WOMAN'S CHANCE IN
AIR INDUSTRY
DESIGNING OFFERS MOST OPPORTUNITIES
By Mrs. Amy Mollison
Tille larger number of my and repair of Instruments. This
correspondents are women, is vory delicate and precise work, and their questions are generally calling definitely for a woman's infinite capacity for patience and very care,
the same.
Their problem is: 1 an keen on flying. I want to learn, How many women have thought but cannot afford the fees, andigt learning to dy so that they can even could I afford them do not be qualified to welte hooks and know what opportunities, if any, articles about it? would be available for earning a WHERE THE U.S. LÉADS.- living by fiylag.
How many have thought of
I have the almost sympathy with training to be aerial saleswomen, them, but really cannot do any-jeither for aviation wares ur for thing to help, except to repeat the some product wholly unconnected age-old maxim that anyone can with aircraft, but for which the get anything if they reidly want publicity obtained from the novel- It enough.
ty of "selling by air" would be of
It does, however, rafre the inter- great value?
esting question of dying careers How many have thinight of By- for women. It is only a few yearsing to strange lands so that they: ago that women were banned al-fenn have adventures about which i together from taking, a "B" com-in lecture? mercial licence.
Amerien is probably the country! WOMAN PIONEER.
of greatest opportunity for women, This situation was improved (There women are accepted as niri largely owing to the efforts of hostesses, teachers, demonstrators, Lady Heath, who voluntarily sub-trat pilots. While at flying meet-¡ mitted herself for medical tests to]ings they have an equa{ «chtneri prove that women were just as with the man to make money by| suitable physlenily and mentally as winning races or obtaining fees were men for the job at an air pilot for nerubatles, parachute displays, In a passunger liner.
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The whole crux of a "" licence; When I was in the United States) Is the medical examination. Alrecently I was approached for my
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1934.
Advancing behind á barrage of four gas, National Guardamin on duty at a textile mill close by the nation-wide strike are shown in action at Saylesville, R. I., during the riot in which two strikera' were wounded in an exchange of shots. As in wartime, the soldiers are carrying full field equipment. The strikera were dispersed by, the gas.
man has to present himsen every opinion on a statement purported LONDON WINTER take on the beautiful green
alx months for re-examination, and to have been oude by Miss An- unless he is 100 per cent, it his moule Strassman, or well-known licence is suspended or cancelled, German airwoman, tu the effect A Woman originally had her that "there is no place for women examination every three months, in the development of aviation, This was later extended to Tour, particularly from point of where it remains toulay. Why, no Bancial remuneration. an knows, as every woman in the
Amerienn Women country would rightly resent the disagreed with Mise Strassman, Implication that she is less likely and a long controversy was start-
to ht At in six months than i ed. My
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SEASON OPENS
DINE OR SKATE IN COMFORT
CHELSEA BRIDGE
PROJECT
From Ou Cinch at 1.
The winter skating season-starts the two girl the officially this week and it has been Dorothy found that the great mass of Lon-
like to skate in
Gower
and
Balding a feeher, however, only half-way towards actually dying. Proba foremost mang. Baving a job, and I would as them are #nitely say that at present there Pauline are very few positions suitable pirer, who work in partnership dumers wh for women pilots, and still Tower at kyseliling. Alex Gower is the evenings dislike having to weather women pilots suitable to Bll them plat
MINE Spleer. the
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the Arctic temperature into the I feel strongly that in the future! THE ENGINEERING SIDE.
bargain, and demand, for sitting- women will and on it? which Miss Spleet, however, holds at that of the average re-tombrant, Tout pel poses, a TeRiDeraftiye etal branches of Aeronauties they can very high engineering diploma- be most useful, and they will trair the dieult "B" Brence for en frozen hard in a comfortably warby
It is not dilay la keep you themselves meritheally for such ginez. Aan holding this licence temperature, but one fumous West work.
would have many excellent jobs End fen-skating club lus solved the
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bronze statous alot also if they
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NEW BRIDGE.
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That Ministry of Transport an- nonured last work that it is anti- patent that the reconstruction of Chelon Bride will be begun to wards the end of the year, and also
lime. Irene Curie Joliot has suc. ceeded, with her husband, in di- covering formula for producing
artificial indium, it is claimed.
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Then there will be no complaint at his command, but I doubt very problem by increasing the freezing against lack of opportunity. a much whether Miss Spicer will power and the heating apparatus at there is always work for the right Bad her tierne of any practical the same time. This winter it will person, whether man or woman
Anung suitable branches l
be possible to skate on perret te. I admire her skiff very much in and dine at the rink-side withou work for women I would
place seer, but I doubt whether as a conten-a, inaavation which si design. This Is creative calling for imagination, foresight, would appeal to
work general rule such heavy work far has been introduced nowhere intelligence, and meulous pru career.
alele in the world. For the coming. claton of work. Women 1880s
jacañon the temperaturs of the rink At present there is no organisa-will never fall below of degroes. all these qualities.
