Governor vf this Province is culties with the Ministry of. War over his purchase of aeroplanes.
Two Handley-Page aeroplanes. were purchased through the Pekin Syndicate, the governor's inten—tion being to usg them in the province, for the purpose mainly of searching out and quelling bandits, as well for any other general use that might seem advisable.
A few weeks ago word came that one of these planes had reached Shanghai on the Katori Maru, and at once supplies of petrol and oil were purchased, and steps taken to prepare for the reception of" this plane in Kaifeng.
It was found necessary to obtain permission of the Ministry of War before delivery could be effected. jbue the Ministry refused to allow the Governor to take his machine. stating as the reason that if one province got aeroplanes apart front the control of the Central Government, other provinees would also want them, and the results would most undesirable and dangerous.
Nevotintions are still going on, end is hard to forecast how the tangle will be ultimately unravel: led.
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