All Well

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 51, 1 April 1930, Page 7

All Well

MISSING AVIATDRS FDUNQ An Urgent Cali For Food WIRELESS FROM THE 'PLANEa - United Press Assn, Eleotrio Gable. Oopyright SYDNEY, March 31, A search by air for Smith and Shiera was begun to-day by a .West Australian Airways aeroplane, which i3 . fiying north-west from .Pel'th to Derby and Wyndham. Another aeroplane belonging to the Quantas (^ueensland ■ service is ready to search from Longreach, Ulm and Litchfield, of Sydney, contemplate joining the air party with a National Airways giant Fokker similar to the Soutliern Cross, Further appeals for food and asfcistn ance were received to-day from the marooned flyers. . They stated that they were erecting a higher aerial, hoping their messages would he heard. Ulm states that he is confident oij finding them within three days. Captain Holden, of the • air liner Can-bc-rra, thinks Smith has given his position wrongly. Mr W. R. Feltou, a private radio experimenter. Sydney, received a message from Wyndham this af'ternoon saymg that Smith and Shiers have been found, and asking that the eivil avintion authorities be advised. Confirmation has been received from Perth that the flyers were found about 1 40 this afternoon by Sergeant King's motor party, which 'started out from Broome, / A radio message Was received from Smith at the Wyndham meat works at 2 p.m,, saying, "We have been fotnld by King's phrty. All O.K. Tlmnks to Station- VMZAJ. (Signed) Smith."