FLIGHT OF VALUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1927, Page 7

FLIGHT OF VALUE.

TRANSATLANTIC FEAT.j Modest American Acknowledges Good Luck. I LINDBERGH HONOURED. 'British Official Win-less.) RUGBY, June I. At a luncheon, given by the Air Council in honour of Captain Charles Lindbergh, the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Samuel Hoare, congratulated the airman on his achievement. So frreat a feat and so fine an i achievement transcended national boundaries as completely as did aeroplanes which flew unhindered over ! frontiers and nations. From a technical point of view tho flight wan of great value. These longdistance flights stimulated progress and tested the reliability of aerial navigation. But the world at large rightly reached its verdict upon broader grounds. The peoples of many countries to-day applauded Captain Lindbergh's achievement not so much because some material gain would be obtained an a result of it, but because it wae a fine example of nerve and endurance, skill and courage, enterprise and adventure. In replying, Captain Lindbergh Raid tho fact that he reached the const of Europe was in no way due to mere' luck of navigation. The fact that he ; arrived within three miles of hie courso , was entirely a concidcncc. i By proper navigation it should He possible to arrive within 2T> miles, which ! was his calculated distance from the ' Irish coast. Had his 'plane drifted a* far north aa Sweden or as far south a« Spain it would hardly have been possible for him to have reached Paris. The airman visited the House of Com-1 mons yesterday afternoon. lie will not I visit any other part of Europe. It is , understood this is the outcome of tho j officially expressed desire of the United States Government for his return immediately. The motive for this is believed to be I I hat Captain Lindbergh should be able to avoid the possible embarrassment of ■ accepting some invitations and declining others. AMERICAN RECEPTION. PRESIDENTIAL LEAD. (Keoclted 10 n m > WASHINGTON*, Tune 1. : President Coolidge announced that Captain Lindbergh has accepted his imi- | tatioii to sail aboard the cruiser Memphis ; from Cherbourg direct to Washington. The vessel will steam up Potomac on June 11 and the airman will be given n reception by the President. Cabinet.; offieeri of the Army and Navy and citizens. , Captain Lindbergh and hie mother. who will meet at Washington, will V guests of President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge. Reception detail* are now in the hand* of district commissioners, who arc coopernt'ug with a Cabinet commit tee. ' (H| U> Lindbergh will stay one duvet Washington, after which lie will' i probably fly to Xew York, when* an ' enormous reception is alreadv lietii" planned. CANADA'S ATTEMPT. Ottawa to London as Jubilee Celebration. i ACES PROJECT. (Received 10 am) OTTAWA. .June 1 j Captain Janney. the Canadian fixing i ace, announces that he will commence m •ion-stop flight to 1.0n<1..n. loaiinp' Ottawa on June 30 to celebrate Canada - jubilee. He expects to ari'ne in »);<■ following evening, on 11<>mini<>n Pay. and will follow the nil-H-itl-h Mniie. (A. and NJ". dud Sydney '"."mih." j