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FOREIGN SHIPPING LIBERALS ON THE
IN CHINA,
NOT EASILY TAKEN OVER:
BRITISH SCEPTICISM.
[THLODGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OFFENSIVE.
OBJECTIONS TO COAL BILL.
CONCESSIONS LIKELY.
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[AZETER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.}
LONDON, Dec. 17.
Loydon, Dec. 18. The Morning Post City Editor In the House of Commons Mr. says that city circles are sceptical William Graham was loudly cheer ne to the Nanking Administrative {ed by Labour members, when, mov- Yuan's decision to take over for- ing the second reading of the Coal eign steamship companies operat- Mines' Bill, he initiated a critical ing in Chinese waters. They point debate, which will terminate on De out that the Yangtze, and the ccaet of China in infested by pirates, who are only kept"in check by foreign gunboats.
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cember 19.
It is predicted that the debate will
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1929.
NATIVE RIOTS IN NIGERIA.
NEW
SCANDAL IN JAPAN.
POWERS' NAVAL STRENGTH.
CHARGES OF GRAFT IN KOREA.
45 KILLED WHEN TROOPS OPEN FIRE.
TAXATION TROUBLES.
[TEROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Lavbos, Dec. 15. According to information received in London, disturbances have occur. red in the Nigeria towns of Opobo and Aba, where 45 natives were killed, after rioting. The casual ties include 12 women. The latter fomented the agitation, and or- ganised attacks on some of the Government buildings and the Trea- aury House,
Apparently the troops were or dered to fire over the heads of the not end disastrously for the Goverewds, but the orders were mis-
ernment, in view of the reluctance
They consider the Chiese of the Opposition at present to pro- quisition of control of foreign ship-voke a clash with Liberals, who ping unworkable, because in face have only committed themselves to of the unwillingness of foreign. in-
opposing the marketing proposals tereste to sell out, the Chinese in their present form Critics an would be compelled to reorganise ticipate Governmental concessions, the required shipping themselves, which would facilitate the aversion
This would take many years to
of a crisis. accomplish.
NO MERCY FOR TANG
SENG CHI.
PEPING HEADQUARTERS CLOSED UP.
[THLOCOR REUTER'S AGINCT.]
PEPING, Dec. 18. Acting upon instructions from Nanking, the local military authori- ties have closed up and scaled Tang Seng Chi's headquarters here,
disarming and arresting Tang's guards.
Tang's representative here fled before the arrival of the Shansi treeps.
CONSULS AT BUCHATU.
·BARGA AREA HELD BY SOVIET.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Dee, 18. From Harbin, it is learned that the international train returned to Buchatu, arriving yesterday after
noon.
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The Bill Explained,
Rucar, Dec. 17.
Mr. Wm. Graham, President of the Board of Trade, moved in the House of Commons the second read- ing of the Coal Mines'. Bill. He said he was satisfied from contact with any of the highest experts in the coal industry that, if there were some kind of order instead of chaos, this country would win its way back in the European markets;: not perhaps to the extent it enjoy- ed in pre-war times, but to some extent.
The Bill provided for the setting up of a national scheme of market- ing for the purpose of co-ordinat- ing district schemes.
construed, and a volley fred into" the midst of the mob.
The trouble is believed to be dus to low prices of produce, and the prospect of further taxation.
LATER.
It is learned from the Colonial
Office that all measures necessary to the security of those concerned in the disturbances in Nigeria are
being taken:
Apparently there was a misunder- standing with regard to the im- position of a poll tax. A big de monstration of natives including thousands of women, were assured that such a tax would not be levied, but did not accept the assurance and refused to disperse. Then the trouble began.
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"EMPRESS OF JAPAN"
LAUNCHED.
BIG LINER FOR PACIFIC
RUN.
(TIROVON REUTER'S 4GENCY.]
