COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 18 June 1928, Page 11

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

PACIFIC FLIERS DECORATED. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) Received 11.10 a.m. to-day. SYDNEY, June 18. The Pacific fliers have been awarded by the King the Air Force Cross. Previous recipients are Hawker and Hinkler. TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHT. MELBOURNE, June 16. It is unofficially stated that Captain Kingsford-Smith’s flight to New. Zealand will be conducted under the - auspices of the Australian and New Zealand Governments. The airmen arrived at Canberra from Melbourne to-day and were enthusiastically welcomed later at a largely attended gathering. They were presented with, the Federal Government s cheque for £SOOO. STORM AFTERMATH. Received 10.50 a.m. to-day. (SYDNEY, June IS. Only one body has Ibeen recovered rom the White' Bay wreck. It has been identified as that of the cook. Five persons are still missing. The steamer Iron Master, which hove-to for three days, has arrived at Pott Edward, Nolan, an engine greaser was washed overboard and drowned during the gale. An underwriters’ meeting was held to-day to discuss what could be done with the Uralla. MONEY MURDER CASE. NEWCASTLE, June 18. The men arrested in connection with the Moxey ease are 'Charles Jackson, aged 21, who is charged with murder, & and James Dent, aged 21, who has been charged with inciting Jackson to murder. Dent was 'formerly 'a partner of Moxey, but the partnership was dissolved owing t'o domestic differences. The police 'obtained important statements and Jackson led them to a water hole where the gun was thrown.