This information followed the receipt by the Honolulu station of the United States Navy of the garbled message which read, "281 north Howland, call KHAQQ, beyond north, don' hold with us much longer above water shut off." Although the meaning of the message remained unclear, it was without doubt sent by the aviatrix, as the call letters were those of her transmitter.
The Itasca also sent a message to the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr-Henry Morgenthau, by the Washington commander of the Coast Guard, saying, "The bearing of the radio directional finder at Howland confirms the approximate position of the missing plane as 281 miles north of Howland Island. at which the Itasca expects to arrive at 8.30 p.m. Pacific Standard time."
At, 4 am. to-day the Moorby was 90 miles north-east of Howland Island, the Swan was 420 miles north-east, and they were (Continued on page 11) i^
A report on the impressions he received during his recent visit to the United States was given by the Belgian Prime Minister, M. Paul van Zeeland, in an interview last night with the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden. An agreement wi reached on the further steps which might usefully be taken in pursuit of M. van Zeeland's investigations.—Reuter.
Brussels, July 6.
M. van Zeeland returned here by aeroplane from London this morning.—Trans-Ocean.
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