THE AIR MAILS.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19457, 22 December 1934, Page 7

THE AIR MAILS.

RAPID TRAVELLING. I 210 'miles per hour RUGBY, Deo. 20.' The De Havilland Gomel, in whbh Mr Ken Waller, with 'tile Belgian, Captain Franc ho mine, left Brussel is today on a flight to Leopoldville (Congo) landed at Oran this afternoon having completed a 1060 miles stage in four hours, fifty-six minutes at a speed of 210 miles per hour. To-morrow they will proceed to Nuamey (French West Africa), a distance of 1550 miles. INDIA’S HEAVY SHIPMENT. TIIREE MACHINES NEEDED. RUGBY, Dec. 20. The largest amount of air mail ever despatched from India 'left Karachi yesterday in an Imperial Airways liner and two aeroplanes of the Indian Trans-continental Airways. K The three machines carried 41501 b of mail matter. AUSTRALIA’S FIRST RECEIPT. SYDNEY, Dec. 21. The first air mails from London are expected to reach Brisbane to-night and Sydney to-morrow. A report from Camoowcal states that a now tall unit is required for the damaged machine, Diana, which had conveyed the mails from Darwin to that point when the mishap occurred to the machine. Mr R. A. Park-hill, Federal Minister -of Defence, states that the New Zealand portion of the mails probably will he sent forward by the Oronsay from Brisbane on Monday. TRANS-TASMAN SERVICE. lION. A. HAMILTON’S STATEMENT. WELLINGTON, Friday. Commenting upon New Zealand’s share jn the negotiations with the British Government i'or an Empire air mail, Hie Postmaster-General, Mr A. Hamilton, stated to-day that so far New Zealand Imd not dealt with the carriage of mail across the Tasman by air, lull no doubt New Zealanders would look forward lo Hie extension of this scheme from Sydney to New Zealand. It had In be rerollerlod that, the ("io\ernmeiil had elected lo become a foimdalioti member of the Empire air scheme, and now contributed £SOOO a year by way of token. The payment of a further sum would he necessary if Now Zealand was lo benefit- by Hie new scheme, which must be regarded as even more startling.than the, introduction of penny postage within the Empire. - " w