The Archive · 1934

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The young French aviatrix,. Mile. Maryse Hils, who arrived here on second stage of ght from. Tokyo where she had flown from Paris has decided to defer her departare from here for Shanghai until Wednesday, when, weather permitting, ihe. will set of early in the morn ing.

Fortunately 'Mile. Hilz was able to choose between' setting off as: soon as possible to staying here!

availing herself of the hospital {ty which from the moment she arrived has been offered her by all nationalities of the local communlity," Yesterday she was the guest of honour of her own nationals in the French Legation at a reception given by the Charge d'Affaires and munity, the among whom was Countess de Martel, wife of the present High Commissioner Syria and formerly Ambassador in Tokyo.

When interviewed by your correspondent, Mile, Hilz was charming in her naive admission that she just "couldn't Leave just_yet." Peking, she said, was too lovely to eave 0 quickly.

Mile, Hilz is flying a Breguet] '27-8 biplane and is accompanied by. liber mechanic, Jean Prax, who has also expressed himself as delight: fed with the reception he shared; with Bille. Hilz both here and in Tokyo.

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