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THE CHINA MAIL,
DEVELOPMENT OF AVIATION
(Continued from Page 5.)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1929.
MONEY AND SHARES
other general information they may be able to collect from towas on the way.
that
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
On London-n
Surveys Necessary
From their report we can more:
ploys an Aviation Mission and, that, front and back guns, bombing, and or less decide what type of aircraft Mission works for two years, what when I say bombing I mean with would be most suitable for operation Bank, wire ....... 1/10 4 would be the result. At the end various weight ranges of bombe, over our imaginary line, but be Bank, on demand 1/10 13/16 Lux tha: time, the Central Aviation reconnaissance work, Eepartment would have its various operation work, wireless, work and to send one of our survey machines Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11
army co-fore we definitely decide we ought Barik, 30 days' sight branches organised; this organisa-photographic survey.
In other to fly tion would have been carried out words, the machine, that will give tions.
over the line in both direc- Credits, 4 months' with the assistance of foreigners the best results in China is of the
gight who have had a vast experience in type that is known as the General these investigations are proceeding,
So as not to waste time while Documentary 4 months their particular jobs, and they Purpose Machine.
sight would have trained the Chinese in
On Paris- charge of those branches. There fora Chinese Aviation would have had the advantage of having been able to avoid the 'snags that have had to be overcome in other coun- tries, without actually having met thone 'snaga.
was
new
save an
To sum up the Mitary side, China requires.
the organising manager, or who ever may be in charge of develop-On deniand ing the scheme, is negotiating with Credits, months. L. A wide spread Ground Organisa weather experts and wireless tien to accommodate an Aerial Fight-vices, as these are most essential
Ber- sight Ing Service,
4
On Berlin
On demand
Wire
On demand
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parts of a reliable and safe aerial service.
On New York— When all this has been done, the On demand organisers are in a position to place Credits, 60 days' sight 474 before the Government proposals
On Bombay- To advance beyond this stage will
which will cover a detailed schedule: not be a difficult matter, but it is of services, information at to what too far ahead to require attention assistance will be required from wird this evening.
wireless and meteorological ser- vices, and plans for establishing Commercial Side
On Singapore- to the last section aerodromes at the most important on demand which deals with the development of places along the route with emer On Manila- Commercial Aviation in China, gency landing grounds in between. On demand
First of all let us consider what it may be found that the route can
On Shanghai-
I now cure
II. Training must take place first. should be standardised throughout, if III. The Chinese Air Squadrons possible on one type of machine that Saving of Money
can do all the work required; at any This would
rate during the first few years enormous amount of money, as instead of money being expended on work that going to lead nowhere, and which would eventually he found to be necessary, and so have to be done away with, it could be spent on schemes which are known to be sound and which can be proved to. be the best, from statistics and ex- perience obtained from the country from which the Mission. comes.
Now at the end of the two years Training Period, Squadrons can be ready to proceed to their Bases with machines and, with fully qualified staffs to operate them. This will mean that the centralisation of the Chinese Air Service has been successfully carried out, each Rase or aerodrome will have pilots and engineers with the same experience, and they will fallow the Central Government policy without difficulty, having gained the neces- sary experience. In turn this will lead to econoroy.
The Training Schools can still continue but they will be in such an advanced stage, and their Chi
staffs will have gained much experience that they will no longer require the assistance of the Mission which, if it is then thought necessary, can be retained for a year or even. two, to further develop the actual fighing squadrons at their aerodromes throughout
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advantages Commercial Aviation best be planned to follow a river or On demand....... has to offer as compared to other chain of waterways and lakes; in today's sight (private means of transport. Firstly, and cer- this case the scheme becomes more
paper) tainly most important
aerodromes and emer- are the simple as
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fast means of travel for the busi-pensed with and the river used as Gold Leaf, 100 fine neas man. Thirdly, quick tran-
a landing am taking off place for (per tael) sport for light or perishable goods,
seaplanes or flying boats. Each of these three are going to assist commerce, increase business and, actually save commercial houses overhead expenditure. There must be many business houses in different parts of China who frequently have to use telegrams, owing to, slowness of mails; now, if they knew that ational costs for the proposed ser- Chinese Sub. Coin letter would be delivered in Shang- vices. Against this will be set Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par hai 24 hours after posting in Hong off the estimated yearly income. Kang, they would save the cost of that telegram.
included details of the best types Silver '(per oz.) because
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Details of staff Copper Cash type is the best. not least, wil come the estimated Rate of Native In will also be outlined, and last but Copper Cents
capital required and yearly opera-
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In other words, by the beginning of 1932, China could have an eficient Aerial Fighting Service, the size of it depending on the amount of money available during the-Traising Period.
