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The Bishop of Macau "Returns.- would not let him proceed "unless After a long visit to the terri-, he made. 11. deposit for the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 1934.
FREEMASONRY AIR FORCE FOR HOME DEFENCE
IN ENGLAND
iorles under the jurisdiction of aeroplane. After the matter The Duke Of
was referred to the Portu- guese Charge d'Affaires st
the diocese of Macau, such ES Singapore, Malay States and Ti- inor, His Lordship D. Jose da Alexandria things were straigh- Costa „Nunes,' returned to Macau | tened out and he left "the and had a very cordial welcome next day. As to the reason why by the catholic community. His lights were out at the aerodrome Lordship,-whose literary contribu-jin Alexandria, this the aviator tlaris concerning the history of stated he would report later... his diocese have been the object of interesting comments owing to valuable research work they show and for containing many hitherto unpublished statements, has also written many articles depicting his travels amongst the native peoples of his diocese..
the
Connaught Again
- WILS
8 Squadrons Short of the 1923 Programme
accom-
at-
In his memorandum
in this vote will be inevitable in panying the Alr. Estimates, issued the future.
knowledges that air expenditure | chased in the coming year are in- abroad *ia, in fact, showing acluded two types of autogiro," general "upward trend-which In Lord Londonderry adds. ipost cases far exceeds the small increase in the present estimates," and he adds:
Grand Master-day. Lard Londonderry "Among new aircraft to be pur-
"Peading the results of the Disarmament Conference, how- ever, the number of new units to be formed in this country is being curtailed to a mingh, and will, in fact, do little to bridge the widening gap between the present strengths of the Royal Air Force and of the air services of other great Powers.
"One of the latest type of these aircraft is being added expert- mentally to the establishment. of each Army co-operation squadron at home, following a brief pre- liminary trial during Army manoeuvres last autumn.
"Fürther, a Ave-seater, autogiro of civil design has been ordered for experimental purposes. and should be delivered in the fear future...
طری
The Duke of Connaught was re- alected Grand Master of English President Carmona At Algarve, Freemasonry int the Quarterly President Carmona visited recent- Communication of the United ly the province of Algarve on the Grund Lodge of England at the south of Fortugal. He left Lisbon Treemasons' Halt last evening. on the Cruiser. "S d'Outubro." Major W. Denton (West Lan On his visit to Lägus Bay cashire)
appointed Grand he was met by Portuguese Treasurer for the coming year. Cruisers and destroyers who On the motion of Sir Kynaston Ex-Queen Amella De Braganca were joined the presidential con-Studd, Grand Lodge unanimously The ex-Queen Amelia Orleans de voy and by the Atlantic British decided to make grant of 980 Fraganca and the widow of the Fleet of which HB.M.S. "Hood" is guess to the Lord Mayor of
"Greater use is being made of Inte King Manuel, has requested the flagship. The British fleet London's Indian Earthquake De
His Majesty's Okyernment stainless steel in the structure of the Portuguese Government per- consists of 31 naval units.
lief Fund He stated that the in- have, by their successive post, flying-boats and aircraft operating mission to visit the Pantheon of
The President visited the most formation he had received from ponements of the modest home over the sea, with a view to over- the House of Braganca a Vila- Virosa and to attend at the in-
important towns of Algarve re- India made it clear that in some defence scheme of 1823, now long jroming, dimculties due to corro- for completion, given siòn. All nying-boats are now Bi- turning by the "School of
same ship to areas the European planters. had overdue auguration of Agriculture D.Carles I instituted Lisbon, after a sojourn of 4 days. suffered very severely and many abundant proof of the sincerity of ted with metal hulls, the last with a legacy of the late King The Political Fersonality Of Dr. of them were faced with Gnancial their purpose to achieve air disar- wooden hull having gone out of
they are bad suggested to them.ament;
the service during the current year." Manuel.
Salazar. The political personality.
In view of the satisfactory re- of Dr. Salazar is raising great in-Lord Mayor that if possible soine recessity of making it equally
con- plain that they cannot, in the in- cults obtained by the squadrop terest in French Intellectual cen- part of the Grand Lodge
tribution should be allocated to terest of our national and imperial which had been operating on tres. Apropos of the appearance of the book "SALAZAR" in its first the relief of Europeans in distress, security, accept a position of con- petrol produced from British coal during the past year, the use of French edition, a meeting took The Lord Mayor had replied that tinuing inferiority in the air.”
raised on the" dis- Provision ཐ made. In the this fuel will be extended to other place at the House of Portugal in the fund was
estimates for the formation of squadrons in 1934. Paris where many distinguished tinot understanding that there was visitors were present and Salazar's no reservation of colour, class, or
four additional squadrons, two political and administrative achie- creed, but he would convey to the
to be added to the Home Defence force, one flying-boat squadron, to vements were appreciated. Mr. Viceroy the suggestion that paut Valery, well known French own countrymen should be reuem-
be stationed overseas and two writer has contributed with a most tered in the distribution of the fights (the equivalent of one interesting Preface to the French fund. The Lord Mayor had also squadron) for addition to edition.
suggested that individual lodges Fleet air" arm. should contribute to the fund.
