Captain Erwin has started" for San Francisco on the first lap of oan attempted flight to Hongkoog. He is competing for the 5,000 prize offered by Mr, Dole, the pineapple merchant, and the $26,000 prize offered by Mr. W. E. Easter-wood. If he reaches Hongkong, he intends to continue on a fight round the world.
Captain Erwin had originally intended taking his bride, aged 20, bat Mr, Dole stipulated that nobody ate who was under pol Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.