London, Feb, 9.
When Mr, Alex Henshaw, the young, British airman, was lifted from_ the mall, single-engined Percival Mew-Gull aircraft in which he had won the King's Cup alr race last year, his face was covered with blood from nleeding. nose, He was exhausted and unable to stand but recovered after hot drink, He managed to say "thank "you very much for the wonderful reception to the cheering The aviator was taken to the Customs and then drove off with his father, us Great Britain prepared to hail itx fastest. Cape flyer.
Henshaw, who lett Gravesend for the Cape of Good Hope at 3.35 Sunday morning, returned to Gravesend LSI this afternoon, having made" three new alr records. These were:—
Bout one Coen than'tha time recorded by "cape of Good Hope to Engl day fifteen Hours ahd 39 minutes Seventeen hours and. 37 minutes better than''the Cloution-kirbyscreen' ain) "Round. trip:—Four days, ten hours and' 21 minutes thveaking, the. previo Record byane. day six hours" and New Reichsbank Chief
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