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AUTOGIRO CRASH

OVERBANKING

THE CAUSE

U.S. Aeroplane DROUGHT RELIEF

Exports

|CONSIDERABLE ́GAIN SINCE LAST YEAR

(Special to "Telegraph")

̈(Dy Telegraph, Cropright. Zaligraphie #er| enges Ordinance, 187). Received, "December

Washington, Doc, 28.

|

“CANADIAN RAILWAYS AID STRICKEN U.S. FARMERS

Ottawa, Doc. 28. The Minister of Railways, Dr. R. J. Manion, has announced that Arrangements have been com- ploted for the lowering of freight rate's on food grain shipped from Canada to the drought areas the' United States.

in

The autogiro recently brought qut to Hongkong by the Far East Aviation Company, which crashed last night was manufactured by A. V. Roe & Company, Ltd., Manches-| tor, who have delivered over hundred machines of this type dur, 1.30 6.9.),

the ing

усак. present

The The Department of Commerce and the Canadian National, are machine was tested wock ngo by Mr. A. V. Harvey, of the East to-day, announced that American putting their new rates into opera- neroplano. manufacturers had tion within a few days, thus Aviation Company, and it was

farmers vay doubled their export business from enabling the

of the entirely satisfactory, Mr. Harvey January to October during the Canadian prairies to ship inrge had flown something like two and

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a half hours in It during the test. Past year, as compared with a quantities of wheat for the feed- ing of starving livestock in the Last night the machine was corresponding period of 1933. Bown by Mr. Jones-Evans and Mr. eight planes and 196 engines, to

They had exported to Germany United States. --Reuter. H. A, Howes, the pilot. Mr. Howes Russia no planes, but 366,angines, rates made it uneconomical to ship Previously, the grain freight 10.8 previously given Rixty minutes dual instruction, and the engines. Japan had purchased five more, the Canadian Government

and to Mexico 43 planes and 44 feed across the border. Further machine was found to be entirely planes and four engines, it was had long been aggravated by high satisfactory, Weather conditions revealed. at the time of the crash were quito normal, and like most aircraft, the autogiro swings slightly to the left when taking off, which has to be allowed for by the pilot. It is | thought that in this

case, Mr.

Howea overbanked very slightly. it should be mentioned that the autogiro in quite different from any other type of aeroplane, and

Chinese purchases.-United Press No mention was made of any

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it usually takes about one hour FROM NORTH AFRICA

for a trained pilot to become ac enstomed to J.

The Far East Aviation Company

TO BELGIUM

London, Dec. 28.

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protective tarifë against wheat that when the drought caught the catering the United States,

middle West, crops falled over a vast area and rellot was urgently required, Canada's attitude was somewhat doubtful. Everi if farmers could afford to ship. it was not certain that Canada would allow thene exports.

the tariff barrier, with the chance However, with the lowering of

of disposing of a large quantity of stocks, and the appeals for re- definitely Intends pursuing its The De Havilland Comet aero-lief becoming more desperate, the palley of carrying out further de plane Queen Astrid, piloted by Canadian authorities decided to monstrations of the autogiro the British airman Waller and the take action to assiant the drought- The lowering throughout China, in the near Belgian Captain Franchomme, Alarved Americans.

future.

Although last night's crash was somewhat unfortunate, the pilot cscaped entirely unhunt.

Before the machine struck the ground, it banked to the right and the rotor blades struck the ground, the machine carrying on 'for som. distance on its side. The damage done was to the rtor, blades, the propeller and the right half of the undercarriage.

THE BLACK PLAGUE

DISASTROUS OUTBREAK NORTH OF NANKING

arrived at Brussels at noon to-day, of freight rates by the Canadian after over a thousand-mile flight railways made this rellef possible, from Oran, North Africa.

The airmen, who are carrying TURKISH PAYMENTS out an

to experimental flight examing the possiblities of fast air mall service between Belgium, and Belgian Congo, were welcomed by large gathering, including the British Ambassador at Brussela and the Belgian Minister for the Colonies.-British Wircicaa,

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CHINESE BANKERS AGREE- MENT WITH FOREIGN FIRMS

Nanking, Dec. 28,

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Istanbul, Dec. 28. Turkey has agreed to pay to the United States the sum of £260,000 In complete settlement of all claims made by American citizens for losses incurred in Turkey during the Great War.

This sum will be paid in thirteen annual Instalments of £20,000 each. Tevfik Rustu Bey, the Foreign Nanking, Dec. 28. The Executive Yuan to-day or Minister, has signed an agreement Chinese reports state that thou-i dered that the agreement which on behalf of Turkey, and Mr. Fred sands are stricken with the Binck, the Young Brothers Banking Cor-K. Nielsen, American Ambassador, Plague in the vicinity of Tsingporation allegedly concluded with has signed on behalf of the United kiangpu, 200 miles north of here. certain foreign interests for the States. But the agreement has yet Doctors are being rushed to at-exploitation of Szechuen mines be to be ratified by the Turkish Parlia- tend the sufferers.-Reuter.

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