Berlin, Aug. 12.
The combined German-American /Himalaya-Expedition led by. the well-known Augsburg engineer and mountaineer Herr Merki, reports thay though a great part of the members took sick, three parti. cupants, namely Meri, Wiesner and Berehtotd, succeeded in reaching ridge, 28,750 ft. high, below. the summit of the Nanga'Parbat, A lamp was erected here, command: ing' a. magnificent view over. immense perpendicular wall of rock Jand ice 16,000 ft. high, which falls abruptly from the crest of Na Parbat into the depths below. From this ridge a direct opens to the summit which attains a height Jot 27,000 ft.
'Owing to. the inability of "most lof the expedition's carriers to stand the extremely hard conditions at this altitude, the advance guards Ssce*and'Tts supplies, but despite jail the <dificulties the leaders are ase supplies, but, desp' confident they will accomplish the task of scaling the Nanga Parbat—[Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, Cowes, Aug. 9.
Undaunted by two previous failures, the Hon, "Mrs. Victor Bruce, the airwoman, took the ai here again to-day: to renew ult upon the world's record in endurance refuelling fight, hoping to smash the 23-day mark set by the Hunter brothers, "Ameri Jean fiers:—United Press London, Aug. 11, An attempt on world endurance night record now being made. ey the Hon. Ars. Victor Bruce and her two companions ina flying boat, is continuing. English airmen have fuct previously devoted much attention "to. endurance. fights of th kind and Mrs. Bruce to day_brok the British record which stood. at [50 hours 38 minutes.
One of the most interesting features of her flightewas the passing for fuel and other supplies to the seaplane from. two. attendant machines, 'These "machines" are joined" by a. cord and fly ahead of the seaplane unti between them enabling: the cord be seized, a pipe line from a tanker Plane then being drawn aboard, The development of sound method of refuelling' in the air would' probably great com mercial aviation—Reutor.
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