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THE
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THE HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE.
The Hougang & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. Incorporated in Hongkong, 26, Queen's Road C. and Stubbe found
ACKNOWLEOGMENT.
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1931.
aaide, on the ground that they can- not be responsible for the course of events or for any adjustment of the
situation which the Government
DAY BY DAY
THE MOST DIFFICULT THING IN LIFE IS TO KNOW YOURSELF-Thales.
"Fairplay."Your letter was receiv. ed too late for insertion to-day.
SPECIAL TO TELEGRAPH..
PILOTS OF THE AIR EXPRESS.
By HARRY HARPER.
(Author of "The Romance of A Modern Airway".)
no strings attached to their willing-Hotel, has reported to the police the plies with particular force to the examined, officintly, at least once
theft of a spare wheel and tyre from his car during the night. The stolen goods are valued at $80,
In the Cockpit.
may deent wise. Such an attitude ut the present juncture would, how- ever, not only be most unhelpful, but would create an impression that Mr. Baldwin and his colleagues wish to subordinate national in-
The British India S.N. Company has terests to those of the Party. We
issued an effective paper-weight show- can hardly believe that the Connering in colours two of its well-known THAT safety-system which corde and long flying experience,
T vatives will lay themselves open to steamers,
has won for British civil but they are licensed only aftor ་ ་ such a charge. If they do come in,
aviation its magnificent reputa-rigid modical, flying, and toch- Captain Rowlette, living at the Peak tion throughout the world ap Air Ministry while they are re--
nical tests, as carried out by the it is to be hoped, that there will be Some of the
selection, training, and medical every six months. ness to co-operate.
and technical supervision, of the tariff enthusiasts might feel Inclin-
pilots who fly our multi-engined ed to profit by the opportunity to
One sees an airway pilot at his The forthcoming wedding is an aircraft between London and the urge a measure of Protection, not, nounced of Mr. Paulo Maria Benedicto continent, and along the Empire bent, if one sits out with him in of course, for the immedinte pur-Espirito Santo Ozorio dos Remedios, air routes to India and Africa.the cockpit of a winged express
No. 2, Granville Road, Kowloon,, to Ne airmen have gained greater as he controls
it deftly on ita. Evelyn Benedita da Luz, nee Sales, admiration than have the pilots wilt, smooth flight. There 18, No. 2, Peace Avenue, Homuntin.
of Imperial Airways. In expert indeed, no pleasure
more keen, knowledge of every aspect of hud no experience more instruc be pri man named Lau Ngan was their work they are picked men,tive. to the few who may Knowing, however, that the Govern-need to six weeks' imprisonment adepts at flying in bad weathervileged to enjoy it, than to take
by Mr. Fraser At the Kowloon!
Heat in the cockpit beside the pilot of one of our powerful, Magistracy this morning for stealing as in fine. a' water-pipe, valued at $25, from the In their pilot's room at the air-multi-engined passenger-planes. Government Store Yard at the jane station you will find these young. But the only people who, as a tee of Waterloo Rond and Shanghai meri of the new age-the age of rule, are permitted to leave their the air; but if you expect strange armchairs in the cabin, and sit Street on August 10,
or picturesque stories from them out with the
man com
controlling the be disappointed. aircraft, are engineers of the air- You are apt to of fact. Flying is their job, and The air rules. in this regard are For they are all extremely matter-way and Government' Oẞelals. they thoroughly enjoy it; but they in fact, just as strict as those of
pose of balancing the Budget, but because of what they believe would 011 the be the beneficial reaction
nation's
finance. industry and
ment and the Liberals are won: to look askance in much a solution, it would only be courting trouble 15 bring forward this controversial matter just now. That is best left
country at General Election.
