The fantastic dream of a Jules Verne will become a routine trip for the moder air traveller. It will soon be possible to fly from Shanghai via Hongkong around the world. in ess time than the sea voyage to either London or San Francisco, The first air mail Might 1s due to eave Shanghai on Tuesday, April 27, land arrive at San Franclses one week later, on Tuesday May 4, Subsequent Aighis will be made each Tuesday {from Shanghai, Rates of air-mail surcharge from jarly point in China to which must be added the ordinary postage of 25 fe ents for 20 glams are as follows:— ca cit all inal Teal:
Thus the air mail postage on a five gram letter from Shanghai to N.Y. City will be $1.20 plus 25 cents oF total of $145, 'The first passenger Might eastbound will leave Hongkong on May 6. Connecting alr service will leave Shang-hal May 4. 'Thereafler on Tuesday of each week regular mall, passenger fand express fights will be' due. out Shania, to connect with the Clippers at Hongkong.
OMcials of the CAC, have reccoived many inquiries from prominent Shanghailanders who desire to become the first passengers by service from Shanghai to the U.S. on this epoch making fight, The oMelals were re: uetant at this time to announce the ames of any of these parties, but inferred that seats would be sold in accordance with the order of reserva~ tions. Each trans-Pacitle first flight Shanghailandey will receive an attractive souvenir from. the C.N.A.C. to be signed by the pilots. who com: Jmand the planes on each division The Japanese Vice-Consul, Mr. Nobuyulkl Tabata, who has just been transferred to the Gaimusho after three years of service here, on April 16 received a set of silver aving cups from the Japanese Federation of Amalgamated Street Unions, The souvenirs were present ed by Mr, Yukicht Hayashi, at the Japanese Consulate-General. would appear that he had boarded the empty guard room on the bog-gage car and had himself ina improvided dog house which was made lurider a desk in a corner adjacent to the baggage room, From inside the dog house, the thief was able to cut hole of about one-foot square the partition, through which he gained entrance' to the baggage room. The police held the belief that he escaped also through the dog house, On the trip, two baggage cars were attached to the train, and the guard was pested in the other car.
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