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LAWRENCE
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 24, 1989.
SECRET
HELPED ENGINEER
BRITAIN'S EFFORT TO BETTER WATER SPEED RECORD
In a speedboat of revolutionary design, built to the ideas of Lawrence of Arabia, a young 31-year- old Slough engineer, Mr. Edward Spurr, is shortly to make a bid for the world's water speed record.
He showed a correspondent the new craft in which he is to challenge Sir Malcolm Campbell's existing world record of 130.90 miles an hour.
Last July, news was given of Mr. Spurr's ex-
GIBRALTAR READY FOR
AIR RAIDS
London, April 16, Accordlug to well-informed cir- cles here, measures against air raids have been taken in Gibral- tar.
Out of the total population in Gibraltar of 17,000, 12,000 will be sheltered in a tunnel at present being completed, and the rest. In special caves dug in rocks.--- Havas.
periments and his association with Lawrence of FUTURE OF KING
Arabia.
Now his new boat is complete, II. They tried out many small- and dedicated to the man who help-scale models, and when Lawrence ed to evolve its unique design, for died had reached the stage of build- painted on the bows under its name, ling a plasticene model of the boat Empire Day II, are the words "To as it is now. L. of A.: a compte." (To Lawrence of Arabla: in part payment).
Mr. Spurr was formerly chief de- signer to the biggest manufacturers
ZOG AND QUEEN
GERALDINE
Budapest, To-day.
SWISS READY
TO FIGHT ANY ATTACK
LAUSANNE, APRIL 15.
A STRONG SPEECH, IN WHICH WAS ASSERTED SWITZER- LAND'S DETERMINATION TO DEFEND HERSELF AGAINST ANY AGGRESSION, WAS DE- LIVERED HERE TO-DAY BY DR. ETTER, PRESIDENT OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION
Dr. Etter was speaking at a ceremony in commemoration of the return of the Vaud canton to Switzerland.
"Two spiritual forces are the common possession of our country- men: respect for the sanctity and liberty of the country and for the dignity and freedom of the human being," the President stated. We will, if it becomes necessary, de-
Thus Mr. Spurr acknowledges his of speed boats in England, and it The future of Queen Geraldine fend both with an iron will and with all our tenacity. We must debt to his dead collaborator. I was there that he first met Law of Albania, who before her mar-
face facts squarely. It is quite inspected the new boat
at Maid-rence, who was sent to inspect craft|riage to King Zog was the Hun- stone.
built to the order of the Air Min-garian Countess Apponyi, is the possible that a generation will have The young constructor is not istry.
Įsubject of much speculation here. to sacrifice itself and perish to keep the country for the coming genera- ready yet, however, for an imme To-day, Mr. Spurr is a research Press reports that Queen Geral- tion. dlate attack on Sir Malcolm engineer. In the last letter he re-dine is to go to Hollywood are deni-
"A people having the courage to the ed by the Apponyi family lawyer, die for its independence will never Campbell's record. He plans to ceived from Lawrence, one of make his attempt on Lake Win- last letters he ever wrote, is the who admits, however, that an Ameri- perish," Dr. Etter continued. "If the Swiss nation were faced with a peril one day, we will all know that there is but one solution, each The Apponyi lawyer also denies one will fight in his place and carry reports that King Zog is to make out the duty demanded by our
EMPIRE DAY II, the new speed challenger.
can studio has made her an offer.
This offer was turned down, he said.
a Jecture tour in the United States. traditions and by centuries of
"King Zog has no wish to be-honour." come a comic. operetta figure like
the ex-Negus,” he stated.
The lawyer states that King
Zog and Queen Geraldine are to go to Egypt from Greece, and
even-
dermere in July, when he hopes following comment: "Research to reach a speed of more than work is a sport rather than a liv-tually will make their permanent .150 miles an hour. He is forced ing."
to wait until conditions are fav- ourable.
With that Mr. Spurr agrees. "I have found it quite true," he said. The new speed boat does not look Empire Day II is purely for record- in the least like a boat at all. Its breaking, but the patents covering appearance suggests a racing mo-its design can be incorporated in nonlane with the two wings sawn standard craft.”
off short, the undercarriage remov- "I am hoping to evolve an entire- ed and, of course, no proneller. ly new high-speed motor "torpedo It follows the lines of its prede-boat," said Mr. Spurr. Plans have cessor. Empire Day I. in which Mr. already been submitted to the Ad- Snurr last Sentember unofficially miralty. broke the world's 400 kilogramme
class record with a speed of JUNKERS JU52
m.p.h., although the engine War very much smaller and less power- ful than the one fitted in the new boat.
AT BEIRUT
Beirut, To-day. The German plane which is flying
and
The flight was continued yester-
home either in England or America.
-Tràns-Ocean.
U.S. TO BUILD NEW FAST PURSUIT PLANES
Washington, April 16. The U.S. Government have just
acquired from a private concern plans of two new type of pursuit 'planes developing a speed of more than 400 miles per hour; the Under Secretary of War Mr. Louis John-
Mr. Johnson also announced that the Government is now contemplat- ing mass production of these ma- chines, which are of the monoplane type and provided with two power- fal coupled machine gun-Havas.
The 980 horse-power 12-cylinder to Tokyo landed here after inter-son, announced here to-day. engine of Empire Day II is stream- mediate stops at Belgrade lined into a coaming which termin- Athens. ates in a tiny cockpft, The boat is driven by two propellers in tandem. day morning.
The purpose of this unusual ar-l rangement Is to overcome any ten- Kong.--Trans-Occar. dency of the boat to twist and turr itself over.
· LIGHTER THAN AEROPLANE-
The boat is extremely small and light. It measures no more than
The plane is due to stop at Hong
Soviet Fleet In Baltic
Helsingfors, To-day. 18ft. in length and weighs only TARGE-SCALE Spring 17cwt. Id relation to its immense. manoeuvres by the power, it is the lightest craft over Soviet Fleet began in the
Baltic on Saturday.
built, and is six times lighter than the average aeroplane.
and the Chief of Naval Staff, Ad- miral Galler, both of whom are on
Havas.
PRISON WARDER FINED
A European prison warder was fined $60 by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon this morning on charges of assault, behaving riotously and be- ing drunk and disorderly.
It was
stated that defendant, Hewitt, assaulted a bus inspector on board a bus in Nathan Road at 8.30 last night."
The Inspector asked for his tic ket, and defendant assaulted him. He was taken to Mongkok police. station, where he is alleged to have used profane language. He was later taken to hospital.
Defendant pleaded guilty to all three charges and was fined $80 on the first charge, $20 on the second and $10 on the third...
TELEPHONES RESTORED
Madrid, To-day, board the battleship "Marat."
The entire Spanish telephone, not Among units taking part in the has been opened again for private manoeuvres are a large number usa. of submarines and an aircraft- By a decree of the Civil Governor carrier stationed near Kronstadt. of Madrid, the prices of textiles Coastal batteries at Kronstadt and other commodities are to be 23 and Leningrad are also "in ac-per cent, higher than before the
Trans-Ocean,
| Civil War. — Trans-Ocean,
three years, Mr. Spurr and wrence were at work on the The war games are being
now embodied in Empire Day directed by Admiral Leftshenko, [tion."