that word in such favour among the sentimentalists, has won a permanent place in the vocabulary of the aviator, according to one of the greatest of them'
i, Commandante Mario de Bernardi, Italian' ace and winner fof the coveted Schneider Cup inst 1926, who arrived in Shanghai on. Monday with his secretary and four. members of the Italian Royal Air Force: Major Napoli, Capt. Cicersa, Capt. Martini and It Drago.
Slight, cordial, intensely alert, 'Commandante de Bernardi is not fond of discussing his exploits. He {prefers to rhapsodies over his trips: to the United States, for instance, where he isa great favourite. However, he finds it difficult to picture life' without a plane in the. background. For he has been an aviator since the pioneer days of 1913, later making a distinguished war reeoFd for himself, His choice of fying rather, than, say bond selling or insurance, was inevitable. He was born to be a jer—and that ends the matter. For like all good gamblers, he is fatalist, a light-hearted one to be ire, but nevertheless staunch in his beliefs. Perhaps this accounts for the fact that a chain of thr ie Society's Road, a leet re day by Dr. B. E, Read on the evolution of Chinese medicine. Dr. Read nally and externally. External fluences were the outcome of Chi nese contacts Western coun-Mention was made of "Shen China's "God of Medicines", who tasted $05 kinds of herbs. One a" substance seful in curing 3a'Hoang, the plant.
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