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WORLD, AVIATORS HERE.

AMERICANS ARRIVE FROM SHANGHAI

DEPARTURE TO-MORROW MORNING.

Yesterday's Splendid Landing Described.

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Asked about the departure of the machines Lieut. Smith said he and his fellow airmen might leave to-day, but more probably it would be to-morrow as the machines needed slight repairs and an over- haul. One of the engines was "knocking" a bit and the floats had been a bit damaged at one of the earlier landings...

· REUTER'S RECORDS.

Shanghai, June 6. The American fliers have left

Amoy, June 7. The 'planes landed at Ping Fong Island at 11.20 for fuel and food.

A noiseless glide, a splash as

Yes, they ran into rather a lot Shortly after & o'clock. the two the floats struck the water and a of rain later and it only stopped a 'planes were espied. The eagle taxi to the farthermost of three little before they reached Hong-eyes of an enthusiastic youngster bobbing buoys-and Hongkongkong.

on the tender caught the first had received the gallant American No. they had not found much glimpse of the two small black world flyers. Lieut.-Commander difficulty in picking up Hongkong. dots on the horizen, and his cry Smith was the first to take to the Visibility was fairly good but they of warning was re-echoed by a All eyes turned water although number 4 plane flew low to make it better. During Chinese sailor. had been the first to pick up the the flight they remained at a level towards the Pootung side of the flashes from the "Paul Jones" and of about 200 feet (never more river where, high in the air, were. get, its bearings.. Prior to that than 500) and maintained, a speed acen the two 'planes, like birds on the planes had been circling the of over 90 miles an hour.

the wing, but infinitely steadier. Whistles and sirens on launches city rather uncertain as to their

and boats screeched and hooted bearings. When No. 4machine

in delight, as the two machines, had picked up the signals and

in regular formation one behind. Incated the buoys he returned to

the other, were seen following the the others who were still circling

course of the river. Genel Ho the city. No. 2 machine (Lieut.

Feng-ling's band on the tender. Commander Smith's) then took

burst out into martial strains. the lead and all three machines headed for Laichikok. There were cheers from the launches, a gun was fired, and crowds of excited

According to Lieut. Arnold the | natives rushed to the wharf. Led

Jay Commander

highest speed attained on the Smith' the machines headed into the wind journey from Amoy was 102 miles and landed against the tide.un hour. Rain often inconveni- Khaki figures dropped from the enced the pilots, he remarked, and bodies of the 'planes to the floats they were three hours and five for Amoy,

renching and while the work of securing minutes

Hongkong. were spent machines progressed the Fifteen minutes onlookers had time to grasp the circling the Island, spotting the fact that the three American landing the Island, spotting the world flyers with 7,000 miles to

landing area, and descending. their credit and 14,000 yet to face had actually landed at Hongkong. All the morning pessimistic beople had been saying "Oh no, they won't come to-day can't in fact as theres a huge depression kicking about somewhere." But depression or no depression, typhoon, or no typhoon, the Flying with Lieut. Smith is flyers left Amoy it 9.15 Lieut. Arnold, with Lieut. Nelson and, true to their word, is Lieut. Ogden, who received his they arrived somewhere in the commission on arrival at.Shang- neighbourhood of 12.30. Rain hai. Lieut. Wade is accompanied had fallen all the morning and | by Lieut. Harding. fears were expressed that they All looked very fit. Lieut. Smith, might be unable to find Hongkong the leader, particularly so. He is

To be able to say that one saw or reasonably fear to approach its a young man of about 30 years of the world flyers land in the har- hills in such poor visibility but the age and combines an air of alert our of Hongkong on June 8, 1924, sun shone through the clouds a ness and capability with a modest will mean a feather in one's cap quarter of an hour or so before demeanour. He again emphasised in later years and those that they renched the island. They that they wished for nothing in missed it-well, they missed some- flew from Amoy to Hongkong, a the way of official entertainment, thing. As 6 a.m. will no doubt be distance of about 300 miles, in said that they were going aboard too early for most to witness the three hours and a quarter. the "Paul Jones" for the night and departure the next best thing is added that they might have a look to visit the planes in Laichikok round the island later.

Bay. They do not look any differ- from ordinary neroplanes except that they have detachable

Missed A Sampan.