LONDON, Dec. 15.. The three-funnelled twin-screw oil-burring liner, the C.P.R.'s Empress of Japan," was launched at Glasgow to-day,
This national scheme was repre sentative of owners in all areas in Great Britain. It was the duty of this national body to arrive at
She is of 26,000 tans burthen, has what in their view was an aggre
a passenger capacity of 664, and Kate British demand for coal, or
will be the largest and fastest liner the amount of coal over a reason- able period which, in their judg-regularly plying the Pacific Ocean.
ment. could be sold at a remunera- tive level. and then they would make allocation to different dis- tricts of the country in terms of what those districts had been doing. Part of the criticism of the Bill had been directed to the fact that the levy which the Bill provided could be imposed by a central body upon district boards for the pur pose of facilitating the sale of coal for expart. The object was to en
The Consular representatives, itable the coal industry in Grent is believed, have given up hope of Britain to compéte at world prices, getting through to Hailar to ne which for this purpose complished their mission.
European prices.
were
It was not proposed to subsidine With coal in the ordinary sense." regard to the reduction of miners' hours from eight to seven and a half, he said that with goodwill this could be met without a redne tion of wages..
Mongols in Charge.
PEPING, Dec. 18. Reports that the Barga ares, west of Hejlungkiang, is no longer under Chinese control, appear to he confirmed by Harbin reports, C.E.R. authorities have stated that they cannot guarantee the safety of the International train beyond mer President of the Board of Miezlulo, as they have no em. Trade, moved the rejection of the ployees westward of that place.
Conference Snaga.
A JOB FOR DIOGENES, DICTATORSHIP TROUBLES IN SPAIN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ́ AGENCY.].
MADRID, Dec. 19. General Primo, de Rivera, in a newspaper interview referring to rumours of the imminent end of the Dictatorship, said he would remain at his post cost what it may, even if his health suffered.
to ensure
He added, "If it could be ar ranged, with the help of honest and intelligent men, order and prosperity, the Dictator ship would efface itself, perhaps
as early as next year.
"For a moment there will be no
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·EX-GOVERNOR INDICTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.],
Toxro, Dee, 18. · General Hanzą · Yamanashi has been indicted on a charge of cor ruption during bis Generalship of Korea.
Governor.
It is explained that he is charged with accepting bribes in connection with the establishment of a rice exchange at Fusan, and also with allowing his subordinates to indulge in graft, in connection with land
purchase, and other matters..
THE EXALTED OFFICIAL.”
According to information appear. ing in Japanese newspapers some weeks ago, the main facts in this latest scandal are as follows :-In December last year, Kawasaki Tokusuke, a Tokyo rice merchant, named Hida and a met & ma
former high official" at the Tai- shotci Restaurant, Oban-cho, Yotsu. ya, and handed them Y.20,000. Several days later Kawasaki hand- ed over Y.50,000 at the mansion of the "high official" A further sum of Y10,000, making in all Y110,000, Was made later on in exchange for a note from a certain influential politician. The last .40,000 went directly into the hands of a poli- tical party and the other Y.70,000 found its way into the pockets of the leader of a political party through the hands of the "exalted official." The objects aimed at in
AN INCREASE IN AIR FORCES.
BASES CLOSED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
LONDON, Dec. 17, In the House of Commons at question time Mr. W. H. Ayles (Lab, Bristol) asked to what extent Great Britain, France and Italy had increased their naval power since 1921 as regards ships and tonnage, naval bases and naval air forces.
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Mr. A. V. Alexander. First Lord, replied that all three had decreas ed their fleets both as regards ships and tonnage since 1921. As regards naval bases, Great BritainTM had closed down eight bases in the Bri tish Isles. To the contrary, deve lopment, at Singapore had begun. So far as was known, France and Italy remained practically station-
ary.
He believed that France had closed down her base at Port de France, Martinique. Italy had es- tablished two small bases, and the naval air forces of the three coun tries had subsequently increased, but comparable figures were un avaliable.
