Flight Across Tasman

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 274, 22 November 1934, Page 7

Flight Across Tasman

Whitehead and Nicholl May Be on Way WEATHER FINE AND CLEAR United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Thursday, 12.14 a.ra. SYDNEY, Nov. 21. Whitehead and Nichoil lei't Mascot and lauded at Gerringoing beach tonight, preparatory to their Tasman flight. The weather is fine and clear. Waiting for Tide to Recede .Received Thursday, 1.25 a.m.' SYDNEY, Nov. 21. Whitehead and Nicholl are waiting for the tide to recede in order to ob tain a good runway. They expect to hop-off at 1.30 this morning. A moderate south-east breeze pre- ■ vails along the coast, but it is expected that the fliers will encounter some bad weather half-way across the Tasman. Air-mail Service From Britain LINKING TJP WITH NEW ZEALAND Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Australia-Singapore-England airmail service, which is to be inaugurated next month, will be available for mails to and from New Zealand, according to nn announcement by the I’ustnmstcrGenerai (Hon. A. Hamilton) to-day. Air-mails from Australia by the first flight will leave Brisbane on Monday, December 10, and will arrive in London on December 24, while the through air service from Britain will commence from London on December S, the airmails being due in Brisbane on December 20.

The regular schedule provides lor a weekly air'service to and from Britair. commencing at Brisbane on Wednesdays and terminating at London on .Mondays, 12 days later, while Ihe inward service will commence in London on Saturdays and terminate at Brisbane on Thursdays, also 12 days inter. The schedule is so arranged that airmails despatched from New Zealand on Eridajs will connect wit’ll the air-mail at Brisbane the following Wednesday, while airmails arriving at Brisbane on Thursdays will connect with the New Zealand steamer leaving on Fridays. With reference to the first flight on the new service, the last mail Loin New Zealand to connect will be despatched from Auckland on November 30 by the .Monterey. The first inward mail should connect with the Monowai, leaving Sydney on December 21 and arriving at Auckland on December 24.

Lord Sempill at Darwin Received Wednesday, 10.53 p.m. DARWIN, Nov. 21. Lord Sempili, who is flying solo from England to Australia on a business visit, arrived at Darwin to day from Bathurst Island. He reports “all well.” Investigation of Longreach Disaster EFFECT ON AIR-MAIL SERVICE Received Wednesday, 0.50 p.m. CANBERRA, Nov. 21. Mr. B. A. Parkhill (Minister for Defence) said that, unless there was adverse comment against the De Havilland 86 aeroplanes by the committee investigating the Longreach air disaster, the oversea air-mail service would begin from Brisbane on the original contract date, December 10, and there would be no need to use any other type of aero plane. Dutch Airmen Welcomed TURKISH PREMIER TAKEN UP ON TRIAL FLIGHT. THE HAGUE, November 20. Parmentier and Moll, the Dutch airmen, were enthusiastically welcomed at Athens and Angora. They took of the air-mail tee on European members of the Cabinet on trial flights. Air-mail Fees REDUCTIONS RECOMMENDED. PARIS, November 20. Thirteen countries are represented at the air transport committee. The International Chamber of Commerce agreed to recommend the abolition of the air mail fee on European traffic, and to point out that a similar plan for inter-Continental traffic was at present premature, but urged that fees be reduced to a minimum.

Flight From Quebec to Montreal ULM HAS SPEEDY PLANE. MONTREAL, November 20. TJlm hopped off from Quebec at noon to-day and arrived at Montreal, covering ISO miles in sixty minutes. Hop-off Over Pacific VANCOUVER AS VENUE VANCOUVER, Nov. 20. It is reported that the cihauge in Ulm’s plans to fly direct to Hawaii or Fanning Island from Vancouver instead of via San Francisco has startled local fliers, who began to-day calculations for extending the half-mile run-way to a mile. The flight will require nearly two tons of petrol. There will be no final decision until the arrival of Mr,