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Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1931, Page 6

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SCHNEIDER CUP. ITALY EXPECTED TO START. / (British Official Wireless.) RLTGJJY, August 31. Although no official information has “yet been received from Rome, the general belief is that .Italy** as ■ well as France, will compete in the Schneider Cup race. The weather conditions at 'Calshot have made it impossible for the British team to obtain any practice . during the last days. The. Prince of ,Tv ales intends,, to watch the contest, and arrangements axe (flow complete to accommodategreat crowds of spectators. It is anticipated that, the 'Schneider Trophy team will be able to resume practice to-day although the conditions are by no means ideal. FASTER SERVICES/ RUGBY, August 31. Progress in the construction of a great maritime „ port at; Halifd, on the. coast of, Palestine, will. make ib possible for the. Tnipeval Airways to introduce an exceptionally faster and more direct winter air .. service between ’Britain and India. Beginning in t midrOctober, arrangements , have been made for two Empire air mal services to* leave*’London every week, one on Saturday and the other on Wednesday., The Saturday service will carry the Indian air mail, and after leaving Athens, will continue, by flying boat, via Cyprus, to Hal!fa,, instead of via Crete/to Alexandra. At Halifa, triple-screw land planes will continue the journey direct, across Palestine and Iraq to Bagdad. ... The air mail will arrive at Karachi in . less than six days after leaving Lbndon, The existing i .service ■ between Palestine and Egypt will be retained and it will give through connections between Central Africa and India. The new arrangements provides for a direct air service between Britain and Palestine, and it now will be possible to fly from Kenya Colony to India, via 'Egypt in only eight days.