FAMOUS TRAIN NOW ’Plane Missing

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 88, 23 March 1931, Page 5

FAMOUS TRAIN NOW

’Plane Missing

NATIONAL AIRWAYS MACHINE

SIX PASSENGERS ON BOARD

SYDNEY, March 22. A National Airways monoplane, “Southern Moon,” piloted by Captain Shortridge and carrying six passengers, which loft Sydney yesterday afternoon, had not arrived at Melbourne at midnight. It was last seen over Holbrook, , near A 1 bury, about midday. The storms on Friday night dislocated telegraphic communication. Captain TJlm presumes that Captain Shortridge made a forced landing. VERY HEAVY GALE COASTAL DISTRICTS SUFFER MELBOURNE, March 22. The worst gale for 50 years thrashed the coastal districts for the past 24 hours, and did much damage among yachts in Port Philip Bay, wrecking a number.

The airliner “Southern Moon” was not reported this morning. It is understood that she met heavy weather on the early part of the trip from Sydney.

STILL NO NEWS FIVE ’PLANES SEARCHING SYDNEY, March 22. There is still no news of the missing “Southern Moon.” The ’plane was last reported over Wangaratta, Victoria, just over the border. Five ’planes are now searching, and if it is not reported by 4.30 to-morrow morning, Kingston! Smith and Him will leave in sepaatc ’planes t join the search. « STILL NO TRACE

Press Association. —Copyright. (Reed. 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. There is still no sign of the Southern Moon. The passengers are: Clyde C. Hood, of Sydney. H. A. Farrall, of Caulfield. Miss E. Glasgow, of Toorafc. J. Margules, of Melbourne. W. O’Reilly. Miss E, Stokes. The pilot is F. W. Shortridge and the second pilot is C. L. Dunnell. NAME OF MISSING PLANE SOUTHERN CLOUD, NOT SOUTHERN MOON

Press Association.—Copyright. SYDNEY, This Day,

The area of the Victorian mountains in which it is feared the Southern Cloud, not Southern Moon as previously cabled, may have made a forced landing, is extremely rough and isolated. The nature or this was exemplified when Air Force FlightSergeant Denny Avas blown out of his course in a storm and pancaked into the tree tops. He was two days in reaching a house from which he could send information. A|R MAIL SERVICES CANCELLED ALL JOIN IN SEARCH (Reed. 12.55 p.ra.). SYDNEY, This Day.

There was no news at 10 o’clock this morning regarding the Southern Cloud. Its fuel supply would have been exhausted at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. There is considerable anxiety regarding the whereabouts, but the hope is expressed in Shortridge’s ability to save tile situation by a forced landing. All air mail services were cancelled to-day to enable planes to participate in the search.