POSTPONED AGAIN

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 288, 5 September 1928, Page 11

POSTPONED AGAIN

FLIGHT OF SOUTHERN CROSS CYCLONIC CONDITIONS IN TASMAN SEA AIRMEN STANDING BY As cyclonic conditions prevail still over part of the Tasman Sea, the flight of the Southern Cross has been postponed again. {United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Rec. September 4, 8.35 p.m.) Sydney, September 4. . Owing to cyclonic conditions prevailing over part of the Tasman Sea the flight of the Southern Cross has been postponed again. If the weather reports are favourable the flight will commence to-morrow afternoon at 6 o’clock. Squadron-Leader Smith and FlightLieutenant Ulin are staying at the officers’ mess at Richmond, which is 37 miles from Sydney, ready to take off at. a moment’s notice. Everything depends on the weather reports from New Zealand.

The Defence Department here has ordered the destroyer Anzac to sea to remain in line of the Southern Cross’s flight, as the cruiser Brisbane, returning from Honolulu, is too far off. Kingsford Smith thinks the conditions should improve sufficiently by tomorrow to make departure certain then. The steamer Manama. from Wellington. had a rough passage, but the Maheno, from Auckland, reported a fair trip with the winds light and variable. . UNSETTLED WEATHER ■ EARLY START UNLIKELY Basing his view on the we'ather conditions and indications, Dr. E. Kidson, Dominion Meteorologist, does not consider that the flight will be made for a few days yet. The prospect of anything like settled conditions over the route from Sydney to New Zealand was poor. / The northern cyclone had moved further eastward and yesterday morning was centred between Norfolk Island and Cape Maria van Diemen. It appeared likely to move to the south-east and the barometer was falling at Hobart and Sydney. Advice to the above effect was sent to Sydney at midday by Dr. Kidson. who last evening sent word that the forecast still held. He was advised that the flight * would not start last night. LEFEVRE STARTS FOR AZORES (Australian . Press Assn.—United Service.) (Rec. Septeniber 4, 10.15 p.m.) Paris, September 4. Assolant Lefevre tool; off from Toulon at 7 o’clock this morning. (Rec. September 4, 11.15 p.m.) Paris, September 4. Till the last minute Assolant Lefevre’s plans were uncertain. It is understood he is going to the Azores, subsequently continuing a route according to the weather. If bad, he will possibly fly to Dakar. FLYING BOATS AT SOURABAYA (Australian Prpss Assn.—United Service.) (Rec. September 4, 10.15 p.m.) Sourabaya, September 3. The Royal Air .Force flying boats have arrived. ’PLANE CRASHES NEAR ADELAIDE ’ PILOT AND MECHANIC INJURED (Rec. September 4, 11.5 p.m.) Adelaide, September 4. An aeroplane travelling from Melbourne to Adelaide crashed fourteen miles outside Adelaide. The pilot. Captain Scott, and the mechanic, George Nutson, were injured, the latter seriously.