AVIATION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVIII, Issue 99, 9 April 1928, Page 5

AVIATION

POLAR MASS CELEBRATION FIFTY NEW FLIGHTS PROJECTED DIRECTION FINDERS FOR SAFE FLYING. (United Frees Assn.—By Cab!*— Copyright.! [Australian and N.Z. Press Assn.) (Received 9, 11.5 a.m.) Borne, April 8. Colonel Nobile states that a priest will celebrate Mass at the request ot the Pope, over the pole, where a cross from the Pope will be fixed alongside the Italian flag. The priest Is to take a small altar and. if necessary. Mass vessels. £1 000 000 EXPENDITURE ON FLYJNG. [Australian end N.Z. Press Assad Paris. April 7. This will be a prolific year for flight adventures. Experts have tabulated a list of 50, covering the Nortn «nd South Poles, circling the globe defying the Atlantic, two attempts at. the and in addition long distance records. The outlay will reach £1.000.000. The craze io conquer the Atlantic has spread to two Polishmen, who are having special machines built, likewise an Italian, Sabelli who will make the more hazardous effort from Romo to New York. NEW SAFETY DEVICES. [Australian and N.Z. Press Assn.l London, April 7. The “Morning Post’s’’ Paris correspondent states that most successful tests were conducted at Ferman’s aerodrome of new and delicate instruments. affixed to the dashboard, designed to guide a pilot when flying In fog and rain. For the experiment the cockpit was completely covered, yet while stunting the instruments showed exactly how far the machine was from the earth and what was the aeroplane's angle to it. GERMAN FLIERS. I

TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY IRISH MAN. [Australian and N.Z. Press Assn.l London, April 7. There is activity at Baldonnel in consequence of Atlantic weather reports. Commandant Fitzmaurice, chief of the Irish Free State Air Firco, has received permission to accompany the Germans, replacing Spindled who has left for home. Commandant Fitzmaurice was rejected early in the war on account of his youth, but he eventually succeeded' in enlisting. He -fought on the Somme, obtained a commission, and was transferred to the Royal Air Force in 1917. He poineered the Free State Air Force in 1922 and is now its command ing officer. ROUND THE WORLD ATTEMPT. [Australian and N.Z. Press Assn.l New York, April 6. A message from Modesto (California) reports that Lieut. Pond states here that he and Captain Kings ford-Smith plan an attempt to fly around the world this summer. ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA. THE RED ROSE AT MELBOURNE. [Australian and N.Z. Press Assn.l Melbourne, April 8. The Red Rose arrived,' completing the flight from England. The- aviators were enthusiastically welcomed by a large cowd. , MRS MILLER LIVED IN N.Z. Melbourne, March 21. Mrs Keith Miller, formerly Miss Jessie Beveridge, is 26 years of age, and is the only daughter of the late Mrs Beveridge, of Alexandra street. East St. Kilda. She was born at Southern Cross, Western Australia, where her father was manager of the Commercial Bank. Later on the family moved to Broken Hill and then to Timaru, N.Z., where Mrs Miller was educated at Craighead College.

From childhood she was fond of sport, especially swimming, riding and tennis. She would think nothing of swimming a long way out from shore, nor of riding any horse that was brought to her. In April last year she went to England to visit some of her father’s relatives in London, and there met Captain and Mrs Lancaster. For some time Captain Lancaster had been planning a flight to Australia, and it was agreed that Mrs Miller should go as passenger. Most of the organising work was done by Mrs Miller. Captain Lancaster attending to the preparation of the ’plane. It was a great day in the life of this young Australian woman when, after taking an nffectatnate farewell of Mrs Lancaster, she climbed into the ’plane. Her husband and mother will meet her in Sydney, after which the flight will be continued to Melbourne. Captain Lancaster, with his brother Jack, camo to Austalia in his early teens. They were employed for a while in a general store in Hay (N.S.W.) and later went into business for themselves. At the ages of 17} and 16} respectively, they enlisted in the A.1.F.. and were among the first pilots to qulify from the A.I.F. ranks. They were later transferred to the R.A.F. Captain Lancaster has captained an R4A.F. boxing team at Wembley Stadium, where he also appeared in bronco riding contests. His father n retired civil engineer, is now awaiting liis arrival in Sydney. The other son is mat*«er of the General Electric Co., at Canberra.