THRILLS AND NARROW
ESCAPES
BAD LUCK FOR MOLLISONS
Incidents In The Air Race To Melbourne
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Twenty machines started in the great air race from England
to Melbourne on Saturday. There
was several thrilling incidents
and narrow escapes for some of the pilots.
Colonel Roscoe Taylor created a great sensation at Baghdad when he circled over the aerodrome apparently uncertain: how to land and oventually came down, missing an embankment and the telegraph 'wires by Inches. Officials held their breath, while ambu- lance engines were started. Fortunately he landed safely.
Mr. C. W. A. Scott with his partner Mr. E. Campbell Black had a narrow escape when they lost their bearings at Kirkuk and had to land in a small field. Mr. Cathcart-Jones had an anxious time when he ran short of fuel as he was flying over unknown
territory.
The Mallisons had bad luck when they had to turn back to Karachi where they have been delayed, until,, this morning.
Mr. C. W. A. Scott and his partner are well in the lead after Passing Allahabad according to the last news received
London, Oct, 20.. The longest air race the world has ever seen, began at dawn this morning when, twenty aeroplanes. set out at intervals of few seconds from Mildenhall Aedodrome in Last Anglia on their twelve thous- and miles journey to Melbourne, Australia.
A crowd of fifty thousand people had assembled to see the start which made a thrilling spectacle. The departure had been made in perfect
dawn.
Over Northern France, however, fog existed and was so dense at Abbeville that Cap- tain Neville Stack, one of the most experienced pilots in the race with a reputation for flying to schedule in all weathers, considered it ad- Other machines visable to land.
had better fortune and four hours after the start some had reached Marseilles.
The contest is divided into two parts: speed race and handicap :race. All aircraft in either must land at the control, points namely Bagdad, Allahabad, Singapore. Darwin, Charleville and Melbourne. They are not required to land at all or any of the checking points. Schedules which the pilots have Axed, for themselves involve in some cases landings at Marseilles, Athens, Rome and Bucharest while others hope to make a non stop fight to Bagdad, 2,530 miles from the starting point. Such competi- tors as reach Singapore will have their starting times from Milden- hall adjusted so that the arst ma chine to cross the finishing Line at Melbourne will be the actual winner.
John H. Monocoupe,
Scarab).
Wright (Lambert"! Warner Super-
F/O. C. G. Davies and Lt.-Com. Hill (Fairey III. Napier Lion).
Gliman F/O. H. D.
(Fairey Fox, Felix Curtis).
J, Woods and D. C. Bennett [Lockheed Vega, Pratt and Whitney S. C.)
J. D. Hewett and C. E. Kay (D. H. Dragon Gipsy VI)
R. Parer and C. E. Hemsworth (Fairey Fox. Fairey Felix D 12). Lieut. M. Hansen (Desoutter Mark II Gipsy III)
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H. L. Brook (Miles Falcon, Gipsy Major).
Sq. dr. Malcolm MacGregor and Henry Walker (Miles Hawk, Gipsy III).
.Fl/Lt. G. Show. (British Klemm Eagle, Gipsy Major);
Sf/Ldr. Stodart, and K. G. Stodart (Airspeed Courier A.S.5. Cheetah VI
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1934.
MRS. MOLLISON ·
SOURCE OF LIGHT AND
STRENGTH
Tributes To The Late M. Poincare
(Special to "Hong Kong
Daily Press")
(B Telegraph. Copyright, Tela graphie Mesager Ordinance, 18975.
Received, October 21, 430 am)
Paris, October 20.
In the Pantheon. France's hall of fame. the impressive funeral ceremony of M, Raymond Poincare took place on a Royal scale, at midday on Saturday. The bier which was placed in the centre off the hall stood out in dramatic sim-
orities were unable to certify to the airworthiness of the Bellanca monoplane with a load above 5,400 pounds, intended" to race uno-plicity against the walls entirely cially. The machine remains in swathed in black crepe, Here hangar, Col. Fitzmaurice said gathered members of the cabinet, that he has no interest in a
diplomatic corps and numerous £10.000 prize, but he wants to
high officials and officers. On the show that his machine is the best
arrival of President Lebrun the He intends to take the machine coffin was borne away to the to Croydon to complete the load strains of the funeral march änd and landing test, and get a cer- placed on the catafalque erected tiacate. He will start on Monday
at the entrance to the hall. on the same route and try to beat the winner's time.
