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Reconstruction at Lashio
Holds Up Starts
Owing to the inadequacy of the
landing field at Lashio, Shan States,
the start of the air servico between Rangoon and Chungking. has been delayed until later this month,' s3- cording to the local office of the C.N.A.C.
Britain And The League
Value Of Geneva Work Stressed
March 14, 1939.
BENCH'S WARNING
Place Where Tempers
Can Cool Of
At the Kowloon Magistracy yes.
day, an 18-year-old youth, Chan
Sam-mul, was bound over in $10 for a year by Mr. E. Himsworth on a charge of common assault,
Defendant was alleged to have struck a 17-year-old-youth twice, onco as they were coming off a ferry at the Kowloon City wharl, and again when they were on the street.
MARLONDON, Mar. 18. THE BRITISH GOVERN-] It is understood that R.A.F. officials and others are now surveying the MENT'S attitude to the present fold, which is considered too short constitution of the League of and bumpy for safe landings Re Nations was outlined by Mr. bamboo pole was said to have. construction by coolles and general Butler in reply to questions to- levelling off is already in hand.
Both Imperial Airways and day in the House of Commons. CNA.C. havo. already made test flights over the route to Kunming.
Start of Handi. Servloe
been used..
Trouble apparently arose when de- fendant requested complainant to walk faster on they were on the Mr. Butler sald that although cir- gangplank of the ferry. cumstances in the past had imposed Binding defendant over, Mr. Him- on the League tasks beyond its sworth told him that he, seemed to Chungking, Mar, 13. powers, the British Government was have a bad tømper, and if he ap The China National Aviation Cor-fully aware of the value of the peared in the same Court on a simi poration to-day said the direct mall League's organisation for the fur-lar charge in the future he would be and passenger air-Uno. between therance of International consulta sent to a place where his temper Chungking and Honal, a test dight tion and collaboration, and it would would be given a chance to cool off. of which was successfully carried out neglect no practical means of main-
Last Wednesday, will be inaugurated talning and extending its usefulness," on March 14 with giant Douglas
planes.
can be They said the journey covered in a single day with a brief stop over at Kunming. The fare for the journey is 450 yuan.
of:
The C.NA.C. said the aerodrome at Lashio is still in the courso being expanded, and that the small- ness of that nerodrome is the only reason for the delay in the inaugura-! tion of the Chungking-Rangoon air- line. They also said the Corpora- tion had enough material and facili- ties to open the Chungking-Rongeon service soon, as the expansion
·Britain' does not, at the present, propose to suggest any alteration J the League's constitution. of constitutional objects-Reuter,
Its
Flight Of Gold To America
Japan's South Sea the United States Imported $223,
Fortifications ́
Washington, Mar. 13. The Senate was informed to-day of that the Senate Naval Affairs Com-
the Lashio deld would soon be com- mitice possesses no knowledge that pleted.
Japan has violated her treaty pledges
Washington, Mor. 13. The Department of Commerce re- ported to-day that during February 290.383 worth of gold, compared with $150,420,721 the previous month.
Sliver imports were valued at 30,927,405 compared with $10,320,- 487-United Press.
Within a few weeks' time Chung- not to fortify her mandated islands U.S. Aid For Chile
in
contact near Guam.
king is expected to be
air The text of the statement was nal with the outside world by four routes, namely the Chungking-Hong-published.--United PreES, kong line which contacts with Pan-: American's trans-Pacific service, the
line Chungking-Hanal
connecting the Chungking with Air France, Rangoon line connecting with Im- perial Airways and the Chungking- Hami Almaty line with a Soviet service to Moscow.-United Press,
French Steamer Aground
4
Quake Victims
Washington, Mar. 13. Senator Key Pittman introduced a Bill to-day to authorise President Roosevelt to spend $500,000 on Chilean relief through the purchase of supplies to rehabilitate the stricken earthquake area.-United Press,
Sontay Italy's Ships Out:
No Subsidy
London, Mur. 13. Trial Flight First
Lloyds reported they had received Chungking, Mar. 13: a message from Djibouti that The Chungking-Hanol air service French passenger steamer operated by the C.N.A.C. will be in-bound from London to Kobe and the augurated to-morrow, a trial light Japan, had run aground on by a Douglas plane on March 8 hav-Meteor Reef on Friday, and was still
aground. ing proved satisfactory.
It was added that the cargo will be Planes flying between Chungking and Hanol will stop over at Kunming. discharged.—United Press. --Central News.
JAPANESE SERVICE
Former C.N.A.C. Route
To be Flown
Shanghal, Mar. 13.
A regular air service to link North
and Central China will be inaugurat- miles
German Plane Crashes
Berlin, Mar. 13. German aeroplane crashed 23
south-cast of Ferrara
on
Rome, Mar. 13. The subsidy to Italian shipping lines to South Africa, récently dis- continued by the Union Government, will not be shouldered by Italy, it was announced to-day.
The Italian express liner service to South Africa therefore ends on March 30-Router Special.
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The new route connects Shanghal being killed, while two escaped un-Allan Powell, a member of the Im-
port Duties Advistory Committee TOMORROW, with Pelping via Nanking, Hsuchow, injured.
and Tsinan, and Tientsin. Two return investigation of the accident is in since 1932 is to be chairman fights will be made daily between progress, but is not yet completed.-Governor of the British Broadcasting
Corporation-Reuter. Trans-Ocean. Shanghai and Nanking, while, оде return Bight will be made between Nanking and Pelping each day,
The plane starting from Shanghal at 9.30 am. reaches Polping at 3 p.m. The charge for the Shanghai-Pelping trip is $170,--Domel,
AIR SERVICES
Arrivals and epartures Of Plane Ontward
For London, Australia, British Countries and Europe; Imperial Air- ways 7 a.m, March 14. Imperial Air- ways 7 um March 17.
Guam,
For USA, via Manila, Honolulu, Philippine Clipper 8.30 A.. March 18.
For Chungking Slan, ete: Eurssto and C.N.AC. service indefinite.
For France, via Hanoi: Air France 6.30 am. March 18.
Inward
From London, Australia and Bri- tlah Countries: Imperial Airways, 5 p.m. March 15.
From Chungking Yunnanfu, Kwel-
lin: G.N.AC. Eurasia Service In-
definite.
From USA, via Honolulu Guam, Manila: Philippine Clipper 12.30 p.m. March 17.
From France, via Hanol: Air France, 12.30 March 16.
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