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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY

TOKYO-NEW YORK FLIGHT Specially-Built Plane For Projected Japanese Hop

NON-STOP FLIGHT AMBITION

EAGER TO SURPASS - RE- CENT FLYING RECORDS MAKE BY DICK MERRILL, AMERICAN ACE, WHO FLEW THE ATLANTIC · · FROM NEW YORK TO LONDON AND BACK AGAIN WITHIN THE SAME WEEK, AS WELL AS THE SO- VIET AVIATORS NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM MOSCOW TO VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, VIA THE NORTH POLE, THE AERONAUTIC INSTITUTE OF IMPERIAL UNIVERSITY MAY SANCTION A NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM TOKYO TO NEW YORK OF A SPECIALLY- BUILT AIRPLANE IT HAS JUST COMPLETED.

say the new

The constructors machine can travel 10,000 miles or more without refueling.

The

Machine Tested

plane, which has a wing- span of 28 meters, an over-all length of 14:44 meters and a wing- surface of 87 sq. meters, is equip- ped with a 600 h.p. BMW type 8 (modified) engine manufactured by the Kawasaki Engineering Com- pany.

It has a retractable landing-gear and contains 14 tanks in the wings. with a total capacity of over 12,000

gallons of petrol, claimed to be sufficient fuel for 80 to 90 hours of flying. DHIKA

General Levandovsky (above) re- cently recalled from the Tiflis gar- rison is one of the four Soviet gen- erals who, with 15 other high army officers are under "house arrest”, They are expected to form the next- group to face masa trials on charges of treason.

POLAND AND ARCHBISHOP OF CRACOW

BRITAIN'S NAVAL TREATY EXTENSIONS

London, To-day.

Following conclusion of the Anglo-German and Anglo- Russian Naval Agreements, Bri tain is now negotiating similar treaties with other Powers.

This is revealed by the naval cor- respondent of "The Times," who discusses the possibility of a whole string of naval agreements between Britain and European Powers.

Negotiations are now going on

KING LEOPOLD

TO VISIT ENGLAND

"

London, To-day.

King Leopold of the Belgians has accepted the invitation of King George and Queen Elizabeth to make a State visit to England. *King" Léopold will arrive. in England, on November 16 on visit-lasting three ys Trans Ocean.

ARAB STEPS AGAINST

with the Scandinavian Powers, Po- PARTITION

Jerusalem, To-day.

land and Turkey, not necessarily for bilateral agreements but for exchange of information as to naval construction and so forth.. Informed. quarters here state If the treaties are concluded, that a proclamation signed by 150 says the correspondent, there is a Ulemas threatens

every Mussul- possibility of their being extended man with excommunication who at some future date. Trans- should put his signature beneath s Ocean.

breaty providing for a partition of Palestine.

GERMAN COMMENT

It is announced that

Berlin, To-day.

This proclamation, according to "The deplorable competition in the same circles, is in reality the armaments is not a matter for which work of the Grand Mufti of Jeru Germany can be held responsible," salem and is directed first and declares a semi-official statement in foremost against Emir Abdullah commenting on the successful con-of Transjordania who is on prin- clusion of the new Anglo-German (ciple in favour of a partition under Warsaw, To-day.

Naval Agreement.

certain conditions and whose even- Though the conflict caused by The negotiations which Britain tual accession to the throne of the the removal of the coffin of Mar will conduct in this feld will prove new Arab state would signify, it is shal Pilsudski by order of the just the contrary, says the diploma-stressed, the end of the Grand Archbishop of Cracow, has been tic news service, which adds that Mufti's influence. It weighs slightly over 31⁄2 tons officially declared settled it is be- while Italy's consent is expected to empty, 9 tons with normal load and lieved that at a special meeting be given without reservations, there which has been called for this will be a general inclination to wait 9% tons with maximum load...

