MISSING AVIATORS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 211, 20 August 1927, Page 7

MISSING AVIATORS

SEARCH CONTINUES UNABATED t —— INACCURATE REPORTS MISS DORAN AND COMPANIONS NOT FOUND. IBy Cable —Press Assn. — Copyright.) (Received 20, 9.10 a.m.) New York, Aug. 19. The news agencies which published tho reports ot Miss Doran and her companions being found were flooded with inquiries and recriminations from all parts of the world when it was discovered that the reports were inaccurate anfl the 'plane still missing-

Circumstantial detail lent an air of verity to the story, which described how the fliers stepped ashore, and who greeted them. etc. It now transpires that the report emanated from the correspondent of a Honolulu paper who failed to follow instructions, which were to send nothing le had not personally seen. For "his reason the paper accepted his despatch a B accurate. However, the actual origin of the report is stir shrouded in mystery. In the meantime an intensifier’ search for the missing five aviators continues unabated.

An overnight Honolulu cable stated: Miss Doran was found near Homanau Bay, with the three occupants, safe. They were brought to Kaenae. 96 miles south-east of Honolulu, which is a desolate spot on die island of Maui. The trails and roads there are impassable. The Associated Cress representative at Wailuki aeroplaned to a remote section of Maui to ascertain the truth of reports that Miss Doran had been found, but returned to-night stating that there wat no trace.— ia. and N.Z.) ‘ MR. DOLE OFFERS REWARD. Honolulu, Aug. 18. Mr. Dole has offered 20,000 dollars reward for information providing a definite clue to the fate of the occupants of the missing ’planes. He said ho felt most concerned because of his indirect responsibility. Jensen, flying the Aloha, searching the island waters for the missing fliers, returned without discovering any trace. Goebel, who is also searching in the direction of Kauai, has not yet returned. Mr. William Molloska. financial backer of Miss Doran, has announced an additional 10,000 dollars reward. -(A. and N.Z.) CAPTAIN GILES MISSING. New York, Aug. 18. Air mail officials at Chicago expressed a fear that Captain Giles, who was following an air mail ’plane from Detroit, was forced down somewhere between Sturgis (Michigan! and Chicago. The mail ’plane landed at Chicago, but nothing has been heard from Giles. The mail ’plane pilot said he last saw the aviator in the vicinity of Sturgis—(A. and N.Z.) TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. London, Aug. 18. Leslie Hamilton and Lieut.-Colonel Minchin. the Imperial Airways’ pilot, arrived at Bristol from Amsterdam in a Fokker monoplane, en route to Dublin, where they will take off for a trans-Atlantic flight to Ottawa. The machine has no wireless. It will carry 44 tons of petrol rn rO ranks. The craft will not float in the event of descending into the sea. Hamilton says. “Mr only regret Is that it is not an ‘all-British’ job. but the time did not permit us to have a special machine built (A, and N.Z.) ’FRISCO TO SYDNEY. A 'PLANE SELECTED. (Received 20, 9.10 a.m.) San Francisco, Aug. 19. Captain Smith. Mr. Ulm, and Lieutenant Anderson, while refusing to be interviewed, declare they are making plans to start in the latter part of September for Sydney. A 'plane has been secured, the purchase of which is practically completed (A. and N.Z.) BYRD’S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Washington, Aug. 18. The National Geographical Society ha s announced that it will contribute 25,000 dollars to Byrd’s Antarctic expedition for the purchase of scientific equipment. The trustees said the expedition honed to obtain important data bearinn on weather forecasting.—(A. and N.Z.)