RACE TO AUSTRALIA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15081, 2 December 1919, Page 3

RACE TO AUSTRALIA.

DEPARTURE FROM RANGOON AT DAYBREAK. lElec. Tel Copyright— United Press Assnj (Australian and N.Z Cable Association.! ALLAHABAD, Dec. 1. Captain Ross-Smith and M. Poulet left Rangoon at daybreak for Singapore. I Captain Ross-Smith expects to reach i Bangkok in five hours, and is due in i Australia at 9 o'clock on December .13. • He expects, however, to accomplish the. journey by December 10 or December 11, all going well. , (Received Dec. 2, 9.40 a.m.) 1 LONDON, Nov. 28. Lieut. Parer, of the Royal Air Force, has entered for the Australian flight. The Beardmorp Aejp Engine Company is collaborating with Parer on the details of a machine, construction of which has commenced. • v (Received Dec. 2, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 1. Captain Wilkins in the Kangaroo machine, reached Pisa on Saturday and Rome on Sunday afternoon. He intended to leave for Taranto to-day. ■ (Reuter's Telegram. l ! (Received Dec. 2, 12.40 p.m.) . RANGXJON, Dec. 1Poulet left for Bangkok 25 minutes after Ross-Smith. (United Service.) SIDNEY, Dec. 2. Ross-Smith cables from Bangkok, under date December Ist: "Left Rangoon at 7 o'clock; reached Bangkok at 1 p.m." He adds that a heaw storm after passing Moulmeffn caused delay and drove .ham' out of his -course. He followed the river Menam south to Bangkok, finding an excellent reception and aaistance provided by the Siamese Aviation Corps. He hopes to land at Singora and the 2nd and Singapore on the 3rd, He reports "all well." johannesburcsTdurban. CAPETOWN, Nov.' 15.— Major Miller, with one passenger, has v accomElished the first flight from Jphahhesurg to Durban, coveringthe 430 miles in Bhours 40 minutes. He stopped ut threo towns on the journey. I — =g