The machine has already under-afternoon, the Sejn will not con- and see if the attitude the Soviet gone ground and light-load tests tent itself with accepting the Gov-will adopt will be such as will neces

ernment's declaration to that sitate changes being made in some at Haneda Aerodrome, Tokyo, with

effect.

of the basis principles underlying satisfactory results. Captain Fuji-

The Union of Legionaries and the new naval treaty, which ta, an Army pilot who took the

other associations: cultivating th mainly designed to perfect and machine up for the first flight, -de-

memory of Marshal Pilsudski call-deepen the agreement of June, 1935. clared that control ability was

ed a meeting for the purpose of -Trans-Ocean. "quite good.”

drafting new resolutions on the Warvel conflict which will be transmitted to the Marshals of the Sejn and the Senate.

Despite the fact that the craft weighs three per cent. more than the designs called for, it attained a cruising speed of over 140 m.p.h with the landing gear down. Thi has convinced the designers that with the landing gear retracted, the craft should make even better speed.

Both

Aviators Optimistic

The new appeal issued by the said associations, demands full Marshal Pilsudski, the rights of satisfaction for the family of

which have been disregarded by the removal of the coffin.

COMING ART EXHIBITIONS

was

Mufti will shortly proceed to Geneva in order to protest against the partition.

It is also said that he will travel to London and other European capitals and pay a visit to Premier Mussolini.

The same informed quarters ex- press the opinion that the Mufti's aim is the proclamation of an anti- British boycott from the Mediter- ranean to India under the leader- ship of the Mussulman clergy. Trans-Ocean..

The Hong Kong Working Artists QUARTER MILLION

Guild is now preparing for an An-

The appeal also demands the re-nual Exhibition of the Chinese SQUARE MILES

vision of the Concordat with Holy See in order to restore Captain Fujita and Mr. Takahashi, the pilot, are determin-unrestricted sovereignty of

Polish State.-Trans-Ocean.

ed to better the world's endurance record of 10,601 kilometers estab- lished by French fliers. ASöviet flier has recently claimed 12,411 kilometers of continuous flight, but this has not yet been officially re- cognised.

Some experts are dubious con- cerning the ability of such a large machine with a 600 h.p. engine of get off the ground with a full load of 12,000 gallons of petrol aboard.

King Farouk's Coming Of Age

the

Fine Art Club of Canton, in mem-

the

ory

the

ANTI-RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA

IN RUSSIA

of the birthday of the Club's SCOURED

past art master, the late Mr. Ko Ki Fung, himself an artist well-known all over China.

Honolulu, To-day. When this Club held its last Ex-

Not a single casualty was re- hibition in Gloucester Building last ported during the long search for August, Sir Andrew and Lady Cal-Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam and decott greatly admired the exhibits, her navigator, Captain Fred Noo- and Sir Andrew acquired two of nan, round-the-world fliers for the paintings for his collection. whom all hope has now been aban-

Another Exhibition the Guild is do

doned.

out the Soviet according to the Exhibitors in this group were fed Mr.

men,

preparing is the work of Hong Covering 250,000 square miles, Moscow, To-day. Kong artists entered for and ac- the search cost the United- Under pressure from the Young cepted by the Second National Ex-Government the staggering Communists Society, various mea-hibition recently held at Nanking, 100,000, and involved 1,500 sures have been taken to intensify which has now been returned to mainly belonging to the aircraft- anti-religious propaganda through-the Colony.

carrier Lexington.

George Pu

Amelia's Moscow press.

by Mr. Pao Shiu Yau, Art Master husband, is grief-stricken over of- Cairo, To-day. Courses of training for "Godless of the Lai Ching College, who, be-ficial recognition of wife's In accordance with precedent the propaganda" have been organised sides giving a lecture on the His-death. He expressed deepest ap- resignation of the Cabinet is ex-in many towns, lasting five days. tory and Development of Chinese preciation of what the Navy had pected on the occasion of the pro- The organ of the Young Com- Art, recently gave a course of les done.--Reuter, clamation of King Farouk's coming munists Society complains that sons on Chinese painting to many of age but it is anticipated that all priests and leaders work in places European members, of the Hong the Ministers will be reappointed.-where no propaganda ever pene-Kong Working Artists Guild at the Trans-Ocean.

trates. Trans-Ocean.

Guild Studio.“

In memory of Sir Thomas Lipton, a 100,000 nurses's home will be built for Glasgow Royal Infirmary, the cost be- ing met by the Lipton Trust.