London, Mar. 1 The Air Ministry announces to-day that it is concluding a new agreement} with Imperial Airways for an air service to Hongkong of two services weekly, each way, between Hong. kong and Bangkok, via Udong, Hanoi and Fort Bayard." The service is to begin on March 23 when the old agreement expires.
The maximum subsidy payable to the Company in one year is £26,000, to which Hongkong will contribute one-sixth.
The carriage of all first-class mail, without surcharge is being considered, but it cannot be undertaken until the full services between the United Kingdom and Singapore are in opera tion, as provided by the Empire Agreement of June, 1927—Reuter.
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