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HONG KONG. Dickмber 31, 1836.
WEDDING
Popular Couple Of Local Community
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1936.
OCEAN AIRCRAFT EXECUTION PUT
Official Recognition
Of Overloading Recognition of the need to over-
load certain types of aircraft engaged in special duties is to be found in an amendment to the air- The wedding solemnized yester-worthiness regulations just an- day at the Union Church be-nounced by the Air Ministry. This tween Mias Nora Himsworth, the in affect, provides a special category daughter of the late Mr. H. J. S.
for those seroplanes which have to Himsworth and Mrs. Himsworth
Carry unusually heavy loads of and Fight-Officer Frederick Char-
fuel for fights such as those across
les Hayward, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Hayward of Leeds
to the Colony.
THE RIGHT TO DIE England, was of particular interest
Do the people of this country seriously desire the legalising of çuthanasia-the aim of Lord Ponsonby's Bill which was given first reading in the House of Lords recently?
The answer is difficult. Many of us have probably spoken in its favour on occasions when we have come face to face with a case of extreme suffering by the victim of incurable disease, but does that represent considered opinion?
At such a moment we are in-
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the Atlantic, and may be taken as providing for the development of
the composite aircraft idea which
is shortly to be the subject of sea- The bride is the sister of the
plane experiments. In this case Kowloon police magistrate, Mr. E Himsworth, who gave her away, will be helped into the air by a A heavily loaded float seaplane
and has been kindergarten mislightly loaded flying-boat on whose tress of the Kovicon Junior School since April, 1935, while the bride back it will be mounted. As both need separate airworthiness certi- groom is attached to the Royal Air parts of the composite aircraft will Force at Kal Tak since November,neates, and as the land counter- part of this marine craft will doubtless be tried subsequently, the new regulations point a line of Important development.
Land aircraft hitherto have had to be able to clear an obstacle 86ft. high after travelling less than 660 yards from the point at which the take-off run was begun. This test will still have to be passed by all single-engined aircraft and by any
. Fl. Lt. R. S. Ryan' was the best man and the bridesmaids were the Misses Aimee Steele and, Rosemary Skinner.
The matron of honour was Mrs. the mother of Sq. Ldr. Dalzell. Dalzell, officer commanding the RAF Station. Kai Tak.
Rev. K. McKenzie Dow officiated
at the ceremony.
The bride was charming in a
clined to forget what the legalis gown of Brussels lace and a coat / multi-engined aircraft which have
ing of euthanasia entails. We overlook the diffienities of the final decision as to the application of enthanasia, the terrific respon- sibilities involved, the possibilities of error and, possibly, of criminal misuse.
Lord Ponsonby's Bill provides safeguards; but many laymen and doctors feel that there cr nover' be sufficient safeguards,
There is the prime difficulty of "the incurable" disease. The ite medical profession has us ideal a world in which no dis- case shall be incurable. Little wonder then that so many of its members are unwilling to accept the responsibility of deciding when euthanasia should be given.
And however distressing the patient's condition may have appeared to others during these days or hours seemingly anatch- ed from death, who knows what they have meant to the patient ? Lord Ponsonby's Bill may some day become law, but before it does there must be much hard thinking and consideration--not only by our legislators but in the homes of the nation.
MR. S. 1. HSIUNG'S
· PLANS
a range of less than 930 miles. For of the same lace with tightly fit- ting sleeves and a train. She also other aircraft the barrier require- aeroplane wore a halo of tucked net caught ment may be relaxed by the Air
This was worn by the at the back with orange blossoms. Ministry provided the
bride- can maintain level flight with one groom's grandmother at her wed-engine stopped up to a height of ding). Her vell
Paul 3,3001t. and provided that ap
paratus for Jettisoning suficient
Rennet et Cle.
was
by
In her arms she carried a bou-fuel, to reduce its loaded weight to that at which it might comply with quet of arum kes.
The bridesmaids wore
model the barrier regulation is included Aircraft which gowns of deep coral crepe within its structure. tunde jackets trimmed with gold are granted the special certificats lame, and hale hats of gold with of airworthiness will be required to use certain special aerodromes eye vells by Paul Rennet et Cie.
the A reception was held at the which will be mentioned on
Hotel Gloucester
where many certificate friends participated. In wishing
The question of a special aero- success and happiness to the newly drome does not arise in the case of the soat seaplane component of cds.
