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1.16 p.m.-relag of the Hong
Kong Hotel Orchestra by cour ty of the Management (Dur- ing the intervals recorded music will be broadcast from the Studia).
1.30 p.m.-Rugby Preas news, etc. 2.13 p.m.-Cloze down,
5 to 7 pmChinese programme. 61q 8.20 p.m.--Children's concert. 7 to 10.30 p.m.-European pro-
Kramme.
two airports is a matter of 1579 på programme of
Gd.
The aeroplane, used for the ser vice is a Fox Moth cabin machine which has normally accommodation for three passengers, but which, on short flights, can take four. The demand for places on Bone ser. vices during the summer made it necessary to put an extra muching into commission,
structed in Germany for use on the equipment of the Royal Air Force, i between
that! airship Graf Zeppelin is extremely An official staleinent allows interesting. Engines which run on No. 6 (Bomber) Squadron, sta heavy oil are commonly spoken of tioned at Ismailia, Egypt, has re- gcnerically as Diesel engines, writes coived its final batch of new Fairey try, is able to express a "confident five minutes; the rond journey Major F. A. de V. Robertean in Gordon" day bombing biplanese" that an air mail service to through Gloucester takes about the Manchester Guardian. It is in place of the famous old Bristol Australia will begin regular opera-four hours; the flight between the
Fighters. better to describe them, as our Air
Ile indictted that Imperial Air.minutes, and road connections at Ministry. does, as compression- In its day the Fighter was king ways would probably, extend their either end make the duration of the ignition engines, or "0.1" for of the air. A robust two-seator service by co-operation with an Ip. total journey from the centre of short. In the engines there are biplane, ita comparatively highdian company from Karachi to one city to the centre of the other no carburettors, magnetos, or speed, powers of quick and easy Singapore, and that the rest of the only 35 minutes. The service works sparking plugs, and to that extent control and formidable armament eastern section would be under-to a fixed schedule and is aiming at absolute punctuality. The ferry the construction of the engine is raised it at once
supreme taken by Australian interests., Port
leaves Bristol at 10.45 f.m. and simplified. For marine engines or position aning all of the types of Darwin,, which has seen the begin. for engines used in land transport fighting aircraft that battled above ning or the end of many flights 2.4 p.m., and leaves Cardiff at the weight/power ratio is not of the
front in the latter between England and Australia, is 1.16 a.m. and 3.15 p.m. The single i first importanoc. In noro engines stages of the world war. Driven by envisaged as the radial point for fare is 12. Bd, and the return 294
Con- a single 250 h.p. "Falcon" motor services connecting the main Em- it is very important indeed.
maximum speed of sequently search has been made for it reached a metal alloys which will give a kas 145 m.p.b., climbed to 15,000 feet in pire truck line with the chief cities: tisfactory combination of strength 21 minutes, and on one load of and lightness, and experts believe fuel could remain aloft for that the drawback of undue weight hours-equivalent to a rango in will shortly be overcome.
still air of 230 miles. Fully laden. it weighed 2,500 pounds.
By contrast the "Gordon," In addition to its simplicity, the which is the latest version of the "C.I." engine offers other advan-well-tried 3F biplane, is driven by tages over the petrol engine. It a motor of 535 h.p. and can fly at gives improved, thermal efficiency. maximum speed of around 180 and therefore a smaller consump-m.ph. But the difference in per quarters in Australia. Still to he tion of fuel per horse-porer performance is far larger than this announced is the reply of the Aus
tralino-authorities the offer of
to hour, which means a longer range figure indicates. The "Cordon" of flight for a given weight of fuel. not only holds the air for much the Dutch to extend their service! This increase in range amounts to lengthier periods on one fuel-lond to the Netherlands East Indies as as much as 25 to 30 per cent. More but also carries a much heavier far as Australia, though it is hop- over, the heavy oil is cheap, casting load, including armament, wireless ed that the idea of "all-Emipre" only about one-fifth of an equal gear, camera and all of the other operation will not be jeopardised weight of petrol. Finally, there is
equipment 'demanded by the multi-
The attitude of the Indian gov- no practical risk of fire. A petrol farious duties imposed on the ernment, which has invariably na- blaze has been extinguished by pour" general purpose "craft employed serted its right to control all air. ing heavy oil fuel upon it,
in the British Service. Actually, line traffic in India, tipset earlier Mr. Benjamin Talalla, the well- each "Gordon" weighs with full negotiations for the extension of fond on board 8,000 pounds, or the present England-India mail man, who will leave Alor Star by Airship captains were among the more than twice the weight of the and passenger service to Calcutta the Dutch air mail next Saturday first to demand C.I." eigines. Fighters that were
employed in and beyond; but Colonel Shulmer morning and arrive in London on
Nov, 20 or 21. They were even willing to tolerate the war,
dive's statement shows that a way an increase in weight provided they
round the difficulty has been in-
He will spend. three days in the vented, Meanwhile, British con- metropolis before boarding another structors are going ahead with the air, liner and reaching. Alor Star
Improved Emciency.
