'The British airship R-100 is now! two-thirds of the way across the Atlantic 'A message received from the' steamer Cameronia to-day reported the airship to be 70 miles south-south-west of 53 degrees 58 minutes North, 27 degrees seven minutes We te The Air Ministry reports less! favourable weather conditions from, the Atlantic. A depression in mi Atlantic is moving east-north-east and is expected to retard the pro-gross of the airship. Weather conditions generally are unsettled, The winds ave from a westerly point south of latitude 50 degrees, but} are more variable further north.
Half the journey across the Atlantic, according to a message from the airship, was exceptionally] tranquil, The great feature. was the wonderful smoothness of the pro-ress, the passengers having rhone Of the discomforts associated with A sea trip. The only adverse con-Gition was the heavy rainfall which the airship encountered last night} and which forced her to slow down to a speed of thirty-nine miles an hour, She is not therefore making such greed progress as in the earlier stages of the flight.—Wiveles through Reuter.
R-100's Tour Safely Accomplished St. Hubert, Quebec, Aug. 11.
'The airship R-100 returned from its' tour over Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara, 'A unique feature of the voyage was the widely broadcast radio conversations between it the Radio reports received from the British dirigible R-100 this morning that it had passed Belle Isle} on its way back to England.
"Another radio message to the aerodrome at St, Hubert from the /R-100 at 8 o'clock this evening said that the craft was well over the Atlantic and had sighted a large number of icebergs.
'A smooth passage is being enjoyed by those on board, the message added.—United Press.
London, Aug. 14. board the Brittsh dirigible R-100 in Reuter's speal correspondent, a wireless message this afternoon, th a following wind and clear} skies, the R-100 is proceeding homeward at the rate of 75 miles an hour, Tt is expected that she will reach the Cardington aerodrome in fifty-five hours, thus establishing a new trans-Atlantic record. The steadiness of the ship is marvellous] and everything is very comfortable,'
Seven and three-quarters hours after leaving St. Huberts airport, the ip R-100 passed over Montreal, on her homeward fight}
Anticosti Island, in. the estuary of the St. Lawrence river.
"The distance between Montreal] and Anticosti Island is 540 miles in straight line, which makes the speed of the airship a little under 70 miles an hour. Later messages from the R-100, however, that the speed had been i 80 miles an hour.
Weather conditions are favourable for a quick trip across. the Atlantic. The Air Ministry states that the winds are westerly along! the whole route. The average speed of the wind at an altitude of 2,000) feet is 20 to 30 miles an hour along the western half of the rou!
50 miles an hour along the half, Some decrease is probable in this aren but nevertheless following svinds will be strongest in the latter part of the journey.
"The R-100 hopes of reach Cardington in 50 hours. If this schedule is adhered to she will beat the Graf] Zeppelin's time for a west to east] erossing. The German airship took, 50 hrs, 24 min. to eross from Lakehurst, New Jersey, to rich-shaven, Lake Constance.
The 'R-100 already holds the record for the Atlantic crossing from east to west.
'A later wireless message from Renter's correspondent aboard the officers and the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Mayor of Ottawa and other offd—Reuter.
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