TRANS-TASMAN AIR MAIL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 10 April 1934, Page 5

TRANS-TASMAN AIR MAIL

POPULAR INNOVATION

BIG RUSH FOR STAMPS

(United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

SYDNEY, 9th April. Popular appreciation of the air mail leaving to-morrow for New Zealand was testified by the fact that the New Zealand Government Office sold the whole issue of New Zealand stamps received for return-paid letters. The office opens specially early to-morrow for the sale of another lot of stamps arriving by the Monowai. Among the items being mailed is an autographed copy of the, book “Hell’s Airport,” by the Aucklander, Errol Coote, addressed to Lord Bledisloe.

EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT MELBOURNE, 9th April. The Director of Postal Services, Mr H. P. Brown' stated to-day that it was not the Government’s intention to participate in regular air mail services to New Zealand. Ulm’s flight to-mor-row. is purely experimental. ADVERSE WEATHER REPORT POSTPONEMENT POSSIBLE (Received lOtli April, 11.0 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Ulm stated that he had received an unfavourable weather report indicating bad weather and rain all the way to New Zealand, with poor visibility. He would make the flight even if conditions were not altogether ideal, but if a very adverse report were received to-day naturally his departure would be postponed. Steady rain was falling at Sydney this morning.