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CATERING UP IN THE AIR
LUXURY OF THE MODERN AIR-LINER
Sixteen Years Of Progress
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London, Feb. 1.
"One of the striking aspects of air travel development, view. ing its various phases from 1919 to 1936, has been the progress in the provision of luxury, as well as of speed and reliability, for passengers who make their journeys by air.
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GOALKEEPER'S DEATH
TELEVISING THE CORONATION
Coroner & "Disgrace To Football"
First Steps Taken By The B.B.C.
London, Feb. 17. London, Feb. 14.
The B.B.C. may televise the At a Sunderland inquest yester- day on the body of James Horatio Coronation ceremony from West- Thorpe, 22, the Sunderland Foot-minster Abbey, and also parts of
the procession, subject to obtain- | ball Club goalkeeper, who died on February 6, a few days after the ing the, necessary permission. It match against Chelsea at Roker is believed that the ceremony will take place during May of next Park in which he was injured, the Jury found that death was due to year. diabetes, accelerated by the rough received in the game. usage he
First steps towards making this practicable are being taken by the laying of a special cable connecting Broadcasting House with the tran- smitters at the Alexandra Palace.
Another cable could connect Westminster Abbey with Broad- casting House. Inside the Abbey the marvellous "television eye"
1936.
ON LOK YUEN EMPLOYEE
Alleged To Have
Misused Cash.
At the Central'. Magistracy ́yes- terday, charges of embezzlement were brought against a former em- ploye of the On Lok Yuen Com- pany"
I was stated that during
the defendant's absence in Canton, the discovery was made that suma in excess of $1,000 had been 'em- bezzled from the company.
Hong Yau H...alais Hong "Wu Hon, aged 38 years, faced Mr. Bal- four on ten remanded charges of embezzlement "relating to various sums totalling $1,218.68 from the On Luk Yuen Company, Ltd.
The complainant, Cheung Kat shing, managing director, was re- presented by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks,
far as possible any future accia. / would pick up the scene and relay, while Mr. J. M. D'Almada
and that the referee was very lax la his control of the game. They When the first air services were, ham, veal, beef, and salads from
added as a rider: "We urge the opened, just over sixteer. years the cold buffet, together with
go, travellers had to sit in cramp sweets in the form of puddings Board of Management of the FA to instruct all referees that ther ed and notsy cabins and, if they and fruit salads, and cheese, bis-mus: exercise stricter control over telt they needed any refreshments cults, and coffee.
the players so as to eliminate as Dinner while in fight, they had to furnish
menus, feature and caviare, with hot themselves with Hashs and sand- Coeuvres
dishes such as roast chicken and wiches before leaving the ground.
vegetables. From the cold buffet come veal and ham ples, tongues, lamb cutlets, cold roast beef, chic- and Russian and tomato ken, salads; while the sweets include trife, fruit tarts, pears and cream
That represents the initial, pri- native stage, in which converted Warcraft were being used as the flying stock of pioneer airways. But soon aircraft recame available which had been designed specially for passenger-carrying. In these a considerably greater comfort was possible, and arrangements were, also made for passengers provided with before ascending.:
ents,"
The referee was not present at the inquest as he had not been warned to attend.
Strong comments were made by the Coroner (Mr.J, C. Morton) about the match, and be said that
It direct, without any intermediate film stage, to the homes of tele- viewers.
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"TELEVISION EYE"
Such has been the progress with the "television eye" in recent❘ months that there is every hope |
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medios appeared for the defen- dant. Hall was allowed at the pre- vious hearing in the sura of 51,- 500..
Mr. Brooks presenting the facts of the case, said that his client's Arm had for many years dealt
and peaches and cream, followed from what he had heard he agreed that the, lighting inside the Abbey with the Wing On firm, of No. 91,
by cheese, biscuits, and coffee.
