That Soviet Russia will take advantage of the present mix-up in which Chang Tso-lin is involved is 2 foregone conclusion with the Ja-Denese press, which points out That the recent snub administered to Moscow by the Quai d'Orsay makes it all the more necessary carefully to watch Russian mach ations in the Par East, "The xeported advance on Changehiakow by Red Mongols the Tokyo Nichi Nichi? oot that the Soviet again is fishing in troubled waters, "The mn of how. mos will utilise the Mukden-Sharai struggle provokes 0 the signs ave in taying to make ood 'The general opinion prevalent here is that, the Mukden troops being better' trained, equipped, and organized, Marshal. Chang Tso-tin will be able to bear the new shock Satisfactorily, but no one dares te far sume the role of Cassandra, as it is risky to judge of Chinese wars from material calculations. Nearly all the papers, however, agree that played into the hands when he deelaxhal Chang. "In the writes one paper, will have the lion's share of the spoils; but, in the case of any reverse, Yen Hsi-shan will suffer the. most "The Japanese Government is at-vised. by all the papers to remain Strictly" neutral in the present struggle, on the ground that it is purely another tussle for power. Mowever pressed Chang Tso-lin may be," -says the "Chuo" Jai pan should refrain from supporting] jum, Whoever may become lord of the Three Eastern Provinces, Japan should be content with the main tenance of her special rights and there." lying the Pacific Japan is entertaining great hopes to be able to win the aviation blue riband of the Pacific by being the first to hop over the great ocean "Americ. The Imation, which Is sponsoring the flight, has accep? ed from the Kawanishi engineering. firm a new design of a machine {for the purpose.
The model is not the work of a Japanese, but of Dr. Harman, the well-known German aeroplane designer, who to the Kawanishi firm as chief adviser, and the machine he has evolyed is said to be throughly original.
In part, Dr. Karman's design resembles the famous German Dornier planes. The machine is to be nam fed the K-12 (twelfth of those Dr. Harman has designed). The following are its chief characteristics, according to the local papers: Wing span, 18 metres; wing breath, three metres; length of fusely 116 maters. The wings are dur aluminium and will be covered with silk, 'The machine is to be equipped with double steering control, which will enable the flyers, who will be seated side by side, to steer simultaneously. The raft! }will have a cruising radius of 8,360 Kiiometres and will be equipped with' 4 600-horse-power engine of German design. It will be able to' take a oad of close on four tons, of which 34 tons will be fuel, and an inter~ esting feature of the machine is that will be able to pursue its flight without removing the landing gear. Tt also will be able to take off under full load from a runaway not exceeding 800 metres.
There are two routes between JJapan and the United States, the! northern and the southern, the former belting the longer one, and th. Imperial Aviation Society is reported to have chosen the route, of 8,035 _kilomet Shimi Island, in the Chikishima archipelago. Although longer, this course has numerous islands where a landing be made in case of necessity, thi being the reason is was chosen,
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