THE COMING OF THE AIR AGR
1-The Flest Commercial Route.
Mr. Claade Grabsme White writea, in the Dasly Chronicle sa follows:-
11.30a.m., for a city se for distant as Glasgow, and for this letter to be delivered in a Glasgow office by about 4 o'clock in the after noon. The fees charged at frut for a letter sent by exprem air. mail would be comparatively high-probably about 2s. 6d. for a distance of 250 to 300 miles.
It is also believed that, in spite
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1918
or low-lying cloud, may turn a safe and simple orses-country #ght into an expedition of very considerable danger.
MEMORIAL.
make his landing, and if the for ANTI-SLAVERY in very thick it may be difficult for him to judge the amo moment of his contuot with the, Bad Weather Flying. ground. Already, however, dur Readers should not, however, ing the war, experience bas been jump to the conclusion that an gained se to this problem though air service will only be possible it is obvious that suck data osn
185,000 East African Natives. in Bondage.
An inficentially signed memo-
The memorialists state that the
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on days when the weather is fine, not be mentioned here. Batal bas been addressed to the This would be the case, it is true, what may be said is that, though Government by the Anti-Slavery: af our short distances and if a pilot was aimply told to leave there is controversy as to the best and Aboriginen' Fraisorion Soo The Civil Aerial Transport express railway, there would be one aerodrome, near London, and type, colour, and position of light iety, praying for the abolition of Committee, after deliberating for ope for a service of aircraft attempt to reach another, near ured, there is no doubt at all that slavery in the former German Pemeral a year, has now sent is its report large machines carrying maile, Paris, without any ground is will be possible to devise a territory now under British Brasscled. to the Air Ministry; and it is passengers, and light urgently-organisation to help him. But it lighting system which will bring administration. At the outbreak hoped that the Air Council, after consigned goods-which would is precisely in this matter of commercial aircraft to a safe of war there were in German considering this report, will take connect important centres of round organisation that bad-landing even what the ground is Eset Afrire about 185,000 slaves. prompt and vigorous action. The population, and which fly daily weather firing will be made heavily obscured by log; while
long some given route, stopping possible. Aerial transport cemetienes may not find it impos principal reason given againət bere and there to pick ap or set panies will not organise for fine sible, over the limited area of a declaration of emancipation down, rather in the menser of the weather. What they will organise alighting ground, to diepe.se old mail-coaches. An average for is bad weather-for the main fog altogether. epced, even with large, heavily tenance of a service even when laden machines, would be 80 or 90 there is mist, rain, log, clond, or miles an hour; they would show a gale of wind. therefore, a marked saving of time over the traïn.
commities was only advisory; and what is required now, and is indeed overdue, la executive work in selcoring and organising those aerial routes which can be opened ap for traffic immediately the war
ende.
While the committee has been deliberating practically nothing has been done. The Air Minis- try, indeed, has no power yet to deal with commercial Aying. Ite rowers are purely military. Ba: Parliament would, of course, soon
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when the territory was in German
bande was that the cart would be
and slave.
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For 6 Montha (% per annum.
For 13 Months 61% per annu, LOOK POON SHARI
Chief Manager,
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BANKERS;
In commercial night fring, a beavy (£400,000). A absidiary chain of landing grounds will be excuse was that the mejuity of imperative. Esch will be lighted here per ple were in the condition It is in this preliminary or st
night, thus creating an of demestic slaves," & system, genisation that much might be illuminated sezial way along in the words of the late Lord Licking up the Aerodromes, done, even while the wat oor which a pilot should without Cromer, "only one degrre less One of the difficulties to be tinnes. Pilots Bad machines difficulty steer his poures. On bateful than the abomisable
BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE vercome, in running su sit ser- cannot be spared for any exreri high ground, also, there will betraffic in laves." The memorial
fatares
DE CHINE. vica in this country in direct mental commercial service-so lighthouses, each ebowing
We submit that the traditions Subscribed Capital Tranes 43,000,000, competition with railways, is to the Air Ministry has ordained. distinctive beam, while main
18-22,300,000. give it what powers it requires reduce to its lowest proportion Bat time should certainly be aerodromes will, of course, bead honcar of our country deward Paid ap
that wherever the British. Ag, (4 of the Capital, i.s. Francs 15,000,000 and it is row generally sesumed the time taken on land connec spared by the Ministry, in colla- specially identified.