Singapore Base Coats.
the estimated cost of the Singapore Mr. Philip "Snowden said that base was approximately £11,000,000 of which £9,000,000 would fall on the Navy votes. £2,000,000 to the Army funds and £000,000 to the Air the Dominions and Colonial Gov- funds. Contributions promised by ernments amounted to £3,250,000. The amount payable by the British exchequer, therefore, was approxi-
mately £8,350,000.
sible revision before the Naval Con- These figures were subject to pos. icfence.
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ARGENTINE EXCHANGE
MEASURES.
PROS AND CONS OF GOLD EXPORTATION,
the delivery of the money was a charter for a Rice Exchange at Fusan and the sale of Government land. A new Ordinance governing exchanges came
into force, how- ever, and this made it impossible for the plan to be put through speedily. Legal proceedings being threatened Hida and the high official" tried to tide over their difficulties and pacify Kawasaki and his friends by diverting their attention to the sale of the Govern- ment land, which, they said, cume [REDTER'S AMERICKS SERVICE.} directly within the authority of the exalted oficial". The scandal,
New York, Dec. 18. however, gradually became known It is learned from Buenos Aires and they had to disgorge the that the Government decision to Y.70,000, through a certain infuen- close the Caja de Conversion (O-" tial party in Tokyo, who is brother-cial Gold Office) to prevent the in-law to the wife of the exalted official." In addition the refund of Y.8,000 was made at the residence of a certair, member of the Diet.
The leading figures in the sean- al are Oma Rikken, under arrest in Tokyo, Hida Rikichi, in jail in Seoul, and now General Hanzo Yamanashi himself.
NO NEWS OF R.A.F. Telegrams in Brief.
FLYERS.
BUT NO ANXIETY AS YET.
A LONG JOURNEY.
[EXITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)
At mid-day been received
RUARY, Dec. 18.
news had
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no
at the Air
Ministry of the Fairey mono- plane since 4 o'clock yesterday
nfternoon. No undue anxiety is yet felt for the safety of the sirnica, as it considered likely that their
silence is explained by the failure of land stations to intercept routine signals.
Ruod, Dec. 17..
The R.A.F. officers, Squadron- Leader Jones Williams and Fit.- Lieut. Jenkins in the Fairey-Napier monoplane, were reported 50 miles
the off
North-West coast of Sardinia at 4 o'clock this after-
noon.
The route after leaving Sardinia will be by way of Tunis Ghat in French Sahara; Duala in Cam- eroon; Benjuella in Portuguese West Africa, and Walfish Bay, in South West Africa." The course selected enables the pilots to avoid ly in the earlier stages mountainous country, particular-
In order to beat the existing re- cord, it is necessary under inter- national regulations to fly at least 100 kilometres or 82 miles more than the French-figures, so that the British pilots must fly a minimum circle course to secure the record of 4,073 miles measure on a great
for Britain. This means they must reach a point in South West Africa about 30 miles south of Cunene River and about halfway between Benjuella and Walfish Bay.
Emergency Measures. The aircraft is fitted for this Alight with a short wave wireless transmitting set, and will transmit routine reports giving its position every four hours at 8 o'clock. 12 o'clock, and so forth. It will trans mit on 33.71 metres. It is not equipped to receive messages dur- stations are therefore asked to re- ing the fight. Private wireless frain from transmiting on this wave length as they are liable to further restriction of Argentine cause jamming and may thus pre- currency through the exportation vent the reception of an urgent of gold, is regarded by financial message.
There is always the possibility of experts as an expedient of doubt-
a forced landing. ful efficacy, likely to aggravate the
To meet such alrendy serious business conditions emergency the airmen are equipped in the Argenting.
with sporting guns and ammuni- tion. They have also with them curious scimitar shaped knives (parangs), by means of which they will be able to cut their way through the jungle if necessary.
It may also have repercussions
the It is alleged abond, notably in United that on the appointment of General States, whose exports to Argentine Yamanashi as Governor-General of would suffer heavily, as the un- Korea high ofheiale of the Seoul favourable effect on the Argen: frequent tinian exchange would materially, raise the cost of everything-pur- chased in dollars.
