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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1936.
THE WORLD IN TWO DAYS
Luxurious Travel in Fleet of New 90-m.p.h Zeppelins
HINDENBURG
MARVELS
(By A Special Correspondent).
Friederichshafen, Apr. 15. ERMANY'S.plans to build a series of giant now Zeppelins were told to me to-day by Capt. Lehmann, who will command the Hindenburg on her maiden voyage to Rio next month.
While showing me over the world's greatest airahip he disclosed that orders for the construc tion of Zeppelins to work on Dutch, Japanese and Russian air services are, already under negotia- tion.
"The future of the Zeppelin type of airship is now assured," said Capt. Lehmann. "There is not the slightest doubt of that."
"The Hindenburg's cruising speed will be 90 miles an hour, and at that figure her progress will be smoother than an ocean liner. You will see, that her comforts are equal to that of a ship.
No Vibration
"The passengers will feel no vibration, they will! hear no sound from the engines, and they will be able to book their trips with the knowledge that this great airship will be unaffected by weather condi tions.
"We are confident that the Hindenburg will cut the time to Pernambuco by 10 hours, and the outward Journey will In future be covered in 211⁄2 days.
“It is difficult to understand why Britain, with her many Empire rail passenger routes, has nol
Tents have been under way in London to discover the best warnings in the event of gan attack from the air. The picture shows an observer equipped with gas mack und à foudspeaker Firough which he gives instrue- tions to the public.
SECRETS OF RADIO RAY
THAT GUARDS WARSHIPS
emicentrated more closely on the DETECTS THE
airship. The Graf Zeppelin has mado 110 Atlantic lights and
covered 4,000,000 kilometres with
out a sign of mishap."
Final Touches
PRESENCE OF SUBMARINES
[very difficult to score a hit at this
distance, In
my
the ol day
hydrophone arrangement could be
ised up to depths of about 180ft.. and was mainly useful for spotting submarines lying at the bottom,"
It is learnt that the range of the !ray da now definitely greater than that mentioned by Lord Strabolgi, but how great it is is a matter of policial secrecy. - Sareens of these Been Developed Trays can now be established which
The interior of the linden-
There is no mystery about the make it practically impossible for a burg bears a strong resemblance basic principle of the British anti-bmarine to approach with "kill-
To-day workmen were busy pul-1 ting the Anal toucher on the Hindenburg in preparation for her! first flight.
room.
War-Time Device Has
是
Leslie
REVENGE ON A.
WHITE RAJAH
(By a Special Correspondent)
Heswall, Cheshiro, Apr. 18.
'HAVE talked with a woman who lives under the shadow of an Eastern curse which, for almost a hundred years, has brought tragedy and disaster to her family.
She is Mrs. J. Schofield, of Didfold House, Heswall; and she told me how an Indian scientist, Mr. Manikon, great-grandson of the man who first pronounced the curse, is to-day working to dispel it.
The story began on the 13th May, 1844, when Mrs. Schofield'aj ancestor, a White Rajah in Indin,j won a law case which gave him jurisdiction over land on which af Vestal Virgins' Temple evan bulit.
Curate's Wife Wins
Mrs. Everard Royds, wife of the The White Rajah rumoed the Curate of Heynham (nror More= | temple, and two days later was cambe) Parish Church, suw her: horse, Pink Coat, win the Lan-i
found stabbed to death.
On the dagger a parchment had cashire Hurdle Race at Aïntrée re- been stuck which contained #rently at odds of 20 to 1-and no curse. This
followed bas
ha member of the family had a penny! family from generation to genera-j tion,
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The latest link in the tragedy worth about £400 in the winner,
was the discovery of Mrs. Sehd- field's mother in a gas-filled
Kensington.
- This tragedy enused Mr. Manikon to write to Mrs, Schofield.
"How Universe Expanding
in Hinwortons, and the
He told her he was the great. IS
grandson of the man who killed and cursed the White Rajak- and was ready to do all in his! ower to remove this terrible; Curse.
