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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1927.
PIONEER FLIGHT.
U.S. Planes to Fly Over Borneo.
A SURPRISE FOR THE NATIVES.
Manila, June 20.
U.S. naval planes and the tender "Heron" have left Zamboanga for Sandakan on a week's cruise.
The planes will fly over Borneo
LOCKED GRILLES.
"Leung Kwong" Disaster Inquiry.
INDIAN GUARD'S EVIDENCE.
This morning Mr. R. E: Lind- sell and the special' Coroner's jury heard further evidence in the in- quest on Mr. F. E. A. Martin (Chief Officer) and others who
by arrangement between Washing-lost their lives as the result of the ton and London.
It is reported that these are the sinking of the s.8. "Leung Kwong" first planes of any nation visiting in Capsuimun Pass on May 9 last. Borneo, Reuter.
Next Atlantic Flight.
New York, June 20.
. Dr. Alexander Canon, medical officer in charge of the Victoria Mortuary, gave evidence of hold-
After conferring with weathering a post mortem on May 13 on! experts Commander Byrd has de- the body of à European male cided not to start on his Atlantic dressed in the uniform of an offi- flight before Tuesday. Reuter's cer in the Mercantile Marine. The American Service.
remains, he said, were too decom- posed for him to establish the cause of death..
Hawail Flight.
Washington, June 12. The San Francisco-Hawall flight is practicable and will be made shortly, Colonel Charles Lindbergh, hero of the New York to Paris light, declared this morn- Ing at a breakfast given in his honour by the National Aeronautic Association.
The No. 1 Indian Guard of the ill-fated ship was the next wit- ness. He said that he had worked on board for 3% months prior to the sinking of the ship. It was the witness's duty to keep the keys of the grilles. On May 9 the on the Praya at 6.45 p.m. "Leung Kwong" left her wharf The witness locked the grilles fifteen minutes before the ship left the
The flier counselled caution in making the attempt, however, and warned all contestants to use more orthodox methods of navigation than those employed by him in his wharf. One of the grilles was daring hop across the Atlantic. situated at the top of a ladder i "In a Pacific flight, the use of leading from the 'tween to the accurate methods of navigation is upper deck. This was in three far more important than in the divisions and each section had a route I took across the Atlantic," separate lock. The witness locked · he said. "I hope the system I all these. In the after house the used will not be adopted by those witness locked another grille at: who try the Pacific trip. I flew the top of a ladder on the 'tween by dead reckoning only. If I had deck leading down to the lower wandered far off my course I could deck. This grille had a manhole have landed in the British Isles or
one enough for as far south as Spain, but such land protection is not available in to pass through at a time. the Pacific.
the ship was leaving the harbour the witness was on duty on the upper deck and another guard kept watch in the second class
"If by dead reckoning an attempt is made to reach the Hawaiian Islands and the plane drifts even
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time of the collision the "Leung Lindbergh declared that the Pacific flight should not be attempt- Kwong" was in Capsuimun pass ed without radio, facilities for opposite the white light. Radio Telegraph Services are now in operation between Hong navigation, a competent navigating witness thought the ship was be Kong and the following places:-French Indo-China, Province of officer, and collapsible rubber tween 10 to 15 paces away from Yunnan, Canton, Swatow, Kongmoon, Macao, Kwong-chow-wan, Fort boats.
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other side was very far away. Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Coun- Mineola Long Island, June 15. Just before the collision the wit- ter lat Floor, G.P.Q. Building.
A million-dollar memorial to ness heard two blasts sounded on During the interruption of the Hong Kong-Macao cable service Colonel Lindbergh and his the "Leung Kwong's" syren. The the Macao Radio Station will remain open for the exchange of memorable flight is announced impact came immediately after- telegrams with Hong Kong from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Hong Kong to-day as the goal of a committee wards. When the witness felt the Station is always open' and messages are accepted at any time through- or wealthy Nassau County resi-shock of the impact he did not
dents: The committee includes
know whether the ship had struck Elvin Edwards 18 chairman, Theodore Roosevelt and H. Trubec a rock or had been run into by an- other ship. He did not see an- The project will be formally other ship in the pass before the launched during a reception to accident. Immediately after the Lindbergh by residents of Nassau collision the witness unlocked the County on Thuraday. The memo-grille on the upper deck. As soon rial will be erected at Roosevelt as it was opened, passengers be Field, Nassau County, where Lind-gan to come up to the top deck. FOR SALE. Sextant, equal to new. Apply Box No. 494, c/o $80.00. bergh hopped off on his flight to The witness then started to go "China Mail." Paris.
down to the 'tween deck to open The money will be raised by the other grille, but he found the public subscription and every effort will be made to make the memorial 'tween deck was flooded with water, so he returned to the upper national and permanent.
Air Yacht's Tour.
deck and reported to the Chief Amsterdam, June 15, Officer. The latter gave orders to Van Lear Black, publisher of the lower one of the lifeboats, but it 8.30 p.m. "Baltimore Sun," left to-day in his could not be worked free before 3.30pm. Fokker air yacht for a trip around the water reached the level of the 3.30 p.m. the world.
"Then the ship upper deck. 4 p.m. Accompanied by a valet, two gank, and we started to swim," 4.30 p.m. pilots and a mechanic, the famous added the witness. After he had 4.30 p.m. journalist will make his first land-
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