Over the toast of welcome to the fliers, the Mayor, Gen. Wu Te-chen, said:
"Dr. Trautman, Jadies, and gentlemen, Baron von Gablenz and party, as Mayor of Greater Shangha, T welcome you to this city. Your successful flight to Shanghai in such short time adds another link. to the chain of world friendship, partiularly the friendship between China and Germany. It not only shortens the distance between the two great cities but also brings closer the already cordial relations between the {iro countries and thole peoples. fin confident that this successful visit yours will mark the beginning of A'new era in China-Burope commun= ation. Please accept my congratul
ment"
Sone for your "remarkable. achieve:
'The lant plane made several fights over the ity on Sunday afters noon and evening' with Baron von [Gabiens, chief pilot of the craft and {echnical director of "the. German Catthans, a¢ the controls. Prominent foreign and Chinese oficlals Shanghai were the passengers. was one of. the. frat iniances of ihe "yng in this aren in ong thei ime and gave the passengers quite The German Minister to China, Dr. Jtrautmann; LieutCol, Hermann [Knobel, German Consul-General at JShanghai; Mayor Wu Te-chen and [Chinese oftcials of the Eurasia Av tion Ca, and Junkers were among the first to greet the fliers as they Jemerged from the plane. The crowd, closing in on the craft, applauded and Jcheered and several hundred Germans in it raised their right hands fin the Nazi salute.
The leader of the visiting airmen, JHere von Gablenz, who is technical
responded with expression director of the" German Lufthanss [his delight at being in Shanghai and then the group was escorted matshed over which waved the Jman red-white-and-black colours, the Nazi swastika flag. the Chinese flay, Jand the Eurasia house-flag. Speeches Jot welcome were made by Mayor and other Chinese officials, in English, Chinese, and German, and [Herr von, Gablenz responded German. A toast of welcome Jdcunk in champagne.
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