF ZEPPELIN. ARRIVES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. (Received this dnv 9. n.n, i CAIRO, April 10. The Graf Zeppelin lias arrived thirteen hours ahead of schedule. 'The airship was informed by wireless that preparations for landing were not completed. The zeppelin replied that it would employ the interval in voyaging in Upper Egypt, returning to-morrow.