subscribed by the Government of the that-probably in collaboration ions. Aerodromes will at any boration with the industry, ta
What, it may here be seked,fies sa symbol of administra-
Whinese Republia) with the Board of Trade as to the rate for some period after the decide at ones on certain routes, stout guter of wind? Will not tire authority, even though the
Chairman of ocatrol of passenger tɛffic-ibu
Foard of Directorao André Bertbalot: be eetablished on the out-and then to put in hand the beee prevent flying? The an occupation te only grovisionalit
General Manager Air Ministry will have the task, skirts of cities--thongh altimate ground organisation which will swer is that they will not, unless racu'd at the same time sym
A. J. Pernotta. after the war, not only of direct
HEAD OFFICE: ing military air work, but of
ly it may be possible to bring be necessary before any day and there should be a gale of such bolise to the inhabitsate the end
74 Rue Saint Laxare, PARIS. large machines right into the night air servios can be ran over exceptional severity as sometimes, of elevrowning
"BRANCHES: fostering all forms of civil flying heart of a city. But in any im- such routse. It will be noted in winter, interrupts communics trading
FEXING * The society's appeal is support SHANGHAI The industry, in fect, looks to mediate post-war service there that I have mentioned night tions with the Continent. No the Ministry for something more will be the question of carrying flying. This will be essential in ordinary gale, after the war, will ad by hisbeps of the Church of TIENTSIN than a formal blessing when the first serial services are passengere out to the serodrone the transport of mail. It should do more than delay the multi. England, Free Church leaders, HONGKONG stablished. It will expect the of departure, and then of courey-be possible to carry the night mail engined aircraft, devel-ping peers, member of Parliament, In FRANCE Setiété Général pour
ing them into a city again from from London through to Italy; thousande of acres porer, bich and well known journalists, a Ministry to represent its case rezy be aerodrome of arrival. In and, by dcing so, to save a whole we shall be using on the main strongly to the Government; specially favourable conditiona dey in the delivery of such a commercial reales. As to any and, should the question arise, s8
this may be done by to be or mail. But night dying, except peril on winds, say risk of it may, of sabeidising experi mental routes, then the Air rajp. The London Aerodrome, in idest weather, will be impos- machines being overturned of Ministry must be ready to herd for example, is already connected aible without the fallest organiss rendered uncontrollable, this will practically deske, to exist. Power, main railway tion. be cfficisis of the Tressary indirectly with a
sed it is also intended, after The keynote of organization, weight, momentum, all will come T/T their dep, thôngh to obtain money from the Treasury after the war, to extend ons of the tube on a defined serial route, is to to the aid of a multi-engined Demand the war may be a task requiring railwaye cat to thie serodrome. arrange along it a chain of mechine. The broad fret, indeed, 20 dis Bat in many cases the land con- emergency lighting grounde, which is now established, is that 60 d/s an almost supernatural gift of
nections will have to be made by each being so near to ite neigh-wind, unless it rises to some TIT Starghai perenssion.
fast motor cars, in the case of hours that provided a pilot is thing like a hurricane, will not T/T Singapore... psesengers, and by motor cycles flying high enough, be will be prevent an air service belog T/T Japan...... in the case of maile. In both able to glide down to a safe land-run; though if such a wind is a T/T India... cases the cost of this land trans-ing, on one" or "other of these direct head-wind, it may length Demand, India port will be included in the grande, at any moment daring en appreciably the time taken TT San Francis- general fee charged.
af ght should his motor fail.hy a fi gbt. In the case, how co&New Yorkf As to what this would actually ever, of any commercial time TT JAYS 18314 entail in practice, it may be schedule, an sllowance is alwaysTIT Marka....... Ni m.
T/T Francs... 439 mentioned that, if a pilot mein-made for adverse winde.
Deand, Paris .............. 4.3914 tains the ressonable flying height
BUYING.
lins;
By Air Express to Paris. Tarze should be up seed, bow ever, so far se the promotion of Certain six routes is concerned, to go capin band to the authorities. Take London-Parie 28 an exem- po. It should be possible to operate such a route entirely by private enterprize, and to make it pay. We shall have machinee, su, and finally take him, again of about 3.500lt. s Landing when the war ende, which will by car, right to the door of the ground every ten miles along B carry a dozen passengers between, fice, which he wishes to reach in route would ensure him a safe
these two cities in a journey laat
The ideal is to pick a business man ap by car at his office and drive him to the aerodroms of departare, then transport him by
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3/4 5/16- "Nom. 14234 -14336
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4 m/s. L/C.... 3/57€
4 m/s. D/P ....
6 m/s. L/C ........
3/514
Melbourne...... 3/534
30 d/s San Francis
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the city of srries. And there is landing, tren sheld his motor INDO CHINA STEAM NAVI. 30/s. Sydrey and ing only three hours instead of
exactly no reason why this should not be break down when he was Bevenths abortest time by land done Given euch sa organisa- midway between two grounds. and ses; and provided the tion, all business men would The advantage of a chain of] volume of triffic is sufficient to have to do would be to ring up grounds, apart from removing dispatch several large machines the nearest serodrome on the the danger "cf bad landings and THE THIRTY each way daily, it should be morning on which be wished to the breakage of machines, will be possible to carry passengers; travel; ibe serial transport profitably, at an express fare of
company would then do the rest. £5, or very little more. When one remembers that the first-reader will no doubt have ques Having read so far, however, 's class rail and boat fare is, at ions in his mind. He may, for normal times, 42 16s. 11d., andi'
example, desire to ask: "Can that the traveller who goes by sir' would save a clear four hours as: Jan make it reliable?"
