New Battalion for Shanghai to Sail Next Month London, Sept, 6.
The trooping season commences tomorrow, but it will be nearly a month before troops for the Far East besin to move. The transport Dorsetshire sailing on October 3, carrying the Ast Ba, The Royal Inniskilling Fusilifers (27th Foot) from the United Kingdom to Shanghai, The Dorsetshire will then take the '2nd Bu. The Worcestershire Regiment from Shanghai and land them at The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), who will embark in the transport to go to India, Besides Capt. von Gablenz those who arrived in the plane were Flight Capt. Untucht, Herr Haensgen, who has visited Shanghai before; "Herr Kirehhof, Herr Datan, and Herr von Manteuffel, technical manager for Eurasia in Shanghai.
On October 20. the transport Somersetshire will leave Gibraltar carrying the 2nd Bu. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers to Honekone. The Somersetshire will then take the Ist Bu. The South Wales Borderers from [Hongkong to India.
Aviation Officials Among those present when the plane arrived were Herr Walter, Operations manager for Eurasia; Herr Sterz, China representative of Junkers Flugzeugwerk; Mr. Li Tsing-sung, Chinese manager of Eurasia Mr. Dai, manager_ of the Nallonal Aviation Corporation; Mr. Wang Hsien-hua, director of the Corporation; Group Capt. Willock, HIM. Air Attache: Lieut-Com.
Hopkinson, HM. Naval Staff Officer: the Rev. Father E. Gherzi, 3, of Siccawei Observatory; M.A." MIN. Chapelain, Postal Commissioner; Capt. E. A. R. Fowles, of the Asiatic Petroleum Ca: Mr. H. M. Bixby, rector of the CN.AC.; Gen. Wen, and Mr. Ah Foo.
The Junkers 52 1s a tel-motored plane equipped for carrying eighteen Dassengers in two rows of comfortable chairs, from all of which there is a view of the passing scenery. It also equipped for carrying a large Jamount of mail and baggage. On the trip to. Shanghai the craft was fuelled with Shell aviation gasoline. The cruising speed was about 150 miles an hour most of the way from Canton.
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