Berlin, Sept. 18, A group of prominent Japanese business men are now en route to Moscow for the purpose of negotiate ing a big petroleum contract with the Soviet Naptha Syndicate, it w earned to-day.
The main objective of the proposed agreement with the Soviet oil authorities is said to be the estabment of an understanding which make the Japanese navy independent of United Sta oil supplies.
Apparently every effort has been made to keep secret the visit of the Japanese to Moscow, for information regarding the trip leaked out only to-day, although the Japanese have now been on the way for some weeks, Disclosure of the Japanese plans has created a sensation, here, foreign military attache's attached to embassies and legations at Berlin considering its implications of the highest importance from a mili tary and naval standpoint, as well as conimercially.—United Press.
The pilots of two Royal Air Force machines had the thrilling though frightful experience of crashing, mid-air to-day, yet living unscathed to tell the tale.
While they were flying at a height of 5,000 feet, the planes they. were piloting came into collision, One of them crumpled up and crashed to the ground, completely wrecked, but the pilot, jumping out quickly, managed to descend sagely. by means of a parachute.
"In the other instance the pilot {found that his propeller had. been shed, but by skilful handling he succeeded in making what observers Jdeseribed as a perfect landing.
The pilot of an air-mail liner belonging to the French Air Union }was not so fortunate, for when his plane crashed near Croydon fog he received such severe injuries that death occurred almost at once. The mechanic was seriously injured, [but it is expected that ho will ree cover—Reuter, 4
Spezia, Sept. 17.
Italy is in mourning to-day over the loss of seven airmen who were drowned when two flying-boats came mite collision in mid-air and crashed into the sea, 1
There was only one survivor, a who despite hurtful injuries aged to keep himself afloat was picked up by a launch, He was utterly exhausted and was treatment—Reuter, a quickly conveyed ashore for medical
Sydney, Sept. 19.
A terrible aeroplane accident curred near Lismore yesterday, in Which LAE.S. Holden, Ralph Virtue and. Dr. Hamilton, "all well-known, pilots, were killed instantly, 'An analysis of the available do~ taiis' suggests that a wing of, the Puss-Moth machine in which they, were travelling collapsed owing to the boisterous weather. Farmer who were neat, she spot, report that the aeroplane x very low Just before the accident and was evidently in trouble. Tt somer= saulted but was righted by the pilot, Then it suddenly, nose-dived and when observers hastened to the spot they found the occupants all dead.
Holden, it will be recalled, was by "Captain Kingsford Smith when he was lost in Norths West' Australia, with another
ago. Holden subsequently establish man named Murphy three years Jed n successful aerial transport busi ness on the New Guinea goldfields.
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