AIR MAILS OVERDUE

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 77, 14 March 1935, Page 7

AIR MAILS OVERDUE

Australia-England Service BAD WEATHER AT MALTA ; (Received 11, 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, Mai eh 13. Ihe weather at Malta has further delayed the Australian air mail, which will be delivered to-morrow, three days late. The mail from Croydon on March I) left Brindisi to-day alter awaiting a flying-boat from Alexandria. It v ill be four day s late at Alexandria bicause oi fly ing via Malta.

AUSTRALIAN CONFERENCE

(British Official Wlrelet*. 1 (Received 14, 12.30 p.m.) RUGBY, March 13. The Under-Secretary for Air, Sir I’. Sassoon, said that while he was at present unable to make u statement, regarding the recent coTilerences iu Australia on the Government’s air mail policy, a telegram received dealing with the proceedings was generally encouraging. Sir I’. Sassoon stated that. 29,000.000 passenger miles were kown last year in the course of regular United Kingdom air transport services in Britain ami abroad.

DEMAND FOR AIRCRAFT

(Received 14, 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. March 13. i Lord Londonderry, in an address to j the Parliamentary Air Committee of the House oi Commons, icvealed that nearly twice as many aircraft had been ordered lor 1935 as in 1931 and the entry oi officers and airmen was more than doubled. A luu civil link would bo established to Hongkong, branching at Bangkok from the Australian rout*