Important statements with reference to China's new air mail and passenger services were made on June 27 by Geo. K.. Nieh, director fof the Chiaotungpu's ighai-'Chengtu Air Service. According to Gen. Nieh, the new scheme will provide for the major portion of the country to be covered and for the Linking of the most important cities throughout the republic.
Gen. Nich said that the revised contract between the Chinese Government, represented by the! National Aviation Corporation, and the Curtiss aviation interests, represented by the China Airwa: Inc., is expected to be signed this week, all the necessary arrangements having been completed and a full understanding having been reached. A new organ will be created in a month's have charge of all of China's air m and passenger services. Thi take the place of the Skanghaf-Chengtu Air Service in accordance with plans of the Minister of Communications to amalgamate and strengthen China's services and it will do away with unnecessary expense.
Gen, Nich told his hearers that the Shanghai-Chengtu service would be wound up during the next few days and, as from July 1, the Hu-'Yang (Shanghai-Chengtu) planes would stop flying between Shanghai and Nanking. The Hankow service would be maintained as usual and all employees of the service would re-engaged by the National Aviation Corporation.
Questioned as the new organization, Gen, Nich said that this would have a capital of $30,- (000,000, 55 per cent. of which would be subscribed by the Chinese Government and the remainder by the company would be under a board. consi of three Chinese and two: Americans, in addition to a Chinese chairman, There would be three departments, aviation, business ud purchasing. One of the America: would be placed in charge jon section with Chinese sistant and Chinese would head the other two ranches with American assistants, Three services would be established with as little delay as possible, the first of which would be that covering Shanghai Nanking Hankow and Chengta. The other two would clude Nanking Tientsin and Peking and Hankow, Changsha and Canton, As soon as 'a sufficient number of new planes had been purchased, the new services would be inaugurated.
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