Rumours were current late on Wednesday evening to the effect that the airman had arrived, was hovering over the Western district and was unable to locate his landing place.
Upon inquiries made it seems that there was a terrific humming over the Western district which aroused not only Chinese but foreigners, The Italian Consul-General, Mr. G. A. Bena, President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce, Lieut. Panfili, who was, to fly up and guide the fliers to the landing place at Kiangwan. Mr. Brodie A. Clarke and Mr. L. M. Bocker, President and Secretary of the Aero Club of China respectively, and others con. nected with the welcome party, were all rudely awakened irom their slumbers and told that the airman had arrived.
Motor cars were seen scurrying to and from Kiangwan and_ the Western district to "welcome" the successful airman who had achieved such a great feat.
A little dark spot could be distinguished in the air,' so a number of lights were put together to tell the airman that "here" was the landing place. But the little black spot in the sky and the terrific noise came from a kite which was being flown by a Chinese who thought midnight was the only time that he could do such a thing without attracting much attention. He proved to be an attraction in spite of his many pro:"ut/ons Mail by Air.
When the aeroplane reaches Shanghai, it will carry a bag of Chinese Post Office mail with it from Foochow. This circumstance will render the flight even mord important than it already is so far as China is concerned for it will mark the first aeroplane post in the country.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.