ATTACKED BY BULLOCK

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 February 1935, Page 5

ATTACKED BY BULLOCK

PLANE Sr PASSENGER DAMAGED

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HOKITIKA, February 9

J. C. Mercer, in a Gox Math, when leaving the ground at Weheka yesterday, was struck by a bullock that rushed out from bush cover. The machine was overturned and somewhat damaged.

One male passenger received a cut on the scalp and a cracked lower jaw. The other occupants were uninjured.

PARER AT DARWIN

DARWIN, February 8

Ray Parer and Hemsworth arrived at Darwin at 1.40 p.m. to-day from Kbepang, where they spent last night. taking 6 off at 7.20 a.m. Ray Parer’s plane still bears its original number, thirty-five. Scott’s was thirty-four. The air race was won while Parer was dowm in France. He has been fifteen weeks on the trip from England.

TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE

WASHINGTON, February 7

In the completion of its plans to inaugurate a trans-Pacific air service, the Pan-American Airways have applied to the Federal Communications Commission to-day for a license to operate a point to point aeronautical broadcasting system from Alameda '(California) across; the Pacific to Hawaii, Marietta, Midway Island, Wake and Philippines. The Pan-American Airways have already constructed several seaplanes for the prospective service. It is expected that the plans for a test flight will be announced soon.

KINGSFORD SMITH

SYDNEY, February 7

Tributes were paid to Sir C. Kingsford Smith, who was the guest of honour at the Millions Club luncheon to-day, that he • is a “national hero, and the greatest living aviator in the world.”

Sir C. KJingisford Smith, in the course of his response, said Australia should no longer be satisfied with machines that tootled along at one hundred miles an hour. He said: “1 want to see machines here doing two hundred miles an hour. Australia, with its vast distances and ideal weather is most suitable for high speed and long distance air lines.” He added that the London to Melbourne trip should be covered in five and a-half to six days, and those in control of the Empire air mail should aim at that objective with machines specially built for the service. Furthermore, an air link between Australia and New Zealand had become a necessity. He was assured the Dominion Government was ready to spend a considerable sum installing modeirn directional radio guides.

MAIL LATE

LONDON,. February 7

Due to a late start from Darwin, and also to exceptionally bad weather en r<sute, particularly in the Mediterranean, the Australian air mail arrived three days late. This is Relieved to be the first occasion since the inauguration bf the service of failure to adhere substantially to the London-bound schedule.

BRITISH RESEARCH

RUGBY, February 7

In answer to a question in the Commons, Sir P. Sassoon, Undersecretary for Air, stated that a large wind tunnel capable of taking a fullsize fuselage, fitted with engine and air screw, bu,t without wings, had been completed at the Royal aircraft establishment, Farnborough, for aerodynamical researchwork.