AIR NAVIGATION

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 128, 24 February 1919, Page 5

AIR NAVIGATION

FACILITIES FOE PRIVATE FLYING. . . London, February 21. In the House of Commons BrigadierGeneral 'Seely, Air Minister, introduced tho Air Navigation Bill. Mr. E. E, B. Denniss asked if the War Council reserved to itself oil rights for experimental flying between England and the Dominions. He mentioned that he was interested in a society which desired to fly by stages via Karachi, Delhi, Calcutta, and Java to Australia. • Brigadier-General Seely replied that the Bill gave the fullest facilities to private flying, with the minimum of interference consistent with- the public safety.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A' LONG FLIGHT. (Rec. February 23, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 20. The House of Commons read a third time the Aerial Navigation Bill. Brigadier-General Seely declared that the Government intended to promote and assist flying in, every way possible. He mentioned''that a British airship recently remained ill the air over 101 hours, anil, assuming an average speed of fifty miles an hour, must have covered over five thousand miles.—Router. ' AIRSHIP PROVIDED WITH 92 ARMCHAIRS. • (Rec. February 23, 5.5 p.m.) London, February 20. Colonel Bristow, of the Air Force, in a speech in London, stated that ha recently inspected an airship in London prowled with ninety-two armchairs in rows of four each. The new flight regulations applying to military and commercial macnlnes- will be published as soon as possible. It is anticipated that private flights will recommence early in April.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LATE SIR WILFRID LAURIER GREAT CONCOURSE AT THE FUNERAL. (Rec. February 23, 5.5 p.m.) Ottawa, February- 22. Thirty thousand people attended the late Sir Wilfrid LaurierV'State funeral. The body lay in state at Parliament House. Thousands of sleighs followed the cortege to the graveside. Tho Archbishop of Montreal and other Roman Catholic dignitaries . officiated.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LORD JELLICOE'S TOUR THE NEW ZEALAND SAILS FROM PORTSMOUTH. (Rec. February 23, 5.5 pirn.) London, February 21. The battle-cruiser New Zealand, with Lord and Lady Jellicoo on board, has sailed from Portsmouth.—Reuter. (Rec. February 24, 0.15 a.m.) London, February 20. The Mayor of Portsmouth boarded the New Zealand and assured Lord Jellicoo of Portsmouth's appreciation- of his services, and wished him a successful tour.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DELAY IN THE CABLE SERVICE STATEMENT Bl r BRITISH POSTMAS-TER-GENERAL. (Rec. February 24, 0.15 a.m.) London, February 20. In the House of Commons, Mr. A. H. IllingworUi (Postmaster-General), replying to Sir Newton Moore, said that delay in the full-rate cables between London and Australia was due to the increased traffic and interruptions to cables. There was also a cessation of the auxiliary routes through Germany. Repairs to cables had been delayed by submarine activities, and then by bad weather. He had asked the Government Departments to curtail their messages to the utmost, and he was arranging with the Admiralty to transmit Government business by wireless, but he feared that immediate relief from that source .would be small.The Government was taking steps which he lipped would restore the cable services to normal.—Aus.-N.Z: Cable Assn. CZECHOSLOVAKIA

' TRYING TIME UNTIL NEXT- . HARVEST, (Rec. February 24, • 0.15 a.m.) New York, February 21. The "Chicago News" Prague corres-. pondent interviewed Professor Masaryk (President of Czecho-Slovakia), who said: "There-will bo a, trying time for the now nationalities until the next harvest. After that we should be self-supporting. Difficulties are aow caused by the lack of rolling 6toclc with which to transport commodities."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE POLISH GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED BY THE ALLIES. (Rec. February 23, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, February 21. The Allies have decided to recogniso the Polish Government with M. Paderevrski as Premier.—Renter. CREDITS TO FRANCE AND RUMANIA TO BE FURNISHED BY CANADA. (Reo. February 23, 5.5 p.m.) j New York, February 22. i Contracts have been arranged whereby ; Canada will furnish twenty-five million { dollars (.£5,000,000) credits each to France and Rumania. The credits will be ex-1 pended in the purchase of important necessities in Canada.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ! Assn. SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONALIST ( DELEGATES NOT TO TRAVEL IN BRITISH WAR- ■ SHIP. Cape Town, February 21. The Nationalist independence delegates . have reversed their decision to sail in a. [ British, warship, as invited by the Ad- B miraJ of the squadron.—Renter, c