BEATING GERMANY TO IT

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1044, 7 August 1930, Page 9

BEATING GERMANY TO IT

CANADA URGED TO START DIRIGIBLE SERVICE ATLANTIC CROSSINGS OTTAWA, Tuesday. An address was given at the Canadian Club, Ottawa, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King and the Prime Ministerelect, Mr. R B. Bennett, by Sir Dennistoun Burney designer of the airship RIOO. The speaker urged Canada to take the next step in placing the British Empire in the forefront of airship transportation by inaugurating a transatlantic service between Britain and Canada before a service between Germany and the United States, planned by Dr. Eckener, comes to maturity. Sir Dennistoun asked for the formation of a committee of prominent Canadian business men to investigate the situation in- the next few days and decide whether the Canadian Government and business interests are prepared to support a transatlantic air service. With the views of such a committee before him he would be able to lay a concrete proposition hefor the British Government on his return to London. The speaker proposed a fleet of airships capable of accomplishing a flight of 6,000 miles with 100 passengers and 10 tons of mail matter.