London, Oct. 8. ties will also visit the United States, but details of the journey are as yet unfinished. The part already sche-Jduled include plans to visit the major dominions.
London, Oct, Setting. out from Dundee for Capetown in an attempt to smash the Tong. distance record, the Mercury, upper component of the Mayo composite falreraft, succeeded yesterday in breaking the record for the longest non-stop seaplane fight, but failed her main. objective.
Failure was due to a forced landing at the mouth of the Orange River, 350. miles short of her. goal, due to fuel shortage at 725 am," GMT. (3.25 pin. Shanghai time), The craft eft Scotland at 120 pin, on Thursday.
'The Mercury had' been in the alr for just over 42 hours -by the time [she made her forced landing.
The Mercury took off from Ales ander Bay at 125 pin. today GAET, (25 pin. Shanghai time), and. was expected to reach Capetown at
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