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DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 28TH, 1925
PLANES FOR AIR CLUBS.
POPULAR FLYING TO BEGIN `INĮ
JUNE
AERIAL MOTOR CARS",
There is good news for the young air
WEATHER REPORT.
May 27th at 1842-With few exceptions presstiny hancreased slightly at all stationa. reporting. The anticyclones have increased in intensity, the depression is moting westward, and an
an area of relatively low pressure remains in the China Se
Hongkong rainfall for the 2+ beurs ending st
enthusiasts all over the country who have 18 hours, 319, inches, against an average inch. Total since
pular aviation clubs, and have been wait ing impatiently for light aeroplanes|
upor, which to learn to dy, writes the Daily Chronicle aeronautical correspon:
dent.
It is understood that, pending official decisions as to engines to be adopted a standard types for light aeroplanes, the Air Ministry and the Royal Aero Club have just come to an agreement that,
in order that any further delay in the start of flying may be avoided, the ma- chines to be ordered at ones, for na this summer by the clubs, shall be little two-senter De Havilland "Moths."
These rat machinese, the wings of which can be folded so that they can be towed along a road by a motor-ear, are kiriven by a type of oath.p. air-cooled motor which has just currges umphantly from arduous tests
30 MILE AN HOUR
Carrying its pilot and passenger in comfortable seats on behind the other. the "loth-which has been described as motorcar of the air-attains a cruising speed of from 75 to 90 miles an
the
hour.
At the Royal Aure Club headquarters at Clifford street, London, W., the offici" als of the light-plane clubs will assemble to discuss this important question of ma- chines. It is gathered that reports will be presented showing that a number of “Moih" machines ent. be made available so that the first club flying throughout the country can nétually begin in June.
SIN FLUEN
Clubs have been approved officially already for six Devas. These districts JTC-
London, Birmingham,
Glasgow,
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Lancashire..
Newcastle, and Yorkshire.
of 21.54 inches
The forest for the 24 hours hours, May 24th is as follows ning et 18′ Formors Channel...
DISTRICT
Hongkong to Gap Bock
·TRICLAT
N. wiada, modrinte, E winds, moderata: clonly. probably
MOIDU TONE.
South coast of China between į.
Hongkong and Lawoc South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan
da. da.
HUNGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
BEGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, May 27th,
Previons On „Date:On Date
Day *
2 p.m.
jat 2 pm. 6 am.
28:57 29,66
09.08
141
87
75
83
50
Calm
C
Tamperature Barometer Humidity Wind Direction...
Force Wantner... Bain Hightest open-air Temperature on 26t
0.03
Lowest open-air Temperature on 27th
الورد
0,42
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
0,00
From May 27th to June 3, 1915, Hion WirtL
Month.
Daya of
H'loug.
Standard
Tine.
h. m.
Height
Thar, 28 Noinferior High
11 30 29 Nointerior High
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In the case of any 'plane crashed and rendered' useless during the first year the Air Ministery will pay half the cost of its replacement.
RELATIVE RANK.
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF
THREE FORCES.".
The Admiralty announce that commis sioned officers of the Royal Navy, Army, and Roya Air Forcs will in future rank with one another, according to seniority or date of appointment as follows:-
Royal Navy. Anny Royal Air Force Admi, of Fleet, Pick-Marshal. Marshal of the
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In reply to a series of questions from Palestine political organisation the Palestine Government states that the forthcoming construction of the post at Haifa will cost £1,000,000.
How many people know in what country the longest regular passenger air route is maintained? And how, many would gaess, that it is in West Australia, one of the most thinly populated "white" countries in the world? There, however tains a weekly air service between Perth Western Australian Airways, Ltd., main- and Derby, a distance of fifteen hundred miles, with Fix intermediate calling Air Marshil.
points. The service, which is
well Air Vice-Mar-partronised, has the outstanding advan-
shal.
tage of having neither railway nor fast Commodore, Cul. Commult. Air Commodore mail argamers to compete with!" ·
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MOTION PICTURE OF VATICAN. FILM TWO YEARS IN SECRET MAKING SHOWN IN ROME.
It is learned from authoritative sources that Vatican officials have just completed the first comprehensive and continuous mation pieture over himed in the sacred precincts of the Vatican and St. Peter's. Although the picture has been more than two years in the making, more or ters secrrey has veiled the work, inasmuch na the, photographers had to overcome ad- ministrative objections, particularly in the handling of the cameras in certain sane- tuaries and on certain occasions when the Pope thought the clicking of the camera lent the scene too worldly an aspect..
Accordingly the filming has gone along under a pledge that the tripod would not „be useď, thoughi permission was granted "the directors to film almost everything
in the way of ceremonies,
Special enmeras made in Germany were equipped with reconstructed finders. cranks and lenses that enabled the pera- tars to stand in crowds and take pictures with a camera strapped to their cheats. inside their goats.
Virtually all the big scenes inside the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel, at special audiences and at co
functions,
were taken in this
The opening of the Holy Door was ar ranged for other photographers ny” well, though many inside, scenes showing his Holiness and the-Cardfinals in observanes of the ceremonies are said to be of unique interest.
Although the Pope never leaves the Vatican, this motion picture will provide a means for him to tour the world" and appear before all the faithful who cannot make a pilgrimage to Rome. (Continued on next Column).
The files, which will tie shown bare Hoon in its first exclusive exhibition, runs two bours
ILights have been offered to an. Ameri- can producer, who is expected to attend this week's showing. It is asserted, bow- ever, that the Vatican is the actual pro ducer of the film, which has not yet been named.'
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