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AMY

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST

JOHNSON ARRIVES IN TOKYO THE NORTH WEST

GREAT WELCOME FROM JAPAN.

STORY OF A REMARKABLE FLIGHT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]

Miss Amy Johnson completed her fight from England to Japan at 5.19 yesterday, when, accompanied by Mr. Humphries she landed at Tachikawa aerodrome at 5.19 p.m., in her Puss Moth aeroplans.

AN ESCORT OF AEROPLANES.

Miss Johnson had a triumplial reception, a number of Japanese planes went out to the Hakone hills to meet her and escorted her to the Tachikawa Aerodrome: Among this escort was a famous Japanese aviatrix, Boku Eeigan...

Miss Johnson had left Seoul at 7.30 a.m. and, crossing over to Japanese soil, lunched at Okayama at noon, and at 1.45 p.m. Jeft again for Tokyo, where she arrived in less than four hours.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Tokyo, August

The largest crowd that has ever assembled at Tachikawa Aerodrome welcomed Miss Amy Johnson. The booming of rockets. announced her approach, escorted by a number of Japanese" planes. Amy, all smiles, said she was gratified to have completed the flight in ten days, which was a record journey from London to Tokyo,

After the presentation of a number of bouquets and facing a battery of cameras the popular young aviatrix, was escorted to a marquee, where her health was drunk in champagne and she was

congratulated on her fine achievement.

PANGBORN AND HERNDON.

Pangborn and Herndon also landed at Tachikawa at 6.16 p.m. tó-day.

LATER STAGES OF THE JOURNEY.

An earlier message from Reuter, dated-August 5, states that Miss Amy Johnson arrived in Harbin at eighteen minutes past nine on Wednesday morning. After an hour's rest she took off again' for Mukden, landing there at 2 p.m.

At 3 pm on Wednesday she continued her flight hopping off from Mukden, and alighting at Seoul at 7.30 p.m., where she spent the night.

Tremendous interest has been aroused in Tokyo in Miss John- won's flight, to which the vernacular papers are giving a great deal of prominence. Many entertainments are being arranged in her honour, and Inter she will proceed to Chusenji as the guest of the British Ambassador."

THE STORY OF THE FLIGHT.

It was on the evening of July 27 that Miss Amy Johnson left Stag Lane Aerodrome in her Puss-Moth plane. The first hait wan at Lympne, and, after a few hours' sleep, Miss Johnson began her great flight at: 1.30 a.m. on July 28..

The lesson of her unsuccessful attempt in March to fly the same route had been fully learned and every possible preparation had been made, and alt unnecessary risks eliminated. The young aviatrix had even gone to the lengths of learning a little. Russian and Japanese i

At 0.23 p. the same day Amy was in Moscow--a good begin. · ning. Three days later: Míns, Johnson landed at Omsk at 6.50 a.m., and less than two hours inter she had started again for Krasnojarsk, which she expected to reach the same night. How- ever she was obliged to make a forced landing that day, near Mariinsk, but on August 1 she was at Irkutsk.

fuel.

No more messages were received till Miss Johnson arrived at Chita on August 4 and left the same day for Harbin, passing over Hailar at 3 p.m. on Tuesday but returning to Hailar for.

The departure from Hailar vás at 6.30 a.m., on Wednesday, Harbin being reached at 9.18 a.m., despite a short stop en route at Taitsibar for more petrol. At 2 pm. Miss Johnson landed at Mukden, and an hour later she was on bòr way to Seoul, where she arrived at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday evening.

THE NEXT MOVE?

There is no news sa to Miss Johnson's plans for the future. The original announcement was that she would stay about a week

in Japan and then fly Home by the same route.

THE AUSTRALIA FLIGHT RECALLED.

