PRIDE OF DETROIT'S ARRIVAL
Story of Arrival in Hongkong and Saturday's Successff*^
Flight to Shanghai; Waiting Crowds
Disappointed airltace Course
LONELY   LANDING   AT   HUNGJAO   AERODROME
Hongkong, Sept. 10.
The Pride of Detroit hopped off
for Shanghai at 6.25 this morning
accompanied by three Royal Air
Force 'planes.
His Excellency the Governor and
Lady Clementi visited the aerodrome
yesterday evening- where, in the
course of a conversation, Sir Cecil
Clementi remarked that the American fliers had done extremely well.
Brock and Schlee were the guests
of honour at a dinner at the Royal
Air Force headquarters last night.
The aviators turned in at 9.30 and
were up before dawn. They walked
over and inspected the aerodrome,
tc find the ground soft and sodden
owing to rain which had fallen during the night, a fact which slightly worried them.
They reappeared at 6 a.m. and,
after testing the engine, decided to
hop off for Shanghai.
The Pride of Detroit was compelled to taxi the whole length of
the aerodrome. Owing to the
machine being heavily overloaded,
the shortness and L-shaped formation of the field and the soft
ground, the airmen experienced
great difficulty in taking off. But by
skilful handling, after a 500-yards
run, she rose very gracefully into
the air near the extreme end of the
aerodrome and, followed by three
British airplanes, went off in the
direction of Lyemun Pass bound for
Shanghai, where the fliers hope to
land on the Race Course ten or
eleven hours after starting.
The Royal Air Force headquarters
are signalling to Shanghai to provide a pilot aeroplane to guide the
Pride of Detroit in a similar manner
as was done in Hongkong.
Mechanic's Fine Work
Royal Air Force experts interviewed by Reuters' representative
were very loud in their praise of
the feat accomplished yesterday by
the Pride of Detroit mechanic Brock.
Declining offers of food and refreshments until he had finished the
job, Brock worked in&wsWfay for
'tliTee'^alltf^r-^irisd^ afjfer "the
arrival of the machine.  yile cor-
FORCED   TO   LAND   NEAR
NAGASAKI
Lack of Gasoline Through
Taking Wrong Course
Tokyo, Sept. 11.
The Pride of Detroit was
forced to land at Omura,
near Nagasaki, at 5.45 this
afternoon owing to insufficiency of gasoline, due
to the pilot taking the wrong
course.
The airmen expect to hop
off for Tokyo to-morrow
morning.—Reuter.
rected a magneto trouble, adjusted
all the tappet rods and rockers and
had the machine running smoothly
before he would accept any refreshment.
Squadron-Leader Macpherson presented the American fliers wit^ enlargements of two excellent photographs showing the landing |f the
Pride of Detroit in Hongkong. iBrock
and  Schlee     autographed  both  the
1
originals for Squadron-Leader Mi
pherson.
Squadron-Leader Macpherson i
Group-Captain Robertson, in cha;
of base arrangements, were amo.
the officers attending the departu
of the "Pride of Detroit" this morr
ing.      Owing to the early hour, n
Hongkong residents were present
witness the hopping off.
The  cordiality  and   thoroughness
of the   arrangements   made  by thf
Royal Air Force headquarters we?
fully appreciated by the  American
fliers.—Reuter.
Pacific Flight Not Advised
New York, Sept. 10_
In deference to public opinion th<
Detroit Board of Commerce has
cabled the airmen of the Pride of
Detroit strongly urging them.not to
attempt the difficult flight across thf
Pacific.
\
Mrs. Schlee, according to
Detroit despatch, has cabled h*
husband saying that, while s/.
would not attempt to dissuad>'tfii
from carrying out his projecte
trans-Pacific flight, nevertheless she
hopes he will be "quite sensible and
take a Vancouver boat'\—Rteuter.
THE   ARRIVAL
SHANGHAI
IN«'
Not Long Enough Roll op.
Race Course ;
While hundreds of spectator^
ed in the grandstands and',
of   the   Race    Course on
afternoon from approximate
o'clock until  well  towards^
a state of confusion as
where    and    when    the
Detroit was going to effe
ing,   the    American   wo
plane  swung  gracefully^
direction of Hungjao a$
p.m.   after   giving  the  «
ptirtunity to view her at$
and ^c£r$.e   down   on.
Aerodrome to a conipa
at approximately 6;1{^:
The   Committee  ■ *J&p;1
"TScer   a» cTTDfcer   wfe>>iiospii
Sharighcf* to the flyer-heroes,
while, r 'ew golfers from the - .
jao   Go^sp Club   and   pedestrians x\
the   surrounding   country   unawai.
of the  honour awaiting, them untn
a few minutes before it was upon
them, dashed to the Aerodrome \ in
motor  cars  and  extended  the  first
welcome to the globe-eirclers. Among
this group were, fortunately, Colonel
F.   Halford   of   the   United   States
Marine     Corps    attached    to    thf;
Pittsburgh   and   Commander   Alleni
U. S.  Navy, who were playing golfl
and  were  able to  arrive  almost  as
soon   as   the  aviators   had   climbed,
out of their plane to  inquire about
"gas" for their motor and food and"
rest for themselves. The two American naval men, after a few minutes
of conversation with the flyers about
continuing their course, then drove
back to  Shanghai to get the nay*
chart by which the flight across 1
Japan   was   charted   for   the   flyer,
who took off yesterday morning at
5.3Q.
Delayed by Head Winds
A few minutes after the landing
in Hungjao, also, a large Packard
motor car which was to have been
put at the disposal of the aviators
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