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London, Feb. 11.
The use of Aying-boats on Empire air routes was the subject of ques-ons in the House of Commons toshed whether experience with Empire fying-boats confirmed the practicability and advisability of their extensive use on Imperial alr routes, Sir Philip Sassoon, Under-Secretary for Air, said that the performances of Empire "flying-boats "had exceeded Passenger Plane Crashes in San Francisco San Francisco, Feb, Douglas alr-liner bearing eight Passengers and three crew members from Tos Angeles crashed in San Francisco Bay to-night, oMelals of the United Airlines announced here. First efforts of aerial searching parties and seamen to find the wrecked plane proved futile,—United Press. expectations, and nothing had curred suggesting an alteration in the policy of using those boats on Imperial routes—Reuter.
Operative for 18 years event 30 m8 "ne. HERALD"
'Metbourne, Feb. 0 Detolls of the new Empice alr' mail agreement between the United Kingdom and. Australia, announced. to-doy, show that it fs operative for a Detiod of fifteen years with the Fight Of. revision.
he Common pt retin Prqustralla consents to the use of the event surcharge of 6d, per Hor,
Empire Aying-boats between Singapore and Sydney, but his consent nay, be. withdraw if the arrangeent proves unsaUstactory.
the dlMeulties prove insuperable Britain' will accept the principle of Australian control over the Singapore section, Meanwhile there will for the maintenance of the mail payments range between a minimum' of £30,000 and a maximum of £50,000. The subsidy will be between £40,000 and £50,000. "Reuter.
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