BRITISH AVIATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1705, 20 December 1919, Page 5

BRITISH AVIATION.

OVERSEAS AERODROMES ESTABLISHED.

By Electric Telegraph -Copyright, Australian- New Zotdand Cftbl© Aiwooiaiion. LONDON, .he. lb. Mr Churchill in justifying tiie vote of £50,000 for aorod.Oi., 's at Cairo, Bagdad ami Karachi, said that these were only the beginning of aerodromes required ou tlie Indian route. From Cairo to _ Karachi was considered an important section of the oute from London to Australia, and could be finished before the rest of the_ route was ready. Moreover, Cairo, Karachi and Ballad would contain the garrisons of the Air i'’orce. It was hoped to hold these places .argely by the instrumentality of the air inlead of a large number of troops. They would probably line the air by squadrons listributed along this section. Apart, from I e fence, the aerodromes would prove* very •onvenient for mails and passenger flying, ,nd have the effect of buttressing the Empire together. The vote was carried by 224 to 40.

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS PENDING.

Mistralian-New Zealand Cable Associatiot LONDON. Dec. 17. The Globe states that important aeria/ levclcpments are pending. Vickers’, Short.4 nd Beardmore’s have practically competed a combine with which several ship ling magnates are associated. It is inencled to acquire R34 and H39 and start a wssenger and goods service in inland Britiin, and to Holland and Scandinavia. The icxt project will probably be a domoastraion flight to Egypt. A weekly service to America is contemplated, but it is likely to ie deferred for a considerable time. Meanvliile, the combine will examine the possitililies of Dominion services.

ROSS-S'MITH STILL FLYING.

.antralian-Nf-w Zealand Cable Association Received December 20. 10.50 a.m. BRISBANE, Dec. 20. Captain Ross Smith effected repairs and as arrived at Avon Downs.

DEATH OF SIR JOHN ALCOCK

Vustralian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received December 20, 11.20 a.m. LONDON. Dec. 19. Obituary: Sir John Alcock (probably the iviator who flew across the Atlantic) at ’avis.