Wrong Directions Given Him at Canton: Eventual Landing at}
Lunghua While All Wait Anxiously at Hungjao:
Stories of the Trip Canton, Oct. 1
Baron von Huenefeld, with two companions, arrived from Hanoi in the aeroplane Europa this afternoon. They made n perfect landing and received an enthusiastic welcome. The Huron, interviewed, said that he planned to leave for Shanghai at 10 o'clock on Monday movning,—Renter, Baron von Huonefeld, Germany's flying ace, landed at the Lunghua Aerodrome at 5.90 p.m, on Monday after an uneventful light from Canton from where he took off some seven hours before. He was feted by the entire German community at the German Garden Club in Averte Haig, and then gained some much-nestled sleep at the home of Mr. Widman in Hungino Road.
'Shanghai, already acquainted with Baron von' Huenefeld because of his former connection with the Norddeuischer Lloyd here, found hiv not at all changed "because of his recent flying feats hat gained the commendation of the entire world, but of a most ae mocratic nature and a prince good fellows, Though he firat man to cross the Atlant east to West, and has practically completed his prevent trip vid the dangerous southern route, he was easily the mest modest guest at the reception given for him last night and, were one not acquainted With ix famous monocle nnd elosel; brushed hair, he would have been difficult to find in the crowd of his countrymen who had gathered to do him honour, The landing at Lunghun wag not the Baron's doing, but came about because the Canton officials told him the Shanghai landing field was on the east side of the Settlement, "pud after circling Sianghal vainly attempting to Ind according Instructions, he wns forced to content himself because of the failing darkness with Lunghua. ind, Lost, Found Though onthusinsm at Hungieo was never at a low pitch, fears were expressed about 5.10 he bid mo. swith a mishap, but thir was not the case #5 was evident soon after 'A low purr in the north followed by u half-minute's aight of the giant Junkers plane as it quickly slipped behind a cloud bank, was all the Hungjao crowd got for—their troubles; but though it was felt he was circling Shanghai before land-the, dignitary and commoner alike had to be content with arnly that faint. glimpse of their hero, for he was not seen again, Flares were lighted about the field, telephones were kept busy inquiring all over the Shang. hai crew in un effort to locate him sand for several hours the ery. fon all Shanghai's lips was, "Baron, Haven, Who's of the Baron?"
Owing {0 poor communications with Lunghua it was impossible to know whether hie had renched there and landed safely or not, and "authentic stories of his moves ments, from falling in the river,
going the rounds, ut suddenly, to continuing on to Nanking, were appeared at the German Garden Club in the company of Dr. Brachlo of the German Consulate and Shanghai breathed easily again.
Bayou von Huenefeld's plane, a Junkers W 33, behaved most admirably on the entire trip and save for n twelve-day wait at Mandalay because of a mon'oo: and consequent heavy rains, the contre journey has been up to his most hopeful expectations.
German member of the party and were most ably executed. Mr. Lindner is Swedish and was quickly taken over by local members of the Swedish community, who gave him a greeting not at all inferior in enthusiasm to that given his The machine is one of the fore-mos: products of the Junkers works and holds the world's record for endurance, having remained in the air 66 hours and 25 minutes in a recently completed test, The ringle engine is capable of 280-210 horsepower and has a maximum cruising speed of 195 kilometres per hour.
The Baron professed great liking. for night ying and if the trip to Tokyo ix the outcome of present negotiations it will -be undertaken at nigttt to give him n full day in which to Hecate the landing field amd s0 avoid disappointments to the mary who will turn out to meet him. He hnd to fight against specially trong head wind through the entire trip from Canton, but of their plane and the hop wits without untoward happenings, Seeking the Row Road whole flight ix in the nature of discovering the best air route to the Far Eaxt from Central Europe though to the layman the road thr zh Russia woul seem the obvious one, the Baron explained that because of the henvy snows and n the way, it was out of consequently all king for the perfect ugh the south and India and he believes that he has found it, Theoretically, ko averred, thou monsoons were well along on tha calendar when he started, he found actually that the calendar was slightly wrong and his enforced atop over at Mundalny' was the result.
Nevertheless he ts confident that India is the only route and he holds that with the forward march in Europe to-day the not be long po-Far Bast fight common us to excite lift ment.
Baron von Huenefold was doo concerned with the Zeppelin over the Atlantic now bei Urouthlersty watched by the world and almost the first thing he asked fon landing was for the latest news, "The One-eyed Is King When asked if he hud flown during the war he laughed merrily and explained that beenns of having the only one eve he seas not con-not given craflomever, with us fight croes the Atlantic, came a different feeling, novi he "os quickly the of the highest ying Honour in the power of the German Government ty bestow. Likewise tame honours from other" govermments and to-day he ix looked upon tte ome of the foremost aviators in the word Leaving Berlin for Tokyo the first stop tis at Sofia where he was the guest of his friend King Boris. Then came Angora, Bagind, Bushire, Basra and Karachi without any interference in the "programme. Allahabad was the next quest and here he way forced to land in an cil field im which polo game was in ogress. Thotich he circled several times end tried to warn the players they tock Hetle heed and Lindner was foreed to make n tight landing that The Three Wanderers 'His two companions Mr. Lindner, chief pilot, and, Mr, Laengerich, medhariie, ame' in For unstinted praise in an interview with the Baron by a "North-China Daly News" reporter. shortly after he had landed, and "sto the former especially he said he owed much as all landings ard take-off were in the hands of the only non-
The next jump seas to. Calcatta where they found the Geld Rooded th water. but managed to land and, Shier rafucliag eet going ever tie plane for possible defects or strains again. cal they were quickly away eastward
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