A committee of ladies has been formed to make the necessary arrangements to receive and ac- comodate the distinguished visitors at the ducal palace of Vicosa.
Portuguese Warships at Canary Islands. Two of the newly built Portuguese destroyers "Lima" and "Vouga" recently visited the Canary Islands on a short cruising trip in the Atlantic. They were given a rousing welcome by the Spanish authorities.
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Portuguese Aviator Carlos Bleck --The Portuguese aviator Carlos eck who is due to arrive at Lisbon within the next two or three days on his return fight from Goa to Lisbon has sent to and the Aero Club of Portugal periodi- as we tal. reports of his fight to India attitude which have been published by the populatic Home press. On his arrival Matruk (Egyptian frontier) he had to descend in order to comply with customs formalities which
He ruin.
Gift of £70,000
our
A special issue of the review dedicated to colonization colonial history in which the
It was announce that under the made by the Portuguese will of the lace Captain Frederick
methods are considered
Phillipe of Barnstaple, Grand the reflex of Portugal's Lodge stands, possessed of a sum wards their colonial of about £70,000 for the purpose or This article, under founding such a masonic charity as at the headh. "The Portuguese,
the Grand Master might think de- doyens of nization" contains
sirable. It was decided to vest the statemeninade by Prof. the
capital
sum in the names of five Weulerase after visit to Angola Fortuguese. We frica) to the trustees, and Mr. J. Russell Me effect that you there a real Laren, president of the board of and deanite occupat of the re-general purposes, announced that glon by white
Tnder
It is proposed to erect a central weather broadcasting station Cranwell.
at
Financial assistance will be con- tinued to approved light airplane theclubs, and £16,000 has been in-
cluded for this purpose.
After allowing for reorganisation of the Fleet - air arm, this will bring the strength of the Royal Air Force up to 81, regular squad- rons, in addition to which there are thirteen non-regular squadrons of the Home Defence force.
1923 Programme
It is pointed out that the two new squadrons to be added to the mome Deience will still leave balance of eight" squadrons before
a
the 52 squadrons of the 1923 pro- gramme have been completed.
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The net estimate for auxiliary and reserve forces is £394,000 Cecrease of £70,000.
The gross total of the new Air Estimates is £20,185,600, and the net total £17,561,000, being in- creases of £527,000 and £135,000 respectively on the current year's figures,
From the new gross total have to be deducted:
Fleet, air arm gidit, £1.338,000. Other appropriations in ald,
£1,288,600.
These are £249,000 and £143,000
Two squadrons at present incor-respectively in excess of these ments will be reorganised and re-estimates. constituted on an effective basis.
em with. It is the Duke of Connaught would apporated in one of the establish- items for the present year's.
point a small executive committee to assist him in the administration of the find. Captain Phillips had
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By agreement between the Ads
ganisation of the of the Fleet Air arm provided for em barkation in aircraft carriers has reverted from a fight to a squid-
could not be dispensed by the his Government. On Egyptian arrival the customs officer de- manded a deposit as duty on the aeropiane. After cabling to the not the colonization tooney as Director of Customs at Alexand- in the neighbouring empire, but rin he was finally allowed to pro- the colonization for work intimated that, while he did not ceed. This occurred early in the
Such efforts have been greatly wish in any way to fetter the evening. Owing to the impossibi- improved specially since Dr. Sak. rand Master's discretion. he de- lity of remaining at Mattuk he zar's tenure of office as the finansired that the Freemasons Hos- had to leave for Alexandria cíal administration has been put pitál, should ho remembered. where he arrived during the in order by way of well balanced Sir Stanley Machin, who pre-son basis, squadrons being or- night to And ous that the
budgets and economical sented Grand Lodge accounts forganised by numbers of 12 or 9 first yearly lights of the aerodrome of
Improvements in agriculture. and the past year, mentioned that dur-line aircraft. this city were out. although
industry.
ing the year, there had been a fur- the authorities at Alexandria
ther expenditure of £550,869 on had been informed of his arrival,
building operations at the now Circling around the city for some- time he eventually decided to con-
Freemasons' Hall. tinue to the military aviation Deld of A Ben Kir but the samne happened and he returned to Alexandria. When everything was seeming rather awkward and the rain that had been falling conti- nuously for over an hour had ceased and a dim ray of moon- shine appeared in the sky..he was able to see a plain held outside of the citywhrre he decided to land. The landing was "difficult
The fight basis of six or fewer aircraft is being retained for units: organised to provide aircraft for embarkation in battleships and cruisers.
