HALFWAY ACROSS

Evening Star, Issue 19760, 10 January 1928, Page 5

HALFWAY ACROSS

THE PREARRANGED SIGNAL STEADY RECEPTIONS SHIPS’ POSITIONS CHARTED. [.Special to the ‘ Stab.’] WELLINGTON, January 10. The prearranged signal from the aviators was that they would allow the valve on their short-wave set to howl for five minutes in every fifteen. This signal was steadily received, but not exactly in accordance' with the time arrangements. Reports of reception have come Horn a number of places in the dominion, but, as already explained, they will probably fade out as New Zealand is approached. The signal had been heard on last inquiry at 11.45, which v'ould indicate that the aviators were more than halfway across the Tasman. In view of the importance of shipping on route, the Union Company’s officials calculated for your corresrcndent the positions of their ships in it© Tasman as at noon to-day. The Kairanga (Melbourne to Auckland) . was 400 miles east of Sydney; Karetu (Lyttelton Newcastle), 372 miles from Newcastle; Waikouaiti (Timaru to Sydney), 141 miles from Sydney; Kaponga (Newcastle for Wellington), ISO miles oast of Newcastle; Sussex, from Capo Mciofcon, Auckland, about 160 miles cast of orth Cape, New Zealaudl