New Guinea Airliners

WHEN a report reached New Guinea, early in February, that Messrs. Car penter had been given permission to purchase two new Douglas airliners for use between Sydney and Rabaul, there were loud cheers from many people who now cannot travel between New Guinea and Australia owing to insufficient accommodation.

But the cheering was premature. Every resource of American aeroplane manu facturing at present appears to have been placed at the service of Britain, and Britain’s needs are taking precedence over all commercial orders. There is no indication of when the Douglases will arrive.