THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1936.
AIR TAXI SERVICE FOR HONGKONG RIBBED SOCKS
Shanghai Or Saigon For The Week-End At 25 Cents A Mile
Tolograph" Staff Correspondent
EAST DAILY AIR SERVICES, LINKING HONGKONG WITH
MANILA FOR A FARE OF LESS THAN 25 CENTS A'MILE ARE ENVISAGED AS AMENETIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE, THE "TELE- GRAPH" LEARNS.
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FEEDER SERVICES MAKING HONGKONG AN`AVIATION METROPOLIS OF THE FAR EAST MAY BE IN OPERATION IN THE NEAR FUTURE,
One such service will be provided, probably before the end of the year, by China National Airways Corporation. Promin- ent Hongkong people are, however, interested in a much more ambitious project, that of linking Hongkong with any part of the Far East by means of an aerial taxi service.
At present the only commercial aviation service utilising Kai Tak Airport is Imperial Airways,
The "Telegraph" learns that the day is not far distant when "joy-rides" to Canton and Macao, which will be brought to within half-an-hour of Hongkong, and oven Shanghai, Saigon and Manila, will be common-place occurrences.
By utilising an air-taxi service, it would be possible to visit Saigon, Singapore, Shanghai or Manila for the week-end at a cost that would be within reach of nearly every pocket.
Hongkong Doctor Did Her
Wrong
There are several fast commer- einl planes of British design enit- abla for fulfilling the requirements of such service. The
JL,
engined De Havilland, Rapide, for instance, has a cruising speed of 140 m.p.h., and can be fitted to carry alx passengers and a nor- mal amount of baggage and malls.
It has been estimated by experts that the running costs of a plane of this type-allowing for capital oul-
ximate to a
A young lady named A. las and depreciation-should appro-
1
Maculatus has probably
got good grounds for
Working on a two-third loads, a fare of less than 30 cents per mile per passenger should cover expenses,
slander action against Hong-irrespective of potential revenue
kong's Malaria Bureau,
For many years she has been
from such mail contracts 08 the Government might prepared to grant.
The business man leaving
“SAFETY FIRST" IDEA
The scheme shown above has been employed with success in England In connection with the "Safely First" campaign. At dangerous corners and road junctions huge trafic mirrors are Axed to enable road users to see the approaching traffe.. The picture above shows the traffle mirror at Penwortham.
NEW GIANT LINERS FOR
HONGKONG SERVICE
blamed for something she hasn't kong early in the morning could put Canadian Pacific And N. Y. K.
donc.
A. Maculatus is the name of a of mosquito hitherto variety blamed as the greatest carrier of malaria.
n
suitably
be back in
in several hours at Swatow, for instaner, and, with orranged time-tabb, Hongkong before dark. Canton an Macho could be reached in less than
half-an-hour.
Research work by Dr. R. D. NIGHT FLYING PRACTICABLE 'Jackson has completely exonerated When the service was fully estab- A. Maculatus, and two other lished it might be possible to in- female mosquitoes, A. Minimus and | augurate night flying. Few extra A. Jeyporlensis, are now Pubile Aying beacons would be needed, it Enemies No. 1.
Is pointed out, because by following! the coustal route over a large section of the journey pilots could pick up their bearings by murine lights, already in existence.
It appears that speeles of mosqui- toes, like races of men, can under different conditions of climate and surroundings develop differences in habs and tastes for food.
A. Maculaius in Malnya readily takes human blood and is a very potent agent in, the spread of malaria. In Hongkong, where it is very pro- valent, it seems to prefer animals to humans and its importance as Vector is much less pronounced.
a
turbances of the soil often result in the formation of smail collections of
Any air company operating on the route suggested would do so in con- ditions that compare favourably with those confronting Jersey Airways, a highly successful venture in Britain that provides facilities somewhat on- alogous with those demanded here.
CAPITAL OUTLAY OF $500,000
to
AN
Enterprise
E RADIO BROADCAST
Programme of British National Music
DAVENTRY, RELAY
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme, 7-11 pm. European Programme. 7 p.m. A Recital by Frank Titterton (Tenor) and Howard Jacobs (Saxophone).
1. Songs-Beauty's Eyes, (Tosti); Asthore, (Bingbam); 2., Saxophone Solos-At Dawning, (Cadman); Down the Forest, (Sir Landon Donald); 3. Songs-In An Old Fashioned Town,
(Sandersquire); My Dear Soul,
4. Saxophone Solos- From the Land of the Sky-Blue ater, (C. W. Cadman); I love, the Moon. (P. Rubens).
7.25 p.m.
"In a Monastery Gar-
den" (Ketelbey),
Dim
Closing Local Stock
7.33 p.m. A Relay from London. The B. B. C. Dance Orchestru,: Directed by Henry Hall.
