R101 WOULD NOT CRASH TO-DAY
LORD AMUL REE'S VIEW WHY DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS DROPPED
L
ORD Amulree. who became Air Minister following Lord Thomson's death in the R101 disaster, declared his faith in the airship last month — a few hours after the Graf Zeppelin had passed the English coast.
He declared that after the R101 disaster, he submitted a scheme for airship development to the Socialist government, and they decided to go on with it. Unfortunately, the crashes came. and the work at Cardington was scrapped.
"BOOK HOSPITAL” NEAR ROME
Monks' New Ventures In 1,000-Year-Old Building
Rome. Ancient manu- scripts from all over the world <re sex to a "book hospital" run in the monks of the Greek Abbey at Grotlefer- Tata, near Rome.
In this 1,000-year-old build- ing every wenpem of modern science has been mubilised to fight insects, decay, mildew and the racages coward by time in ancient seroils.
PAGAN BAPTISM IN BUDAPEST
Lord Amulree," who was speak-; ing at a dinner of the Engineer- ing Group of the Society of Chemical Industry in London, said that aviation science had ad-i [vanced so much that the R101 dis-
aster would
never have taken place at the present day..
Telling of overtures which the and
the late Prof. Haldane made to Mr. Ramsay Mac- Donald when he was Premier, on fying in the stratosphere, he said that Mr. MacDonald was a man' of great vision, who could see the possibilities of this new science. He had resigned, however, before) Janything tangible could be done.
Advances In Design Mr. Frederick Montague, · Un- der-Secretary for Air, in the So- clalist Government from 1929 1o. 1931, said that he agreed with the opinion Lord Amulree had ex-
pressed.
"I think it is the general view in
air circles," he said, "that consider
able advances have been made in our knowledge of airship construction.
*Cuts" In Red Currantiam perfectly sure that as a result of
Jelly
AUTHORITIES SATISFIED
NO INJURY DONE
the experience of the R101 we could build, not perhaps on different lines but with different knowledge.
I
I think the advances made are. more in the way of design than anything else. The R101 was ex- perimental-there is no doubt Budapest-Reports of a pagan about that. The whole pro- Festival in Hungary in which an framme was an experimental one.
-The general feeling after the: infant was given a "heathen bap.
that the 13A tism," during which two cats in
experi ments should be stopped, but shape of a half-moon were stated there
was, a strong feeling in to have been made on its cheeks, aviation circles that we have been investigated by the bave gone on with airship con-
struction." Minister of the Interior.
The inquiry has shown that the "cats" were only symbolically traced in red currant jelly and that the child suffered no injury.
disaster
should
DEATH AT 140
Albert Almoslino,
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1936
Today's Complete Short Story
SELECTED TO
WINE
By Strawson Fletcher
Mold friend, Jim Hard- "Way, I suppose I did; at least. chasers and ex-jockey, smiled **Said so?" I repeated in reminiscently.
man. trainer of steeple they said so."
astonishment. "I shouldn't think]
My old friend, Jim Hardman, you would have much doubt about trainer of steeplechasers and ex-it!" jockey, smiled reminiscently.
Bat--it
"Why, yes," he said. "I've "Well, ho he replied, "in the ridden a good few winners in my ordinary way you wouldn't have time. But we heavy-weights don't any doubt at all.
will get into the public eye like the sound strange to you, Harry-but little fellows. For one thing. like to think I lost."" there's not so much betting. and it's the winter, too, with less to doesn't seem to make sense. I can "Come, now." I objected, "that attract the crowd. And, of smell a story behind that, Jim." course," he added thoughtfully,
there are no 'classics' over the His rugged face rew very
thoughtful, and he glanced at me!
sticks."
"There's the Grand National" I doubtfully. suggested.
"Well, now," he said at last, "I Ah, the National!" His keen never have told it before because grey eyes flashed; then he smiled I don't like being laughed at, or whimsically.
thought a fool. But if you will "It's a fire race, sure enoughmake allowances for things that for those without nerves; but it's aren't possible-why, I don't mind the horse that's remembered. not telling you how it all came about." the jockey. Many a man can tell And this, as nearly as I can re- roo the riders of Derby winners menter it. is the story, for the last twenty years, Alaskan
pilot, and his bride, Joan, above, were found alive on the shore
won't remember who
won
I grinned at him acroes table.
but
last
the
of Behm Canal by a Coastguard year's National-though they can cutter after they had been miss
name the horse, all right.” ing more than a week on their honeymoon flight in Alaska last month.
Near death from ex- posure, the capple were rushed to Ketchikna fur treatment.
