GREAT PUBLIC RELIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20229, 13 April 1929, Page 11

GREAT PUBLIC RELIEF.

STRIKING DEMONSTRATIONS MRS. ULM'S VIVID DREAM. RELATIVES NEVER DESPAIRED. ALBATROSS LEAVES FOR SCENE. (Received April ]2. 9.43 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 12. Amalgamated Wireless, Limited, supplies tho following earlier reports from the Canberra. Half an hour after he had left Wyndham this morning Captain Holden wirelessed: We have just sighted Mount Trafalgar and Mount Waterloo to the north of St. George's Basin. We are still about 50 miles away. 9.22 a.m.: We are now crossing over Princess Mary's ranges and should be at tho Prince Regent River shortly. 9.37 a.m. : In five minutes we will cross the Prince Regent River at the point whore it runs into St. George's Basin. We are on the way to the Port George mission station to see if they can give us more definito information. The story is marked by a hiatus at this point as the next message is the one timed 9.45 a.m., the Canberra to the Southern Cross after the visit to Port George. 11.15 a.m. : We have now left the Southern Cross and aic about to pass over St. George's P»asin near Patrick Island. 2.15 p.m. : At a height of 4000 feet and a speed of 90 miles an hour we are on an easterly course for Wyndham. Wo have just passed Lawry River. Our bushmen are not feeling very well owing to the bumps. The Canberra arrived back at Wyndham at 3.53 p.m., local time Men's Relatives Overjoyed. Kingsford Smith's parents, who have been quietly confident all the past fortnight, wore overjoyed on learning of their son's safety. An Australian flag and a Union Jack now flutter above their home at Lane Cove and they were busy all this afternoon greeting friends and receiving congratulations. Mrs. Ulm said she dreamed this morning that she saw her husband who told her the natives had helped the party with food. " He offered me a handful of green berries," said Mrs. Ulm. "He had a map of Australia in his hand and started to point to a place north of Derby. I never lost hope. They have had such experience that I knew they would fight to the last. Charles always told me not to worry. Life was too sweet to him to give it up without a big fight." The relatives of the airmen are receiving congratulatory messages from all quarters. Among the first were telegrams from the Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, the Premier of New South Wales, Mr. Bavin, and the Labour Party leaders. Remarkable Scenes Witnessed. Remarkable scenes were witnessed at many places in Australia to-day when the news of the finding of the crew of Ihe Southern Cross became known. The usual solemnity of the Sydney Stock Exchange, where brokers were immersed in financial calculations, was suddenly broken by an outburst of cheering anil business was forgotten. At the Congress of the Nationalist Party, when Mr. Bavin announced the news, prolonged cheers were given for Captain Holden. There were similar scenes at, sports gatherings. One of the most pleased men in Sydney is Mr. F. B. Eager, part owner of the Canberra, who was one of the prime movers in arranging ior Captain Holdcn's search. Tho aeroplane-carrier Albatross cleared Sydney Heads at 12.34 p.m. and i.s going at full speed westward. Although the men on board know the aviators have been found the ship cannot turn back until she receives specific orders from the Navy Board. Tho Albatross carries six seaplanes and 20,000 gallons of petrol. TIDINGS IN LONDON. EARLY MORNING RECEIPT. SAFETY OF THE AVIATORS. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received April 12, 10.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 12. The welcome news that the crew of the Southern Cross have been found was received m Londoif first through the Central News, Sydney, at 3 a.m. to-day. The Australians in the metropolis never wavered in the belief that the airmen would be found. Tho press had displayed the utmost concern since their disappearance.