GARDEN AT CHRISTCHURCH

Hawera Star, Volume L, 1 December 1930, Page 4

GARDEN AT CHRISTCHURCH

WARM WELCOME FOR- AIRMAN. SOUTH ISLAND TOUR BEGINvS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 29. Oscar Garden received a tumultuous welcome on Ins arrival at the Wigram aerodrome this afternoon. Mr. Garden, who flew his own machine from Wellington. was accompanied by Captain Haig, the two visiting aeroplanes were met at Kaiapoi by ’planes from Migram, from the Canterbury Aero Club, and about 3.20 black specks in the northern sky were visible from the city and then were seen by the crowd at the aerodrome. Two, thousand people surrounded the roped enclosure. Wnen Garden landed the crowd attempted to rush the machine, but the police- held all hack but two young women who dashed up to the plane and embraced the laughing young airman. His car was almost mobbed while he was driven round the ground. Speeches of wbicome and congratulation were made by Mr. James Leslie, chairman of the Paparua County Council. on whose territory the aerodrome is situated Rev. J. K. Archer, Mayor of Christchurch, and Sir Frances Boyis on behalf of the Canterbury and New Zealand Aero Clubs. In an interview after the landing Mr. Garden said he would certainly not attempt to fly across the Tasman in a Gypsy Moth when he had not enough petrol capacity. He would not say whether he intended to make the attempt in some -other machine. Mr. Garden will he at Christchurch •'ll Tuesday, when he will leave for Ashburton. From there he will go to Oama-rq, Dunedin and Invercargill, returning to Dunedin and Timaru.