MISSING ITALIA

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 May 1928, Page 7

MISSING ITALIA

MAY HAVE LANDED IN ALASKA.

PREPARATIONS FOR RELIEF

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LONDON, May 29

'the “Daily Mail’s” Oslo correspondent states that, faith, is placed in the report that- this Italia, the lost airship, with 18 men on board, landed in Alaska and preparations, are being pushed on H.r relief expeditions. The bart? ship Citta, *li Milano, owing to ice obstructions.' is returning to King Vi Bav but a. Norwegian ’plane, piloted bv Captain Rinser Larsen, left lor Tromso.

Captain Hoel expresses the opinion that General Nobile’s .panty will be sate if thov landed on the ice to the. east, because the drift is .southwards, and that ithev will ssurvive till the autumn, but if driven westward of Spitsbergen, they must be gravelly in danger. He and Captain Amundsen scout the A’nska story. The Italian Government ha.s chartered the wooden steamer Braga.nze, which will sail for Tromso. A Moscow message isays the .Soviet say® it- will not organise relief until it is definitely known in what, direction the. Italia has -been blown.

ANOTHER. REPORT. SUGGESTED landing on AMSTERDAM ISLAND. LONDON, May 29. A. mimsago from King’s Bay 'states that the Citta di Mi-lano its. icebound north Of Capo Barren. The ship reports that- a sealing vessel notified, that- it ieceived a. faint message, apparently from the Italia, implying that thp airship had been forced to land «n Amsterdam Island. The Citta da Milano i,s sending a sleigh party to investigate.

WIRELESS MESSAGES EXPLAINED

WASHINGTON. May 28

The Niavy Department-, on tine basis of a .similar message picked up by the American transpont Ghaumont in Chinese waters to-day, ha® explained the origin of the iso-calle-d Nobile ■ distress? message picked up on the Pacific Coasc. The navy code experts sav that AAIIAO3 was the signature of the Vladivostok station, and the message shouf.d by read ai-j follows: ‘‘To all ships from. Vladivostock -station. I have something to transmit. The dirigible with General Nobile is in distress and asking for help. He is supplied with a short wave 30.33 metres radio.” Mir Will bur, Secretary to the. Navy, said to-dav that “some consideration” was -being given to sending the dirigible Lbs Angeles to. the .aid of General Nobile', but it did not appear feasible at- this time.

SEARCH FROM KING’S BAY

BY AEROPLANE AND DOG TEAM

Received 10 a.m. to-day. OSLO, May 29

Lieut. Hoilm ha® arrived at Bodoe by ’plane and is hastening to Tromso. At that point lie- will embark on the Hobby to go to- Spitsbergen to. begin his air search]. _ , The coal mining company at King s Bav h.n.si u-laoed a .splendid dog team a,t the disposal of the- searchers.

CHASSEURS TO HELP IN

SEARCH

Received 11.30 a.m. to-day. KING’S BAY, May 29. The Citta. di Milano, at Amsterdam Tslo, was- hoarded by Norwegian chasseurs. who. with the alpine chasseurs, will disembark at Red Bay.