ALONG THE AIRWAYS

Northern Advocate, 9 November 1934, Page 5

ALONG THE AIRWAYS

BRITISH COMMERCIAL GRAFT WIDER OPERATIONS. SUBSIDIES TO DOMINIONS. [United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright .] (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, November 7. In the House of Commons today, the Under-Secretary of State for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, said negotiations were proceeding with the French Government concerning permission for British commercial aeroplanes to fly between Paris and Marseilles. It was hoped that a satisfactory settlement would be reached soon. The speed of British commercial aircraft between England and Singapore ranged between 105 and 120 miles per hour, while the Dutch aeroplanes over the same route flew at from 107 to 119 miles per hour.

The Government for some time had been considering proposals to accelerate Imperial Airway services without disproportionately increasing the cost. Sir Philip said he could not • make a statement on the subject at present, but hoped the new programme would be disclosed within a month or two.

Sir Philip said the amount paid in subsidies, including those from the dominions and colonies, in respect to all the air services was £560,000. He was satisfied that the results amply justified subsidies.

ELLSWORTH EXPEDITION.

SPARE PART FOR PLANE. AWAITED AT MAGALLANES. (Received 9 a.m.) VANCOUVER, November 7. A message from Magallanes, the most southerly port of Chile, on the Straits of Magellan, states that the Norwegian exploring vessel Ellsworth, the base ship for the Antarctic expedition financed by Mr Lincoln Ellsworth and headed by Sir Hubert Wilkins, arrived here today from Deception Island.

“We came to get a spare part for our aeroplane, which was damaged in a South Polar storm,” Sir Hubert said. “Nobody was hurt.” Mr Ellsworth remained at the island with Mr Bernt Balchen, Dr. Dana and two other explorers. “We shall remain at Magallanes at least long enough to procure the spare part and the needed fuel oil. We expected to continue our explorations until next March.” j CAPTAIN TAYLOR’S PART. NO RADIO AIDS. POSITION IN EAST INDIA, } (Received 9 a.m.) NEW YORK, November 7. Captain P. G. Taylor, Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s navigator on the recent . Pacific flight, arrived in New York today. Commenting on his achievement in picking out Suva and Hawaii, he said that no radio aids to navigation were used on the flight, the only radio set in the monoplane being a transmitting apparatus. Captain Taylor said he had accepted a place with an East Indian air line, and already was overdue at Singapore. He will sail for England on Friday. i DOOMED PASSENGER. TWO CRASHES IN ONE DAY. SECOND PROVES FATAL. (Received 11 a.m.) PERTH, This Day. A passenger, Mr Charles Pike, was killed, and the pilot, Mr J. Miles, was injured, when a plane crashed at Ord River owing to the port engine cutting out. The plane, which belonged to the Macßobertson Miller Aviation Company, was operating on the Ord RiverWyndham service, and acting as a relief plane to a machine which had crashed at Halls Creek earlier in the day. Mr Pike was also a passenger in the earlier plane.

HOMEWARD BOUND. MRS MOLLISON AT AMSTERDAM. (Received 11 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, November 8. Mrs J. A. Mollison arrived here by air liner from Rome. She says her husband will probably fly to Amsterdam from Rome. Both then will fly the Comet to London.