ANXIETY DISPELLED.
AVIATION PARTY OVERDUE. (Received 11 a.m.) BRISBANE, this day. Fears were felt for the safety of an Australian pilot, Mr. T. H. McDonald, whose aeroplane was overdue in a flight from Cairns to Thursday Island. Mr. McDonald contemplated establishing a regular air service between Northern Queensland and Torres Straits, and left Cairns on Wednesday to conduct an aerial survey. He should have reached his destination at sunset. Anxiety was dispelled, however, 'with news early to-day of Mr. McDonald's arrival at Thursday Island. It appears that two American passengers, who are studying the natives of Torres Strait, wished to land at mission stations en route. Accordingly stops were made at Cape Bedford and Lockhart River missions, where they stayed the night. WILL BUILD AIRSHIPS. IF PROVED SATISFACTORY. LONDON, July 2. Ever since the RlOl disaster in 1930 the British Government has been closely watching the possibilities of airships, said the Under-Secretary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, in a debate in the House of Commons on the Air Navigation Bill. As soon as the Government thought airships had proved themselves useful and essential instruments it would certainly embark upon their construction.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 156, 3 July 1936, Page 7
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191ANXIETY DISPELLED. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 156, 3 July 1936, Page 7
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