Western Pacific
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Airlines
Sydney-N. Hebrides-Solomons
VILA, April 15.
THE Trans Oceanic Airways flying-boat arrived here yesterday with about 30 passengers from Sydney and Noumea, and left on its return flight to-day.
It is stated that Qantas Empire Air ways intend to run a service to the New Hebrides and that a trial flight will be made very soon.
No Trapas planes have been here since the hurricane seriously damaged the French Company’s two planes in Noumea in March, It is hoped that the service will be resumed —it gave us a useful and regular connection with Noumea.
Qantas Service Promised
IT was announced in Australia at the end of April that planes of the Gov ernment-owned Qantas Company will shortly inaugurate a regular service be tween Sydney , the New Hebrides and the Solomons, An application by Trans Oceanic Co., to establish a regular sched ule on this route has been refused. Trans Oceanic is permitted to run only Charter trips.
At a cost of over six million francs, the Little Quay in Noumea Harbour is to be enlarged to a total length of 120 metres to permit of the berthing of coastal vessels; and a warehouse is also eventually to be constructed for storing merchandise. Two projects for the work have been submitted, one by the Jules Mary Enterprise, and the other by the Nickel Co.