Mr. Farquhar's Wonderful Performance 'A. Peiping-Shanghai air record of he. 32 min. was set on Friday, when it. Harold' 'L. Ferquhar, and. his Mexican companion, Senor' F. Bieler, landed atthe Lunghvra aerodrome 1045 am. Leaving. the northern Ziy' shortly atter 630, am, the two Severed a distance of about 650 miles ina non-stop fight at an. average Speed of 186 miles an. Hour, while using only 60 per cent, of their plane's power.
Formeniy First Secretary of the British Legation in. Mexico City. Mr. Farquhar is travelling to. his Post in Helsingfors in' a Beech= craft biplane, "He "expects to. leave {or Hongkong on Monday morning continuing hi Might to London, Both Mr, Farquhar and Senor Bieler were entertained by the Royal [Air Force 'Association at fin, Dur {ng his stay, Senor Bieler' will be {he quest of' Senor Maurlelo Fresco, Consul for Mexico in Shanghai.
tr. Farquhar lett Mexico, City on August 20, reaching New York. on August 24." After this overland ight, he plane was fitted with, pontoons On August 26, the two. once mare flew off to Toronto, from. which place they skimmed over the Great Enices and down the Mackenzie River Aciavic. the most northerly point tu Canada, Next. they crossed. the Rocky Mountains and flew along the Yukon River to Fairbanks in Als, Where they landed on September 1, They next wide for Nome, where the weather was ao bad that they had halt for two days. (As it was becoming Intensely cold, they" found necessary to hurry'on_ with the fight, Thus, the moment the. storm ceased, they proceeded to. Welle. The aiext point they. reached was Anadir, where they were again come Delled''to stay three days owing Flying along the coust of Kam~ hati," 9a soon as the weather feared, the two flew inland to Ter-Serovak. 'The next stage of the Might took' them from. the "Amur to. the Sungari River at" Harbin. "After having removed the pontoons, they continued their fight" to. Peiping, Shore they spent several dave for sightseeing
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