SOUTHERN CROSS FLIERS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 17, 15 August 1928, Page 5

SOUTHERN CROSS FLIERS

» CIVIC RECEPTION. PERTH PAYS TRIBUTE. 'NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT. '■ United Pres s Assn.—By Electric v - Telegraph Copyright. v : . (Received 1 9.40 a.m.)

PERTH, This Day. ; Afa .the civic, reception to the South. ern Cross fliers, the. Town Hall was ■ troweled. The aviators acknowledged, the enthusiastic welcome. ' The Mr Franklin, spoke i n flattering' terms' of'the latest wonderful achievement.

Smith and Ulm praised their col-, leagues Litchfield and McWiiliariis, whom .they placed on the same high' pedestal as Lyon and Warner. They .were; not on© whit less courageous. 1 •"-' *' ' "WIND UP." £ -<" • • Litchfield replying, admitted that ho had "the wind up," when they Tiit the west coast of Western Australia"; and he thought for the moPerth had shifted. " | McWilliams • said he felt honoured at being ' associated! with such eminent aviators. * His part in the flight .to New Zealand would be small compared' with that of Smith and -U*lm, but he'wiould do his best. He {T> was ■eagerly" looking forward to the : New 'Zealand' flight-;' and assured, his comradfcp of a cordial welcome therey ...r '« -TO VISIT FRIENDS. ,-■ USmith, and Ulm have borrowed ~ a small plane for the purpose of visiting country friends on Thursday And JJYiday.j Arrangements, have ;,heen made to move the Southern .Cross from its present waterlogged location to a more'suitable spot in the country, where there will he a much better .chance of taking off with a* heavy load at the commencement of the return JQurhey.T-Australian Press Association.,-" • , . ■ ]a