CO129-513-9 Proposals for civil and commercial aviation in Hong Kong- requests for air-routes between Hong Kong... 13-11-1928 - 30-9-1929 — Page 128

No.177.

(and 1 copy)

Mr. Brema to sir Miles Lanosens

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H.B.M. Consulate General,

Canton.

November 14th, 1928.

bpies to:-7,0. No.112

Dhanghai

Hankow

Hon kang No.472

sir,

In my telegram No. 108 of the 10th November 1 reported

that General Chang wei-ahang (

) director of the

Canton Aviation Eureau, was starting on an extended tour of

China in a iyan monoplane moently purchased by the Canton

Government, and that his intention was to visit Fankow, Nanking, Kaiping, Peking. Makden, Tientsin and Shanghai before

returning to Canton. He started on the morning of the 11th

November and i seo from the press that he reached Hankow

safely in a non-stop flight and was continuing to Nanking.

%. The enclosed article from the south China Korning Post

written by Mr. H. Vaughan-Fowler gives further particulars

regarding General Jhang and his companions, and of the

ambitious undertaking on which they have embarked. Vanghan-Fowler is a flying officer in the ibyal Air Force and was until recently the adjutant of the Kaitak aerodromé

in Hongkong. He has been engaged during the past year,

with the approval of the Hongkong Government, in trying to

interest the Minese authorities in the formation of a

30mmrcial aeroplane service for South China and he has beer

approached with a tentative offer of an appointment as

aeronautical adviser to the Canton dovernment, which he wa like to accept on his approaching retirement from the army, Please see my telegram No.98 of the 57th October last,

Mr.

to

which

His Majesty's Minister,

Peking.