Trip of 220 Miles Done by British Plane in 80 Minutes London, Feb. 18.
All commercial air speed records for the flight between London and Paris were broken yesterday when 'a Handley-Page Imperial air liner on the Imperial Airways Silver Wing service catered the 230 miles from London to the French capital declaring that the Government prepared, "in a broad spirit," to compensate the owners of works and installations which have been immediately requisitioned, but declines to be influenced by' illegitimate pressure and underhand manauvee Therefore, it regrets that the presentatives of of companies have withdrawn from the operations connected with valuation of their works and installations without awaiting the Government's decision regarding their claima—Reuter.
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