The Archive · 1926

New Emigration Plans

From Our OWN ConnesroxDent Tokyo, Nov. 20.

Japan is to manufacture aero-lanes. The Mitsui Company, one the largest mercantile firms in ne country, and one of the most and wealthy concerns in the arid, has secured the rights to the roquet type and, with a capital of 10,000,000 will open a factory, wrly in 1927, It is interesting to find the Japan-paying belated tribute to huhachi Ninomiya, who has been warded a medal of merit as being first Japanese to make a model an aeroplane. He was similarly moured last year. The model was ade 80 years ago and was submit-the War Office, but was resed_recognition, as being im: tactical, Ninomiya says that he neeived the idea without sugtion or imitation. The model 8 now been produced and has en_ pronounced practical, though behind to-day's machines,

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