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1921
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JANUARY t>, 192r MONTHLY REPORTS OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BY AIR THE Air Ministry makes the following .announcement:— The appended tables show the value of goods imported and exported by air during the months of October and November, 1920. Similar tables will in future be issued monthly. For the purpose of comparison, a summary is given of the figures for each quarter since the opening of air traffic with the Continent on August 26, 1919. From this date until the end of November, 1920, the value of all imports was £685,054, and of all exports (including re-exports) £344,876. The volume of goods carried by air in October and November, 1920, was about four times that in the same two months of 1919, the imports having increased from £44,077 to £172,332,. and exports (including re-exports) from £22,987 to £109,831. Among the many different kinds of merchandise transported the most prominent are articles of clothing, furs, jewellery, kinema films, perfumery and mechanical components. The bulk of the imports came from France, where large quantities of ladies' costumes and dresses, as well as hats, hosiery, feathers, artificial flowers, precious stones, and goods of all kinds to the value of £96,076 in October and £67,075 in November were brought by air. IMPORTS BY AIR October-November, i!920 Period. 1919 Aug.-Sept. .. Oct.-Dec. .. 1920 Jan.-March Apr.-June .. July-Sept. .. Oct., 1920 .. Nov., 1920 . . TOTAL. Aug., 1919- Nov., 1920 .. gium . m £ —176 208 — 229 230 929 1,772 Free imports ince . £ 4,425 51.796 7T.397 173,051 175,672 96,076 67,075 639,492 many . B O £ —— —850 — 9 859 from) Hv d £ —— 470 1,024 869 206 21 2,590 3s £ 4,425 51,972 72>°75 174,925 176,770 96.521 68,025 644,713 Igium . Be £ — 2 5 398 18 1 424 6 0 £ 76 3.357 4.1978,563 7,617 5,464 2,009 31,283 Dutiable imports (from) many . Ge r £ — —— — 3 3 is £ —6 •— 8,082 200 92 — 8,380 ther - nds . £ — I — 13 38 4 3 59 itzer - nd . £ —— —— — — 192 192 tal tiable . £ • 76 3,366 4,202 16,658 8,253 5.578 2,208 40,341 Grand total. Al l ntries . cou £ 4.5O1 55.338 76,277 191,583. 185,023. 102,099. 70,233 685,054 EXPORTS BY AIR October-November, 1920 Period. 1919 Aug.-Sept. .. Oct.-Dec. . . . 1920 Jan.-March.. Apl.-June .. Julv-Sept. . . Oct., 1920 .. Nov., 1920 . . TOTAL. Aug.. 1919- Nov., 1920 .. Belgium . .£ 9,582 1 — 15,961 7,098 1,249 33,891 Denmark . £ — —— 3,163 933 24 4,120 Exports : '. France . £ 2,158 16,112 13,159 20,842 25,681 4J,936 18,932 138,820 Germany . £ — —— 9 — 18 27 British (to) Nether - lands . £ —— — 2,585 *5,835 7,076 2,930 28,426 Spain . £ — -— 50 — — 3 53 Othe r countries . £ 1 — — — 26 6 38 Tota l Britis h exports . £ 2,158 25,695 13,160 23^.477 60,649 57.069 23,162 205,370 Re-exports (to) Belgium . £ •— — 113 49 138 639 939 France . £ 844 2,400 22,488 36,639 36,526 9.748 14,426 123,071 Nether - lands . £ •—• — 853 9.994 4.522 127 15,496 Tota l re-exports . £ 844 2,400 22,488 37.605 46,569 14,408 15.192 139,506 Grandtotal. Al l countries . £ 3,002. 28,095 35.64* 61,082 107,218 71.477 38,354 344.876 Improving the London-Copenhagen Service. AN endeavour is being made to substantially improve the air service between Copenhagen and London, according to Mr. Willie Wulff, Manager of the Danish Aeronautic Company. Up to the present it has been necessary for passengers to stay overnight in Amsterdam, but by the new arrangements there will be two trips from Copenhagen and London daily. Aero- planes with passengers will leave Copenhagen and London early in the morning, arriving the same night at London and Copenhagen respectively, and machines carrying mails will leave London and Copenhagen at night, so that the mail will be distributed the next afternoon in the two capitals. Sweden and Commercial Aviation THE Swedish Customs authorities are now issuing monthly returns of aerial traffic. According to the October return 30 foreign aeroplanes arrived loaded and six in ballast, while 19 left loaded and 17 empty. It is stated in Stockholm that the Northern Aviation Co. has purchased four British aeroplanes, two of which will be flown across by Mr. Hawker and Major Johnstone respectively. Air Liner as Ambulance ONE of the Vickers-Vimy machines of the Instone Air Line was called into service as an aerial ambulance on January 3. Two paralyzed officers, Messrs. Bibby and Hayde, were not in a fit condition to travel to the Riviera by the ordinary method of boat and train, and the aeroplane was specially fitted for the journey. Travelling with the invalids were a doctor, a nurse, and an attendant, and with other passengers,, two pilots, and a mechanic the number of people travelling was ten. During the whole of the time the machine was in- the air wireless telephony was in progress. The first stop* was at Paris. 1
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