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Outline Of Proposed Scheme.
Rangoon, Feb. 4.
Sir Bofion Brancker mot the Committes mombers of the Burnis
the
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afternoon and explained scheme for airship servicus be- twoon London and India and bo-
twoon Calcutta and Rangoon. Sir Alexander Anderson presided
and Introduced Bir Soifon to those present-Sir Adam Ritchie, Messrs. H Cauldor, A. McKeand, W. T. Howlson, T. W. Richard- non, A. G. Donaldson and C. II. Cuttries.
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Sir Sefton Brancker addressing Fog-bound Stranger: "Can the members of the Chambor said you tell me the way to Sunny- that, in the first place, ho wished side ? " to explain why he had been sont here and what they were trying to do in the mattor of aviation with reference to India. · There, word two suggestions: one between London and India, and for aeroplanes and the other eald that the Home Govorament for airahips between England bad voted £120,000 for those air- and India. The question of an ships. Experiments were to bo airship sorvios had often been made with a couple of airships suggested, and he was glad to on a part of the London India say that the Homo Government route via Egypt. Thore would hail now arrived at the con- probably be an air station, at clusion that something should Karachi, where land was choap. really be done. The Government of India, too, was very keon on the matter.
Thore would be an airship mast in Bombay, another in Calcutta and a third in Rangoon, Tho two big ships would fly to India from England in 100 flying hours carrying 100 passongora
with about a hundred-
An air sorvico betwoon |Calcutta and Rangoon soomed to him porfootly practicable to con duot during eight months in theagh year, but what would happen weight of luggage for each pass- during the monsoon, particularly ongor. When the servico botwoon Akyab and Rangoon, he thoroughly organised, Govern- was unable to say. This could moat would hand it over to a only be determined by actual commercial organisation. tosta.
A flying boat had already been ordered for use between Caloutta and Rangoon,
This would be fitted with throa engines capable of flying against a 30-milo wind. The various parts would be con- struoted of metal to suit the con- ditions with which it was likely to moot, Two other macbinos
would also test the Calcutta
n route.
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One object of tho big airship service was to extend it to Australia. The Australians were very keen and when they were
Some concern has been caused Solled satisfied that the service was by the proposal of the London practicable they would take steps Midland and Scottish Railway Liara to further its interest at their to construct a branch line through ond by the formation of a sup-
one of the most ploturesque parts arate company. The route for of Sherwood Forest, to serve a the big airship service was not now colliery being sunk between $8.50 definitely decided. Ono proposal Edwinstowe and was that it should come, on to Beech Avenue, through which Ollorton. Calcutta and then to Rangoon, the projected ling will run, con- There were two possible ways while on the other hand, the shipssist of four parallel lines of woll- With of conducting the service (1) tomight fly from Bombay to Ceylon grown beaches, half a mile in Brass induce a
privato company to tackle the problem, (4) to obtain a couple of airships from the Air
The big airships were going to Ministry and axperiment with them in connection with tho
cost £300,000 apioco, but ho weekly English mail between Cal thought if a number of ships outta and Rangoon. It would be wore ordered at once this prica necessary to establish bases in might be reduced to about £150, Calcutta and Rangaon. The ides 0. There were some optimists was that Government should own who believed it possible to carry lhoso bases, as was the case in Passengers from England to India Europe, and chargo a reasonable at about £52 per head. He was
inclined, however, to think that he could not say what would bo The question is Indis, as to who should own the fare would be about £100 its effect on air navigation until thono bases, had not been decided.o was quito convinced that in an actual trial had been made. Ho hoped to settle this before he India the monsoon was not going
ront for thoir use.
and thon to Singapore. Nothing. however, had boon settled...
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Ho thanked the committeo for
loft India. In his opinion it to stop flying, but the monsoon would be better for the Local in Burma was vory savers and their patient hearing.
Governments to take up the buses
Cal-
In Calcutta and Raugoon. cotta had no bage, but ha con- sidered that arrangements could be made for one on the Hoogly river. For the purpose of the flying boat in Rangoon there was Monkey Point a vory suitablo place.
Sir Sefton next oxplained how these air services woro to bo operated. He said that perhaps the great airship companies of Europe might be induced to opon A Aubaidiary Company here. Another plan would be to start a privato company, possibly in Calcutta. The big schome, that is a daily Servico, would cost about £120,000 and be holioved that a first clase fare of Rs. 250 and Ro, 1por pound for parcels. would make it profitable without! Govorament assistance. If the Barvico woro startad between: Caloutta and Rangoon, a domand would rapidly be created for an axtension to the Straits, Saigon and other places. The only be obtained by experiments, but ho bolloved it would be possible; to fly during the monsoon.
He had como to Rangoon to, look for sites for a flying boat-bago, an aeroplane base and a base for|
| an airship mast.
DOES IT PAY ?....
Sir Adam Ritchie asked who. thor the Home services wore paying.
Bir Sofion said that the London- Pazia servico was now paying its way and the London-Cologno Borvioo would follow suit. Thoro was no doubt that the Home sor; vicos were paying their way.
After Romo further discussion, Bir Softon said that the opinion of the Chamber esemed to be that the financial ayooons of the Cal | outta-Rangoon servico would jhave to be proved before it was
taken up.
He then went back to the queh- tion of airships for the fligst
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