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Show I TRIP TIP lOfJEGi Adverse Weather Again Causes Postponement of Transocean Flight. KEW YORK, May 6. No attempt at-tempt will, bo made tomorrow "by the United States navy's transatlantic transat-lantic aviators to start on the first leg of their journey because of ad-'erse ad-'erse weather conditions, it was announced tonight by Commander John H. Towers, flight commander. MA KG A T R, England. May 6. Major Parley of the British army, with two lieutenants lieu-tenants and tiiree mechanics, started from here at 7 o'clock this morning" on a flight to Madrid In a. four-ent'ined Ilandley-Page Ilandley-Page airplane. The filer expected to reach the Spanish Span-ish capital at 5 o'clock this afternoon. NEW YORK, May 6. Tho proposed start today of the navy department's transatlantic flight by way of Halifax was postponed shortly after 9 o'clock this morning on account of adverse weather conditions. TREPASSFY, N. F., May C Conditions at the Newfoundland base of the navy's proposed transatlantic flight late this afternoon af-ternoon had returned to normal, when three warships which were grounded during dur-ing a heavy yule early today were again anchored in deep water. .After divers had inspected the vessels, officers declared any injuries were minor and would not prevent them from being on their stations sta-tions on May 10. To ten vessels now anchored here will be added tonight six more destroyers detailed de-tailed for uard duty. These are the Ward, Palmer, Walker, Thatcher, Crosby and Laub. No eraft left today, but eeveral are scheduled to depart tomorrow. , ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 6. The British Brit-ish aviators. Harry Hawker and Captain Frederick P. Raynham, today were inclined in-clined to belittle the cominr attempt of "United States navy seaplanes to cross ' the Atlantic. Hawker declared he will wafrer that any fast steamer leaving- New York on the same day as tho "Nancies" of the navy-will navy-will beat them to England. The British airmen here appear skeptical skepti-cal of the ability of the Liberty motors to stand the test of the long- flight. Cap- , tain Charles W. F. Morgan, Raynham's , navigator, signing- himself "Captain C. W. F. Morgan. R. A. F., F. R. G. S.," an- ' nounced responsibility for, and attached his signature to, an article printed in the St. Johns Daily &tar this afternoon which asserted that the American navy's flying, boats would "prove nothing practically or theoretically." Local Interest has turned to the progress prog-ress of the United States navy's flight and St. Johns newspapers are carrying columns from Trepassey bay as against j paragraphs regarding the project of the Britishers here. : |