The Archive · 1930

China Merchants' Crews Paid

The crews of three of: the China Merchants'. S. N. Co.'s vessels. who on August 27 until had received the wages whic ce Jane 1 resumed work yesterday morning, following the payment by the company.of half a month's wages. A promise was given to their that the remainder would -be handed'to. them soon as possible." "The: three essels: involved were: the Kiangyw, ing wah and Kwangtah, all of frontier, and the third vid Kan. so and Sinkiang Provinces. The establishment of the third air route would involve a huge amount of money on account of the mountainous condition of the two provinces and it could hardly be expected to established for the present. The planes of the proposed service would stop at Manchuli and those from Germany would stop on the Germany-Russia border.

There was already an air service connecting Manchuli and the German border but it was under the auspices of the Soviet Government. However, Mr. Wang stated, this was not a profitable undertaking at present and, when the Sin-German Air Service began. operations, it was believed that the Russian Government would be. willing operate with China and Germany in inaugurating the Asia-Europe Air Service ce as to meet. its financial Orrictats of the Shanghai Special District Court and the Second Branch Kiangen, Provincial High Court resumed full day. work yess terday. instead of working for. only. the morning as has been: the case. during. the past two months, jas a civil surgeon. He remained in South Africa for several years and then went to Chile, South America, where, for ten years, he carried on medical practice on the nitrate fields.

Upon the outbreak of the Great War, Dr. Aylward immediately. volruntecred and sailed for Europe. From 1916 to 1918, he saw service vith the Royal Army Medical Corps, in which ho carried the rank of captain, 1

After travelling extensively in all parts of the world, Dr. Aylward jeame to the Far East and set up 1 practice in Yokohama, leaving that ity a few months before the great jearthqurke in 1923 and coming to Shanghai, where he became asso~ ciated with Dr. H, Couper Patrick, left, however, some years Tater become Port Health Officer stationed at Woosung.

Dr. Aylward is very well known, especially among the Chinese community, for whom he did much work Jas a volunteer doctor in the Red Cross Society's strumer diseases hospitals. Of a very kindly disposi tion, he is popular with all with whom he lias come in contact.

Dr. Ayhvard is a member of the, French Club and the Shanghai Yacht Club and his sporting acti ties include yachting and shooting. which left for Nanking on' August!

The. family, which includes. Dr 20 morning for troop transportation duty paris fovtth vessel the Tisinfung., left the Kink Wharf for the Reockangmiao Arsenal on Friday convoy government, {Yeon upig. unofficially Jearned yesterday. 7 So rth-Chi id aids was used to pay crews of the three vessels mentioned for half The company promised to pay- ancther" half, month's wages, 14 the gien. when the, Central Govern: nent paid part of the "charter fees" after the arrival of ghe three vessels fu Nanking. coo cacy Aylward's to. children, will sai from Hongkong next month by the ste. Taiping.

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