HIMALAYAN INTERLUDE
FROM GILGIT
TO DELHI
AEROPLANE
ADVENTURE
APART FROM THE UBIQUI- TOUS ROYAL AIR FORCE, THE NORTI: WEST FRONTIER, DIS- TRICTS OF INDIA HAVE. HITHERTO REMAINED A CLOSED BOOK TO AVIATION IN INDIA, WRITES CAPTAIN G. R. JACK-, SON IN SHELL AVIATION NEWS. IT WAS WITH CONSIDERABLE PLEASURE THEREFORE. THAT THE WRITER, AS A PILOT IN INDIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS. RECEIVED ORDERS TO FLY THE
X VT-ACT TO AVRO
GILGIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRING- ING SIR ERIC TEICHMANN
DOWN TO DELHI
Sir Er c. as most people know.
Is a leading authority on China and had made the long overland journey from Peking via Urumchi
Weather reports received on the 120.000 feet) being a good exam- morning of the January 14 through 'ple. the good ofices of the R.A.F. and
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS.
port for at least 20 years, the writer very soon began to regret his somewhat hearty Indulgence in the stew previously referred to. However, after several trials a pony was found which was pre- certain
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1936.
QUEEN WILHELMINA'S BIRTHDAY
Dutch Community En Fete
WELL ATTENDED RECEPTION
Dutch vessels in part were beflagged and Dutch business houses. flew their national flag alongside the Union Jack yesterday, in honour of the birthday of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.. A reception was held in the morning in the Hong Kong Club, when a large and distinguished gathering met as guests to Mr. G. M Bivanck, Whe Acting Consul General of the Netherlands and. Mrs. Bijvanck, to drink the health of the beloved Dutch monarch.
The Acting Consul General" in tropics, we trade in the same his speech, stressed the cordial | products, our ships all the same relationships that existed between seas and our acroplanes cleave the Great Britain and the Netherlands, same air. In fact, we are good while HE Major General · A. W. friends and good neighbours. Bartholomew. General Omeer with bit that those words imply. Commanding, who represented HE It is therefore with great pleasure Sir Andrew Caldecott. Governor that I ask you all to drink the of Hong Kong. In the latter's health of Queen Wilhelmina. unavoidable absence, through in- Queen of the Netherlands." disposition, said ".... our colonies are in the same tropics, we trade In the same products, our ships sall the same seas and our zero- planes cleave the same air. In fact, we are good friends and good neighbours..."
Major General. Bartholomew and Mrs. Bartholomew, were accom- panked by Lleut. P. J. Howorth, A.D.C.
Prominent Dutch personalities present included. Mr. and Mrs. L A. Gastmann. Netherlands Trade Commissioner for 'South China, and Mr. D. G. E. Middelburg. Vice-Consul of the Netherlands.
GUESTS PRESENT
Among those who attended the function were: Rear Admiral C. G Sedgwick and Mrs. Sedgwick, Pay- master Leut. Comdr. M. A. W Sweeny. Captain W. J. R. Cragg, A.D.C. to HE, the Governor, the Mac- Chief Justice, Sir Atho:] Gregor and Lady MacGregor, Hon. Mr. R. A C. Forrest and Mrs. Forrest. Hon Mr. W. J. Carre and Mrs. Carrie, Hon. Dr. and Mrs. A. Mr. C. G. Wellington. Hon. Alabaster, Mra and Miss Alabaster, Hon. Mr. R. H. Hotewall, Col. A. C. Harrison. G.8.0.1. Mr. H Gipperich the German Consul CONSUL'S SPEECH
General and Mrs. Gipperich, Comdr. A. Bianconi, the Consul Proposing the toast of
Mr. A. B. King Edward Mr. Bijvanck said: General for Italy. "Your Excellency,
Laborinho, "the Consul General for Ludy Your and Ladies and
| Portugal; Mr. J. Hoven, Mr. and Gentlemen:——
| Mrs. J. Schlotter, Mr. B. H. Nijhoff, It is a great honour for my
Mr. and Mrs. Th. W. de Jong, Mr. community and myself to welcome
C. Stigter, Mr. Fr. F. Wuthrich, you all here on this National Day. Ir a world of economic depres
Mrs. P. F. J. de Kok? Mr. Th.
