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THE CHINA HAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1936
GREAT AIR RACE STARTING TIME POSTPONED
To Take Advantage Of Moonlight
SOME CONTESTANTS NOT IN FAVOUR
The Royal Aero Club announc- ed last month that the start of the air race from London to Joh- annesburg had been postponed from Sept 15 to Sept 29 to give competitors the advantage of the full moon on Sept. 30.
The closings date for entries was extended to Aug 14, which was a fortnight later than the original closing date. The last day for extra-fee entries bad been similarly extended to Aug. 28.
The probable starters and their. machines are=
Major A. W. Miller on a Mew Gall, entered by Mr. Len Ostes. This
was the first entry received. Mr. Max Findlay and Mr. Ken Wal-
ler: Air-speed Envoy.
Fit-Lt C. B. A. Colman: Airspeed
Envoy.
Fit-Lts. R. H. A. and E. C. T. EZ-
wards: Miles Peregrine.
Mr. Hugh Buckingham: Dragonfly or
a D.H. 86a.
Mrs. Mollison: Percival Vega-Gull. Mr. D. Llewellyn: Mew Gull
Mr. Victor Smith: Miler Sparrow-
hawk.
Mr. T. Rose: B.A. Double Eagle.
Mr. T. Woods: Dragonfly, entered by
AIR TRAVEL IN AUSTRALIA
According to official statistics there are now 14 air transport companies in Australia which are. operating regular services - the number of these services having reached a total of 27. Just on 50 aircraft are in se
on these routes, which cover a distance of 16,553 miles.
Mr. Sam Harris.
Mr. J. Mollison: Mew Gall
Mr. T. Campbell Black: Mew Gull
Fatigue in Moonlight
This is the official portrait of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., taken last month at "Golf House," his Lakewood, New Jersey estate; on the anniversary of his 97th birthday. In an interview he said he expects to "break 100" as far as birthdays go. Engelbrecht).
HIGH-SPEED TRAVEL
By Air Liner And Ocean Liner
ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION
(Photo by C. E.
SENDING FREIGHT BY AIR
Progress Shown In America
the
One of the striking features in progress of Pan-American
A fresh illustration has just | Airways is the increase recorded The postponement for the sake been provided of co-operation be in freight loads carried by the air. of moonlight is by no means fav-tween the transport services of craft of this Company.
HLK VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK
PROMOTIONS
The following promotions are approved in "A" Section, Corps 18t Battery with effect from
Hong Kong Volunteer Defence 25.8.36.
Corps. Orders by Lieut-Colonel No. 1984 L/Sgt. J. Watson to R. C. B. Anderson, M.C. Comman Sergeant. dant. Hong Kons Volunteer De- fence Corps.
Hong Kong.
Friday, 28th. August 1936.
PARADES
CORPS ENGINEERS
No. 1829. L/Bdr. G. S. Gamble
to Bombardier & i/c· D. R. F. De- tachment.
No. 2392 1/Edr. H. Leyden to Bombardier.
No. 460 Gar. H. T. Busten to
Parade at Volunteer Headquar- Bombarider. ters, Miniature Range on Monday, 31st August at 5:30 pm.
CORPS SIGNALS
No. 1732 Gar. H. S. Jones to
| L/Bombardier.
Parade at Corps Headquarters | L/Bombardier.
at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 1st. Sep- tember.
TROOP
Parade on Tuesday, 1st. Septem- ber at 5.30 p.m. at Causeway Bay for Riding School.
No. 2160 Gar. E. L. Strange to
No. 1594 Gar. C. L Aris to LyBombardier.
LEAVE No. 757 Pte. W. M. Groves, No. 1 (M.G.) Company, No. 2 Platoon,
[returned from leave on 16.8.36.
· ARMOURED CAR SECTION
Lt. Col. R. C. E. Anderson, Com- Section will parade at Eesd-mandant, H.E.V.D.C. 'is proceeding quarters on Tuesday next, 1st on leave to Shanghai from 298.36. September, at 5.15 p.m. sharp for to 11.9.36.
| driving instruction. Overalls must
be brought.