Benefits ins Airships.
World's Longest Air-Line.
Thus the way to the inauguration of the world's longest air line and, because of the route it fol laws potentially far the most im- ward daily in London, Delhi and portant discussions are going for
at government and air line head.
*£400 AIR TRIP
MALAYA-LONDON AND BACK IN THREE WEEKS
Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 8. For the first time in the history of Malays a resident of this coun try is to go to England and back in three weeks,
This pioneer of rapid travel is
known
Columbia records,
to 5 pm-
Musical Comedy and Light Opera,
"The Three Musketeers -Vocal * Geins (Wodehouse, Grey and Friml)-Columbia Light Opera Co. DXB
5
The Windmill Man"-Selec- tion (Publishorn, Holles & Co.). -Court Symphony Orchestra.---- 1590. Bow Bells "Vocal Gems (Car- tér, Sievier, Sullivan rad Hamilton).
"Hold My Hand Vocal Gems (Carter and Gay).-Columbia Light Opern Co.-DX002, "The Desert Song "-Selection (Romberg). Delroy Somers Band.-9200. "Helen "--Vocal Gems (Often- bach, Herbert)-Columbia Light Opera Co.-DX331
་་ ་
The Land of Smiles "Selre- tion (Lelinr)--London Theatre Orchestra.-DX262.
"The Belle of New York "-- Voen Gems (Morton and Ker- ker)Columbia Light Opera Co.--0025.
8 pin.-Local time and wonther
repart.
E.03 to 6.35 p.m.
Band and Orchestral Music. "Wedgwood Blue" (Ketelbey). **The (Tock" "and the Drosden Figures" (Kotelbey), - Albort W. Ketelbey's Concert Orches tra.DX27.
"Orphee "Ballet (Gluck).-Or- chestre Symphonique (of Paris)
-DX60, Kuala Lumper business
The Holly Robbers-Overture (Suppe). The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band.-DX208. "The Merry Brothers" (Geni-
njoy.
Echina of the Valley" (Glee niu)-Sir Da Godfrey con- ducting the Bournemouth Muni- cipal Orchestra.-9881.
Since the war the Fighter has did not have to carry petrol in a been modified from time to time to ship filled with hydrogen. All; fres on airships in flight have been meet modern needs, and the ma building of special high-speed mail. again on Dec. 3, making a total 8.35 to 0 p.h.-Symphony No. 4
traced to petiol. The ill-fated air-
could of 21 days.
ship R 101 (which did not catch the family. But their day is over. easily operate a regular service all
fire in the air, but after striking the ground) was driven by five Beardmore 585-b.p. "C.1" Torna- da engines. It was originally
though many a war-time pilot will regret the passing of a famous name from the list of aircraft flowi by the Royal Air Force.
"mails only" service be decided
r
chines now displaced were heavier and more efficient than the first of carrying aircraft which
This journey will cost about £400. the way from London to Sydney Mr. Talalla states that he is mak and Melbourne in a week, abould a ing it for urgent business reasons.
A few Malayan residents have on to supplement the passenger either travelled to England by air traffic. Even if the present policy or returned by air, but Mr. Tatella of carrying mails and passengers will be the first to travel both ways together in the same machines be by this route.
There is much interest here in continued, however, the airway will still offer immense saving of time Mr. Talalla's adventure which has over the swiftest steamship. And made people realise
they have ever done before how the a point to remember in criticising Dutch airways have shortened the between Malaya and
tended that each of these should give 700 hp, but they did not ——— work out according to expectations,
•
more
then
and they had to be either rejected, bron building crude-oil engines for ör accepted at a lower power out- marine work, for locomotives, and for industrial purposes bice 1907. put.
