Now York, Apr. 30.
A fleet of 28 fighting ships, comprising most of the Atlantic Squediron Bnd several "units from the main Fleet, sailed into New Yorke harbour late yesterday' to participate" opening of the New York World's Fair today.
'The eily already was crowded carly yesterday with visitors from all parts the country' who have come see' the opening "ceremonies "atthe Long Island fair grounds today. More than 1,000,000 persons are expected "hear President Roosevelt today, When he delivers on address a8 the highlight of the opening day. of the Fair. "The President's "speech. may be of historic importance because he I expected. to reply. to Chancellor Adoit Hitler's Reichstag speech.
Among. the 1,000,000" persons who will crowd through the turnstile to. Gay to see. the $157,000,000' World Fair will-be dozens of American and foreign dignitaries who have. been invited to tour the exhibition grounds on the opening day.
Plane Abandoned Reluctantly World-Wide Exhibits They only left the plane after receiving orders to come to New York from M. Oumansky. They were Feluctant to leave their big monoplane because of a fear that it might be set fon fire, The gas tanks of the pla had been punctured and they apparently feared that a careless smoker the vicinity might start a fire, Although rescue planes reached the Russians on Saturday they did not leave unfit the next day {oF Moncton, was only after M, Baranoy and member" of the Canadian Royal Mounted Police had promised that they would stand. guard over the plane throughout the night did Brig.- Gen, Kolkinaki and 'M. Gordienko accept shelter in fisherman's cottage.
Mi. Baranoy came from Boston aboard a transport plane which also bore Dr. Louis Spector, New York physician who speaks Russian, and a newsreel man." They then took Canadian Airways plane to Miseot Island and brought the Russian air men to Moncton, N.B—United Press.
Exhibits from 36 states and 60 for-ign countries, including China and Japan, were open today for inspec-lion by one of the largest crowds ever to assemble in New York. New York hotels" were" crowded almost. capacity today as special trains from fall" patts of the. nation brought thousands of visitors to the Folr, said {o be the most elaborate exhibition yer staged' in the Western Heme:
New York business and entertain. ment centres were prepared for Business. boom with the arrival" thousands of vacationists. Theatres, bars and cabarets were crowlled. be: Fond capacity last night as New York Joined with the rest of the nation in celebrating the eve of the World's Fair opening.
Notable absentees from the opening ceremonies today will "be the two Soviet aviators. who failed by only, 700 miles in an attempted on-stop fight from Moscow to New York Teolind and Greentond—United Press Canadian Rescuer Succeeds Moncton, Apr. 30.
'After several efforts had proven unsuccessful, Kokkinaki and Gor~ dienko, the' Soviet aviators. were: brought back to safety today rom Miscou Island in the Gulf of St.
'They were rescued following repeated efforts by Mr. Joseph Anderson, pilot of the Canadian' Airways, who left Moneton yesterday to search for the Russian airmen, and' found them on Miscou Island.' He landed there, too, but was unable to reach the men because of the marshy ground separating them. He thereupon returned here and made more careful preparation for a second Attempt, which Steceeded.—Havas, Mediterranean Gates Closely Patrolled Gibraltar, Apr. 29.
British and French warships yes terday divided the task of policing the entrance to the Mediterranean as European tension heightened coincident with Chancellor "Adolf Hitler's Reichstag speech.
Three. French destroyers were patrolling from Ceuta eastwards and another squadron of French destroyers operated westward from Ceuta.
The British battleship, _H.MS. Ramillies, and three British destroyrs, meanwhile sailed from Malaga for Ceuta—United Press
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