Ti, was reported last Priday in the "Shanghai Jouraal of Com. meres," that a Chinese interested in aviation "is about to raise $206,009 capital for dhe establish ment of an aeroplane. passenger and postal service between Shang hho sad Hongkong.
"The scheme, as outlined by this report, provides for two daily services, express and ordi:
The express service have one stop, at Yenping in Fukien, in the' course Jat the 750 miles of journey, while ting lations ary proposed for the ordinary. service, tiza Ningpo, Wenchow, "Fooeas, Amoy" and Swaton" the express doin. "the run in five hours and the ordim The Kwongsang was mapowuvred slongaide and. the. distressed vessel was found to be a Lights Department tender of the Chi ese Maritime Customs, " Twelve fmen_and a dog were taken off in more or less exhausted con tion, taving been for two days without food or water.
'The vessel had left. Tung-yung house, bound for Foothow with ually ete, on the morning of March ie. 'She lost her rudder trid mast. in strong gale ad' had eel and sailed under jory rig 140 miles to the, southwest in' the four days Uhat passed before she was pick ed. up.
'Aiter receiving every care and attention on the Kwongsang, the Fescued men, with their dog, were transhipped, on March 21, to. the Tapanose ate. Kaju Maro, which was tbound for Foochow,' where their homes are.
Captain W. F. Bichard master of the Kwongsang, vessel he has commanded for many years, Tein suggested that, at the out. set, #150 will have to be charged which would! be reduced if the for the single journeys
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