Government began to geisha restaurants day and night Sir Philip Cunlife Lister, for-brusque change, but a methodical and squander money very freely. system of stepping stones, obviated Y5,000 in a short time. Other Oma alone is eaid to have expend- ing all risks,'
Bill.
A Liberal Threat,
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Chinese reports declare that en Saturday last Russian troops fought
LONDON. Dec. 17. and disarmed a body of the anti- After Mr. Graham had spoken Russian Mongolian Self Defener for two hours without a note. Sir Corps at Hailar. The following Herbert Samuel, in tones suggest- day the Russians invited the pro-ing an ultimatum, asked the Gov Russian Young Mongols Party to ernment a series of questions re- enter and take charge of Hailar.
garding the Coal Mines' Bill, which he declared would tax the Briton Chinese sources report that Tsai to the benefit of the foreigner, and Yun. Sheng is now.conversing with intimated that the Liberals' vote on Melnikov and Simanovsky at Har- December 10 would depend on the harovsk. They are reported to be Government's answer. dressing the occupation of the Reuter's Lobby correspondent be western section of the C.E.R.,lieves that the Government is like. Russians declaring that there were ly to make certain concessions to no regular Russians in that area, the Liberal viewpoint. only Mongole with whom they had no connections.
The delegates are said to have disagreed on the matter of railway guards, each demanding that its own soldiers perform this duty.
INDIA'S FINANCES.
A COMPLAINT AND AN EXPLANATION.
[novo REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, Dec. 18. i A delegation of the India Mer chants' Chamber to-day waited on Sir George Schuster, Finance Member of the Viceroy's Council. They complained that the financial situation of India had not im proved, and deflations this year totalled twenty crores of rupees (£13,000,000).
Coarumers' Interests.
The queries by Sir Herbert Samuel dealt with the main Liberal objection, namely the risk of in- creasing prices of coal to the con- 511mers, He asked whether the Government was prepared to secure that there should be really effective control of prices in the public interest.
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Mr. Ben Turner, Minister of Mines answered other questions, but did not reply to this. Pressed by Sir Herbert Samuel, however, Mr. Turner replied that the matter would be borne in mind, and pos eibly observations made on Thurs day.
RUNNYMEDE GIVEN TO THE NATION.
A GENEROUS ACTION.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Dec. '18.
NAVAL CONFERENCE- MATTERS.
A CONSULTATION, IN WASHINGTON.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The American and Japanese dele- gates to the London Conference conferred yesterday at Mr. Stim- son's residence.
high officials and Hida are said to have spent, a similar amount, and if the gold squandered in sprees by canvassers in feasting Hida, Oma, and the other officials in order to hunt for special rights in Koren through the efforts of these parties were put together, the amount would reach, a, buge sum. The Seoul Court has been inspecting the books of the leading geisha. houses in Seoul to provide evidence of the money expended on their pleasures.
cattle-growers, also firms which On the other hand," Argentine
have practically monopolised the grain export business, prost by the advance of the exchange rate of the peso.
RUSSO-TURKISH AMITY.
CONDITIONS OF THE PACT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 17,
CHALLE'S FLIGHT ENDS.
A STRUGGLE WITH HEAD WINDS.
(TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The death is announced, from Lisbon, of Marshal Gomes da Costa, ex Dictator of the Portuguese Re- public, who commanded a Portu- guese division in France in the Great War."
„Mayor “Jimmy'' Walkor," just re- elected Mayor of New York City, has recommended himself an in- crease of salary from £3,000 to £8,000 per annum.
At a meeting of the American Section of the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners, after a speech by the President regarding the critical state of the industry, it was decid-
American cotton to close their mills from December 23, to December 23, inclusive.
ed to recommend all spinners of
A new Tariff Bill to be submitted
to the Egyptian Parliament in- cludes duties on cotton goods vary.
ing according to categories. The duties range from eighteen to forty- two milliomes per net kilogramme on unbleached goods, from twenty- seven to seventy milliemca per kilo- ramme on bleached goods, from thirty to 105 milliemes per kilo.. gramme on coloured goods, and from thirty-six to 160 millieme on allprinted materials
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
SHOCKS.
