London, Sept. 24. The first British alr-mail for China left Croydon aerodrome at noon today in an Imperial Airways liner.
The plane Will take eight days to fly to Penang where the. mail will probably be transferred to the Im: perial Airways liner Dorado, which left Croydon for Penang on September 16.
The Dorado is to arrive at its destination to-morrow, and will leave Jearly next month on the frst of six Jexperimgntal flights to Hongkong.
'The air-mail which left Croydon to-day is expected to reach China October & A "The Dorado is piloted by Captain)W. Armstrong, who is. accompanied' by Fight-Ottcer N. Richardson, a Might engineer and a wireless operator—Reuter,
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