RULE, BRITANNIA '
The assumption underlying this
HIM OFF HIS DRIVE
So Governor Ended Public Hanging
Eerlent golf course in the world and how a golfing Governor stop- ped public executions after he had foceled a drive are described by Bruce Lockhart In Return
If Gossip We Must
After a complete fade out-in the jargon of the fim-the old "Onlooker" returns to her Gossip- mongering with renewed gusto. Such a prosperous Hong Kong these days-the slump rapidly be Malaya" (Palnam, 10s. 6d), pub-coming a thing of the past. and
shed recently.
to
Lockhart-author, journalist and Secret Service agent-returning to Malaya after twenty-five years, gaol when he found a golf course was on his way to visit Singapore
which made a prison seem like a fairy palace.
"The course has only nine holes," he writes. "but each hole has its distinctive landmarks,
"They include two mortuaries. a maternity hospital, ал in-
fectious
diseases
hosp'tal, n
lunatic asylum, & powder maga- zine, the prison itself and a Chinese graveyard.
"Alongside the sixth tee there used to be a scaffold. It was on this course that the battle against public executions was finally won.
Away back in the dim nineties. as the governor was playing off the sixth tee, there was a fright- ful noise of hammering.
"The governor missed his drive. "His eyes blazed. What the...
is that outrageous noise?' The alde explained that the scaffold Was being strengthened for a pub- lic execution next morning.
*The Governor continued 'his round in silence, but his mind was busy with weighty affairs. That afternoon he took a momentous
decision-and from then onwards public executions were stopped throughout the colony."
IMPROVEMENTS ON
BRITISH AIRCRAFT
Colonel Charles Lindbergh," the
The bride's going-away costume the composite aircraft, but provi- consisted of a French model (dresssion had already been made in that and Jacket) of wine crepe, a fur aeroplane for dropping the greater coat. (gift of the bridegroom), a part of its petrol load to emergency. wine hat and brown accessories.
The honeymoon will be spent in device is that the overloaded sea-ever-famous American who accom- lone, Atlantic plane will have consumed so large plished the first French Indo-China.
a part of its fuel on an Atlantic flight in 1927 and now has his home in England. has bought a crossing that a wing-loading" of perhaps 40lb. to the square foot at fast light British aeroplane which the start will have been reduced was specially designed to meet his By Theadore Fratt
Just passed successfully When I presented a check, to be to perhaps 24lb. to the square foot. own requirements. The machine
and the alighting at the destina-las cashed in English pounds, at the
tion may therefore be made at a through flying trials. New York branch of a great Lon- reasonably low speed. If it should make an inter- don bank, the young British teller be necessary to examined it crisply, examined me.mediate descent the aeroplane crisper were the Bank of England must be similarly lightened if it 18 notes handed to me. But when I to avoid the worst risk of damage
I pointed it out to the teller and
&
placed
COL. LINBERGH'S "MILES MOHAWK" Sume months ago Colonel Lind- his ideas to the bergh outlined Phillips and Powis company, and counted them I found that Eng-on making contact with the water. land had paid me a whole pound,
The new regulation will allow a
an order. Subsequently, the company. designer, Mr. FG. nearly ive dollars, too much.
land version" or this aircraft to be produced subject to similar Miles, kept in close touch with safeguard and to the testing of the Colonel Lindbergh, whose special upper component on an aerodrome needs were consulted on every Mr. Shih L Hatung, the author
which will afford it a sufficiently detail of the layout, and the result. of "Lady Precious Stream." which
long take-off run. It will also the Miles Mohawk, is an eminently two-seat cabin rion- has enjoyed such success during
been sure it wasn't. To allow ordinary aircraft, specially practical the past two years, has left for check up again and show him, I stressed for overloading. to carry oplane. Even the external colour Shanghai, where he will produce counted the
money out on his äufficient fuel to enable them to scheme was chosen for common- his play "Western Chamber."
