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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY:
HOWARD HUGHES
GOING STRONG
New York, To-day.
The National Broadcasting Cor poration established contact with Mr. Howard Hughes at 200 a.m., B.S.T. Mr. Hughes replied that everybody was all right.-Router.
Paris, To-day.
The American round-the-world| flier, Howard Hughes and his com- panions, landed at Le Bourget yes- terday afternoon at 4.55 after successful crossing of the Atlantic from New York.
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London, To-day.
The Duke and Duchess of Glou- cester are representing their Ma- Jestles the King and the Queen at the opening of the new hospitalTM In Birmingham, in celebration of the City's centenary se
The garden party in Bucking- ham Palace is to be held as plan- ned and the Queen will be present in order not to disappoint the guests-Reuter.
A huge crowd has assembled at JAPAN'S
Aug. 9
the field and as the plane glided to earth, enthusiasm exceeded all Aug. 22 bounds, the spectators rushing on Sept. 6 to the field to greet the fliers.
The landing had not been ex- pected until about 8 o'clock and the early arrival caused a hitch in the reception plans. Shortly i however, the
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Ambassa One of the greatest difficulties Bullitt, and with which Japan has at present to members of the French Air Minis-contend was discussed yesterday try, reached the field and the of
ficial ceremony of welcoming the by the Japanese Minister for Eco- fliers was held."
nomics, Mr. Ikeda, at a conference flight, with economic experts of the
Eager to continue their the airmen paused at Le Bourget field only long enough to and check up on the motors after which they left for Moscow.
refuel Japanese provincial administration.. Mr." Ikeda stated that Japan's
The remarkably short time of 16 exports in the first five months of hours 35 minutes registered by the this year had declined by 35% by fliers is less than half of the 38
hours 30 minutes required by Co-comparison with the amount in the lonel Charles Lindberg for his his- toric flight over the same route. [Trans-Ocean.
corresponding period last year. The decline in the foreign exchange proceeds obtained from exports is serious as: the money is needed
HOWARD HUGHES urgently by Japan for financing the
OFF AGAIN
Howard Hughes, the million- aire airman, flying round the world, took off at 1.24 a.m. G.M.T. for Moscow after re- ceiving weather reports from Moscow indicating that the weather would be entirely favourable, at least until mid- day to-morrow. There was a strong following wind and a crowd of six hundred saw the plane disappear into the dark-
ness.
· Hughes declined to discuss his chances of success-Reu- ter.
imports of raw materials for con- ducting the war. The Minister for Economics stated that in estimat-- ing the value of exports the countries of the Yen bloc the Kwantung territory, Manchukuo, and parts of North and Central. China dominated by the Japanese
the value of Japanese exports in the period named amounted to only 583_million_Yen.
FOUR REASONS
The decline was attributed by Mr. Ikeda, firstly, to the difficulty of Japanese export industries in. obtaining enough raw materials, secondly to high prices, thirdly, to the economic depression in coun- tries to which Japan is accustomed to export, fourthly, to anti-Japan- ese sentiment in foreign countries, Mr. Ikeda promised to find ways and means of facilitating the im- Mr. Howard Hughes' headquar-port of raw materials required by ters here announce that the itin- the Japanese export industries. erary indicates that the airman may Trans-Ocean.
EXPECTED BACK IN NEW YORK ON THURSDAY
New York, To-day.
be back in New York on Thursday
night or early Friday morning.
After reaching Moscow, Mr.
Hughes is expected to make hops CLERK SENTENCED
to Krasnoyarsk, (Siberia) Yakutsh,
(Siberia) and Fairbanks, (Alaska).
New York headquarters estimate
Chan Kwong, a clerk, was this that, barring accidents, the airmen morning sentenced to five months would be in the air between 60 and imprisonment by Mr. H. R. Butters 65 hours and on the ground beat the Central Magistracy, when he tween 10 and 15 hours Reuter.
LOCAL DOLLAR
pleaded guilty to the theft of $830- from his employer.
Sergeant Allen said that, on July“ 1, complainant received the money from a dealer in the country and put it in a bag but
to lock
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar this morning was 1/2. it. Spot silver was quoted in London at 19-5/16 and forward rat 19. 385
The London on New York rate was late
loted at £-US$4.92 and fendant
Next day defendant obtained per mission to
he
admitted
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