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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1925.

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A Surprise for the Inhabitants.

Vicente Blasco Ibanez, who People of Shansi recently wit- has attacked vigorously and al-nessed for the first time in their most continously during his lives an aeroplane light at Tai- prolonged warfare with Spanish yanfu the capital. The aeroplano monarchy, now finds himself upon was of local construction, de- the defensive, according to an aigned by Mr, Schoettler, a Shang- American correspondent who has hai aeroplane engineer, and was met the author in Paris.

flown by Mr. E. E: Fresson, well- Heretoforo the Spanish govern-known in aviation circles in ment has contented Itself, with China. suppressing his books and try-

ing to ignore him. King Alfonso According to reports reaching XIII has replied to him, but only Shanghai the flight was made on in mild torms, as in a speech at routest excitement among the September 20 and aroused the Cordova, where he guld:

We ought to pardon him, people, who had never seen an hoping that in the future, instead aeroplane in flight. For several of ponning novels, he will once the machine would be tested that days it had been rumoured that more write romances that we can day and quito carly in the morn all road and admire."

But Ibanez now has been, sum-the road north of the city to the |ing people were stroaming along! moned to appear before the mili-Aerodrome to witness the unusual tary court at Salamanca on a charge of publishing a booklot of sight of un aeroplane flying in revolutionary character.

Taiyuanfu. Owing to the many) fails to appeur, he will be declared the machine did not get away until adjustments that were necessary

4 p.m. The weather was uncer-. tain, several thunderstorms being in the vicinity and a nioderato

If ho

a rebel...

What the novelist thinks of his Inational administration can bó gathered on almost any page of his lateat work just issued here wind was blowing from the north. in French and to, be printed in! The aeroplane which is finished Spanish for the boneft of South (in aluminium sparklod in the sun- America. Its title is, What the light as it was taxied down the Spanish Republic Will Be Like." ground to get into position for the He refers to the king as "Alfon-take-off: After a very short run sito," a contemptuous diminutive, the machine was off the ground. and calls him:

"Liar with a crown."

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Comedian changing his

form six times a day,"

Mannequin king.".

Alfonso" says Jibanez,

and as it passed in front of the hangars and spectators, the air- uni-man was given a vigorous checr.

After circling around the aero- drome for 10 minutes a perfect Eur-landing was effected and the pilot rounds himself with generals who was warmly congratulated by the are rounders and humbugs and many people that were prosent. whose intellectual level is more The health of Mr. Fresson, who or jens like his own."

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Ibanez was tromondonsly im-the aeroplane factory, as well as pressed with the United States that of Mr. Schoottior, who when he travelled and lectured designed tho machine. WIS there He is convinced that toasted in champugno. salvation for Spain is to be The following day a short de- attained only by driving out monstration was given before the King Alfonso and setting up a Governor and local officials. As. republic on the American model the days proceedings had been The Spanish republic, he thinks, published in the previous day's should include such features as newspaper a large crowd had An army modelled along Ame-gathered. Shortly after Tüchun rican lines,

Yen Shih-shan arrived the ma- Freedom of religion for all cults, chrine was in the air and circled in As in America.

figures of eight over the aero- Federated states, each having drome much to the interest of the SCOTCH WHISKY autonomy within its borders, but Governor and his officials, many

all making up one great nation of whom 'wore witnessing J just as the United States.

heavier-than-air niachine in flight

He also says a republic would for the first time." give the workers and the taxpay

would be made to put the land

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Upon descending, the Tuchun

ers a squarer deal than they now shook hands with Mr. Fresson get and that every endenviar and congratulated him on being the first to fly in Shansi and on a hungry peasants upon farms machine made. by their own instead of keeping them victually peons.j

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Enemies of Ibanez have charg-) On Tuesday, the same pilotONALD BROS. ed that he attacks the king for lew over the city for the first tho sake of money. In reply, he time at an altitude of 2,500 feet declares he is wealthier than the for half an hour, dropping king. The books of his publishers, phamplats, to the population. The were crowded and he says, are open to inspection to streets show whence his income is der-the people cheered and clapped ived, provided the king will allow in their excitement at the unusual

similar committee to learn spectacle presented.

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whence all his royal income is It is hoped shortly to make, a long distance fight with this He reminds the king-worship-machine in order to obtain fullor pers who say, if Spain drives out details of its airworthiness and the royal house, Bolshevism will staying capabilities. fake its place, that all the Spanish speaking countries. of America are republics, and many kings. and emperors have been' dethron- ed in Europe and only Russia ist thero Bolslicvism."

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