ZEPPELIN’S FLIGHT

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1929, Page 5

ZEPPELIN’S FLIGHT

ZEPPELIN’S RADIO. I [United Pre«s Association. —By Electric 'telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK,' Aug, 24. The Philadelphia-Reading Railroad Company’s radio station, which has followed the Graf Zeppelin from the tune that it left Lakehurst, U.S.A. until it readied the Ural Mountains recently, has reported that it has reestablished communication with the dirigible. 1 This: afternoon, a message was sent out stating: ‘‘The Graf Zeppelin would appreciate weather reports from, ships close by, especially thote about 160 degrees east longitude. The Graf Zeppelin’s position is 149 deg. 39 mins, east lbngitu.de/ and 40 deg. 10 min. north latitude. The weather is overcast and foggy. The airship’s speed is approximately 65 miles an hour, .The:’ dirigible was then estimated to he 800 miles north-east of Tokio, and to be in unfavourable weather. , A later mesage states that the Graf Zeppelin continues to be heard at Philadelphia. All is* apparently well.

The United States Weather Bureau at San Francisco has advised the dirigible that the present weather condition should provide a tail wind for the airship all the way to Los Angeles. The United .States Naval Radio Station at Cordova has now opened two way communication with the dirigible, according to an announcement made by the Naval Department.

DEPARTURE FROM JAPAN*

TOKIO, Aug. 24. Taking advantage of a lull in the wind, the Graf Zeppelin departed today from Japan, hoping to escape the weather that was reported to he coming, but during the night the airship encounttered a most severe gale, which she weathered safely, by climbing to a higher altitude. i At noon to-day (Saturday), the Zeppelin reported all well when twelve nnndred miles out. The dirigible expects to arrive at Los Angeles on Monday evening. , THE ZEPPELIN’S PROGRESS. HALF WAY , A CROSS PACIFIC. (Received tin's day at 8 n.m.) WASHINGTON. August 24, A naval radio station intercepted the Graf Zeppelin’s messages stating the ship passed the 190th meridian this morning being at 11 o’clock local time 44.20 north and 174.20 west, having covered 030 miles during the last eight hours and being . approximately 2700 miles from Tokio and halfway across the Pacific.

THE WEATHER FORECAST. SAN FRANCISCO, August 24. The Weather Bureau wirelessed Captain Eckener advising him against striking the coast ’ as far north as Seattle, because meteorological disturbances are developing with opposing winds,' indicated for the next twentyfour or thirty-six hours. The latest report from the Zeppelin indicated that outside fog conditions the vessel is not encountering unfavourable weather and that a beam wind out of the south-west could he expected to turn to a tail-wind from the west to speed the ship along. The Zeppelin is expected to reach the Ameiican coast line sometime on Monday. ESCAPES THREATENING STORMS. EXPECTS TO REACH CALIFORNIA (Received this day at 10.39. a.m.) NEW YORK, August 25. The Graf Zeppelin, having escaped