SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19736, 8 September 1927, Page 11

SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.

AMERICAN AIRMEN. LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHT. SHIPS CALLED FOR AID. MYSTERY OF ATLANTIC. LA ST-3I rNIJTE PA S SENG ER. By Tries raph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received September 7, 10.35 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. Another attempt to fly across the Atlantic was commenced at 1.50 p.m. yesterday from Old Orchard, Maine. - Two American airmen. Messrs. Lloyd Bertaud and James de Witt Hill, took off from there in a Fokker monoplane. Old Glory, bound for Rome in an effort to break the long-dis-tance flight record. The Radio Corporation of America an.nounred at 4 a.m. to-day the receipt of wireless messages from the steamers Carmania ami "Lapland saying those vessels had received S.O.S. calls from the plane. The position of the latter was not stated. Yesterday afternoon the machine was sighted passing, over Newfoundland at a speed of 100 miles an hour, and at midnight on Tuesday it was reported to have been seen 550 miles east of St. John's. Earlier despatches sent by wireless by Mr. Bertand complained that Old Glory was flying heavily, but that was being remedied as the supply of petrol was consumed. Mr. Philip Payne, a New York journalist, leaped aboard the plane as it left Old Orchard, and is being carried as a passenger. SHIP TO THE RESCUE, HEADING FOR OLD GLORY. EIGHTY-THREE MILES TO STEAM. (Received September 7, 11.27 p.m.) A. and N.Z. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. A wireless message is to hand from the steamer Transylvania stating that she is 85 miles from the Old Glory and is heading for the plane/ DOLE RACE TRAGEDY. SEVEN AVIATORS LOST. SEARCH NOW ABANDONED. (Received September 7, 5.5 p.m.) A, and N.Z. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. The Navy Department announces that the search for the seven aviators who were lost on the flight to Hawaii for the Dole prize has ended without any trace of them being found t The searching vessels steamed more than 100,000 miles and consumed 3,000,000 gallons of fuel.

LEYINE DELAYED. BAD WEATHER AT SEA. DISAPPOINTED MISS BOLL. (Received September 7, 11.25 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Snn. LONDON, Sept. 7. The adverse weather in the Atlantic continues unabated Head winds with a xe. city. of 35 miles an hour are blowing. Mr. Charles Levme's return flight to New York has therefore been postponed. The American millionaire says he will ■wait till the weather improves. If it remains unfavourable until September 15 the flight to/'New York will probably be abandoned and lie may fly to Karachi instead. Mr. Leyirie definitely told Miss 8011, had hoped to accompany him, that she could not do so, owing to the fact that her weight would reduce materially the amount of petrol that could be carried, CROSSING THE TASMAN. ASSISTANCE IN FLIGHT. AUSTRALIA SEEKS HONOUR. A. and N.Z. , MELBOURNE, Sept. 7. In reference to oversea aeroplane flights, the Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Bruce, said the Government was most desirous that the first flight between Australia and New Zealand should be successfully undertaken by local pilots. He said'every possible technical assistance would be given to any qualified, person who proposed to use a really efficient sea-going aeroplane for the purpose.

FLIGHT TO ENGLAND. ROYAL WINDSOR IN AIR. THIRD ATTEMPT COMMENCED. . (Received September 7, 11.55 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. NEW YORK, Sept, 7. A third attempt to fly to Windsor, England, was commenced early this morning by Messrs. Duke Schiller and Phil Wood, who left Portland, Maine, in the Canadian monoplane, Royal Windsor, shaping a course for Harbour Grace, Newfoundland. The airmen originally took off from Windsor, Ontario, on the morning of September 1. They were forced to descend at St. John, Quebec. Leaving there on the following day they met unfavourable weather and landed at Portland. TOG IN THE ATLANTIC. COURTNEY STiLL !N SPAIN. (British Official Wireless.) A. and N.Z. RUGBY. Sept. 6. A message from Coninna, Spain, says that" owing to the unsettled weather conditions. Captain F. E. Courtney lias again postponed his departure ori the next stage of his transatlantic Right,. Thick fog and e!ec:tricai disturbances are reported between Coruuna and the Azores. BY DIRIGIBLE TO POLE. PLAN OF LAN CITIZENS. ROME. Aug. 28. Prominent citizens in Milan are organising an Arctic Polar flight in a sister ship of the Norge. It will be piloted by Lieutenant Nolule, with Captain Amundsen as navigator. The Norge, a giant dirigible, made a Sight over the Pole in 1925.