Premier Doumergue held a funeral oration for his old friend Each British machine carries a and protector, paying an eloquent message from the Air Minister, tribute to his services rendered to Lord Londonderry, to the people,France. "Barthou's death has the contents of which have not wounded France," he said, been divulged. It will be deliver- ed by the machine to arrive first. FORCED LANDINGS
A message from Abeville states that Captain Neville Stack on his forced Airspeed A S. 8 has been down by had weather. It made a perfect landing. The
descent
was due to thick fog. Capt. Ne- ville Stack hopes to continue after refuelling.
Mr. H. L. Brook, owner pilot on a Gipsy Major, was also forced to land owing to the same cause at Plassis Lux Arches near Paris.
Mr. J. Woods arrived at Marsel- les at 10:24 am and left at 10:50. The Gipsy VI piloted by Mr. J. D. Hewett made a forced landing at Boulogne owing to engine trou- ole.
Squadron Leader Malcolm Mac- Gregor, who is flying under the Aero auspices of the Manawatu Club, arrived at Marseilles at 11.15 Another
C. J. Melrose (D. H. Moth, a.m; and left at 11 45. Gipsy).
STARTING DIFFICULTIES Capt. Neville Stack falled to start at the first attempt when the machine taxied back to the start- Ing line involving a loss of thir- teen and half minutes, It was later learned that his retum was intentional. He waited to pick up a canister of films, which had just been taken of the start of the race, and which he was
taking
with him to Melbourne. Flying Officer Gilman also had a second attempt and lost eight and a half
minuted.
The Dutch planes made a per- fect take off, rising like birds after
very short runs.
The Granville monoplane enter-
arrival here was Mr. C. J. Melrose
at 12.08. Mr. John H Wright ar-
SILVER MARKET
"but
From Our Own Correspondent
London, October 20. London Silver prices to-day were unchanged for "Spot" and 1/16 down for Forward, as follow:-.
... Oct. IB Oct. 20 Spot
.23-15/16 23-15/16 Forward ......24-1/16 24 London on New York cross rate
at closing to-day was 4.97-3/16 compared with 4.94-3/4 at closing yesterday,
SILVER EXPORT
DUTY
+
rived at Lyons at 11.05. The New No Revision To Be
Guinea Centenary Flight Syndi-j cate's plane piloted by "Mr. R. Parer and his assistant C. E. Hemsworth was another machine
Made
Shanghai, Oct. 20.
to make a forced landing at Bou- | The Ministry of Finance of the logne. The Dutch plane, piloted Chinese National Government by Parmentier and Moll, arrived officially denies that the Govern- . at Rome at 11.30.
ment is considering revision of the silver export duty or of the equali- sation charge.
THE MOLLISONS
arrive at Baghdad and resumed the flight at 8,48 pm. Greenwich mean time after a stay of an hour and 38
The Mollisons were the first to
minutes. Mr. C.. W. A.
The equalisation fund formed by the Ministry of Finance has been capitalised at $100,000,000, with which the body is known as the Exchange Stabilisation Committee, In an endeavour to keep the mar- Comets are thus leading. Having complet-ket at the desired level. ed the most difficult stage
Scott arrived at Baghdad at 9 p.m.
G.M.T.
The two British
the loss of Polneare was a blow here to the head and heart. It. was true that some months agq he was forced to retire from active. politics as the result of a long life of incessant work but he had always remained the leader and adviser. With his death the source of light and strength has been extinguished for France.); a great citizen has died, perhaps the greatest France has known since the tragic days. of 1870.′′
On the conclusion of Doumer- gue's speech, the troops composed of all branches of the army, navy and air force marched past the con which was then placed on a gun carriage. The solemn pro- cession proceeded to Notre Dame where the co-adjutor of the Arch- bishop of Paris conducted a simple Church ceremony.. After the ser- vice at Notre Dame the "mortal remains of Poincare were conveyed by a motor hearse to Nubecourt in Lorraine where he will be laid rest in the family vault- Transocean Kua Min;
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SHANGHAI GOLF
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U.S. Corporal's Success
Shanghal, October 21, The Shanghai amateur golf championship was
won by J. B. Broadus, Corporal af US. Marines, with a score of 290. The runner-
up was Mr. J. D. Hunter, accoun- tunt of Messrs. Butterfield' and Swire, with a score of 297.
Broadus returned scores of 78 and 87 (143) and 75 and 72 (147). Hunter's scores were 69 and 77 (148) and 71 and 80 (151). The first round was played at Seeking- Jao and the second at Hungjao. Hunter was one up on the morn- ing's play, but fell away in the afternoon.
Broadus established
course record with his score of 67.- Reuter.
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DEVELOPMENT OF TELEVISION
(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press"). (By_Talegraph,' Copyright, Talu- 1824. graphic Messages Ordinance,
Received, October 21, 7.30 p.m.)
