Now that a month has passed since the Inst was heard of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, the intrepid Austra an aviator, and his companion, Mr. Pelhybridge, missing during their Aight from Allahabad to Singapore, unhappily reasonable that their deaths should be assumed by the Australian Government, Sir Charles was rightly considered as one of the world's greatest airmen, and his pioneer long. distance fights denon strated the eager questing spirit of that type of man which serves the world so well, no matter of what hallonallty. During the war-a very gallant fighter, he proved that his bravery did not require the Inspira~ than of hostilities, but was of that quiet absolute type of courage which finds outlets in times of peace as in Tess fortunate times. Many of his fights during his post war activities were for the purpose of blazing new trail. "His successes captured the imagination of the whole fying world, and in Australia he became the most popular hero of the country. There were occasions when It was generally supposed amongst Austr Hans that his merits were not sum dently recognized by the Commonwealth government, and there seems tobe ground for thinking that amore spontaneous recomition of the value his. performances and his. personal qualities would have met with general approval. Sir Charles Teaves behind him a. wife and an infant son, and it" will doublies be the desire indeed there were any shortcomings in the mat of adequate recomition during his Ufetime, recompense will be mide to his dependents, who. unless there were some recent change in his fortunes, will doubles need it.
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