Across Canada by Air to Start

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 111, 13 May 1939, Page 11

Across Canada by Air to Start

MONTREAL—, March 31—Canada begins operating its coast-to-eoat passenger air service tomorrow —weather permitting. After 10 years of preparation the Trans-Canada Airlines will offer to the travelling public a 174-hour flying schedule between Montreal and Vancouver with stops at Ottawa, Yoronto, North Bay, Winnipeg, Regina, Lethbridge, Calgary, and Edmonton. Passenger fares on the Trans-Canada Airlines will be approximately six cents a mile. The fares will be comparable with those charged by United States air lines. Round trip fares will be based on double the one-way fare less 10 per cent. Children under two years of age, when carried in arms, will travel* free. Children over two and uncTer 11 will be carried for half-fare. Refreshments served aloft will be free. Each passenger is allowed 40 pounds of luggage. The new service is owned and will be operated by the government as a subsidiary to the likewise governmentowned and operated Canadian National Railways. • Trans-Canada Airlines will have the controls, the pilots being brought in from privately-owned transport organizations. United States airway executives, headed by Philip G. Johnson, formerly President of United Airlines, arc in charge of operations, and have trained Canadian assistants to take over as soon as the airway functions smoothly with all services, j Mail and express have been carried for six months, and on March 1 the scheduled night air mail service went into operation.

Private Smith was brought before his C.O. one morning and charged with being drunk and disorderly in the canteen the previous night. “Now, Smith,” -said the C. 0., “this is the tenth time you have appeared before me on this charge. What have you to say?” “Well, sir,” said Smith, “I hope our acquaintance will ripen into friendship.”