Important Statement by Col. Hol—China's Air Service, Its Present State and Future Hopes—The Coming Service from Peking to Shanghai Colonel F. V. Holt, r.a-r., tech- partment, General Finn Kirin, nical adviser to the Aeronautical bought about 150 training and com-Department of the Chinese Govern- mercial aeroplanes from Messrs. ment, Peking, was the chief speak- Vickers and contracted with them er at a meeting which was held! for the provision of the necessary under the joint auspices of the Pan- ground staff to erect the machines Pacific Association and the
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