DOMINION IS PROUD

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 284, 29 October 1934, Page 8

DOMINION IS PROUD

VICE-REGAL MESSAGE. TO MANAWATU AIRMEN. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Oct. 29. The following message lias been sent by the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) to SquadronLeader McGregor and Mr H. C. Walker, tlie pilots of the Manawatu Aero Club’s machine in the air race:— “Heartiest congratulations on your fine achievement. New Zealand is proud of her sons.” MELROSE LEAVES DARWIN. Received October 29, 1.55 p.m. DARWIN, Oct. 29. Melrose left at 3.35 this morning for Newcastle Waters. He expects to,reach Charlcville to-night. • DANES’ PROGRESS. Received October 29, 1.55 p.m. BATAVIA, Oct. 29. Hansen and Jensen have left for Rambang. WALLER AND JONES. SINGAPORE LEFT. Received October 29, 1.30 p.m. SINGAPORE, Oct. 29. Waller and Jones departed to-day at 6.20 a.m. (local time) for Allahabad on their return to England. VICTIMS OF SABOTAGE? PARER AND HEMSWORTH. Received October 29, 11.45 a.m. PARIS, Oct. 28. Parer and Hemsworth, who struck

engine trouble and withdrew from the air race at Marseilles, suggest that they were the victims of sabotage. They found the sparking plugs clogged with oil when they landed at Calais find Abbeville. They are lodging a formal request for investigation by the Royal Aero Club. RADIO-TELEPHONE TRAFFIC. INCREASE THROUGH RACE. (British Official Wireless.) Received October 29, 8.5 a.m. RUGBY, Oct. 27. Owing to an exceptionally large number of telephone calls between London and Melbourne on Tuesday after the result of the air race was known, the radio-telephone circuit was kept open for 30 minutes beyond the normal period and for 7 hours 26. minutes there was an unbroken series of communications. Calls for broadcasting purposes accounted for only about 15 minutes, the

bulk of the conversations being private. These were originated by relatives of the fliers and newspapers and film and trade interests connected with the race. FREE STATE FLIER. BAD LUCK HOLDS. Received October 29, 11.35,a.m. LONDON, Oct. 28. Colonel Fitzmaurice left Lympne at 6.30 a.m., but returned owing to brake trouble. Repairs are likely to be

made here before he makes another start on his flight to Australia. • TRANSPACIFIC FLIGHT. , AIRMEN IN STORM. Received October 29, 1.5 p.m. HONOLULU, Oct. 28. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith has logged 535 miles for the first five hours of his flight from Fiji. . He was flying blind in a had storm a.t 1.30 p.m. (Honolulu time). He was unable to give his position, but kept the signal key open. The navy estimates his position as 700 miles from Suva.