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ASO DI TROSJA JAM AZI THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 10, 1938.

GIANT AIR LINER OPENS

NEW SERVICE TO HONG KONG

THE EASTO

EAST SERVICE

INKIN AIR FRANCES BETWEEN LONDON, PARIS, HANÒF AND HONG KONG WAS FORGED THIS MORNING WHEN THE “VILLE DE VEN- TIENE," A TRI-MOTORED DEWOITINE D.338 ARRIVED AT KAI TAK FROM HANOI AFTER A FLIGHT OF APPROXIM- ATELY 412 HOURS, A LARGE REPRESENTATIVE GATHER- ING BEING PRESENT TO EXTEND A WELCOME.

WOW INI TZUL

The huge Air France machine

first

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sighted over Lyeemun

Pass at 11.37 a.m., flew straight

TONIA A

awwif so nj amuse AVKPIN

over the aerodrome, circled Wald KOWLOON SHOPS

came about for a perfect.

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then landing.

The machine was manoeuvred up to the main - hangar," When ́ ́ ́the general-manager of Air France ́in Indo-China, M. Martin, stepped out of the plane and was introduced to Comdr. G. F. Hole, Harbour Mas- ter and Director of Air Services, who represented the Hong Kong Government, illotsbristand you q

Other members of the party, which included two representatives of the Governor General of Indo China, M. Jaitels and M. Bonfils; were the Consul-General for China in Tonkin, Mr. Tsang, the Presi- dent of the ... Hanoi ... Chamber of Commerce, M. Baffeleuf, Mr. W, H. Chu, of the Chinese Ministry of Communications, M. Raymond Israel, M. Saumont, M. Duclaux, and Mlle. Bertrand, a Paris cor- respondent.

b) anindo The pilot of the machine was M. Maurens, who had already, flown over the course, with M. Guillot as chief engineer and M. Micheletti, as radio operator.

As soon as the passengers and crew had been given time to stretch their legs, M. Dupuy, Con- sul General for France in Hong Kong said:

SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP

We have just witnessed this very mo. ment the remarkable landing of a large French Aeroplane.

The fact in itself for this aerodrome

FINED

Eight Kowloon merchants

were

this morning summoned before Mr. Q. A. A Macfadyen at the Kowloon to stamp Magistracy for failing their bills or receipts.

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A fine of $500 was imposed on Leung Wan-sang, the manager of the Kowloon Store, No. 62, Nathan Road, who appeared on four sum- monses, for similar offences.

Other seven defendants were fines ranging from $25 to $100..

TREES KILLED

.

Magis-

Tsang Fan, a coolie, was fined $150 or three months, by Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central tracy when he pleaded guilty cutting six catties of bark, wild trees at the Government Plan- tation at Stubbs Road.

to from

Inspector Baker said that by cutting away the bark the trees were killed,”

LOCAL SHOWERS

The Royal Observatory reports at Kai Tak which has already seen so that pressure probably continues many pass by, is perhaps of little

significance; however, this Dewoitine highest over Manchuria, and is re- 838 is certainly the largest and most latively low over South China and powerful aeroplane to land at Hong Tongking. The typhoon is situated Kong yet."

But this aeroplane" of Air France to the north of the Yangtse mouth. which inaugurates so brilliantly the moving North-West. Forecast:-S. service between Hong Kong and Europe W. winds, moderate; fair generally, and which will reduce to 6 days the with local showers. distance separating us from Paris and London, is to-day a symbol. It repre- sents a tie that binds still closer this collaboration so much alive, so active and so cordial of the British Empire with France; "in this firm friendship which animates our two nations, found- Lai Ka-sing, 40, was, this morn- ed on a community of interests and ing charged before Mr. R. Edwards ideals" which His Excellency, the Gov-at the Central Magistracy, with ernor spoke of at the reception on the French National Day.

EMBEZZLEMENT ....

embezzlement of $43.24.

́Also I greet most heartily this--Det Sergt. H.-B.. Dewar, pro- great bird carrying our colours, and I secuting, said the money was re- assure it of our sincerest welcome on ceived on behalf of his employer the occasion of its first voyage to from Ho Ping Kee, the master of Hong Kong I congratulate ‘warmly

the Air France Company on its happy the Hop Shing grocer shop, and Töitiative to have extended its fine other people. Sentence of two from Europe to Hong Kong.

months' hard labour was passed.

H. K. AIR IMPORTANCE

In replying on behalf of the H. K.

Government, Comdr. Hole said it was Z

a very great pleasure to be able to Lau Chụng-chín, aged-,, 30, was welcome Air France to Hong Kong, this morning sentenced thereby forging the last link in their service from Paris.'

six

months' imprisonment for burglary

West,

Hong Kong had already taken its at No. 274, Queen's 4n place in the world of commerce.by rea-land stealing clothing to the value son of the fact that its harbour was one of $9.84. • On an additional charge of the finest and the cross-road of many

lines of steamahip routes.

He felt of returning from banishment he sure that Kai Tak would soon occupy was sentenced to 12 months' im- the same distinction in the air. then toasted the Manager of Air France

for Indo-China. ́

He prisonment.

A Chinese consta

Mr. H. Ohl, local manager of Afr France, expressed the thanks of the hauen, of the Emer Company and to those who had contrithe Kowloon Police, buted to making the extension of the service possible.”

Ping-

manded on Acting/

Mot

tram's application

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Police Court this charged before Mr. Q. A. A.

when

Mac

Summoned for possession of wire less sets without licences, Mr. Wil-fadyen with falling to arrest: Lam Bhört, of No. 340, Nathan Sut, whom he had reason to suspect

as Alice Ho, of No. of having committed an offence

650 Yaumati Ferry on Sunday morning,

pleaded not guilty.