Mr. Hslung came to England counter. There was still an excess make long non-stop fights. Opin-sense reasons; orange and black some years ago to study at Lon. Pound note. It crackled there berton at present is fairly evenly | Bhow up most readily in all wea-
he stared at me, unbelievably. If he had been crisp before, he was stlf now. "The amount paid to you, sir, is quite correct."
I had
"tween us, offering an opportunity divided between the claims of land don University, and wrote "Lady for Anglo-American amity. But aircraft and seaplanes for the Precious Stream" in England. The for the teller it didn't seem to exist. operation of ocean services, and "I beg your pardon," he insisted, the change in the Air Ministry "but the amount la correct.”
regulations confers equal freedom
play was submitted to 12 London managements and refused. Then it was published us a book and Miss Nancy Price saw in it the suc- cess which it was to achieve as a play. In the past two years the entire cast, with the exception of Miss Amy Dalby (who plays the Prime Minister's wife), has change ed four times, and the part of Lady Precious Streem has been taken by seven persons. The play has been produced in America and in seven other countries. Mr. Hsiung pro- poses, besides producing his own new play, to produce in Nanking one or two of Mr. Bernard Shaw plays which he has translated into Chinese. He will return to Eng land in six months' time.
I wondered if thu was some quizzical generosity on the part of the British Lion. Was it an Ironleal gesture to give Shylock an pound of
extra
Besh? Was besteged Troy once again throwing loaves of bread over its embattled walls?
I pushed the note over to him. He pushed it gently back.
This bank does not make mis- takes, sir," he said.
I told him not to be foolish, that
on both types for the experiments which aircraft constructors and operators are about to make.
LET MUSIC SMOOTH
THE WAY
Those people who write as if it were a crime to listen to good mu- sic without giving it one's whole attention have not yet grasped the value of music as a background.
everybody at one time or another makes mistakes. I tried once more When our energy is balked by a to get him to take back the money. He put it this time firmly into my hands. The bank is not
ther conditions. in blinding sun-
light and in mist.
A 200 H.P. ENGINE The Mohawk is a low-wing mon-
Screw.
1.
now that Xmas is upon us once more the shops and streets are. seething with smart, cheerful peo- ple enjoying an orgy of shopping. hairdressing and beauty-cultur- of much hot coffee and the like. ing, not to mention the Imbibing in the Hatel and the Gloucester ,Lounge,
MR. N. L. SMITH FETED
from Lots of people are back Home leave and parties are given In their honour all over the place. Of course, one of the most popular returned Hong Kongites is our new Secretary, Mr. N. L Colonial Smith. There was a particularly successful cocktail party given for him the other week high up on the Peak. Government "well knowna" turned out in large num- hers and all were very merry. Our Hostess was one of the few perple I know who has really made a home in Hong Kong and her house is quite the most beautifully furn- Ished in the Colony. All the best attributes of really modern decora-. tion are there-plus an atmosphere of that comfort which usually goes with more old fashioned styles. Her flower arrangements, too, are Who else in the most artistic. world would have thought of de-
Laure corating a cocktail bar with real you, gave an added piquancy to gardenlas? The effect, ▾ those ambrosial "White Lidies"- there now, you are all wondering where the party was. I shall Just leave you to guess this time.
NEW HONG KONGITES What a rush of babies there has been to the Colony this autumn; and now all the joyful parents are Mrs. *AW appearing again. I Durran looking very happy and smart at a party last week. Sunny Hole was in fine fettle, too, and seemed to be handing round rather nude pictures of her new son to the embarrassment (?) of the Klädly observers.
ex-
BY "ONLOOKER"
The Dixie Sisters
The Dixle Sisters, two of the many talented artistes appear- ing at the Gloucester Hotel during the Festive carnival season.
earlier in
the day.
their wings, donned black head- pieces, and rapidly became "Tem Little Nigger Boys". Of head- dresses altogether, they sang a for us quite beautifully, MOTHER GOOSE
AMONG THOSE PRESENT Amongst the people who arrived in the course of this festivity. I noticed Mrs. North with her hus- band. Str Atholl and Lady Mac-carol BARY ABBOTT'S FIRST PARTY
Gregor, Mr. and Mrs. Cock and Christening parties are begin-
Mrs. Alasbaster. The last two he came Class 9 with their ning. Rosemary Jennifer Abbott ladies have been acting as proxy wonderfully produced "Living Book
godmothers was entertaining for the first time
of Nursery Rhymes." It I began to in her very young life last Thurs-
The proxy godfather, by the way.
