Horta, Azores, June 16
Two trans-Atlantic flying boats passed through Horta en route from Lisbon to New York today The first was the Pan-American Airways' Clipper, which took off for Port Washington at 243 p.m. on a regular mail flight The second plane was the giant French seaplane. Ville de Saint Pierre, which landed at 3.10 p.m. and left again at 5.17 pum.
This craft is the sister-plane of the Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris and was built only in April, this year.
It weighs 42 tons. It is of the Lctecoere-522 make, and is equipped with six Hispano-Suiza 12-Y 920- horsepower engines. It is to be used on regular French air lines over the Japanese W. hip Launched Yokohama. June 17.
H.J.MS. Katori was launched at ihe Yokohama Dockyard today in the presence of Admiral Mitsum: Yonai, Navy Minister, and other high officials.—Domei,
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