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With the advent of the aeroplane has come new vocabulary of: travel,
As other systems of transportu- tion have their own expressions the omission or misapplication of which seem to the initiated to re- feet abysmal ignorance, so fying La created words which nonplus the man who sticks to the ground. It is not the techdical or even semi-technical expressions" that cause the most trouble, for they are at least partially self-explanatory. It is the use of words and phrases coined by airmen at odd moments, that have no apparent rhyme or reasoli, that divides the profes equal from the hanger-on in air circles.
There are even individual modes
COMMERCIAL POSITION IN
JAPAN.
PRODUCTION TO BE. CURTAILED.
.1
AGREEMENT ·AMONG
MANUFACTURERS.
The following statement regard
SINGAPORE POWER STATION.
FORMAL OPENING BY THE GOVERNOR,
REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPM VT.
milestone in the Municipal his-
the commercial situation in tory of Singapore was reached on Japan, dated November 15th, has] November 7th when H.E. the Gover been received by the Japanese nor (Sir Hugh Clifford, G.C.M, G., Consulate-General, Hong Kong: G.B.E.), formally opened "the new
In spite of a tendency toward the low rate of "interest the financial market is still far from being satisfactory for the minor merchants and manufacturers. Since, the overproduction is felt in industries some measures for con trol over the relations between supply and demand are now con- templated.
power station at St. James, Keppel Harbour, in the presence of a large and representative gathering...
Electricity in Singapore, The use of oil lamps in Singapore suburbs is remembered by residents of even a decade's standing, and the opening of the new power Manufacturers of such mer-station, which is designed to meet chardise as muslin cement and the full industrial and domestic cotton piece goods recently arrived
at an agreement to reduce their needs of the city for some years of expression which no aviator at-roduction, and to cope with the to come, calls attention to the pro- situation. The Authorities Bank- cess of modernisation which was tempts to reproduce.--Perhaps the tioned on October 29th the estab
most famous of these among Mary-lishment of the third Imperial Silk undertaken by the Municipal Com- land airmen is one used by Major Corporation which is expected to missioners after the war, and which open business in the near future. is still in progress. Roads, lighting. William D. Tiptou, commander of
Japan's export trade during housing and slum destruction, water the Twenty-ninth Division Air
quarter aggregated Service, who alone speaks of his
ayllibers missling."
it
Essult Of Forced Landing. The origin and meaning of these eryptic words, according to, one of his associates, are 凸起 follows: Major Tipton bad a forced landing during an
exhibition Bight, an event so rare that it nettled him considerably and also made him Fate at a dinner following the ex- hibition.
the
October
resulting in an supply, sanitation, and buildings are Y180,000,000, excess of export over import by all included in this extensive and 130,000,000, which compared with expensive programare; and the last that of the preceeding year, show.
ed a decrease of Y11,000,000. But, ten years may well be described as generally speaking, the trade situa a period of unparalleled change and tion has greatly developed, seeing improvement in local history, .. that the adverse trade return up
In a brochure commemorative of to the October quarter from the beginning of the current year, the ceremony the Municipal Elce- amounts to Y170,000,000, which tricni Department recall that the compared with the same period of first supply of electricity to the city last year shows
dates back to 1905, when arrange- Y182,000,000,
L decrease of
"During the same quarter,ments were made with the Singa- Japan's China trade amounted to pore Electric Tramways "Company 42,000,000. resulting in an excess to take a supply from their station
export over import by of
in Mackenzie Road. In 1912 it be Y22.000.000.
As he attempted to explain to his hosts that his cylinders were missing" be used the expression which he has since retained as his own to designate cylinder trouble. "The share market is station-came evident that this supply was Many World War veterans will ary: riec, silk and cotton yarn quite inadequate, and the Tramway recall the kiwi," as ground off-markets" are weak. Foreign-ex- Company agreed to instal-additional- cers of the Air Service were de change is unfavourable, while in- aignated by all but themselves, The kiwi is an Australian bird that has wings but cannot fy, made famous by the following lines sung at many a gathering of aviators: We don't Gave to march with the Infantree.
Shoot with the Artileree, Ride with the" Cavalree.
We don't have to dy over Ger.
mance.
For we are the Ki-wi-wìs.
Relationship Shown,
1)
Various expressions used by air-
dustrial and financial circles are plant. Owing to the war nothing! gradually on the road to readjust more was done until 1939, when a ment with rosy expectations.
CUSTOMS INCIDENT AT BOULOGNE.
BRITISH TRAVELLER
SENTENCED.
