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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 1928.
CHINESE LONG DISTANCE FLIGHT.
-SECOND STAGE. SUCCESSFULLY FLOWN.
HOW PROGRESS MAY BE MADE WITH CHINESE AVIATION
[BY R. VAUGHAN FOWLER."
The Chinese Long Distance Flight, under the Comm General Cheung. Wai Jung, Director of the Canton Aviation Bareau is progressing favourably, the aviators having reached Nanking-on the evening of the 15th.
1 should like to make it perfectly clear that this fight musc not be considered as an aerial race, found China, it is nothing of. the kind, and was never intended as such. Its object is far more "important-an derinl survey and investigation of the possibilities
of aerial transport in China.
The Second Stage, The second stage, that from Han- kow so Nanking, which was' success- fully flown on the 13th inst., is the shortest in the programme, being only 20 miles.
It will be realised that this short distance could be covered by modern aircraft in less than three hours i i
the flight were made for commercial
purposes, and under present con- ditions this means a saving of at least 48 hours. **
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Chinese Air Lines
Twice in one
week General Cheing has proved what the de- relopment of Chinese Air Lines weil nean to the mails, as well as o the business meh, who have to Journey long distances in China.
1 the tace 61. Lhese demonstration dights it is, no longer possible for the pessimists to cry impossible." Alterant have, proved tncunselves to be a safe and reliable means of Masport 11 most parts of the world, and the air over China, as well as the weather, is as suitable ag that of Europe, in point of fact the weather conditions are vastly superior.
The major difficulty would seem lu be the early establishment of safe landing grounds along the routes, together with the building up of a sound ground organisation. This difficulty can undoubtedly be overcome in a short time. All that is required is capital and a little thought to make certain that pro- gress is along sound lines.
There is every reason to hope that the dight will be completed success fully, and that General Cheung will arrive back in Canton without any unwelcome adventures. If this is the cuse, there should be no difficulty
obtaining the necessary capital immediately, for the establishment of permanent air services, not only between Hong Kong and Canton, but for the longer routes to the worth,
TRICK CYCLIST'S PERIL.
HANGING BY HIS TEETH FROM ROOF OF CIRCUS,
BERLIN, Oct. 17th.
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I think I am salo in saying that the lack of communications between North and South China has played big part in the misunderstandings that have arisen in the past.
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If I am correct in this, aviation 14. China will become a vehicle of any hundreds of miles apart to petce, and will enable those living better understand each other. been given as one of the urgent This theory is not new, it has retsons why the British Empire requires aerial services to link up the Colonies with the Mother Coun try, so even if there is only an atom of truth in it, it deserves serious consideration as applied to China.
Chinese Pilots And Engineers. If the air routes of China are to be developed to any extent it will be necessary for China to train both Pilots and Engineers, In my article published in the Daily Pre on the 10th inat, entitled "Chinese Flying Training School; I gave details of the school already in existence at Canton.
However, there is still a lot to be done; Rome was not built in a day, either can efficient flying services be established in the course of a year or even two."
In the rush for rapid progress it would be fatal if the corner stone of the foundations were left un-. taid, and that foundation is, the organisation of a well-equipped training establishment. The material a. there, so it is to be hoped that the sound beginning that has already been made will not be swamped by the success of flights over the actual routes.#
There are already many capable Chinese pilots and engineers, but many more are required. Machines can be obtained at short notice, but the personnel to use them takes
any months to train: seriousness I say that those. respon In all sible for Chinese Aviation should take as their motto; "Pilots and Engineers First."
SHARES IN A CHURCH.
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WHEN A DIVIDEND WAS PAID OUT OF COLLECTIONS.
SOUTHAMPTON.
Louis Segovia, the French acro
Considerable interest attaches to bat cyclist, who, with his French St. Paul's Church, Southampton, collaborator, was giving a star turn the centenary of which is being performance at the Busch Circus sommemorated shortly, for apart here last night, had an accident from a donation of 100 guiness which almost cost him his life.`· from the corporation towards the funds for its erection, it appears that a company was formed, and people were invited to buy shares.
An extract from the minute book
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The two Frenchmen were on cycle riding upside down on a rai 30 feet high round the dome of the circus, when the bicycle, for some
SILVER SCREEN.
THE ART OF EMIL JANNINGS.