When one remembers that each
# to be air-liner boasts comprehensive luncheon-baskets winelist, and that modern air-
been saloons have
rendered 80 that conversation can be Not long after this came aircraft silent which carried smart little enbin-carried on in them without any boys to look after the luggage of feed to raise one's voice, it may passengers; while the next stage be seen that it is no idle boast claims that air transport saw the introduction by Imperial which Airways of their three-engined now provides not only the swiftest, "Argosy" air-liners, in which uni- but also in many respects the most way of travelling formed stewards had buffets from comfortable, 'which they served refreshments from London to the Continent, or
while in the a
from England along the Empire routes.
now
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RAPID PROGRESS Progress
becume rapid, leading before long to the putting into service by Imperial Airways of the famous dir-laers of the “Hannibal” and “Heracles" types—- those aircraft being of such a size that it became possible to serve murals in them which were in every way the equivalent of those pro- vided in first-class restaurants or hotels.
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To-day passengers flying" regu- arly by the mid-day luxury ser- vice, from London to Farls call for a cocktail or a glass of sherry as soon as they have settled them- sclves in their armchair seats in the air-liner saloon. Then while the aircraft is winging its way above the Channel the white coated stewards serve hot or cold luncheons, and by the time coffee has been enjoyed the Parts Sir- port of Le Bourget comes into sight below. Which led one traveller to remark the other day: "Paris, by alr, is now just within easy lunch- Ing distance of London",
Imperial Airways operate their own catering department, with a staff and kitchens at main air- ports, and with an organisation which provides a special service
o meals and refreshments not only along the European air-lines. but also over thousands of miles of Empire routes.
AN EXPERIENCED WOMAN
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Radium To Treat Mental Diseases
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· DUMFRIES DOCTOR » SUGGESTS HOW WATER MAY HELP
with a witness who called a
disgrace to first-class football. It
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The accused applied for seven days' leave on February 26, and while he was away on leave, a foki of the Wing On firm came on March 1. with money. to settle an account. The books were
poses of this supreme test.
was employed as a copying clerk will prove sufficient for the pur- Des Voeux Road West, Defendant. seemed to him that when they got
The problem of televising parts at the head office of the On Lök First Division football teams play-of the procession is more difficult Yuen Company and it was his duty ing they expected to get the cream and inay necessitate the use of to copy into the books a list of best micro-wave links to convey the goods supplied by the factory to- of sportsmanship and the cd 'play. "We
players pictures to Broadcasting House be- gether with the prices.. first-class football who resort to fore being passed on to the Ale far from what xandra Palace. methods that are 13 to be desired, and they do not clubs or them- really help their selves or the game." he added.
Mr. Thorpe said his son been taking insulin for sugar dia- betes and had spent four weeks in hospital. Asked what happen- ed in the Sunderland goalmouth, Mr. Thorpe said his son was in a There Was kneeling position. pushing and scrambling until the whistle blew. After the whistle had gone he saw his son sprawl out and place the ball behind the
goal 'line.
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had attack
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The Coroner.-Did" anybody do anything to him then him to fall-I mean did anybody trip him, kick him, hit him, or push him? Not then. He lay on the ground for a second or two.
His son continued to take part London, Feb. 10, "
unt the match finished, and That
there. world seem to be when he went home by omnibus sound reason for the use of he seemed fairly well. He com- radium in the treatment of plained of having kicks during the mental diseases is one of several scrimmage. He said he got four interesting statements made by kicks, one on the head and three Dr. C. C. Easterbrook, physician in the alde, superintendent of Ine Crichton Royal Institution. Dumfries in the 96th annual report of the directors.
A table showing the recovery rate over the past 39 years shows an abrupt rise in 1932, which has been maintained. The rate of re- very is higher in voluntary than ta certified patients. Last year it was 48.3 per cent, ia the former and 328 per cent. in the latter. which is higher by about 10 per cent. in the
case of voluntary patients and 5 per cent. in the case of certifed patients than the averages of the four years im-
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"VERY ROUGH GAME" Police-constable Henry Colyer, who was on special duty at Roker Park and was standing behind a goal, said he though it was a very rough game and he did not think the referee had proper control. Describing
the goalmouth inci- dent. the witness said that Thorpe dropped on the ball, gathered it between his arms, and drew it to- wards his knees and body. Four Chelsea players following the ball up began to kick repeatedly at Thorpe in an endeavour to get the ball.
