a grass surface.
There are two good hangars, and two more which
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will be slightly larger are under construction and should
be finished by the end of the year,
The machines are mostly French, but these are of
such old design, and arrived in such a dreadful condition
that they are of little interest.
In October (1888) a Ryan Monoplane, land plane,
arrived from America and this machine has proved itself to
he a really sound commercial passenger and mail carrier. According to present advices another yan should arrive in
Canton on the 20th inat, this will be fitted with floats
and will be used as a seaplane on the provinces' rivers.
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A press report on the Training School at Tai Sha
Tau is attached, there is nothing that can be added.
PAKĦOI.
General Chan Ming Shu through Mr. (General 7) Lo
Kwan has obtained two French Ereguet machines, and these
have arrived at Fakhai and are going to be put into ser-
vise for transporting pɛasengers and mails between Hoihow
and rakhoi.
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Mr. Lo Kwan was recently in Hong Kong when the
writer interviewed him, and gathered that the machines
might be used for the transport of opium from Yunan
es to avoid the duties exacted when passing through
(wangsi. This was not actually stated to be so, but
from the conversation this was the impression gained.
Kwangsi.
At the present time there is no Aviation in
the province of Kwangsi, but steps are being taken to
establish an Aviation Bureau ə It is understood that there
are two persons interested in the proposed Bureau, Genera]
Chan