BERT HINKLER

Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 3929, 12 January 1933, Page 5

BERT HINKLER

Mystery of Whereabouts HIS MOTHER HAS FAITH ALTHOUGH FAMILY ANXIOUS HIS ROUTE UNKNOWN BitITISH GOVEItXMKNT CANNOT TAKE ACTION YET FOR A FOREIGN SEARCH KINGSFORD SMITH HOPEFUL By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received .1 a'n. 12, 10 a.m.) London January 11. Replying to criticism that no requests had been made to i luly to search for Squadron-Leader Hinkler, the British Air Alini'gtery states than, until yesterday it was not known the route hi' was taking. Ho might have been flyimg; over Germany, so it was difficult to' ask anyone to look fqr him Brisbane. January 12. Bert Hinkler’s family at Bundabeiqg ar, now beginning to> display uneasiness as to the whereabouts of liho missing tv In, tor. Bout’s mother, however, has n\ot lost hope, she is constantly listening in to tho wireless, site believes that he will scion be located in sonic unexpected sP°tSTB KINGSFORD SMTTH NOT UNDULY ALARMED New Plymouth, January 11. “Ts there iany neIWS; of Hinkler?” Sir Charles Kingsford smith asked s oon after lie landed. “I have great faith in Hinkler. He i s an extraordinarily resourceful man. I am by mo means unduly alarmed. He has probably landed somewhere ,tn ono o-f the various mountain ranges on *'is route and is beyond comm unication. ’ ’ SECRECY A MISTAKE He remarked that be did not agree with Hinkler’s policy of maintaining secrecy about his projects because it must be realised that the more that -was kmiwn at tout, the airman » intended route and oithor plans. the grea+or was the possibility of ln s be- : in,g located in the event of a mishap • OPCllTTltlg.