AIRMEN REACH BENGHAZI

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 619, 22 March 1929, Page 9

AIRMEN REACH BENGHAZI

MOIR AND OWEN NOW IN IN AFRICA FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright} (Australian and N.Z. Press Association (United Service) Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Thursday. A message from Benghazi, on the north coast of Africa, says that Fly-ing-Officers Moir and Owen, who am flying from England to Australia, have arrived from Malta. SOUTHERN CROSS FLIGHT TO BRITAIN NEXT WEEK AIRMEN WIN LAWSUIT SYDNEY, Thursday. The flight of the Southern Cross tr» England will probably be begun next week. Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith and Flight-Lieutenant Ulm will take a letter from the Returned Sailors and Soldiers* League to the grand, president of the British Empire Service League, Earl Jellicoe. The letter will contain fraternal greetings to the comrades: of the senders, and good wishes to nurses. In the action, Hitchcock v. SquadronLeader Smith and Flight-Lieutenant Ulm, the jury to-day returned a verdict for the defendants.

In th<- case referred to in the cablegram, Henry Hitchcock claimed for an alleged breach of contract. Plaintiff contended that it was agreed he should assist in gathering funds for the Pacific flight, also that lie should accompany the flyers. He said he waived his right on the understanding that he should be paid £I.OOO on the completion of the flight. Defendants denied any indebtedness to plaintiff.

LANCASTER AGAIN BERMUDA TO AMERICA (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) NEW YORK, Thursday. Colonel Potter Campbell, representative of a British motor company, has arrived at Hamilton, Bermuda, to make plans for a flight from there to New Y'ork in a small Moth airplare. Captain Lancaster will be the pilot. It is hoped to make the flight in six hours.