THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1936.
JIM AND AMY PLAN TO SMASH AIR RECORDS
JIM: Fly Round the World in
Twenty-One Days
AMY: Out Again to Try to Beat Tommy Rose's Cape Record
THEY WILL FLY IN
MR.
HUGE 'PLANES
[R. JIM MOLLISON, and his wife Amy, silent since Amy's unhappy crash in South Africa, break into the headlines to- day with plans for new air record bids.
Mr. Mollison plans to fly round the world in 21 days, starting from England, and hopes to break the existing England -Australia flight record of 6 days 21 hours 19 minutes on the
way,
Mrs. Mollison is having a huge 400 h.p. biplane prepared in secret at Croydon for another attempt on Lieut. Tommy Rose's London-Cape record.
1
She refuses to discuss her plans, however, but it is almost certain that she will also challenge the world's ace pilots in the French Aero Club's Paris-Indo-China race in October.
Robot Eye
MR.
For 3,100
Miles Hop
Singapore, Apr. 20.
FR.. MOLLI
SON,
to-f
day told me of his plans for his 21 - days'
flight
round the world."
He 'leaving
will
be
hero-
shortly
for
England and
hopes to set out
on
his
dpie
flight not. later
than August,
"Such a flight
has only become
fensible during
six
JIM
..
SOMETHING THIS ELEPHANT WON'T FORGET
Squealing and bellowing his protests, this baby elephant was unloaded from the NYK. liner Katori Maru when she arrived from Singapore last week. The elephant is one of three which are being taken to Dallas, Texas, for the Centenary Exhibition to be held there this year. Together with the rest of the consignment of animals they will be shipped on tlie Asoma Maru for
America this week.
-Staff Photographer.
SHE MUST GIRLS
HAVE
THRILLS!
(
AMY
Jersey, Apr. 21. IN the seclusion
of a picture- sque village in Jersey, Mrs. Mol- lison is making| her secret plans, Meanwhile, at Croydon, speci- ally chosen mechanics- are working in a closely - guarded hangar on the 400 hp, plane.
The great red and black biplane | has n cruising speed of more
the Inst months with the development of the than 200 m.p.h., and will have a radio compass,” he said.
non-stop flying range of 2,500 miles. "This machine," an oficial at more than
"I shall use such a compass on my longest Pacific hop the 8.100 Croydon stated, "is
miles between Suva and Hono-equal to the task of recovering for Mrs. Mollison the London-
Julu."
ONLY
Kisses
New York, April 25.
CAN
A Kissing contest with the mayoralty of Portland, Oregon, as prize is threatened follow- ing a challenge flung to Mayor Joseph Carson by Miss Grace Wick, an ex-waitress who re- signed her jab two years ago to run for Congress.
She has now decided to run for mayor.
Mayor Cumon, during his Inst election, gallantly greet- ed his women voters with a kiss. Nowiss Wick has an- nouncel:-
"I am going to kiss every voter, male and female. Grace Wick is on the job for Year mayeralty. It's Leap anyway!
TALK
ON
FOUR SUBJECTS
Number One Is "Men"
A..
New York, Apr. 25.
"CONVERSATION TEST" of 10,000 women reveals that the average young woman between seventeen and twenty can talk at length on only four subjects:-
Movies, School.
Men, Make-up, From twenty to thirty women were found to develop fifteen sub- jects to talk about--such, as avin tion, air-conditioning, diet, the
"I am returning to London at Cape record Tommy Rose wrested Home Is The next war, modern art, and Shirley
the earliest possible monient to from her by 13 hours.
make final preparations.
"I expect to leave England in
August, and the first stage of my
MR. BROOK'S PLANS
fight will be an attempt on the "Its engine has double the
SOLDIER-
existing England-Australia record power of Rose's machine, and its At Home On
of 6 days, 21 hours 19 minutes set curiously staggered wings
де
up by Mr. II. F. Broadbent last designed to reduce air-resistance November.
"From Brisbane I shall fly to Los Angeles and thence across America and over the Atlantic to England.
"I cannot yet give details of the machine I shall be using.
"I shall arrange all those tech- nical details in London. change.
Ex-
The late Mr. Wiley Post, who
to the absolute minimum.”
A friend stated: "Amy la determined to start record-break- ing again.
"She has always preferred the thrill of night flying over uncharted jungle to the same. ness of everyday life.
THE
* to be;
Temple.
Subjects which have dropped in popularity in recent years are Labies, sox, drink, bridge, and
housekeeping,
SEA Bagpipes
Here he lies, where he longed In Cheshire Home in the sailor, home from Court Case
sca,
And the hunter home from the
hill..
'Plymouth, Apr. 25.
lines from Robert Louis Stevenson's Will Rogers, look 7 days 18hrs. Mr. H. L. Brook, the Yorkshiró "Requiem" decorate a cabin in 49min, to fly round the world airman, who plans to set up the P. and O. liner Barrabool, in July, 1933.
