1929-08-15 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG".TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1929.

The four Spanish airmen who started on an attempt to make a flight across the Atlantic and back, wore found by the British aircraft carrier Eagle, drifting off the Azores, after hope of their rescue had been almost abandonad. The Eaglo was searching for five days, and so keen a watch was kept that she sighted tho flying-boat first and had altered her course when Major Franco signalled with rockets. (Times copyright).

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Despite rival claims of Jackson, Michi, to the birthplace of the Republican party, Ripon, Wis., which also claims the honour, colobrated the 75th anniversary, of the event in graad style the other day. Above is pictured a view of the. Hirthplace, according to Ripon eitizons of the Grand Old Party," Ripon," the huge elephant, is shown prancing gaily in the foreground.

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Cities on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Amorics are only two business days' away from each other now. The map above shows the route of the first ail-rail service between the two seaboards, inaugurated by the Universal Aviation Corporation, a unit of the Aviation Corporation, $200,000,000 holding company, in conjunction with the Now York Contral and the Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe railroads. Passengers leaving Now York and Boston by train travel over night to Cleveland, board one of the huge tri-motor- ed Fokker cabin monoplanos-like the one pictured at the top-for a 1087-nile daylight flight to Garden City, Kas., and from thero travel two nights and a day to Los Angeles or San Diego, Cal. One of the luxurious plane cabins is shown in the inset. Three planes ware used on the inaugural trip and Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former attornog

general, was among the passengers.

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Fine weather favoured the opening of the Henley Royal Regatta. There was an exceptionally large attendance for the opening date, and some excellent row- ing was seen. A view along the course showing Lady Margaret B.C., Cambridge, beating Now College, Oxford, by 14 longth in Heat 2 of the Ladies! Challengo Plate, which was won last year by Jesus College, Cambridge, their time being 7 min. 6seo. The winners time this year in Heat 2 was 7min. 24sec. (Times copyright);

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