IN THE AIR.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16611, 8 December 1919, Page 3

IN THE AIR.

CAPTAIN ROSS-SMITH. ARRIVES AT JAVA. By Telegraph —Press Assn. —Copyright. BATAVIA, Deo. 6. Captain Ross-Smith passed Batavia at 3.25 this afternoon, lie arrived and landed at Kalidjotte at four o’clock. Interviewed, ho stated that he was starting at daylight to-morrow _ for Bourataya. It was a four hours’ flight if the weather was favourable. In any case he was within four da vs of Australia.

Dutch Hying officers carried him shoulder high on arrival at Kalidjotte, and they carried him to the Governor-Gen-eral, who welcomed him. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, YvELTISVERDEN, Dec. 6. Captain Ross-Smith left Kalidjotte for Sonrbaya at 7.30 this morning, and arrived at Sonrbaya at noon.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. POULET AT RANGOON. RANGOON, Deo. 5. Poulet has had his aeiuplano engine completely overhauled, and after a trial trip on Sunday, he intends k I/ing for Bangkok on Monday morning.—Renter Service. GREAT PREPARATIONS. FOR ROS3-SMITH’S ARRIVAL. (Received Dec. 8, 11.50 a.m.) / DARWIN, Dec. 8. Elaborate arrangements aro being made for the reception of Captain KossSniilh, who cabled from Singapore that ho exported lo reach Darwin on Wednes-day.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CALCUTTA TO CANBERRA.

Dr. Griffith Taylor, of the Commonwealth Bureau or Meteorology, caicuhues that ultimately the journey Irom Calcutta to Canberra (the Federal capital) will occupy from lour to live days, thus; — First Day.—Calcutta to Rangoon, GSO miles; to Bangkok, 360 miles; to Penang, 580 miles; total, 1580 miles. Second Day.—Penang to Singapore, 350 miles; to Batavia, 360 miles; to Banjowanjie (South-east Java), 520 miles; total, 143 b miles. Third Day.—Banjowanjie to Koepang (Timor), 6SO miles (here follows the only long oversea journey); to Darwin, 500 miles; to Mataranka (suggested inland capital of the Northern Territory), ‘250 miles; total. 1430 miles.

Fourth Day.—Mataranka to Cloncurry (Western Queensland), 60C miles; to Londreach, Queensland, 300 miles; to Brisbane, 600 miles; total, 1500 miles.

Fifth Day Brisbane to Sydney, COO miles; to Canberra, 600 miles; to Melbourne, 300 miles; total, 1400 miles. [Captain Ross-Smith is at present in Java and is entering on tho third day’s journey as mentioned above.]