FLYING THE TASMAN

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 346, 29 April 1935, Page 5

FLYING THE TASMAN

SMITHY TO CARRY JUBILEE MAILS OFFICIAL RECOGNITION BY GOVERNMENTS

Press Association —Copyright Wllington, April 2S. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's transTasman flight in the Southern Cross, coming as it does during the King's silver jubilee celebrations, will be utilised, states the acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, for a distinctive commemoration in which Australia and New Zealand will be specially concerned. A proposal was received from the Commonwealth Government recently that a King's silver jubilee mail should be carried by Sir Charles's aeroplane in both directions, and this was readily agreed tt by the New Zealand Government. The arrangements were already in hand by the Diregtor-General. of the Pest and Telegraph Department. According to present information the ' plrne will Jeaye Richmond aerodrome, Sydney, on May 14, landing at New Plymouth the next morning. It is ex- j pected that ths return flight will com- j mence from Ninety Mile Beach at dawn j on May TL Full information for those j who wish to take advantage of this sil- j vcr jubilee air mail, both from Austra- i lia and New Zealand, and on the return ' trip will be published at an early date, i !