1938-08-24 — Page 24

Jap. Planes Force

CNAC Ship Into River

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showed very clearly that it was At 8.25 a.m.'a dramatic wireless a C.N.A.C. passenger plane.. It messuge was impossible that any mistake could have been made..

was received from the pilot stating that Japanese planes were "chasing" him.

Mr. Sun Fo was actually "ad- The last message received was vertised" as leaving by this ma- at 8.38 a.m. when it was wireless- chine. At the last minute, how-ed.

ever, plans were changed; the

No further messages

Eurasia machine was held up 20] "Forced to Jand in river. All minutes for him, and it is be-are safe." lieved that he left in her direct have since been received. for Hankow, instead of going to Chungking.

News of Mr. Sun Fo's departure

EURASIA "ADVENTURE”

The Eurasia plane which arrived

cannot definitely be confirmed, but in Hong Kong yesterday also had he left the Peninsula Hotel very an "adventure,” according to one early this morning, before 7 a.m., and

of the passengers." the Eurasia plane left at about 7.30 a.m.

In the course of the journey, Yuetshing, where the C.N.A.C. they suddenly found themselves in plane went down is approximately the midst of nine heavy Japanese halfway between Samshui and bombers. One of them visible from Wuchow.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT

In an official statement issued by the Chinese National Aviation

the windows was not more than fifty metres away and others were overhead.

They continued this way for Corporation offices at noon to-day, some distance, when the Eurasia it is stated that the plane left Kai pilot, presumably feeling a little Tack with 14 Chinese passengers uncertain about the close attention on board, besides the American of the Japanese machines, dived pilot, a Chinese co-pilot, a wireless about two thousand feet and gra- operator and a steward, at 8.04 [dually drew away. The bombers a.m. for Wuchow.

made no attempt to, follow.

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