AIR RAGE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 12397, 9 November 1934, Page 4

AIR RAGE

CENTENARY HANDICAP

RESULT'S

STODDAItT MAY ENTER

PROTEST.

U.P.A, liy Elec. Tel. Co dj right MELBOURNE, Nov.’ b

Because he considers that several wrong times are entered in the'J o . r book, Squadron-Leader Stodart protest to the air race committee. * If the corrections sought are made Squadron-Leader Stodart will dj-.’ place Mr. James Melrose in second place in the handicap event. Squadron-Leader Stodart claims that times were wrongly entered at Alor Star and Rambang.

LUCKY’ 13

FLIER MELROSE’S MOTHER

FAVORS GREEN

MELBOURNE, Nov. 1. Jb is not very long since James Melrose’s mother was planning tucker boxes lor him at school.

Before he deft on his flight to hug. land, she had planned his entire sup. ply of concentrated and nourishing foods, and saw them stowed into the ’plane. Her farewell gift was a Yerey pistol, to be used in night landings. “He left the day after bis birthday,” Mrs. Melrose said, “September l;j, when lie turned 21. We have great faith in the number 13,” j,he added ‘Thirteens’ may lie unlucky for ethers, but they ' are lu-ckv for us”.

Green is Mrs. Melrose’s favorite color. “Jim likes me to wear it. : » she said., “He doesn’t like black.” Mrs. Melrose bad a flight over Adelaide on the 13th in her son’s machine, which he purchased with a legacy inherited under his father’s will. ..

Lyons, the Loudon caterers, made a cake weighing 10!b as a present for Mrs. Melrose, and the young aviator said he would scrap everything before the , cake. However, that had to go too, much as he regretted it.