New Enterprises Reported

N. Guinea Air Transport

IT was reported in Wau, New Guinea, in August, that two new enterprises shortly would enter the Goldfields air transport business.

Mr. Ray Parer, who has secured some local backing, had a couple of aeroplanes in a new depot near the lower end of the Wau aerodrome, and was expected to engage in freighting at any time; and, at the same time, an energetic Brisbane woman, Mrs. Ellie Jones, who is the pro prietor of a Brisbane aeroplane charter business, operating three aeroplanes and a small ground organisation, was in Wau making some preparations to transfer the whole of her establishment from Bris bane to Morobe, with a view to entering the freighting and passenger carrying business.

It was not then expected by the larger companies that the arrival of the new comers would mean a price-cutting war; but at the same time all necessary pre cautions were being taken.

Mr. Parer had already started oper ations at the end of August, but the out break of war may have caused Mrs. Jones to revise her plans.