AVIATION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12687, 8 July 1919, Page 3

AVIATION.

DETAILS OF R34’S PLIGHT. NEW YORK, July 6. R-34 tiavelled 3130 sea miles. She left England at 1.42 a.m., on July 2, and arrived at 9.5 a-m. on July 6. She' i.sed up 4884 gallons of petrol and haa 10 gallons remaining. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. . NEW YORK, July 6. Major Pritchard, a member of the crew of R34, interviewed, said: “I am convinced Britain will next year be able, to produce an airship to fly from England to Australia-” THE KING’S CONGRATULATIONS. LONDON, July 6. _ The King telegraphed congratulatione to R34, saying: “ Y'our splendid achievement marks the beginning of an era wherein the English-speaking peoples, already drawn together by war, will he even more closely united .in peace-” VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS. NEW YORK, July 6. General Maitland, interviewed on. thhe arrival of R34 at Mine’ola, predicted that in five years’ time dirigibles would be crossing the Atlantic like the Lusitania. Britain would be able to “ ü ßd dirigibles five times larger than the Ro4, allowing for two hundred'tons of cargo space. He understood the R33 was bemg prepared for a long journey, but her destination was not known. Lieutenant Lansdowne, American naval observer aboard R34, declared that the airship was an extraordinary example 'of the skill, efficiency and ner■Sistency of British aerial designers’.” con-; structors and navigators. ~ .Scott, interviewed,- said are proud to have: connected 5*3, “O"*™*.’’ „Hp retumei th s call of Commander Read, head ot. St" 1 *! : tatM N “ Yal Curt!K R34 brought a stowaway, a sixteen-' 3ear-old boy, who -acted' as cook.

, INTERNATIONAL COURTESIES. . , -NEW YORK. JViJv 0. TTnit r Q rd( P ' Citj > ■ Island, the’ United, States naval 1 and military offi cers gave a luncheon - and dinner ik honour of the officers of EM.