The big Junkers left, Nanking on Saturday morning at 10.15 for Shanghai, arriving here at 11.20, One-third Shanghat_ trip way up above the clouds. The airmen admitted, on arrival at the Hungjao aerodrome here that the morning's trip was made tunder the worst weather conditions they have encountered since leaving Germany a fortnight ago.
The aeroplane carried a full complement of sixteen passengers, among whom were Fraulein Trautman, daughter of the German Minister, Mr. K. Ong, Chairman of the Eurasia Aviation Corporation, Mr. Li Sheng-wu, and Mr. Tang Leong-I was learnt that on the trip northwards from Shanghai to Peking, the plane was left without a pilot for a period of ten minutes, as a demon-Stration of the new features in this latest product of the Junkers factory. The plane ploughed the air steadily fu its course, while the pilot left the controls and entered the saloon to chat with the passengers. fortable a club os there is in Shang hai. It consists of a billiard room. card room, conference room, laun, fand bar, officers' room, dining room and extensive kitchen with the latest "'cold-store arrangements. It may not be generally known that limin or dinner can always be 0b-tained by volunteers: there are present twenty permanent—timid members, who invariably eat there.
excellent tiffin is served for 31 The dining room is next to the gymnasium, which can be used as fan extra dining room during mo-Dilization, while the kitchen is cap. able of cooking meals for 1,000 men 2 day. The kitchen and refrigerator room are now situated next to the new dining room, on what was formerly the open air 30 yards range on the root.
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