H.M.
sion where the war-clouds are continually
the on . appearing horizon. It is especially gratifying to me and the Hollanders in Hong Kong to celebrate our Queen's birthday in peace and in a con- attion of comparative prosperity, even if things are not what they were a few years ago.
"Great Brital and Holland have both Colonial Empires with over-
Our
modern times and
Claasen, Mr. J. G. Buts. Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Lebert, Mr. and Mrs.
E. Rouffaer, Mr. G. C. van der Wal. Mr and Mrs. H. M. van der Schalk. Mr. and Mrs. A. Witkamp. Mr. Ir. M. van Heyningen Nan- WiFemse, Mr. W. J. M. Ochsen- ninga, Mr." I. J. G. Walle, Mr. J.
dorff, Mr. J. van der Lely, Mr. and Mr. J. Ch A. Gundesén. Mr. F. Lafleur, Mr. J. C. Mantel. Mr. P.
B. Sell, Mr. J. A. Smid. Mr. J. C. Klausz, Rev. J. P. Clifford, Rev. G. Roozen, Mr. J. Havelaar, "Mг, Lầ Tsan-Ian, Mr. Sum Pak-ming. Mr. Lo Chung-wan, Mr. J.. Choy, Mr. W de Wijn, Mr. Tadema Wielandt, Dr. Le Coeg d'Armandville, Mr J. R. Meyer, Mr. T. H. de Jong, Capt. J. Adriaanse, Mr. J. G. Basia, Mr. J. Kers. Mr. P.-L. Herkemij, Mr.
and Kashgar to Glig't by lorry | shade. A reasonable operating and caravan. only to find that the height seemed to be about. 14.000 passes leading from: Glgit tohet, and having reached tot, level" Kashmir were practically Impass-we proceeded to follow the Indus aule owing to deep snow. A tur-Valley. It is, of course, possible to ther three or four weeks' journey cut of many corners. but the being undesirable. the Government great height of the surrounding, pared to proceed with a
lded to arrange for the con-his makes it necessary to keep amount of smoothness. and des- cluding stage of the journey to be fairly close to
the valley. The pite several differences of opinion completed by air.
scenery, after passing this point as to the speed limit. GʻIght was Rawalpindi was chosen as the becomes simply indescribable. The eventually reached
safety. In jumping-off place for the trip. lls and ridges up to about 13,000 Having enjoyed a very pleasant since it was the nearest source of 14.000 feet are largely covered night's hospitality with Major and supply of aviation fuel. and wa with some kind of firs or pines. Mrs. Kirkbride. whose kindness accordingly few up to Rawa'pindi and everything over 10 000 feet' will always be remembered, we re- .aerodrune on the January 13. was deep in snow
turned to the aerodrome and
дго Orie The all-up weight of the aircraft
was chiefly impressed by ceeded to start up our Lynk en- was an important consideration the almost savagely abrupt preci-gines Considering the cold, this ps Gilgit u well over 5000 feet pices and ridges, and the extreme was done very early--the only above sea level. and it was there-contrast of the brillantly sunlit diversion being provided by fore necessary to exercise the snow felds and the dim blue-couple of Sealyhams who did not Keatest care in arranging the shadowed valleys below, No doubt like the banging of the cold en- icad to be carried. It was. how a few more millions of years of gines, and fell on the ground en- ever. possible to include · a con-trost and rain will tome down the gineer's legs with the utmost feru- signment of fruit trees, which, it roughness of these hills to a sof- city whilst he was cranking up; w hoped. will eventually providėjter outline, but at the moment being safely ensconced in the the good people of Gilgit with a their ruggedness is almost territy cockpit I was able to appreciate seas territories in two hemispheres. pleasant variation in their diet. ing the sharp pinnacle of Dubuni the agility of both the engineer but there is more in common to
and the dogs; the remarks of the both countries than that. engineer are probably best left un-
forefathers belonged to the earliest On rounding the corner where
recorded. A favourable weather colonisers of the Political Agent, Gilgit, were the Indus flows pract'cally due report having come through, we
the advantages of world trade not very encouraging. but East to West. Nanga Parbat itself embarked our distingu'shed pas- shipping became apparent to both there seemed a chance of getting came into full view. A large por-senger, and took off. The take
our nations at the same time. We through the worst of the weather tion of this 27,000 feet giant seems off run was just under 300 yards, had so many similar interests that
it is not astounding that those in-. L. L. Welen. Afr. P. A. Ver. before crossing the really hight consist of nearly vertical fre~ | with an all up weight of 9.435 lbs.. ground, and I decided to make an clad cilffs, and it is not surprising which must be considered an ex-
terests clashed occasionally. But attempt. Taking off at 10.00 that it has remained as yet un- cellent performance having regard
those things belong to a dim and hours, a few minutes were spent in climbed. The cold now became to the altitude of the aerodrome.
