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THE GRAND ARMADA OF JOY
STEAMS INTO PORT.
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THE
DECK
MUSIC, COLOUR, COMEDY
also
"Karnival Kid," an R.KO. cartoon comedy
Starting Sunday
EVELYN BRENT CLIVE BROOK
Slightly Scarlet
a Garamount Picture
Booking at Anderson's & the Theatre (Tel. 25720),
and published for the Proprietora,
by DAVID CHERENTLÁN: WELH mdham Berest, Hong Kong
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First Moon, 26th Day,
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禮拜六 大英三月十四辦 中華民國辛未年元月廿陸日 |
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931.
SEAPLANE FLIGHT.
LESSONS OF THE ITALIAN
EFFORT.
ADVERTISING BRITAIN,
Work of Travel Association Overseas.
On the suggestion of Captain Balfour, M.P., the Speaker and Mr. Lansbury, the First Commissioner of Works, have given authority for
country oversen,
U.S. NAVY.
$74,000,000 PLANS NOW ABANDONED.
Washington, Feb. 8.
General Balbo's final report on the Italian formation flight to a display on walls of the Members Plans for the passage of the ad- Brazil is long, because, as he says, tea-room at the House of Com-rainistration's $74,000,000 naval he hopes that his experlencoe will mons of matter which the Travel construction programme at this be useful not only to Italian avia- Association of Great Britain and session have been abandoned. tion, but to aviation throughout the Ireland is using to advertise the House leaders decided to-day to world.
give up the legislation in the inter- General Balbo begins by declar- The exhibits will include a state-est of economy and to obviate the ing that the percentage of casual- ment of the constitution and alms possibility of an extra session. ties was for lower than he had of the association; enlarged photo-The programme was the first ad- ` estimated, and that, in spite of the graphs of places of historic and vanced since the conclusion of the exceptionally bad whether at the scenie interest in the British Isles, London naval treaty and was de- outset, the forced descent in the with inscriptions in the languages signated to bring the navy close to Balearic Island proved the Savoia of the countries In which many the strength permitted by the past. flying-boats were amazingly sea-hundreds of these are on exhibition; In spite of the abandonment of worthy. The Italian Air Minister copies of the association's pocket this bill, it was decided, however, considers that the 56 miles of calendar of events for 1931, which to bring the house to a voto on the smooth water in the Bay of Belarza will be circulated this year to the senate messure authorising an ex- (Portuguese Guinea) make it an number of 1,000,000 in English, penditure of $30,000,000 for the excellent base, as a forced descent French, German, and Spanish; modernisation of the battleships can be made in comparative safely specimens of greeting cards in these New Mexico, Idaho and Mississippi. during the first half-hour or so of a languages which will be circulated, The modernisation would complete long-distance flight, which is always this year to the extent of, at least, the work permitted under the the most difficult.
1,000,000; specimen pages of "Com- Washington treaty of 1922 and These advantages were especiallying Events," the association's nowa would make the nation's fifteen appreciable because the Italian bulletin, which is sent to editors in battleships as modern as possible formation began its flight from all parts of the world; and photo- without reconstructing them from
Association's the keel up. Bolama across the Atlantic on an graphs of Travel
water stands at the Antwerp Exhibition The administration's naval pro- unusually dark night over unknown to them. Altimeters were and the Canadian National Exhibi-gramme called for an expenditure: set at zero at the moment when the tion at Toronto.
of $90,000,000, but the house naval machines left the water. This pre- By the courtesy of the Director-committee disallowed $16,000,000 caution had saved their lives, as General of the British Industries for a Bix-inch gun cruiser. The without the altimeters they could Fair, space has been reserved in measure now carries $27,500,000 .An aircraft carrier with not have told in the darkness whe- the Exhibition Hall, and the Travel for
complement of 114 Bero- ther they were 100 or 1,000ft. up. Association will transfer this exa
for a fly- After outlining the difficulties en-hibit to Olympia for the fair In planes; $20,500,000
com- countered during the first six hours February
ing-decked cruiser with a
of 36 Before leaving for South Amer-plement
of the flight, General Balbo goes on
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AMUSEMENTS
AT THE
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS
TO-DAY
At 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20.
Whimsical Will Rogers
You will laugh with
the one and only Will
SO THIS IS ONDON
aeroplanes;LA
to praise the perfect behaviour both ica, the Prince of Wales, patron of $17,500,000 for four submarines;
Diesel engines.
of the machines and their engines. the Travel Association, accepted a $5,000,000 for 130 aeroplanes and Throughout the flight the great bound copy of the calendar of events $3,000,000 for experimentation with problem had been to maintain their for 1981, formation. "If I had to make an Atlantic fight again," said General Balbo, "I would rather cross the ocean alone three times from one alde to another than cross It dnco In a formation flight."
A large part of the report is de- voted to the accidents to two ma- chines at Bolama. The fall machine was
of
the Arst duc to a false manoeuvre. The second accident, General Balbo believes, was due to a short circuit. An enormous flame a quarter of a mile long was visible on the sea to the other members of the flight. The two machines which Word forced to descend in the later part of the flight had been put out of action by the breaking of the radiators through the vibrations of the propellers. "Under the fierce drive of the rain in the tropics the wood is eaten into and splinters, consequently the propellers thus дуду produce vibrationa which are
very harmful to the
worn
radiators."
General Balbe replies to the criticism of the late announcement of the fatal accident at Bolama, de- claring that the delay was due to their desire not to give inexact: information, their hopes that the crews might have survived, and finally, when the truth was known, the wish that the relatives of the victims should be informed pri vately before reading the news fi a public communique,
FATAL RABBIT SHOOT.
Well-Known Oxford Chemist Killed.
Mr. J. Thomas, a well-known Oxford chemist has died. at Rad- cliffe Infirmary as the, result of an accident while rabbit shooting at Lew, near Whitney.
He was taking a rabbit out of a hole when a gun belonging to one of the party was accidentally-dla- charged, and be received the full force of the charge just above the right-eye.
MAJESTIC THEATRE
JINS
TO-DAY ONLY
WHOSE BRIDE IS WHICH ? WHICH BABY IS. WHOSE?. A MERRY MIX-UP OF BRIDES AND BABIES IN A MADCAP COMEDY OF MODERN LIFE WHICH BUBBLES AND SPARKLES WITH THE CHAMPAGNE OF LAUGHTER. WITH
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.,
& ANITA PAGE.
LITTLE
ACCIDENT
Genuine
BAYER
SAY
BAYER ASPIRIN
BA
ASPIRIN
and INSIST!
ASPIRIN First in the World
Supporting this ..remarkable actor personality are Irene Rich Frank Albertson Maureen O'Sullivan Lumsden Hare Bramwell Fletcher
Directed by John Blystone
FOX NEWSREEL
THE KENTUCKY JUBILEE SINGERS
AT
A BALL GAME'
TO-MORROW
FICH JOCIED
Presented by
WILLIAM
FOX
.
BLUES
JANET GAYNOR Singing with CHARLES FARRELL
both loving
as they never loved before DAVID BUTLER.
directed and did as swell a job as with that super success,”Sunny Side Up"
Gaynor and Farrell sing five songs in this Fox Mayletone musical romance..
CLARA
in
BOW
"IT"
STAR
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FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY CAT 2.30, 5.80 à 9.28.2