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STRAIN OF
AERIAL FIGHTING
British and French soldiers are seen above sharing a meal.
CHRONOLOGICAL
TÄBLE
OF H.K. EVENTS, 1939
The "following is a chronological table of events in the 'Co- lony during the year 1939:-
JANUARY
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1-New Year's Honours-M. R. M Henderson C.BE, Mr. M F Key, ORE, Mr. A, K. Taylor, M.B.E., Mr. Sung Teh-man; 1.5.0. 4-Annual inspection of the Royal.
Navy at Happy Valley 2-Fire at Nos, 135-137 Main Street East, Shaukiwan. Dam- age $10,000. 15--Fire at godown at No. 360 Hen.
nessy Road. · Damage $17.000. 17-Lam Park-sang (An Pei-
sheng), one of Wang Ching wei's secretaries, was attacked in Des Voeux Road Central by Chan Shek-lam who was sen- tenced to 15 years' imprison
ment at the Criminal Bessions on March 22. While in Hong- kong Prison, Chan Shek - lam was murdered by a fellow- prisoner, Man Shiu, on August 26. Man Sin was sentenced to death at the Criminal, Bes- sions on October 22 and was hanged in Hongkong Prison on November 22.
A remarkable first-hand account of the sensations of air pilots when engaged in battle in modern con- ditions la given in the technical paper Les Alles by one of the French airmen who took part in the fight between nine Curtiss ma- ! chines and 27 Messerschmitts on 25-Hongkong, Burma and Yunnar: November 6
20
-New Central British Association Club house at King's Park opened
linked by air agreement.
Or the nine enemy machines; 27-Death of Mr. I. M. Kew. brought down this pilot accounted 29-Death of Dr. J. S. Guzdar. for two, the first after five minutes'
FEBRUARY.... fighting the second alter 2-Breconshire (10,000 tons), big- minutes. One of the German 'pilots gest ship to be built in the jumped clear with his parachute Colony, launched at Talkoo and came down near the Maginot Dockyard. Line The other enemy machine fell in flames in a small pine wood, Particularly noticeable is the emphasis placed by the French pilot on the rapid alterations, in height and the terrific accelera- tions to which the body is subject- ed when the speeds in the dive are going up to 400 miles an hour"and more. The combats ranged between ground level and 16,000ft.
SMALL CIRCLE
when seeking to outmanoeuvre an opponent the pilot tries to turn in as small circle as possible. while keeping the speed up, and ta consequence the centrifugal loads go up with a rush, A turn with the wings about vertical produces ac- celerations about five times gravity, The pllot feels himself crushed down into his seat with álmost un- bearable forca, yet all the time, ar this, young French" alıman writes, "the dreadful thing is that you know you must keep a clear sight on the enemy at all costs; you must watch him and yet keep look- ing behind to guard against attack from the rear, while the sights are being trained on the machine in front.
"You have the opression that your head will burst, that your eyes
will start from their sockets, but somehow you continue to see.”
It is worth noting that these ex- periences are almost a replica of those known to the fighting pilots of the war of 1914,
The speeds and rates of height change are much greater now, but the turns are made on a much bigger radins so that in all proba
3--Mr. E. Cock, MBE, Chler Manager of the Kowloon Docks, invested with Order of Knight Commander of the Crown "of Italy by Italian Consul-Gen- cral
4-Yu Mei-mei, dancing girl of
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the Emporium Ballroom, ended ber lite by swallowing an over-! dose of optumn.
Professor C. A Middletoz- Smith, M.B.C., Taikos Professor of Engineering at the Hong- kong University, retired. 13-Wong Shu-lum, alias L Bar- hef, 24. described as a military oficer: was sentenced to 14 years hard labour at the Cri- minal Bessions un charge of shooting at Det-Bergt. E R. Terrett, of the Hongkong Po-! lee, on December 2, 1938. at the Wing On Bank building. with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. 13-100 per cent, crime increase in four years revealed in armed robbery trial at the Criminal Bessiona
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-Death of Mr. Ein Wong, China's pioneer journalist in the Eng- lish language.
