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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH, 1920,

COSTS ARE RISING,

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THE PRESENT IS YOUR

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THE ROME-TOKYO FLIGHT.

THE END OF A LONG JOURNEY: GREAT RECEPTION OF THE AVIATORS

IN TOKYO.

EMPIRE RESOURCES,

PROPOSED IMPERIAL

". EXHIBITION.

Aninng the Government, measures which The long fight arguss the continent of will shortly be submitted to Parliament. Asia. from Rome po Tokyo, came to an end

wrote the Marning

recently, of May 31st, far two intrepid. Italino avia, is a Bill which will be introduced by the tors. Lieutenans Maxiery and Lieutenan: ; President of the Board of Trade asking Ferrarin reached the end of their great for authority to contribute SUMM of adventure at Yoyogi parade ground £100.00 to the guarantee fumi of the shortly aftor noort on the day.

Lieutenant Masiero was the first to land; forthcoming British Empire Exhibition," Ferrarin arrived an hour later. The two nirmen, the Japan Airertiser says, left Osaka together at 10 o'clock, but became separated owing to the rain and fog, through which the entire journey from Osaka was made, Lieutenant Miern arrived in view of the expectant crowds about 1,15 o'clock and landed on the Parade ground at 12, After giving a short exhibition of fancy lying,

FERRARIN LANDS IN ROUTE.

It may be remembered that proposals fur holding in London a great Exhibition to demonstrate the resunrces and manu- facturing capacity of the British Empire were first initiated by Lord Strathcona as far back as 1919, when resolutions in favour of the project were passed at a inßuentially attended meeting held at the Mansion House under the presidency of Sir Thomas Vansittart Bowater, the then Lieutenant Ferrarin made a landing en Lord Mayor. The scheme, which, of route. While passing over the Hakoos! course, had to remain in abeyance during montains he became doubtful of his way the war, was revived shortly after she and in the neighbourhood of Fujiyama be Armistice, and the Government were ap turned back and sought a place to land. He found it at the Kagamigahara landing proached about a year ago by two inde

the There be received, instructions pendent organisations.

"British ground from Japanese Army officers as to his way,

Dominions Exhibition, Limited. and the went up again and soon arrived at Tokyo. London Great Exhibition," both formed He landed on the Yoyogi frid at 25: with the object of holding an inter o'clock.

Imperial Exhibition. These two bodi A tremendous crowd began to gather on aged in July last to umalgamate, and the Yoyogi parade by 10 o'clock in the joins Executive Committee was forged morning, and by the time the leading plase under the chairmanship of Lord Morris, enme in view crowd estimated at 50,000, including representatives of both organi was througed around the landing place,sations All over the city, there were groups of watchers, straining their eyes for the first gings of the hifilmien of whose exploits the papers have been so full lately. A the parade ground soldiers kept the crowd behind the ropes around the landing sprice

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As a result of negotiations between this Provisional Committee and the Board of Trade, his Majesty's Government have now agreed to give their official recogni tion and support to the undertaking, and Thy waiting throng ww uuterinined by, the Prince of Walm has consented to wet, !. partly to amuse the crowd and partly to At the request of his Royal Highness, look Sur the Italians. When Lieuteäant the Lord Mayor will shortly issue invita Masiero's piane was sighted two Japanes tions to a puble meeting at the Mansion. planes set off to accomunay it to the House at which the project will he landing place.

formally launched. and an appeal made for contributions to the guarantee 'fund., The arrangements for this meeting hare, unfortunately, been delayed by the pre contributions to the guarantee fund.

nature issue of circular appealing for

A TREMENDOUS OVATION.

A tremendous ovation was given Lieut. Masiero and his mechanic, "Marello, when the S..A plane finallys came to rest, The machine was surrounded by piger admirer; each pressing to be the first to shake the hand of the first man ako been sent to a corsiderable number of The circulars in question which bave the ong fight across Asin Camera en firms, were sent ont under a misapprehen swarmed around the machine, literally

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scores of them. The military authorities, but it is hoped that any confusion tried to clear a space around the machine which may have risulted from their issue so that the welcome cranionies could be will be removed by the offeinl statements gune through, but the crowds had pretty, which will be made at the Mansion Hour much their own way

uweting, Lieutenant Mastero; standing in his achine, received the greetings of Major" Lenera! Inouye, chief of aviation head quarters; Marquis Paufticei de Caliboli, the Italian Ambassador, and his staf; and y many others, among whom were Viscount Uchida, Minister for Foreign Affairs; a Mr. juin, former Ambassador to Rome; Vice Admiral Tochiuchi, Vice-Minister o the Navy; tujor-General Sugano. Chief of the Military Affairs section of the War Other: Mayor Tajiri of Tokyo, and mem bers of the Diplomatic Corps of Tokyn. Huge bouquets were presented to the by the ladies of the Italian Embassy Flosers were showered upon them from every side.

