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TIME TABLE.
On and älter MAY 3D, 1991, until Further Notice (all prev
Time Tables cancelled)..
UT TRAINS
DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.
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TO-DAY.
YAPřík 20.).
Comi Rain, (A-gu);
Schnaider Trio Recital at Helena
Way Institute, 8.20 p.m.
Whist Drive at Seamen's In- stitate, & p.m.
Lawn Tennis, Canton
CLIMBING TO ATTAIN EVEN GREATER
SPEED
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING ŠTRATOSPHERE EXPERIMENTS.
Never contest with the problems
Nominations for Sanitary Board human mind challenges, the far fur Member Close, 1 pimi
ture. Experimonts with specially Hong designed aeroplanes are about to bo made in fight to a height of ten Kong at H.R.CC. Singles, Leung miles, and speeds greatly exceeding Tak Kwong (Canton) . M.. W. Lo the 408 miles per hour record are Donbles. C. Bodiker and E. C. Fin-being discussed,
ie reasonable to claim that at of the immediato presont, the great heights, where the air offers little resistance, great speed will be attainable, and with the further great advantage that a machine. with the very large wing surface in relation to lead necessary for support in vary thin air will, on descending to the dense air near the ground, obtain so much support that it will be able to land slowly. HAZARDOUS RISKS. Variable pitch propellers and. variable area wings would help to secure reasonable efficiency through- out the great range of conditions from the ground to the ton-mile They would
It is not claimed that success in chor r. S. A. and E. D. Rumjahn..
the high altitude attorapts will lead Football-Third Division: Royal
so an immediate change in the Air Fores, South Wales Bor-policy of the air lines; but some. derers.
one must make a beginning, and, Central Theatre: "A Woman of many are eager to pioneer the way, Exploration of the upper air, Experience.
whether by neroplane or halloon, is costly; by aeroplane specialy be
World Theatre: "General Crack "
Queen's Theatre: "Flying High King's Theatre: "The Man: Icause the magebine must have a operational height. Killed!"
fecaled cabin, and its engine needs add to the complientions, and still
special supercharging equipment. mora to the cost.
Air travel at present is handź- Ster Theatre. Lottery Bride:"apped by the cost, which in many Ten Dances at King's Restaurant cases bas to be partly met by sub- nd Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner sidies from the State But air- Duncos at Hong Kong Hotel, Penin en miles would be much more cost- craft designed to fly at a height of
HONG KONG, CANTON AND sula Hotel and King's Restaurant by then the present-day air liner
MACAO STEAMERS.
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THURSDAY.
(April 21,)
Fest of PassoVCT,
At the grout heights in prospect life can be maintained only by the artificial preservation of atmos- pheric pressure around the body, with the necessary supply of oxygen for breathing. The deathly cold must be fought by suitable warm- ing apparatus. If anything went wrong with this equipment the re- sult to the adventurers 'wouk be fatal. +
THE BOTTOM MILE. The public are being slowly accus- tomed to the idea of air travel in the bottom mile of the atmosphere; they are not likely yet to be at tructed in large numbers by travel 'at a height of ten miles in closed It will be flown by the French air-
There are three machines nearly ready for Hight to the upper nir. One is by the famous Farmin Arm,
Company Meeting: Messrs. Wm. cabing in which life can be main-man Coupet. The machine is a Powell, Ltd, 11.30 a.m.
3.10.
Theosophical Society Meeting,
8.|
p.m.
SPECIAL SERVICE. BAILINGS From HONG KONG--Daily at 8 a.m. & 5.30 p.m.
(Sandaya oxcopted). SAILINGS From MACAO Daily at 3 a.m. &. p.m.
(Sundaya excepted).
SPECIAL MACAO EXCURSION
"ON SUNDAY, 24TH APRIL
S.S. "SUI TAI”.
will leave Hong Kong at 9am, mal Micao at 5.30 pm.
SPECIAL SALOON FARES.
WEEK DAYS: Single: $3.00; Return: $5.00. EXOJASTONS.-Single: $2.50; Rotari:34:00),
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tained only by artificial means, monoplane, with an enormous "Many will agree that speeds from spread of wing. The cabin is fitted 150 200 miles per hour, if the with air compressors and is electrí. organisation provides for night FLS cally henied: Flying will be almost Athieties: Hong Kong Area An-well as day flying, will for some entirely by instrument, and not by nual Athlete Meet, Sookunpoo. time to come be good enough even sight. The engine will be triple:
Queen's Theatre: "Escape."
for mails.
supercharged. Another French King's Theatre: "A Holy Terror."-"
Central Theatra : › "Groft.". Star Theatre: Tilly of Bloom
World Theatre: City Light" Tim Dances at King's Restaurant ud Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel and King's Ras.
taurant
To fly at a height of tow miles, "stratosphere" machine is one de the engine must give sufficient signed by M. Querchais. power throughout a wide range of The German "firm of Junkers" also atmospheric pressures. A super have, prepared a special machine for give good performance at 5.000 charger which enables aircraft to flights to the upper airy and trial fect, or five miles, will not suffice flights to a height of 30,000 feet áru will have to be equipped with two and it is probable that the engine about to be made. or even three superchargers,
High-altitude balloon ascents will be made this year. They are in- Otherwise, designed chiefly for tended for the purpose of atmos very high altitude, work, it would pheric research, and it will be re- Even now many aeroplanes are claims that as the result of bis re not be able to get off the ground.membered that Professor Piccard designed to give far butter per- cant ascent to 9 miles be obtained, formance at 10,000 fees than near results very valuable to, solange tho ground..
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To-day's Tiffin Snack Tiffins $1.00 To-day's Tiffin
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Veal Cutlet, Tomato Sauce Boat Leg of Lamb, Mint Sauce
"Cold Chicken
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COMMENCING
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at the
HONG KONG
QUEEN'S THEATRE
ON APPROVAL
with
TOM WALLS, YVONNE ARNAUD EDMOND BREON &, WINIFRED SHOTTER
An excellent Britisa film, brilliantly played.
Witty and sparkling dialogue and polished acting in a delightful comedy.
"On Approval" made me laugh until I and my stiff collar were limp.
Sunday Pictorial.
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