In guaranteed fast colours Suitable for all purposes, at very reasonable prices The Imperial Airways expect to handle 350 tons of Christmas mail, the biggest lot they have ever had to tackle. Their vast new building at Buckingham Palace Road (this, by the way, does not overlook the palace, but is a good deal further west beyond Victoria Station), now nearly ready for occupation will be used as a sorting house. This year a letter even so far as to New Zealand will cost only 114. the half ounce. Three hundred and fifty tons of mail means about 19% million letters. Every available aeroplane, including the Mayo composite will be-used, and.aero-. planes-wiH bè borrowed from other com-, panies. There will be no interruption of the usual passenger services.
Of the new fleet of flying boats able to carry nearly two tons more than the first fleet the Champion has already been delivered and the Cabot, which is fitted with apparatus $32 for refuelling in mid-air, besides being able to take off with a load of 46,000 Ib, is nearly ready. The Caribou, Coonemara and Clyde are also coming along.
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