describe the different pictures day. After deporting herself with
Mr. J. P. Murphy. Everybody is
which emerged from the enormous perfect decorum all through the delighted to see. Mr. Jack Mac-
book I should all the whole news- church service and looking
Gregor and his charming sister quisitely beautiful withal, she con-
paper and the Editor would be Mrs. Mullins back again. We are
down upon me with his blue pencil, tinued to lavish smiles on every so glad to hear Mrs. MacGregor
but I must just say that I have 1s better now and we shall look
never witnessed such a charming body all through tea-right up to her bed time talking of ten-forward to her arrival anon, Miss
performance by amateur children. never have I seen such a gorgeous | Peggy Murrow, looking as pretty
The Apple of Discord" by christening cake. A veritable as only the very happy can look,
Classes 7 and 9 Wȧs also triumph of the callnary art with was there with, her nice
very high standard, the whole en- out and within; and surmounted and there was a definite tendency
tertainment being a huge Buc by the most benign stalk all made to bask in the reflected glow of
cess and an, enormous credit to out of sugar. People arrived and
both teachers and pupils. departed and. in some cases, came back again with excessive fre- and a late hour quency, until everybody agreed that it was a grand party, and wished Rosemary Jennifer all the best of everything all her life long,
faner
happiness they seemed to sheo around them, I could drone, on and on about this party but it is about time
other I turned to festivities.
J
PEAK SCHOOL PRIZE- GIVING
The Peak School Frize-giving which took place at the Peak Club on Wednesday was a splendid af- fair. Crowds of children in co-
lourful costumes were to be seen wending their way from all direc- tions in every sort of vehicle and on "shanks' pontes" from early in
Ave the afternoon. At
o'clock proud parents began to arrive, in force and the fun began in earliest. The first item on the pro- gramme was "Nursery Rhymea" by Class 10. Very small persons ren- dered ""Sing a song of Sixpence" amidst great applause" and later the "Blackbirds" dispensed with
LORD NUFFIELD AGAIN
WATCHING PARENTS Amongst the parents I saw Mrs. Sanger wearing the most interest- ing and becoming green hat. Mrs. Platt also wore a list of distinc- tion. Mr. Owen Hughes looked lovely in rust-red and she was ac- companied by her small daughter Susan'as well as her husband. Mrs. Franks and Mrs. Shaw were there and Dr. and Mrs. Court brought their smallest daughter Avril who watched her big sister Dr. with the keenest attention. and. Mr. Valentine were with Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins. Eut, again. there is not space to mention more- than a very few of the big gather- ing of dating parents. And now a Merry Xmas to every one and may Santa Claus bring you all just what you want.
QUEEN VICTORIA ON THE SCREEN
DRESSES AND DRESSES And now for some personalities -because, of course, Gossip writers oplane with fixed undercarriage, must give interesting names and and reaches a top level speed in describe some of the sumptuous the neighbourhood of 200 miles an gowns. First of all there was hour, Power is derived from a Rosemary Jennifer mother, who supercharged 200 h.p. 6-cylinder looked just as lovely as her wee air-cooled engine, of a type which | daughter if rather more grown up. the Phillips and Powls concern are she wore the most interesting preparing to manufacture in this tailored taffeta dress-black with country. Provision is made for a minute white line in it, and a use of a controllable-pitch alr- | few neat pleated frills." Her wide -rather Napoleonic black hat was innaitely becoming and how we PULI, EQUIPMENT INSTALLED
all envy her that gorgeous silver "Split" trailing edge flaps are Toz Paul-the baby's sister wore monotonous job, we feel its pro-
an attractive sapphire blue velvet test in the form of ennui. No bet Atted to give positive control' at
flying speeds. They also dress, and I predict she is going to be as good a hostess as her ter stimulus than music could be low Imagined. Perhaps at no distant steepen gliding angle and enable permitted to make mistakes," he
date we shall go about all our daily the craft to land slowly. Flying mother some day; and that is saying a good deal! The proud said. Then, in a lowered, different activities with a soft, unobtrusive and navigational equipment th voice that could not possibly carry
The ban on filing in which Queen to people near by, he added: "I background provided by the radio, cludes dual flying controls, electric paternal parent never ceased from For la music the element of rhy-engine starter, radio apparatus. welcoming his guests and plying should be glad to meet you any
adjustable foot them with fortifying liquida from
Victoria is represented will become 'thm is marked-and rhythm is the wheel brakes,
inoperative on June 20. The Lord
has already Chamberlain place you say after bank hours, principle of hypnotism. It isolates pedals instead of the usual control the more Plebian beer to the rarest champagne, according to
bounced the lifting of the ban on any habitual activity and keeps it bara for the rudder, navigation
lastes not to men- At first I didn't understand. But functioning. Just as an
engine, lights, and a night-landing head-their
the nforesaid tea
stage representations of Queen Victoria, and the British Board of
the though
driver has fallen plenty of room for luggage in a.
