Test Plight Started by Eurasia Corp, To ascertain the fe the northwestern route, Unk China and Europe,' the Euro No, 3, piloted by Mr. Li King-cb chief of the Aviation "Department and manager of thy Eurasia Aviation Corporation, left for Peking] on December 13° from the Hung-Jao Aerodrome, to blaze a trial into} the remote regions of China's northwestern provinces, The test flight, which will take about one week in covering a totali distance of 4,200 kilometres, not only marks the completion of painstaking scheme and survey] made by the corporation, but also the beginning of a new era in China's aviation. Mr. Li will reach Peking on the first leg of the pro-Ject on the same day and then leave after one day's rest by Eurasia No, 1 for Kashgar, passing a number of thinly populated cities, steep mountains, wild plains in Suiyuan, Ninghsia and Sinkiang provinces.
The northwestern route is one of the three gigantic airmail projects of the Ministry of Communications. Heedless of various—difficulties, such as the transportation of oil and establishment of radio plants, and also likely financial losses, the corporation, urged by the need of contmunications, took up the project] ahead of schedule, The Mongolian route was first chosen, but this was finally abandoned owing to the inisunderstanding with the Mongolian authorities, which led to the shooting incident in July this year. The company then planned the Nonni route, which was again abandoned in view of the Manchuria situation, 'The survey of the new route was taken under unusual difficulties. A distance. of 2,000 metres between Ninghsia and Suiyuan, where. axe ranges of high niountains' and. wild plains, has to be covered with the fewest transportation facilities. aeroplane accident in this region will mean a sure fatality.
'To ensure safety, the corporation! has purchased new' Junkers planes. It will, however, be some time before alt aviation facilities are installed along the route, The formal inauguration of this airmail route will be in April or May next year, when negotiations with Russia to establish through aviation traffic to Berlin are expected to be concluded. The corporation also plans night, fights from Shanghai to Peking following the formal inauguration so as to slash the- time of three days to two days to cover the entire route.
The enterprise of aviation has been greatly encouraged by the for-motion of the Eurasia Aviation] Corporation, which is to extend airmail and later passenger services to foreign countries.
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