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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22742, 30 November 1935, Page 13

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SERVICE OVER IRISH CHANNEL INAUGURATION NEXT YEAR (British Official Wireless) (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) RUGBY, November 28. (Received Nov. 29, at 5.5 p.m.) The first Irish Free State air service to Britain will be inaugurated early next year. It will be run by a London company in co-operation with a Free State company between Dublin, Liverpool and Bristol. THE MISSING FLYERS MELROSE NOT OPTIMISTIC DARWIN, November 29. Melrose said: “ I do not think there i§ any hope of finding Kingsford, Smith. He probably came down at sea.” Melrose added that every island in the vicinity of the Victoria Peninsula had been searched. There was no foundation for the recent rumours of the plane having been seen. Natives, probably picked up some leaflets dropped from planes and made the reports in the hope of getting the reward offered. TWO SEARCH PARTIES! OUT SINGAPORE, November 29. (Received Nov. 29, at 11 p.m.) Two search parties, one of which w«« organised by a Penang paper, the Strait* Echo, and the other by the British Minister with the help of the Siamese Government, have left in search of Sir Charle* Kingsford Smith’s plane, which is reported to have crossed the Setul Mountains. They expect to he out of touch for at least four days.