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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1950Vol. XXI, No. 3

Inaugurated

p. 10 · Read in the full issue

New Tasman Service

IN perfect weather the Tasman Empir Airways flying-boat Ararangi touche down at Evans Bay on the morning c October 5, on completion of the first re turn flight in the new Wellington-Sydne service.

Initial frequency of the service will b 2 flights a week, with departures fror Sydney at 10 p.m. every Monday an- Thursday and arrivals every Tuesday an Friday at 4.15 p.m. In November ther will be three flights a week. A furthe increase is scheduled for December.

Solent flying-boats are used for thi new service.

There are 13 movie houses in thi Colony of Fiji which show the standar 35 mm. film; and seven others which us : 16 mm. film.