SOUTH PACIFIC AIR SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 302, 16 September 1940, Page 9

SOUTH PACIFIC AIR SERVICE

First Regular Passenger Flight

AMERICAN CLIPPER DUE AT AUCKLAND TODAY

(By ’Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, September 15.

On her way to Auckland on the first regular passenger flight of the South Pacific air service, Pan-American Airways’ American Clipper reached Noumea at 5.5 o’clock this afternoon from Canton Island. The Clipper is scheduled to leave Noumea tomorrow morning and to alight at Auckland in the afternoon. Captain Kenneth Beer is in command.

Several of the passengers, or whom there are 15 on the final stage of the flight, will continue to Australia by the Tasman Empire Airways’ service on Tuesday. The Clipper also has a quantity of mail and freight for New Zealand and more for Australia.

Following are among the passengers: Mrs. Anna Register, Miss Ann Register, Miss Elizabeth Stuart, Miss Barbara Welch, Miss Clara Adams, Messrs. F. Emerson, Melton, Untermeyer, William Robinson, William Hock, Julius Rapoport, Harold Stuart, James McVittie, and Mulhearn.

TASMAN SERVICE

Many Passengers Aboard

Awarua

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' AUCKLAND, September 15.

With an exceptionally large number of passengers as well as mail and freight, the flying-boat Awarua arrived from Sydney this afternoon. 'The Awarua carried -16 passengers, including an infant. Among them were several who will continue the journey by air to America when the American Clipper leaves this week for Sau Francisco.