London-Cape record with his 30 engaged in the London-Australia He avoided the Pacifle by flying.p. baby plane.
service. over Russia, Siberia, and Alaska- "I am not here to discuss Capo They epitomise the life of the
Also in Jersey, where he went THESE famous
was killed in a crash with Mr on a honeymoon flight last week,
a shorter course than that plan-lights with Mrs. Mollison," he cabin's ned by Mr. Mollison.
Three-year
for
Anid.
Fight £45,000 Hoard
EVIDENCE taken on commission in Ireland from 700 claimants to a £45,000 fortune is to be submitted to the Equity Court here.
The money was left by Martin Edward Burke, an Irishman, who died in a Sydney hospital in 1933.
He was believed to be poor, but bank deposit slips for £30,000 were found in his lodging. He did not leave a will.
The Master in Equity excluded all applicants except Mrs. Mary Hayes, wife of a poor Irish farinor, who claimed to be a niece of Burke.
The Equity Court reviewed this decision and granted leave to the public trusteo.to issue a commission to sit in Ireland..
WATSON'S
LIMIT TO TIME OF PLAYING
again
Magic Secrets
Betrayed
Northampton, Apr. 20. The secrets of the Magicians Are leaking out.
At the annual conference of the British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, to bo held here in June, this is one of the problems which will · bo seriously considered,
The conference will be at- tended by magicians with world- wide reputations, and the dele gates will be afforded a civic welcome.
"The leakage of secrets is serious," Mr. A. Valentine, secre- tary said to-day.
CRACK SHOT
Say farewell to any rito target you place in front of Frederick A. Field, seaman aboard the U. S. 5. Melville. He set up what looks like a new U. S. National mark by scoring 295 out of a possible 300 at the Marine Corps range nt La Jolla, California. LIGHTER REVOLVER FOR THE ARMY
USE AT BISLEY The now Service revolver, known officially as No. 2 Mark 1.
NEIGHBOURS AGREE TO1⁄2 HOUR A DAY Part agreement has been reached in a Cheshire bagpipes dispute, permanent occupant--w Major William Long, lately of the
The piper, Frederick Ainslie British Army, now retired. To- Eskdale Allan, of Barker-lane, day the major completed his Greasby, and his neighbours avcond round
voyago in the have agreed upon a time for Barrabool. He hopes to die in the playing of 30 minutes a day, ship.
with the exception of Wednes- Major Long says he cannot days. Thursdays and Sundays. "live" ashore on his Army pension.. There are still differences over the Ho claims that his present life room in which the playing should is 60 per cent. more economical. take place, and the case was lle said to me
ndjourned by the Wirral magistrates "I shall never leave this ship at Birkenhead until April 30. Juntil I die of the veasel is broken an was summoned by Henry (.38 inch), will be used this year
vales manager, who lives p. 1 eet out on these permanent next door to him, and two other in all competitions of the Army 'cruiser because I thought life neighbours, who alleged that his play. Rifle Association (except in would bo 1 better financial ing of the bagpipes constituted. an India) and at the National Rifle bargain. I was right.
"unreasonable, unnecessary und ex Association meeting, The 455 "Now I would not go back to apable of being mitigated."
cessive motse, injurious to health and revolver will still be used by live on and again for any The case had been adjourned twice, those units in India armed with money,'
so that the partles might agree upon it. what constituted a reasonable amount of time for Allan to play.
- ¦ lighter tiran the .455 which it will re- BOXROOM SUGGESTED place. In general appearance it is Mr. J. Roberts, for the plaintiffs, similar, but is a handler weapon. said the houses of Mr. Clements am The barrel is five inches long and hns Mr. Allan were semi-detached. Mr. an actual bore of .352 Inch, Clemente had suggested that the The dimension 38 inch in tho nominal bullet diameter of the pipes found he played in a box standard cartridge for watch come
"I think playing in the boxroom is weapon in
*
He smiled. "I understand now," he said, "how a seaman loves his ship.
I certainly love the Barrabool,"
BABY WATER
per
Bottle
-PREVENTS BABY'S LITTLE TUMMY TROUBLES
over the hall.
The new revolver la smaller and
charge
a fair suggestion, but my friend naya sists of about four grains of cordite. it would be cold. In wintar" added while the bullet, weighing 200 grains, Mr. Roberts. "I suggest that, con is made of lead alloy.
sidering the energy his client has put This revolver was approved about into the playing of the bagpipes in five years ago, but for various rea the past months, he is not likely to sons the authorities did not order its feel it,"
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production. Issues have been pro Mr. D. Berkson, for Allan, maldecoding for some months now, birt that on Wednesdays, Thursdays and this year the weapon will be used for Sundays his client was playing also the first time in competitive practices where for people who paid for their at Bley, including the contest. for.
the Revolver Thirty-Cup,
entertainment.
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