Machines, Required-
I now come to the machines re- ¡quired. At the present time there is unfortunately a view, held not only in China, but in other coun- tries, that aeroplanes, are all alike.. A civil machine can be used for fighting and a military machine
or
From this you will see immediate- y, that a fighting machine cannot be designed with spacious cabins such as are required in civilian ma- chines; they can therefore, not
It is therefore reasonable to assume that China needs com- mercial air lines.
Is this need in- creased owing to any conditions peculiar to China? I contend that it is, owing to the lack of surface transport. Hong Kong is fortunate. is being on the coast, and having a reasonably frequent boat servies to the North and South; but even Hong Kong is six days from Han- kow, which is only 600 miles away as the crow flies. Surely
you
terest
minded.'
Now if the investigations have been carried out int an efficient manner, and the capital is avail-
The best method of at- able, there is no reason why the taining this, would be the establish- aerial services should not be put ment of flying clubs throughout. into operation.
China. They would have to re- daive Government remarks that the establishment of the early years.. but the results
You will see from the foregoing
assistance in
an aerial mail,
¿
passenger and
would be well worth attaining, that freight service calls for consider the money would be soundly spent. able preliminary work.
From these Clubs would graduate pilots, who could be taken into the
The Aerodromes
vices can now be started; this is services; every member would help I have just said that the ser-ar lines and the aerial fighting
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sport service that can only offer 100 necessary to prepare the aerodromes arminded and more accustomed to & not strictly true because it will be to make his friends and relations miles per day to either mails or first, and not until these are ready this new means of transport, and passengers should be superseded must the services begin.
in a very few years we should see by some method more modern.
So far I have only dealt with not a paltry fifty or sixty aircraft Think of it, 100 miles a day and the operating company's part in the ring about China, but instead, a the modern air lirer offers us 100 establishment of aerial services. great fleet,
H.K. Electrics (new) miles an hour.
numbering several
Macao Electrics thousand. Hankow is within a very com- and a very important part too. The Government has a part to play,
H.K. Telephones What Change Means fortable day's aerial travel.
Just think what this would mean China Buses They have got to lay down the Air Time does not permit me to give Navigation Laws for the country.to China. Instead of having the Singapore Tractions can be used for civil flying. Al-
more examples; they would At the present time there are world, she would have the fastest. Sandakan Lts. Alowest communications in the Singapore Pref. though this is true, if put into
not serve any useful purpose, as I practically no Air Navigation Laws Her air lines would open up her practice it is able to lead to dis-
am sure you will see that what spin China, at least I have been un interior from which unlimited ex- aster. Commercial aircraft are
piles to one route, applies to alable to discover any, designed to carry passengers, mails
most any other you care to examine. there be any laws? I refer to laws renue would be increased and in Caldbeck Macgregor: Ori T11 b
China Sugars Why should
perts could be obtained: and freight, they are not de-
Necessary to Progress
Malabon Sugars signed for aerial fighting, during
We must therefore come to the The reason is this.
concerning aviation, not dance halls. which machines
stead of being in' the financial Caldbeck Macgregor: Pref. 10 b If there are conclusion that are subjected to
Commercial Air very considerable strains. It there-
no laws and rules laid down, all difficulties she is at present, pro- Canton Ices services are necessary to the pro sorts of undesirable organisations perity would be the order of the Cements (comb.) fore follows that fighting aircraft'
gress of China; let us try to in-will spring up to operate air lines
day. are constructed along lines which vestigate how they can
best be and carry entail the use of heavier material,
Following the use of aircraft, i Cements (old) started.
