Flight to Australia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 13, 2 December 1919, Page 5

Fli ght to Australia.

RANGOON TO SINGAPORE.

RIVAL AIRMEN START SIMULTANEOUSLY.

; J —f ■ liluu, H 'iL/'llvUU’ rtil'U »> * Pi ess .Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Lssociation.' Allahabad, December 1.

Captain ■Rosa-Smith and Ponlet left Rangoon at daybreak for Singapore. Captains Ross-Sniith expects to reach Bangkok in five hours, and is due in ; Australia at nine o’clock on* December 13th. He expects; however, to accomplish'the’jbufttey by the’ IPtli ot 11th, all going well. m* i-uv.u'; nutc.l si 'i ' t..-- j-iiij-.' ;•!*>.uA .IWI neY ■' *0! Pd JiaS- 1 -3f biuC aCI ,J?w POULET V f .Ji Bangkok; . -h tort , ..yv. -

Press Association—Copyright. Reuter’s Service. (Received 12.40 p.m.) Rangoon, December 1. Poulet left fo r Bangkok twenty-five minutes after Ross-Smith.

ROSS-SMITH’S JOURNEY. Press Association-—Copyr.ght. \" , (Received 12.40 p.m.) ‘ , ' J ; Sydney, December 2. Ross-Smith cables from Bangkok under date December 1 that he left Rangoon at seveh o’clock and reached Bangkok at one. A heavy storm after passing Moulmein . caused delay, and . drove Him put of his course. He followed the river Menarn south to .Bangkok, finding an excellent reception and assistance provided by the Siamese Aviatiop Corps.. He hopes to land at Singbra on the 2nd and Singapore on the 3rd, all being well.

PARER, WITH NEW MACHINE.

Press Association—O'pjright, Austra-

flan and N.Z. Caoie Association (Received 9.50 a.m.) London, November 28

Lieutenant Parer of the Royal Air Force, has entered, for the Australian flight., The. Beardmore Aero Engine Company is collaborating with Parer on the details of a machine, the construction of which he has commenced. !x ":

THE KANGAROO’S JUMPS. Press Association—-Copyright, Auatn* lian and N.Z. Cable Association (Deceived 10.55 n.m.) London, December 1. Captain Wilkins, in the Kangaroo machine, reached Pisa on Saturday, Rome on Sunday afternoon, arid in tended to leave for Taranto to-day.