GREAT PERFORMANCE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 283, 27 October 1934, Page 8

GREAT PERFORMANCE

3.15 P.M. EDITION

MANAWATU PLANE’S FLIGHT

CHANCES OF VICTORY IN HANDICAP RACE.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-Copyright.) Received October 27, 1.35 p.m. DARAVIN, Oct. 27. Squadron-Leader McGregor’s time from England to Darwin of 5 days 15 hours 8 minutes constitutes a record for a single-engined machine. The previous record, held by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, was 7 days 4 hours 50 minutes. . McGregor’s actual flying time from Mildenhall to Darwin is calculated at 81 hours 46 minutes, and he had an excellent chance of winning tho handicap race which, however, has been reduced considerably by last night’s delay owing to dust storms and a forced landing. CLONCURRY LEFT. Advice was received in Palmerston North this afternoon that the Manawatu ’plane had left Cloncurry for Charlevillc. DANES HELD UP. NOAA r AT SINGAPORE. Received October 27, 10.20 a.m. SINGAPORE, Oct. 26.

Hansen and Jensen arrived at i. 5 p.m. Owing to the boggy ground at Alor Star, Hansen rose only alter the tenth attempt. At first it seemed impossible to get off, but after dispensing with all personal baggage they got away successfully. They are experiencing magneto trouble. They hope to proceed to-mor-row when their baggage arrives and the magneto has been repaired. Melrose left for Batavia at 5.32 p.m. (Greenwich time). . When Melrose was _ flying from Rangoon no news of him was heard for some time after he bad left Victoria Point, and Alor Star reported him to be 2J Ihnurs overdue. However, at Calcutta ho had stated that lie would avoid Alor Star, as he did not like landing there, and he arrived at Singapore at p.m. MELROSE AT BATAVIA. Received October 27, 1.35 a.m. BATAVIA, Oct. 26. C. J. Melrose, the Australian, arrived at 6.30 a.m. AVALLER AND JONES. OUT FOR RECORDS. Received October 27, 1.55 p.m. MELBOURNE, Oct. 27. AVallcr and Jones, who finished fourth in the Centenary speed race, left at 7.5 a.m. to-day, endeavouring to make records between Melbourne and London, London-Melbourne-London, and Darwin to London. They intend to' fly a non-stop trip to Charlevillc and thence to Darmn, from which place they will depart at dawn to-morrow.