To-day's Picture the Editor of the "Norru-Cinxa Dany News"
Sm—In your editorial to-day you of the very old print used in Jane's "Aircraft of the World, 1938" of the Shanghei Bund. This picture was probably taken about seventy years ago as it shows the opium Hulk outside the Customs.
In this mail to England there goes (0 this publication an extremely interesting photograph taken from the air by Mr. Edward Smith, the ENA, pilot. This shows the Douglas D.C2 flying over the Bund, and the Whangpoo is plainly outlined. The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Customs, Cathay Hotel and the impressive Broadway Mansions show how Shanghai has grown.
Mr. A.J. Waller of Kelly & Walsh, thas been kind enough to forward this picture to the publishers with a short description. The picture was given him through the courtesy of the China National Aviation Corporation. The next issue of this interesting work will no doubt carry this fascinating photograph.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.