Tokyo, Dec. 3. Two hundred Soviet made planes, including 70 heavy bombers, were received recently by the Chinese military authorities at two undisclosed Captain Charles Thomas Hutchins, one of the most prominent Americans in China, died at the Naval Hospital at Canacao, P.L, early yesterday morning according to a cable received here by his family last night.
The late Capt. Hutchins, who on two occasions was Naval Attache at Peking, first joined the United States Navy in 1897 and after serving throughout the Spanish-American mar, the Mexican trouble in /1913- 1914, and the world war, he came to China as Commander of the U.SS. Blackhawk. Later on he was appointed Commander of the U.S.S. Pittsburgh, then the flagship of the United States Asiatic Fleet.
The deceased retired from the navy in 1929 and took up permanent residence in Shanghai.
He left for the Philippine Islands some three weeks ago, to submit to a serious operation and his many friends here were relieved when, on November 24, telegraphic advice was received to the effect that the operation had been successful. Mrs. Hutchins left for Canacao late last month to join her husband, The sad news of his demise reached the members of his family quite unexpectedly, as it had been felt that he was well on his way to recovery and that he "would soon be in a position to return to Shanghai.
The deceased came from a well-known naval family, both his father and his grand-father having been admirals in the United States Navy. Captain Hutchins. was well known and liked in China and the Far East, bases, a special Hongkong message to the "Tokyo Nichi-Nichi Shimbun" stated today.
About 1,000 Chinese pilots trained by Soviet officers will shortly take up posts in the Chinese air force, the message further stated—Dome#
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