Several Sunderland players arrived almost at the same time, and the scrimmage continued un-
Ke-
The Company's Catering Super-mediately preceding 1932. tendent, who is stationed at the Asking if there may be some London Air-part. Croydon is a other possible explanation than til the referee blew his whistle. woman who has had wide experl- merely a periodic fluctuation, Dr. The Coroner-The referee
* ence in modern high-class cater- Easterbrook says "It is
in-nerally follows the play?—He ge- ing: while the chief chef at Croy-teresting coincidence and a pos- nerally does, but he was well up don is another woman expersible
and suggestive explanation the field at this time, so far as specially qualified for her task.
that towards the end of 1931 the I can remember. His whistle was Every dish served in the air-liners
artesian water supply of the delayed, I thought. Too much of Imperial Airways is specially institution was considerably in
time elapsed. My attention was then drawn to the crowd, which cooked or prepared in the Com-
creased by the boring of another
become rather threatening. pany's kitchens. No tinned food of
well providing twice as much had any kind is used. After dishes
the They evidently thought the goal- have been prepared in the kitchens water of the new well is two and keeper had been badly treated. they are placed in containers and
Replying to Mr. H: Sutcliffe, for a half times as radio-active transferred to the burets of the that of the former well
the Chelsea F.C.. the constable air-liners, being served from these
said that he had seen goalmouth containers, which have been de-
scrimmages in other matches, but signed specially for their particular "If the proved curative effect of he had not "seen kicking like
certain radio-active mineral this." ace springs in gout ant allied affec- Mr. Butcliffe-You said these tons of brous tissues, muscles, players were kicking at Thorpe. and joints are attributable in partThat is merely an opinion, is it
purpose.
Each day the air menus changed. During the winter the hot meals are much appreciated
water as the old well
and
BATHS AND DRINKS
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by passengers; while in the sumi- to the radio-activity, they possibly not? Might it not have been that
operate in this respect by stimu- lating the metabolism and a tivating the oxidative processes of
mer special attention is paid to the serving at appetising onld {uncheons and other suitable dishes. In the same way, along the body. the Empire routes, the meals sup- plied are adapted to the varying climatic conditions through which services may be operating.
of a
"If this surmise is correct, then there would seem to be a sound reason for the use of radium. in the treatment of mental diseases in some mild and generalised form as by the drinking of radio-active waters and the taking of radio- active baths.
they were kicking at the ball?- Thorpe had the ball in position that it was one and the
same thing.
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How many goals did he concede after this incident?-Two.
Mr. G. N. Cook (solicitor for the
the widow).--Were
two goals The completeness of the catering
which he conceded such as you now enjoyed by Imperial Airways'
would have expected him to let passengers is shown by a scrutiny
through if he had been in full ppe- series of recent Menus..as
and possibly this session of his faculties?----Certainly served in the big air-liners flying may help to explain the improve- not. *** between London and Paris.
ment in the recovery rate at the Police-sergeant Scott said that Breakfast on early-morning ser- Crichton Royal Institution during the game was very rough during vices include tes, coffee, grape-the past four years that Is, since the second half. When the Foro- fruit, rolls and butter and pre- the opening of the new artesian ner asked him, "Did the referee serves, together with assorted cold well with its more copious supply seem to control it all right?" the He was meat dishes and a choice of fresh or radio-active water than the officer replied, "No, Sir. fruit and fruit beverages.
former well;"
very slack, I thought.". On analysis the water from the Dr. Henry A. Cookson, pathaic-" Lunch menus include soup, new well has 150 units of tem-gist, said that, the rough usage, he radto-activity compared had heard described would, in his Joints,"fricassees of chicken and porary
opinion, tend to precipitate an chicken casserole, with chicken, with 60 in the old well.
MENUS
coma. The
of diabetic cause of death, was first diabetes and secondly heart failure.
then inspected and it was found
that no entries relating to the Wing On's previous accounts had
The Coroner asked the jury not to pass a vote of censure on the referee, because he was not there been made by the defendant.
10 answer for himself. "I am not willing," he added, "to allow a censure to be passed upon any body who is not present unless he has been warned to be present. I have not warned him as I did not think it was necessary, because his conduct could not be held as being negligent, sufficiently to be culpable."!
The next day a warrant was is- sued for the accused's arrest and on
his return from Canton he was questioned and in a statement to the police, he admitted that he had embezzled the money.
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After evidence had been giveä by the complainant, the case was adjourned until Saturday morning. at 11.30 a.m.
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