Departure from Hungjas Aerodrome for Canton The monoplane, Spirit of Canton, carrying Gen. Chang Hui-chang, Col. Wang Yuh-pei and Col. Yang Kuan-yn, took off from the Hungjan flying" ground on Dee. 17" at ight o'clock sharp, there being a umber of friends to see the Cantonese aviators off. She was ex: pected to arrive in Canton after a hon-atop" flight at four o'clock in the afternoon, The Spirit of Canton carried, by permission. of the Post Office authorities, 392 letters and 10 bundles of Chinese newspapers.
Out of the 392 otters, 40 were sul dressed yy foreign destinations ant the balance. was OF the sui total. ey Chinese! foreigners." Part these letters were chopped with 3 large rubber" stamp onlered _by General Chang, which represented map of China sith lines showing rips_made by the Spirit of Canton." They were also choppe! with a drawing of the plane white the third chop. made sri inscription Chinese and Shanghai to Canto Oscing to the dela the delivery: of the letters at the aerodrome, nly a few of the letters were thus chopped, the others merely bearm the ordinary Post Office chop.
General Chang, interviewed, said that he planned' to visit the future some of the south Asi conntries—Singapore, Bangkok ars Haiphong.
Prior to leaving, Gen. Chan: asked the "North-China Daily convey to his many foreign and Chinese friends in Shanghai his hearty thanks for their many courtesies to his colleagues and to himself during his stay here. He deeply appreciated all efforts to help hin in making the flight a success and had been moved by the spirit of friendship existed. He hoped again Shanghai in the future, The ight had been most successful, and the people were taking more and more interest in aviation, the success of which, he was confident, was assured.
The Spirit of Canton arrived in Canton on Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.
The intrepid aviators were met by Gens, Li Chi-sen, Chen Ming-cha and its Ching-tang, Admiral Chen Chak end Mr, Chu Chi Upon the arrival of the plane the aviators '—Gen, Chang Wei-chang, com mander, and Cols. Wang Yuh-pei and Yang Kuan-yu—were lavishly entertained and given handsome presents. Gen. Chang announced that he was making preparations, first, to fly to Japan and, Inter, to visit the Dutch East Indies, French Indo-China" and Straits Settlements, The Chinese "National Aviat Association in a telegram fu Dee. 17 to the Canton authority who promoted the flight, 0 ieratulated them and the flyers upon the Spirit of Canton's achievement and upon that of the Spirit of the Pearl River.
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