Fliers Sighted ?

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 168, 17 July 1937, Page 5

Fliers Sighted ?

Seaplane Receives Answering Flash RADIO MESSAGE HEARD IN AUCKLAND. Per Pres 3 Association. AUCKLAND, Last Night, j A report that the aeroplane used by . Mrs. Putnam and Mr. F. J. Noonan I had been sighted by one of the seaplanes operating from the United States aircraft carrier Lexington, was contained in a private radio message received in Auckland to-night. The Lexington has been making a final searqh in tho viemity of Howland Island, using 42 seaplanes. Owing to the great distanco from which the message was picked up, the information received was patchy and had to be pieced together, but the impression gained was that, as a last despairing effort, seaplanes were sent out ‘‘last night" over what was considered to be tho most likely area and flares were fired and that one of them received an answering flash. The position was immediately communicated to the mother ship. It was not possible to determine how far tho seaplane was from the Lexington at the time this possible indication of the presence of the lost fliers was received, but as the seaplanes have a very large cruising range, it is possible it may bo some time before the ship can reach the position from which the answering flash was given. It may also happen that tho seaplanes which remain in tho vicinity will have to await daylight to ascertain if both fliers are still alive aud uninjured. Some time after tho first indicate i of success of the search was picked up a further radio message, which seemed to point to tho authenticity of the information, was intercepted. WOMAN PSYCHIC’S FORECAST MAY BE DISCOVERED AT WEEK-END Received Friday, 11 p.m. HONOLULU, July 16. The Lexington’s ’planes returned after three and a-half hours’ battling with rain squalls. Tho search will be continued to-morrow. A message from Seattle says that a woman physic, Gene Dennis, a girlhood neighbour of Mr. Earhart-Putnam, said the fliers were alive on a South Sea island and would be rescued, possibly at the week-end by a fishing boat. She added that Mr. Putnam had appealed for her assistance and had sent a pair of his wife’s stockings and Noonan’s handkerchief to aid in the investigations. Miss Dennis is noted for the accuracy of her predictions including political events. She forecast the Derby winner in 1934. Mr. Putnam has not surrendered hope and is maintaining his radio vigil. He said “Amelia will come through." A Washington message states that Mr. Cordell Hull (Secretary of State) sent a messasge to Japan and New Zealand expressing appreciation of their sympathy and offers of assistance iu the search for Mrs. Earhart-Putnam.