THE AIR RACE.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1919, Page 5

THE AIR RACE.

PROGRESS OF POULET, DEPASTURE FOR BANGKOK. fey TWifnph.—Pw* Assn.—Copyright. Rangoon, Dec. 1. Poulet left for Bangkok 25 minutes fcfter Ross Smith. CAPTAIN ROSS SMITH. . ' ARRIVAL AT BANGKOK. * Sydney, Dec. 2. Ross Smith cables from Bangkok under date December I that he left Rangoon at 7 o'clock and reached Bangkok at 1 o'clock. A heavy storm after Moolmeis e»Qßed delay and drove him of his course. He followed the tfvjw Menam south to Bangkok, finding an excellent reception and assistance provided,by the Siamese Aviation Corps. He hopes to land at Sengora pn, December. % and Singapore on December 3.. All were well. THE LATEST REPORT, JOUIET DELAYED BY FOG. Received Dec. 2, 9.5 p.m. Allahabad, Deo;. £ CapteuaKoM Smith is reported to havepassed Moulmeln at 8.30 to-day. Shortly alter three o'clock in the aftHßMffl. Poulet returned to Rangoon. He liad nearly reached the Siamese frontier, when ha encountered a heavy fog, and, fearful of losing his way, he decided to torn back. He will leave on o*yPoulet did not see Captain Ros3 Smith after leaving this morning. The latter tWW well ahead, and probably escaped the fog.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [Though M. Poiilet and Captain Ross Snitk are now practically flying together in tye race to Australia it must l>e remembered that Poulet had a long start. The Frenchman left Paris on October 1 -' 'vhereas Captain Ross Smith did not leave London till November 12. Captain Wilkins left London on November 21. Tb« fourth machine on the way to Australia—that pilote'd by Captain Matthews—was last heard of in Germany. where it was weather bound.] TfiE BLACKBURN KANGAROO. ARRIVAL IN ITALSf; London, Dec. 1. Captain Wilkins in the Kangaroo machine reached Pisa on Saturday and 1 Rome on Sunday afternoon. He intended to leave for Taranto to-day. - . ANOTHER COMPETITOR. JEW MACHINE BUILDING. London, Nov. 28. lieutenant Parer, of the Royal Air force, has entered for the Australian flight. The Beardmore Aero Engine Company is collaborating with Lieut. Parer on the details of the machine, the Construction of which has commenced. AUSTRALIA PREPARING. SUPPLY OF WEATHER REPORTS, Received Dec. 2, 7.25 p.m. Melbourne, Dec. 2. "" ilie Government, with a view to assisting the flyers, has arranged that as each reaches Java he will be supplied daily by wireless with a weather forecast by tne Government meteorologist over the Darwin area.—Aus.-NJZ. Cable Assn.