THE AIR TRAGEDY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19803, 16 December 1929, Page 14

THE AIR TRAGEDY.

FUNERALS OF VICTIMS. ITHB PJUM HmW ••rrlM] AUCKLAND, Dfwrahtr 15 The funerals of Captain I). HarkneM mid Mr C. F. Uoldabro, who lost their lives in the crash of the DornieiLibelle flving-boat off Miliord beach on Thursday evening, were very largely attended on tSeturday. A service wa<i held "in St. Mary's Cathedral, Pnrnell, before the departure of the funeral of Captain Marines*. The church wan alnifwt filled, and those present included Mr Walter V. Boyle, American Consul, Major L M. Tisitt. and Captain 8. Wallingforrl, of the Hohsonrille Air Raw, Captain (i. Folhard. of the New Zen land Artillery, Mr G. E. Plane, representing the Returned .Soldier*' A ««nci at ion, and mnny other military and university representatives. There wax also a large attendance of pilots and memhe rs of the Auckland Aero Club. About 50 motor-car* followed the/ onrtege to the graveside, where the service wn* conducted hv Canon \V. Faneemrt. Lust Pout was sounded hv a bugler of the 1«t Rnltalinn of the Auckland Hefjnirnt. The pillnrn at the entrance to the University science building mere draped in black (luring the week-end The funeral of Mr Roldshm wax attended by a number nf of aquatic clubs. Mr OhhUbrn Had 1-cen a member of the New Zealand Pnuer-Bcnt Association for man? rears.