SUNDAY’S CONDITIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 455, 10 September 1928, Page 1

SUNDAY’S CONDITIONS

' MORE DELAY LIKELY JPresa Association _ WELLINGTON, To-day. With forecasts of improving weather, expectations ran high that the flight would take place during the week-end, but the airmen apparently thought it advisable to wait a little longer. The Manuka and Malcura, which arrived yesterday and this morning respectively, each reported strong south-westerly winds with high seas in the Tasman. Conditions, howeveyf were improving. Yesterday evening there was a southeasterly gale and rain at Greymouth, similar conditions prevailing off Cape Farewell. Had the flyers started last evening, although somewhat strong in parts of the Tasman, conditions better than those which have prevailed in the Tasman for some days past would have greeted them on arrival. “If the airmen had started last evening,” said Dr. Kidson, “they would have experienced conditions, which although not ideal, would have bee"% better than any experienced for many days past, and better than those likely to be experienced for a few days to come. He thought that they had been put off by reports of the weather actually prevailing in New Zealand, and did not like to take the risk of any change or improvement before their arrival.”

Adverse conditions were now making themselves evident on the Australian side of the Tasman, and he doubted whether the start would be made just yet. in a cable to Sydney Dr. Kidson forecasts westerly winds, veering to northerlies, and freshening by to-mor-row over the eastern part of the Tasmand Sea and New Zealand. Cloudy and showery weather might be expected over the East Tasman, and West Coast of New Zealand, remaining fair for the present in Cook Strait and East Coast.