THE AERIAL. MAIL.
NEARING AUSTRALIA. KINGSFORD SMITH’S FLIGHT. DEPARTURE FROM BATAVIA. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. ' [ ■a ' : ■ ' BATAVIA, Jan.' 17. Air-Commodore j Kingsford Smith and his companions in the Southern Star, in which flying to Australia with English mail, arrived at Batavia yesterday from Singapore and left here at 6a.m. to-day for Koepang, Timor Island. The airmen hope to reach Darwin in two days and" Sydney four ’days later. Mr Allen, co-pilot, and Mr Bolton, engineer, are with Mr Smith. Mr Bolton remained at Alor Star last month.
In an interview at Singapore Mr Smith said he hoped,the Commonwealth Government-would grant National Airways a subsidy so It could operate over the route between Australia and India.
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Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18537, 18 January 1932, Page 7
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