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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1933
SINGAPORE AIR
FORCE UNIT
A SURVEY OF BORNEO FLYING CONDITIONS
CONTINENTAL LETTER
Europe Preparing for the Economic Conference: Spanish Socialists Recant! Anglo-German Trade; Italian Air Force's Big Programme; The Soviet
Feels Hurt! Cards for Communists
PARIS
Three multi-engined flying boats. stationed with the Royal Air ForceTM at Singapore will this month make their the first formation cruise of the year. It will be directed to a survey of flying conditions along The the north coast of Borneo.
Newspaper in "Disgrace," aeroplanes will fly in easy stages
Paris, April 12 as far as Sandakan, in British
The newspaper Fre Nouvelic North Borneo, and will return which is believed to have eles along the same route to Singapore
connections with the former after an absence of about a month.
The first stage of the outward French Premier, M. Herriot, has The journey will take the boats across been prohibited in Italy. four hundred miles. of the South paper is unable to state the exact Chinn Sea to Kuching, in Sara-reasons for the emburgo but be- wak. Thence the formation will go lieves that there is some connec by way of Bintula, Miri, Brunei, tion with its recent criticism of Tabman, and Kudat to Sandakan. Premier Mussolini's Four-Power At all of these places there is good Pact preporal, anchorage for marino aircraft, The total distance to be flown is 2,300 miles, or three days' normal flying for the boats: the actual length of the cruise is dictated by the survey and other work to be
done and the desire to give the crews useful experience in cruising over a period of weeks away from the base.
This, the latest in n long series of formation flights undertaken by
April 13
The Washington Visit,
be accompanied on his forthcoming M. Heriot will, it is announced, visit to Washington by the former Sub-Governor of the Bank of Francs. Professor Rist. BERLIN
Death of a Prima Donna,
Berlin, April 12 The death is announced of the R. A. F. dying boats in eastern famous Primadonna, Lola Artot de waters, should provide much in- Padilla, who for many years was formation of value to the future oneration of commercial aircraft one of the leading mambers of the along the coast of Borneo as well Berlin opera-house. The late singer as throw light on military prob-who attained an age of 58 years, lems associated with the efficient was a daughter of the celebrated defence and patrol of the region. singer Desiree Artot and excelled Where the Royal Air Force fies in first Mozart Verdi and Puccini to-day, the commercial aeroplane róleg She made her debut thirty plies to-morrow; that is an axiom years ago at the Opera Comique in of Empire air development which Paris. has played a vital part in the growth of regular air transport services.
trans-Atlantic fight and will on this occasion visit the Chienzo World Fair, intends on its return flight to make an intermediary landing at Berlin, Air-Minister General Balbo having formally,,ne-' || copted to-day the invitation ex- tended to him on behalf of the German Government,
At the invitation of General Balbo, Prussian Premier Gooring will participate in a flight, which is to last several days and will. prob. ably be extended as far as Tripons, A Brother, Fascist!
Rome, April 14. Sir Oswald Mosloy, the leader of today. A delegation. comprising the British Fascists, arrived here other British Fasciste is expected here immediately after Easter. ANTWERP
A Dredger Mishap.
Antwerp, April 13. Fifteen people were injured here
весор on
enormous
to-day as a result of a rather evri. ous incident when an
the lift of A dredger working in the port fell into a crowd of spectators who fled panic-stricken. The accident was due to a failure of the brakes while the dredge was being raised so that the heavy machine was dang with a terrific force over a con siderable distance." MOSCOWN
The "Soviet and the World Conference.
Moscow, April 12. That the Soviet Union hus, not
been invited to take part in the Washington conversations intended to pave the way for the World Economic Confereacc, is adversely commented on by the organ of the Commissariat for Heavy Industry Sa Industrialisaziju " which de- clares that this fact cannot fail to make an unfavourable impression
Spanish Socialists and Hitler..
Berlin, April 12. Grent interest is aroused here by Once again the boats chosen for the statement published in Madrid, the cruise Bre Supermarine by the official organ of the Spanish "Southampton biplanes, each Socialist Party "El Socialista," to driven by two 500 h.p. Napier the effect that the Spanish "Lion" water-cooled motom. “No
avoid. other type of marine aircraft, Socialists are willing to British or foreign, has to ita eredit
everything calculated to harm such
impressive record of Spain's friendly relations with troublefree formation cruising, foreign. Powers. "El Socialista, "Southampton" boats have flown which redently directed sovere at- hundreds of thousands of miles tacks against the Hitler Govern- over the seas of four continents, ment, publishes the above mention- The greatest formation flight in od statement in keeping with the on Russian public opinion. The the history of aviation-98,000 miles express wish by Spanish Foreigner says that it is incomprehen- from England to India, Australia, Minister Zulueta. The paper goes problems can be discussed with any sible how the world's economic Hong Kong and Singapore was on to declare that the form of accomplished by a squadron of four of them five years ago. Though government adopted by the various prospect of success without the co- their design is now eight or nine countries is a purely internal affair This, the paper-adds, is all the operation of the Soviet Union. of the countries concerned.
years old, they can still challenge comparison with the most efficient Aving boats built in any foreign
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This statement of the Spanish Soviet Union after having accom
incomprehensible 03. the Socialists, whose recent attack have plished its Five Year Plan, is die greatly embarrassed Berlin, have veloping incessantly and as its in- made a good impression in officialternational economic and political German circles.
