Director of Eurasia Aviation Corporstion Killed in Crash ter, his secretary, were killed in, an aeroplane crash at Traunstein, Bavaria, at noon last Saturday, cording to a telegram received here jon April 30. 2
The news proved a great shock to Mr. Li Djinesung, general manager: of "the Corporation, who arrived from Nanking shortly after the despatch had reached here. For the Inst six years a close friend of the deceased, Mr. Li expressed his deep ul told a representative of Lih-China Daily News" that the untimely death of this pioneer air service promoter was a" great {oss to (Ching's aviation world After the completion of a success-tui trial Might to Sinkiang lost year, Herr Schmidt left for Germany January for the purchase. of "Ave Tunkers planes. for the Shanghai. Berlin service. 'Two of these planes were transported fo Shanghai' more Johan a month ago. while the remain" ing three were to be flown to China carly this month; According to the telegram, the Diane that "crashed had taken off on Saturday morning from Berlin for n trial ouf-distance Aight preparatory to ite trip. to Chinn via Russia and Sinkiang.
Herr Schmit was 47 years of ago, being survived bya wife and thee children residing in Peking. As a Tepresentative "of the Dufthansa aviation concern, he first arrived in China in the early part of 1921, re~ Siding most of the time in. Peking.
According to Mr. Li, Hew Schmidt was most sincere, syme pathetic and held in esteem' by" all his associates in the same frit It was much due to his friendly spilt, Mr. Li continued, that. the agree: ment for the organisation. of. the Eurasia Corporation was entered nto in 1929 and the firm was tablished in 1980.'on.-a" basis of mutual benefit and with the least its] obstacles Between the deceased. the negotiations
Since. the establishment. of the firm both Herr Sehiidt and Me. Ta were responsible for the many' suecessful trial fights of the firm for inauguration. of a "Shanghiat-Berlin line. When the air line from Shanghai to Manchuli to be extend fed to Berlin had to be given up fok-fowing the. hooting down of" one of the company's planes in Mongo:
once planned. the northwest Toute to Binkiang via Peking, apade, 4° scone riga Avong the trial fights, Mx, Li recalled one from Shanghai to Mat chute in "April, 1930; "one. 40 Siny Kiang in December, 1931" to Kam and Sinkiang in February, 1082) nnd te'sinkiang vin Peking last year. In evers ial A of the firm, Herr Schmidt and Me, Li were together, and every flight proved successful. for the Russian Commercial Schoot 10 more than the original. nim of the officials—and that Min Barsomova would leave on her prize trip to Hollywood in about three
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