BOULOGNE.
supply was given to the Mount Sophia district, and in 1921 sub. stations were built in Killiney Road, Chatsworth Road, Dalvey, Road, and Newton Road.
bommission of Enquiry.
At this time the Tramway Com-
paus were unable to instal more plant, and as the whole of their existing plant was fully loaded it
men denote the relationship be tween air and water navigation, Mr. Walter George Mann, direc-became necessary to review the The commander of an air squad-tor of a well-known British fonn position, with the result that a ron " or "Beet" is variously refer- cial house, was sentenced in his
as water craft.
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red to, in his absence, as "skipper" absence by the Boulogne Correc- commission was appointed by Gov- or the old man," as is the captional Court to 14 days' imprison- ernment and recommended the con- BRITISH CONSUL'S PROTEST. tain of a group of vessels, and went without benefit of First Offen-struction of a new power station by "cabina" and "stream lines" are dera Act, and ordered to pay two associated with aircraft as well fines of 500f. [4] each to the the Municipal Commissioner and en extended system of 'mains, and sub- When a flyer talks of a Gipsy The case against Mr. Mann re-stations for the distribution of alter- pilot toeding "sround, if one is lates to incidents which took place nating current for lighting and The following comununication has really au courant with air lingo, in the Boulogne Customs House it is at once grasped that the re- about a fortnight previously. He power. This work was subsequently been forwarded by the office of the ference is to an individual owner was charged with insulting behavi- commenced, the consulting engine-Commissioner of Foreign Affairs to of a wartime plane, flying from
our towards Customs officials who place to place carrying auch pas said that they had discovered in bisers being blessrs. Preece, Cardew, Mr. Harold Porter, British Consul sengers he can induce to travel luggage a quantity of cigarettes and Rider. Under a temporary ar- General, in reply to the latter's with him. Col. Charles A. Lind which he had not declared. Не rangement a further supply of recent despatch on the subject of bergh might have so described him
was also charged with smuggling self during his barnstorming and with having aggravated the power was obtained from the Singa- the alleged boycott of the cigarettes day
caso against him by giving vent to pore Harbour Board, and on "Jure of the British Tobacco Company, Passengers are unceremoniously insulting. expressions against 1st of this year the St. James Buys ibe Hankow Herald;— . designated by Ayers as " send
Station started generating for the bags," and a person serving as a
Mr. Mann's counsel apologized to passenger is said to be "sand bag the Court for his client's absence, whole of the existing system. ging." A complete smash-up of a plane, is referred to as a
Owing to the rapid growth of the write which, he said, was due to ill- off," obviously referring to the health. He put in a medicul cer demand which is bound to arise necessity of writing the craft off tificate declaring that M. Mann
was suffering from nervous dis when the reduction of the charges the records.
orders. Only
one witness was for electrical energy has taken effect heard, a representative of the Cu the Municipal Commissioners on June 27th authorised an extension
France.
MUDDY CANBERRA.
MELBOURNE CRITICISES -NEW CAPITAL..
Melbourne still seems to be an noyed because the seat of the Federal Government has been re- moved to Canberra
Because there was heavy rain at
t
Canberra with muddy streets, the Argus is pointing out that it warne el the politicians about the dis- advantages
"The feeling that Parliament should not go, bush," remarks the Argus, "was very strong among a great many people, and it is from the simple everyday incidents that the feeling enn he justified.
A Prime Minister should not have muddy boots, a Chief Justice In reply to your recent com should not have to raise his gown, munications on the subject of the as the Indies of the nineteenth cen alleged boycott of the cigarettes try raised their skirts, when. "There is something incongruous of the. British-American Tobacco crossing a street, Company, dated October 6th, 7th in £ Governor-General' walking and 8th, respectively (though all of across a paddock from one Govern them reached this office consider meat office to another. A Capital Called "Rubber Com"
ably belated), I have the honour should not be a place where motor to direct your attention once more cars waltz in the streets before they Until a couple of years ago one toms
to our despatch addressed to you run; it should be a city that will might have referred with propriety The Judicial authorities have
on the 8th instant, wherein is in stand a little rain and where busi- to a "rubber pig" in referring to ordered the confiscation of the of plant by the addition of one
& ness people come out of doors to an airship of the lighter-than-air cigarettes in question and have in- 10,000 kw. turbo-alternator, etc., dicated our keep desire for type, but such an expression to-day pounded the sum of 6,000. [18] and the consulting engineers have fundamental solution of the trouble find to their surprize that it is
along lines which would be satis raining if out of date. Now the term is which Mr. Mann puid as surely for
A Capital should be a Capital rubber cow," Balloon pilots are his appearance. This will be been instructed to call for tenders factory to both parties. known as "balloonitics."
restored to him it he pays his fines with as little delay as possible. "I must emphatically assert that and not merely a country town, and All plance are designated indis and serves 4 days' imprisonment.
