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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1930.
AIR ACCIDENTS.
REVIEW OF ELEVEN YEARS.
[BY R. VAUGHAN FOWLER.)
In days gone by trains and motor cars were considered dangerous vehicles to travel in; to-day, we all use these methods of transportation without a thought of an accident. The aero- plane on the other hand is still looked upon as an extremely dangerous vehicle largely because the average person has so little experience of it and practically no knowledge of statistics dealing with its activities. The question we should ask ourselves is, "I the aeroplane a dangerous vehicle 1" The best method of an swering this question is to give British Air Ministry statistics, which have just been completed.
Accidents: British Commercial Aviation(including all Imperial Airways Air Transport Operations),
Aircraft mileage flown
THREE BILLS
APPROVED.
MEETING OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Legislative Council, was held yesterday at the Council Chamber and the business on the agenda was transacted in exactly six minutos. The Telephone Ordinance, the Holidays Ordinance and the Ordinance Provided for the Incorporation of the Sailors' Rome and Mission to Seainen all passed their second and third readings. There were presenti
Sir William Peel, K.C.B., C.M.G. Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G.,
C.B.R..
AIR TRANSPORT, »
1925
August, 1919
December, 1824,
1826
Hon. Mr. C. Mel Messer, O.B.E.. Hoa. Mr. H. T. Cressy, C.B.E. Hon. Mr. E. D, C, Wölfe, C,M, G. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, E.C.,
to
1927
O.B.E.
1329"
1029
Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington. Hon. Mr. A. E Wood,
.3,569,000
5,115,000
No. of accidents involving casual-
ties Fatal
Non fatal, but resulting in in-
jury to occupants ... Approximate aircraft miles per accident resulting in death or injury to occupants Aircraft flights per accident re- sulting in death or injury to
357,000
1,979,000
occupants
1,730
6,830.
Passengers killed
12
Passengers injured
Passenger flights per passenger
killed
3,959
8,767
Passenger flights per passenger
injured
10,204
36,300
Crew killed
5.
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OTHER FLYING FOR HIRE .
1993
May 20
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1025
199
December, 1924.
1,407,000
1928 1920 1,170,000
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Fatal
Non-fatal, but resulting in in-.
jury to occupants
a Approximate aircraft miles per accident resulting in death or injury to occupants ........ Aircraft flights per accident re- sulting in death or injury to vecupants
40,000
234,000
Passengers killed
Passengers injured
Passenger Bights per passenger
killed
30,213
Fassenger fights per passenger
injured
20,142
153,908
460,223
Crew killed
1
Crew injured.
22
4
It will be seen from the above table that in eleven years flying a total of 36 passengers and 22 crews bave been killed and 44 injured. The total mileage is 11,201,000 miles. This means that only one person has been killed for every 194,155 miles flown, or, as the average speed of the aircraft used may reasonably be takeh at 100 m.p.h., that only one person has been killed for every 1,841 hours' firing.
"In view of the recent accident to the Flying Club machine, it is of interest to note that Flying Clube in England made 44,070 flighta during the year 1929, and only had two fatal accidents, and four minor accidents which only caused damage to the air- craft.
The writer contends the above figures definitely prove that: flying is not the "dangerous business" it is generally supposed.
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NEGOTIATIONS WITH A "CER- TAIN FOREIGN POWER"
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, August 7.
It is learned that Mr. Tang Shao Yi, principal promoter of the Tong Ka Wan development scheme, and other influential personages direct ly interested in the ambitious pro- ject, are contemplating negotiating with a certain foreign Power for a big loan with which to carry out the work.
CANTON, August 7. The Canton-Kowloon Railway ex- pects to have its trains running at again by the end of this month or the beginning of the next. Owing to the replacement of the worn-out sleepers with new ones
According to a foreign engineer and other repairing work, trains in the employ of the Chinese Gov- along this permanent way have ernment, who has made an exhaus- tive survey of the proposed port, been running at a decreased rate $20,000,000 will be needed for the of speed. Some 20,000 wooden construction of a bund, wharves, sleepers are thus being replaced to godowns, and other preliminary insure safety for travelling. There items so essential to a world port, are altogether about 200,000 sleep but this huge sum of money can- era on the railway, of which a little not be obtained through appropria over one-half has been changed tion either in Nanking or in Canton since the railroad has been in at the present time, owing to the operation. The remainder of the civil war. The treasury of the Can- sleepers are in a bad condition and ton Government has long been need to be replaced. Unless this is depleted, as shown in its attempt done, it has been pointed out, the to float seother loan of $15,000,000. trains will be in danger of derail Nanking is no better off financially: ment. It is because of this that But with what country Mr. Tang is the trams have reduced their rates negotiating with the approval of of speed from 30 to 20 miles an Nanking for the long has not been hour while travelling over the por divulged. Mr. Tang has already tion under repair,
left the South for Nanking in this connection.
The new sleepers now being put in are imported from Australia and wererated bobo the best of their kind. The section from here to Sheklung is expected to be com- After these improvements have pleted within the next fortnight, heen completed, the authorities of after which the trains will once the railway expect to reduce the more resume their normal rate of running time of their express trains sneed, which is 30 miles an hour between Canton and Kowloon from (Continued at foot of next column,) four hours to three and one-quarter.
Hon. Commander Hole, R.. (re».
tired).
Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow.
Hoo. Dz. R. H. Kotewall, G.,
LL.D.
Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes
Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga.
Hon. Mr. C. Gordon Mackie.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. Han, Mr. Paul Lauder.
Hon. Dr. S. W. Tro, O.B.E.,
LL.D.
On the motion of the Colonial Secretary, the report of the Finance Committee, No. § of July 31, 1930, was laid on the table. The various bills were then put up for their second and third readings, and were
duly passed
The Council was adjourned for a weck.
FAKING A ROBBERY.
-INGENIOUS RUSE WHICH. FAILED.
Sentence of Give months' hard labour was passed by Mr. Butters at Central Magistracy on a Chi- nese shop foki who embezzled $120 from his employers.
The police asked the Magistrate to take a serious view of the case because the defendant had con- cocted á story to the effect that he had been attacked and robbed by armed men in the lane between Chine Building and Jardine's.. He showed several eats on his hands to substantiate the story.
The injuries were of so super- 6cial a character that they aroused the suspicions of the police, who caused the defendant to be search ed. They found shout 2100 conceal ed his shoes.
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GLOUCESTER HOUSE MISHAP
FITTER FALLS FROM GIRDER.
Yet tuother mishap occurred at the site of Gloucester Building, when, on Wednesday afternoon at about 3.30 p.m., a girder ätter fell off from the seventh floor of the building and landed on the fourth floor.
PICNIC
The fitter was at work on the seventh floor, when all of a andiden the iron beam on which be wor standing shifted,, on account of a wire binder breaking. The shifting of the beam caused him to lose. his balance and fall. Fortunately; he landed on a boarded part of the fourth floor, for if he had struck the ground it would have meant instant death,"
The victim, however, received serious injuries, and was removed to Timg Wah Hospital in an un Donacious condition_
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