_Long Distance Flight from Batavia in Tiny Plane On his first. visit_ to. his home country, Mr. Hsu Gee-shing (or Khouw' Ko-hien), 29-year old son of a wealthy Chinese merchant in Batavia, brought his trim Tittle monoplane down on' the Lunghua Aerodrome at exactly 4pm. on May 5," completing successfully 9 leisurely week's "flight from the the Netherlands Indies, Accompanied by a close friend, Mr. Chen Yiyen, 24 years of age, he took off from the Kat Tak field in Hongkong Gelock in the morning, a wireless message shortly after their departure elvising the local authorities. that, Including a brief stop at Foochow, rive in Shanghai Long before that time, however, a large crowed of Chinese and foreign mis and residents had gathered fon the C.N.AC. tarmac, scanning the sky for the first glimpse of the aeroplane, Those meeting the tiers included "Miss Chiang Lien-sheng, pretty S-yest-old grand-daughter of Mr, Fartson Sung, Chinese Consul-General In Batavia; Miss Chiang presented the two' aviators with a Bouquet each when they got out of the plane, and smilingly faced the cameras with them.
Others to greet the fliers included Mr, GW. Boissevain, Consul-General forthe Netherlands, Mr. Riemens, Netherlands Vice-Consul, Mr. J. van den Berg, Netherlands Interpreter, Major Lee, commandant of the Hungjao Military Aerodrome and representative in Shanghai of the Chinese Air Commission at Nanking, Mr. EA, R, Fowles of the Aviation Department of the A.P.C, Mr. A. J. Hughes, directors of the China United Assurance Society, with which Mr. Hsu is connected, and many others.
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