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SEVERE WEATHER DANGER.

Feared Isolated And Precarious Landing.

(Reuter's American Service.)

Washington, May 1..

A message. from Alaska states that anxiety is felt regarding the whereabouts of Major Martin, the leader of the United States Army world flight venture.

He was detained at Chignik by severe weather and 400 lbg of ice accumulated on the machine.

He left in the morning to join his comrades at Dutch Harbour and nothing has been seen of him since..

It is feared the prevailing storms may have forced him to make an isolated and precarious landing.

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PORTUGUESE FLIGHT INTERRUPTED. ·

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[Last advices were that Lieut. Martin, leader arrived from England and was immediately en- of the American world fillers had arrived at Chicnlik: | trained for shipment to India: Reuter--------- He was still one step behind his colleagues who had been awaiting him at Dutch Harbour since April 20-A message from Paramusbiru stated that the American fliers were expected to arrive yesterday (Thursday) at the earliest with luck, from Attu, according to efficial word from them, but the conditions with snowstornis, uncertain winds, heavy fogs, and temperature below freezing portended difficulties.]

The two Portuguese military pilots, Captain Britopala and Lieutenant Sarmantobeires, who left Lisbon for Macao on April 2, on a Breguet biplane, have been held up in Persia owing to their pass- ports not being visaed.-Reuter,

FRENCHMAN ALSO DELAYED.

PARIS, May I. ENGINE FOR MACLAREN.

It is learned that a complete overhaul of his BOULOGNE, May 2.****** machine necessitates Doley remaining at Karachi: The new 'engine for MacLaren's amphibian' until May 3.-Reuter.

"LONG ODDS.”

will remain with her while in He intimated that the Ameri- Tokyo, May 1. Japanese waters.

cans might not arrive from the A méssage from Paramashiru Colonel Broome has made a Aleutians for a considerable time. dated April 30 arid sent through statement that there are well He expects the British aviators to the Kokusai agency saya: established bases at Petropavlovsk arrive in Tokyo in the middle of "Following two months' adventur-and in East Kamchatka, Bering June. He declared that he intend- ous voyage in turbulent Arctic Island, Attu and other places ed to fly with them as far as Van- Seas, establishing bases for the along the Aleutians. The jumps|couver on account of his know- British world fliers, the Canadian are much shorter than for the ledge of the weather conditions trawler Thiepval" arrived here Americans. Ten days' provisions, and the bases. this morning and expects to con-fuel and spare parts are located tinue southward along the Kuriles along the line.

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The weather experienced was from Tokyo to allow calls to be extremely disagreeable during the made at places other than entire trip which commenced on Colonel, Broome is not over optimistic regarding the trans- Pacific leg of the flight on account of the bad weather..

Kashiwara Bay and Hitokappuwn. March 1. which are at present only per- mitted.

Two Japanese liaison officers have boarded the "Thiepval" and

He did not discount the perilous- ness of the attempt at any time

and said nothing had been left undone to insure the success of the flight, though it was a long odds gamble at the best.

The weather here has cleared up slightly, but it is still unfavour- able."-Reuter.

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