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to 20-Frequent thunderstorms some accompanied by contin- tous heavy rainfall. 24-Leung Po and Sin Tau seamen of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Coʻs na Sui Tas presented with Beltion Medal for bravery.
MAY 8-Genevieve Tobin,, film actress.
arrived.
7-Shark caught outside of Lyes-¦
mun. Pass by Mr. Yong Kok- chib, of the Sun Company. 30-Four Chinese, a man his wife.
son and daughter, brutally chopped to death at No. 30 Cross Street, Wanchal. 30-Robbery at goldsmith's shop,
No. 449" Shanghai Street. A Woman was shot and killed by stray bullet in the course of exchange of fire between poźlee and robberZ,
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JUNE 5-Gun duel in Lee Yuen Street East Central district. Robber killed: Detective Wan Man WAS wounded and died subsequent- 17.
-King's Birthday Honour's-
U.B.E.---Professor E. H: Digby:: M.B.E-Capt. J. 8. Rodrigues H.K.V.D.C.
Dance hostesses at Capitol. West Point, walked out on grike.
10-Diocesan Boys' School students threatened walk-out following dissatisfaction over appoint- ment of a Japanese subject as Head Prefect. 22-Town Planning Bill
law.
JULY
became
3-Fire at Refugee Camp, King's
Park, No casualties. 5-Ho King. 82-year-old Ameri-
can-born. Chinese
murdered by robbers at Jones Street. Causeway Bay. -Wong Yin-shan former sub
editor of Tin Lam Po, wILI shot dead in busy section of Yaumat! district, The motive- for the crime was believed to be political 12-Application for annulment of
adjudication order against Chos Po-sien dismissed at Supreme- Court.
15-Picnic pavilion at Silver Mine
Bay opened," 10-Chow Sum, a young man from Shanghai, was drowned at the S.C.A.A. pavilion, North Point. 11-Sit-dow strike of Chinese
...compositors and printers. 13-Pilot Officer DE" Bryan-
Gower and Sergt. J. Ogden killed in RAF. plane crash in Tytam Bay, opposite Stanley. 25–V.R.C. to be reconstructed - at¦
cost of $24,000,
-Japanese bombed Shumchun.
Death of Mr. F. X. D'Almada, compulsory black-out exercise.
sen.
MARCH 3-Boeing Clipper (314) of Pan American. Airways' arrived on Shakedown, flight, 6-16-foot typhon found near Wongnechung Gap Bub-station. 8-AR.F. Exhibition held in Kow-
loon..
AUGUST 2-Sub-Insp. J.HE. Edwards; of the HK, Police, was sentenced to nine months: hard labour on charge of demanding money from a Mo, 1 carpenter of the Kowloon Docfs,
GENERAL
22-First prosecution under, Tele- « communication Ordinance, 30-Funeral of Mr. W.W. Hirst, Manager of the Steam Laundry.
29-New hostel for woman students of Hongkong • University
opened.
„SEPTEMBER
-Fire at No. 35 Des Voeux Road
West. Damage $16,000, 11-Record enrolment of drst year
students at HK. University. 11-Five men injured when live
shell exploded at No, 202 Third Street, Salyingpun, 13-Rumoured strife in St. John
Ambulance Brigade. 14-Hongkong Branch of British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John War Organisation formed at Gov- ernment House., Hongkong Jockey Clab opened fund with donation of $50,000. 21-Compulsory black-out exercise. 25-Fire at timber yard in Victoria
Road. Kennedy Town. 28-Plaque to the memory of the late Rev. T. W. Pearce, OB.E. LL.D., father of the Hon. Mr. T.E. Pearce, unveiled in Com- mon Room of Morrison Hall,
COTOBER 职 4-Sincere Company fined $1,000
for contravening Food Control | Regulations. Wing On Com- pany similarly fined a week later.
