VICEROY'S AIR TRIP

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11549, 28 January 1932, Page 3

VICEROY'S AIR TRIP

CHEAPER AND SAFER THAN , TRAIN. , The Viceroy, Lord Willingdon, "«» in future t.cur India, b.v air ns a m ea * sure of eeoriomv. The Finance, Commit too of , the Legislative Assembly at Delhi recently sanctioned the reservation of one ot four Avro aeio ulanes purchased by tho Stale An Service..for his exc-usivc «se \ <-insidernble saving win thus uc effected by reducing the. journeys » the Viceregal train Hie wk c tl.o police in protecting \ h against attack will nlUo be -faulitat oil. ; When he travels by train, my mile of the route has to be ' spoeted in advance and goarcled toi some hours beforehand.. t j is always'the dangOT of a-bomb ont'‘The first trip of the-new era took place on December 4th., wbtm the Viceroy flew from De In to f alciyG , a distance of 800 miles. Alter h,m came a Puss Moth carrying Dv- members of IDs stall, and an R.A.b. a piti machine which had maintained wireless touch with the ground any iurr the flight. The journey, which bpwan in the early morning, was accomplished without inedent. Lord Willingdoiv. oil* arrival, was warmly cheered, there being no demonstrations cf unfriendliness on the part of the Indians present The Viceroy’s enterprise is botmci to help popularise! (lying for ordinary travel purposes. To a smal'er degree, the aero clubs of New. Zealand arc helping to create an “air sense” amongst our people In order to assist their work, the Mamwatu, Feilding and Hawke s Bav Aero Clubs have been authorised‘to’ conduct an art union, details of which will be announced m a lew weeks.