Crash-proof aeroplane, unsinkable warship for sale by Singapore man
Secret war weapons—including a crash-proof aoro-1
plone and an unsinkable warship-are being offered for sale in Singapore to any interest- ad party by a former doctor-captain of the Czarist Army, who claims to be g staunch British citizen despite the fact that he is Rus- sion in nationality.
This was revealed recently when 62-year-old Poul Vasievich Tranareff Lentz, described, as an "exile from the brutalitles of Communist Rus sia," unfolded his life history,
"Britain and Amerien can benefit so much from them... they better hurry...I am an old man, and I would hate to take my secrets to the grove with me," "Paul was quoted as saying.
When the Japanese occupied Malaya, Nal Chulam "ropped" small fortune by fortune-telling. But he got himself into disfavour aud was consequently gaoled one month before the British re- turned to Malaya.
Nat Chalam still practising Now what are his inventions? his "craft" at which he is be Puul explained them naively. leved generally to be very pro- The naval wonder is just a port-Agent. This can be attested by able drydock which is Incorporat- the popularity of visitors, who
the hull of el in
the warship. erave "gukdance" in their futuro. "This would make any warship --100-percent-unsinkabic," the in-
ventor declared.
It was also revealed that the Jim Fuchs breaks
British Admiralty was approach-
હવે in 1930 and Paul producca documents-kentined by the Ad infralty crest and other symbols- to apport his claim.
Their Lordships, Paul stated. were interested and requested a working model of the blueprints. The Russian inventor declared that he completed it in 1929 but the Japanese war spulled his
plans.
"I lost everything." Peul told his interviewer.
own NCAA
shot put record
Minneapolis, June 17.
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Cheong Kin-man
The success of the youthful but very versatile swimmer, Cheong Kin-man, in one of the first swimming Meets of the 1950 season did not come
surprise. His victories
wore predicted weeks before the actual Meet sponsored by the Hong Kong Chinese Amateur Swimming As- socialion, but what really wrung cries of Incredulity from the many who saw him win the vari aus events was the record-shat- lering times in which he wan
The Meet was held last Monday evening at the Chung Shing Swimming Pavilion at Kennedy Town and in the very first event. the 50 Metres Free Style, "Man Chai" as he is known to the swimming fraternity, won with case in the time of 27.4 seconds. which bettered the All-China re cord of 27.8 seconds.
•
The same night he swam the
100 Metres Back Stroke 01.1 seconds to establish a record for the Meet.
The following night_he nego
another record.
Half an
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1950.
Wedding at St. Joseph's
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tavery loaving 85. Joseph's Church after their marriage yesterday. The bṛljie is the former Mis
Margaret Ahwas. (Photo by Harry Wong)..
Our
Jim Fuchs, Yale's 21-year-ated the 100 Metres Free Style old shot-putting star, broke his in 63.4 seconds, which established "A
hour own NCAA record today for later he swam the 400 Metres the second straight day to win Free Style in 5 minutes 30. the sho'-put event in the 20th seconds to break the All-China annual NCAA track and field record by three seconds. meel. Fuchs lossed the shot 56 feet 11 3/16 inches for the
nights
Equr recorda in two End so early in the season! That alone would establish him mers the Colony has ever had
Complications and inequalities
By HENRY LONGHURST
friends of the U.S. Golf Association, on ob- serving the now set of rules which came into operation here in January, expressed polite but official disappointment. general liberalisation of penalties," they said, "though doubtless a popular step in the eyes of many players, is not possible without serì- aus complications and inequalities."
invention, which he described an victory. Yu Dùn Gehrmann won!) as one of the outstanding swim-far DS 3
Paul showeri, diagrams of al
"only rough-1 cantiot reveal the blueprints they're still top secret."
Special gas
About ils crashproof plane, the Busslan inventor asserted that a pilot in trouble has only to push
the mile run in slow time, but it was the third consecutive year In which he captured the event, thus becoming the first runner
in history to score triple vic- tory."
Previously Glenn Cunningham
a button in his dashboard for und Louis Zamperini had won i
J
out
safe landing. A balloon contain- ing a special gascous substance "of my own invention." would tin relcased from a hatch and the plune safely to earth.
Paul recently came into the limelight when he was brought to a criminal
court in the Colony where he was cautioned for pul ting the word "former" to his
mäfionality (Russian).
twice each.
