TWO YEARS BACK

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3758, 29 June 1932, Page 5

TWO YEARS BACK

Civil Action Started KINGSFORD SMITH'S FLIGHT CHARGE FOR. TOOTH 111! ('SUES ALSO RAZORS AND COMBS ECHO OF ATLANTIC FEAT FORKED MAS THE BACKER HIS COMPANY AT LAW TljE KNIGHT EXPLAINS By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright (Aust. and X.Z. Cable) (Received June 20, 9.80 a.m.) New York, June 28. The trial has begun in the- City of a suit to recover 1229 dollars from the Enkker Aircraft Corporation. The claim, js by Abercrombie and Fitch, clothiers, on |ho plea, that they 'equipped Kingsfcrd Smith and his crow with a quantity <T to.jtli brushes razors and combs, following their suuei'ssful tralus-Atlantio Utgli; in J me, 1930. it- i- now revealed that Eokkor baeked t-ho flight to the extent of 5000 dollars. The- Aircraft Corporation, denies t lm t it. authorised the purchase of the pers nal equipment claimed tor. HOW IT WAS ARRANGED Sydney. Juno 29. Sir .Charles Kingsierd Smith, interviewed here, told the Sun that the Now York Times had arranged with Abercrombie and Fitch, to supply tl) C now civilian outfits on the completion of the flight. Ahercromlne agreed on the undcrstainding that to handed over our flying kits to exhibit Hi tlio tuin s windows, which was done.