Ulm’s Pacific Flight

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 273, 21 November 1934, Page 6

Ulm’s Pacific Flight

Hopes to be in Australia by Week-end STOPS AT HONOLULU AND SUVA United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Tuesday, 7.25 p.m. QUEBEC, Nov. 19. Utm is planning to fly his streamlined Airspeed Envoy plane across Canada to Vancouver and thence to, Australia on a new air-mail route. The plane was landed on Monday from the steamship Athenia. He is having the plane assembled during the night, so that lie can take oil early on Tuesday. Ulni expressed uncertainty about, the exact details of the flight. Alucli depended on the weather conditions over Canada and the Pacific. If all went well, he hoped lo be m Melbourne by next Saturday or Sunday. While he would not say for certain, it appears that Ulm, after leaving Vancouver, will stop at Honolulu and Suva. Miss Frscia Thompson Reaches Sydney GOING ON TO MELBOURNE LATER Received Tuesday, 8.20 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 20. The aviatrix Aliss Freda Thompson arrived at Alascot aerodrome to-day. She will probably remain a week before resuming her journey to Melbourne, in completion of her arduou: flight from England. Davies and Hill at Darwin LAST AIR RACE COMPETITORS Received Tuesday, 10.20 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. 20. Davies and Hill, the last air race competitors, arrived at Darwin at 1.30 to-day. They had considerable trouble with their aileron controls in India and other minor trouble was encountered.

Lord Sempill’s Flight ANXIETY FELT FOR SAFETY Received Tuesday, 8.20 p.m. SYDNEY, Nov. -20. Anxiety is i'eit for the safety of Lord Sempill, who is flying from England. He left Kocpang yesterday for Bathurst Island and was due at Darwin to-day. He had not arrived at noon and it is uncertain whether he reached Bathurst Island. Three Royal Air Force flying-boats which are returning to Basra from the Melbourne Centenary have arrived at Darwin and are standing by awaiting news of Lord Sempill. If necessary, they will begin a search. Bathurst Island is 50 miles from Darwin and there is no means of communication. Resting at Bathurst Island Received Wednesday, 12.15 a.m. DARWIN, Nov. 20. Lord Sempill is safe at Bathurst Island, where he is resting. A Protest Dismissed MELBOURNE, Nov. 19. The Stodarts’ air race protest ha? been dismissed. .Squadron-Leader SSlodart- claimed that wrong times had been entered in his logbook al A lor !Star and Rambang. Had the corrections sought been made Stodurt would have displaced Melrose in second place in tlie handicap event.

Race From Melbourne to Cootamundra fTODART WJN3 SPEED AND HANDICAP SECTIONS. SYDNEY, Nov. 30. At Cootamundra Stodart won both the speed and handicap sections of the .Melbourne to Cootamundra air race, completing 280 miles in one hour fiftysix minutes. As the rules precluded Stodart from taking both prizes, the first prize in the handicap event has been awarded to A. Butler. Missing’ Air-liner SEAT FOUND BELIEVED TO BELONG TO MISS HOBART. MELBOURNE, Nov. 20. An upholstered aluminium scat luuud on the beach at Waratah La}, twelve miles east of Cape Liptray, is expected to assist in solving the mystery of tlie disappearance of the air-liner, Mis 3 Hobart. D. Spair, h well-known airman, states that the seat belonged to the Miss Hobart.

Seat Definitely Identified NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OP ACCIDENT Received Tuesday, 8.20 p.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 20. The seat found yesterday has been identified by the Controller of Aviation as part of the missing air-liner Miss Hobart, but the seat gives no indication Of the cause of the accident.