George Rhoden. Negro Spring star from
Morgan State who holds the National AAU 400- metre championship, triumphad by a yard over Tom Cox of Hice to win the 440 yard dash.] Southern California won tho meel with an overall point scard of 49.1 points, as the other can- testants trailed far behind. Stan ford had 28. Yale 27, North Caro-
Recounting his life story, Paulina 22. Morgan State 20, Call anid that he first visited Malaya Tornin 20, Rice 18. Occidental 17, in 1026 as a "Stateless person"
San Diego State 11. Texas 14, Under the
L
sponsorship of the Kansas State 13,-United Press. League of Nations.
"Fati declared himself to be n
manarchist and "definitely not an LAWN TENNIS: anarchist."
a circus magician by profession and toured the Malay Stales and the Far East--sama. timss alone and sometimes with circuses
And Poul is a very good artiste. Amon; his treasured possessions ara testimonials justifying his Rkill...
The inventor has chosen Singa- pore as his sanctuary, and now Jives with his deaf and dumb wife in a drub'room in a Chinesa boarding house.
Political refugee
Gussle wins first British title
CHEONG KIN-MAN
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Reminders
Today
Whist Drive, Europpan YMCA,
p.m
Union Jack Club, tombola, 7.30
p.m.
Growp Land Auction Sale, PWP,
$.p.m
HK
Coming avantE
TOMORROW
Rotary Club luncheon, "Why Ladies Day, talk on Men Won't Grow up" by Brown. Commodore L_N.
Garden, 10S
feld,
Hoof
Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
Bridge Drive, European YMCA.
B'p.m.
Chouro Services Club, Whist
Drive, 8pm
Nine Dragons Services Club,
***Dance" "$pp,"
Urban Chunc meeting, OPO
building, 4:15 5.m.
Toc
WEDNESDAY
meeting, 69, Macilonnell Road, 8:30 pm...
Nine Dragons Services Club,
"boxing tournament 8 p.m. Union Jack Club, WHist drive,
7.45 p.m.
Women's Section European YMCA, whitt morning, 10
3.m.
THURSDAY
Kowloon Rotary Club lincligon.
talk on Life in Cyprus", h Mr. R.B. de Boc, Peninsul Hotel, 12.30 pẫn,
HK Women's International Club,
bathing blenle for
Services,
buses leave at p.30; p.m. and 7 p.m. Union Jack Club, tambolo, 7.30
p.m.
Ninc
There are indeed purpplications Must we search for our ball-Y's and inequalities, even though, so having hit a provisionni
non-legal mind may safely down the middle? If so, for judge from a Derusal of the how icng? And how diligently? American rules, we are goi alone And are we take offence if in this matter.
our opponent seems to search for It rather more diligently than ourselves?
In America, it would appear, ball' out of bounds costs you one stroke, whereas a ball lost or unplayable costs two.
Manifestly absurd
A renowned London club for a A logical desire to make the penalties equal for this unholy while exhibited a polier that no Irig of lost, unplayable and out of bail shots be declared lost an bounds, is the cause of our pre-after a five-minute search, Mani. festly absurd! Golf is too slow as it. But how can a ball Opinion was invited, and the be declared unplayable unless it
found? was for "distance only." That was 'simple enough for "los!" and "out of bounds."
sent discontents.
vola
It is over the unplayable ball In definition resting solely with the player--that the fur is begin- ning to ny.
It
Dragons Services Club, band call, 8.15 p.m. Men's Club lunch, Roof Gar- den, HK Hotel, 12:45 'p.m.
Drobny wins West of England
Tennis title
Bristol, England, -June 17,--
Jaroslav Drobny won the West of England tennis cham- płonship today, beating his fellow self-exiled Czech, Vladi. mir Cernik, 6-3, 10-8.
In international events Drobny and Cemnik gre now listed us representing Egyet.
The fact is that on most or- casions it pays better not to. And the ball at all (and go on with Drobny won with an injured the provisional one), than to find shoulder. Because of his injury, it and declare it unplayable. the final was reduced from the Critics of this rule ara more best of Ave sets fo the best of yociferous
constructive. three. than They say that should be Dorothy Head, Alameda, Call- The question engendere much
altered. They rarely way huw.fornia, won the women's title by heat. Correspondents write with
For the purpose of further defeating Madame Helen Strau- pens dipped in vitcipt.
debato let us have suggestions. beova, Czechoslovakia, 8, 6-1 Argument ranges furious and In the meantime here is one of with da devastating baseline attack and beautifully placed cross court my own. lil-informed at the 19th hole.
the At Huntercombe,
bushy
Could we be 'allowed, perhaps, strokes.