The strength of 27 flights (the at equivalent of 13 squadrons) which the first-line strength the Fleet air arm was calculated
prises Is In London
If anyone is thinking of sending me an Easter egg I should re the one I saw to-day.
It was made for the Emperor. "Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to the Empress. It was made by Carl Faberge, the master craftsman of St. Péters- burg in 1883, and it has found its way to Christie's, where it is being offered for sale on March
of
15.
*Figaro" dmportant Parisian daily. states that "Mr. Antonio Ferro with the publication of his book on Dr. Salazar succeeded in making known to the public the attractive personality of the Por-Lisbon, the Italian "Minister at tuguese statesman whose, bene- Lisbon presided at an important ficial authority restored peace and meeting at the "Geographical in last year's memorandum, be- order to his country, balanced its Society of Portugal when Secre- comes, on the new basis of or finances and fortified the collec-tary of Agriculture, on the com- ganisation, 12 squadrons and six tive soul of a country with a mercial relations with Italy, which flights, or the equivalent of 15 glorious past."
are being considered in order to squadrons-to be increased in 1934 give them a vast improvement. by further two fights, making
in total of 16 squadrons....
It was brought to me to-day on a salver from the strong room at Christie's.
The shell is of white enamel. I opened it and found a golden yolk and discovered a golden
chicken.
The Important French publisher In these conditions but fortunately "GRASSET has undertaken the The New Corporative State.- nothing happened. He was impublication of the French edition The scheme is getting splendid mediately surrounded by hundreds
of the book on Dr. Salazar and fruition in Portugal as it involves of Arabians who started yelling
the success this publication will and poorer classes. In every city and after some time an
first edition was and small towns committes have and attain. The army sergeant arrived
released on
the 15th, of March,
been forined by the respective night maintained order. The
passed at a
populations in order to carry out military shack nearby and An
- Portuguese Commercial the stipulations of the scheme the Italo morning he left for the aerodrome Retations, Promoted by the Houses for working classes are
of being constructed with Govern Alexandria, The customs "Italo-Portuguese Institute"
ment subsidies and the list of members of the Govrenment con- trolled professional syndicates is enthusiastically increasing day by
things he could not understand this fact itself is a guarantee of vast improvements for the working £100,000 higher, but for the factmanship. The comb and the It
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The eyes of the chicken are Payment from India
tiny, polished, twinkling rubles. Lord Londonderry states that The feathers are in four shades of the net increase would have been gold, of the most delicate work- that allowance bad been made for the feet are superbly fashioned. the receipt of an additional pay- ment" of approximately that amount from India in respect of home effective charges, following on the report of the recent tribun- af on Indian defence expenditure Discussing disarmament, Lord Londonderry states:
Hinges, &d small that they can- not be seen without searching. enable the back of the bird to be opened and the cavity disclosed where the Emperor dropped the ring or other jewel with which he completed his gift,
The jewel has gone nobody Notwithstanding the continued knows where, but the egg itself endeavours of his Majesty's Gov remains a valuable memory. ernment, a disarmament conven It weighs slightly over Ave tion has not yet been signed. The ounces, the greater part of which Dr. Alexander Braghta, policy which this country has ad- is solid gold. It is just 24 inches Invited by the Secretariat of vocaled th the sphere of air in length. National Propaganda, Dr. Alexan disarmament has been clearly "The Emperor was so pleased der Braghin, ex-colonel of the stated in successive White Papers with this egg. Mesars. Christie's Russian army during the empire laid before Parliament.
representative said, "the he gave. has delivered a series of lectures
"Pendme consideration by the Faberge a standing order for an on Comminism at different thea- permanent Disarmament Commis exg every Easter tres of Lisbon, which have been sion of yet more far-reaching Each year Faberge made one. attended by large acrowds. The measures, His Majesty's Govern-different in design, but never told speeches were read out in Porta- ment have made their primary the Tsar what the novelty was to guese in order to make them
"When the revolution came. Fa
berge flew to Paris. How the egg
sent to us for sale was lost to the royal family or where the others went we have not able to trace"
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£108,000 RAISED FOR CHARITY
Masons' Collection
A collection of £108,250 for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institu tion was announced at the 2nd annual festival of the institution at the Connaught Booms last night
This "sum" has been - only twice axceeded when the Duke of York. Prov. G.M. Middlesex, and Lord Cornwallix, Dep. G.M. and Pror. Kent, presided, after
£100,000 Pay Increase ¦ Pay of the Force totalled £4,210,000 an increase of £100,000 The strength of the Force is 21,000 officers and men
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