BRITISH LEAD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 174, 25 July 1930, Page 7

BRITISH LEAD.

CIRCUIT OF EUROPE.

Moths Ahead in 5000-Mile Race. STEADY PROGRESS.

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received 12.30 p.m.)

RUGBY, July 24,

Two British Moth aeroplanes, piloted respectively by Mr. Alan Butler and Captain Broad, were first to reach Nimes from Barcelona to-day in the circuit of Europe race.

They arrived' within five minutes of each other. Mr. Butler was in the lead.

The course from Nimes lies by way of Lyons, across Switzerland, Southern Germany and Austria to Poland, and then back to the. starting point, Berlin, by way of Danzig.

Captain Broad arrived at Lausanne ahead of Mr. Butler and Mr. Thorn.

SAILED FOR ENGLAND.

Smithy to Start for Australia

In a Few Weeks.

FLYING BACK HOME.

(Received 9.30 a.m.)

NEW YORK, July 24.

Wing-Commander Kingsford Smith and his wireless operator, Mr. W. S. Stannage, sailed by the liner Europa. •Smithy" expects to start his flight to Australia within a week or two after reaching England.

STUTTGART TO CHICAGO.

TRIP VIA NORTHERN CIRCLE.

(Received 12.30 p.m.)

BERLIN, July 24.

Hen* Wolfhirth, who' lost a leg in an air crash, and Herr .Oscar Weller, a journalist, left Stuttgart in a Klemin monoplane for Chicago via the Orkneys, Iceland, Greenland and Newfoundland.

LONG SOLO TOUR.

HON. MRS. V. BRUCE'S PLANS

(Received 10.30 a.m.)

LONDON, July 24.

Mrs. Victor Bruce proposes to start in less than six weeks' time on a long solo flight, in the course of which it is expected she will visit Australia.