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THE CENTRE,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PADUA, Dec. 17. Violent earthquake shocks occur- ring about 8,500 miles away, last- ing for three hours were registered. University to-day. on the seismographs at Padua
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SEATTLE, Dec. 17.
A severe earthquake, apparently centred in the Aleutian Islands, off Alaska, where the volcanoes re- cently have been exceedingly active, have been recorded on seismographs all over the United States.
The shocks were of three hours' duration. They began at 03.07 Pacific Time. The shock was so
severe that the needle of the seismo- graph at Washington University was put out of action for ten minutes. Similar shocks were re corded' all over Canada,
In South Africa.
JOHANNESBURO, Dec. 17,
A heavy fall of rock at Village Deep mine followed a severe earth tremor to-day. Three natives were' killed and twenty-one injured. One". European was injured.
AUSTRALIAN MINING DISPUTE.
ASSEMBLY. DEBATE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SYDNEY, Dec. 17 "Call that peaceful picketing?" indignantly asked the Minister of Mines, Mr. Weaver, at the Assemb- RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 17. 3. Lean Challe, and Colonel Rothbury, asserting that although ly debate on the disturbances at Larre Borges, of the Uruguayana vast attack occurred in the morn- Air Service, crashed near Maraag, demonstrators would not allow jaca, in Rio Grande del Norte
the doctors to enter the grounds It is learned from Natal that and attend the wounded policeman Colonel Borges has arrived at San until four in the afternoon. Antonio injured. He says that M.
The airmen apparently encoun- tered very strong headwinds from
The debate, which was very heat-
44 votes to 41 of a Labour motion
censuring the Government:
On the occasion of the signature Challe was slightly injured in theed, terminated by the rejection by According to the Seoul authori- of the Protocol of the Russo erash. ties the money remitted, deposited Turkish Friendship Pact, Mustafa in banks, and taken to Japan by Kemal presented Karakhan with a
friendly esteem. The Pact thus re- newed was concluded, in Paris in 1925, when the fate of Mosul was being debated at the Lausanne Con-ian coast. ference, and was due to expire on January 2, 1930,
ville. Later, their difficulties were enhanced by a thick fog, and they were forced to fly blindly over the ocean until they reached the Brazi-
states "There was a trank and
A State Department comunique the "exalted official," Hida, and number of gifts as a mark of the time they started out from Se- friendly discussion, and Mr. Stim-Oma exceeds Y.300.000. Another son and Mr. Wakatsuki expressed.100,000 is believed to have gone into the hands of the "exalted optimistic hopes that the successful termination of the conference would official" and Oma. The authori- increase mutual goodwill,"
ties found a serious discrepancy between this total of over 7,400,000 and the amount of money traced.. and were of opinion that more and greater scandals are yet to the revealed.
PARIS, Dec. 18.
The five principal members of the French delegation to the Naval Conference in London will be MM. Tardieu, Briand, Leygues, Pietri, and Philippe Berthelot.
AMERICAN MINING
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DISASTER... TERRIBLE DEATH ROLL. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
NEW YORK, Dec. 17. Sixty-two miners were killed' în an explosion in a coal mine at north McAlester in Oklahoma. Only two were found alive.
LATER.
NIGHT OF TERROR IN FRANKFURT.
UNEMPLOYED ON THE
RAMPAGE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FRANKFURT, Dec. 18.
A night of terror followed a demonstration last night near the City Hall, where the municipality were discussing the question of Christmas relief for the unemploy- ed.
It provides neutrality in the crent of military action against the other party: agreement of non- participation in any political, mili: tary, naval or economic coalition against the other party, and com. plete freedom of action in neutral relations with other Powers in so far as they conflict with the speci fed undertakings.
