MISS AMY JOHNSON.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18048, 17 June 1930, Page 7

MISS AMY JOHNSON.

ARRIVAL AT MELBOURNE.

WELCOMED BY 18.000 PEOPLE

w LOSES WAY IN STORM.

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MELBOURNE, June 16

Miss Amy Johnson arrived at the Moonee Valley racecourse, Melbourne, in a Moth areoplane two hours late. The de Haviiland machine, in which Miss Johnson left Canberra was lost in blinding rain and mist and the pilot could not land. The girl was then flown to Laverton and transferred to the Moth. A crowd of 15,000 people gave her a rousing welcome. PARENTS VISIT AMERICA. PRIDE IN THEIR DAUGHTER. United Press Assi_. —Eiec. Tel. Copyright. NEW YORK, June 15. A number of visiting Rotarians arrived at New York to-day by the Gunard liner Caroma to attend the Rotary Convention to be held at Chicago from June 23 to 27. Among the visiLors are Miss Amy Johnson’s father and mother, Mr and Mrs J. W. Johnson, and their daughter Mollie. Mr Johnson apparently has. been the most important man on board the liner and very popular. in an interview Mr Johnson said he had been confident that Amy would attain her purpose. She had always been a determined girl. She deserved everything she might get through her daring feat.

Her family was very proud of her and it had been very gratifying to hear all the pleasant things said about Amy on the voyage over and on arrival at New York. “We will tell her all about it when she comes home,” said Mr Johnson. “We expect tb meet her.at Marseilles on July 16."