Evening star., 1937-06-21
JAVA IS REACHED
BY MISS EARHART
World Flyer Completes Hop
From Singapore-Austra-
liza Is Next Stop.
BY AMELIA EARHART.

BY AMELIA EARHART.
BANDOENG, Java, Netherlands
East Indies, June 81 (By Telephone) -
We have just come in from Singapore,
Straits Settlements 1t took us about
4 hours and 20 minutes for the dis
tance of 646 miles.
am having some work done here
on the plane of the K. L. M, the
Netherlands air service. They use
American equipment.
Bandoeng is very beautiful place,
situated 1900 feet above sea level.
plan to be here one day. If I
can get the work on my ship finished
in time, I will push tomorrow to Port
Darwin, Australia. Otherwise. will
leave early the next morning, on We'd
neSday.
May Stop at Koepang.
hope to reach Port Darwin in one
flight, but I may have to stop at
Koepang. 1t will depend on the
weather.
miss Earhart reached Bandoeng at
Az PIN. ouiiudy, E. IL
We reached Singapore yesterday
after a flight from Rangoon, Burma,
that began with moist clouds as COM
panions. Climbing to 5000 feet, We
flew through squally weather until
the mountain barriers were passed
and the clouds broke on the eastern
side OF the range.
Our first stop was at Bangkok,
Siam, which. like Rangoon, lies in
vast plain, with mountains in the
background The airport is one OF
the best encountered by us thus far.
We refueled and started for Singa-
pore, more than 900 miles away, on
a course south toward Alor Star, in
the Malay States, across the Gulf of
SIAM
l felt as If I were dreaming, to be
nying over tropic waters, with the
penlnsular coast of Siam on the
right and Indo-China on the left.
The sea, really mauve, melted into a
blue sky through which floated little
white clouds. Fred Noonan expressed
his appreclation: Il thought there
was no more weather like this
Hugs Western Shore.
A lovely country Of green noun
tains opened before U.s. We slid into
a beautiful valley which stretched
from sea to sea, across tthe narrow
part of the land We checked over
Alor Star airport, but did not stop.
and headed for Singapore I more
or less Rugged the western shore, for
there were thunderstorms over the
mountainous middle way
The fields and valleys were up-
holstered with deep piled green
jungle in an unbelievably continuous
covering made by separate trees.
There were many cuts in the Jungle
where rubber plantations and tin
mines had paved roads challenging
the forest. But the green growth is
far from conquered.
Capt. Noonan and I were interested
TO see charming towns which looked
from the air much like those at home.
Many had the familiar white circle
IN landing areas, but unlike those in
the United States, few of the towns
displayed their names on the roofs.
Two Transports on Route.
Though We sighted no planes, there
we're two transport planes on the
same route today. The Imperial Air
ways machine left Rangoon first, and
the K. L. M. Douglas at daybreak.
Our Wasp-motored Lockheed Electra
left Is minutes later. All stopped at
Bangkok. then followed different
courses to Singapore.
We arrived there first at 5:24 pm.
local time (3:24 am. Washington
ttme), because we cut straight, and
did not stop along the way Tomor-
row the same caravan leaves at dawn
for points south
Singapore has a brand-new, S9,00O,-
600 airport which compares well with
any other in the world. To remind
me where I was, when I shut off the
engines, heard music from a nearby
Chinese theater. I had seen the city
only from the air. 1t lies on an island
with the famous harbor filled with lit
tie water bugs-ships of all kinds from
every port.
First to greet us when we landed were
Monnett B. Davis, American Consul
General, and Mrs. Davis. They had
courage enough to take us for the
night, even after I explained our dis
agreeable habit Of getting up at 3 IN
the morning and falling asleep imme-
diately after dinner.
tCopyrisht, 1879