Karakhan will spend two days in Constantinople before leaving for Moscow on December 19.
NEW YORK CRASH RESULT.
EMPLOYEES XMAS BONUS CUT DOWN.
Street firms to their employees will average about half the amounts paid last year, on account of many losses suffered by firms on the New York Stock Exchange.
Sir George Schuster said it was
So far 23 bodies, most badly Police used revolvers and dis- unfair to take only what had been
mangled, have been recovered from persed the demonstrators, but the completed to-day indicated that the New York, Dec S.-A survey done during the slack season. They
the mine. The miners are mostly rioting continued all night. The Christmas bonuses paid by Wall must also include the preceding In order to preserve for ever the Mexicans and negroes,
mobe smashed shop windows and months, when currency expanded, site where the Magna Carta was Three Mexican miners had a tried to loot shops, whilst stones Thus, the net contraction since signed by King John, and to honour miraculovs escape. They were and other missiles were hurled at November 30, 1028, was £12,000,000 the memory of the late Mr. Urban found alive, but injured. Some of the police from the street, from including a. bidden
contraction Broughton, his elder son, Lord the men appear to have run long windows and from roofs. against silver sales.
Fairhaven, and other members of distances frantically attempting to Many police, onlookers, and In this connection, he announced the Broughton family have pre-escape the fumes of gas. This rioters were injured, and 30 arreste that in view of public criticism of seated to the National Trust 180 made rescue work difficult.
made. Meanwhile, a stormy meeting the practice the hidden contraction acres of land on the banks of the Eleven rescue parties are taking in the City Council granted one ---Against-Silvor-sales-was-discontinued Thames near Eglanga clading - turas denning gas maska and enters milion-mark, esya-special-relief-
"From" "Devender het
ing the mine.
"All" "war" quiet the morning.
"Runnymede.
Another factor will be the fact that employees were paid an un- usually high rate overtime during the period of fulle 12 excite men-Umted Press.
Both Exhausted. Both, says Colonel Borges, were exhausted after forty-eight hours of continuous flying, during which they covered more than 3,500 miles. As petrol was running very low and darkness was falling fast, they decided to land.
They came down in the middle of a wood owing to the fact that it was impossible to see clearly their whereabouts. The plane overturn. ed and was destroyed.
Immediately on hearing the news of the mishap, the head of the Brazilian airmail service; despatch ed an acroplane to Marajaca, which is a small village, near Natal, at the extreme north-casterly tip of South America, near Touros, where Ferrarin and Del Preto, the Italian airmen, Tanded after their record- breaking fight from Rome in July, 1029.
Lost Their Way.
It seems that Challe and Borges lost their way after striking the coast.
They landed in a forest region some sixty miles beyond the seashore towards evening.
They had been in the air for practically two days.
The machine overturned 'ori landing, the airgo had no idea (Continued at foot of next column).
Many thousand of miners attend- ed the funeral of their mate, Brown, killed yesterday. The Ang- lican Bishop officiating, said that Brown was a man of whom any nation might be proud.
The demonstration passed off quietly, although police.dispersed with batons a party attempting to approach Parliament House.
LATER.
The coalowners have rejected the compulsory conference's proposals to settle the cost dispute, which has now been referred to an Arbi- tration Court, meeting on Thurs day.
of their whereabouts, but fortun- afely a group of horsemen riding to the cast from the interior came upon them quite "by accident.
The spot was so remote from
of habitations any description that it was several hours before the horsemen were able to get into touch with Natal and the Governor of Rio Grande del Norte.
Costes' Record.
MARSEILLES, Dec. 17. Costes and Codes flew on a closed circuit between Narbonne and, Avignon and landed at Istres aero- drome, having covered 5,060 miles in 64 hours 40 minutes. They still had much petrol in the tanks, des pite the fact that a violent mistral storm was raging for the latter part of the flight. Francs now bolds.tw world's 810 ALL da, bathumvi standing to the credit of Costes.