STRENGTH
No. 2655, Private R. E. Stott, A.
NO. 1 (MG.) COMPANY C. Section. 22.8.36.
Friday, 4th September-The] No. 2656, Private Samuel Shea, first parade of the new season will[No. 3 (M.G.) Co. 24.8.36.
be held at Headquarters at 5.30) No. 2657, Private Edmund Chen,
pn. Arms Drill. Squad Drill Belt No. 3 (M.G.) Co. 24.8.36.
and side arms will be brought.
The training programme up to 31.12.36. will be explained after parade.
All ranks must endeavour to be present at this parade.
Notice No. 2 Platoon Supper will be held on Friday, 4th. Sep- tember at H. Q. Tickets price $2, can be obtained from 2/L4. ̈R. M. Wood, P.W.D. or Pte. J. Redman, Government Laboratory.
M. G. BN. SIGNALS
No. 2658, Gunner Leo Landau 1st. Bty., L Section 25.8.36.
G. S. FRIZELLE. Captain. Adjatent, H.K.V.D. Corps. AFFILIATED UNTIS Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
ENROLMENT-
Mrs. O. A. Girey, 21.8.86. Miss G. Parkinson, 24S 36. Mrs. O. B. Fitzhenry, 24.36. Miss K. F. Glover, 24.8.36. Mrs. El M. Cuthbertson, 26.8.36. Miss I. M. Henderson, 26.8.36.
(Sgd.) K. DURRAN,
Commandant, Detachment, HKV.D.C
NOTICE SERGEANT MESS
A B & C. Subsections No parade otherwise than in-Nursing dividually arranged.
D. subsection Despatch Ridersį parade for instruction at 5.30 p.m.
An extraordinary meeting of on Friday, 4th. September.
ithe Mess Committee will be held AIR ARM
in the Meas at 6 pm, on Wednes- Parade on Tuesday 1st Septem-day September 9th ber at 5.45 p.m.
at Kai Tax for lecture.
Proin the Son, and in the Father.
main in you, yé also shall continue
RAILWAY OPERATING.
TRAINING FIIMS
DETACHMENT CADRE Aád now, little children, abide in A lecture will be given to this him; that, when he shall appear, Section on Thursday, 3rd. Septem-we may have, confidence, and not Goods ber at 5.30 p.m. in the Lecture (be ashamed before him at his com- ing." (John 14; 18721-23. James oured by all the possible entrants. sea and air. The other morning, air-bome grew from 526,000 lbs. Room, Volunteer Headquarters.
5; 7, 8, 1st John; 2; 24, 25)... One of the certain entrants for when the Cunard-White, Star liner in 1932 to 766,000 lbs. in 1933. In
Two M. G. Training Films (1) The Lesson Sermon wil affanst the race, a pilot of great experi-Queen Mary arrived at Cherbourg 1934 the figure had risen to 961.-Mechanism (2) Section Drill will clude the following passages from ence, said that moonless nights at 8.30 am, she was met by an 000 lbs., and in 1935 it was 1,800,- be shown in the Lecture Hall at the Christian Science Textbook are much to be preferred.
express air-liner of Imperial Air-1000 lbs.
5.30 p.m. on Monday, 31st. August. "Science and Health with key to "Moonlight often makes it dif-ways. A party of passengers was
Mary Baker One of the factors in this officers and N.C.Os. of the the Scriptures" by cult to perceive and readily iden, transferred from the sea liner to freight traffic growth has been an M. G. Bn. are invited to attend. Eddy.
