Tokyo, Aug. 30.
Despatches reaching Tokyo to-day report the arrival of a Soviet aving itor, Comrade Shestkoff, from Mos-loew at Pingyang, where the Czecho-Slovak aviator, Col. Skala, has also arrived, As both the airmen plan to hop lof for Tokyo to-morrow morning, it expected that an interesting unofficial race will take place betwen them to see who reaches their objective first, As the new aerial quarantine regulations are being enforced on September 1 it is understood that both the flyers are anxious to arrive in Japan before they come into Osaka, Aug. 31
The Soviet plane photed by Comrade Shestkoff, which hopped off from Pingyang, Korea, at 9.21 this morning arrived at Okayama at 4.18 this afternoon en route to Tokyo.
The Czecho-Slovak airman, Col-lone] Skala, who was reported to be [eaving Pingyang at the same {ime jas Comrade Shestkoff, has apparently not yet left—Reuter, Tokyo, Sept. 1.
The Soviet aviator, C.mrade Shestakoff, who hopped off from Moscow on August 20, arrived at Tachikawa, on the outskirts of Tokyo, shortly after noon to-day from Okayama, which he left 8.59 this morning.
The Czech aviator, M. Skala, has been forced to land at Taikyu in Southern Korea owing to engine trouble. He had hopped off from Pingyang at 7.55 this morning in an attempt to make a non-stop flight to Tokorozawa on the out.
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