THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1719, 9 January 1920, Page 5

THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.

LIEUT. PARER STARTS.

IN FINE, WINDY WEATHER,

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received January 9, 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 8. Lieutenant Parer, flying a Do Haviland machine, left the Hounslow aerodrome at 10.24 o'clock this morning. Ino weather ...is Hue and the wind strong.

TWO NEW ASPIRANTS

LONDON, Dec. 24. The order from Brigadier-General .J ess, commandii.K the A.I.F. in the United Kingdom, forbidding men to start in the attempt to fly to Australia,'had not reached Lieutenants Paver ahd Mcintosh to-day, and the airmen art rnpted to leave this mornin"- under extraordinary conditions. The aviators entered the machine, and rose three times from the Waddon aero-d-.ime, but each time failed to locate liounslow. They returned and found the engine required an overhaul, The work shops were closed, and the overhaul was impossible until Saturday. The two airmen say that they intend to start on Monday Romance has already marked the expedition. Lieutenant Mcintosh, who was longing to fly home, accidentally met a Glasgow merchant prince, who, without being asked, handed over a cheque for £IOOO without any conditions. Lieutenants Mcintosh' and Parer thereupon joined forces and bought an old type lie Haviland machine, receiving £loo.as a donation towards the cost of their petrol. Many friends gathered at liounslow, expecting to witness their departure.