A slight mi plane collided with a sampan while taking off from Hankow September 27 for Shanghai was reported at the China Airways Ltd. here. The plane carried two Chinese passengers and mail. After quick repairs, it arrived in' Lunghua shortly before 3 p.m.
According to a responsible official of the company, the damage was minor, for which no detailed report had been given the directors, No injysy was reported.
The crowds watching suddenly saw the plane swoop down and nose-dive into the river, states Reuter message from Hankow.
The str. Poyang, a vessel belong-to Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, passing and lowered a boat, but it was not needed, for all those aboard were safe. They consisted lof three foreigners and one Chinese and they were all safely picked up from the water before the Poyang's: [boat had reached the spot.
No one was seriously hurt, but one, a°4 sustained 'a broken nose.
The pilot is an American named Eddie Smith. The names of the Passengers have not been given.
It was also reported by the off-dals of the Company that on Sept. 25 the plane from Shanghai broke loose from its moorings, fortunately, however, after the crew had depart: ed and the mails had been removed. Two coolies who had been left in charge frantically chased the rapid-drifting machine in a sampan. IIe was, later secured, went wrong, and the Communist Soldiers" who' were. guarding." Cap-fain Baier" opened fire. Catan Baker was taken'the twenty miles
2 very veal danger of the nogetias inland och fu and thereat Hong fain through. Without citation the two men ferred. to, risened' Chao and Hsueh, seta shee the pay we were carting Captain Baker, and, walk:
through' the night, arrived at Chu Ho the following " day. Here A special meeting "of the Soviet they managed to gain. entrance to
which was convened" to. deal with the crisis in the Baker negotiations, Here! they "ofterd. themectes Baker, for whose instant release stages. in the stead of in they' pleaded. 'That their action was successful was evidenced' by the fact. that Captain Baker was set at liberty the following day, and these two men were held in his place.
Tt was some weeks Inter before they were released from the common prison, but before they could get clear of the district they were again seized and had been Kept in durance vile since.
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