forgotten past. circling the aerodrome to galu intense, and one very much re- The return trip was made at an height before making for the hills gretted the absence of a thermo- | average he'ght of 15,500 fect, and near Murree, which rise up to meter to take some temperature as before, the weather was perfest,
"I may mention that it was also 6.000 feet so. The climbing readings,'
The flying time to Rawalpindi was
our countries which "to the last "performance of the Avro is extra- The Indus valley widens consi-2 hours 15 minutes. as compare adhered to and defended the prin- and Mrs. T. Murphy. Mr. H. A ordinary and Murree was passed derably from here to Chlias Fort. with 2 hours 35 minutes on the ciple of Free Trade until only Keller, Mr. G. G. Wood, Mr. H. R. ut over 9.000 feet. although only where there is an emergency land-
The R A.F, were recently the policy changed under B. Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. comparatively few miles from ing ground, and there are many kind enough to entertain us to extreme economic pressure. The Rawalpindi.
comfortingly large gravel fats on lunch, and having refuelled we Liberal tendencies were also ex- On crussing the first ridge. the which one might manage a forced | proceeded via Lahore to Delhi. tended to our territories and it is weathre ahead was found to be landing in case of necessity. With The last 1 hours of the journey a distinctive trait that there was far from good. although the Chilas Fort passed. it was possible were completed in the dark, and an equal opportunity offered to higher peaks of over 15,000 feet to reduce height preparatory to New Delhi provided us with the everyone; and it has seemed to be sunlit. Unfortunate-landing at Gilgit, which is some usual magnincent display of experience that so far as it con- Withington, Mr. S. Hampden Ross,
progressed. the clouds 50 miles further up the valley, and lights. ly. 5.9
Incidentally, it is only cerns thickened until visibility became I accordingly throttled back and from the air at night that one can poor and very cold rain was en-put the nose down. Nearing. Gil-appreciate the wonderful layout of countered. A rough check ongit, signs of cultivation appear in the new part of the Imperial City. "temperature was devised by the the valley floor, and there are I know o no other large town somewhat low expedient of spit-scattered groups of houses and which can compare with this as a ting on the windscreen. and when groves of some kind of poplar tree. spectacle, and a night fight from freezing point WIS reached
Ggit landing ground itself Safdarjung (New Delhi) about 12,000 feet, I decided that looks rather awkward at irst drome should be as much a part there was grave danger of ice for-sight, as it Les right at the foot of of the signsecrs' itinerary as a
Mrs. Howard. Mr. and Mrs. Reck. mation on the wings, as the ran a 2,000 feet cliff, and on two sides visit to the Taj Mahal. One is.
Mr. R. Stock, Mr. M. N. Cootes. continued Within the next few is a ravine about 40 feet deep. On apt to forget that the Electrical
Mr. R. C. Coudray, Mr. J. C. :POOL, minutes, ice began to term on the closer inspection, however, it 13 Age can also produce beauty.
Mx. D. H Blake, Mr...C. C. Black, landing light brackets and a thin not so bad as it appears, and has We landed at Safdarjung aero-
Mr. and Mrs., H Vander Straeten; streak appeared along the leading quite clear approaches with a drome at 8 p.m. New Delhi 'time,
Replying. Major General Bar-Mr. and Mrs. Walace Hansen, Mr. edge of the main planes. Since it landing, run of 600 yards. The and it seemed scarcely possible to tholomew, said:"In the absence and Mias Bonachea. Mr. O, P. H. was impossible to climb quickly to surface is perfect. point worth believe that we had breakfasted in of HE. the Governor, it is my Lang. Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Kerig. greater height, and equally out noting. incidentally, is that one's the morning within sight of Nan-great honour to reply to the very Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Witham, Mr. of the question to come lower be- sense of proportion appears to be @ Parbat and his lesser brethren kind words of our host and to cause of the Ellis, it unfortunately affected by flying amongst such of the. Himalayas.
