PASSENGERS IN AIR RACE

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27091, 14 July 1953, Page 8

PASSENGERS IN AIR RACE

NEW ZEALANDERS FROM BRAZIL FORMER CHRISTCHUECI RESIDENTS Two of the passengers who will in the aircraft entered by KL Royal Dutch Airlines in the Londe Christchurch air race are New Z« landers from Christchurch. They» Mr and Mrs T. E. B. Poole, who N live in Brazil. Mr Poole holds sevc public posts in Brazil, and is honor* representative of the New Zealand! partment of Industries and Commefl and president of the Australia » New Zealand Association. Since K.L.M. announced last nK» that 30 passengers would be cim in the race, bookings have been by people in the Netherlands • other countries who wish to takeps in the flight to Christchurch. App« c tions for passages have been recev from Brazil England, and Italy, well as Holland. When the K.L.M. aircraft Christchurch in October, it will c® up to eight tons of parcels from Dusetlers in New Zealand for their r® tives and friends in Holland. A speclabel to serve as a souvenir of the r* will be attached to each parcel £ label?, which are red, white, and on will be printed in Holland. A ssro label received by the president oh Canterbury International Air Council (Mr H. D. Christie) ‘ New Zealand flag and the K.L.M - signia. and is headed "Christau; Air Race, October, 1953. Flight.” The label is divided by P forations so the sender can keep » and put the other half on the There are now about settlers in New Zealand, ana new 1000 in Christchurch, who may’ * advantage of the K.L.M. scheme send parcels back to Holland. year about 5300 new settlers arrivcthe Dominion, but not more than are expected this year.