RECEIVED BY THE MAYOR.

After the first rash of greetings was over the Airmun were ushered" ücross the grounds to a payilión especially prepare for their formal reception by Viscount Tajiri, Mayor of Tokyo. At every step they were waylaid by cameramen, with big cameras, amal koduks, and moving picture machine.

Arriving at the pavillion, the Italian were formaly wel comed by Major Viscount Tajiri, who pre sented Lieutenant Masiero with a medal in the form of a gold crysanthemum, and the mechanicina with santhem They were then presented with Japanese swords by the War Office, silver Japanese wine cups by the Navy Uffice, four silver cigar casey by the party of Japanese aviators, who wero dispatched to Italy some time ago two wreaths of Bowers by the Imperial Aviation Associa tion, and many other wreaths by the Re- servists Association and other publiq bodies.

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Much the same sort of ovation and re ception were given to Lieutenant Ferraria and his young mechanic, Campanini, when they arrived at Yoyogi, except that this time the military authorities, pronting by their experience, managed to rope off a space around Ferratin's machina as 005 as-it.topped and to keep the crowds back.

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Sea, comes the story that a sergeant named From Matsuyanis, a city on the Inland Jinkichi Onishi, who was officially reported as faissing after the battle of Linnyang in the Ruski-Japanese War, is still living in Petrograd. Quite recently he sent a letter to his wife at Matsuyama stating that at the battle of Linoyaug he was inken prisoner, and has since been impris subjected to hard labour during seventeen soned in a dungeon, where he had been ears, until he fell ill and was removed these years he was not allowed by the to a hospital in Petrograd. During all Russian authorities to write a letter to his family. The wife of the sergeant, as well as the authorities, concluded that the man was killed in battle, and a funeral service two children were born was beid. The widow married again, and husband,

to the second i

There is considerable interest in Western story, says the Japan Gazette. An Osaka Japan over this Japanese Enoch Arden paper is collecting opinions from several high-class ladies as to what they would do if they were actually placed in a position similar to that of the wife in this case.

JAPAN AND THE TREATY

OF ALLIANCE.

GOVERNMENT SEEKS A RENEWAL.

Cabinet Council has discussed the Anglo- According to the Japanese Prees, the

the British Government for a renewal of Japanero Alliancend decided to approach the treaty with the necessary amendments. La also stated by the Vernacular press that the authorities have decided to reinove

CAMERA MEN GET THEIR GLANCE, immediately the formal greeting-were Lover Lieutedant Ferrarin and his

mechanician were escorted, within the every vestige of suspicion among the guarding circle of rope and soldiers, to the the pact before negotiation for renewal Powers with regard to the true nature of pavilion where they received the same re ception and the same decorations and

are commenced. Particular aurance will be given to the United States, according renta

as;had been presented to Fig Pre Masiero and bis mechanic. When this to the Tokyo Asahi, that the contracting ceremony WIMS over Masiero and his Powers will have no particular understand. mechanic joined with the newly arrived tags beyond the scope of the object of the Byers in refreshments. This was the first within certain specified regions:

Alliance to maintain and uphold peace time the camera men had had a chance at It is stated that, whatever revision may all of the airmen together, and thers as be made, the treaty will ensure, as it did a mad scramble for the best picture taking in the past, the peace of the Far Eax: and position.

All of the aviators then boarded autome of India, the maintenance of the terri biles and circled the grounds, their protrial rights of the two Powers in these gress being marked by the wave of cheer places and the territorial integrity of the ing which swept the mass of people who

Chinese Republic. had turned out to pay homage to there daring young men of sunny Italy.

About 3.30 the Airmen and officiais again boarded, motorcars and encircled the grounds once more, after which they drove

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