Evening star., 1925-11-08
Ey the A.snclated rress


ROME November Rome today
save Comdr. Francesca dc Pinedo.
returning from his 34.0Oo-uile round
"trip flight to Japan. a triumph COM
parable 10 those Of the Caesars.
Hundreds of thousands Of Romans
clustered along the banks of the his
toriC Tiber went into "A frenzy of
cheering when the Italian aNiator's
hydroairplane came To the rivers sur
face on the twenty-Second day after
leaving the Lagoon NasUmiCaura. on
the Pacific coast Of Japan. near
Toxic.
The tremendous reception given De
Pinedo and his mechanician. Earnesto
Campo nelli. no has been with him
throughout. came Al the end of
record smashing return Journey from
Japan Making ~ stages I'm - DAYS.
the Italians hettered by - daNS the
best previous comparab be record that
"f the American round-thA. world flyers
last year. who flew from I[asumiganra
10 NiEnna IN AZ days.
Premier Nussoliui Welcomed the
flyers when they reached The re"ep-
tion platform moored in the river, and
late~ at = great welcome celebra ion
At the Chici Palace. the premier's
residence. cit &c" them lin the orders
of the day Of the whole nation.
Huge Throng Present.
The weather.heaten Savoia flying
boat swooped To the Tiher's surface
just at O'Clock of a bright. balmN
Roman afternoon. The military
bands. bIaring out the ROYAL March
and the Fascist hymn. were drowned
out by the vocal ovation of the crowds
that swarmed along the banks. hung
in trees and occupied every vantage
hi
the first to meet COmdr. de Piredo
as he set foot on the Welcoming plat
form was his father. the Marquis de
Pinedo into whose arms the flyer
threw himself as he iurIped from his
machine He then received the con
gratulatiOnS of the premier and mem
bers of the cabinet. MuSsolini emhrac
ing him and kissing him ON h"th
cheeks
At the Chigi palace both the premier
and Commander de Pinedo made brief
speeches from the same balcony from
which MuSSolini spoke on Thursday
evening to the crowds which gathered
to celebrate his escape from IN" plot
to asSa Ssinate him. The premier he
gan.
Il cite in the orders of the day "f
the whole nation the her"i" Com
mander de rined"." Above the an.
plause a voice was heard. ais" cam,
paneli The premier smiling. add
ed. Il also pay tribute To his loyal
companion" He continued. recalling
that when Comma nder de Pnedo left
Rome last April he designated him As
IAN Italian of the new genera ton
which Fascism intends TO create.
Used One Propeller.
The pilot. in an interview given
later empha sized the fact that he had
flown the entire $4,000 miles with the
same propeller although he carried
extra ones. He said he and Cam
panelli looked TO their own resources
alone for repairs. and that they had
worked many night by the light Of
lamp tuning up their motor for the
/ next days fight. He said they never
ate but one meal a day. this consist
! ing of eggs and port wine.
"One of our greatest troubles" the
aviator continued consisted of swarms
of birds. especially in the less inhabit
! ed regions traversed They Consti
! tuted a real danger. getting tangled
! in the propeller. so that we were con
stantly having to dodge them.
! We created enormous curiosity
when we landed on the sacred Gances
| at Benares India. and thousa ndS ot