DUTCH ENTERPRISE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23092, 18 July 1938, Page 10

DUTCH ENTERPRISE

AUSTRALIAN AIR LINE SPEEDING-UP PROMISED PLANS FOR THE FUTURE LONDON, July 15 Inter-Continental Airways sprang a welcome surprise on - the Australian guests at a party in the Dorchester Hotel to celebrate the arrival of the first Dutch aeroplane from Australia, by distributing copies of Australian newspapers recording the arrival of the British and Dutch aeroplanes at Sydney. Another surprise was the appearance of Edse Cantor, film comedian, who hopes tq tour Australia in 1940, and who said he was delighted with his first' glimpse of that country. Mr: Albert Plesman, a Dutch official, in welcoming the guests, who included Sir Earle Page and the other trade delegates",.. Mr. Gibson, Mayor ,of Iremantl£ and other prominent Australians, annoilneed definite plans to speed up the Australian .service. A three-day sfervice between London and Sydney would 'soon, be practicable, but tile • airports were not up to the 6tandar4 for regular night flying. Inter-Continental Airways were planning' htrger machines to accommodate 30 t0.40, passengers for day and night travelling, with sealed cabins for higher altitudes. They would gladly organise 10-day round trips to Australia for visitors to Bee the test matches. Mr. Plesman paid a tribute to Imperial Airways' flyingboat achievements, and added that the Dutch were delighted to co-operate with Britain and Australia, whose ideals and interests were common to their own.

FLYING-BOATS' MISHAP COLLISION ON WATER /• _____ BOTH MACHINES DAMAGED (Received July 17, 11.20 p.m.) ; , LONDON. July IT Two Imperial Airways flying-boats, reported to be the Cooee, from Karachi bound for Basra, and the Corio, bound for Karachi, collided when mooring at Sharjah, at the eastern end of the Persian Gulf. The passengers, crews and mails were not harmed, but the wings of both machines were damaged. A relief aeroplane has taken all the passengers and mails to Karachi. Both the Cooee and the Corio are temporarily out of commission. They collided on the water. Further news is expected on the arrival of the relief aeroplane at Karachi.