ALONG THE AIRWAYS

Northern Advocate, 21 May 1934, Page 6

ALONG THE AIRWAYS

MISS BATTEN GOING WELL APPROACHPING DESTINATION. SOURABA VA NEXT STAC E. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received !) a.in.) BATAVIA, Ainv 20. Miss -lean Flatten, who is Hying from England to Australia, arrived at Singapore last evening - and left tor Batavia at (5 a.in. today. The airwoman duly arrived at Fail avia and will leave for Sourabaya tomorrow. AGAIN EX ROUTE. ATTEMPT TO REACH RAMBANG. (Received L‘lo p.m.) BATAVIA, This Day. Miss Batten left for Sourabaya at (!..‘id this morning - (local time). She will try to reach Rambang today. FINE LANDING FEAT. FRENCH LINER. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. (Received .0 a.in.) LONDON, May 20. An aeroplane belonging to tin* Air France Line had a remarkable "s----cape. She was approaching Croydon when her petrol gave out 100 yards from the aerodrome. The pilot, Captain de Elves, was forced to land hurriedly. He banked sharply and dew in. The landing Wheels of the machine scraped the hood of a motor car and knocked down a fence.

Then the aeroplane ‘' pancaked 1 ' and damaged her wings and. underfarriage, The six passengers ‘Mid three members of the erew were shaken, but not injured.

On a chair in front of the Press box, Mrs Bayly, wife of the accused, sat with her father, Mr Thomas Palmer. She was dressed in a woollen ensemble suit of brown and fawn check. As the accused pleaded, Mrs Bayly moved her chair over and took up a position close behind Mr L. P. Leary, second counsel for the accused.

On the bench behind the Press were Police Commissioner W. 0. Wohlmann, Inspector J. W. Hollis, Superintendent S. Till and Chief Detective ,1. Sweeney. Numerous members of the detective and also the police forces were present.

After the jury had been chosen, and Bayly had pleaded not guilty, the court was adjourned to enable officials to place the exhibits in the body of the court, and to allow the Registrar and the police to make arrangements on behalf of the jury. At u minutes past II came a surprise., The jury took their places in the box again, and Mr Justice Herdman took his seat on the bench.

“ It, has boon thought advisable, gentlemen, that yon should be given an opportunity of going to Ruawaro to inspect the. two properties," said His Honour to Hie jury. “Arrangements have been made for that purpose.’' The court, was then adjourned until 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. After the court was cleared of the public, the police officers brought the many exhibits which have been under lock and key in the basement into the court. Many of the exhibits were placed on a specially prepared and partlI Dotted table in front of the jury, and others were arranged in various parts of the court. Early this afternoon the jury left for Ruawaro by police cars to inspect the scone of the alleged crimes. The Crown case will be outlined by Mr A'. R. Meredith, Crown Prosecutor, commencing at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. The Chosen Twelve. The following was the jury chosen: Messrs Thomas Herman Xirkmen , (foreman), Edmund Roland Drown, John Patrick O’Malley, William Lee. Leonard Hill, David Albert Johnson, George Cyril Gutry, John Roberr (.'leaver, William Louis Hookwav. Charles Redmond, Frederick Gordon McDermott and Richard Dercival Norris. Bayly, who was arraigned on separ-j ate charges of murdering Christobcl | Lakey and her husband, Samuel Pender | Lakey, at Ruawaro, near Huutly, on or j about October 10, 19J.'!, was arrested j by Detectives Allsopp amt Thomas | Sneddon at Auckland on December I, J ami was committed for trial after a j hearing which opened on January 1(51 and lasted 10 sitting days. Dy Con-J sent, flu* trial in the Supreme Court j was deferred until the present session, j