Miss Johnson came into the public eye about a year ago when

she made a spectacular flight from London to Australia

It was on May 5, 1930, that Mine Jolinson left Croydon for the Antipodes. A record Bight, for n solo flyer, was made to Karachi, which was reached on May 10,

All hopes of a record journey to Australia were frustrated by bad weathon and, in crossing the mountalus of Burma, and again over the Java Sea, Miss-Johnson encountered grave perils and was considered fortunate to have emerged unscathed, especially from the

he storm which she encountered after leaving Singapore.

Miss Johnson arrived at Port Darwin on May 24, where she had a wonderful welcome and a triumphal progress round Aus- iralin followed.

Miss Johnson returned home in the 8.5. Naldera, but, coming overland from Marseilles, took the Paris-Croydon airmail, and was given a welcome, public and official, of unprecedented enthusiasm when she landed in England,

coincidence l'Uss-Johnson made her

date, August 4, nad, incidentally, it is almo

she has achieved her second great success.

exactly a year later

AUSTRALIA-LONDON FLIGHT.

MOLLISON WINS BY TWO DAYS!

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 6. Mr. A. J. Mollison Janded"; in

breaking C. W. A. Scott's record England today from Australia, thus

by two days.

Mollison began his flight on July 20, leaving Wyndham, Australia, et 1a.m. He reached. Singapore" on July 30, and Rangoon on August 11 Another two days and he was at Basra in South Persin.

Mollison is flying a De Haviland Moth machine, with, Gipsy Menk II. engine.

DEFYING THE LIGHTNING!

ROME," Aug. 5.

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The record is well within the grasp of Mollison who arrived here this afternoon and left for London at 11 p.m.

Weather conditions are bad and there are storms on the French coast, but they did not deter Mol lison from continuing his journey:

Interviewed by a Reuter repre sentative, just before taking off, Mollision said:-.

"I don't care about the weather, It doesn't much matter. I have had enough this week,"

Mollision intends to land at Tymane and from thers fly on to London, PANGBORN AND HERNDON. TOKYO TO SEATTLE,

London, Aug. 5

PASSAGE

AVIATORS BUSY ALONG

· GREENLAND COAST,

ANGLO-AMERICAN RIVALRY?

{THROUGH› REUTAH'S AGENCY.]

1931.

GREAT STORM IN PRUSSIAN POLITICAL CHIANG TO ATTACK

KWANGSI?

LONDON.

BOYS BATHE IN FLOODED STREETS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug.

CRISIS.

BRUENING GOVERNMENT.

IN, DANGER,

{THROUGH BRUTES'S AGENCY"]'

« BERLIN, Aug. 6

THEN TO BE LENIENT TO CANTONI

{Wah: The Yat Pao.)"

SHANGHAI, Aug; 6.

While the reopening of the Banks It is learned from Nanking mili- Amazing scenes followed the yesterday passed off quietly antary sources that Chiang Kai Shek's. LONDON, August 0. worst thunderstorm that London other crisis loomed in the fore coming expedition against the South here by the report from Copenhagen hundreds of basemeats were flood the referendum at which the issue surrender, a conciliatory policy Great interest has been caused has had for many years. Last night ground causing most serious auxiety will be directed against Kwangsi to politicians of all parties, namely at first and if the Kwangsi rebels that the American airman Parker: Cramer had landed at Anganga-ed and the railway tunnel nest will be the dissolution of the will be adopted in dealing with salik yesterday, while carrying out in aerial survey for the Trans- King's Cross was inundated to a Prussian. Dick,

Canton which, it is believed, would The referendum, which will be not offer stubborn resistance, if American Airlines, Incorporated, depth of five feet. Dozens of held on August 8 was initiated their ally should have first sur- with the idea of interesting the houses were struck by lightning by the Stanlhelm (the Militant rendered. United States Post Office in the and many main roads were flooded, Nationalist Organisation, known establishment of an airmail from' America to Europe, vid Gresaland, a number of cars being marooned to English people as the Steel Helmets) with the object of Iceland and the Faroes Islands,

in several feet of water which driving out of office the ten SHIH YU SAN IN FLIGHT. Cumer left Detroit in a Bell Anca rapidly collected in the roadway, year-old Socialist Centre Democra neroplane on July 28, accompanied

TO LEAVE TOR JAPAN 17 by a wireless operator. He had At Kingston a number of boys tie combination in Prussia. In order to sucosed the 'Stahlhelms. Brst deposited a thousand dollars donned their bathing costumes and must gain a clear majority of the

(Fah Tee Fat Pab.) with the Government of Greenland merrily swam in the street."