shown also in the following way. Esch ground will be numbered and will have s telephone; also,
801%
+
15834
SEVENTH
4 m/s. Marks. Nom ORDINARY GENERAL
4 m/s. Francs ...... 4.5654 MEETING of the Company
6 mals. Frax cs) rom 4.614 adjourned on 29th June last, will Demand, Germany
in the care, say, of an express dine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. Des Demond, Bombay. Nom.
be held at the Offices of the Demand, New York. 7878 General Managers, Messrs. Jar TIT Bombay". mail service, relief machines will Voeux Road, Hongkong, on FRITT Calcutta....... be placed at chosen points along DAY the 1st November, at noon Demand, Calcutta Nom. scate. Therefore, sssuming for the purpose of receiving the Demand, Manila- pilet who is carrying maile Report of the Directors, pissing Demand, Singapore. 142 descends through engine failure the Accounts. and
On Haiphong .H HỌC HỌ
11⁄44 % prem on ore of the numbred grounds, Directors and Auditors.
On Saigon
1% prem. High epreces such as can be he will go [st ence to the tele THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Sovereign
On Bangkok
1614 obtained in serial travel, are not phone, explain where he is, and, the Company will be CLOSED Gold leaf per cz .......
5.95 Nom. in themselves stfficient. We if hie craft cannot be repaired from the 25th October to the 15th Ber Silver, per os... 4914
44... esfety
spd immediately, a relief machine November, both days inclusive, connecting London with Oon-dependability. Can these be will be sent which will pick up
SUBSIDIARY COINS tipential cities, which private assured? The answer is that the mail and continue the flight:
DISCOUNT PER $100; enterprise should be capable of they ass, but only sa a result of very short time only having
H'Long 50 cts ib. operating scorefully, without the moet ficient and careful been wasted by the breakdown.
10 Government assistance; and the organisation.
5
ompared with land and ses, it appears reasonable to secume that a number of psɛɛengers would be forthcoming if the single fare was only about £5.
11. ORGANISING AN
'AIRWAY.'
There are other router, also, must also have
Again, in foggy or misty same applies to certain express On a fine day sn svistor merely weather, when ordinary ging" roates in this country, though requires a grand from which to would have to be abandoned, the here our short distances, se com start and a suitable slighting existence of an organised airway pared with those from London to point when his journey is done. will permit a service to be run. the Continent, may make it It is possible that his motor may The system most favoured in dinoalt for an airway, to compete fail while ex route, and combating fog is to send up from directly with a railway remem that he may have to make a each of the emergency grounds a bering that time must be occupied forced landing; bat, even en, late-balloon, which will rise... in establishing the land con- with the atmosphere s'ear and above the fog belt-almcet nections of an airway, and that it other conditions favourable, be invariably low-lying-and form requires & non stop flight of three should be able, as a rule, to bring for the pilot a chain of easily- or four heats for an aircraft to down his machine without accid- observed obj cta which will guide show ite saperiority over a train. ent. The question of navigation, him on his flight. It is taken With high speed machines, how when the weather is fine, need not for granted, of course, that a pilot ever, carrying only a pilot and a trouble him at all; he has map would ascend through the fog bag of argent letters for which and compass, and, should be be after leaving the ground and special fees are paid, it should be in doubt at any time, he can emerge above it, and would then possible to establish, successfully, make a direct visual observation remain at this altitude, in clear certain parely expresa sir meil of the ground, and pick up sir, until he had accomplished roates between London and the landmark which will tell him his journey. eitire of the Midlands and the infallibly where he is. north, s
Bat immediately :
westher
Difficulties of Foz Flying" Fising at a speed of 150 miles conditions are bad, or even Bat, even this being the ease, an boar, three express machines partially unfavourable, the whole there is the question, of course, Chould enable an urgent letter to problem is charged. If a pilót of landing. This is the greatest te posted in the morning in has engine failure when the air difficulty in fog flying. Getting „London, at some convenient time is misty, or the wind very high, away presents no real difficulty: after the opening of business, and he may be unable to reach a suit- nor does navigation abova a fog, feceived in quickly my," in "Man-able alighting point, and (may provided there are the guiding cherter that = reply could be hars a bad crash. Also, an evan balloons, which would he written and delivered in London greater menace, he may lose his illuminated at night. But when in time to be dealt with before way in mist or fog; or a ride. a pilot bus identified his alighting The alose of the business day, It wind may drift bim off his course, point, by mesas cfiths balloon skonid, slso be possible to poet Bad weather, indeed, and, pacii, flying above the log, he must then letter in London se late an onlarly the exitenon of mist, fog, dive down through the log to
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