RECORD SMASHED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 81, 7 April 1931, Page 7

RECORD SMASHED.

FLIGHT TO CAPE.

Wealthy Britisher's England to

South Africa Trip.

SPEEDIER MAILS URGED.

(United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received 12 Noon.)

CAPETOWN, April 0,

Commander Glen Kidston, the millionaire British sportsman, who left England on Tuesday morning last on a record flight to South Africa, landed this evening at the Maitland aerodrome, Capetown, his flight taking six days 10 hours. He has thus broken all previous records to the Cape by at least three days.' ,

Commander Kidston stated: "If I can carry through a single trip like this as a private owner without proper organisation it mu6t stand to reason that a commercial company operating on the same route with relays of machines will be able to do the journey much quicker."

He considers that Imperial Airways' schedule of 12 days for the same flight is ridiculous, and urges that the expeditous transit of mails is of the utmost Imperial importance.

MAKING THE PACE.

Airman Scott Ahead of Smithy's

Time.

FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

(Received 10.30 a.m.)

DELHI, April 6,

Mr. C. W. Scott, who is attempting a record flight to Australia, arrived at Jodhpur and later at Calcutta. He is now half a day behind his own schedule but six hours ahead of Kingsford Smith's record time. If, however, he can reach Singapore in two days from Calcutta, he will have overtaken his own schedule.

POLAR EXPLORER.

BYRD'S NEXT TRIP.

(Received 10.30 a.m.)

4 NEW YORK, April 6.

Rear-Admiral Richard Byrd, the noted aviator-explorer, 6aid on Monday that he was planning another aeroplane expedition into Polar regions within the next few' months. However, he would not reveal whether his goal was to be tho Arctic or Antarctic.