AIR-LINER DISASTER.
EVIDENCE AS TO LOADING. HEAVIER THAN WAS NECESSARY (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 9.55 a.m.) ALEXANDRIA, January 16. Superintendent Hough, giving evidence at the inquiry into the crash of the Imperial Airways liner City of Khartoum, said the air-liner was carrying the heaviest buffet load he had known. He considered it 50 kilos more than was necessary. Ten gallons of petrol had been removed at Athens to adjust the load. He would personally have removed the buffet stock-. Mr Hough added that the men in the harbour control boats'were without instructions in how to deal with a crash or how to communicate with the office, it being left to their discretion. He added that if he had been informed that the control boat had seen the lights of the City of Khartoum he would immediately have made further inquiries.
DRYING OUT THE MAILS.
ELECTRIC FANS AND RADIATORS
(Received This Day,, 10.35 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day
Electric fans and radiators were used to dry sodden letters recovered from the City of Khartoum. It was found that the addresses on many envelopes wero almost undecipherable.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 81, 17 January 1936, Page 5
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