The Power Station,
the allegation that we officially that is why people could not under criminately as erates," while the Itin understood that Mr. Man
auch various types have their own titler, will appeal. He is now on holiday The site at St. James is almost support the illegal and terrorist stand why Federal members were in hurry to transfer to Can- actions of the subsidised leaders
berra such as the JN4, which is better in Biarritz
an ideal one for a large power of the boycott reveals a failure on known as the Jenny.
If their
station, and the only drawback was your part to grasp the real signi tanks are full, they are said to have their bellies full of gas, while f;
the necessity of driving piles in the ficance of our last despatch, which they prove fast and agile they are
aims to elicit a response paving the filled portion on the west side. described as fast on their feet."
The site chosen originally by the way for a friendly and amicable An expression that" originated.
consulting engineera was on the settlement of a considerably pro- across the ocean but is now large-
east side of the peninsula which was tracted issue. You will doubtless ly used here is "hay wire,"
"signi-
composed of practically solid rock recall also that on various occasions
It was reported that an artificial fying poor, or bad It was widely
but Government would only offer we have made overtures to you! applied to the landing of Charles
The Manchester Correspondent of the portion to the Municipality, proposing the negotiation between larynx which enables him to speak A. Levine at Croydon Field recent the Times telegraphs that the re-thereby increasing the cost of erec- the tobacco company and the work with ease has been installed in the ly after his sole fight from Paris. commendation of the Finance Com-tion by a considerable amount. ers looking toward the ultimate throat of Senator Loreman Dupont.
If these terms ecuse mental con mittee of Manchester Corporation,
reopening of the factory. The coo. This sa a sequel to a recent opera- The site has an area of about 5 sistent refusal to entertain such tion involving the removal of his fusion, the well instructed aviator that application should be made for acres. The close proximity of the proposals is entirely responsible for vocal chords, Ordinarily he car borrowing powers for a further sumaren gives special value of the site the present state of affairs, and ries this artificial larynx in his cut out." When a person ceases of £330,000 for loans in connection from a power station point of view,
would describe the condition as a
to be cutting out."
MANCHESTER HOUSING.
POWERS SOUGHT FOR FURTHER LOAN OF £330,000
AN ARTIFICIAL LARYNX, .S. SENATOR'S WONDERFUL
EQUIPMENT.
NEW YORK..
to think in an emergency he is said with house building, went through as an unkmited quantity of water we must disclaim absolutely any pocket; inserting it when he desires
without discussion at the council for condensing purposes is avail- responsibility for loss or damage to speak. meeting. This will bring the bar- able; also sea-borne coal can be suffered by the Company in ques-1 rowing powers so far sought under delivered within a few yards of the tion, which itself is the author of Finally I have to protest most vigorously against the attempt at POST-MORTEM SURPRISE. the scheme to a total of £1,000,000 station A connection with the the trouble.
since it was sanctioned four years F.M.S. Railways also provides for Regarding the allegation con- a misrepresentation of the Nation- ago. The new sum sanctioned the delivery of locally-mined cont tained in your communication of MAN WHO SWALLOWED Ato be repayable within 20 years and for the transport of. materials the 7th instant that the Honkonalist Government in imputing to it a policy of extreme labour and RAZOR-BLADE. #. from the date of borrowing.
Kuomintang has issued 20 order to destruction of British commercial Already a sum of 2853,031 has
all cigarette dealers to refrain frem communism imported from Moscow post mortem" examination been expended on 1,557 houses,
selling the Company's cigarettes, and carried out under professional after the suic de of James Graham, leaving a margin of only £10,388 laid and the sub-stations designed 1 beg to point out that the allega-Russing advice with a view to the a Liverpool Inbourer, revealed aout of the £870,000 previously and equipped by the Municipal tion is entirely baselcas and the interests. It is such an erroneous Bootee, Dement and 213,288 has been repaid to date. Fulcher, M.B.E., A.MLEE., who denied having issued an order. that must answer for the worsening glass, a screw, a nail, a match, a secared. Of the amount advanced Electrical Engineer, Mr. E. W. P.
Hankow Kuomintang has officially envisagement of Nationalist China safety razor-blade in the stomach. The scheme does not involve any has held the appointment since.
(Continued at foot of next column.) of Sino-British relations," charge on the city rate.
A
The blade had caused the death.
and plant,
The transmission system has been
1021.