The biggest long-distance Journey ever eatvied out by Japanese planes scheduled for October 20 when three Dornier reconnaissance planes, belonging to the Army, will attempt to negotiate the' distance etweon the Tokorazawa fying field, situated on the outskirts of Tokyo, and Formosa. The total distance is 2,600 kilometres and the flight is to be made in two legs, the first from. Tokorazawa Tachiarai, in Kyusho, a distance 880 Kilometres, and the other from Tachiarai to Hyoto, in Formona, distance of 1,800 Kilometres. 'The hop from Kyushu to Formosa will be the longest distance over the sea over yet negotiated by a Japanese plane and the machines, besides carrying wireless "equipment, will be aided by units of the' Navy posted between Kyushu and For-
Aight as it is the most ambitious yet attempted by Japanese airmen over a route, the greater portion of which takes them across water, and because this flight will also' test the nature of the planes turned out by the Kawasaki aeroplane; works which possess the rights to the Dornier patents.
The Weakness of Disunion rer since the assassination of Dr, Kel Hara, the first commoner premier of Japan, on the eve of the Washington conference, the Sei-yuki party, which held together largely owing to the personality of Mr, Hara, went through several defections and schisms. The late Baron Tanaka, when President of the Seiyukai, through his earn ness of purpose, was able to hold the disintegrating elements _together, but even he was not able to prevent sessions and undeyround collapses, and, just prior to his death, the Seiyukai was in grave danger of splitting into two or three factions, due to internal rivalry in its rank and file as well us amongst its leaders Mr, Inukai is a very poor man—one of the greatest obstacles a politician here can have. Further, he is not the sort, like the late Hara, who could easily raise a million or two from influential and wealthy bankers or business men, and, even if he could, Mfr. Tnukai has' made it plain that he does not: intend to do anything of the sor Political parties,. however, mis have money, especially as polities go in Japan, and with a general lection looming on the horizon, the necessary "silver bullets" will have to be found, This both Dr. Suzuki and Mr, Tokonami can furnish, and in consequence they really are of greater import in the inner coun-oils of the Seiyukai than is the newly-elected President of that party.
Mr. Inukai is thus but a figure-but not in the sense of entity, as one writer points out. He is very self-willed and is firm and dogged even to the point of stubbornness in resolutely rejecting any course of action which he deems be either dis honourable _or savouring of Machiavellism, regard-loss of the consequences." Ho is, therefore, not likely to lend himself to the compromises so dear to the hearts of Japanese politicians, while it is fully believed that he will never countenance the unholy union of money and polities that has been the bane and the curse of the de-
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