The Archive · 1937

HOLIDAY MAKERS' AIR SERVICE

To cope with the rush of holiday makers to Kuling, Chin's pleasant mountain resort where cool breezes take the place of the smilingly hot atmosphere in Shanghai during the summer months, a special service was Inaugurated by the CN.AC, on June 3 to Kiukiang via Nanking. "the planes used are Douglas Dolphins, replaced on the Canton run by: Sikorsky amphibians, From this week onwards throughout the summer they will leave Shanghai every, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 730 am, arriving at Nanking at 9 o'clock, and at Kiukiang Jat 11,30. The return Might begins at 12 noon, the plane arriving at Nanking at 2 pam, and Shai 4 o'clock.

The Nanking acrodrome has been closed for the past few month being completely rebuilt, their baptism of fre against the rebels Kwanfuling, west of Shanghai. 'They won a brilliant victory and thereafter his force was the backbone the Imperial Armies, In' every. engagement they mot with signal suc cess notwithstanding the odds In numbers in favour of the enemy. It was after a hard eared victory at Hsinotang that the Boy Emperor eonferred upon Ward's force the name Chang Sheng Chun, Ever-Victorious Army. And' lis continued successes fully justified that act, Many of the world's bravest soldiers have fallen at the pinnacle of their success. Those who know no fear stand constantly in the path of death, How far Ward might have risen had hho not been cut off Is diMeult to estimate, Tu late September, 1862, during the reconnaissance. preceding, Jan alfack upon Ningpo he was struck by a Taiping. bullet and" mortally wounded," The army he had built won the day but Ite leader never te-turned to command them,

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