ATLANTIS AIR SERVICE

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1930, Page 11

ATLANTIS AIR SERVICE

FLEET OF BIG DIRIGIBLES QUICK EMPIRE ACTION URGED APPEAL MADE TO CANADA By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 9.5 p.m. Ottawa, Aug. 6. Addressing the Canadian Club to-day in the presence of the Prime Minister Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King and the Pre-mier-Elect, Mr. R. B. Bennett, Sir Denniston Burney, designer of Rlffi), urged Canada to take the next step in putting the British Empire in the forefront of airship transportation through the inauguration of a trans-Atlantic service between Britain and Canada before the service between Germany and the United States planned by Dr. Hugh Eckener was under way.

Sir Denison asked for. the formation of a committee of prorninent Canadian business men to. investigate the situation in the next few days and decide whether the Canadian Government and business interests were prepared to back a trans-Atlantic air service. With the views of the committee before him he would be able to lay a concrete proposition before the British Government on his return to London. A fleet bf ships capable, of a GOOO-mile flight with 190 passengers and ten tons of°mail was proposed by JSir Dennison.