BRITISH AIRWAYS
(Press. Assn.-
SLOWLY AND METHODICALLY COVERING WORLD WITH NETWORK TO LINK ALL EMPIRE
— By Telegraph— Copyrlght).
Kec. Mar. 11, MU p.m. LONDON, Friday. speaking on Air Estimates in tlie House of Commons, the :Under-Sec-retary for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, said tbat the ma'p of tbe world was being steadily and methodicaliy covered by British air routes, primarily opened by the Air Force, and followed by regular services. The London-Capetown mail service was another step in the establisliment of Imperial air routes, whicb would one day link all parts of the Empire. Three Soutliampton flying-boats were leaving Singapore on March 15, on a training flight to Poi*t Darwin. Sir Philip Sassoon said tbat "the country could not afford to maintain the airship R101, which was recently dismantled. They were keeping watch on ' Airship development ' throughout the world, and would conduct a modest programme of expefiments when the financial position improVed. The organisation cduld b'e Set in' motion with the minimum of delay. % He was glad the Schneider Trophy contest was over. "We are going to keep the trophy," he said, "b'ut' the contest has become too dangerousl" The estimates were carried. '
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 171, 12 March 1932, Page 5
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