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THE AERIAL MIGHT OF
SINGAPORE
Most Impressive Pageant
Singapore, Aug. 28. The aerial might of Singapore went on parade at the Royal Air Force base on Saturday, writes a of the special representative "Singapore Free Press"
It was the most impressive air pageant ever witnessed in a Bri-. tish Colony east of Suez. It wrote a new and a glorious page in the already proud, though short, his- tory of the local RAF. Station,
I hesitate to guess the number of people who watched the thrilling display but it must have been well
over 20,000.
Perfect flying made us gasp. We
our
ducked as pilots swooped their machines to within fifty feet of the ground before scaring skywards again
heads involuntarily
leaving behind a trail of fumes
from their exhaust.
We were treated to a display of immaculate drill, army co-opera- ten work, wing drill and bombing!
by the aircraft of the two" squa- drons. It was thrilling.
There was the "circus" of ex- hibitions of aerobatics by two Tiger Moths, the training aeroplanes of "the RAF, ploted by Flight Lieut F. L. Pearce and Flight Lieut. J. H Hargroves, crazy flying by one of the best exponents, Mr. Newark, chief instructor to the Kuala Lum- pur Flying Club, and stunting by Mr. Greenwood, chief instructor to the Penang Fly Club. We clenched our Asts and gasped-particularly at Mr. Newark's anties just fifty feet above the ground.
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was soon surrounded by a crowd anxious to see the interior of a Dutch "flying hotel" An hour la tex. the liner left on its way to Europe, laden with passengers and
mall.
A Qantas machine from Darwin arrived about the same time as the Dutch.
A BRAVE ARRAY Drawn up in brave array on the aerodrome were the lank bombers In the centre of the vast ground was a life-like fort with two Haw ker Horsley bombers standing sen- tinel. One of these, with the castle was fated to "go up" in flames and smoke in the piece de resistance of the pageant, an attack by bom- bers.
In the Johore Straits the. giant
six-engined Singapore III dying boats, one of the latest types deve- loped for the Royal Air Force. fleated on placid waters.
AROUND THE COURTS
Possession Of Bad Money
Charged with the possesion of 12 counterfeit 10 cent Hong Kong pieces, at Shanghal Street outside. house No. 440, Chung Tak (24) unemployed pleaded to Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday that he was un- aware that they were "bad"
Wong Sing, a distalet watchmen 'then gave evidence of the arrest | which was affected at 12.20 p.m. on Sunday. He saw defendant with a parcel under his arm, and In answer to his question was told contained by the latter that it handkerchiefs. On closer examin ation, however; the parcel found to contain 13 Hong Kong. ten cent pieces, which appeared to witness to be false.
Was
In answer to a question by the
Wxs
witness defendant said that he received them as change for a all- ver dollar with which he had ob- tained a meal, but when asked by Over 60 'planes were on "show." witness to was unable state with any clearness where the shop in There were the 18 planes in each
situated. He took of the two squadrons of torpedo question bombers, the three giant Singa- witness to Hamilton Street, before pore III dying boats, two Tiger admitting that he did not know Moths and one Audax spotter fight where the shop was. plane, while there were 13 civil air-Chin, a money changer of No. 125 Shanghai Street, who had 20 years craft from the three flying clubs.
Flying was, not simple, visibility being poor.
A BUSY BEE-HIVE For four hours the aerodrome 13- sembled a busy bee-hive. "Bees, little ones (the tiny Puss Moths) and big ones" (the-bombers) flew out from their cells. In the hive, buzzled about tremendously in the air, and after showing off their
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in the business, gave it as his opinion in the witress box that they (the coins) were very good Iniltations
When asked what he had to say defendant told the Magistrate that he was a new comer to the Colony. He was walking along a street, when someone threw some money about, and he (defendant) together with some boys gathered
There were the fly pasts, too, by the heavy and sombre Southamp- ton Flying Boats of No. 205 Squad-prowess at precision in their move them. "I had them on me when ron, and the 'planes of the three ments and capabilities of "sting-I was arrested" concluded defen- flying clubs in Malaya. We stood Ing." returned to their nest hum- dent. Impressed by the majesty of the minig gently-alled with the honey fight of the former and the prince-of satisfaction of work well done. liness of the latter each piloted by amateur airmen who later proved their skill.
The drones-sitting at tre or loling or reclining on the ground on the two natural "grand stands" We had our eyes raised heaven-admired add applauded. wards for close on two hours--but what matter aching sockets or twisted necks. It was worth it.
IDEAL WEATHER ·
It was an afternoon of the hum- ming of engine swelling into, roars as the, machines passed overhead, of the air vibrating to the high- speed revolutieons of propellers.
