The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-12-19
-FOUR NATIONS:
SPEEDSEA.AIR
line PROJECT
u S. Leads IN. Plane De-
velopment; Germany
.lClings to Zeppelins
=, BY, HAROLD ETTINGER,
United Press Staff Correspondent

IfeaC BrlLaln, ana GeflidHy, !SoSh
of the first three with its favor
tie airplane types and chosen
routes, and the last named with
airships, will try to clinch their
!. positions in the coming year. II
not. actually running regular am
routes within the next II months,
they will at least have the most
important part of their prellmi-
nary study done. Routes will be
mapped, organization arrange
mentS will be under way, and per-
haps even plans for hangers, sea-
plane landing places and other
ground work will be completed.
All of these countries have de-
voted careful study to the North
Atlantic in recent years and have
made plans, at least in a general
way, for the time when separate
ly or in pools they will begin eX-
ploitation. In heavier-than-alr
craft the United States is CON
ceded by European experts to be
farthest advanced. France at the
end of 1885 seems next best pre-
pared to undertake final study of
a regular North Atlantic sea-
plane line, and England appears
in third place. Germany remains
faithful to Zeppelins.
For a regular Atlantic route
France, experienced in ocean
traffic as a result of the highly
successful South Atlantic mail line
from Dakar, Senegal, to Natal,
Brazil, places the most stock in
huge seaplanes like the famous
37-ton Lieutenant Paris. Besides
these, several of which are pro-
jected, the air ministry and COM
merciaf experts are studying an
aerial giant that would weigh 80
tons and easily could carry more
than 100 persons.
The French feel that the most
Feasible route is the southernmost,
namely, by way of the Azores and
Bermuda. and they are losing no
time in making a detailed study
of it. Lieutenant Monty, who was
named by the air ministry to head
a special mission to the Azores,
has made extensive reconnals-
sance flights over the islands; not
ling the best places for landings.
| Early in spring several other eX-
perts will proceed to the Azores,
{where they will carry the STUDY
further and map the necessary
ground work. .u.
Later, if the British are willing,
negotiations will be opened either
to obtain permission for a French
line to use aviation facilities at
Bermuda, or for Joint Franco
British exploitation.
| While the United States devot-
| ed most of it's attention to the
Pacafic during 1885, the Atlantic
was not forgotten. The remark
able performance of planes. like
| the Glenn Martin China Clipp,e:
and the four-motored Sikorsky
S-4a's, have definitely been borne
! in mind with an eye to establish
| ing an air link with Europe.
But the most outstanding Amer
lean project as viewed from
abroad is the still embryo plan
for a fleet of 50-ton Glenn Mar
tins that could, it is believed
| make regular North Atlantic non
sion flights. Nonstop flights, are
more costly than voyages such as
the French planes would make
with stops at the Azores and Der
muda. but they would be much
faster. The great liners now cross
in 90 hours, and airplanesS should
cut the time in half If they are
to compete. ,.... !,
British are understood to be
own with which they are, expert
planning to test big seap!!aSneS OF
| their own soon. Meanwhile they
are studying the problem OF Mortn
Atlantic transportation WIN "a
view to forming a pool with elth-
a.. the United States or France.
| Imperial Always is negotiating
window of my tin cabin in the
| Hamasien backyard: A riyulett OF
kitchen refuse crawling with ines
| a native servant sKtnnlhg &C.
| goat carcass on the GROUND ion
/ the hotel luncheon =. two naLlye
women rolling out eggs from Ineir
shammas. They have walked
barefooted a dozen miles 10 sen
| the eggs to the hotel two tlny
black native girls clad in ABSURD
| long European-like cotton skirT III
plaving under a cactus with aolis
made of a small and large STONE
tiled in a cloth. .ha
Four black girls. dance 60 60, the M
time of a boys clapped hands,
| dancing strange dance squatting
| on the ground and jumping ex,
actlv like frogs. They continue II
bv the hour laughing merrHS:
Other scenes: four turkey goo
! blers fighting . goats cropping
| At the tough weeds score OF
| italian workmen building an an m
j mex to the hotel, working: from
6 a.. m. to 6 p. m. and WORKING
I hard all the time. ,in,
+ Among the correspondents me
Japanese, Mazda, perhaps has the
most difficulty with his dispatch-
es. He first writes them IN Jap
anese characters, then translates
laboriously into Latin chafacSe!s
reproducing the sounds; Ihere Is
no censor who can read Japanese
i so Mazda has to solemn!yi a1t nm
that his verbal translation ln 10
Italian is correct. His dispascn
reaches Tokyo about tour uaSs
after he files it here. = ,i... ..,o,,o
Other linguistic difficulties were
encountered at first by the CORE CORE
spondents writing in Nof"es'"i'
Polish and Hungarian. ,,os,,;
Besides flies, fleas ad mo septs
toes, some Of the corresp9numerH s
have suffered from al tleuudg onr Hs
fard," an intense mental uIpie :.
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