POPE'S BIRTHDAY
NEXT SUNDAY
Medical Advisers Will Decide Activities
Pope Pius XL will be 79 next Sunday. If his medical advisers consider that he can stand the strain he will hold Papal Chapel in St. Peter's. He will also attend a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Cathe dral, celebrated by a Car- dinal
WORLD'S BIGGEST ELECTRIC SIGN
Girl Of 25 Designs Broadway Giant
"I seem to recollect hearing that you won a National yourself a good many years ago,” I said, ¡"and I don't remember the horse's
[name.
He gave a little bow of acknow
ledgment.
BOTTOMLEY'S CAREER
Sir Charles Biron's Review
jas be told it:
exactly
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be “Wedding E. A. Moll
Present," by
It was, as you say, many years ago. I was twenty-six then, and leading jockey at
Mr. Upton's training stable. We'd had a bad twelve-month. Sickness all through the stable, ending up with glanders getting in from a mare that had been out at grass with strangers: and you knew what a case glanders means in a racing stable: Trouble seemed to dog us right| through the winter. So sure as ) we thought a horse was safe to win a race something would wrong, and another failure be marked against us.
Ko
"MOST REMARKABLE.
CRIMINAL"
"After nearly 50 years of crime
We had two horses entered for and criminals, the most remark the Grand National that year, and able criminal in my experience both were strongly fancied. We was Horatio Bottomley," writes
walked on hot coals. I can tell you. Sir Chartres Biron in his remini-for fear something should happen scences. He gives a long review) of Bottomley's career, with many examples of his cunning and trickery.
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POULTRY.
BUTCHER MEAT.
Capens,. Small Chicken
Large
ib. 46 30
Beet Sirloin
43
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50
to them
Duck One was called Robin-you re Dones member now: Yes, a bay gelding.
inz)
Fowls, Hainan
-
Canton
Paris. At the age of 140 Kad- The festival was held by a sect dur ben Daoudi, a Moroccan, has
New York-The world's big- the prize money was £50,000. This emendous thrust from his great
In his 1914 Derby sweepstake close on seventeen hands, with a E, Hen (cook- calling themselves the "Turanian died at Casablanca. During his Broadway. It
gest electric sign now shines on was deposited with the London quarters that, believe me, made Eggs, Han (fresh) Monotheists."
weighs 110 tons, City and Midland life he saw all his children and contains 70 miles of
Bank to give you sit tight over the jumps.
The other was Dark Flame, a insulated an air of regularity to the pro- grandchildren die of old age. wire and 1,084 ft. of acid-lit tub-ceedings. The deposit note was bay, too, but with a rich red cost Gre
ing, has 29,508 lamp receptacles, photographed and printed on the lovely mover he was, and very fast.
that shone like a dull fire. A Pigeons, Canton and cost just a little less than back of every ticket issued, but
Hafkow £200,000. It was designed by a the tickets omitted to state that though he won twelve steeplechases Snipe
You www.y not remember him, Turkeys, Cock girl of 25.
the £50,000 was drawn out of the in two years. bank within seven days.
CARRIED POTEEN IN STOMACH
Farmer Sent To Prison
An
place
-one
UNUSUAL PROSECUTION IN COUNTY MAYO
WORLD TRADE
Britain Obtains Largest Share
Geneva. The bulletin of statis tics of the League of Nations for April quotes the gold value of unusual prosecution took world trade in February. 1936, as
TURKEY BANS NOISE
Complete Silence For
12 Hours
OSTEOPATH AND DENTIST
Gaol For Blackmail Attempt
MONEY DEMANDED WITH MENACES
*
38
each 32
per doz. 30
Ib
Hen
Pheasant
pair
FRUITS
He was the biggest-hearted horse Qail I ever knew. No matter whether) Partridge he was in form or not, or whe- ther the class against him was good or bad, he always gave his best.
A real trier, he was, and as gentle as a lamb.
each
b. esch
15.
Almonds Lemons, China carambola Bananas (bride's)
Cocomats A girl could ride him-mid a Apples (California) at Castlebar, Co. Mayo, 8.4 p.c. higher than in February Angora.-Noise is being banned
girl very often did, for Gwen Up- Lemons, American Irish Free State. last month, 1935. It fell between
ton, the boss's daughter, seventeen Oranges (Canton)
Lichees, Dried January in the larger cities of Turkey. when a farmer was sentenced to and February, 1936, by 4.1 pc.fficials have been mobilised to
years old at the time, rode him month's imprisonment for but this was a seasonal fluctuanforce the
Oranges (Sweet) minimum use of
at exercise almost every day. He Peirs (Canton) being in possession of poteen tion, the decrease for the same claxons, ships' sirens, locomotive
would take her round the fumps Oranges (American) each (illicitly-distilled spirits) by period. in 1935 being 5.3 p.4. whistles, vendors' cries, and other
as safe in the saddle as any of Persimmons, Large carrying it in his stomach..
