The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-23
TWO THOUSAND
MILE MESSAGE
Flashed Through Air from Frisco
for Young Lady Here
to Go Flying.
CFrOm wednesday Advert.er.l

AAApm Weonehoay AuNerGNer.l
A few nights ago a message left
wireless mast in San Francisco shot
through two thousand miles Of space
and struck the wireless mast at Kahu-
ku, and was received by the operator
and forwarded to town, but the one to
whom it was addressed was not known
here and the message has not been de.
livered, but will be today.
A feature of the reception of the
wireless message is that it was sent
direct from San Francisco to Honolulu
and was received intact, in spite of the
long distance it Travelled through space
and over a great eXpanse of ocean.
As far as known the message was
from an aviation committee in San
francisco and directed to Miss Ebid
Gregg, one of the most popular San
Francisco society debutantes, who ar
rived here last week with Deputy Col
lector of Customs Hamilton, of San
Francisco. and Mrs. Hamilton, who are
all now guests of Major and Mrs. Dun
ming, at Fort Shafter.
The message invited Miss Gregg to
make an ascent with one of the world
framed birdmen who are shortly to
leave San Francisco for Honolulu, and
who will MAKE ascents from the Moa-
nalua polo neld, winch Hon. s. M.
Damon has loaned for the three days
aviation meet to be held here the latter
part of the month Miss Gregg is one
of California s fairest daughters and
if she were to make a fight in one of
Curtiss' biplanes the fact would be a
noteworthy one in the smart set circles
of the Pacific Coast and the Hawaiian
Islands.
No oAicial Observation.
Col. Walter NJ. Schuyler, Fifth Cav
alry, temporary commander of the mill
tarv district of Hawaii, stated yester-
dav that he had received no word from
the department of California to desig-
nate any of the officers stationed on
oahu to observe the flights of aero
planes here. First of all there had
been nothing definite about the avia-
tors coming here.
Colonel Schuyler stated that he would
like to see the three aviators-Mars,
Baldwin and Schriver-make flights
all over, or above the Leilehua plain
where Schofield Barracks is located.
He felt that aeroplane flights here
would interest the army men, and
flights at Schofeld Barracks would be
to his liking. But there was nothing
official in his desire to see the flights.
There is a feeling among service
men, however, that soon or late, the
war department will make demonstra-
tions in aviation over the Leilehua
plains, in the belief that the aeroplane
| will be evolved into valuable courier
of the army.
Must Have Soft Spot.
The glider which has been under con-
struction at Leilehua, the work being
directed by cavalry officer, has not
been fond great success SO far. 1t
has been an experiment and has been
worked at various odd moments. The
trouble has been to find a proper ele'
walton from which the machine could
he used with safety to the operator,
1t is not equipped with motor and
can only be started from an elevation
! and the aviator would have to find a
soft place to fall upon.
Messrs. Scully and Lewis, who are
cooperating with Mr.. Hall, representa-
tive of Mars, Baldwin and Schriver,
! who are to arrive here next week Fri
! day, are carrying on their preparations
for the meet It is possible one of che
aviators may be sent over to Hilo for
the big holiday race meet to be held
on New Years Day.