THE KING WITNESSES TWO AEROPLANE FLIGHTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 87, 8 May 1909, Page 4

THE KING WITNESSES TWO AEROPLANE FLIGHTS.

Pau. March !". King Edward arrived at the Hotel C.u.<-1 »lon here from Biarritz at 1.30 this afternoon. After lunch lie left the hotel at MO tt> witnes., A flight of the Wright aero--8 "■ plane. His Majesty motored to the avia-' tioli ground, where lie was received by the Mayor of Pau. Mews Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright. with their sister. Miss Katherine Wright wef" then pre*-.ited to thC| '►King, wno al»o greeted the Count de Lambert and Maior Tissandicr, two of Mr Wright's pupils. Ifr. Wilbur Wright then conducted his Majestv to tin* aeroplane shed, and minntelv e\plained the nucha'':.-™ of thp apparatus. The aoropln-ie. which .was decorated <"-' *nith the British and American flags, was then talen from the shed to the v starting platform, and King Edward watched the prcpnrations for the ascent " ■with the'greatest interest. Mr Wright first went up alone, a-id remained in tin air for s'everal minutes. sbing through some marvellous evolution* with the utmost precision around the little group which surrounded the t King * Mr Wneht brought the aeroplane to ; * em th \wthout difficulty, a-nd alter a jp,« short iirterval started on a second fliglit of thirteen minutes with his sister as a l 'nssenger Hating ascended to a great £ , reiuht, and then skimmed nlons the (round the acioplane disappeared in the ti * ,' direction of Pau, but again reappeared f after an interval of six minutes', coming f i amid the applause of the King ' "> and fh» other spectators. eg,- Thi> TCng then warmly congratulated ' f%£ __ "r Wrinlit on the Biieews of the aero- ! §r& >-'*»lMie. and returned to Pau nrmin» at I hotel at 880. 1