on aviation business. would come her aircraft industry, Cements (new) Many of these will have as their which to-day la non-existent except H.K. Ropes (old) $7%1⁄2 b 780 v & sa nore material, to obtain the First of all we must get it out main object the making of large for two. necessary strength,
of our heads that all that is neces-profits. sary to establish sound air lines, cheap aircraft being used, no pro-
This is going to lead to factories which only turn out one
three Government H.K. Ropes (new)
United Asbestos is, to purchase a few aeroplanes. per
or two machines a year. The aeroplane
engineers to keep them
Stores, &c. purchasing part order, and
sands would find lucrative employ- comes last. We might find poorly paid inexperienced pilots, work for many more.
the employment of
ment and by their work would make necessary to have one or two small all of which will lead to "aerial dis
I am of the opinion that aerial are necessary to make an air line sible routes, but that is all."
from call any accident that may happen South to North, starting from a paying proposition.
To begin with, we must in- to, an aircraft. Type of Machines
vestigate present methods of tran- be seen that the Government must Kong line would naturally follow.
From this it will Hong Kong or Canton; the Hong Win. Powells What type of machines are re- sportation and centres of business. lay down quired for an aerial fighting ser-
a standard of strength the coast ports and would un- For this work it is necessary for he for the aircraft to be used, instruc-doubtedly use seaplanes or large H.K. Constructions
H.K. Amusements vice in China? Firstly China is
air line promoters to co-operate tions concerning the daily inspecfying boats; the one from Canton B. Ind. G.$ Bonds & country of great distances, there- with the existing transportation tions that must be carried out, and should go northwards to Chang- H.K. Govt. Loan fare any military machines pur- companies and chased by her must have good dura-Commerce in diferent parts of workshop overhauls. At the same of this line should still proceed the Chambers of a period of flying hours between sha, Hankow, Nanking, Extenatone. tion to enable them to journey China. When thle has been done time regulations must insist that northwards, through such places es from one place to another without we shall have something to guide pilots fying commercial aircraft, coming down en route for petro! us in drawing up the routes, as in which the public travel,
Kaifeng, Pantingfoto Peking, and oil. Secondly, there are times we shall know more or less, what the fully qualified; not only must the from Nanking via Tsinan, Tientsin are whilst an extension could be made of the year when strong winds blow business and travelling require-pilots be qualified so must the from the North for weeks at a ments are in each district.
tó Mukden. engineers; it is no good insisting on time; the machines must have a high Having got all our Information overhauls to the engine if you are speed to combat thla suggest a together ave take a map, and plot going to allow them to be carried speed somewhere around 130 to 140 the proposed air lives It is then out by unskilled labour.N miles
per hour. Thirdly, it is necessary to send experts over these unreasonable to suppose that China
If all these things are done and routes by whatever means of aur the Government and local provincial wants to expend large sums face transport is available. They organisations give reasonable sup money or numerous types of ma- will eventually return and make ports to the air line proposals, safe chines; this is uneconomical unless their report, which will consist of and fast serial services can be the amount of any one particular the general conditions and type established throughout China dur kind of work to be done justifies it. of country over which the machines ing the next two or three years It follows that the machines must will have to fly, what landing be cable of aerial fighting with facilities are available, and any
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A Better Understanding By his means the North would be brought within a day or two of the South, and resulting from these improved communications would be a better understanding amongst all concerned.
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or two, branch lines could be opened, which would act as feeders to the main. All this costs money, but then lines: China is a very large country with If auch A programme were put ample resources waiting to be into operation, it would be possible. developed, so there is no reason why to have a complete network of air the necessary capital should not be lines operating right throughout forthcoming. I think to start Chisa within 5 years. The Bri with, a company with 20,000,000 tiah air lines have been operating dollars capital would work wonders for just over ten years; they have if properly administered. That is had to face unknown difficulties, large sum, but if my calculations they have had to learn by experi are correct it is only five cents ence. China can take advantage of per head of the population. Also, this experience and start her air it is certainly a far smaller sum Hnes upon their way in the most than would be required to establish modern and up-to-date manner. a net work of railways.
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