LIGHT TO AUSTRALIA

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19622, 17 October 1933, Page 7

LIGHT TO AUSTRALIA

VMS WONDERFUL PROGRESS. llted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright KARACHI, October 15. S' Ulm departed for Calcutta at 8-30-1 is evening. He landed at Karachi ahei of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's time Mi Ulm flew from London to Karaii in two days 14 minutes 14 seconds. HRIVAL AT CALCUTTA. REARKABLE progress MAINTAINED. Cnlted’ress Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Recei-d October 18, 9.45 p.m.) CALCUTTA, October 16 Mr Ulm .rrived at 11.30 a.m. Mr C. T.o. Ulm, who left England at 10.30 p.n on Thursday on a flight to Australiaianded at Athens at 3.10 p.m. the foliwing day and continued his flight at 3 p.m. He arrived at Bagdad on itturday : lorning, and, after a brief stp, took off for Karachi. He arrived hertat 3.5 p.m. ilocal time). His progress aross India has been maintained at a high speed. SIR ALLAN GBHAM'S PLANS. PROPOSED NON-STOP FLIGHT TO AUSTR.LIA. United Press Associatbn—By Electric Telegraph—Ccsyrlght LONDOJ, October 15. Sir Alan Cobham is jurchasing two more airliners, and corverting them, and refuelling the tankes for a fourday non-stop flight to Australia,