Hongkong, Sept. 24.
Major Pedro Zanni hax strack fan unfortunate spell in this part of the world. Delayed a. month, when all seemed bright, through the overturning of his machine at an held up in. Hongkong owing to the war in North Chiva, he has had alarming experience. in. Hong kong harbour' which has' been a shock to his, nerves and a great strain on his constitution.
Just after breakfast this morning, the airman, with his mechani Belirame and his host, ME. Rouile Jon, the Consul for Pera, hired a motorboat to proceed to the mooring place of the seaplane. When they were passing the naval camber on the Kowloon side, they were bumped into by the Government launch Victoria, and. the Major. and. the Conaul were thriven into the wa The mechanic, seeing. that col sion, was inevitable, had Just managed to jump overboard before the: shock of the impact.
Immediately the launch struck, Major Zanni, who was taken by surprise, felt a blow on the. back, find was hurled overboard. Not being much of a swimmer, and hampered by his clothing, he. was soon fu. dificuttios, and his head die-appeared beneath the narface xevertimes, with the resalt that water. ad he not-been deal of salt
Fercued within a a few minates by sampan which happened. tobe is possible the aviator would have been drowned.
MIN, Rouillon and Beltrame, good swimmers, had. swum to the Vietoria, which had conte round to the spot where the collision had oceurred, and when they looked round fand saw the Major some distance way, disappearing beneath the waves, they were greatly distressed, The motorboat had not suffered very fevere damage, but was nevertheless Teaking, and unable to effect Great was the relief 'The boat people had quickly taken in the situation, and making for' the drowning airman had helped him out of the water. He was in 'a very exhausted condition, and was unwell for some time afterwards owing to the amount of sea water he had swallowed.
MI. Rouillon, who incidentally had lost a valuable watch when he fell into the water, rewarded the sampan crew with all the money in "toria then took the victims of the mishap back, to Kowloon. Major Zanni spent] most of the day resting in bed, but. hho expects to be ready to resume flight to-morrow if the necessary permission be obtained through the Argentinian Consul at Shang Major Zanni Delayed at Foochow Hongkong, Sept. 27.
Major Zanni left for Foochow morning, at 9.20—The weather was fine—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Foochow, Sept. 27.
Major Zannni, the Argentine world flier landed at Pagoda this afternoon at 247. He had a fin -|Ianding—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Foochow, Sept. 29, Major Zanni's departure from Foochow has been postponed owing {to the weather—Reuter's Pacific
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