Inauguration Expected on October 21
Los Angeles, Oct. 9.
ireer San Francisco to Hongkong air mail and passenger service, con necting the American and "Asian mainland for the first time in history, will be inaugurated on October 21, tt was announced to-day by Mr..'V, Whitney, chairman of the board of directors of Pan-American Alr-ways.
This new service will weld the last ink in complete round-the-world alr service. Mr. Whitney said he, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Juan Trippe, Mr. G.
Grosvenor, Pan-American execute committeeman, and Mr. Paul Lord, secretary to Mr. Trippe, who now are nests of Miss Constance Bennett in Hollywood, are making a special inspection fight to Hongkong on October 14. Several newspaper correspondents will also make that trip, The British Government voluntarily offered the use of landing facillles in Hongkong, it was explained, believing that a direct alr link with the United States would greatly bene-'At Hongkong.
Following several months of negotiations, the offer was accepted and the Pan-American Airways was thorized to extend its service—United Press.
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