AUSTRALIANS TO JOIN SEARCH

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21631, 15 November 1935, Page 13

AUSTRALIANS TO JOIN SEARCH

—♦ — AEROPLANE LEAVES TO-DAY UIR FORCE TO COM IN IT ITS WORK REWARD FOR (IROI Nl) i'\T.", ir-} (vkitei" rp.r-s a~.-•.''■■:\-1.~ :■"—" •- ~ '. - (Received November 14. I".■:> :--.:) SYDNEY. November 1Captain P. G. Taylor end M: ■'. Ve. S. Stannage annotmeed the." :.■.--- would leave to-morv.-v :r "'"c Wackett Gannet aeroplane :•• ;.-:; the search for Sir Charles N.ur.,-ford-Smith. They explained the.: when they learned that the nu.m search was to be abandoned '.::■:;-* felt it most essential that s.rne search should continue wither:: interruption. They therefore r.rked the Minister for Finance (Mr R. A. Parkhill) to apply the whole resources available to him to tee iru{mediate continuation of operations I by the machines on the spot at >::'.- !gapo*re, which they themselves could net reach until Monday. They learned later with gr<.;--thankfulncss that tlyough Mr Par.-c----huTs efforts the mam search would be continued without in any way affecting the funds made avaoab'" to themselves. They are therefore leaving at daylight to-day. The Qantas-Empirc Airways airliner flown by 'ir G. U. Allen was to-day searchiiij. the s'.r.p i'f the western peninsula which Sir Claries may have flown over while going to Alor Star. Mr Allen will continue his search for four days and will then leave with mails, his machine being ----- placed with another of the o- ;r----pany's fleet, which will e. -itinm- indefinitely. The Air Force machine also continued seureumg to-«ay. though it is fell in Singapore tnat there is now little hope o: iinding the machine from the z.w. Mr Parkhill announce-;} to-day that the Royal Air Force machines which are engaged in the seercn would not immediately give up. The Federal Government has requested Air Commodore Siunev Smith to continue the search with the Roval Air Force aeroplane? : r three days, ana it is anticipated that he will ag:»ae to do this. The Federal Cabinet has decided to offer a reward of £SOO to induce ground parties to search difficult areas for Sir Charles KinssforclSmith if the Singapore authorities considered that this would serve a • useful purpose. Private contributions supplerrui'"ing the Government fund armour.. J . • yesterday for the air search have now reached £ 200. ' MR MELROSE ASKED TO ! WITHDRAW AIR FORCE OFFICER'S I'RAISE FOR COURAGE (BKITIoH OFFICIAL -'•■'-■' ~ ' RUGBY. November 13. Air Commodore Sidney Smith, who is in charge of the search :<-' Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. has paid a warm tribute to Mr C. JMelrose's courage, but he has asked him to withdraw from the search because of the great hazards attaching to it.