LONG FLIGHT PLANNED

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 9

LONG FLIGHT PLANNED

LOS ANGELES TO AUSTRALIA

STATEMENT BY SMITH

United Preu Association—By Eledtric Tel*graph—Copyrljtht. LOS ANGELES, November 9. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, speaking of his intention to fly back to Australia, via the East, said: "I shall fly 17,000 miles to Australia this time. This will be one of the longest flights in the history of aviation. I would much prefer to make my way home by boat in a leisuicly manner, but I think plans have'just about materialised for me to fly fiom Los Angeles to New Yo;k, thence to London, and from there to Australia." , Sir Charles today boaided the exploiation cruiser'Velero 111, owned by Captain 6. Allan Hancock, the wealthy* oilman and explorer, who financed the 1928 flight. He plans to rest aboard the cruiser for several days. • The attachment on the Lady Southern Cross was lifted tonight following a conference between Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's attorney and counsel for Mr. T. Catton. Sir Charles admitted that Catton had an agreement td act as promoter for himself and Mr. C. T. P. Ulm in 1928, but declared that Catton had failed completely in his efforts to finance the flight, and thus has no claim against him/ Catton charged that he spent '750 dollars on behalf of Sir Charles and asks for an additional 1000-dollars for services. The issue id expected to come to speedy tiial. ' ' On November 5 the Lady 'Southern Cross was attached and an action filed against Sir diaries in the Municipal 'Court for 2750 dollars by Mr. Thomas R. Catton, promoter, who alleged that Sir Charlfes became indebted to him for that sum while in California in 1928. Catton claimed that he 'performed "work, labour, and services and ad-1 vanced money" in connection with the preparations for'the first flight from California to Australia. -,