Ho
A
the
armed
HONGKONG SHARE
At the Criminal Sessions before Mr. to the considered judgment of the Justice Lindsell this morning, Woof
faced alternative charges having assaulted Fun Wo with intent As we write, the Government fa
to rob and of having been found in a formulating its proposals for deal-building at night with intent to steal |
Me. Whyte-Smith, who appeared for ing with the gmergency. In a day the Crown. And the ease was or so, these should be made known. outcome of an unsuccessful
robbery at Kennedy Town on July 1. It will then also be disclosed what Evidence had not been concluded when prospects there are of Party co- the court adjourned for tin. operation. Much will depend on what is done this week. The pro- bem is big and complicated. It will need the application of the best The family of the late Mr. J The brains if really beneficial results
Sang wish to thank the many relatives and friends for their are to uchirved. Let us hope that beautiful floral and other tribules.
that the occasion will show Al and their kind attendrover
to You
there is a desire to unite and Ting in inclement
sink all pettifogging differences for the rommon good, in the past, the Old fouatry has energed frium. phaly from worse crises than the present. We cannot but believe that once ngain the difficulties will
weather,
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1923.
STATE OR PARTY?
be overcome.
MARKET.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE,
The Stock Market was generally quiet this morning, but the unferione remained steady,
Bank were done at $2,040,
Unious had sellers ut $565, and salse of Underwriters took place at
SG.
H.K. Steamboats had buyers in the market at $28%, but nothing trans- pirel
Waterbents were enquired for at $28 without leading to business,
Providents (old), had sellers ati $6.16, but buyers would not pay higher i than $6.05.
10
"Right Away!" The Air Express pliot algnals from his Jofty cockpit, and in a moment his engines will break into their song of power.
being object to
regarded
No Nerves,
*
anfthe railway,
I would ask the reader, how- ever, just in fancy, to picture her self or himself' sitting out beside That attitude, and their busi- the pilot in one of the aircraft of Airways. The big multi- Imperial ness-like way of doing everything, engineed machine, we will assume,
to nucend
the
Loadon
from
France and the Moratorium, With all due respect to the
Hotel (old) were done at $17.45 heroes. Frergh reader wins wrote yesterday and $17.55, but there were sellers complaining of misrepresentation in willing to continue at $17.40. Whether the idea becomes
a statement Belting out
Lands, with sales put through at] France's
$014 had buyers willing reality or not, there is much comincial
position under the
business at $98%. the Pmou-sense, in the suggestion that a moratorium agreement with
Renities were in demand at $17.35, is very ru-assuring to any slight-istands wa-station. Now the Parliamentary economy" bloc, com- | United States, the figures quoted sellers asking $17,40, and sales were ly nervous passenger who may be
flying for the first time. fe or required signal is flashed from present of the best elements in all were accurate in all respects. If reported at $17.30.
Ewe Cottons, Sales have to be she watches the pilot emerge from the control-tower, and the air
Take ****** three parties, he created for the there was any omission it was that
rerarded at Tis 15.15, but there were the air-station buildings and
sprunk, pneumatic-tyred wheels. purpose of dealing with the Budget of making it quite clear that buyers at the close at Tis. 15.20. his pince in the cockpit of the big craft moves forward on its well- crisis at lonis, There are. indeed France's apparent "profit" under Shanghai Cottons were reported to aircraft. He is perfectly non") Rapidly it gathers pace, and you
have changed hands at Ts. 984.chalant; it is all just part of his
has his oyes the Arrangement was merely
buyers prevailing at Tls. 99. "paper profit." the French Govern-
speed-indicator. Faster China Lights were firmer at $20.00 daily routine. He glances calmly see that the pilot ment having agreed to re-loan the buyers, but shares were not obtainable round as he settles himself in the and yet faster the machine moves cockpit. He looks alert, #elf- nerosa the ground, until the mo unconditional unmities to the Ger- at this rate,
nerve, ment comes when all feeling of H.K. Electrics were transacted at possessed: while as for man Railways. For the purposes 81 with further buyers at the rate. De simply does not seem to posses earth contact ceases, and the
Telephones (part paid) were done at any at all. And the passenger, great craft ascende smoothly of the moratorium, however, this is
$314, and there were buyers prepared after watching that young man its way to the const. far below. to pay $3394.
settles down in the air-liner's
as you look down, lies a fascinat Cements End sellers at $20.15, with saloon with a sigh of satisfaction, ing panorama, while the needle of sales negotiated at $20.10, but buyers If the pilot himself mukes the speed budicator now
shows were willing to go on at $20.
little of the whole business, then you that the aircraft is moving at 8324, and sules occurred at $32.00.
