Kulun-Kobdo, via Shapukutai and Ulyasutai. The routes will be used exclusively for the transportation of mail matter at first. (China Advertiser) 19 NOVEMBER 1920 AVIATION SCHOOL FOR MUKDEN An aviation school capable of dealing with fifty students is being established at Mukden. It is reported that twelve aeroplanes and sixteen balloons are available at the school and that many of these will be used for instructional purposes. (Shipping and Engineering) 24 NOVEMBER 1920 General Post Office Hong Kong Sir I have the honour to enclose for your information a copy of correspondence shewing the attitude of the Chinese Government towards the transport of postal matter by air craft entering or leaving Chinese Territory. It is unlikely that postal matter will be transmitted by aeroplane in China for some time, nor is it anticipated that the policy indicated of transmitting closed mails through the intermediary of the Chinese Post Office would be detrimental to the working of the British Postal Agencies. From a purely postal point of view no valid objection presents itself. At the same time there remains an aspect of the question which should not be overlooked in view of the development of aviation. The British Government might, should certain contingencies arise, desire to transmit closed aeroplane mails between British Agencies (including Hongkong Post Office) for diplomatic, military or commercial reasons. It is in my opinion advisable that before this privilege is surrendered without any safeguards, the Foreign Office should be consulted. The attitude of France, Japan and other powers maintaining post offices in China should I think be also ascertained beforehand. AForeign Post Office in China might contend that it should possess or maintain the same right to transmit closed correspondence by aeroplane as by steamer subject of course to the usual customs examination of parcels so transmitted.
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