Arrival of Capt. Costes and The present holders of the world's endurance record for continuous flying, the French airmen, Capt. Costes and his assistant, M. Maurice Bellonte, arrived at rod rome on October pin. The fliers lett")
815 am. and after an uneventful trip, during which they made exegptionally good time, made a safe landing before a representative group of residents and prominent officials, which in-eluded M. E. Kocehlin, the French Consul-General, Col. Mallet, com-landing the French defence forces, it. F, Schwyzer and other members of the French municipality, Capt. Fiori and officers of the French police, with a number of military men as well. The Bureau of Foreign Affairs also had a re: presentative on the ground, As soon og the necessary arrange. ments had been made for housin: fand caring for the great red aeroplane in which the two men hat flown, the visitors were driven to. the French Consulate where there was an official reception attended by many distinguished person: On October 21 they wore the guests of honour at a dinner party given by. Col, Mallet in his house making their record flight the airmen took off from Lo Bourget on September 27 and after eight days, during which they were sighted from time to time over Europe and Siberia, were reported lost somewhere in Siberia. Discussing th:
yériences in this flight with a representative of this paper, Capt. Costes said that he had been forced to land at a small village near Teitsihar not so nmcch on account of a shortage of petrol, but because feared he would not have enough to last out another eight hewts and, since night was falling and the Country below them was extremely. Faugh and difficult, he decided, rather than risk an accident, to descend while those was yet light:
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