Prussian electorate, numbering for a relief expedition if necessary.

TRINGTAO, Aug. 6. 20,388,000 voters. The Stahlhelms

It is reported that General Shib are supported by the National Yu Sun has arrived here in dis Socialists, the Communists and the guiso. He is anid to be accom Nationalists' People's Party (where panied by two Japanese advisers, of Dr. Curtitis is a member). The Hs will probably take passage..on situation is further complicated by board a Japanese steamer for the fact that President Hindenburg Japan by whose support Dr. Bruening

On British Tracks.

It is pointed out here that a British expedition has been in Greenland sirre last year surveying the possibility of establishing similar airline, in which connee“ tion, Mr. Augustine Courtauld spent last winter, alone on an icecap.

U.S. POST OFFICE' INTERESTED.

There was a widespread disloca tion of transport services.""

Severe storms also visited prac tically every county in England:

Four tramcars were struck by lightning at Southampton.

Rain!

General Han Fu Chu, the Mili- is ruling through Presidential De-tary Governor of Shantung, is en- crees, is himself a patron of the listing a part of General Shih's Stahlheims.

army.

(Chun Wan Yat` Pav.)

Damage in London.

RUGBY, August 6. Damage was done by lightning in If the present scheme is regarded certain parts of the London dis seriously by the United States Posttrict and the flooding of tunnels The present Prussian Govern Office keen Anglo-American rivalry necessitated the temporary closingment is Dr. Bruening's strongest may arize.

of some suburban stations.

supporter, and the success of the QUARREL IN SHANSI CAMP. Stahlhelms At the referendum) might have disastrous consequences particularly in the field of foreign policy.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 6. While it is thought that the

Serious dissensions among the Stallhelms should be able, Shansi divisional commanders, may paper, to gain their requisite develop into an armed, confict. majority, there are signs that the Part of the Shansi troops com themselves nervous of the poten General, organisers of the referendum aremanded by a strong proanking talities they have aroused.

Shueng Chien, were mobilized against Shih Yu Ban when the latter was fighting the Mukden authorities.

[NEDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] The backers of Pangborn and Herndon have received a telegram

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.. from Khabarovsk stating that the Mr. Glover, Assistant Postmaster- fliers propose to attempt a non-general of the United States any stop flight from Tokyo to Seattle that the Department was not advis for the prize of $5,000 offered by od about Mr. Cramera fight, but tha Japanese newspaper deghi.

the results will be reocived with TOKYO, Aug 6.

keenest interest as the Departament Herndon and Pangborn took off is studying the possibility of an from Harbarovsk for Tokyo this airline along this route. morning.

LATER."

Herndon and Pangborn arrived at the Tachikawa, aerodrome at 6.16. p.m. today.

FIRM HAND IN NEW YORK.

FIFTEEN YEARS FOR A GANGSTER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]

CATSKILL, NEW Yone, Aug. 5 John Scacchio, one of. Jack Diamond's ex-bodyguards, was sen- tenced to-day to, fifteen years im- prisonment on a charge of assault. ing a lorry driver who refused to reveal the destination of cargo

of cider he was delivering.

The prosecution assorted that the lorry driver was severely beaten and held over a slow fire in "order to extort the information.

TIRED OF TERRORISM.»

INDIAN CONTRITION FOR

RECENT OUTRAGES.-

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, forecast and remarks, issued by the Royal Observatory at 5.50 p.m., stated:

Pressure is high over Japan and low over China....

Local Forecast :--8.W. winds, moderate; Ene generally,

KEEPING ORDER IN BURMA.