Dorothy and Madame Stray- character of whose lovely court on driving into the undermutli
hotbed of the to declare the ball unplayable beovn, however, were beaten in has mode it a resistance inevement against "Rule there and theri, and play another, the finals of the women's doubles. for An English team, Mrs. R: Ander- cele 30 ball, unplayable" or the second ball becoming.
Mrs. D. R. Bocquet, better or for worse, the ball la son and ed an honourable and
trounced then 4-2. 0-1. gentleman whose speeches on play?
heard with military affairs are respectful affection by His Ma- jesty's tallitul Commons.
since the days when W. Lawrence and Chan Chun-nam, vied fur honours In Aquatic Meets prior
to the war.
Hopping mad
On this occasion his opponent's
· Unassuming youngster Cheoug Kin-man, who brated his 18th birthday on June London, June 17.
15, is a quiet, unassuming Gussic Moran of Santa youngster who has ashy but Monica won the final women's friendly smile for everyone he singles in the Kent County meets.
Born in Indonesia, his native Tennis championships Lawn
Province is Fuklen, Three genern- tournament.
Gussie defeated Nancy Morri-long ago his forefathers emigrat- son of Palm Beach, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. ad to Indonesia and today the in the first set, in which most Cheong family is one of the best Not very far from where he went against service, Nancy scored known families in Indonesia.
His brother William Teo, petter Russian inventor, Army captain well with astutely placed back, known as Cheong Wal-lam, who articulately up and down. He wa and magician, lives, a high-rank-hand shots. But in the next two is also one of the Colony's lead- 3ng political refugee is also ake-sets Gussle secured Arm gelping sprint swimmers, brought him ing out a placid existence under on the match.
to Hong Kong in 1941. the aegis of the Union Jack in In a three set marathon of 62 Ha loined St. Stephan's Pre- Singapore.
games, which lasted over three
paratory School 龆果 Stanley where he first learnt the radi- monts of awimming. During the Occupation he did not have much opportunity to swim although he stayed at Stanley.
He is a Chalam, former kours, Geoff Brown won'the all- leader of an Opposition Party Australian men's final from Billy against Phibun Soniakram's Sa- Sidwell 0-0, 7-9, 17-15. clalla Tarly and bosom associate
of King Htama VII of Siam, who
Fierce drives
Sidwell was the better stroke
After V-J Day, he began
during one
to
interpretation of Rule 30 rendered him speechless. He bobbed in- literally hopping faud
We could then search for our
and a clear conscience.
first 39, 9d. with unfeigned zeal
ECONOMIST EXPELLED FROM KMT
D. Scharengulvel and M. Matous |**
of Czechoslovakia won the men's doubles, defeating the all Ameri- con team of Irviň Dorfman," New York, and Art Larsen, San Fran- elscó, 6-2, 4-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Dorfman and Darathy Head won the mixed doubles ille, de feating David Luric of South Africa and Miss. B. G. Bates of England, 0-3, 0-1, Asociated Press.
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Mr. Chi Chao lung, noted Chinese economist, was expelled Elsewhere a distinguished pro- from the Kuomintang yesterday fessional, tripped up by the same according to the "Sing, Top JI
Four well-known Chinese ar- rule. was quoted, erroneously one decision was reached at a tists from Hangehow. are to give hopps, as saying that he had p the Hule till he was blue in the meeting of the Central Super: an exhibition of their works from tang at Taipeh, added the report, floor of the Sun Company. Des face, and still couldn't under-visory Committee of the Kuomin- today lo Wednesday on, who
Mr. Guf is one China's loading Voeux Road, Central, from I stand it."
The Bulo says, in affent, that economists. He has been appoint a.m. to 8 p.m. it, you find your ball unplayabled by the People's Central Gov you may blther drop it two crnment of Ching to represent the clubs' lengths Away with a low new regime on the United Nations ons stroke, or go back and Sacial and Economic Council
another, counting both strokes, but with no penalties. You may not contique with any provisional bait you may harb
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is lying in a modest, attap but player and master of the pet, WRE
his family-wife and three but Brown's cannonball services childrán
Net Chalom has been invited by and fierce we handed drives take up swimming more seriously
play of Chung Shing's General Songgkram to forget carried him through. He served but in his first competitive face the past and return to Slam. many aces. But the political refugco.in 98–
Gardner Mulloy, U.S. and Erie Swimming Galas he came in a trologer by profession-prefers Sturgess, Soul Africa, won the bad th in a boys race in walch to stay in Singapore. "It is much men's doubles, defeating the All six competitors took part.
