1940-04-09

PAGE 8-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

AIRWAYS CORPORATION: PRESTIGE OF Madame Chiang Returns

BRITISH CIVIL AVIATION

Sir Kingsley Wood announced in November, 1938, that Imperial

· Airways and British Airways were to be associated in a statutory Corporation. The Airways Bill received the Royal Assent last August.

The Airways Corporation was formally established in November, 1939 and on April 1, 1948, acquired the undertakings of Imperial "Air- ways and British Airways,

The Members of the Board are as follows in

Mr. man)

Clive Pearson (Chair-

Mr. Irvine Geddes (Deputy (Chairman)

Mr. Harold Brown

Mr. Gerard, d'Erlanger

Mr. W. L. Runciman (chief arsantive member and Direc-

tor-General)

There

Hongkong and Takoradi.

also a weekly service to Stock- holm. The war at once intensified the demand for passenger accom- modation. Within a few weeks of the war it was possible to resume a restricted air service between London and Paris and now hun- give to New Zealand the full bene-dreds of passengers travel between nts of the Empire air mall ser London and Paris by air every vice. The flying-boat Awarua left Great Britain for New Zealand "on March 15.

weet

The services between London and Paris are run jointly with Air France.

The association between Im- perial Airways and British Airways became so close that it was pos-

ADAPTATION TO WAR sible for them on the eve of the Civil aviation was adapted a war to leave their separate head-quickly to the needs of war time quarters in London for a joint war that within three months the air- base in the West of England,

A CHAPTER CLOSED

craft which the Airways Corpora-

Thanks For Work Done

CHUNGKING, April 8 (Central): One of the most brilliant functions of the season was held yesterday afternoon when Ma-- dame Chiang Kai-shek entertained her sisters. Madame Sun Yat-sen and Madame H. R. Kung, at a garden party at her private residence.

More than 200 leading ladies of the wartime capital were invited to the reception, including Mesdames Feng Yu-hsiang, Ho Ying-chin, Ma Chao-chun, and many others. Lady Clark Kerr, wife of the British Ambassador, WAS. among the dis- tinguished foreign guests.

PASSENGERS

MR. L. KADQORIE RETURNS

with Mr. Clive Pearson, the Chair./Special charter' duties at the re-demand for more service is mark-į said they are not only her sisters. Co., Ltd.; returned from a business

SAY

TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1940.

Gordon's

and know what you're

drinking/

DRY GIN

DISTILLERY LONDON

COLOURING MATTER

NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

Despite the pressure of work main in Chungking to lead the elsewhere, Generalissimo Chiang nation's women to struggle for Kal-shek managed to attend the final victory. She said nothing reception, and Was accorded A would make her tremendous ovation when he step- than that this hope should

more happler ped out into the garden.

realised. CAREFUL PREPARATION

Both Madame Sun and Madame" GENERALISSIMO SPEAKS At tea time, Generalissimo Kung made speeches in reply. Ever since the Government gave

tion will acquire were flying about Chiang made a short address in The party broke up shortly after its approval to an Airways Cor-

120,000 miles every week. The war closed A chapter in

This which he said that the arrival of six o'clock. poration, Imperial Airways and

ngure does not include the sub-Mesdames Sun and Kung" is not the history of British civil avia- British Airways have co-operated

stantial weekly mileage which only welcomed by Chungking but tion. Services to the European represented by the varying but also provides cause for rejoicing to strengthen the prestige of British civil aviation throughout September 1.

countries were interraped. On continuous special charter de- ror the whole country. Europe and the Empire. When Bir state for Air invoked certain powers for the necessarily severe imita- followed

the Secretary of mands of the Air Ministry. But The Generalissimo's address was John Reith was appointed to be under the agreement with the two tions in the present number

by Madame Chiang's. Chairman of Imperial Airways in air companies by which their air-

of which was rendered first in Chi- July, 1938, he brought to a new craft was placed at his disposal. aircraft and flying pesonnel the nese and then in English, amidst task his experience "as the chief in consequence, the two companies on the commercial routes would

weekly flying total of 120,000 miles applause among the gathering.

Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie, partner architect of the British Broad-

Madame Chiang paid a tribute of Sir E. Kadoorie and Sons and have fulfilled a large number of casting Corporation. He worked

have been greatly exceeded. The to Mesdames Sun and Kung and tors of the China Light and Power Chairman of the Board of Direc-| man of British Airways, in build-quest of the National Air Com

ed. The war has, in fact, em- but also munication, branch of the Air

friends of China's Ing a structure which should gus-

phasised the urgency of expansion womanhood. She then briefly re- Ministry.

trip to the North yesterday. He tain and control the world-wide

in civil aviation,

counted the good work done by

was accompanied by Mrs. Kadoorle. activities of the Airways Corpora- Fortunately, the services to the

both sisters during the present Shanghai dental surgeon

Dr. D. J. Collins, prominent the Standard Vacuum On Co.; and Cress, H. Dan, Mrs, C. DeCriado, countries of the British Empire

AIRWAYS

family."