REBELS SURRENDER IN LARGE NUMBERS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rugby, Aug. 5. The statement on the situation in Burma for the week ending August 1 issued by the India Office staten that there has been no marked change in the situation and no important, collisions have occurred between Government forces and the

rébela

` (TRROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]'.

BOMBAY, Aug. 5. The recent revulsion of feeling throughout India against terrorism has found., expression in a rezolu tion passed by the Congress Work Several cases have occurred of ing Committeo deploring the at successful resistance by villagers to tempted assassination of the Act-attacks by rebels and dacoits. ing Governor of Bombay and the Basassination of Judge Garlick in Calcutta.

Congress organisations and the Nationalist Press are also called upon to conduct special props ganda for the cessation of the policy of terrorism.

RED PROPAGANDA IN ARGENTINE.

POLICE BUSY WITH. INVESTIGATIONS.

[REUTER's AMERICAN BERVICE]

Surrendera in the Frome Dit trict, now. amount to nearly 2,300 and nearly 150 in the Tharrawaddy District and one or two in Insein.

There is good reason to hope that

the efforts of the Pongyis are meet ing with success, but the dacoits | are still numerous, if

There are occasional attacks on Indians and Chinese, but it is doubtful if there is a definite com- munal motive now

r

Government casualties reported during the week are two Indian Infantry Sepoys, cne Indian. Offi- cer, one Sepoy of the Military Police and one motcr bost driver, who was alightly wounded.

One hundred and sixty-threo prisoners have been released, and New Yonk, Aug. 5.-- the total number now in custody is

A message from Buenos Aires || 574.

states that the Police have released

a number of Amtorg, employees as:

there is no evidene; against them

Over one inch of rain fall in half an hour in the London district but the heaviest rain fall recorded wason Petersfeld, Hampshire,

35 minutes.

where 2,15 inches were registered in

4,000 Faults. London telephone exchanges suf- fered interception, 4,000 fauls being reported due mainly to short cir. cuits caused by flooding.

NAUTILUS LEAVES FOR SPITZBERGEN.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERGEN, Aug. 6. The submarine Nautilus has left for Tromsoe c route for Spitz bergen,

LORD READING'S

WEDDING..

"GOOD LUCK MY LORD!"

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

Banks Quiet!

BERLIN, Aug. 5,

Marshal Yon Hsi Shan was ap The serenest of conditions preparently behind the scenes and was vailed on the first day the banks stirring up his former subordinates re-opened since July 13, Deposits to agitate for the removal of generally exceeded withdrawals,

Shueng Chien from his post as Chairman of the Provincial Govern. Dr. Bruening and Dr. Curtiusment of Shani (a Nanking appoint- left to-day for Rome to pay Signor general demanded his removal in ment). The disgruntled Shansi

Italian Visit.

Mussolini a visit.

[Tue Germans are to confer with the Duce and the Italian Foreign Minister, Signor Grandi.

n telegram, addressed to General (Continued on previous Column.)

The Germans will also be ro ceived in audience by the Pope:] MADDENING MOMENTS

THE FALL IN STERLING.

RuGay, Aug. 5.

The unexpected fall in sterling on Foreign Exchange this morning which was followed by a sharp. raly in the afternoon was attri buted in the City pages of to night's papers to renewed unensi ness in Paris regarding the Ger man nituation Press messages London, August 8. from Berlin, where, after three The large crowd which assembled weeks of limited Banking business, outside Princes Row Register ordinary transactions were resumed Office, London, greeted Lord Read-to-day are, however, reassuring, ing with shouts of Good Luck It is stated that Banking business My Lord" as he entered the build- was absolutely normal and there ing for his marriage, which took was no difficulty in any part of place this afternoon with Miss Stella Charnaud.

Germany. The amount of money withdrawn was considerably less, than expected and deposits in many cases were in excess of withdrawals,

New York Bteady.

