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1927 Edition
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The Sixty-fifth Annual Issue
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Directory & Chronicle
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1927.
AMERICAN AIRMEN KILLED.
FATAL CRASH DURING TESTING.
COMPETITOR IN THE NEW YORK-PARIS FLIGHT.
[EKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Newront News, April 26th. Commander Noel Davis, who was preparing for a non-stop fight from New York to Paris, was killed while testing a giant biplane, the "Ameri. can Legion," when he crashed near Messick, in Virginia.
odr. Noel Davis and his com- panion, Lieutenant Wooster, who was also killed, had no time to jump clear when the machine, which apparently had developed engine trouble," fell several hundred feet, It was to have been the last test flight prior to the deportate for the real attempt.
MAJOR-GENERAL RYRIE.
AUSTRALIA'S NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER.
LONDON POLICEMEN BRIBED AT GOOD-
WOOD.
SIX MONTHS' HARD LABOUR..
AN AUSTRALIAN'S TRÍBUTE.
JUDGE'S STERN COMMENTS.
To his achievements is a soldier
Two Metropolitan police Con- father than to his record as a legis- Intor (though that is a sterling one) stables, Arthur Isadore "Strauss Major-General Sir Granville de Cheshire (48), and Joseph Lucas Laune Hyrie, K.C.M.G., C.B., the (36), who were charged with receiv newly appointed High Commising a corrupt gift of money'at Good- sioner for Australia, owes his place wood Races on July 18th, and Edwin in the hearts of his compatriots Bottom (31), labourer, were each Dorn at Michelago, in the pastoral country of New South Wales, in sentenced to six months' hard labour 1868, he was the son
of the late at Sussex Assizes at Lewes. Upper House of Australia's mother Alexander Ryrie, a member of the State, and was educated at the King's School, Parramatin, one of The three meu strenuously denied the oldest establishments of its kind that any coins changed hands in the Commonwealth. After some tween them, but a sergeant and a experience in State polities, he was constable of the West Sussex Con- elected to the Federal House of Restabulary were confident that from as member for North distance of six yards they saw the presentatives Sydney in 1911, and has been an gilts made, honorary Minister and Assistant Minister for Defence.
Comdr. Noel Davis was on the งมเ of Rear-Admiral Strauss in war time, "and wag engaged in lay- Major-General Ryrie, a typical ing a mine barrage in the North bushanan and light horseman, be Sea. He resigned his commission gan his service in arms in when he returned to the United South African War, where he was States, but qualified as A naval wounded. When Australia mar-
airman.
The War Department at his re- quest released a big bomber for This
his New York-Paris flight. was recently officially inspected and pronounced fit.. Comdr. Noel Davis" announcement of his intention to compete in the fight was made only a fortnight ago, and completely sur- prised he rivals, including Code. Byrd.
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BRITISH IMPERIAL
AVIATION.
EXPERTS ADVISING THE DOMINIONS.
the
having disagreed in the first trial.
This was the second trial, the jury
Mr. Justice Horridge, summing "P, said Mr. St. John Hutchinson, who defended the two constables, hed emphasised the extreme danger of anding the 'men guilty because of the positions they occupied. shalled her forces to participate in Value of Character, the Great War, he was given the command of the Second Light Horse Brigade,,, which he led as dismount- al troops in Gallipoli and mount ed troops in Palestine. He was twice wounded and five times men- tianed in despatches, attaining the rank of Minjor-General în 1919.
Regarding Ryrie, Mr Harry Gulfett, one of the Australian off [cial war correspondents, and now a member of the Federal Parliament, wrote:
Of all our Australian leaders disclosed by the war, perhaps nome stands level with Granville de Laine Ryrie as a true representa tive of the Australian countryside. Despite his great weight, he was one of the most perfect horse men in Palestine, and he often showed himself one of the best shots. in his brigade."
...
"It would be a bad day for Eng- lish justice," he said, when a jury were afraid to keep their oaths and
-You decide upon the evidence. have nothing to do with the result of your verdict."
I had been suggested, he con. tinued, that the men should not be convicted because they were all of such good character. Character was
asset to everybody, but in crime there had always to be a "first time."
The only bearing character had apon the case was that in the event of there being a serious doubt the jury were entitled to say that the wen were of such good character that they were not likely to commit the offence.
When the foreman of the jury an- nounced that they found all three guilty, Mr. Justice Horridge said he entirely concurred in the verdict.
[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}
Rroay, April 28th. Major Scott, the famous airship captain, has just left for Canada, : His knowledge of men and borses companied by Mr. Gibbs, of the had no peer in an army of horse Works and Buildings Department of man; and his sense of country and "A Shocking Crime." " the Air Ministry, Mr. Gibbs has appreciation of enemy positions Feen in charge of the arrangements were remarkable. When he first heard Sergean: Jones give his evi- "Nobody," he said, could have for the erection of three airship stood for Parliament, he sang deace without seeing that he was mooring maats "at Cardington, blinds to his constituents to the Ismailia and Karachi. The object accompaniment of any instrument speaking the truth, and speaking the of this visit is to advise the Cane-vailable. He was bluff, humorous, truth under very difficult circum- dian Government on the best site and plucky; could treat a tek stances for an officer doing his duty, horse, throw a boomerang, and put and charging two other constables Group Captain Fellowed and up axallast fight in the boxing with an offence." Flight Lieutenant Nixon, of the ring. His pet horse, Plain Bill, Cheshire and Lucas had violated Royal Airship Works, and Mr. was the most coveted animal among Government.
their posts as servants under the Gabbett, airship meteorologist, are the 30,000 that composed the Desert ce a tour to South Africa and Aus- tralia to give similar advice to those dominions. Flight-Lieutenant Nixon will also explore the possibilities of the Colonies in West and East Africa.
for their mooring mast,
AIR ARMAMENTS.
