sympathy not only on account of his:
SIN, Andre Japy lideed deserves severe but happily not dangerous Injuries but because he has been 20 tantalizingly bereft of the prize which he set out to win when almost in slaht of Tokyo. Actually his escape from death must be accounted a piece of exceptional good fortune, for the complete wreckage of his aeroplane on the side of a hill indicates more than the normal crash. In the capable hands of the doctor who came 30 promptly to his rescue as his whereabouts had been Uscovered, it Is hoped that he will make a speedy recovery. His fight has been astonishingly rapid. He beat the record from Paris to Alla-babad and he left the French capital on Sunday; his arrival Japan on the following Thursday evening, albeit in unfortunate: trim was a remarkable feat of endurance fud skill. The Alr Ministry of France still retains ita 400,000 francs, but It will be delighted to give them up should M. Andre Japy decide to try again as perhaps he will determine to do when his experience should stand him in excellent stead,
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