DARWIN REACHED

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 155, 4 July 1938, Page 9

DARWIN REACHED

EMPIRE FLYING BOAT.

Flight From Southampton Takes

7 Days 4 Hours. MISHAP AT MOORINGS. United Press Association.—Copyright. (Received 11.30 a.m. 1 DARWIN, this dav. The Qantas flying boat Challenger arrived at Darwin la,t night. Her time from Southampton was 7 davs 4 hour*. The distance covered 'was 11>,j.j4 mdes.

In a h.gh wind an oil tanker, which was refuelling the Challenger,' broke ;>way iron, her mooring and crashed "-to the Hying ,„, lt , cxte„ s ivelv dentin"•'e fl-at. As a result the Ch«ll e „.. v ,. «ill not continue the flight to Brisbane until luesdav.

He Challenger replaced the Camilla, which returned to Britain for repairs Along with the Cordelia the flvin- „„ llt will maintain the service between Australia and Singapore.

DUTCH SERVICES. AUSTRALIA-LONDON IN 3 DAYS THE HAGUE. June 30. Australia to London in three davs in 040 or 1041. was the promise made bv Mr. lie-man. managing director of the Royal Dutch Air Line (K.L.M.) here today. He was speaking at the Netherlands Government's banquet to Sir Karle Mr. T. W. White. Minister for trade, and the-Agents-General, to mark the opening of the Australia-Holland service. Mr. Plesnian gave the toast of -Success to Imperial Airwavs and Oantas." emphasising the good relations of the British Empire to the Dutch companies, which would provide Australia with at least live services to Europe weekly. The Public Works Minister. Mr. van Buuren, who presided, testified to the Dutch Government's gratitude to the Commonwealth for facilitating communications between the two countries, whose interests in the Pacific were so close.

Sir Earle Page, replying, pointed out that the Dutch -Australia frontier in Xew Guinea was the only one in the world without Customs ' officers and frontier officials, symbolising a very friendly understanding. He commented on the fact that many Dutch were settling in Australia from the East Indies and declared that the Commonwealth was prepared to consider any immigration agreement between Australia and Holland, enabling inhabitants of Holland itself to settle in Australia. Mr. White paid a tribute to the K.L.M. as facilitating trade relations. RED ARMY AIRWOMEN. Sebastopol-Archangel in lOh 33m.

STALIN'S CONGRATULATIONS. (Received 11 a.m.) MOSCOW, July 3. Three Red Army airwomen flew a single-engined seaplane from Sebastopol to Archangel in 10 hours 33 minutes, at an average speed of 142.5 miles an hour. Stalin telegraphed his congratulations on their feat.