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In the ordinary way the water

between Stonecutters and Laïchi-

Licut. Smith reports very good weather and excellent trip. He says it was the second good day The necessary repairs they since leaving America. The would have to do in Hongkong planes intend leaving Amoy at were mainly caused by bumpy about 9 am, to-morrow if the landings on choppy water at other weather allows. A typhoon has points on the coast, Ping Fong and been reported about 200 miles Amoy.

south of Hongkong, though its intensity and direction are un- known. The weather here is clear and the planes are running smoothly.

The Aviators.

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kok would have been clear of all RECEPTION AT SHANGHAI, floats-but, after all, they belong

Lieut. Smith's Bad Luck..

Lieut. Smith appears to be the

craft, and, indeed, the Harbour Office had ordered it so. But the typhoon warnings had, altered things, may large vessels having taken refuge there. Doubts were expressed as to whether the flyers would be able to effect a landing in unluckiest of the three as regards view of all the craft about but the his machine. It is his which at way they handled the machines present is receiving most of the when they did arrive dispelled any attention of the Taikoo Dock men such fears and as pretty landings and at Shanghai he arrived behind

as could he desired were made, the others, having been delayed at

is true that No. 3 machine came

Kagoshima by engine trouble.

fairly near, to bumping à sampan Lieut. Nelson informed the

to the first world flyers to arrive in Hongkong. Lieut. Smith's machine is inscribed the "Chi- cago." No. 3 the "Boston" and No. 4 "New Orleans." On each is a painted a design of the world supported by eagles wings with "U.S.A. World Flight" inscribed.

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us it taxied to the buoy, but not authorities at Shanghai that the DOCTORS' RESEARCH WORK, being acquainted with sampans landing facilities there were the and the weakness of their steers-best they had had since they left men for always doing the opposite Santa Monica in April. He also of what one might reasonable paid a tribute to the work of the expect them to, the aviator could U.S. Navy in patrolling the course. hardly be blamed for this.

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Regular exercise, taken in, fresh air, is essential to health and is one of the most important of the measures for the prevention of the processes flut lead to high blood pressure."

"Blood Pressure" (Appleton, 5s:) gives in plain language a good deal of information about à condi tion of the body which is widely "The arrangements made by the discussed. It is by Dr. Lewallys As the work of securing the Navy were excellent" he said, F. Barker, Professor Emeritus of machines was, progressing H.E. "destroyers being stationed every Medicine in Johns Hopkins Univer- the Governor's launch "Victoria" fifty miles all across the China sity, and Dr. Norman B Calc, approached. On it, in addition to Sea and if we had got into trouble Assistant in Clinical Medicine of His Excellency, were noticed Sir they would not have been long in the same. Claud Severn, Captain Neville, reaching us. Licut. Lawrence, Mr. W. H. A large number of people went Gale, American Consul, and Mrs. to Black Point to witness the Gale. The launch of necessity, arrival of the flyers at Shanghal kept at some distance from the Some went down the river even at planes and His Excellency called 10 o'clock in the morning. There

Habitually heavy meals are. out his words of welcome. The were hundreds of spectators on among the more important of the "Victoria" then steamed away and the Shanghai and the Pootung factors, that are concerned; to the & pinnace put out from the "Paul sides of the river, and on the origin of the arterial hyper-tension Jones" which was anchored as a official tender, Scot 1, and private of Inter life.

And the "poisons retained in the mark boat at the northern launches and boats flying gay flags extremity of the bay.

and bunting on the river and in system as a result of impaired func mid-stream.

tion' of the kidneys are a potent Early in the day the news of source of damage.

Caffeine, nicotine,, and alcohol Liout. Smith and his companione" their departure was received by made a brief visit to what might radio, and radio messages from have been accused as potent causes

Leader Interviewed.

of arteriosclerosis (hardoning of the

have been termed the head- American: destroyers, placed at quarters of the American colonists intervals of 50 miles across the arteries, but recent researches do not seem to support the accusation the Standard Oil Company's ocean strip between Japan and so far as moderate use is concerned: faunch where they received their China, reported their progress. The authors Counsel cultivating maillo

From the conservanty pipe line tranquillity avoidance of bad colda, Surrounded, or almost so by to the Standard Oil Withe sore throats, and tonsilitis, which Pressrepresentatives, Lieut. stretch of river had been kept are capable of doing great harm Smith showed a disinclination to clear so that the machines could to the heart, ample recreation and say much.

have a good run to the three boys holidays, and unhurried meals No, it had not been wet when fixed a few yards from the wharf They recommend strongly sleeping they left Amoy,

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