Survey Flight of 30,000 Miles Completed London, Feb. 23.
Several hours earlier than expected, the Imperial Airways Flying-boat Centaurus reached Southampton to-day on her return from New Zealand.
Since the flying-boat left Southampton on December 3, she has flown 30,000 miles to survey a route for regular flying-boat services between Southampton and Sydney, which are to start early this summer, and for an extended air-mail route from Sydney to Auckland, which it is of becoming acquainted with every expected, will be established a year
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