Miss Charnaud, whose age was given as thirty-seven, was on the Viceregal Staff in India and, since Lord Reading's return to England, AB, as his Principal Secretary,

New Yonx, Aug. 5. helped him in his political and

The earlier fall in sterling on the business interests, and notably in European exchanges and the sub his work on the Round Table Consequent substantial recovery was ference.

only mildly reflected on the New She is stated to possess excep- York Stock Exchange. tional knowledge of Tadian OffLÍTA and polities and businers, and to be a remarkable linguist.

'Lord Reading was first married in 1887. His wife died in January of last year.

Sterling closed at 4.85 twosix- teenths compared with 4,85 twenty seven/thirty seconds yesterday,

Years ago, as Mr. Rufus Isaacs, .C.. ho was one of the leading MR. LLOYD GEORGE lights of the Bar. After being Attorney-General he became Lord Chief Justice, but resigned to take. the post of Viceroy of India.

SIAMESE KING SETS OUT,

FOR HOME.

RETURNING TO BANGKOK

VIA CANADA...

in connection with alleged illegal DUKE OF YORK IN CAMP. jadhipok and Queen Rambaiþarni of

dumping.

About sixty are still under ar rest on general charges of dissemi- nation of Communist propaganda.,

Investigation is slow owing to the difficulty of decoding documents seized.

JAPAN'S MINISTER TO CHINA,

[THROUGH REUTZE'S - AGENCY.]

The Cabinet has decided to ap Doint Mr. Mamoru Shigemiten --äs Minister to China," The, formal appointment is expected shortly.

WITH PUBLIC: SCHOOL AND WORKING CLASS BOYS.

Scarborough, NY, July 26— After having spent several months in the United States King Bra

Siam and the other members of the royal party entrained for Montreal at 5.18 o'clock this morning, Their, Majestics are returning to Bangkok by way of Canada, Japan and China, animals,

"GOING" ON VERY WELL.

{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Ruaur, August 6, The following official statement was issued last night. “Mr. Lloyd' George's convalescence is proved. ing normally, DR

There have been no complica tions whatsoever.”2200lo

Chang Hsueh Liang on the pretext that much corruption was evident in his administration.

THE HONAM BRIDGE.

CAR CARTON, Aug. 6. "The work on the bridge connect- ing the Canton City and the Hosam Island, opposite Canted, is making good progress wonder th direction of the Public Works De. ortment of the Canton Municipal

[URITISH 'WIRELESS","AIRTECH.)" While in America His Majesty (Wah Tic Fat Pao).

underwent a successful operation Rooy, Aug. 5. for the removal of a cataract from, The Duke of York arrived to-day, his right eye. He toured New at South Wold, Suffolk, en vinit York, was received with pomp and to his annual Holiday Camp for splendour in Washington, and only Public School boys and boys in in-yesterday, he enjoyed his first dirigi. dustry kardable ride when the Biamese royal Where are four hundred, lada un- party flew over the metropolitan der canvas and the car is graces in the E.-B. Lop Angeles,

School boys and ten industry boys The Duke will spend the night and most of to-morrow with his guesta

Queen Rambaibarni four in Canada Prince Byasti will make a detour to enable him” to visit the motion picture: oclony "at' Hollywoo

seawall is being constructed by the Bund near the end of Wei Bin Road, where traffic of all kinds of vehicles has been, barred.

A Shoppin affair I

The idea. The very alca. That anyone could suggest for a single nioment that any other kind of rusk was just as good as "Ovaltine" Ruska, They'd never heard such impertinence... Was there ever "any, ether, rask, wilbe that subtle scrunchiness, that piquant favour, that general melting delicious. ness? What would their mid-morning hot drink be “Without “Ovaltine.” Ruska 7: How could they possibly eati „drdinary ruka with any self-

respecting cheese &

The whole thing "was up- thinkable... Good heavens,

why didn't the man offer them a nice bag of peanuts and have done with It? No wonder they walked out of the shop. Nothing but

Ovaltine * Rusks for people of discernment. OVALTINE'

RUSKS