FURTHER DELAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 283, 30 November 1933, Page 7

FURTHER DELAY.

STRONG HEAD WIND. Tasman Flight Might Start This Afternoon. ULM HAS EVERYTHING READY. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Mr. C. T. P. Ulm states that he has everything ready for the flight to New Zealand, but the*weather lias remained unsatisfactory. "I am getting weather reports three times a day concerning the conditions over the Tasman," he said.

"The conditions for the. past week have been very unsettled over the whole loute and the latest reports indicate a strong head wind of about 30 miles an hour." TTe added that there was a possibility of his leaving Richmond late this afternoon for New Plymouth. This would mean an all night flight over the lasman, but would ensure landing in daylight. MELBOURNE AIR RACE. CAPTAIN STACK TO ENTER. LONDON, November 29. The "Morning Post" states that Captain Neville Stack is arranging to enter for the London to Melbourne air race next year in a new British machine with a range of 1200 to 1500 miles. He expects to maintain a speed of ISO miles an hour.

DOUBLE FATALITY. MOTH 'PLANE WRECKED. (Received 10..'50 a.m.) PERTH, this day. A Moth aeroplane crashed at Pieton, near Bunbury, and the passenger, Colin Teede, 23, was killed outright, while the pilot, Stanley Catlett, 25, died from his injuries. The machine, which, it is believed, crashed through engine failure, was wrecked.

STRONGER AIR FORCE. BRITAIN'S HOME DEFENCE. LONDON, November 29. ,The "Daily Express" Says it understands that orders arc to be given immediately for the strengthening of Britain's Home Defence Air Force in the event of the Disarmament Conference failing. The first move will be an increase of the present strength (42 squadrons) to the 52 authorised in 1023.

AGAINST GAS ATTACK. AUSTRALIA'S PRECAUTIONS. CANBERRA, November 29. In the House of Representatives today the Assistant-Minister of Defence, Mr. J. Francis, stated that precautionary measures against gas attacks on Australian cities were being taken by the Federal Government, although a committee of military, naval and air experts had reported that there was not much likelihood of such an attack.

However, plans were being prepared which would embrace the training of ambulance men and the police in antigas measures and the manufacture of cheap but serviceable gas masks and suitable clothing. LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. FLYER'S LUCKY ESCAPE. ROME, November 29. While an airman named Furio Niclot was attacking his own world b altitude record his respirator failed at a height of 9000 metres. He suffered a hemorrhage and became unconscious, whereupon his aeroplane dropped like a stone to 1000 ft. There Niclot recovered, regained control of the machine and landed safely.