CLIPPER'S RETURN TRIP

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 81, 29 December 1937, Page 7

CLIPPER'S RETURN TRIP

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Will Carry Over 18,000 Letters DELAYEDDEPARTURE

(By Telegraph-

AUQKLAND, This Day. As a Tesult of her delayed departure, the Samoan Olipper is expected to carry over 18,000 letters when she leavefc early to-morx*ow morning. There were 15,000 in hand last night, and the total wai swelled to-day by the addition of fuw ther mail from various parts of tho province and the south. Auckland postal oflicials experienced a steady rush to-day, and it iis apparent that many people, including businesi firms, will profit by the delayed flight Air-mails from various parts of thei Dominion are bringing further letters connect with the clipper. CENTAURUS' CRUISE Leaves Auckland on Fridaj (B y Telegraph— Press Assooiatloau} AUCKLAND. This Day. " When the Centaurus leaves Auckland at 7 o'clock on Friday moniing for her; southern cruise, she will carry the Honm P. Fraser, P. Webb, Group-Captains Wilkes, Mr E. H. R. Green, of th# Public Works Department. Squadrons Leader Gibson, aerodrpme engineer o£ the Public Works Department, Cpin« mander B. A, Blythe, and Messrs U Maugham, A. A. Hardcastle and L. Lii White. Captain Burgess xegrets that it will not he possible to pass over Hamilton on the outward flight, but when Teturni* ing on January 5 he intends flying oveH the Waikato and Hamilton late in th# afternoon, the Centaurus being '.due a % Auckland at 6 o'clock. When the Centaurus leavee Wellingi ton on Monday for Lyttelton tM probable passengers will include th# Hons. Walter Nash, E. Semple and ¥4 Jones. Other Ministers of the Crowai have been invited to make the trijj over some portion of the tour.