The Archive · 1936

Lord Sempill's Plane Breaks Down

Karachi, Aug. 2.

Lord Sempili has once' again failed in his attempt to fly from England to Australia in 3% days. After a forced landing at Sask, owing to bad weather, Lord eel morning from Semi arrived "here at 1130 Bushite, Persia, and all hopes of hhis attempt succeeding "faded when he found that the tail wheel of his machine needed. repairs. He will, however, probably fly on to Australia i his' plane This was Lord Sempill's second unsuccessful attempt to establish a new flying record to Australia.

fe abandoned his first effort when he found cracks in the fabric of the wings of his machine, after reaching Vienna. His plane is the monospar Croydon, a new type of machine which' Bas occupied eleven months in construction and design, and which, with a maximum speed of 210 miles hour, is considered to be the fastest commercial plane in Britain—Reuter. salute and loud shouts of "Hell Hillert" As Jewish' delegations passed {in parade, they too were met with the Paseist ery "Hell Hiter!™ Following the Olympic ceremony, five "Nazis attempted. to concentrate fand stage a. demonstration. Police, who Were present rushed the crowd Ina determined effort. to. disperse them, "Batons had. to be used, and many scutes occurred. "After a pro-acted effort, the police finally succeded in retiring the Nazis, and Dutaidrts of te ety. Over a hundred roued many of them as far 03

arrests were made. The police are still partially mobilized. in preparedness for any possible further outbreaks of rouble—Havas.

Amnesty Cancelled night, it was announced that as a ing which sat, until well after mid-Following the special Cabinet mect-Vienna, July 30,

sull of the poltleal_ demonstrations which took place in various parts of Vienna yesterday during the. cere tonies Held. in connection with the arrival of the Olympic fame, amnesty would not be granted to about 5,000] political prisoners sentenced by. Special courts—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,

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