The following is from the " Japan Advertiser" of December 16:—The parade ground at Yoyrgi of the site of the great Exhibition of 1917) presented an exciting incident for a large gathering of spectators yesterday, jin Hine carried out his promised flight in an aeroplane imported from Germany. Prinoo Takeda was among those present, the gethering including all Japaneee who are making a stady of aviation, There was a moderate breeso and conditions generally were excellent for Captaia Hino's purpose. At 10.40 he got into his machine and the motor was set in motion. After " short in along the ground be ascended and travelled @ hundred yarde at " height of about, twenty yards. Before be could complete the fixed course, however, the wind blow him in a southerly Girection, bat in endeavouring to change his course the osptain failed to keep the machine at the Jo, with the result that the alighted on terra firma. Luckily the captain escaped injury, but the right wheel was broken.
Subsequently Captain Hine explained the cease of the failure to Major Tokugawa and then to the journalists jo attendance. He said that this was a common occurrence in Earope not a failure at all.
The machine was to be repaired yesterday and the gallant osptain will make another try to-day.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.