FLYING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 22 October 1930, Page 5

FLYING.

KINGSFORO SMITH. TUMULTUOUS WELCOME. Press Association Electric Telegraph—Copyright BRISBANE, Tuesday. Kingsford Smith landed at Eagle Farm aerodrome at Brisbane at 4.3 p.m. He had a tumultuous Avelcome and a triumphal procession through the streets, Avhieh were densely lined Avith cheering peoiile. Ho is the guest of the GoA-ernor, Sir John GoodAA’in, to-night. He is due to arrive at Sydney tomorroAv, about 3.30 p.m. Kingsford Smith’s Avro Avian has a petrol capacity of 113 gallons and a flying range of 1700 miles. Smith states that his petrol consumption averaged only 6* gallons per hour for the whole flight. His main difficulty on the journey Avas fighting the' desire to fall asleep.

One of the first messages of congratulation opened on his arrival in Australia Avas from Hinkler. Another was from the diggers-of Parramatta, “Is he any good?” Another was from the former actress, Miss Nellie SteAvart, “I kneAV you Avould do it, my wonder man.” MATTHEWS’ PROGRESS. SYDNEY, Tuesday.! Captain Matthews, \v'ho left DarAvdn at 7 o’clock yesterday, has reached CamooAveal. j i CLONCURRY REACHED. (Received Wednesday, 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Matthews has arrived at Cloncurry. He is expected at Brisbane on Thursday. CRASH OF RlOl. SITE OFFERED FOR MONUMENT.* PARIS, Tuesday. The Allonne Municipal Council has offered the British Government the ground on Avhieh RIOI crashed for the erection of a monument to the victims. FAMOUS ACE KILLED. PARIS, Tuesday. Colonel Happe, the famous French air ace, nicknamed “Corsair of the Air” by the Germans, who put a price of £2OOO on his head OAv.ing to his bombing communications in the Belfort area, was killed to-day, with a mechanic, folloAving a Aving breaking off in mid-air. Happe is believed to have been the pilot who once mistook the position and dropped bombs in Switzerland.'