London, October 21.
The first prize for the speed race Is £10,000 and a gold,„„fup. The first prize for the handicap event is £2,000. In the handicap only flying time is counted and 16 days Wesley Smith appeared to have completing the remaining stages" duty on silver will be fixed by the be established in England. re-
ed by Clyde Pangborn and piloted by Miss Jaqueline Cochran and Mr.
Is the maximum time permitted, difficulty, giving the spectators & for completion of the course. The
thrill with a bumpy start but one prizes are all given by Sir Macpher-particularly big bump helped it to son a citizen of Melbourne in con- leave the ground. The British nection with the Centenary celeb- Comets, were also in difficulty, Mr. rations now proceeding there- Mollison's plane nearly reaching
British Wireless.
AMAZING SCENES,
Mildenhall, Oct. 20. There were amazing scenes at Mildenhall at 4 o'clock in the mor- ning with many thousands of peo- the ple awaiting the start of
air race, the crowd including men
dancing.
and
of the flight non-stop, they co not anticipate any difficulty. in
In an
the
ma-
Interview with Reuter, Mr. Mollison said that his though he was obliged to fly at a chine had behaved, perfectly, al-
great height in order to avoid bad weather in
lower altitudes. the edge of the aerodrome before
He became alarined on approach- the wheels left the ground.
Sir Alfred Bower, acting Lording Aleppo concerning petrol, but he actually landed at Baghdad Mayor of London, acted
with two hours' supply in hand. starter, standing on the ground with a red flag which he dropped" for each machine on a signal from the timekeeper.
as the
Mr. Scott took off at 9.33 p.m. GM.T.
The third machine to arrive at
pm
The weather forecast is the Eng-Baghdad was the KL.M. entry. and women in evening dress who lish Channel is fairly good al- the Wright Cyclone piloted by Par passed the time singing
11.11 though the sky is overcast and mentler and Moll, at visibility is moderate, but condi-G.M.T. It left at midnight. MR. SCOTT'S ESCAPE Only a fine piece of flying saved Mr. C.W.A. Scott and T. Campbell Black when they lost their bearings near Kirkuk and had to land in a dark and small flying field. Scott
The race began punctually at tohs on the continent are not so 6:30 a.m. when, to the accompani- good as far as Turkey and Asda ment of cheers from the specta-Minor.
tors, Mr. J. A. Molison with Mrs All the machines will make the Mollison (the former Army John- frst landing at Marsellies except son) as co-pilot took off and with those piloted by Squadron Lead- in 17 minutes all the twenty start-
ers had left, the following being
the order of starting:-
Mr. and Mrs. Mollison (D. H. Comet, Gipsy VD).
Col. Roscoe Taylor and Clyde Pangborn (Pratt and Whitney .asp,
er Stodart, Mr. C. J Meirose, made an excellent landing, but it Flight Lieut. Shaw, and Mr. J. D. is regarded that he was lucky to Hewett. who will proceed direct to excape disaster. The Air Force Rome. The Granville Monoplane at Kirkuk gave the fliers twenty and that in charge of the MOLI- gallons of petrol which enabled sons go to Bucharest. Mr. Cath-them to reach Baghdad 45 minutes cart Jones and the other Comet į later. piloted by Mr. C. W. A. Scatt will
*The
Dutch
'Syndicate' plane Catheart-Jones and K. F. Hland at Baghdad, while Col. Ros-piloted by D. L. Asles and Geysen- Waller (D. H. Comet, Gipsy VI). coe Turner goes to Athens.
dorfer arrived in Baghdad at 1.45 D. L. Asies and G. J. Geysen-
Mr. E C. Miller's Lockheed Ve- am GMT. and left at 2.40.. dorfer" (Wright Whirlwind no-ga. piloted by Mr. J. Woods and minated by Dutch Syndicate):
Mr. D. C.. Bennett started, ten sec- Capt. T. Neville Stack and S.
L.
Cheetah VI)
ends too soon on the rising flag Turner (Airspeed. A. 8. 8 instead of on the dropping flag The margin will be adjusted at c. W. A. Scott and T. Camp-singapore, but it does not entail bell Black (D. H. Comet Gipsy
any penalty. VI)...
K. D. Parmentier and J. J. Moll (Douglas D.2.2 Wright Cyclone nominated by KLM.)
Jaqueline Cochran and Wesley Smith (Granville Monoplane, Pratt and Whitney. Hornet).
