Dublin, July 19.
Trish customs officials today detained Mr. Douglas Corrigan's plane as the result of the United States Department of Commerce's action in cancelling his licence. Later his plane was returned to him on his promising not to attempt the return flight to New York.
Mr. Corrigan said he would e deavour to obtain the plane's release for flying to London within the next few days. After that, he said, he desires to fly to Glasgow and put his plane on exhibition at the British Empire Exhibition.
During the day he visited Government buildings and gave the Premier. Mr. Eamon de Valera, a first-hand account of his flight. He woke up at 9 o'clock this morning and read cablegrams from all over the world congratulating him on his unusual manner of skipping unawares across the Atlantic ocean. Among the cables was one from Mr. Henry Ford Meantime Mr. Corrigan's casual comment that his plane was "good enough to fly around the world" led some to believe that he had the idea of a globe-girdling flight The Hal Roach movie studio of Hollywood has cabled Mr. Corrigan an offer of a film test and a contract if the test were successful.
A movement was under w in Los Angeles to finance Mr. Corrigan i globe-girdling flight. The ron would be raised by popular subscription.
It was suspected in San Diego that Mr, Corrigan had intentions to fly round the world before he left there when it was recalled that he had a map of Russia in his plane shortly before hopping off for New York.
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