MISS EARHART

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1937, Page 5

MISS EARHART

SEARCH CONTINUES SO FAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. United Press Association—By Electrl 1 elegraph—Copyright), SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. President Roosevelt, who has shown concern over Miss Earhart, lias ordered that the search shall cover as much territory as possible. Mr Putnam has) expressed his appreciation of the aid given by the Navy, saying: “They have done everything. I am grateful for their extensive efforts.” The Lockheed Company wirelessed the Itasca that it would he Impossible for Miss .Earhart to send wireless messages if the plane were on the water. Mr Putnam wirelessed the Itasca that there was a strong possibility that Mr Noonan, the navigator, may have changed thei equipment, thereby making the sending of radio messages from the water possible. A message received by the Naval authorities from the British Broadcasting Corporation suggested that tilt, airwoman’s position of 281 miles, which had been given in a message from the plane, might have meant, instead, two degrees eight seconds, which would lessen the distance one hundred miles from Howland Island, the figure one being considered an error in transmission. The Japanese airplane carrier, “Kamoie,” and the naval survey ship, “Kosliu,” have begun a search for Miss Earhart in the Marshall Islands area which is 500 miles north-west of Howland Island. • - United States Naval circles hold the belief that Miss Earhart lias probably * landed on an atoll. Therefore, they are preparing a carefully co-ordinated search. AIRPLANE SEARCH. SAN FRANCISCO, July 6. The Colorado proceeding at forced draught expects to reach Winslinv at 6.30 to-morrow (’Frisco time) and will catapult three airplanes circnng widely in the search, and if resultless, the Colorado will then proceed to the area now being searched. The Itasca, the Swan, and the Lexington are due at Honolulu for refuelling to-morrow, and at Howland on Saturday.. They expect to use a large number of the ninety airplanes in the search.•• There will be at least eleven vessels in 'the Howland area for a hunt over the week-end. SIGNALS REPORTED. (Received this day at 10.30 a.h.) HONOLULU, July ,7. Radio amateurs continue to report signals, believed to’be from Miss Earhart. SEARCH CONTINUES. ON NEW LINE OF HOPE. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) HONOLULU, July 7. The Itasca reported that new directional bearings which have been obtained concerning Miss Earliart’s possible position, indicate that she flashed SOS signals from a line running south south-east or north-north-west of Howland Island, this line coinciding with the last position broadcast by Miss Earhart before her descent. The • search of the area north of Howland Island having been exhausted, it is believed the interpretation of the above hearings justifies a search considerably south of Howland Island. The Itasca is proceeding to a rendezvous one hundred miles from Howland Island with the Colorado, before refuelling, and is continuing with the latter towards the Phoenix Group, where they are expected to arrive at 1 noon, (Australian time) on Thursday. MORE SIGNALS HEARD. (Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) NEW YORK, July 7: Five other radio stations have rcpoiTVd hearing carrier signals, two being in Honolulu, two in Los Angeles, and one at Whittier, California. They stated they sounded as though they were powered by a motor generator Instead of a direct current.