SIR KINGSFORD SMITH

Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 3930, 13 January 1933, Page 5

SIR KINGSFORD SMITH

Honoured in Taranaki COMPLIMENTARY DINNER W'EIJ. DESERVED TRIBUTES A SYDNEY ENTHUSIAST APPEALS TO AUSTRALIA By Telegraph—rress Assn—Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received Jan. 13, 9 a.ni.) Sydney, Januaay 12. Addressing the Legacy C’lnb, Captain Morris, the president paid a tribute to Sir Charles Kiugsford Smith for his New Zealand flight. Ho advocated that the Federal Government should go out of it s way to secure his services. It was a crying shame that men of his calibre should have to seek fresh fields fot a. livelihood. His exploits wore too wonderful and too well known to need any repetition. THE BANQUET New Plymouth, January 12. A complimentary dinner was tendered Sir Charles Kiugsford Smith and companions by file New Plymouth Aero Club to-night. The Mayo r of New Plymouth, Mr H. V. S. Griffiths, in proposing the t oast of Kingsfoi'd Smith and his com panions said Smith’s decision to make New Plymouth the first landing place in New Zealand was influenced hv its geographical situation and the fact that, there was such a landing mark as Mount Egmont. Replying Sir Charles said that when lie decided to come to New Zealand he tried to land at the nearest possible point. Capo, Egmont was closer than a,nvwhere else. Taranaki Vas in a fine position geographically, ill being so close to Australia and would he the ultimate terminal in the t r ansTa sin an service thait was bound to be established. it might be lO years or lunger, but, it would ultimately come. Ho paid a tribute t* the crew and to the ground mechanics, who made tile job s« easy. The Southern Cross will make a flight of a hundred miles round Mount Egmont o n Saturday morning and will leave on Monday for Rof:n-