GOVERNOR ARRIVES EARLY
The weather was ideal though not fully up to the Jubilee "stan- dard" of sunshine-a great boon though--and the thousands of spectators kept cool and cheerful.
As I watched the magnificent pageant, I was reminded of the message of the King to the Secre- tary of State for Ar (Sir Philip Cunliffe-L'ster) folowing the great R.AF review at Duxford. Suffolk when His Majesty said he had been greatly impressed by the smartness on the ground and the efficiency Two members of the United
Detective Bergt. Allen said that apparently the defendant had only been in the Colony, for about five days, for the only thing that he possessed was a small basket that contained his personal belongings. He would ask however, that serious view be taken of this case. sentence of two months imprison- ment was imposed.
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bought in the belief that America The enclosures
es were thronged by intended to buy silver until the a colourful crowd, and there was specified proportion of silver to gold was reached, or the coinage" something in the nature of a party gure of 81.09 was attained. While atmosphere prevalent. The Goy-in some quarters it is believed that emor, wearing a grey sult, Lady the American Treasury will resume Thornas and Miss Thomas, Sirita policy of raising the price of Andrew Caldecott, HH, the Sultan silvor when the present "bulls" of of Pahang, and Commander W. B. the metal have liquidated their Mark-Wardlaw were early arrivals, holdings, there can be no certainty
Their Highnesses the Sultan and
on this paint, since the American programme is permissive and not Bultana came in the evening.
obligatory.
in the air of the Force which left | States Air Corps in Mañlla, Capt: "ro doubt that they will prove fully equal to any task which they may be called upon to full."
These words might very well be applied also to the officers and rank and f'e of the R.A.F. Station, Bingapore..
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Richard D. Reeve and Lieut. Aus- tin A. Straubel, who have come to Malaya for a month's big game hunting in Pahang, were present at the invitation of Air Commo- dore 8. W. Smith. ́ ̈
THE SILVER MARKET
(Special Air Mall Services
London Aug. 15.
market yesterday was attributed 1
The dullness of the Gilt-adged
gates of the Base were opened at noon-very wisely too. Cars began To arrive from shortly after that hour and by three o'clock there was a long procession of slowly crisis, but there is reason to belleve some quarters to the Abyssinian moving vehicles along the two that a more potent factor was the roads that converge in to the Base. quietness of business owing to the It was quite apparent that this folidays The vagaries of Ameri- Jubilee pageant had very much can silver polley had a sharply gripped the interest of Singapore. upsetting effect on the bullion. Anyhow, there was much to in-market yesterday, for the American Treasury, anding a large amount We were initiated into the my- of the metal on offer from the East, estimated at 15,000,0000%., steries of plane construction. We decided further to reduce its buying were shown the intricacles of their price by d. to 39:3-16d. an ounce. fabrk "tion and the solid construc- | Later in the day the price fall even tion or propellers. There are made lower Monetary disturbance was from laminated mahogany glued caused in the East when Amerion in rough form and shaped after-was busy frcing up the price of wards Five coats of cellulose lac-silver, and now a fresh, disturbance quer are then appiled after which is being caused by a rovera) of that the airscrew is tested for balance policy Hong Kong is faced with and truth.
ARMAMENT OF THE AIR We were shown the armament of the air, machine guns and bombs which ranged from the small 20- pounders to the large 550-pounders We learned through the Hythe camera, gun how-pilots and gun ners are trained in fighting In stead of Aring bullets, photographs are taken of the target. We put on parachute strappings
Outalde on the aerodrome, Mr. and Mrs. Singapore and family
an awkward problem, for yesterday her exchange fell id. to Is 11d, bringing the rate below the export point.
HONGKONG AUTHORITIES Ordinarily the Hong Kong au- chorities, by modest operations in silver, would have been able to correct this position, but with ope large buyer exercising absolute predominance over the silver market it is impossible for the authorities to resort with the same confidence to the usual adjusting operations. Although when the United States embarked upon her, silver polisy it took 35-4ips in a Qantas machine was explained that the objective and the planes of the Royal Singa- was not mérely to assist the silvor.. pore Flying Cluß, and the Kuala producers of the United State, hut Zumpur and Penang Flying Clubs, also to increase the purchasing In truth, we became "air-mad power of the silver-using countries, on Baturday!
ww.it/would now appear that the Over 300 went up and ame American Treasury is less coticern
ed with the world than with' the down thoroughly air-minded fomestic effect of its policy. The Bhortly before two n'elock Pardesire to carry out fta silver policy mentier, the Dutch aviator, of Lon- on "broad lines seemal "how to" Lave don-Melbourne' alt face fame, a given way to a deira: to get the rived in Doubläs' girilner which better of the speculators who find
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