4---Stx men, found guilty of mur-
der. were hanged within six hours in Hongkong Prison, 5-$5,000 robbery at No. 49 Con
naught Road Central, second
floor,
12-HE, the Governor announced
CHRONICLE
OF WORLD EVENTS IN YEAR 1939
JANUARY
1-Wang Ching-wet expelled from
Kuomintang Party.
3-327 deaths in. U. & New Year
holiday...
11-Mr. Chamberlain and Lord
Halifax arrived in Rome on official visit to Signor Musso .Int
12-Mr. Roosevelt's special message
on national defence, 13-Great bush fires in Australia-
60 deaths
FEBRUARY
10-Pope Pius XI died
22 General Franco made trium-
phant entry into Barcelona.
MARCH 1--Fresh tension in Tientsin 14-Czechoslovak Republic, ended by Germany taking protector- ate over Czech provuces. 21-M Lebrun, President of France. received by H. M. the Eing on visit to London 22-Memel surrendered to German
ultzatuan.
28 Madrid surrendered to cien
Franco.
APRIL 8-Italians entered and occupied
capital of Albanix.
26
Was
MAY
6 The Majesties the King and Queen sailed for Canada on the Empress of Austražu Col, C. R. Spear, M.V.O. MC., British Military Attache in China, detained by the Jap- anese authorities in Kalgar
JUNE 5-Ledwedge Vincent Lawior. 45. welder's assistant, fired shot at car in which Duches of Kent Belgrave travelling in Square, At Old Balley on June 29, Lawlor was bound over on condition that he leave the country. B-King and Queen greeted a Washington by President Roo- sevelt. 14-Japanese blockade of Bring
Concession in Tientan, 29-Lord Halifax gave grave warn-
ing to Germany
AUGUST
23-Soviet-German Non-Aggression
Pact signed 25-Appeal by Mr. Roosevelt and
Pope Pius XII for peaceful set- tlement 31-Slovakia occupied by 400.000
German troops.
SEPTEMBER
1---Germany invaded Poland. 4-Donaldson liner Athenia torbe
dood of Hebrios 4-British raiders bombed two
German battleships at Kiel · in Canada declared war on Ger-
Mapy.
Income Tax for Hongkong at Budget meeting. 16-Fire at Castle Peak Road, 18-Fight-Lieut. R.C.S. Allin, of the Royal Air Force, Kai Tak, was drowned in bathing pool of the U.S.R.C. 23-Fire at No. 37 Pottinger Street.17-Bulgaria declared neutrality. 24-River steamer Fatshan bes- 17-Soviet troops invaded Poland
17-HMS. Courageous sunk by sub-
marine-500 lives lost.
OCTOBER | 1---Warsaw entered by German
troops. 14-EMS. Royal Oak torpedoed-
about 800 Kves lost 19-Anglo-Turkish Pact signed.
NOVEMBER
ched after striking unchartered submerged rock eight miles from Castle Peak,
NOVEMBER 8-Hermelin launched at the
Kowloon Docks,
9-King's Police Medal awarded
to Police Coristable CITWIg.
Tar
27-Eight Med In Are at No. 46615-The Hongkong Government re.
Queen's Road West. Inquiry held Dec. 15.
21-Fa Ying-han, queen of West Point-sing-song glils, commit- ted suicide. 21-R.CS. Viti launched at Talkoo
Dockyard
Central calm of typhoon pas-
ceived from Sir Robert Hb Tung an offer to lend to FM. (HOT- ernment in the United King- dom the sum of £10,000 free of interest of two years, This generous oner was gratefully accepted by His Majesty's Glot- ernment
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sed directly over Hongkong-Terukuni Maru sunk off East Third November typhoon in 55 years, 29-Death of Mr. JD. Bush, bted
fournalist and educator,
30-Eleven weddings at the Regis-
try. Supreme Court.
