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BLOODHOUND OF THE AIR.
Robot to Destroy Enemy Aircraft.
EMOTIONLESS PURSUER.
London, Nov. 5.
A pilotless, mechanical "blood- hound of the air," which, guided by a photo-electrical device in the подс of the machine will follow and eventually destroy any enemy aircraft against which it is direct- ed, has been projected by a Hun- garian ex-officer, Kalman Tihani, who is at present in London try- fing to Interest the British Govern-
mont in his scheme.
Fantastic though the idea sounds, Capt. Tihani claims the plans for nis device are based on the utilization at mechanical and photo-electrical facts already [known to science, and in the light of to-day's knowledge quite within the capacity of scientists to con- atruct.
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In Ita essentials Capt. Tihani conceives of a small-sized aero- plane with no undercarriage and with two engines mounted on the wings on each side of the fuselage, or body of the aeroplane, In the nose of the machine would be placed a freely-moving photo- electrical
Camera
constructed that once the camera Is directed at an object electrical currents are set up which serve to keep the camera always pointed directly at this object. Other electrically operated controls would bring the direction of flight of the machine into line with the camera's direc- tion.
Inevitable Destruction.
that by Capt. Tihani believes virtue of the fact his device has no undercarriage and carries not crew it could be built to fly faster ị than any existing aircraft, and once it was sighted and Inunched
at an enemy aeroplane the latter's
Our Sports Diary.
LOCAL
GOLF-To-day to Sunday- R.H.K.G.C. Christmas Meeting.
Sunday K.G.C. Championship Final.
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December 31 - January R.H.K.G.C. New Year's Meeting.
FANLING HUNT-To-morrow --Huntera' Armis. 3.15 p.m.
December 31-Konncia, 3.15
p.ra.
FOOTBALI, — To-day—Sundry Herald Cup Chine v. Portugal (Charity Match).
Saturday-First Division- Kowloon
v. Club Royal Ar-
St. Joseph's; tillery
Re- creio v. Navy; Second Division→→ Club v. Bordercrs; Chinese v. University; South China y. East- em; Royal Artillery v. Recreio; Argylla Y Kowloon; Third Division-Ewo r. R.A.0.C.; Bor-, derers v. Royal Air Force; South" China v. Royal Engineers; Chin- ese v. Fukien.
New Year's Day League Y The Services (Charity Match).
CRICKET-To-day — H.K.C.C. v. Army; Club de Recreio v. Uni- versity.
Saturday-Division I-Univer- sity v. Civil Service (L.); Hong Kong C.C. v. Army (F.) Divi sion II-Civil Service v. Univer sity (L.); R.A.S.C. v. Police (F.); Indian R.C. v. Queen's College (F.). "
RACING-February 16-Fan- ling Hunt Club's Steeplechase Meeting.
BRITISH GIRLS
OUSTED
Aliens Working for Nothing.
SERVANTS ON THE DOLE.
Domestic servants are on the dole, and foreign girls are still In the kitchens of British homes (writes a Special Correspondent of the Daily Mail.)
These aliens keep on coming over here in thousands-from Denmark, Holland. Switzerland. Germany, and Russia-prepared to work for nothing or next to it so long as they can get a footing in Britain.: And suburban housewives, as a re- sult, are no longer worrying over "the servant problem." They can have their choice.
Girla calling themselves 1"students" arrive in London on the pretext of finishing their education-many of them clever giris, especially those from Russia, who can speak two or three langu-. ages and proceed to become do- mestics
and in middle-class upper-class homes. In many casse they receive funds from home, which keep them from requiring to compete with the British market. According to the immigration laws they are supposed to return to their own country after six or twelve months' residence in Lon- don. But do they go back?
"Many, very many do not," ad- mitted an Rest,
immigration officer. "Some are made British. subjects Ly marriage, a marriage that is a mockery, for they leave their bus- bands at the door of the register office. Others change their emZ- ployment without giving us notice, and are absorbed in London's mil- lions."
February 15-Fanling Hent Club's Steeplechase Meeting.
January 18-Fanling Hant Club's Steeplechase Meeting.
RUGBY FOOTBALL-To-mor- row--England
The H.K.F.C. Ground, 4.15 p.m.
FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meatlog, Yacht Club, 5.15
p.m.
TENNI8 December 28- U.S.R.C. Tournament Entries Close, 6.30 p.m.
January 11-U.S.R.C. Tourno- mont-First Rounds Close.
January 19-U.S.R.C. Tourna- ment-Second Rounds Close.
BOXING January 3-Tourna meat, City Ball, p.n
ATHLETICS Monday-You- mati School Sports.
March 16 and 16-Hong Kong
v. Canton Universities.
destruction would be inevitable devices would swivel
Dodging the registration of cliens Jaw is not difficult. 'Unless de- information is volunteered tection is almost impossible.
By the Allens Order of 1920 an alien cannot land in the United Kingdom without the permission cf an immigration offker, and if he
the camera proposes to be's wage earner ho
It could either be rammed, and an around in all directions until the must obtain permission from the explosive fired by contact, OF
electrical apparatus operated by object was again
picked up. Minister of Labour. Every alien
the camera could be arranged to Thereupon, he claims, electrical must register with the police, to fire the explosive as the machine currents would halt It, again hold whom he must notify any change! It on the object, and the relentless of address, and he must have an approached within a fow feet of the enemy's craft.
pursuit would re-commence.
identity book. The fundamenal princíple at These precautions are good · In According to Capt. Tihani at-work in the camera, says Capt. theory but they do not work in tempts of the enemy machine to Tihani, could, however, be turned to practice. Any alien can get into scape by looping, zooming or peace-time, as well as war-time England with a week-end ticket, winning would all be futile be-activities, and could be applied to and if he has friends, he need Ause the camera could be so prevent collisions between air-never be traced. And in the East placed and arranged that the mo- craft, between ships at sea, and End alien workers are swented and ment the object on which it was also possibly between motor-nars, exploited by the fear of the law: Hrected got out of range electrical -United Press,
they are blackmailed into slavery,
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AMUSEMENTS:
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Shell-Shocked by a Ziss!
He won the war single
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Kenton the lough Buster. i faonier even than in "Free and Eany"
BUSTER
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of flowin
Dough Boys
A Mero-Goldwyn-May¤ ALL TALKING MOTORI
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-COMEDY-
The All-Backie Comedy. "Who Killed Rover !!!
NEXT_CHANGE
William HAINES
THE GIRL SAID NO
LAURA
AL
LPLANTE
JOHN
BOLES
CAPTAIN GUARD
John Boles "The Golden Voice
Of The Screen"
THE
Laura La Plante
The Personality:
Girl"
Inspired by
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NANCY CARROLL
HONEY
Songs Galety
B BAYER
GAYWR
Don't let a Cough
Torture you take
RES
RESIVAL
RESIVAL
12 18
西利克:
COLLEGE LOVE
AT THE
'ERE'S a comedy with «
HERE'S
wallop in every foot!
Haines is just a whirlwind of breery humor. He crashes a party, falls for a girl, meets one set-back after another, and even when she's on the way to marry another chap, won't take "No"
M
for an answer. You'll rout
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with LEILA HYAMS — POLLY MORAN MARIE DRESSLER
Meuro
A Sam Wood Production
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TO DAY
at 2.30, 6.30,
7,20 & 9.20 p.mm
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Gulliver. Churchill Ross, 1
THE
EXALTED
FLAPPER
WITH
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