COMMUNICATION DIFFICULT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19924, 18 April 1928, Page 11

COMMUNICATION DIFFICULT

STORM AT THE ISLAND.

REPAIRS TO THE MONOPLANE.

RISK IN RENEWING FLIGHT.

Australian nnd N.Z. Press Association. (Received April 17. 6.17 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 16.

Tho bad state of the weather, the isolated position of Greenly Island and the scarcity of means for wireless or telegraphic communication with that part of Canada, liavo apparently defeated the much-vaunted American efficiency in handling an emergency. News about tho monoplano Bremen, its crew and the prospects of their return to civilisation continues to bo most fragmentary in character.

Interest increases every hour, but the efforts to handle the situation seem to be both spasmodic and ineffective. It is impossible to say, from any information available in New York, whether repairs can be made to the Bremen at Greenly, or even whether the proper equipment could be taken to the island owing to the special construction of tho Bremen type of plane. Hundreds of journalists and photographers have been vainly trying to reach Greenly, but so far no one has been able to transmit direct word from the fliers giving anything like a concise description of their amazing experiences. It may bo a week yet before the world can know all it wishes to know about tho Bremen's sensational flight.

A message from Ottawa received by the Government Telegraph Service states that •is the Canadian ice-breaker Montcalm according to the latest report, has broken away from the ice, and is within 50 miles of Greenly, it is now intended to take the Bremen to Quebec on the steamer, and not to fly it out, as had been planned earlier. A despatch from Seven Island, Quebec, states that ore of the heaviest snowstorms of tho season is still raging at Greenly, but this has not prevented the airmen from attempting to repair their plane. Communications with the island are becoming more and more difficult, because the terrific storm has affected the telegraph lines running through Labrador. Whatever stage the repairs to the Bremen have reached, it is clear that any attempt at present to resume the flight would bo nothing shott of suicidal.

JUNKEKS FOR AMEBICA.

NEGOTIATIONS OPENED.

AIR TOUR OF THE STATES.

Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received April 17, 5.12 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 16,

One of the first results of tho Bremen's flight is that American .Airway Tours, Incorporated, has opened negotiations with the Junkers Company at Dessau, for the importation of Junkers planes. Theso will be used in a proposed air tour of the United States which it is believed will servo to practically advance American commercial aviation and to cement German and American aviation interests.

PREVIOUS FAILURES.

REASON NOW DISCERNED.

EXHAUSTION OF FUEL.

Australian and N.Z. Press Association. MONTREAL. April 17

It is generally considered in Montreal that one of the most important aspects of the Bremen's flight is that it solves the mystery of why previous attempts to fly westward across the Atlantic have ended fatally. It is believed that it is beyond doubt the other planes in which attempts were made were forced down on to the sea after their fuel was exhausted and after gales had been fought which reduced both their cruising speed and flying life. This is believed to have been proved conclusively by tho fact that the last drop of the Bremen's fuel was exhausted after she had flown 2125 miles in 38 hours.

GERMAN AVIATION.

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.

WHOLE COUNTRY LINKED UP.

Australian Press Association—United Service BERLIN, April 16.

The Lufthansa Aeroplane Company's summer liine-tablc, to be commenced on April 23, shows that the company's planes will bo flying almost 40,000 miles a day, and that every important Gorman town will bo connected by air. This proves that Germany is still supremo in civil aviation throughout the world. She is seizing every opportunity for development and of educating Germans in air travelling which is vastly preferable to train travelling. Berlin is now linked with every European capital except . Warsaw. Sunday services from Berliu to Paris and elsewhere are shortly to bo inaugurated. Thero arc several new night services throughout Germany and also special freight planes which do not carry passengers. ' A special summer feature will be week-end trips to popular seaside resorts on tho Baltic and tho North Sea.