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Will you please pay strict attention to Mr. McVittie of Chicago. Mr. McVittie is a man who has traveled extensively all over Europe, Russia, China, and other places, South America, etc. He left on the maiden trip on the Graf Zeppelin from Frederickshofen, Germany, passing over Lake Constance Switzerland, the Mediteranean, the Canary Islands, Cape Verdi Islands, where the mail was dropped by parachute, and continued on to Ralsehurst in the time of 72 hours. Mr. McVittie happened to be in Russia and made connections on the maiden trip from Frederickshofen, Germany, on the Hidenburg. Leaving Frederickshofen, passing over Stuttgart, Frankfort, Cologne, Holland, and out the English Channel, across the north Atlantic, in 62 1/2 hours, and continued on to Chicago in 66 hours. Later he made the trip from San Francisco on the China Clipper to China. The first leg of the journey to Honolulu is the only time that you sleep on the plane. Leaving early the following morning, you will arrive in Midway Islands, as a rule about 3 to 3:30 in the afternoon, where you have time to go fishing or sit around in the hotel which is furnished by Pan American Airways, and operated by very competent management. I'll say about these hotels that the meals are very good, up-to-date beds, showers, etc. Leaving the next day you continue on to Wake Island, crossing the international date line. Here likewise, is Pan American hotel which is the same as I have mentioned as at Midway Island. Leaving there the next morning you proceed on to the Islands of Guam a very interesting island, where I might say that people are very superstitious. I was there on Christmas, 1937. The people are so superstitious, that when they retire they close the windows, and have them boarded up and leave the light lit all night to keep out the ghosts.

We left there at 5:30 in the morning, attaining an altitude of 14,000 ft., had a wonderful view of the Southern Cross, and continued on and as this was Christmas Day the steward set up a small Christmas Tree with ornaments and presented each of the passengers with a nice key ring.

We continued our Christmas luncheon 14,00 ft. in the air, and dropped down to land at Manila and had Christmas dinner at the Manila Hotel. From there on we continued on to Hong Kong, which is the shortest part of the route, 775 miles. We stayed a very short time, and then on to Cairo and on in to Hong Kong. We stopped at the Hong Kong Hotel over night and then made arrangements to stay at a hotel which is British owned and operated by Chinese. I might say that this is a very wonderful hotel, and after remaining there a week continued onby boat to Shanghai. Stopped at the Cafe Hotel, Which is also British owned and operated by Chinese. After staying there and seeing the ruins, etc., caused by the Japanese in and around the north station, we came back by bus, and the only way I could get out of the city was to get taken out on a sampan by Chinese and his wife.