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Show Honolulu to Have Daily Aeroplane Service to Hilo HONOLULU, T. H March 19. (Bv Man I Inauguration next fall of a dally hydroplane passenger, mail anri express service between Honolulu and Hilo. on the island of Hawaii, has been promised by B H Lewis, former for-mer automobile dealer of Honolulu The distance between the cities Is is approximately 200 miles Mr. Lewis, who returned here re-cently re-cently from a conference with off! cials of an airplane concern, slated the project had beeu anipl financed and all thai remained to be done .was to obtain a common carrier franchise! from the territorial Government Vrrangements have been made, Mr I Lewis said, for the manufacture of a J hvdroplanc that will carrv :,o passen- ' pers and th-ir baggfl&e, flyinc about ten feet above the surface of the sea in calm weather The machine will cost $100,000. |