DISTANCES THAT
DEFY TELESCOPES
San Francisco. Apr. 13. A new "catalogue" of the dis-
The curse has followed our family for 30 years." Airs, Schoo feld fold me to-day. "My father) died a violent death; and the distances and movements of 100 covery of my mother in that gas- "universes" outside and beyond Bled room makes me feel that our sun's systemr of stars has this is something more than
SCIENTIST'S OFFER
bern issued by Mount Wilson Observatory. home of the world's largest telescope.
Carrying our knowledge of exact
The detailed story was told toi me by Mr. Manikon, keen-eyed. | swarthy setentist of North Ken-movement further out Into space sington.
"When I heard of the mother'a
{
he said.
than ever before, this catalogue conveys the astonishing informa
death I wrote to, Mrs. Schofield," tion that the most distant universe yet surveyed in this way is moving away from our own at a speed of any 24,000 miles IL second.
to that of an orenn-going liner, submarine device which Mr. Sommer distance of a big ship without series of coincidences."
her presence being detected. Her brand decks are railed like de Chair, the young Conserva-j
tive M.P. for SW. Norfolk, stated a ship.
£7,000 PENALTY FOR Commander Lehmann showed me in the House of Commons recently
CUSTOMS FRAUD the swimming bath, where passen-meant that may submarine coming gers will be able to take a dip in within striking distance would b
HORSES FROM IRELAND muld-air, and the luxurious smoking-in danger of instant destruction.
The device is wireless rny A fine of £6,000 was imposed at A 101.40 The kitchens are equipped with which when reflected from a sul Liverpool fecently on the Intest electric cooking and re-marine enables the ship sending it dealer, Richard
Weaver, frigerating plint.
out to fix the position of the enemy, jaged 34, of Malpas, Cheshire, and What is a matter of secrecy to-his clerk, Harold Thomas Brown, The entire passenger and crew's quarters in the Hindenburg are day is the extent to which it has aged 29, was fined £190, for having recessed into the envelope, and only been developed since its introdue been concerned in a fraudulent the control cabin and engines are tion during the war. slung outside. No
engine vibra- MODERN TORPEDO RANGE tion, whatever, reaches the passen- "Mr. de Chair was no doubt re- Her section.
|ferring to anti-submarine measures) £100 costs. Hot and cold water is supplied which have been developed since the He contended that the duty was to each cabin, and every passenger {war,' said Admiral Sir Roger Heviable on the open market value has a 'phone.
Keyes, M.P.
of. the horses in this country at After the vastness of the Lord Strabolgi, who as Com the time of importation, a value other sections of the Hinden-mumter Kenworthy served in the which was considerably lower burg the control cabin is be- Navy during the war, said: "The than the amount paid for the wildering in its smaliness and modern torpedo has a range of horses in a limited market in the simplicity.
about 10,000 yards, although it is Irish Free State...
The grent airship is operated from a control panel which is only
slightly more complicated than the Roman
average wireless set.
HAND FOUND IN L'ATLANTIQUE
TRAGIC RELIC OF 1933 FIRE
attempt to evade Customs duties on imported Irish hunters,
Weaver was also ordered to pay
Catholics
Stand Together
Urged
1
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some problem might arise in regard to education. In such an event we can communicate with the various STATEMENT by the Roman
associations in the diocese and give Catholic Bishop-of South-them a lead. We can tell them what our attitude is, and advice wark in his diocesan notes in them what to do at elections, that
The Southwark Record" has is, which party to support, some speculation.
"There is no question of direct A fire-scorched hand has been The dummy come very "@hort-action. Throughout the Catholle “when Church an attempt is being "made found
among the debris in the Bishop writes, the burnt-out French Jiher Catholics in this country will be for more organisation.
called upon to follow the lead of "In Germany they are trying to L'Atlantique, which has been the Bishops and to defend their sash all Catholic organisations, beached at Port. Glasgow for principles in acts as well as words, and we are trying to keep our breaking up.
