PREVIOUS PREPARATIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20600, 26 June 1930, Page 11

PREVIOUS PREPARATIONS.

REFUELLING MACHINE. DEPARTURE FOR MAINE. OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received Juno 25, 5.5 pjsu) NEW YORK, June 24. A refuelling aeroplane for the Southern Cross, carrying 125 gallons of petroL left the Valley Stream airport this morning for Old Orchard, Maine, to await the arrival of the monoplane in case she passed that way. Dr. James Kimball, Federal meteorologist, in a weather report issued this afternoon, said; A low area moved eastward over Britain. When the Southern Cross took off from Portmarnock, Ireland, it nosed into west winds, following this area. As it flew westward the winds were likely to diminish to the middle of the ocean. The fliers probably would make the best time in the first half of the flight. After passing the centre of the ocean westerly winds would increase and be steadily agninst them all the way to Newfoundland. The conditions at the Grand Banks are not, good, with fog and low clouds. The airmen quite likely will have fair weather to-morrow at New York, but down the coast the weather will be overcast and the winds west and north-west. The following verses, written by a member of the stan at Roosevelt Field are to be relived by the New York Times wireless station to Sings;ord Smith : Come on. Major, come on, her up over th» waves. Biimr her treacherous course That marks other fliers' graves. Keep ap a st.ea.dy grind. B-ut mud how the he:u2 winds buck. We'll ail be there, you'li meet us there. Yea hare that kind of lurk. — PARENTS OF SMITH. TALK TO SON ARRANGED. ULM'S UNHAPPY FEELINGS. T, ■ (Eeceivec June 26, 12.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jane 25. | Scuadrcn-Leader Kingsford Smith's aged | parents, who live at the Sydney suburb | of Longaevilie, heard the news of their | son's safe landing at Harbcur Grace j about 9 p.m., Sydney time, to-day. They j were overjoyed. The airman's mother said: "We were not at ail worried because the nignt baa to be interrupted far lack of petroL The main thing is that the crew landed safely on the other side of the Atlantic. That is everything to us. We are now lookins forward to hearing something of Singsford's next move." Mr. and Mrs. Smith have arranged to speak by wireless telephony with their son after his arrival in New York. Fiight-Lieutenant C. T. On in « interview said he was the mcst miserable person alive. He would have given anything to be with Smith, but his duties prevented it.

The news that the Southern Cross had landed saielv at Harbcar Grace, Newfoundland, at 10-15 p.m.. yesterday, New Zealand time, was broadcast from station 2PF, Sydney, by courtesy cf Amalgamated Wireless, Limited. __ A broadcast message from Station 2FC, Sydney, last evening" stated that the station hoped to relay a message from New York from Kingsfcrd Smith at 4 p.m. today, New Zealand time.