Trained hard safer and quieter here," he says, stralian pair Brown and Sidwell
10-8) 3-6, 6-2. It was his profession as fawyer- astrologer that dragged Nai Cha
Mis. Holch Blbany, U.B., and Tam into the political whirlpool. Betty Rosenquest, US teamled to He gained BumBOTOLIE
win 'the women's doubles 6-2, 8-0 Iriends among the high-ranking person- from an English pair, Miss E. M.
Andrew's zel of the Army and
and Patty Rodgers. Govern pant which subsequently lod
In the mixed doubles final, Fad Rovaleski, U.S., and Nandy Mor- him to. argentec En vain ison, U.3. beat Guzele Moran Party galont General Songs/ram, who na Bolleved to have plan- and Enrique Mored, Argentia, Coup Actat against King 7-9, 7-9-Associated Press.
Hamna V. Nat Chalam'a friend.
The King was dethinned. Nat
Chalim was Imprisonext and sthiended to depth.
Guoled by Japs
But when King, Rama VIII took
over, the prisoners wore reprieved.
The mantenco, was commuted to
America retains Wightman Cup
This, however, did not dampen his ardour for the water and he trained hard under the guidance of his brother. Later that year, during the Colony SWImmig Championships, he won the Boys' Under 15 years 100 Yards Free record by Style, establishing winning it in 65 seconds. At the Ume he was not yet 14 years old.
From then on, his swimming prowess Incrossed by page and bounds and in 1947 he provided the greatest surprise of alt by winning the Gro-Harbour
kasp from one of the Colony's
• Chan Chun-nem,
That is clear enough. How should Do dterpreted, which is all that the common run of law abiding citizens want to know, romaitis obscuro.
King's Cup air race tragedy
London, June 17. WA Mosy, the oldest com-
.greatest tong distance stare petitor in Britain's King's Cup air race, was killed instantly However, the next year he was when his plane hit a turningt beaton Into second place in the
London, June 17. Harbour Face by Chan, but last nylon in the race at Newport,
by winning the race convincingly.
14 Imprisonment. Nal Chalam America retained the Wight-year he proved ho had no superior Shropshire, "today. was taken to Sium'e "Isiahd-pman Cup in the women's lawn 001). Shortly afterwards he entennia against Great Britai caped and reached Malaya safely at Wimbledon today when Mra where he gave himself up as a Margaret Dupont beat Mr. Ji ponical refuges, in 1930.- Walker Smith by 0-3 and 0-2 this well up in studies to Yesterday when the" mate upon him as one of thele bright ppendd, the American" "women's est pupils and one of indir srošt, qu'e team gained a 3-0 lead and sd lest swimmers. nodded only brio success in the In two years lime the Olymples four matches today to retain the will ke, held, and „olt : fabian Ei Clavet pengo at your home de congeniod Cup, which Diay have hold for Chair Dibition reprezent
to the past 20 years.
| Chind "thy some of the swimming kata Amarita inado ^lt, alt: to cáll events. · Decaise of lif
when Doris Hart
The winner of the 187-mile At present, "Mah Chal", la atace wolch was down on bandl student of the fourth grade at cap, open to British pilots flying1
aircraft built in the Common Wah Yan College.
his and.
was Mr. Edward Day, f schifter, Ina. Magister plane, at 130.5 mglics per hour.
Exciting finish
BLOUSE"OR SKIRT TACKS
Our Mesaj, në Bķirt Macko will hofp ¦
best Jouffamullion, boʻla training Rang 23. ke Nakala Yanly his brother William over by his
In an exciting anidh he was 60-yards ahead of Princess' oply,
Hurricane aircraft, "by" Group Captain Peter Eatery to ta end, an Euphers
I. Third was titulip caplain A. I
King
braide to give ald and advice..eva went that but for, his brother, who br Wheeler, ploting an; Auster. “
Man Cha" Himself admits
doubles match Solørede ore 21 helyet wegen, ang, prepání eresina, Miša prough and Mrs.
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carefully, hurand him al- the way up the ladder of swimming fame, ho might charitéday one, da paba many limoderate" anion per who
Moss, aged 49 Was lying a machine that ho bullt bimself, a Mtuated ife ball been a private aircraft owner since 1982 and
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