thank him most warmly for asking became necessary to return to terrific scenery; the writer found Apart from the extreme hospi- us here to-day to joir, in his Rawalpind!,
coriatderable dimculty in judging tality and helpfulness shown by countrymen's celebrations. This, I
We
Or
"ward journey.
aero-
FREE TEADE
my
countries
the Netherland
munities
groeven, Dr. J. T. B. Məyman, J. Moen. Mr. F. Alegre, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Forsyth, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Penn, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. H
Dr. Phillips Dr. G. L R. Black, and Mrs. G. Canaval, Miss M. Witham, Mr. H. S. Whiteside, Mr.
Hall, Monsieur Leurquin, Monsieur Renner, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Scott. Mr. M. M. Watson. Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Roberts, Lieut. Co, and Mrs. Corrington-Sykes, Dr. and Mrs. §. been my 8. Strahan, Major and Mrs. R. L.
nationals in foreign Mr.
G. A Pentreath, Mr. C. com-Blaker. Mr. E W. Hamilton, Mr. British territories
and Mrs. E. J. R. Mitchell, Mr. generally belong to the more pros-
Karsten Lärmen, Comdr. and Mrs. perous. We think this is due to
Hole, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr. K. the liberal-minded Government Midzusawa, Lieut, Col H B. L headed by a very sympathetic Dowbiggin, Mr. and Mrs. A. H young ruler, your Khaz, who is not Forbes, Mr. and Mrs M. Rivera only your King but also the most popular gentleman in the world." Iglesias, Mr. J. A. Fraser, Mr. and
Mr. Bijvanck then proposed the toast of HM King Edward VIII,
BEPLY TO TOAST
and Mrs. Donovan,
Our disappointment at the falhelght and distance in the normal our various hosts on the trip. am sure, we all do most heartily AIR MAIL DELAY
hosts, as any of their visitors will excellence of the aircraft and its aircraft and its engines which left there is always the knowledge of Dorado Expected Tc
testify.
lure was diminished-by the almost manner. The landing was suc- there are several points deserving for it is really a leeling of kind- overwhelming hospitality of the cessfully effected with a run of 240 of mention. First, the extraor-ship with, which we think of, our
In addition Royal Air Force-always excellent yards, which reflects credit on the dinarly fine performance of the Dutch neighbours.
brakes. Had one's faculties and literally nothing to be desired, the very big debt which our nation. The following morning" broke hands not been frozen, it would and, secondly, the amazing saving owes to yours. It is safe to say clear and cloudless, and the wea-probably have been possible to re- of time effected by the use of air that we owe the position which ther reports were uniformly good. | duce this figure atul "further. transport in this particular case. we hold in the world to-day large- As before a start was made at Picketing down presented some One is told that the normally to the spur of competition and about 20.00 hours, and again, the difficulty, as the ground is unsuit- journey at this time of year. would honest rivalry which you have ever Avro X put up an excellent exhi-able for acrew pickets, but the probably occupy some three weeks provided. Of course,, we have had bition of climbing. The first | problem was eventually solved by in all. The actual flying time our quarrels in the past, especí lly really high ridge was encountered the use of some small boulders from Gilgit to Delhi was a matter in the matter of whips and at about 100 miles from the start wrapped in floor covering from of 6 hours 5 minutes.
brooms, but I believe that they It is about 10.000 feet and runs the tents which had been pitched Finally, one is left with a feel only went to show the eastwards from the Indus Valley on the aerodromie. from which it rises practically The most dangerous part of the sheer, The Indus itself is a re-Journey now commenced, in the markable colour, being. in com shape of a four miles ride into the feet, can give the machine a clear "We have learnt our lessons, mon with most mow-fed rivers, township on ponles. Not having 12,000 feet and a beating in point Nowadays, we live side by side.
Our colonies aquamurine made use of this form of trans-of altitude!
are in the same nd attractive
o!
more
ing of profound respect for moun- strongly that our peoples are in tains which, even when Dying atter-dependent and that we cannot the respectable Belght of 15.000 exist apart.
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The RM.A. Dorado did not leave Penang as usual yesterday as there was a delay in the main une con- nections from London, pröbably
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