The Archive · 1924

French Flight to Japan

Tokio, Apr. 10.

According to @ Paris despatch, the French Army has decided carry cwt a through flight between France and Jepan, and the fight will be made by a Lieutenant and an engineer aboard % military oroplane. Tu this cony.cxion, the French "Embassy officials" Tokio state that the French avia-for believes he can easily com plote his flight over the. distance between Paris and Tokio in 30 days—Eastorn Nows Agency. was respon-tthe' str. President McKinley was happily without serious results

being towed from Taikoo Dock to buoy A 2, at 4.20 az, and in spite of all' efforts by the tugs Imanoenering her, the tide swung her so as to strike the Blue Funnel liner Perseus rather heayily aft. "As a result the poop railing and deck fittings of, the Persons were rather badly dam. aged. The damage to the ° Me. small and aho sailed the same evening."

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