AVIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17634, 26 May 1919, Page 5

AVIATION.

TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT. DAILY MAIL'S OFFER, Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,

LONDON, May 22. While not abandoning hope of the survival of the missing airmen, the Daily Mail oifers to divide the prize between Mrs Hawker and Grieves's next-of-kin. The paper oifers another £10,000 for competition.

HAWKER LAST SIGHTED. . _ LONDON, May 23. ' A cable-repairing ship sighted Hawker in mid-ocean on Monday.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

LONDON, May 23. (Received May 25, at 5.5 p.m.) A wireless inessage to the press states that the battleship Faraday sighted the red light of an aeroplane sGdeg 28min north, and 30deg .G2min west in the early hours of Monday—roughly, in a direct line midway between St. John's and Valencia.—A. and N.Z. Cable. " \

THE TACTICIAN'S REPORT,

NOT HAWKER'S LIGHT,

LONDON, May 24. (Received May 25, at 11.5 p.m.) The steamer Tactician, which picked up the Faraday's wireless message, states that shortly after the message was received the vessel encountered a heavy cyclone. Other ships report a cyclone on Monday in midAtlantic.

The Sopwitih Company slates that Hawker did not carry red lights. What the Faraday saw may have been the flame from an engine's exhaust pipe.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

ANOTHER AMERICAN CANDIDATE. (Delayed in Transmission.) NEW YORK, May 14. (Received May 25. at 5.5 p.m.) Ail American dirigible left Montauk Point en route to St. John's, "with the object ofjmaking the Transatlantic flight. Bad -weather continues.—A. and N Z Cable.

PLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

ANOTHER ENTRANT.

.. , , LONDON, May 23. Martynsyde has entered for the Australian flight.—A. and N.Z. Cable.QUEENSLAND AVIATOR DECORATED. WILL FLY TO' AUSTRALIA. LONDON, May 24. (Received May 25, at 11.15 p.m.) , Bert HinHer, a native of Bundabere (Queensland); who enlisted in September i >in the Naval Air Service, soon qualified as a pilot, and saw much service on the Italian front, has been awarded: the Distinguished Service Medal and a commission. He was recently demobilised, and now intends to fly to Australia. He hopes a? in 17 days—A. and JN.Z. vtiblCt