IN THE AIR.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 May 1919, Page 5

IN THE AIR.

“DAILY MAIL’S’’ PRIZE.

GRANTED TO AIRMEN’S RELATIVES.

LONDON, May 23

While not abandoning hope of the survival of missing airmen, the Daily Mail offers to divide the prize between Mrs. Hawker and Commander Grievos( next-of-kin. The paper offers another £IO,OOO for competition.

TRANS-ATLANTIC PLIGHT.

WAS IT HAWKER?

LONDON, May 23

A wireless press message states the cableship Faraday sighted the red light of an aeroplane 50.28 north and 30.02 west, in the early hours of Monday, roughly in a direct line midway between St. John’s and Valencia.

HEAVY CYCLONE REPORTED

LONDON, May 23

The steamer Tactician, which picked up the Faraday’s wireless message, states that shortly after the message was received the vessel encountered a heavy cyclone. Other ships report a cyclone on Monday, in the mid-Atlantic. The Sopwith Company states that Bawdier did not carry red lights. What the Faraday saw may have been flame from the engine’s exhaust pipes.

U.S. DIRIGIBLE READY.

NEW YORK, May 23

An American dirigible left Montauk Point eu route to St, John’s with the object of making a trans-Atlantic flight. Bad weather continues. THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT. LONDON, May 23. Martinsyde has entered for the Australian flight, f B'ert. Henklcr, a native of Bundaborg, Queensland, who enlisted in 'September, 1914, in the naval air service, soon qualified as a pilot. He saw much service on the Italian front, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, and a commission. He w T as recently demobilised. He now intends to fly to Australia, and hopes to do the journey in 17 days. HAWKER AND GRIEVE REPORTED PICKED UP BY DANISH STEAMER. Received April 26th: 9.30 a.m. LONDON, May 25. Hawker carried a very red light to signal all well and ask fhe position. The coastguard at Lewis, in the outer Hebrides, reports that a Danish steamer picked up Hawker and Grieve.

HOPE FOR HAWKER Received 9.30 a.m_ LONDON, May 24. The steamer Sarunanger reported seeing an aeroplane red Vcrey light in the same position as Faraday. The flotilla of eight British destroyers has returned to Queenstown, relinquishing the search for Hawker extending three hundred miles eastward of the Irish coast. Hope is abandoned.