See 3 FEBRUARY 1921 – Earl Kedleston 18 OCTOBER 1920 Lieutenant Colonel H.St.Clair Smallwood has been appointed as Honorary Advisor to the Aeronautical Department of the Chinese Government. (London & China Tel.) 31 OCTOBER 1920 MILITARYAVIATION IN CHINA There is an attempt to organise a commercial service which may be the means of securing the machines from the military. This proposed Peking-Shanghai Mail Service would have intermediate stations at Tsinan-fu and Nankin. The proposition is not likely to be a paying one as there is a 36 hour train service between the two cities and little advantage would be obtained by sending correspondence by an extremely doubtful air service as it is bound to be when started. In fact it is largely with a view to training pilots that the scheme has been proposed and the route has been purposely chosen to keep to the railway. There is also a great lack of funds for Government aviation and the surtax of 10 cents or so would not pay running expenses. If the scheme is really put into being, the chances of success seem small for the above reasons. 18 NOVEMBER 1920 GOVERNMENT AIR SERVICES IN CHINA At the Cabinet meeting held on the 18th, the Peking Government decided to operate aerial services on the following five routes, with the intention of extending them gradually. The routes are: Peking-Shanghai, via Tientsin, Tsinan, Hsuchow and Nanking. Peking-Hankow, via Paotionfu, Shihchiachuang, Chengchow and Chumatien. Peking-Harbin, via Peitaiho, Chinchow, Mukden and Changchun. Peking-Kulun, via Kalgan, Pengkiang and Wulantulahai.
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