Fliers From Wau.
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From Our Own Correspondent
Pt. Moresby. Jan. 20.
MR. A. McLennan, of Rabaul, paid a flying visit from Salamaua to Wau and Port Moresby on December 26.
He left again for the Mandated Terri tory by the “Macdhui,” thus making a round trip by ’plane and steamer.
Captain Mustar, general manager of Guinea Airways, Ltd., arrived by ’plane from the goldfields on January 10, piloted by Mr. C. A. Gurney. He left on the return trip to Wau via Kokoda the next day, to inspect the route to Kokoda and the new landing ground which was opened up recently to assist mining op erations on the Yodda.
It is intended to use bigger ’planes on this route to carry freight and machin ery as soon as the drainage of the new Kokoda ground has been completed.