LATE CABLES.
(By Electric Telegraph—Copyhight.) (Peb Press Asbociation.J Received ay 28, 2.10 a.m. LONDON, May 28. The Hon. S. Rolls attempted to fly from Dover to Callais, ascending at 5.40 in the presence of thousands of eheering spectators. The motor misfiring compelled a hurried descent at Dover, the onlookers narrowly es«ajing. The aeroplane was damaged. Capt. Scott, lecturing at the Royal Institution on the final journey from Pinter Station, McMurdo Sound, to the Pole, said it was probable after the first phase the advance may be made by the men's unaided efforts.. It was only possible to beat Sir Ernest Shackletoii's record by taking a larger, party and sending back sections at intervals. The achievement of reaching the pole was by no means a ceraThe' Allan Line is building a 22,000 tenner of 27 knots, accommodating 2300 passengers, for the trade from Liverpool to Canada.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9224, 28 May 1910, Page 8
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