THE FLYING BOATS
CLIPPER AT HONOLULU. HONOLULU, August 23. The California Clipper arrived, on the way to New Zealand, after an uneventful flight from San Francisco, -t wiU make the hop to Canton on T Making the flight as observers are BrSier-General Arnold Krogstad, Armv Commander; Leslie C. Stevens, Navy Lieutenant; George Bowerman, coastguard; Clinton Hester and E. L. Yuravich, both civil aeronautl J s * U ; thority officials. The presence of Army and Navy officers is not explained, but It is’believed to be in eonnect.on with naval base plans at Canton.
TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. CANBERRA, August 24. The final stage of the negotiations in connection with the joint Austra-lian-New Zealand-British Company to control the Tasman air-mail service has been entered upon. The Federal Cabinet has submitted the final draft of the air-mail agreement to the other Governments. Early in the coming Parliamentary session, a bill will be introduced to ratify the agreement under which the service will operate.
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Grey River Argus, 25 August 1939, Page 9
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