ELLSWORTH SEARCH

Northern Advocate, 7 December 1935, Page 7

ELLSWORTH SEARCH

AUSTRALIAN PLANS MR O’HARA’S OFFER DECLINED DISCOVERY NOT CALLING AT NEW ZEALAND. (Received 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 6. A Wapiti aeroplane used recently at Cootamnudra in connection with the Air Force training and manoeuvres, is being sent to Laverton aerodrome, Victoria, where it will be equipped for the Antarctic search for Mr Lincoln Ellsworth and Mr Rollick Kenyon.

The Prime Minister, Mr J. A. Lyons, stated that Discovery 11. would not call at any New Zealand ports. Consequently the Government would not be able to avail itself of the generous offer made by the New Zealand airman, Mr W. M. O’Hara, to lend his machine, in which he flew the Tasman, for the purpose of the search. A wireless message to the North American Newspaper Alliance, from the Wyatt Earp, the supply ship of the Ellsworth Antarctic Expedition, at Magellans, Chile, says: “We arrived here after a surprisingly short voyage of approximately 4i days from Deception Island, and anchored among the Chilian battle squadron, which is here on a general cruise. The Chilian authorities are keen to assist the expedition in every way in the search for Mr Ellsworth, and tomorrow 1000 gallons of petrol wi llbe delivered on board the Wyatt Earp from a Chiliant battle cruiser. Our arrival was timely, as the cruiser will leave this port tomorrow night. There is no news yet of Mr Ellsworth.”

AMERICAN APPRECIATION (Received 10 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 5. A message from Warm Spring, Geor T gia. states that an inquiry made tonight by the Australian Associated Press at “Little White House,” where President Roosevelt is spending a holiday. elicited the reply from Mr Roosevelt that he had not yet heard from Washington of the Australian Government’s offer to search for Mr Ellsworth. Mr Roosevelt indicated that his mailbags from Washington contained today’s diplomatic correspondence and probably the message from the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr J. A. Lyons, would arrive tomorrow morning. In the meantime, news of the offer appearing in the Press has been' warmly received by government officials. Many informal expressions of appreciation have been made and the offer is considered to be a gallant reciprocation of the American naval search for the late Mr C. T. P. Ulm, who was lost when flying the Pacific,