The biggest trading country in noises by day, and the absolute An osteopath who attempted to us jockeys, and I've never known Pamelo, Siam
Wakuts He was Nicholas Mangan. The 1935.
was the United Kingdom, prohibition of them between 8 get money by threats was sen-him refuse or put a foot
Wrong Grapes prosecution stated that he smelt with 14.2 per cent of the world pm and 8 a.m.
tenced to six months' imprison-when she was on his back. of poteen and told the police he total. The second place is occu-
ment, at the Old Bailey, last There was a great understand- Artichoker bad consumed some.
pied by the United States, with
63, of Brendon-street, Marylebone, spend hours in his box just watch- month. Charles Kavanagh, aged ing between those two. She would Beetroot For the defence it was contend-11 per cent., the third by Germany ed that the prosecution must fail with 8.7 per cent, and the fourth
pleaded guilty to demanding £10țing him, and Dark Flame's owDET because they could not produce by France with 6.2 per cent.
menaces from a dentist used to say he'd never be able toị the poteen. and further that it
whose name was not disclosed. change his traîner, as he was sure] was ridiculous to summon 'a man
Mr. G. G. Raphael, prosecuting, Mias Gwen would not let the horse said that some year ago a woman 20. "Mein visited the dentist professionally. We reckoned him
certainty
who admitted having poteer in ATE BOLTS OFF
his stomach.
Supt. Flynn replied that Jan- gen's admission that he had con- sumed poteen was sufficient evi-) dence of having been in posses- sion.
HOPE OF MORE GOLD
FROM EGYPT
Fifth Year Of Salvage
CELL DOOR
After Swallowing Stolen King
"MEIN KAMPF" Presentation To Hitler On Birthday
with
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When Joseph Shalopski was sex-month.
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The book contains 1,841,664 let-fessional treatment.
Candytuft and Banbury Cake, both ters, and in this manuscript form
Kavanagh saw the dentist in fast, and safe jumpers; but Dark weighs 791b. It was presented to February, alleged that he had Flame had got them in his pocket, Herr Hitler on his birthday last misconducted himself with
his 80 to speak.
Carlie (Kavanagh's) wife, and declared
Then, a month before the race, Ginger, Young old ... he was taking divorce proceed while Gwen was leading our string
Horseradish, Shad on road exercise fool driving a Indian Corn Yash. My Hands"
(fast dog-cart came suddenly round Lettuce He said to the dentist: "You!
ja corner on his wrong side, and Ohnis
there was Dark Flame down with Onions, Bombay pay me £10 and sign that you will a shattered fore-leg, and "Fox" Draws Big Prize wife, and I will wash my
have nothing more to do with my unconscious alongside.
Parsley handsf In Sofia
As I said, we of the case.”
steeplechase Potato, sweet jockeys carry plenty of weight, The dentist was so terrified that) 0. liner Egypt, which sank off sixted of the ring, a number of balts, Sofa. A pet foz-terrier was he parted with £1, and promise and what the lads did to that driver
Pumpkin was plenty! But it didn't give Radish Ushant in 1922.
a spring, a lens from his glasses and given a gala banquet at a Sofia to get the rest later. He after us back our National horse, and Rhubarb (French) The Artiglio has already re-ings.
pieces of metal from the cell furnish restaurant following the announcewards communicated with the lit didn't heal the boss's daughter. Turnips, Pati covered most of the £1,000,000 of
ment of the State lottery winners.] police.
(Long) "The po girl had concussion to The terrier's orner, a 12-year- gold which was stated to be in the £50,000 in bullion and gold coin old book-keeper, bought 30 tickets gory, K.C, told Kavanagh he prob- out that Dark Flame was dead. Water Lily Root
The Recorder, Sir Holman Grestart with, and when she found Watercress liner's strong room when she to be recovered..
Vegetable Marrow- sank. It is believed, however, that Suction pipes will be used to dog, whose name is "Fox", drew made himself liable to penal ser-well
and allotted ons to his dog. The ably did not realise that he had she got a touch of brain fever as Spinach :there is still between £40,000 and [recover the coin.
a 500,000 leva prize.
Tomatoes {vitude for life.
(Continued On Page 10)
Brest. The Italian salvage tuz Artiglio is now off the Breton
Stole ring and swallowed it. When placed in a cell began to est
coast in the hope of recovering the bolts and bars. still more bullion from the P. &
His complete meal of metal con
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