Manila, Sept, 9.
Love of adventure has' prompted four Americans to chart an ambitious undertaking, a Manila-to-ACrica Jeerial jaunt, which will start from [Manila on September 15 or shortly theceatter.
They are Mr, Philip P, Whitmarsh land this wife, Margaret, both born in the islands, Mr, Ben Si perience with transport companies in ithe United States.
'A Lockheed-Vega plane, similar in Jmany' respects to the late Capt. }Wiley Post's "Winnie Ma," arrived from the United States and was Jassembled at Grace Park by mechan. ies of the Philippine Aerial Taxi entertained the audience "with the 'Musical Adventures of Jack. and Ju" the 'Kuling' quartet, compo of Measrs. Craighil, Wheeler, Greene fand Slocum, sang' songs from the South and from the college campus. The quartet represented "the Glee Clubs of four universities, 'Amherst Yale, Washington and Lee, and. Witt cousin, 'They. also. sang in' various coneens during' the "summer at Ruling. mer was given on August 29 by the The lst entertainment of he sume students of the Kuling American School. 'There "were a number selections. and. a play" staged in'an effective and. pleasing manner, The acting' head of the choel this past year hes been Me, W.R. Leete, formerly of Paotingt, The population of the Kuli Speciat "District this. summer was approximately 4,000, of whom 3000 were Chinese and 1,000 foreigners, Mr, Rinaldi arrived from Hon kong in the General Pershing—on JSeptember 2 to supervise the work jot assemblage, Mr. Stone came from [Shanghai to build a special radio} apparatus for the pi The ultimate destination is Nairobi, Kenya Colony.
spokesman for the group hinted that the trip may possibly result in the establishment "of an AtricanlOrient air service by Mr. Whitmarsh, who has business interests in Nairobi.
The tiers may go via Hongkong. JHanoi, Singapore, across India, and Persia, to Cairo, and then southward ito Kenya. It is learned that the party was experiencing some dificult in getting landing permits in india, Iraq, and Persia, which may Jeause some delay in the origin plans.
'The plane, after its arrival Nairobi, will' be placed in transport service, Mr. Stone, native of Brooklyn York, may go into the Tlalo-
The Manila-Hongkong hop is be-Heved to be the most dangerous. I! is recalled that Mr, Glenn W. Brophy. veteran American flyer, lost his life jin attempting to fly from Macao to JSan Fernando, La Union province, jin 1931. To minimize any " possible Jdangers on this route the group may Jay from Manila to Vigan. Tlocos Sur province, following the Luzon coast-fine, and refuel there for a fright jacrces. the China sea to Hongkong. United Press.
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