COL. FITZMAURICE
Col. Fitzmaurice, who withdrew from the race when the stewards dismissed his appeal to be allow éd to race with a load of 8,000 pounds when the American auth-
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Archduke Otto's Ambitions
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Vienna, Oct. 20.
(Special to "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright,
Ordinance, graphic Messages
Received, October 21, 7.80 p.m.)
London, October 21. The opening of the new locks on October 30, by the Duke of Kent, will mark the virtual com- pletion of the one million-pound scheme. The new locks, of which there are 51. will take the places of the 52 narrow locks previously in use.
canal craft, twice as
In a letter written by the late Emperor Charles' eldest son and pretender to the Austrian throne, Archduke Otto, to the Burgoma- ster of the little Styrian town of Guas, the Archduke not only an- nounces his early return to Aur-. tria as soon as Hapsburg laws are repealed but also lays romewhat stress 0% the ancient
As the result of their construe- unusual tion and other development works, | dignity of the Hapsburg line, wide and stating that his forefathers have capable, of carrying much bigger, been dukes in Styria for 700 years loads, will be able to navigate and that "It is now the duty of between Birmingham and London
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unfaltering adherents of the ideal. old fatherland and to capture the hearts of the moral victims of the revolution for which I pray for God's aid." Transocean Buo Han.
QUEEN OF DENMARK IN BERLIN
(Special to the "Hong Kong Daily Press") (By Telegraph, Copyright, Pelo
Mestager graphio
Ordinance, 1894. Received, October (91, 7-80" p.m.)
Berlin, October 20. Queen Alexandrine of Denmark The committee appointed by the Postmaster General for consider who arrived here with Crown The Ministry of Finance an-
ing the development of television Prince Frederick last night on a nounces that henceforth the and studying conditions under short visit, put up at the home of equalisation charge and the export which the television service might her sister. Crown Princess Cecilie, at Potsdam. The Danish Crown Foreign Exchange Stabilisation; solved that before submitting Prince who stayed at the Danish
proceeded to Committee (composed of three their report, they will study the Legation Chinese Bankers) and that the recent developments in this line in to-day. changed at the request of the time of fixing the charge has been Germany and the United States. Transocean. Kuo Min,*
Members of the committee will Foreign Bankers Association to proceed to both countries for the 10 am. each day.-
purpose.- Reuter,
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WARNING FROM LITTLE ENTENTE
Terrorist Act Dangers.
(Special to Hong Kong
Dally Press"]'
(By Telegraph, Copyright, Tela
1834. graphic Messages. Ordinance,
Recrived, October 21. 4-30, a.m.)
Belgrade, October 20.
An ominous warning was con- tained in a communique issued on
murder was dictated from motives of foreign policy by Powers out- side the frontlers of the countries concerned. "Recently many ter- roristic acts have been committed with the object of embarrassing the international position. of cer- tain Friday evening by the foreign States of their most trusted ser- countries or robbing the
ministers of the Little Entente vants. International anarchy has States which says "If requisite in- now culminated in the death of a ternational measures for prevent great king who was respected by ing the recurrence of terrorist all sides. In view of this situation, acts such as the Marseilles mur-the conference considers it essen- A GREAT SENSATION
ders are not taken and carried out tial that all countries should co- Col. Roscoe Turner arrived at in needful spirit, loyalty and good-operate in spirit and peaceful ob- Baghdad at 2 am. He provided will, the situation will necessarily Jectivity in order to determine the greatest sensation at night lead to conflicts of the sharpest where real responsibility for these when he circled over the aero-nature arising."
crimes lies In any event no ter- drome apparently uncertain how The communique begins with anroristic act will be permitted in to land and then landing with expression of deepest sympathy the Little Entente States, thus de- the wind instead of against it. He for Yugoslavia and France at their viating from their present_policy." just cleared the road embankment Irreparable loss, and then goes on An identical resolution was pass- and missed the telegraph wires to state that the conference of theed at the conference of the signa by inches Officials held their Little Entente, investigating the tories of the Balkan Pact which breath fearing a calamity while motives underlying the crime has took place on Friday later in the
Franenccan Kuo Hin arrived at the conclusion that the afternoo Continued on page 12)
Cannes
| POPULAȚION OF KWANGSI
Canton, Oct. 20
It has been notified by the Pro- vincial Govenment Authorities that according to the latest census re- turns, the population of the whole province of Kwangsi totals about 12,859,000, consisting of 7,010,000 males and 5,850,000 females.
The preponderance of males is about 1,000,000, and it is believed. that this difference is due to many: women and girls refusing to re- port themselves to the Census Au-
• thoritiés—Nam Wah Yat Po."
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