AIR SERVICE
U.S.A. TO HONOLULU.. L iiy Telegraph, Per Press Association., AUCKLAND, July 10. A passenger service by dirigible from the United States to Honolulu is expected ■to be an accomplished factin the near future. Air Hammond, of Christchurch, who returned by the Niagara, alter a visit to the United djtates and Canada, has a number of p'jioLographs of these small lighter-tban-air machines, built to accommodate a number of passengers. He said lie had made a flight and spoke of the comfort .of travel by these airships. One company was going in exclusively for making commercial dirigibles and lie considered that success was assur-
Referring to-commerce, lie said there had been a great deal too much speculation on the Stock Exchange in the States and those best able to judge wore predicting a drop this year in the price of shares. The banks were doing everything possible to stop sto.-k gambling and rates of overdraft had gone up with this etui in view;. Generally speaking, lie said, there was prosperity in the United States and also in Canada. 4
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1929, Page 6
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