“Faith in Australia” Forced Down

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7193, 27 June 1933, Page 7

“Faith in Australia” Forced Down

ENGINE TROUBLE AT ALOR STAR United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright SINGAPORE, Juno 26. The “Faith in Australia” was forced down at Alor Star owing to ongine trouble. The party is likely to be delayed for ouo day.

Arrival at Rangoon RANGOON, June 26. The “Faith in Australia” arrived hero at 2.55 p.m. To Beat Australia to England Record ANOTHER ATTEMPT PLANNED SYDNEY, Last Night. Mr J. Woods, a pilot in the service of the Western Australian Airways, intends to leavo Broomo on July 4 in an attempt to break tho Austrnlia-England flight record. Mr Woods, who has done much flying in Now Zealand, and has accumulated more than 7000 hours of flying, took part in tho searches for the Southern Cross and the Danish .training-ship Kobenhavn in 1929. . When Fame Does Not Bring Fortune HINKLER’S SMALL ESTATE. Received Tuesday, 2 a.m. LONDON, Juno 20. The late Bert Hinkler’s gross estate totalled £9OO with a net personalty of £792. He died inestatc. Letters of administration have been granted to his widow. Giant Air Liner Arrives in Sydney BIGGEST YET SEEN IN AUSTRALIA Received Monday, 11.25 p.m. SYDNEY, June 26. After a leisurely flight from Brisbane in crisp sunshine the British Imperial Airways plane Astraea reached Sydney this afternoon. A crowd of thousands of persons was impressed with tho graceful landing of the largest machine which has ever visited Australia.

Major Brackley and his party were enthusiastically welcomed and Major Brackley was compelled to make a speech in which he expressed admiration for the beauty of the coastal scenery and the wonderful scope which this country affords for flying. He added it was apparent that tho people were thoroughly air-minded when they would turn out in such large numbers to witness the Astraea’s arrival. He felt quite sure that everybody wa3 aware of Ms mission and hoped soon to see a regular air service between England and Australia.

The escort of a dozen local aeroplanes which accompanied the giant Astraea over tho city were completely dwarfed in size.