Mr. Emil Jannings is one of the most accomplished of Alm actors.. There are many people inside the film industry who contend that he 12 much more. They say that he
USE OF STEEL IN BUILDINGS.
ITS ÆSTHETIC VALUE
RECOGNISED. "
A PROFESSOR'S VIEW.
is a brilliant director, too, unofficial-Victorian prejudices and shams. The One by one we are shedding
Certainly the films that he plays in have an uncanny kanck of turn ing ous exceptionally good.
People consequently say that Mr. Jannings is so intelligent that his influence on those making any film he is in provides an asset at least as great as his own histrionic ability.
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Silly Melodrama.
If that is so he must have played The Street of Sin, very much against his own judgment. It is not a good film, and Jannings himself is even ridiculous at times. This is hardly his fault for he does his work conscientiously. But he is given ridiculous things to do.
The story deals with a big, bulk- ing alumn bully, who joins the Salva tion Army because he is fascinated by a preacher lase, yet becomes sin- cerely converted in the end. It is almost impossible for Mr. Jennings to act either sincerely or really once he joins the Army. The film deteriorates into the cheapest and silliest melodrama, the characters do things for 'po convincing motive, rape and fire and conversions and reconciliations are heaped on each other as in the old-tirae serials. It is really quite a shame to let Mr. Jannings waste himself like this. There are things he cannot do He Street of Sin. tries to do most of them in "The
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Orime And Charm. "Hell's Kitchen," is quite good. hard boiled as in "Chiengo," and Miss Phyllis Haver, not nearly as
portunities, is beloved by two young consequently without the same op men. One is rather a natty hand at cards and the other has just given up his association with a crook gang.
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latest of such to go, or at least to show a tendency to disappear," is. the idea that buildings and other
structures made of steel must be
covered up at all costs by other
material.
In its place has come a new .re- gard for steel as a material that is worthy in itself. It is instanced in the case of the new Lambeth Bridge.
This revolution in outlook should do much towards giving an impetus to the steel industry of this coun
y. It would do much more if the various by-laws were not anta- gonistic to the use of naked steel in buildings.
This point was emphasised br Mr. A. E. Richardson, Professor of Architecture at University Col- lege, London.-
"In Paris," he said, they have steel buildings with the steel ex- posed, and there is no reason why we should not have them heee ex- cept that we are governed by by- laws. In England we build solidly round the steel. We are ashamed of our skeleton."
legitimately, possessed its UED He pointed out that steel, used asthetic value,
"One of the finest steel buildings on view," he added, is the vault of St. Pancras Station. People fail to realise it, but it is one of the sights of Londan. I always take for ign architects to see it."
Lambeth Bridge.
Referring to the new Larabeth, in favour of steel is that it can be Bridge, he said: "The great point used expeditiously, and in its effects for large bridges it is more grace- ful than reinforced concrete. The i classic example, of course, is the and out of the picture, of whom the
Other charming people pass in Alexandre III. Bridge in Paris. nicest are an old Jewish money-
The-use-of-steel,-when-it-is- not lastered with a false vender of lender and bootlegger, and a pathe-stone or bedizened with meaning tically rat-like little chap who sup- plies the liquor to the Jew. Even the detectives have character. They borrow a coin in the friendliest way from men they bave just arrested to telephone for the police wagon,
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segment of its arches has become lesa ornament, explains itself. The charm and traditional, and these lines of steel can be made very telling. They re frank, modern expression, there is no mysters, and the spectator is emigently satisfied,
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Ohe believes, what is the truth. that life in the circles of New York A lot of water has Rowed under which border on the criminal is the bridges since Ruskin condemned really exciting. There is a horrible steel. What he was really hitting murder, depicted very thrillingly, at was the use of mock Gothic in and the real villain also gives value east iron, bat, unfortunately, he
He steel too. for money by trying to escape right condemned at the end and then getting himself afraid of the present day.". shot dead. The greatest praise is. "In fact," he added, "steel as due to Mr. Joseph Schildkraut for
a material for bridges offers great his performance as the villain: it is scope for the designer, and there thorough and vivid. Mr. Victor is na reason why, as in the instance. Varconi is pleasant as the other of the new Lambeth Bridge, which, young man, and of course Miss from its design will obviously har Haver is infinitely accomplished and monise with the old Palace, the. attractive.
