HISTORIC AIR DASH

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 October 1939, Page 8

HISTORIC AIR DASH

MR FRASER WELCOMED IN LONDON MET BY MR ANTHONY EDEN AND OTHERS. MAY STAY FOR THREE WEEKS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 12.40 p.m.) LONDON, October 27. Mr P. Fraser faced a battery of cameras at Victoria Station at the end of his historic air dash, resulting in his arrival a fortnight after his departure from New Zealand. The trip would have taken only 11 days except that it was considered wise to travel overland from Marseilles. Mr Anthony Eden (Dominions Secretary) warmly greeted Mr Fraser. The gathering of notable persons on the platform included the Duke of Devonshire and Admiral Bromley. Members of the party were remarkably fresh, despite their hard travelling. Mr Fraser was full of praise 1 for the comfort of the Tasman crossing and paid a tribute to the efficiency of the handling of the Aotearoa by Captain Burgess and his crew. Mr Fraser said he w'as unable at present to comment on his mission in detail. The discussions would be most important for New Zealand, but he awgited an indication from the British Government of the exact nature of the subjects for review. “Even after this brief acquaintance with Britain at war, I cannot help being impressed with the calm bearing of the people,” Mr Fraser observed. Within five minutes of their arrival at their hotel, the members of the party were fitted with gas masks. Mr Fraser anticipates spending three weeks in London.