SEARCH FOR HINKLER
NO NEWS OF CAPTAIN HOPE AN ANONYMOUS LETTER Press Association —By Telegraji—Copyright. LAUSANNE, January 19. Captain Hope had petrol for only five hours. There was no news of him at midnight. He set out as the result 1 of receiving an anonymous telegram from London stating that Mr Hinkler would be found at the southern base of the Wetterhorn. He took the message seriously, though previous to starting he was warned of the danger of searching the Wetterhorn in the present weather. SEARCH ABANDONED. LAUSANNE, January 20. (Received, January 21, at 10.30 a.m.) After landing Captain Hope and Heanley proceeded on foot in the direction of Diablerets, where it is believed they saw traces of Hinkler. A later message says that Captain Hope had abandoned the search for Hinkler owing to adverse weather, CAPTAIN HOPE AND COMPANION SAFE. LAUSANNE, January 20. (Received January 21, at 10 a.m.) Captain Hope and his companion, Heanley, have been found. They-landed near a village in the Simplon Valley yesterday, and since have continued the search on foot.
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Evening Star, Issue 21316, 21 January 1933, Page 13
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176SEARCH FOR HINKLER Evening Star, Issue 21316, 21 January 1933, Page 13
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