AVIATION.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20225, 1 May 1931, Page 11

AVIATION.

MAROONED EXPLORER. FAMOUS AIRMAN ATTEMPTS RESCUE. VUNITED PHES6 ASSOCIATION —EX ELECTBIC TELEGRAPH—COPJTRIOHT.) (-Received April 30th, 9.40 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, April 29. Captain Alirenberg, the famous Arctic airman, who flew to Greenland in 1929, and who has been engaged to attempt the rescue there of Augustin Courtauld, hopped off to-day for Iceland on his heroic mission. NATIONAL INTEREST AROUSED. (Received April 30tli, 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. Keenest national interest has been aroused hy the efforts to rescue Mr Augustin Courtauld in the Arctic. His parents, when interviewed on their arrival by the Berengaria at Southampton from the United States, said they were confident that their son would come through safely. Tho Danish fishing inspection ship Odin Icl't Reykjavik (Iceland) for Greenland with an aeroplane, which intends to hind on the coast CO miles from Ahgmagsalik; thence it Will be flown to the expedition's base. The English pilot's name is not available. Thus t\vo airmen are racing to rescue Courtauld. The "Daily Mail" says that the British people owe a debt of gratitude to Captain Ahrenberg. [Mr Augustin Courtauld is a member of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition wli'ich undertook to blaze a trail in the Arctic Circle for the shortest air route between Canadd and Great Britain over the uncharted Greenland plateau. Ite volunteered last year to man alone the expedition's central station. Seven days ago fears were. expressed for his safety because of the relief party having been held up by severe weather.] KINGSFORD SMITH. ARRIVAL AT SINGAPORE. (Received April 30th, 8 p.m.) SINGAPORE, April 30. Tins Southern Cross arrived at 11.45 a.m. [Within the past ten days AirCommodore C. E. Kingsford Smith has flown over 5000 miles in emergency flights in connexion with the British experimental air-mail services. Hia flights have been as follows:—April 21st to April 23—Sydney to Darwin; April 24th—Darwin to Koepang; April 25th—Koepang to Darwin; April 27th —Darwin to Koepang; April -28 t—h to Sourabaya; April 29th— Sourabaya to Singapore.]

AIR MAIL SERVICE. REQUESTS FOR SUBSIDY. (Received April 30th, 11.59 p.m.) CANBERRA, April 30. Answering a question, the Prime Minister, Mr Scullin, said that application had been made by tfie Imperial Airways, Limited, and also the Dutch Airmail Company, for a mail subsidy between England and Australia. "1 replied that there was very little prospect of such a subsidy being granted." NEW SERVICE! PROPOSED. SINGAPORE, April 30, 1 Air-Commodore C. E. Kingsford Smith told an interviewer that he knew nothing about the proposed air mail service between and Australia to be conducted by his company. the Australian National Airways, Limited. "I wish it were true, but a Darwin to Singapore sel'vice is preferable. It is quite impossible without a subsidy."

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. AIR LINER PURCHASED. (Received April 30th, 11 p<ni.) PERTH, April 80. Imperial Airways Lilnited h&B purchased a D.H. Hercules air liner from Western Australian Airways, Limited, to replace the City of Cairo, which Was forced down recently at Koepang. Delivery is to be taken by the City of Cairo's pilots, who are now en route for ' Fremantle, in the steamer Kttolinda. LEAVING BY BOAT. AEROPLANE DAMAGED. (Received April 30th, 9.30 p.m.) DARWIN, April 30. The Cambridge Uiiiversity aviators, Messrs Fairbairn and Shensttae have decided to quit Darwin by boat. Their aeroplane was so severely ori a beach after their arrival from Jiingland that it is Unable to rise. The aeroplane also will leave by boat. BERT HINKLER. THREE GUESSES AS TO PLANS. (Received April 30th, 7 p.m.) TORONTO, April 29. Mr Bert Hinlder is at the airport here, and there is much conjecture as to his immediate plans. In the course of an interview he would not deny that he was going somewhere, but he refused to discuss the matter of his flight, ft is believed, however, that he may ,decide to fly to South America, thence across the South Atlantic, or fly to Australia, via Vancouver. A North Atlantic bop, via the northern route, is also suggested as a possibility. SCHNEIDER CUP. DIFFICULTIES OF ITALY. ' ROME, April 29. General. Italo Balbo, Air Minister, introducing the air estimates, cast a doubt on Italy's participation ill the Schneider Trophy contests. He explained that the prospects as far as , men concerned, were t*©rf«o*v