Maiden Flight of City of Rams Only Motor Foreign The new monoplane, which has just been constructed in Canton by the Aeronautical Bureau of that City, hay been given, the name, of Yang Chang" (Spirit of the City Rams) by Gen. Li Chi-sen, and fe made a successful maiden fight on December 29, according to letters received in Shanghai According to a report, submitted by Gen, Mei Lung-an, chief of the construction section, the motor is the Only part of the plane which has Come from abroad, the remainder of the material having been purchased in china.. It can be set or dismantled in a very short time. The machine Has a maximum speed of proximately 100 miles an hour and attaining a height of 15,000 fect, The yas tank's capacity is 45 gallons ind the oil consumption is eight fallens an hour.
Two planes purchased by the Cantin Aeronautical Bureau for the shanghai-Canton Air Mail Service fave been bro tight to Shanwhai, says the Chinese press, ara they will be vent south shortly.
The Canton-lfankow service will formally be inaugurated on March recording io Hankow mess %8, wes. ordered from the tes having arrived. The around will 9¢ om 50 far the merchants have made tive of such threats auspices of the Provincial rent, Recently, Me, Ma Connmissioner submitted a Political Council at Cant posing that 100 students be selected and sent to Europe one the United States for "special knowledge." The petition urged the Provincial Government to disburse $300,000 "Canton eurrenes)_ annually: stalments, permitting each st fo drew $300 monthly fo) educational and persons! exp Upon completion of the" education aprond, such students are to return a forthwith for Government needs more than A large number of well-trained men the ton of his press, other changes. sen necting of the Nati favourable to through passengers.
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