STILL HOPEFUL
NATIONAL AIRWAYS CHIEF
FAITH IN PILOT
(Received 26th March, 11 a.m.)'
SYDNEY; This Day. Mr. F. H. Stewart, chairman of National Airways, while admitting the seriousness of the position, states that he is still hopeful that Pilot Shortridge was able to put the Southern Cloud, down, saving the passengers. He recalls that Smith and Ulm were lost twice as long as the Southern Cloud, and were found. The company had the same faith in Captain Shortridge 't ability. Mr. Stewart deprecated the fact that' harmful and unfounded rumours have been circulated about the fate of the Southern Cloud, causing pain to those ■nearly associated with the missing crew and passengers. Jungsford Smith, commenting on yesterday's work, said that the search was hampered by bad weather and many conflicting reports as to places where supposed signs of the aeroplane haA been seen caused a division of the searchers, which meant that some were spending their efforts vainly. Smith is ■confident that the Southern Cloud will be found in the next, two days, but he is fearful as to the occupants' fate.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 72, 26 March 1931, Page 13
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