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Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1933, Page 6

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Call at •' Preston’s tea • rooms • • morrow and see the special display of iced wedding and abirthdny cakes.— Advt. Mr T\. B. Airld, who lias <bee n on tlie staff of the- National Bank at Hokitika- for over throe ye'an's has been- transferred to Reef ton, and will leave here to-morrow to take up h% new duties. His successor is Mr Phipps, who has been transferred from Christchurch.^

At.the 'Magistrate’s Court-, - Westport, on Wednesday*, J. S. Alien' was charged before Mr W. Meldrum, S. M. with flying in a machine that was not certificated or air-worthiness ad of. registered, and also with flying without a pilot’s license. The case arose out of the recent crash at Carter’s. Sergeant Mclntyre conducted the case for the Director of Air Services (Squad-ron-Leader T. M. Wilkes), and Mr 13. Scullly appeared on behalf of Allen. After hearing the Sergeant and Air Scully, the Magistrate imposed a fine of £2 and costs on the first charge, and convicted and discharged defendant on the other two charges.

Mr H. T. Parry, of Hokitika, has joined the growing list oif private ownell's of aeroplanes in the. Dominion. He is importing a; Redwing machine' from England for his own use. The 'Redwing is made by the Redwing; Aircraft' ,00., of .Wellington, Storey, find is designed by Air John ReiiwOTthy, formerly -chief engineer and designer to the Austin Motor Co. .It is a twoseater biplane, ' with a side-by-side a£of the seats •in an. open cockpit. It h.s the lisfial wing folding facilities for storing and dual control applianccr,. It is powered by a 80-88 h.p. Annstroiig-Siddeley Genet eng-.ne, and has a maximum of 95 m.p.h., and » cruising speedi 85 m.p.h,