13 APRIL 1921 TOKIO CHANGCHUN FLIGHT With the acquiescence of the Chinese Government, the War Office has decided to carry out in early May a long distance flight between Tokio and Changchun, covering the distance of 1,600 miles. (Eastern News Agency, Tokio) 15 APRIL 1921 Article in the Chinese Press: ATTEMPT TO CENTRALIZE CONTROL OF AVIATION. Since the reorganisation of the Aeronautical Department, Ting Chin, the Director, has devoted all his energy in developing the aeronautical service. Recently with the intention of centralizing and placing under one control all provincial departments, he proposed to the Government that the establishments at Fengtien and Paotingfu should be placed under the Central Government. Replies have been received from Generals Chang Tso Lin and Ts’ao Kun stating that they could not accept this proposal as they considered that the aeronautical establishments in the Provinces under their control should be administered by themselves, and that inconvenience would be caused if they were put under the control of the Central Government. A number of instructors of the aviation school at Nanyuan (Peking), who recently resigned owing to disagreements with Ting Chin, have been engaged by a “certain party” (meaning Fengtien or Paotingfu) for the furtherance of its aeronautical schemes. 16 APRIL 1921 POPULARISING FLIGHT IN CHINA For the convenience of joy-fliers, the schedule for air touring over Peking under the auspices of the Bureau of Commercial Aviation is changed. Hereafter flights will take place on every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 3.30pm The Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Western Hills and Peking as a whole are exceedingly picturesque from a bird’s eye view. (North China Daily News)
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