It is
tion to represent women n avia-¡ London is far in advance of the run 17 ever-ope field for tion. employment and offers wide scope,'nine Club," which
America has her "Ninety of the world in the number,
is becoming comfort of its artifelal te-rinks, Training can be obtained by serute a powerful organsation, and There are six--one of them the ving an apprenticeship in an air- does much to protect women flyers' biggest craft drawing offlee, Salaries are interests and rights.
the world-and the high.
steady increase in the popularity of Here we
have nothing. The skating is stressed by the fact that that the staging will shortly be Apjeriva and Eugland Royal Aoro Club, which boast a clever woman aeroplane presents the whole of civil avin-rupled its membership In the last Watering Bridge. When the Chel re the oldest ice club of all has quad-erected on Victoria Embankment at designer. In the Mrs. Walter Reech, the wife of the las menibers.
United States on in England, excludes women gear.
Bridge theme; which will cost Jandon statues are being cleaned $480,000, is completed, the bridge manufacturer of the new Beech. There are certainly not enough again. Looking at the one weltwilt escapable of accommodating eraft aeroplane, not only helps her, women husband, but does a large share aviation to make it worth while times a year in January and April During reconstruction it will be engitged in commercial hardly think, they are cleaned the four lines of wheeled trallie.' of the work entirely herselő, starting any organisation in the well as in the Astuma.
The same applies to Mrs. Miles, immediate future, but I feel sure umestone statues are deliberately seeing path will be made for the But closed to vehicular trade, but a wife of the designer of the Miles that later something may be done, left alone because Hawk.
they are con-use of pedestrians It was atsled In the seantime we are still insidered to be une the worse for that contract had been placed The same qualities are needed the pioniring period, and have to their grime. The Office of Works and everything was ready for the
invention, manufacturst, make our own way.
anid they would gladly let the work to proceed.
Both
for the
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Landon has quite' a number of derelict stations to-day, particular. ly on main lines, where the facilities which they once offered have been largely superseded by underground and rond transport services. From this week Mildmay Park, which stands on the old North London Hite of the London Midland and (Scottish Pailway, only half a mile from Its neighbours, close down. J'erhaps the most prominent of these derelict is Ludgate Hill, lens than a hundred yarda from St Paul's and once the home of South enst Coust
Others are expresses. Grosvenor Road and Bishopsgate, which were chiefly used for ticket- colleeting when Victoria and Liver. pool Street were open stations; Spa Rond-and Southwark Park, which performed the
for sane service Landon Bridge; Cumberwell and Walworth Kand als British Museum, Brompton Road, Down Street and Dover Street.' on the Underground,
LADIES AT. BUCK'S
A new ladies" rooni has been
formed at Buck's Club. Some of the older members have had | "strokes"--but actually the club it- self will remain exactly as it has been for the last fifteen years. However, there is to be a ladies' room with an entirely separate en- trance in Old Burlington Street, to which members can take guests to luncheon or to die..
Quaglino is reported to be nego- tiating for Ciro's the oldest of the Society dange places. The future of this club, for which no re-open- ing night was announced this month, has bren matter of trementions speculation in the West End. Ongling says that if things' go right, he plans to rebuild the ul just enough to put in windows on the Grange-street side, which should let in more light and me. Also, he will probably re-name the place.
WORKMEN'S HOMES.
The meet modern working-class flats in London, erected ly the Kensington Housing Trust Ltd., will be opened on October 11, by, Prince Alice Counters of Athlone, The block of eighty thats in. Dal- garno Gardens, North Kensington, and is built in a quadrangular form round a central courtyard. Hotts-
ing reformers will be particularly Interested in the attention which has been given to details, Pour dust chutes have been provided for rubbish disposal with hygienic con- tainera, which can be wheeled away and cleansed. Hooks for clothes- lines are fitted to the chimney stacks on the fint roofs, so that the tenants in the upper flats will ho able to dry their washing without Koing downstales.
These flats are supplied with aniimited hot water centrally heated by automatic self- stoking bollers. Of special import- ance are the low rents which, in- cluding rates and hot water, vary from a minimum of 7s. 6d. for a two-roomed flat to a maximum of 15. for a five-roomed flat,
London has a wonderful under- Arousal playground below and with-. In a fow steps of the Thames. In the extensiva sub-basement of Thames House Millbank, you can play cricket, squash rackets, golf. and possibly also Badminton
and fives in the near future, at all hours of the day. There is
is enough space too for a running track n quarter of a mile in length. And at most of these games there are experts to show you how. To taste All these delights however,
You
I must-join a Thames House Club, at fees which are very reasonable in view of the splendid dressing accommodation and general ar rangements. Casual games for the pubile are not possible except at. rolf but overy member at Thames House has the right to introduce Ifriends for an evening's cricket or
squash:
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