CORPS DIARY, 1936-37,-)
"The advent of Jesus of tify lights on the ground," he the air-liner, and at 9 a.m. the
agreement which exists between
AMENDMENT
Nazareth marked the first century. said, “and on the whole makes the air-liner left Cherbourg ·
Pan-American Airways and the
of the Christian Page 11. journey pilot's task more fatiguing.
era, but the As high-speed
across Railway Express Agency of Zurich,
January, 3rd. for “No. 3 (M.G.) Christ is without beginning of to landings on aerodromes which Europe, via Paris, to
America, whereby the 23,000 Company" read "No. 1 are not foodlit, and often in other mich, Vienna,
(M.G.) years or end of days. Throughout Budapest offices of the latter Company are Company.
all generations both before and places, the landing beam carrias The time-table was as follows: used for the regular collection
January, 10th. for "No. 2 (M.G.) after the Christian era, the Christ, jon an aeroplane to-day should be Zurich
and delivery of cargoes earmark-Company" read "No. 3 (M.G.) as the spiritual idea, the reflec- ed for air dispatch.
Paris
perfectly satisfactory. Give me Manich
a moonless night every time."
5
The interval between the offer-
Jing of the prize last May by Mr.
and
од X
10.30 3.22 145 p.t 3.20 p.m.
Vienna
6.0 p.m.
Budapest
7.20 p.m.
"Special" Planes
LW. Schlesinger and the race it- Business
Company."
men arriving from CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
self is too short for the building America, and with argent
air-liner class.
LESSON SERMON
tion of God,has come with some measure of power and grace to all prepared to receive Christ, Truth Christ, as the spiritual or, true idea of God, comes now as of old, preaching the gospel to the poor, |healing the sick, and casting out evils. The physical healing of Christian Science result now, as
of special machines for: it, but pointments in London or on the there should be a good representa-Continent, often wireless from tion of high-speed British mach-mid-Atlantic for a "special" "of
The subject of the Lesson Ser-is. it that thou will mani- in Jesus' time, from the operation" ines, some of them of the small Imperial Airways to pick them up mon in all Christian Science fest thyself unto Q.5, and of divine Principle, before which [at Cherbourg. This means that, churches to-morrow August 30, not unto the world? Jesus answer- sin and disease lose their reality The first prize will be £4,000, after a liner has reached that will be "Christ Jesus."
ed and said unto him, if a man in human consciousness and dis- The Golder Text will be; "God love me, he will keep my word: appear as naturally and as neces and there will be other prizes of port early in the morning, 2 £3,000, £1,500, £1,000 and £500 passenger can be rushed to Lon-sent not his Son into the world to and my Father will love him, and sarily as darkness gives place to The race will be flown in two sec-don in time for a day's business/condemn the world; but that the we will come unto hi1, and make light and sin to reformation. Now, him right befour abode with him. Be patient as then, these mighty works are tions concurrently, one for abso-in the metropolis, whereas if he world through
saved" (John 2; 17.)
therefore, brethen, unto the com- not supernatural, but supremely lute speed, the other on handicap. came on to Southampton in the
Amongst others, the following ing of the Lord Behold, the hus natural. They are the sign of Im- liner, and then up by boat-train. citations from the Bible will be bandman waiteth for the precious manuel, or he would not be in London till the read. "I will not leave you comfrait of the earth, and hath long divine influence ever present in
"God with evening of that particular day.
fortless; I will come to you. He patience for it, until he receive the human consciousness and repeat- Passengers needing to travel that hath my commandments, and early and latter rain. Be ye also ing itself, coming now as was pro- A nursery school with roof gar-farther afield, and who employ a keepeth them, be it is that reth patient; stablish your hearts, for mised aforetime. To preach de den, sandpits, and paddling pool fast air “special,” can after ar-me; and he that loveth me shall the coming of the Lord draweth liverance will be a feature of new fists to riving at Cherbourg in the mor- be loved of my Father, and I will nigh. Let that therefore abide in sense.) And recovering of sight to the captives (of be built in Kentish Town by the ning, now reach cities far across love him, and will manifest myself you, which ye have heard from the to the blind, To set at liberty them St. Pancras House Improvement Europe by the same afternoon or to hiză Judas saith unto beginning. If that which ye have that are bruised" (Pages 333, 347,
not Iscariot, Lord, how heard from the beginning shall re-Preface XL)
Society.
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