Mrs. C. DeSantamaria, Miss A. Measures of consolidatieri were have not been subject to serious

With the coming of the Airways SHANGHAI WORK "RECALLED

senior partner of the firm of Drs. Mrs. George A. Malcolm and Fickes Mrs. O. Field, Miss A. A......... cssential. There had to be changes interrution. The North Atlantic Corporation the two companies-

Collins and Laidlaw, and Mrs, Col-daughter, family, of Judge Mal- Gamboa, Miss H. Gardes," Miss C. Walle dghting was fiercest at jins, were also arrivals by the same colm. Attorney-General of Puerto Gueco, Miss C. Gueco, B. Queco, both in direction and in personnel. air mail service to take one con- Imperial Airways and British Air Shanghal, she recalled. Madame ship.

L. Gueco, Mrs. L. Gueco, Dr. A. Gu- But a year devoted to a thorough-spicuous example-ended, accord ways-pass into history. Airways, & Kung and her friends established process of consolidation and plan-ing to schedule, with the home- title common to both companies, u hospital which accommodated who were passengers by the same representative of the Netherland Other prominent personalities Mr. and Mrsy A. Cutler, special

tierrez, Mrs. A. Gutierrez: ning could also record some not-ward fight of the flying-boat will be retained

Miss R. Gutierrez, Miss B. Gu- more than 1,000 wounded soldiers vessel were Mr. H. M. Mann, man-East Indies branch of the Good-tierrez, Mrs. A Jaffe, Rev. Fa R.. able advances.

Cabot in the last week of Septem- Certain subsidiary companies who had mostly recovered and re-aging director of Arabold & Co., rich Company. British Airways combined their ber, 1939. When the North Atlantic wholly owned by Imperial Away tenure of office with the Aeronau- distributing engineer of the Shang-|

Knopke, Mrs. K. Ko, Mrs. 6. Lai, front. During her Ltd. Shanghal, Mr. C. M. Perrin, service to Paris with Imperial Air-service is resumed in the early Ltd. such

Mr. H. B. Dwyer of the Commer-Liu. Mrs. A. Marcakia, Miss A. Mar- A. Laudico, Mrs. A. Laudico, A. S. ways, began services to Brussels. summer, the Airways Corporation (Far East) Ltd, which operates thetical Commission, Madame Chiang hat Power Co., and his daughter, cial Pacific Cable Co. Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Buda- will acquire the privilege, which Hongkong-Bangkok branch nie. recalled, Madame Kung gave no Miss F. H. Perrin,

calda. Rev. Fa. M. McKillop, Miss Judge P. Pecson, Court of First C. McMorran, Rev, Fa. W. Murphy, pest and brought Warsaw within Imperial Airways had shared with will not immediately be absorbed less than 40 old trucks to the The following were other passen instance, Manila, and family. Miss T. Ng, Mrs. P. Pecson, Miss N. a flying distance of six and a half another air company, of serving by the

Commission, thus facilitating the gers:-C. W. Cumming, H. H. Dye. Corporation but will hours from London,

Mr. E S. Turner, General Secre- Pecson, Mrs. J. Pittendrigh, Miss liquidate at a later date. In the difficult problem of surface com-CO. Hall, L. R. Neville, Mr, and tary of National Board, YM.C.A. Prickel, Mrs. G. Rosling: CLOSE ASSOCIATION

meantime Imperial Airways (Far

munication for China's Air Force, Mrs. C. H. R. Oxlade, P. E. Pogodin. He is en route to San Francisco. Imperial Airways began the first

Mrs. P. Rumdaldez, C. Sandstrom, In the recent visit to Hongkong. w. G. Robertson, D. O. Seymour. The war has involved a suspen- East) Ltd. will be controlled by Madame Chiang was fortunate to Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Heymans, B. C. Grace, U.S. Army, Shanghai. British air mail service between sion of the penny-halfpenny "all-the Airways Corporation and the have her sisters organise a branch Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. A..R. Ovens,

Mrs. J. J. Grace, wife of Col. Mrs. C. Sandstrom, J. Sandstrom, Miss E. San Tay; F.. Spencer, Jr.. Great Britain, Eire, Newfoundland, up air mall services. There are. present staff. Canada and the United States. none the less frequent services

of the Friends of the Wounded H. David Smith and Mrs. M. V.

W. Stephenson, Mrs. W. Stephen- Other passengers for Hongkong son, Miss G. K. Tan, Mra. T. Tan, The Manager of Imperial Air-Society there and to have Madame Veltman.

who arrived from the south yes-Miss Pardo De Tavera, A. Terry, Last August

flying-boat for air mail, passengers and freight ways (Far East Area, Lt. Comdr. Kung as chairman... Aotearoa left Southampton for to the Empire countries.

ARRIVALS FROM SOUTH

terday were- These A. D. S. Murray, becomes the Re-; Madame Chiang concluded her

Mrs. A. Terry, Miss M. Terry, Lt. Auckland in readiness for the service are. run regularly to gional Director, Far East for the speech by hoping that both Mes- from Manila:-

The following arrived yesterday Mias C. T. Chang. E. Chetandas. W. Weekes, USA., Miss B: Wel, Lt. Tasman service, which will shortly Sydney. Calcutta, Durban, Kisumu, Airways Corporation.

Mrs. 8. Chuck, E. Chuck, Miss 8. G. Wilkins, U.S.A., R. Wong: H. K. Idames Sun and Kung would re- Mr. L. A. Garrard, executive of Chuck, G. Chuck, M. Cooper, C. Wong. and P. Wong.

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