The Archive · 1926

Shanghai from Aloft

Dutch Company Opens Flying)

Season: What it Really Feels Like In spite of such formidable attractions as the regatta at Henli and racing at Kiangwan, the opening of the First Dutch' Air Company's season here attracted large numbers of people on Saturday, both Chinese and foreign. It is always a little difficult to forecast the success or otherwise of a venture such as this in Shanghai, for ours is notoriously a fickle public* and sometimes difficult to please, but the prospects are all in its favour. The really has something. offer in its passenger] flights "over the Settlement, and! those who took advantage of the' opportunity to go up with Mr.

on Saturday were full of over the experience Mr, Hetling's capable, one might almost say Ulast handling of his machine, was such as to inspire the confidence of even the most, nervous,

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