Houses of Parliament. and the beauty of the long view up the river, a modern structure should So much improvement has been not lia restfully alongside the old."' made lately in American films deal--London Morning Port. ing with low life and particularly with crooks (since Paying the Penalty eet the fashion) that ona hopes other types of pictures may soon follow suit. Care has been used in getting the proper, atmos- phere, the correct characteristics. Miss Haver, bedecking herself for conquest, washes her feet instead of
couch telis one volume about her And some of the sub-titles are as effective as they are slangy.
Better Crook Films,
COST OF MEAT WAR.
reason, stood still, neither going throws light on the amazing naa having a bath, for instance. That long-drawn-out fight" between the
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A loss of £112,738 ia announced in the Smithfield and Argentine Meat Company's report for 1927.
This loss is attributed to the
companies engaged in the Argen- tine meat trade, which did not settle their differences until Novem ber last year.
forward nor backwards, Louis cial arrangements of the church, elung on by his teeth, and remain- It states that: "At a general ed hanging in view of the horrified meeting of the shareholders held spectators.
in the westry of St. Paul's Chapel There was ho net to save him on January, 5th, 1829," the com from an imminent fall, and the mittee reported that a meeting of
"The South Sea Bubble,""" There was a loss of £137,082 for rope ladder was out of reach. In the proprietors of St. Paul's The South Sea Bubble." A young forward, and the net debit balance Ivor Novello's latest picture is 1928, but at the end of 1926 there was still a credit balance to carry a moment or two his jaws would Chapel had directed extra ex- ao longer stand the strain. There penses to be incurred in complet man, bored and disillusioned, de- was Berce excitement among the ing the chapel, and that cides to turn rogue and lend a bogus at the end of 1997 was £19,135. Against this there are TER TYCH public, and the circus attendants £1,000 had been expended beyond expedition after buried treasure, amounting to £104,094. lost their heads.
the original subscriptions of £5,000. collection of adventure-seekers joins When a strange but sympathetic A carpet-was-hurried to the scene | The Minute addedi and beld beneath the acrobat, who |
him he is torn between compunction It consequently beczme neces finally let go his dental hold and
and recklessness. Though the film- sary to request an advance of has not been at all cleverly made; dropped down. But the force of
£90 per cent. on the 50 feet fall rent the carpet, and
each, share, it manages to keep one interested which advance. has been cheer until the moment when the treasure the acrobat fell heavily through to
fully assented to by a great is found. This unfortunately is a the ground, where he lay uneor
majority of the shareholders, real anti-climax. scions.
while a very few had signified" their disinclination to make any addition to their original. sub seription...
All thought he was dead, but "a short while afterwards, supported by two men, he smiled at the audi- ence, In few days he will be
back at work in the circus, but will no doubt perform over a net pext time.
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Mr. Novello, with moustache, does not seem especially at ease, though quite competent and agree- able in his role. Miss Benita Hume man's salary and the dividend (4 Miss Alma Taylor as an old maid It seems that the original clergy is disappointing as the heroine, per cent) due to the ahareholders in search of a thrill is excellent. was paid out of the pew rents and † and the villain, Mr. S. J. Warming- offertory.
tonis excellent in a most ungrate" ful role.
Beat of all is Mr. Ben Field, as LESS SLEEPY SICKNESS IN an eccentric millionaire.
BRITAIN.
Doctors are puzzled by the con- ̈ tinuous decrease in the number of vases of sleepy sickness (éncephali- ti lethargica) This disease, for which there is no known cure, has grave after-effects on character,
LIVERPOOL'S WOMAN LORD MAYOR. UNMARRIED NOT FOR THE
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LIVERPOOL
Dr. G. A. Borthwick, the Metro politane Asylums Board's medical Miss Margaret Beavan, the Lord auperintendent at the Northern Mayor of Liverpool, who advised Hospital, said to a Daily Mail re-young women embarking to Aus porter: "The number of patients tralia to become domestic servants admitted continues to decrease and to "get married," laughed heartily the decrease throughout the country as she declined to disclose the
maintainest. The diseases fresta azure-as-to-why-aho had remained- appeared in Great Britain in 1917 spinster. But she gave-the-only-
Bild the decrease might bedre retur Bad womanly reply--that the fact that we are getting away it was not for the want of ask- from the war period."
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