Dairy Farms were in demand at there certainly cannot any-just over 100 miles-un-hour. Watsons were dealt in at $16.00,
On the Alert
many pemple who would like to see the experiment applied not only to one specific Issue, but to the whole sphere of government just now. Be that as it may, It is clear that the Old Country has not yet reach-quite a distinct transaction, and,
on paper, Paris profits from Hoover proposal. We would nasure the correspondent, further, that France really need no defender of her attitude in the recent negotiu-
The
od that ideal candlition when une are for the Panty and all are for the State. Party politics will persist, and, in normal times, perhaps it is just as well that they do. They dotions. Of all the Powers concert-buyers offering $16.50.
at any rate result in periodical ed. Franer has maintained the most
changes. with
Constructions bad buyers at $13, but Ino business resulted.
outlooks crinsistent policy. While Britain fresh
and Amerien have. for years past. encouraged Germany to borrow for development purposes and to meet commitments on borrowed
her
brought to bear on problems ទេ they present themselves. Despite all that is said, and in face of many etectoral anomalies, there is a suf-money, France has remained aloof. feient elasticity in the Constitution German industries have been built 1 remarkable state of B- to make for a fairly reasonable re- presentation of public opinion in eiency with British and American Parliament. There is room for im- money, but the outlet for commerce han steadily declined, leading to the provement, admittedly, but, on the existing state of chaos. All the other hand, conditions could be in-
while, France has been content to Anitely worse than they are.
earn less profil on her money by Coalitions are not greatly liked keeping it at home or near at hand, by the British electorate, which hus and it seems reasonable for her to a decided preference, for well require certain guarantees now when events have justifled her pre- deford Party distinctions. It is true
vious isolation. The only genuine that in the greatest crisis which ground for criticism of France is ever faced the nation if was deemed this: Once the Justice of her claim wise to pool the combined resoureca to the ranjor share of reparations Is of all the Parties. But that was a conceded, it would seem logien to special oceanion. Similarly, the expect her to play her proper part in an international effort to enable present crisis, though not in any Gerauny to keep up those
pay- real senso comparable, is an oceaments. By the time Paris nccepted sion demanding special treatment this point of view, the psychological anil one peculiarly suitable for con- value of the Hoover proposal had sultation between all three Parties been destroyed and Germany was in
of the Statc. It will be a tribute
to the perspicacity and long-headed- ness of Mr. Ramsay MueDonald if
the throes of a financial panic.
Leung Wa, the master of the steam
he formally invites the other lend-launch Kwang Foo, was fined $10 or
ers to join bands with him at this moment, and if the response should
in default two weeks' imprisonment, by the Hon. Comdr. Hole, at the Marine Court this morning, for failing.
be cordial, it will be to the credit of to show a red light on the port sido of his launch, while under way in the all concerned. There is just a pos-Yaumati typhoon shelter on August albility that, if approached, the 18. The accused said a gust of wind had extinguished the light for about: Conservatives may prefer to stand three minutes,
thing to worry about!
be
upon his
Each of our British drwny craft. pilota is a master of his Not only have all the airmen of
The pilot of the air express set. Imperial Airways brilliant re-ties down comfortably at his con-.
however, ha trols. Ceaselessly,
If I can only land that job in the city-just think, Jen, we.
could have our own little two-room apartment.”
will
on the alert. One Instant he will be looking ahead. The next his glance will sweep the land or below. Then his eyes rove from one to another of the instruments on his dashboard, And all the time his ears are tuned to the running of the cu gines, any variation in the sound of which he enn detect instantly. Occasionally, as the flight, pro- ceeds, he exchanges verbal meaA- nges with the airway traffic con- troller on his wireless telephone. And so your aerial
Voyage ceeds swiftly and smoothly to its end.
As the aerodrome which Is. your destination appears his on- In eight,
pro-
the pilot throttles gines, and you begin a gradual, graceful descent. Down the great liner of the pir glides, perfectly handled, until its wheele make a smooth and gentle contact with the ground, and your pilet has added yet another 250 or 800 miles to the thousands ho has flown, alrendy, along our aver extending highways of the air.
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