STATEMENT BY BRITISH SECRETARY OF AIR.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] ..
Mounted Corps in Palestine. Ryrie "It is a shocking crime," mid is asserted to have gone right the judge, and everybody ought through the campaign from the to be very much indebted to Jones Canal to the Atmistice without one for the many, way in which he has serious mistake. Not only was he brought, you to justice.
a successful leader, but he supplied "It is a very bad thing for the that moral support which comes English police force if there are from backbone and conviction. He other members of this force, as I lived as did his troopers, and there hope there are not, who take was none of their hardships, which bribes. Let this case be a lesson the old Brig.," B.S they called to others, and let us hope it will him, would not share. From the do something to purify the police. British point of view, he was per-force this thing which we have haps indulgent-but the fire-discip-been investigating takes place in line and march-discipline of his other instances. troops was magnificent, and his men The judge added that he would regarded him almost as a father. have given the police officers a Major-General Ryrie married beavier sentence than Bottom be- International Conference on Air Mary Frances Gwendolyn, a daugh-cause the offence was far worse in Navigation, Sir Samuel Hoare, ter of Judge MacFarland, of New their position, but "Boston had been Secretary for the Air, said we in South Wales. He has a son and previously convicted, and therefore England had hitherto taken the twin daughters, all of whoin were he would put them all in the same
position. view that the best hope of success born in Australia. for the restriction of air armaments was to move step by step rather
Ruday, April 26th." Speaking at a banquet given by the Government to members of the
than to attempt at once a solution
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This was why the British representa- tive at Geneva had proposed to deal Arst with that" side of the problem that was most urgent and that appeared to be most simple, namely, the risk to the great cities of Europe from sudden attacks of
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The scheme, if it materialises,
The Film Correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph states that communications have been in pro- gress for some time between several of them. Other countries did not Guildhall, in which the late Vis. of the leading British film pro- agree with us. They wished rather count Bearsted, the millionaire al ducers, including the Gaumont that all questions connected with king, was keenly interested, is being Company, and it is said W. and F. air armaments should be simu-pressed forward by members of the Film Service, Ideal Films, Ltd.. taneously taken into account. In City Corporation.
and Gainsborough Pictures, Ltd, deference to their wishes theThere was a persistent rumour in with the object of forming a large British Government had modified the City recently that Lord Bear combine in order to provide its original position None the sted's will would provide for a sub munerative outlet for British pic- less dangerous, best it be found stantial donation to assist the fund, tures. The capital of the company thet in the final stages
of probably to the extent of financing will probably be between £1,500,000 the treaty, the actual question the building of a new art gallery, and £9,000,000, and it is backed by of numbers of machines may be but the Daily Exprea conid obtain the London banking firm of Messrs.
Ostrer Brothers. - brought up; and this widening of as confirmation of this. the problem will force the nationa The manner in which the immense to put in very high demands for fortune left by Lord Bearsted is to will include the purchase of a large their own requirements of will stifle he distributed has been kept a number of leading cinema theatres the whole problem B maze of closely guarded secret, but details in London and the provinces. This complexities. I hope I may be at the will are likely to be published would enable the producers of Bri
tish films to count upon a profitable I need not say that soon. proved wrong. even though views of the British Lord Bearsted served as a City outlet for their productions. The Government have not been fully alderman for thirty-six years, and scheme is on similar lines to what accepted at Geneva we shall nove he was Lord Mayor of London in the American producers have been the less try to work loyally upon 1502-3.
striving to accomplish. The new any basis that may firally be ap The scheme to which he had given Gaumont studios, which are to be proved.
his support was devised by Sir constructed at Shepherd's-busb, will Banister Fletcher, the architect, and provide ample facilities for British NEW EGYPTIAN MINISTRY be said to a Daily Espress repre production. It is rumoured that a "sentative that it had been under very large London studio, which, FORMED.
consideration by the City Corpora, up to the present, has not met with tion for three months; and there was great sucess, may also eventually every prospect that it would be be included in the scheme. adopted.
{THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAIRO, April 28th.
There is no question of Sir Banis
The new Ministry has been outer being employed in a professional stituted, with Sarwat Pasha as Pre- capacity, as he is hinek a member mier and Minister of the Interior, of the corporation. and Morcos Hanna Pasha se For "eign Minister.
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Ananlarged. Guildhall-yard would have high ornamental gaten at the entrance, and the scheme also provides for better office accom. medation in the Guildhall.
I have often said that the pre- seat accommodation is not worthy of a small provincial town."
in the main lines of its design the The question of cost has not beer church of Lawrence Jewry, which gone into yet, but it is roughly stands on the other side of the ap-estimated that the scheme would ofproach.
involve an expenditure of not more than £230,000.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AXENCY.], LONDON, April 27th. The P.&O. interim dividend ten per cent tax free, is announced.
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