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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1935.
R101 CRASH RECALLED.
DISASTER NEED
NOT HAVE. OCCURRED
Capt. Macmillan Tells How It
Might Have Been Averted ΟΝ
än October Sunday five years ago the world was appalled" to learn that the British airship R 101 had crashed in Mamert In France with the loss of 48 lives.
Now for the first time the story is tolTM of doubly during the last few hours before the airship wait due to leave Cardington for Indin-the story of Sir W Softon Brincker, the Director of Civil Avlution, of whom it is declared:
"If the decision had rested with him whether the R 101 should have left, the disaster might have been overtel." The full story in told fi a book "Sefton Braneker" by Captain Norman Macmillan, prendent of the Natiouni Longue of Air-
mon..
Pad, Macallan telia
ntory of Bir Teflon in this day it this thight "elug the writing on How wall"
Capt. Masilan talin Trin olury of Bi tut lusters
Can it be nuld that Hranskay atarted aft sughilent in the sup noas of the Enterprian? I do not think i cant.
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Derian emkeers contructed this gigantie bridice nerons The Little Belt la Dranárk.
EVEN A FISHERMAN (COULDN'T HEAT THIN
New York, Oct. The Plachua saastu talen of fio. three fish pa man hook pere i beuls ed bean by the frut of bed defres lives who might devva pooles pooleta wwcking on muo nun?
The
acan deepy wa enovo atation bench. The de- bestires watoked him three homes, popht
with their handa in his pockets, and then but he abado un esperously to wake him. Buited Press,
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TO CHINA
if the it in would start for fadla VIA
decorsling fa pengikatuu,
Dedraals litonchoe was vicapi-
Me dil not bolida piyon
the His ears, or in his hatia y Rating Mt whinets, Chans fin atter his death Lieut.-L'amotan- for S. Beacon, R.N. (stipes, thou aerodrome officer la charge at lampus, told me he had to call en Brancher at his other on the Morning of October 4 before he went down to Cardington.
He knew Brancker well, and bad never seen him nervous before. But that morming he was fidgety;; he Ringered the ornaments on the
Ilis manner WIL mantelpiece. noticeably different.
Not Satisfied Brancker knew that everything had not been right with the ship
his letters prove it-He evident. by saw the writing out the wall and know that the future had suddenly turned voll Mentally he was numbed and could not recover his vision.
THE ARCTIC
RUSSIA'S PLANS TO EXPLOIT OLD N..E. PASSAGE. Moscow, Oct. 10.
French Academy Completes New Dictionary
"BAR" ADMITTED BUT NOT“YANKEE"
Di
* Paris, Oct. 1. The French Academy Thls even- Éinst Completed ita standard diction- Jary of the French language,
which it has been working for 60 yours. Among the last 13 words o be examined thin. week was *"gut."
After a careful survey this after. Enoon the Aendemiclans decided to include the word with the follow Ing definition; "A familiar inter
AFTER defying the efforts of tin to send people to the Devil.” explorers of all nations for The thie de Broglie was among the the past 500 yours, the North-sponsors of "rut." East Passage-the Arctic Sea An idea of the work entailed in route from the Far East to revising the old standard dietion-| Europe--is at last proved to beary and incorporating the new safe for regular commercial words may be gained from the fact traffic.
that it took the Academie two Such is the claim advanced by 1years to work through the letter the Government of Soviet "M" alone. One of the chief dis Russia; following the successful ensaiona which took place during voyages by: four ordinary these two years was over the word freighters, two plying from "midinette which was finally_re Valdivostock to the Murmansk jected. and two in the opposite direction,
Russia's Northern Sea Route Administration, headed by the Yet stoical, soldier to the last, explorer Professor Otto Schmidt. he went on to Cardington. Surely is vigorously developing its plans the ship would not start: But it to extend the navigation period did, and he was in it when it went.
two midsummer beyond the What was the trouble with the months to which it is ship? The structure was all right.
limited. That was proved. But the gas bags had been chaing. It had been reported. Braneker must have known. Probably Thomson also.
This is Cap'ain Macmillan's conclusion:
"No one was to blame. No one ever is in such a case, for the final decision resis with those who go on board, and of them the senior mau has the last word.
been
"Had Brancker been that man the disaster might have averted."
HAUPTMANN WRITES
so far
:
Once the letter "M" had been completed the work of revision was speeded up. The letters & to Z were completed during the last two or three years.
War Slang
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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
ACROSS
i Rum scenic, acts in their logical
surroundings.
Numerous war words, some of 10 Bear beneath the starting word. which were originally considered 11 Cain was fit in himself to be an
officer. as slang, have been admitted into i Culf Stream
the dictionary and have become 12 This is all vilo and twisted. Stronger icebreakers are to be "French." These include "poilu" 18 Business transactions at Con-
tract Bridge? the northern (A French soldier), "eamouflage" nlong
14 Thin
a mimic army is part of stationed coasts of Europe and Asia and the and "pinard" (the soldiers' slang ensily separated.
17 Corners. Kremlin expects soon to develop term for wine). the Arctic route as a commercial
The English words "des 18 Gone for a drink with the gees. troyer" and "interview" have 19 A letter of reward is sweet,
who proposition on an immense scale.
also been admitted as French.21 Anger is shown by one
sees this phenomenon. Other words that have been ac-25 One over the eight, the path of the Gulf Stream, cepted include "bar" (for drink 20 Truly this is a test of sobriety! which is believed by some ting), "cabler" (to cable), "lino- 27 Musical instrument. maintain an ice-free passage all !cum" and "garage." Certain 30 Knock down-but not in the the year round-in the vicinity swear words have also been ad- ring. of the North Pole.
Meanwhile Russian scientists are to continue their search for
Russia is determined to find an adequate means of transport for the rich natural resources of AUTOBIOGRAPHY Northern Siberin-hitherto almost untapped and at the same time Trenton, Oct. 18. to relieve the congestion on the While waiting in the death-house Trans-Siberian Railway. of the gaol here, Bruno Rickard
mitted, but are noted as "vulgar" 31 Granted it might be useful to
the sherman.
Down
Only a few days ago. the 32 Figures are his strong paint, but Academicians rejected the he may be no julge of beauty. word. “Yankee,” even though it is currently used in France, on the grounds that it might offend American susceptibili- ties.
Hauptmann has written "The Story granted a new trial,
The new dictionary is the eighth The 60,000 word manuscript, ori. of my Life," an autobiography.
in German, has editlon. It will appear in two vo- The prison board voted to withhold ginally written permission to publish this work been translated into English and lumes next month. The first edi until the Court of Error and Ap-typewritten. It is reported that tion was brought out by the Aca- peals made its decision as, to Hauptmann was offered U.S. $20.demic in 1694, and presented to
be 000 for the work.
Louis XIV. at Fontainebleau, whether Hauptmann woukl
SALESMAN SAM
That Suits Sam
2 Investing, but not in the usual
way.
3 In which a smash may produce
жаг. 4 The ship is safe when tile is
fonc They use this differently at football and flahing
When these go to the head they make it upside down.
7 Shuffle,
8 A taste Ireland tonds to show
ahe controls.
Something has got mixed up" here, obviously.
15 Essex la the abodo of both
males and females,
16 Also this
20 in mora humorous, 22 European country.
23 Keep silence, about the custom in this truly British edifice.
24 An outlaw. Say it with music. 28 As you were. 20 14.
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