In warmly thanking the President and the Committee for their cordial reception of the toast of his health, Mr." Bowden "explained that the Anzac Society, which had. been founded by Colonel N.W.B.B. Thoms, himself an Anzac, could in the the re-fuelling and discussing the weather ahead with Father Lejay.
Micheletti was taken in hand the Chinese air authorities, armed. with" the, usual forms which have to. be filled in all foreign aviators landing on a Chinese aerodrome. The embarrassment of the Chinese military officer Who had to pose certain arbitrary Questions although they were rather Hidiewlous on the face of it can be Imagined.
"Have you any cameras?" he asked. No," replied M. Michelet fave you a radio? You have, of M. Micheletti were extremely adeeted by the accident which seemed {to be about to rob them of their view tory. M. Doret, as he scrambled back Into. the plane, was profuse inh expression "of latitude to the mechanics and staff members of the Eurasia and China National aviation corporations.
"We have a fighting chance still' hho said, But the weather would not five them that chance.
Chinn does not permit the taking of unofficial photographs from the air, Ss one of two photographers, both professional, and amateur, found to nature of things include but a smalt proportion of the original members the famous expeditionary force, ud thus it had, as the years passed, required the status of a national Soelely for" Australians and Now Zealanders in Shanghai, and by 0 curious coincidence Mr, Bowden, who fat at the Presidents right," was able on the President's left to perceive Mr. E. E, Parsons, a New Zealander, thus symbolizing within the company the union of the two Dominions in Shanghai, Confronted with "the hospitality of St. George's Society, Mr. Bowden found himself unable to aitemp!, as he had stone course. Have you any guns of Their cost. Inthe middle. of all the cieewhere, to recount the part played face gxeitement attendant on the task of [by Englishmen building up Aus spoke the answer more effectively refuelling, two Ggures were suddenly rulla, "because those "achievements than any words would have done. discerned on the roof of the C.N.A.C. were so numerous and covered stich The document filled in, the Chinese hangar, armed with cameras. A vast amount of ground that the officer made a brief inspection of the poste of Chinese armed constables set ime was quite insuflelent to permit cabin of the plane, which wax Of for the scene ata (rot, and of justice" being done to it, Mo Incidentally more filed with gas ested. both men. One of them was therefore. contented himself "with tanks than anything else.
Mr. 0." Wilke, American " chief withing St. George's Socioly every.
Accompanied by Mr. E, Mf Allison,
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