DECEMBER
1-67 watches, valued $5,884, mis-
sing from sun" Company.
27-Compulsory Service Bil became 3-Fure at Nos. 482-483. Shanghai
law.
Street. 42, dead. 7-$27,000 robbery at Stubbs Road, 7-High tribute was paid at the meeting of the Legislative Council to the Hon. Mr. Sydney Caine, who recently left the Colony, which he served as Financial Secretary for over two years, to return to England to take charge of the Economic Department of the Colonial Office, and to the Hon. Mr. Chau Trun-nin, C.BE, former Benior Chinese Unofficial Mem- ber, who has just retired in ac- cordance with constitutional "practice,
bility the accelerations to which 19-Dog Show held at St. John's 4-Lt. E.G.HG. Eyre was senten-
the pilots are subjected are about the same
Place. 22—Mr. G. E. Dudley. Secretary of W. S. Balley and Co., met hla death under tragic circum-
stances.
WAR SPOILS ON 7-eorge. Huang, student of
EXHIBITION
WUYUAN, Dec. 31 (Central) Some 50 Items of spoils of war scized from the Japanese during the recent engagement at Faotow are being exhibited at an undisclosed place in the rear, at- tracting large crowds of people,
FILE-
The exhibits included heavy guns, field pieces, heavy and light chineguns, Japanese and "Man- chukuo" bags, and rules.
Far East Flying Traing School. ; missing on fight. Returned a few days later. 29-Eleven weddings at the Regis-
try, Bupreme Court. 30-P. & O. m.v. Canton and M.M. Marechal Joffre in collision in
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ced to be reprimanded for stranding of i£T,B. No. 12. at Crooked Harbour on June: 20. Lt. HFO, Hale was sentenced to be reprimanded for ground- ing of H.MS, Tarantula on July 11 while on a trip from Canton, Capt. F.C. Flynn, S.NO. West River, was similar-12-Fire at button factory. Nam ly sentenced...
On Street, Bhauktwan,.. 15-Radio-telephone service be 17-Fire at Shek Kip Mei village.
tween
Hongkong. Manilla 17--First daylight ARP. execrecise Chungking opened,
at yamat
fog 100 miles north of Hong-17--Shataukok occupied by Japan-19-Memorial service to Oncers kung.
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APRIL 14-Rear-Admiral A. J. L. Murray |
appointed to newly-created port of the Fifth Cruiser Squadron; China Station:
ese,
22-8trum Boong, alleged spy in the service of the Japanese and nephew of Wang Chmg- wel murdered-it- Wyndham Street
cosist 29—H.M.8, Rawalpindi sunt. 30–Soviet advance against Finland.
DECEMBER 15-German pocket battleship Grat Spee scuttled after being dam« aged following battle with three j British cruisers off Uruguayan coast. Capt. Langsdorf, com- mander of the Graf Spee, com- mitted suicide en Dec. 19. Commodore K. H. Harwood, of ELMS. Exeter, which was dan aged in the fight, was knighted and promod Rear-Admʻral, 19 The crack Nord-Deutscher
Lloyed -32,000-ton liner Colum bus, third biggest vessel of the
· German merchant neet, elect- ed to share the fate of the Graf« Spee when she was intercept ed by a British destroyer in thi North Atlantic
CAUSE CELEBRE
In November, in London, judg- ment was given for Lord Rother- mere in an action brought by Prin- cess, Stefanie Hohelobe for breach of contract. Evidence given by the and men of HMS, Duchess, defendant showed that he had paid formerly on China Station, Jost the Princess over £15.000. In atx in a collision, a mult months Bir William Jowitt EC, 20–$15,000 robbery at 172, Welling-detended the action while the
*ton Street.
plaintiff was represented by Mr. 27--Death of Mr. JP. Uldërup. Gilbert Beyfus, Et.
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