in Shanghai tion pioneer over the week-end, Marshal Sir John Higgins KBE, DS.0) APE. is pay-short to China and with sere ce oise the Colony they proceeded to Shanghai where they took up resi dence in the Cathay Hotel, Sir John has had a very distinguished career, and after retiring from the British Royal Air Fores took up the Chairmanship of Si Biel one iter 'Motors Ltd; Chairman of A. V, Roo Ca. Ltd, and Chairman' of' Air Service Ti Ltd, England. Mensrs, Armstrong Whitworth Aim craft Ltd, Armattong Siddeley Motors Ltd., and A. V. Roe & Ca, Ltd, Sembine "in the "Avro Armtro Siddeley Group as the largest mant factorers of all types of aiveraft in the British: Empire.
Sir John was educated at Chater-house and later passed through the Royal Military Academy Woolwich, He entered the Army in 1805 and served. in the South African" Wat 1899-02, In 1912 he learned to fly, obtained the Royal Aero Club's cer" fifeate No. 264 and became a Bight Commander in the Royal Flying (Corps, tu 1915 he became tempora ary Brigadier-General, in 1916 Tieutenant-colonel in the Royal Artillery and Sri 1918 Major. Genotal im the Royal Air Force In 1919 he became Air Vice-Marshal and whilst' commanding' the Forces in Traq' 1024-20 "assumed the" temrary rank of Major General. jir John was promoted to his pres ent rank of Air Marshal in 1929. From 1920-80 he was Member of the Air Council for Supply and Research.
The Air Marshal holds the French Cross of the Legion of Honour in Addition to his other decorations.
Travelling from Hongkos with Sir John and Lady igging ie Mr. R. J, Parrott A, M, LAe, R. who is in charge of techni fal research of the Avro Armstrong Siddeley Group and Mr. R. Vaughan-Fowler Amit. 46, managing Director of the Far-East Aviation Ca. Ltd., which firm is the direct factory representative fit China of the Avro Armstrong Si delay Group.
Sir John will, study aeronautical jeonditions in China and. eall- upon the various Government authorities before returning to England, Among those accompanying Sit John Higgins in am advisory eapaeity is Colonel George Badham-Thornhill, p.8.0., who was military attache to the British Legation in Peking until it year, and who will be remembered fs having taken prominent part in. the discussions which led up to the Shanghai agree-tment of May 8
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