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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1933.
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Second Plane Arrives Safely In South
Shanghai, Nov. 29. Undaunted by last Friday's orash involving the China National Avia- tion Corporation's first passenger aeroplane from Shanghal to Can- ton, the second passenger plane of the Corporation took off from the Langhua Flying Field at 6.17_m. yesterday and, after stops at Wen- chow, Foochov, Amoy and Swatow, safely arrived at Canton at 3.53 p.m. yesterday," about half an hour ahead of the scheduled, time of
More Taxes Imposed
MERCHANTS PROTEST
(From Our Own Correspondent)
: Swatow, Nov. 29. More and more taxes are being the imposed each day to add to disgust and inconvenience of the merchants generally. Some ten, to tweaty taxes on various lines have already been imposed, the have booked their passages from the southern port to Shanghai on the score but last, having taken cvet a heavy same passenger plane which will from 1st November and that is on start its return trip at 9 a.m. topil. Foreign oil pays day. After spending to-night at tax of 83.00 per case of two ins Foochow, the plane is scheduled to against $1.30 on Chinese products in Shanghai to-morra for the same quantity. The pinch is sharp, but where is the kicki One wonders if the Japanese will care to pay if called upon to do so, but then they are not concerned in the oil trade. However, none of
arrive afternoon.
TRAVELLED 197 MILES AN HOUR
Foochow, Nov. 29. The new Sikorsky twin-engined arrival owing to a favourable wind. flying-boat, which left Shanghai
The second passenger plane to six o'clock this morning to in- Canton carried a full list of pas-augurate passenger service, to sengers and about 40 kilogrammes Canton, arrived safely at Foochow
mails. The passengers
were, at 10.90 s.in., slightly ahead of from Shanghai to Foochow; Mr. G. time. J. Yorke, newspaper correspond- The plane, which ent, Mr. Randall Gould, also
a newspapermen and two merchants, newspaperman, and three Chinese travelled at an average speed of merchants. Messrs. T. S. Liu, Y. S. 127 miles an hour. The machine Liu, and Leg; and from Shanghai was piloted by Mr. R. H. Gast,
of
carried five
to Canton, Mr. L. S. Gilman, news-assisted by Mr. A. L Woods. paperman, and Mr. Tseng, mer- 'cheat! The plane was piloted by Mr. Gast. assisted by co-pilot Mr.
1.Woods.
4.m.
1 Radio messages received by the Corporation's local office reported that the plane arrived at Wenchow at 8.24 a.m. and Foochow at 10.12 Leaving Focchow at 10.58 a. the plane landed at Amoy at 12.02 p.m. and left there at 19.97 p.m., arriving at Canton at 355 p.m. after stopping at 'Swatow.
Already a full list of passengers
REDS IN KIANGSI
Bogus 5th Regiment Routed
Canton, Dec. 2.
54
Japanese "and
once
the other local taxes are recognized by the Japanese Government, that the refusal at times causes small incidents between Dationals and the tax-office, each time an incident takes place the treaty question is at brought forward by the Consul.
The latest tax now being imposed on the unfortunate merchants is pay's that ou Berlin weal which Ts.3 for every Ts. 100 worth. The impost came off all of a sudden the other day without any publiq pro- proclamation, and
a few shipments were detained by the Piecegoods Tax Office for failing to report. Release was affected after paying. the required tax. This P.T.O. has o authority from the Department of Finance in Canton to include Berlin wool in the list, but tried to do so to make up in some way for the loss suffered in the collec-
An amcsing contrast was vided at Wenchow, where Customs oficials rowed round the plane in An old style six-ared gig.
Ne blockading warships or mines were visible in the Min River from There are also no signs the air. of warfare or revolt in Foochow
rescinded where martial law was this morning, while the flag of the People's Revolutionary Government is no longer flown from shops. Peasants are unconcernedly picking their oranges.-Renter.
GUNBOATS FOR
YANGTZE
tions so far..
I understand a protest has been voiced by the wool merchants who will despatch a representative to Canton to take the matter up there.
PERSONAL
We are glad to see back in our midst, Mr. Fr. Murer, the Norwe gian Consul who has been on Home leave. Besides being a popular
New "Robin" Will member of the Consular Body he
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A military report received here ly to be shipped in sections to NEW MINISTER'S
yesterday from Lieutenant Gen- eral Wong Yin-ching, commander of the 7th division of the first group army in which he reported
Shanghai, where she will be re- erected and commissioned for ser- vice. The Robin, which was laid down on April 8 last by Messrs.
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London, November 28. Reds. Many arms were captured.! and Co, Woolston,, was shipped to
The Hon. A. G. M. Calgan, the Another report from Klangai Shanghai in the spring, and com- stated that the bogus first, third, missioned in August. She is now new British Minister to Cha, fifth and seventh army are now in serving in the Yangtze Flotilla, who is to succeed Sir Miles Lamp- very poor shape due to the recent and was last reported at Chang-son, will leave London on January Sandpiper bas been 26 by the P. & O. as. Chitral to suppression of the joint central sha. The
service in assume his new post, Accompan- and their the lakes during the low water ied by Mrs. Cadogan
children, the new Minister will aesson.
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The completion of the Sandpiper It is learned that Over three
Interviewed by a correspondent thousand Red soldiers have left enabled the last of the pre-War Singkuo, the Communist head-gunboats. H.M.8. Moorhen. to be to-day, Mr. Cadogan gave a brief quarters to join the government paid off into dockyard control at outline of his immediate plans on He stated He at Wen An in northern Hong Kong The Moorhen had arriving in China. ariny
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