NO OCEANS LEFT

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1011, 30 June 1930, Page 9

NO OCEANS LEFT

SMITH WOULD FLY THEM IF THERE WERE TWO-WAY BROADCAST TALK NEW YORK, Saturday. On a visit to Schenectady today iingsford Smith had a two-way conversation over the radio telephone with his mother at Sydney. This was juccessfully broadcast over the national wireless system Mrs. Smith remarked that she hoped her son would not fly across any more oceans. He replied: “I cannot. There are no r'nro to fly. But I shall have to give it up anyway. Speaking to "Might-Lieutenant O. T. P. Him, comp union o£ his former Sights, Kingsford Smith told him the transatlantic flight was the hardest he had ever made. He then returned by air to New York, where he had a busy day. First he dedicated a tabled to noted fliers, on which were inscribed the names of the Wright Brothers. Sir Hubert Wilkins, Colonel Charles Lindbergh and his own. MAY FOLLOW HINKLE*

Kingsford Smith lunched with Mr. A. S. Ochs, proprietor of the New York "Times,” and received callers in the afternoon, besides preparing plans for his flight to San Francisco. The airman attended a dinner this evening to Mr. Russell Owen, the journalist, who accompanied RearAdmiral Byrd to the Antarctic. Smith and his companions will spend tomorrow on board Mr. Fok»er’s yacht. Today Smith found time to consider the types of airplane best suited to beat the existing records between London and Australia in accordance with his hope of possibly making the trip. He said: "The record is there to beat. Miss Amy Johnson made a splendid performance, but took longer than Hinkler. In view of my coming marriage, however, X am afraid it will take less time to go direct by steamer than to wait for the preparation of an airplane. Still I may fly from London, and if I do I shall certainly go out for Hinkler’s record.” Yesterday the airman had a radio telephonic conversation with his fiancee, Miss Powell, in Melbourne. Transmission, but for a brief period, v as quite clear. He assured Miss Powell that he would sell the Southern Cross, "so our September date still holds good.”