The Archive · 1937

MR. BINGHAM'S SPEECH ANGERS BERLIN

"Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" Excellent Prospects. Proved by Denounces Statements Flying-Boat Tests Berlin, July 7. "Can it be that an Ambassador of

COMFORTABLE JOURNEYS

ihe United States, accredited in one of the capitals of Europe, has a right

DESPITE WEATHER

to am address full of hai toward other European peoples: London July 6. asked the "Deutsche Allgemeine Many congratulatory telegrams in-Zeitung" yesterday. cluding one from the Secretary for The paper publishes a bitter attack Air, Viscount Swinton, were received on he speech made by Mr. Robert by the commanders of the Imperial W. Bingham in London at a July Airways' flying-boat Caledonia and Fourth dinner on Monday, when he the Pan-American Airways' Sikorsky said America and Britain must "win machine. on the successful conclusion the armaments race" because the of their double fight across the "despot" powers had obliged them to Atlantic. enter into it, Weather conditions, although fair.

"Mr. Bingham attempts to incite were not particularly favourable for the so-called democracies in an ab-the Caledonia, owing to persistent solutely unbelievable fashion against low clouds and drizzle. She flew the so-called dictatorships," the low to minimize the effect of head "Zeitung" continues. "This diplomat, winds, while the Clipper III main-whose mission should be a peaceful tained a height of 10,000 ft. to take one, thus gives evidence that America full advantage of the following wind. is inning to take an interest in Capt. Wilcockson, commander of Europe again and is ly to enter the Caledonia, said he had enough with renewed energy into the arma-petrol left for 800 or 900 more ments race." flying when he landed at H Germany rearms, it is the fault Newfoundland. In his view a of others, the writer declares. "It promising feature of the flight was will doubtless be quite impossible to the evidence it afforded for two convince the diplomat of this fact planes flying in opposite directions. and a waste of time to argue with Radio contacts with land stations him."—Havas. and between the planes were maintained throughout, and when they passed in mid-Atlantic, although far

MURDERER OF CHILDREN

out of sight of each other, they ex-Changed greetings and weather

INDICTED

reports.

Los Angeles, July 6.

The success of the flights, accom-Albert Dyer. confessed slayer of plished in comfort despite heavy little Melba and Madeline Everett clouds encountered along the whole and Jeanette Stephens, to-day was route, convinces the pilots that there indicted by the Grand Jury on three should be no difficulty in operating counts of murder. The indictments regular—trans-Atlantic services—were voted after only five minutes enter. deliberation. Dyer's confession of the triple slaying had been previously

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