Lae-Hollandia Air Service
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A new air service was inaugurated on September 7 when Qantas Empire Airways extended its New Guinea services to Hollandia in Dutch New Guinea. The new service is run under arrangements made by the Governments of Dutch New Guinea and Australia.
For the present, the service will be run every fourth Monday, leav ing Lae at 8 a.m. and after calling at Madang and Wewak in New Guinea, arriving at Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, at 1.5 p.m. The return trip will be made leaving Hollandia at 9 a.m. every 4th Tues day and again calling at Wewak and Madang, reaching Lae at 3.5 p.m. the same day.
Fares will be; Lae-Hollandia, £26/5/- (S), £47/5/- (R); Air freight, 2/5 per pound. Madang- Hollandia, £2O (S), £36 (R); air freight, 1/10 per pound. Wewak- Hollandia, £l2/10/- (S), £22/10/- (R); airfreight, 1/2 per pound. fl Brigadier A. E. Brown, Secretary- General of the Imperial War Graves Commission, visited Papua-New Guinea during August to make pre parations for the unveiling of the Cross of Sacrifice at the three war cemeteries at Lae, Port Moresby and Rabaul. It is understood that the ceremonies will take place towards the end of October.