Anglo-German Trade Negotiations.
Berlin, April 12. The Anglo-Gorman trade nege
importance is growing whereas the capitalist world is sinking still wars and means be seriously con- deeper into the morass. How can
in the world will be included in tiations to-day finally resulted insidered for increasing the world's the complement of the aircraft car-
rier Eagle," when she steams out | an agreement which settles at least of Spithead towards the end of some of the difficulties which have next month on her way to the arisen in recent times in the ox- China station. There she will re-change of goods between the two lier H.M. S. "Hermes," the countries. The British Government carrier which has been on duty in has agreed to reduce the import Chinese waters for many months duties on number of German and is now due to come home for goods while the German Govern-
long re-fit.
nent has consented to increase the
turnover without taking account of
a country comprising onb-sixth f the earth's surface and which is one of the world's most important ex- porting nations ?
Proletarian Playing Cards.
Moscow, April 13. Playing cards will in the Soviet Union. henceforth know neither
The Eagle " is the largest contingent of British coal to be im-kings nor queens who will be re-
Germany. Political
British aircraft carrier, displacing ported into 12.500 tons and with accommoda-circles welcome this agreement astics of all religions. A prize com- placed by carricatures of ecclesias-" tion for up to forty aeroplanes. happy augury for future Anglo Her complement during her stay German trade-relations and as in with the China Squadron will be the best interest of both nations twenty-one aeroplanes, comprising concerned. fifteen which will ba flown on. board from Gosport before she | GENEVA lenyes this 'country, and six to be taken over from the The remaining flight on the The regular spring meeting of Hermes" is to be transferred to the League of Nations Council the Fifth Cruiser Squadron; the aeroplanes will be launched from which was originally scheduled to catapults mounted on the decks pen on May 8, has been postponed of the warships.
#
Hermes.
The Spring Meeting.
Geneva, April 19.
petition has been opened for now designs whereby it is expressly stated that, if it should be found expedient to retain kings and queens, they taxist be exclusively in the form of carricatures. BRUSSELS
Belgium's Economic Policy.
Brussels, April 16. The Bolgian Government will ac. cept the Washington Government's to May 22. Technical considera-invitation to take part in the pre- liminary discussions on the World Economic Conference and will in- struct its Washington Ambassador M. Paul May to carry out the ex- change of ideas with the American
Finances of Greece,
Geneva, April 12.
Twelve of the well-tried Fairey tions are given by the League's 3F reconnaissance biplanes and Secretariat as reason, for this post. nine of the new Hawker Osprey "ponement. fleet fighter machines will consti- tute the flying equipment of the "Eagle." For several years the The Greek Government has re-authorities. It is stated here that 3F, in one form or another, has quested the League of Nations to Belgium is decidedly in favour of been widely employed by R. A. F. appoint a committee of experts who an abolition of high tariff walls and squadrons and in the Fleet Air at the earliest possible moment are of an adherence to the gold stand-
Arm. Its trustworthiness, and effi- to examine Greece's financial posi-ard, ciency are well-known. The tion. It will be recalled thuit **Osprey
is a more modern serop Grecce last year suspended the lane, developed from the famous transfers for the service on her for- Hawker Hart" biplane day bom- ber, which set a new standard of eign debts with a view of safeguarů. performance when it was first raping her currency.
plied to Royal Air Force units ROME
some three years ago. Powered Air Squadron to Fly to Chicago. with a single moderately super-
Home, April 13.
charged Rolls-Royce "Kestral"! The Italian air-squadron which in 500 lup, water-cooled engine, the the course of this summer will make "Osprey" attaina 2 maximum
craft carriers. where
speed at a height of 3,000 feet of serial course funding, beside which nearly 180 miles an hour, though it has to carry a heavy load of a long ocean flight on a single com fuel and equipment and is special-Apart from the intricate problems pass bearing is a simple matter. ly strengthened at many points to met in plotting a pre-determined withstand the shocks imposed by course with constant roforence to catapult launching. It has folding the movements of the carrier or wings to facilitate stowage in air other conveying warship, the haza
Apace is limited, and the wheel undercar suddenly over the sea introduces which not infrequently rises quite riage may readily be replaced by the factor of had visibility. That seaplano floats
"NAVIGATION vor, 18x in fifci
& Air Arm machine is seldom, Osprey carrie a pilot the skill of the navigators, the byldelica of and an observer-navigator. Navi- trustworth gation of a naval notoplane, in-and the
their engines, volving long flights from a moving navig base, is the most difficult kind of every
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