SIR C. KINGSFORD SMITH.
HONORARY POLICE CAPTAIN,
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7. Additional honours were conferred on Sir Charles Kingsford Smith today when he was made an honorary police captain. He shared the place of honour with the Governor, Mr F. Merriam, at the Breakfast. Club, although the reception was originally intended to celebrate Mr Merriam’s defeat of Mr Upton Sinclair. Captain P. G. Taylor has reached New York, and, commenting on his achievement in picking out Suva and Hawaii, said that no radio aids to navigation w r ere used on the flight. The only radio set in the ’plane was the transmitting apparatus. He explained that he had accepted a position with the East Indian Air Line, and was already overdue at Singapore. He will sail for England on Friday. i
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 294, 9 November 1934, Page 7
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132SIR C. KINGSFORD SMITH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 294, 9 November 1934, Page 7
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