London, Dec. 22.
The steond of three air liners designed for the Cairo-Karachi service arrived at Malta at 12.30 to-day soon after the first liner. Both will leave to-morrow, continuing their] fight to Basra.
Dee. 23.
Captain Fellowes, Director of airship development, is leaving here shortly to give expert assistance to the Dominions which contemplate establishment of airship bases in connexion with the scheme of Imperial Airship Services proposed by Sir Samuel Hoare, Air Minister, at the Imperial Conference, Part of (Captain Fellowes's work will be to survey the site for the airship base at Bombay proposed by the Indian Air Board.
Three other airship experts who} are likely to be detailed for this work are Major Scott, who has done great service as an airship pilot and is now the officer in charge of ai ship flying, Squadron-Leader Col-more, deputy director of airship development, and Major Sidney Nixon, who carried out the practical survey work at the Egyptian and Karachi air stations.
Party of Ten on Board Air Mail Liner Dee, 27.
The Air Minister, "Sir Samuel "Hoare, departed from Croydon just after dawn to-day on a flight to India, accompanied by his wife is undertaking the longest made by a woman.
The King and Queen telegraphed: "Bon voyage, successful visit and The party on board total ten. Tt. is expected that the flight, stops, will take at least a fortnight.
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