FASTER SERVICES SOUGHT

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 30 September 1933, Page 9

FASTER SERVICES SOUGHT

B LATE EDITION

AIR MAILS OF EMPIRE ' CONTINUOUS FLYING URGED. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VIEW. PRESENT ‘’HARE AND TORTOISE 1 ’ ‘Baited Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.} Received 1.50 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Sept. 29.. A Chariiber of Commerce deputation to Lord Londonderry, the Secretary of Air, condemned) the slowness and 1 costliness of air mails and urged that no further contracts be made pending a full inquiry. Sir Geoffrey Clarke said. the Chamber strongly supported night flying, though it entailed the separation- of passenger and mail services. The cruising speeds of the British services were much too slow for modern methods. Continuous flying and faster machines would enable transport to Calcutta in .3} days, to Sydney in 7] and to Wellington in 8£ days. Meanwhile the mails should travel at least 2500 miles l daily. Flying and resting for 12 hours daily wiien trains and steamers travelled throughout the 24 hours, was reminiscent of the hare arid the tortoise.

Lord Londonderry agreed as to the desirability Of improving trie services, hut shid tliat\night flyirig was scarcely practicable at present. Certain sections ,are beirig sledded s up. It was mdinly a matter,, of expense,