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HINKLER MISSING HOPE NEARLY FORCED DOWN. (Ur'ted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) BASLE, January 16. Snowstorms, clouds and bad visibility prevented Captain Hope tnoroaglily scrutinising the Arps. He made two flights over the sector Hinkler probably traversed. It is .significant that Hope in the forenoon feared he would have a forced land at a height of 7000 feet, but surmounted the trouble, though ice was' on the carburetter when lie lauded. Hope searches Montana Vermala tomorrow.
Other reports have now been received of a plane above Morgins on the morning of January 7. Captain Hope ascertained that a policeman at Montana Vermala saw a machine heading for Simplon. There were no Swiss nor French machines in the locality that day. Hinkler should have been there by 8 a.m., but if the machine was seen at 11 a.m., this shows lie was trying for some time to get through a cloud barrier, which was thick on the Jura that day. Lack of news on the Italian side suggests the airman did not get across. Captain Hope is now to search Montana Vermala,
Captain Hope proposes to fiy five hours daily, searching a different sector each time. He says that the task is like looking for a needle in a naystack, but lie is hopeful, and will continue the search for Hinkler for at least a week.
TWO ENGLISH AIRWOMEN
LOST IN CENTRAL AFRICA
RUGBY, January 16,
Aeroplanes left Nairobi, to-day, to search for two young English airwomen, Misses Joan Page and Audrey Sale Barker, who are missing, after leaving Moshi for Nairobi on Saturday. The airwomen had flown from the Cape, and were returning home by easy stages. They set off from Moshi in stormy weather, over the 180 miles to Nairobi, over rough bush, thickly inhabitated by big. game, following themail plane. The latter turned back, but the airwomen continued.
To-dav, one of the searching planes reported seeing, 40 miles from Nairobi, the wrecked machine, and one girl standing by, waving. A- plane with medical assistance, is being sent to the spot. Miss Page is an experienced pilot. 'She is the daughter of Sir Artilin' Page, Chief Justice of Burma. . Miss iSale Barker Is a noted flier. .
SOUTHAMPTON AND AIR TRAFFIC
RUGBY, January 16
Southampton, which is alreadv the biggest passenger port in th, e Empire and in Europe, aspires also to become a great air port. Local authorities have acquired a site for a large municipal aerodrome between Southampton and Eaistleigh, which is to be developed for air traffic in connection w’th ocean voyages. A scheme is being considered vhereLv arriving and departing liner? will connect with air services between Southampton 'and .chief European cities and rontog to the’ East.
FRENCH INQUIRIES FRUITLESS (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) PARIS, January 17. The French authorities have ipxhaw.tivelv inquired for Hinkler at the Miquest of the British Air M-'irrirv and report that there in no evidence of an unknown airman crossing France. The aerial control is so close that it as impossible for a plane to cross France unseen, and it is unlikely that Hinkler has gone .so Jar out of hi.s course as the Alps, especially in whiter time. Fear is held that h e has met disaster in the .'Channel.
TWO PLANES REPORTED SEEN.
BASLE, January 17. (Received this day at 10.50 a.m.)
Snow and .sleet prevented Hope from searching for Hinkler, and he has transferred liis headquarters to Lausanne which its handier than Simplon. These familiar with thp Alps are apprehensive that the snow will have obliterated all traces of an aeroplane.
There is a new report that a machine was seen on January 7 over Lake Geneva; also another going from the Rhone Valley towards Simplon, which is !an umi6ual route.
HINKLER’S HOME RANSACKED.
(Received Jan. 18th. at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, January 17.
Burglars ransacked every room in Hinkler’s Southampton home. A postman calling with 'letters saw a dining room window smashed and the police •found the house in wild disorder. It is impossible yet to say what is stolen but the Hinklers kept many valuable gifts and trophies there.
NO Word OF LADY BAILEY. (Received Jan. 18th. at 9.40 a.m.) ORAN, January 17. Nothing has been heard of Lady Bailey since she left Oran, it is feared that influenza, from which she was suffering may have led to an accident.
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