other mothers of new bables, Mrs. other philanthropists is in the Film Censors have now followed England had made a mistake af asleep. We know the dreamy locker to which easy access is
scale of his munificence and in
suit. One of the first flms to take ter, all It wouldn't recognize it ecstasy that sometimes accompan-gained through an external door. Rollo Gillesple was looking mar The address will be transmitted officially, but nevertheless the facties dancing. Try the same thing Transparent panels silde up from vellous in a brown ensemble. Mrs. the secondary motive behind his advantage of thi slicence will be on wavelengths 49.83, 25.49, 19.85 remained that the British Hon had
there, but the prize for radiance making a gift to his workers Lord Herbert Wilcox will produce early
next year. Another im and 31.01 with directional beam erred. It would be worth the without music, and the couples each side of the cockpits, making de Ville and Mrs. Nixon were, both donations. For it is clear that in Victoria the Great" which Mr
will soon be ready to drop The the craft totally enclosed at will.
Mrs. Rusty Nuffield is in one sense making a Forsyth, A recent bride-Mr. gift to himself. He has reached same subject will be made by Mr. towards Africa on December 24 at teller's job to admit it in a formaimore, therefore, of the dance spirit i Seaplane foats may be substituted definitely goes to
transaction. To keep it a secret we can introduce into our daily for the landing wheels,
John Prentice-was one of the beat the summit of personal achieve Alexander Korda and will be pre dressed of all the "lovelies" prement, in industry, and now feels sented in September. sent. She wore a black dress with that he requires a further incen- the most interesting huge sleeves tive to keep on striving as he did with a touch of white about them, in his bicycle shop days. That in il She also la the happy owner of centivé he himself has now pro- beautiful-fure and wore them per vided, and he would be the last to fectly. Mrs. Hayden was another deem himself the poorer for his most miccessful wearer of black. Betióni.
BERLIN MESSAGE OVERSEAS
Berlin, Dec. 18.-
The customary Christmas mes- sage to Germans throughout the world will be broadcasted this year by the Fuchrer's deputy. Reichsminister Rudolf Hess, over the German shortwave station.
8 p.m.
gir,"
and
Lord Nuffield is not the first em ployers of labour to enable his workers to share in his own pros perity. Nor is he alone in making handsome gifts to Universities and
when I looked at his face again, once started, will go on running lamp in the port wing. There is tion
those delicious cocktails. Amongst hospitals. Where he differs from
I did.
For the South and East Asia he was ready to stand the loss from Zone the address will be repeated his own pocket unless it could be on December 25' at 9.45 p.m., on arranged outside, the bank. wavelengths 31.38, 19.47, 31.45 and 16.00.
My The address will reach. South and East Asia on December 26 at 2.15 p.m Transocean Nos Service,
lives the further we shall go to- wards eliminating the weariness of the grind.
-Esme Wingfeld- "New Minds for Old"
I met the opportunity to uphold England's integrity by whisper- 1ng my address. But as I left the sold institution I couldn't resist humming a national anthem hav-King. From The ing to do with God saving the Bpectator."
+.
Stratford.
A collector has paid £5000 for eight or Napoleon's love letters. It seems a lot of money antil, you recall that there are men who American have paid almost as much for
some of their own
an-
on the
"I hear you've taken up golf. What do you go round in ?***
Usually in a sweater, two if it's cold.'