The Rolls Royce firm has been at In 1930 an aeroplaie was flown at the aerid pageant at Rome with a work on two "C.I." engines. One
Fiat U Bagine. In this case engine is a 350-h.p. Comilor con verted to run on heavy bil, on this the company did not design & spie. the British air line craft on the distance
i
Europe. ridging for the purpose, bilt score of speed is that the present fuel developing 500 h.p. It re
converted standard petrol ed-fleet of Imperial Airways, includ mains on the Air Ministry "Part - '
gine. In its new form it developing the new monoplanes ordered for publication" list, which means that
of London's dirt track spoedways, ed from 180 to 220 h.p. Its con no details of its working, may be
the African routes, shows an aver
is primarily going to Australia to. break motor cycling records and to published. Nothing canyet he huthpilību of fuel unibe tötial lond
age cruising speed considerably meet the Dominion riders in friend. said about the áffier exporjméót. · | was about 0.42lb. per h.p./hour,
higher than that of any other ly-contest, but he is also planning, In their last report the Aaro- In the United States also re- nautical Research Committee wrote inarkable success has been attaine!!
European air transport company. to add sest to his flight, an at- that the data accumulated since i
tempt on the existing flying record 1921 led them to the conclusion that by the Packard "GI" 225-hp.
from Britain to Australia. there is no basic reason for sup engine. This engine has been-in- posing that sufficiently light "C.I." stalled in several different types of engines cannot eventually be pro aeroplane, and on May 28, 1931, a duced. They believe that the two
Bellanca
Pacemaker monoplatte stroke "C.I." engine holds out the equipped with it established a greatest possibilities, and they world's duration record by flying Flying to a sports fixture is the mention that the Air Ministry has for 64 hours 33 minutes round how fashion which has been set by arranged for the construction of Jacksonville, Florida, without some of the members of an English. an experimental engine of this fuciling. The pilots on landing football team, and their lead in sort, which will be installed at the had sufficient fuel in their tanks to air-mindedness is, likely to ba fal- works of Messrs, Ricardo and Co.
have kept them up for another slowed by other sportemen. An for investigation.
hours, which would have brought England team of speedway riders their total dying time up to 03 is to visit Australia this winter, Other countries have meanwhile hours, It was estimated that a sad at least one of them is making
In Italy, and U.8.A.
AIR-MINDED SPORTSMEN
SPEEDWAY' RIDERS TO FLY
TO AUSTRALIA
"People Who Matter”
PEOPLE WHO
to the
people
thees people buy and read the
best busy on the same probljem, petrol engine of the same power arrangements to travel there by air. Hong Kong Daily Press, In Italy the Fiat company has world duly have kept bem dying This rider, a representative of one
(Continued on next.column.) for 82 hours,
(VonHustled on near Volumn 1
(Italian) in n. Major (Men- delssohn)Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the Halle Orchestra. -DX342/DX344.
9 to 9.30 p.m.~~
From the Studio. Selections by The Harmonious.
9.30 to 10.30 p.m.--A programme of
Columbia records, 9.30 to 10 p.m.--
Operátio,
"La Buheme "-Selection (Pue- cini, arr. Gauwin). Now Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, -9307. "Aida"--Selection (Verdi, arr. Tavou)-New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra,-9304. "In Toso "Selection (Puc sini, arr, Tavan)-New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra.-30
10 to 10.30 p.m..
Variety.
Song" Don't Say Forever.
Lucienne Boyer (Soprano).~ DB017.
Tocal Duet "The Clouds Will boon ToltBy"-Layton and
Johnstone.-DB920.
Drgan Solo" It Was So Beauti- ful Quentin M. Maclean- DB904, 19 MANAG
Song Paradise."-Peggy Wood
(Soprano).-DB884,
Son Wine and Water,
Hatry Dearth (Baritone). DB.
Song When You'm in My Arte, Lubienie Boyer (S04 pra)-DB017..
Vocal Duet Just Another Love Affair."-Layton and Johnstone
Song Roses at Dawning.”— Peggy ~ Wood ***(Soprano). DB884
·Song Why - Shouldn't' ́IP Harry Dearth (Baritone). DB913.
10.30 p.m.-Rugby Press news. 10.35 p.m. dale down.
All records in the above Euroé pean programmes are supplied Messrs. Anderson Music Co.
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