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HAWKER'S FATE.

HOPE ABANDONED, GALE IN ATLANTIC London, May 20. Hope of finding Hawker has been abandoned. There is a gale in the At-lantic.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London, May 20. Pickles refuses to abandon hope and tbinkß 'Hawker may have been picked up by a vessel not fitted with wireless, or be afloat in the lifeboat of his own machine. Pickles attributes the mishap to the exhaustion of petrol owing' to the head winds encountered during the last 600 miles. The fact that Hawker started in unfavorable weather proves that he was out not for the prize, but to give Britain the honor of tie first crossing.— AU9.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Received May 21, 5.5 p.m. London!, May 20. The Admiralty at nine o'clock this evening stated that there was no news regarding Hawker, and gave an official denial to the report that Hawker reached within 100 miles of Ireland. The report aroused the keenest sympathetic speculation respecting his actual fate. It is feared that Hawker carmot have survived. He possibly descended in midAtlantic, and his low-powered wireless was probably insufficient to call any ship.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CHANCES OF FINDING HAWKER. VERY REMOTE. IMPOSSIBILITY OF PATROLLING COURSE. Received May 21, S p.m. London, May 20 (11.55 p.m.). An official communique points out that the chances of finding Hawker are very remote, owing to the area which the destroyers must scour. The communique! adds that even if it had been otherwise desirable to assist the enterprise, which is in no sense under Government control, it would have been impossible to patrol the Atlantic, owing to the Navy's heavy obligation. The same remark applies to future flights. The Government warns other competitors that it is impossible for the Navy to patrol the Atlantic course,—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. . REASON FOR ENTERING CONTEST FALSE REPORTS EXPLAINED. New York, May 20. The St. Johns' correspondent of the New York Times states that it was the Presence of the American seaplane at repassy which strengthened Hawker's determination to attempt the trans-At-lantic flight. He hoped the full mooD would bring favorable weather.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. London, May 20. Mr MaeNamara, in *he House of Commons, stated that after Hawker started all available ships on the Irish Coast were ordered to sea by wireless. Presumably a French station picked up the message in fragmentary form, .misconstrued and re-transmitted it, ■ stating that Hawker had fallen into the sea. The Castletown station packed up the message and sent it to Queenstown. This is probably the explanation of the [false news.—Atir-NX Cable Assn.

AMERICAN PLANE LEAVES AZORES. ANOTHER ATTEMPT CONTEMPLATSJD. London, May 20. The N.O. 4 left the Azores for Lisbon at 12-40 this afternoon (Greenwich time).—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. New York, May 13.

It is officially announced that a naval dirigible is ready to start on the flight from New York to Newfoundland as soon as the weather ia favorable. Upon the success of the undertaking depends the plans for the trans-Atlantio flight to England via the Azores. MOSUL TO*ENGLAND IN SEVEN DAYS. Received May 21, 5.5 p.m. London, May 13. Lieut.-Colonel Wilson flew from Mosul to England, via Cairo, in seven days.— Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

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Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1919, Page 5

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HAWKER'S FATE. Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1919, Page 5

HAWKER'S FATE. Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1919, Page 5

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