The Archive · 1929

FRENCH AIRMEN'S DEPARTURE Enthusiastic Send-off at Hung- Aerodrome

At 9 am. on July 22 the French airmen, MIN. Rignot and Arrachart," took off from the Hungjeo aerodrome for Nanking. According to latest reports they arrived there without mishap. They will go to Hankow and then to Peking before proceeding to Japai A lange crowd saw them off, most of whom were French and Ghinese officials and leading re-Sidents. Included in the gathering of officials were the French. Consul-General, and Colonel P, Mallet, Ratepayers Association, Mr, Lis. Mech says.that he is satisfied that Mr. Lyuh is a naturalized Chinese citizen and that he has made presentations to the Japan Consular authorities for his release The latter refused on the gran that Mr. Lyuh is still a Jananese subject and that he was not oenaturalized, they do not, there fore, recognize him as a' Chinese citizen. Furthermore, the Japanes: Consular authorities claim that Mr.

Lyuh's family are living in Korea, Mr, Hsu Moh says. that he will again approach the Japanese authorities at soon as he received further evidence of "Mr. Lyub's Chinese nationality,

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