"No opportunity must be lost of people together as much as we can. The hand is believed to belong preparing now for that day, and "Nowadays it is important for to one of the bodies not recovered possible sources of weakness in our religious bodies to keep together. sort of concerted after the fire of January, 1933. position must be remedied without und have some
policy on religious and social ques- which caused the death of 17 of delay,'
It was stated by an official tions. the crew of 211,
A workman on a tour of inspec- of Bishop's House, Southwark, that tion had a terrifying experience. no direct political action was im Jis hurricane lamp went out after plied.
he had got some way. Afraid tol. "It merely means a little more! move further lest he should fall organisation of our own Catholle; . through a broken deck he stood and shouted for help. Ilis calls
were heard but it was two hours
before he was located..
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"We have various associations of
iden to organise instead of being. purely parochial, so that concerted
action can be taken in any Catholle question that may arise."
"I do not wish to see more harm come to Mrs. Scho- field or her family through the revengeful spirits of my ances tors, I want to help her.
"The curse has wrought enough trouble already. If I can meet member of the family, and found! #reunion on a Christian basis, am only too ready to do so."
THE KING'S OFFICE-ON- WHEELS
These observations, made in the 100-inch and 60-inch telescopes at Mount Wilson, are taken to provide further confirmation of the theory that the universe as" a wholeTM Is | expanding, as frequently discussed by Sir James Jeans, Sir Arthur Eddington, and other astronomers.
The distance of the fastest moving universe is given as 1, 400,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles, To travel this distance, light would take 230,000,000 yents, The group of universes to which Several improvements, sug-this universe belongs is so distant gested by the King, have been that only the brightest specimena incorporated in the new "office can be observed in the 100-inch car" which has been added to the instrument. The distances of the royal garage.
others-150 of them can be photo- A straight-eight, with a special graphed-cannot be measured. body, the car is fitted with a desk GRAVITATIONAL PULL in the rear seat.
In another
similar "cluster"
· The desk, with its special light-there are some 200 different uni- ing arrangement, was designed by
The distance of one of the iverses. The King so that he can work as
he travels on the State papers that brightest of these is believed to be claim his constant attention.
about the Bame,
Although
the
Finished black and capable of measurement is in this ense less 85 miles an hour, the car has cost certain. For the measurement of over £1,000.
the speed of movement of still niore distant members of these groups of universes astronomers will have to wait for tho.new 200- inch telescope-and even the range of this will be limited compared with the universes awaiting cata- Jogue,
JIM AND AMY'S
UNPAID MEDALS
men, women and children. The JEWELLERS who made the medals which were presented to Mr. and Mrs. James Mollison by the city of New York at the end of their trans-Atlantic flight in 1933 have never been paid.
Two medals were given to Jim and one to his wife Amy, states Reuter.
Now the City Treasurer has asked the Board of Estimates to pay a bill of about 15 which has been presented to the city by a firm of jewellers which made the medals.
"It is proposed to have a central committer to deal with such ques- Llons.
NOT POLITICAL
"The Acheme has nothing to do with politics: It relates to our own Catholic activities. For instance
MORE TRAVELLING BY RAIL
The number of passenger journeys mundo on the four principal Briti railways during 1935, according to the Ministry of Transport recently was 1,220,846,000, or just under 30,000,000 mora than in 1934.
Tho Treasurer is without power to pay it, becauso no appro- priation was ever made to cover the cost of the medals.
Altogether six medals aro involved: These were given to the city distinguished guests between June, 1932, and July, 1935.
Besides Mr. and Mrs. Mollison, medals were given to Amelia Earhart Wiley, Post and General Balbo.
The number of passengers carried! last year was 866,625,000 or 20,000,- 000 more than in the preceding 12 months.
Expenditure during 1935 was £127- 400,000, Jonving not receipts of £30,- 800,000, compared with 528,700,000. for 1034.
WATSONES
Another feature of the new enta- loguo is that it has for the first lmo been possible to obtain records of a sufficient number of users belonging to a single group to study the mutual movements of the uni verses within that group.
a
The provisional conclusion reach- ed is that these groups of universes represent relatively stable arrangement, which is held to- gethor by the mutual gravitational pull of the universen in question.
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