AVIATION

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1931, Page 6

AVIATION

AIRMAN SAFE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) V TOKYO, May 14. After searching for nine hours a steamer discovered Yoshiwara (the trans-Pacific .flyer, who had been reported overdue and missing), reniging in the Bay of Ruriles, beacuse of a log. BRITISH AIR MAIL. SECOND ONE AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY, May 14. The Australian National Airways liner, ‘‘Southern Moon,” lauded at Sydney at 10.20 a.m. to-day with the second British air mail, which left England nineteen days ago. AirCommodore Kings ford Smith and his wife were .passengers from Brisbane. Kingsford . 'Smith stated that the Southern Grass was being piloted from Darwin by Pilot G. U. Allen, who is due at Brisbane to-day. COURT All LB’S R ESCII E. WHAT THE EXPLORERS THOUGHT. LONDON, May I I.

A message from H. 'O. Watkins, i' l Greenland, statics: “Ry.m'i'll, Chapman and I have returned from the iec cap with Coiirtauld, who is perfectly fit. We' were greatly surprised when the aeroplane flew over and -dropped food, which was not needed. This and the letters dropped was our first intimation that Captain Ahrenborg had been sent to join in the rescue. We have been unable to understand the fuss that was made over us. as practically everything had gone according to schedule. Coiirtauld and myself decided that it would sometimes be necessary for ono man to remain alone on the ice cap. Neither minded being alone, as wo were agreed that there was no danger. AUSTRALIAN AIR MAILS. LONDON, May 14 The first Australian air mail lias arrived at Croydon.