8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wea- ther Report and Announcements:
8.03 p.m. Leslie Hutchinson at the Piano.
1. Whenever I think of you; 2. I feel a song corning on; 3.. This is no sin; 4. Dreaming a dream; 5. If you love me.
8.20 p.m. Andy Tona and his Islanders.
1. Samoan Love Song: 2. Nohen 1 Muolau Lani: 3, Sweet Hawaiian Mald; 4. Howallan Paradise: 5. Samoan Love Song; 0. Love Song of Tahill.
8.40 p.m. Song Memories (By Request).
Medley-It's a lovely War; Medley -What's Yours? Orchestra---Police-
Holiday. man's
0 p.m. News and Announcements from London.
9.20 p.m. Waldieufel Memories. Waltz-Ich Liebe Dich; Waltz--An Dich:--Waltz---Golden Rain.
9.30 p.m. From the Studio.
A Programme of British Na- tional Music.
Vocalist Muriel Portallion (Con- tralto): Planoforte-Cinire
N expenditure of about U.S.$60,000,000 is said to be contemn-LR.ART.
plated by the Canadian Pacific Line on the construction of four giant liners, two of which will replace the Empress of Russia and the Empress of Asia on the Vancouver-Far East ser- vice.
Seaforths Due Here January 5
H.K. TROOPINGS
Apart from drafts for various
There have been many rumours as to their design, speed and ton- Hage, but one thing certain, is that the CPS. anticipate replacing the two older Empress agrs now run- ning to Hongkong which are duc for 'scrapping soon. It is rumoured that the ships to replace them will be even larger than the Empress of Canada and the Empress of Japan, and will be near the 30,000-ton mark,
This action on the part of the C.P.5. has perhaps had something to do with the N.Y.K.'s rumoured de- elsion to replace some of its ships.
Programme..
Shand
English Group. Land of Hope and Glory (Eigor). ..Song: Country Gardens (Grainger))
.Pianoforte.
Scottish Group. My Ain Folk (Laura Lemon).... Song; Over the Sea to Skye (Jacobite Air)....Planoforte.
Derry
Irish Group. Maire, My Girl (Altken)....Song;
County Irish Tunc from (Grainger)....Pianoforte. Welsh Group. The Land of My Father. (Arr. Somervell)....Song; Old Welsh Air ....Pianoforto.
10 p.m. Big Ben from London. Old Dance Hits. 10.30 p.m. New Dance Hits. 11 p.m. Close Down.
These ships, according to reports FOOD AND DRUGS from Japan, will each be just under 30,000 tone and will compare favour- ably with ships at present on this service Or contemplated for it.
NOT UP TO STANDARD
Eighteen samples of foodstuffs
Analyst last year were found to be adulterated.
Though paddy swamps on the open plains are factors, of little importance and to allow for repair and over- To operate a two-way service daily, in the spread of malaria the same haul of planes, it would seem desir-unita in Hongkong which are it was stated some time ago, that cannot be sald of the irrigated ter- able
leust import at races which form the rice fields of machines, preferably four, of the
three arriving next week by the the Line was planning a 30,000 lon the hilly country.
troopship Lancashire, as an-ner to replace the Taiyo Maru on These have been shown by the required type.
This would call for a capital out-nounced in the "Telegraph" yea-Later reports indicate that there may the San Francisco-Hongkong scrvice. Malarin Bureau to be, under certain lay of about $250,000. Additional terday, the following arrange- be two ships built for the Pacific. conditions, prolific breeding places capital for preliminary organisation for that powerful carrier. A. Jeypariensis. The irrigation ditches and operational costs might be set ments have been made for the leading to and from the rice helds down at a similar amount, making conveyance of troops between a total copliul outlay of $500,000. Home and the Far East for the Barbour both A. Jeyporiensis and A. Minimus.
One of the factors ut present mill- coming relief season.
of air In Hongkong us in Mulaya, dis-toting against the success
The troopship Dilwara-speci- They will work side by side with travel for Hongkong residents is the
the ships already coming here and distance of Kal Tak Airport from ally designed liner for the con-will have a speed equal to what is waler which for reasons unknown the centre of the city, necessitating veyance of Service forces-left expected in a modern liner-ume-submitted to the Government attract the malaria mosquito and in an extra half-hour or more being which they deposit their eggs: The wasted on road travel to and from Southampton on October 1, bound thing over 20 knots.
for Hongkong. breaking of the soil is not a direct the landing ground.
FOR EUROPE SERVICE She is due on November 1, with cause of malaria but a predisposing AMPLE SUPPORT PROBABLE
At the same time there are con- factor in a chain of events which
the 2nd Battalion Loyal Regiment onsistent reports that the Line plans What sort of patronage would an favour the spread of the disease, internal air service receive in Hongboard for Shunghal, and reliefs for a number of ships for the Japan
this Colony. The most malorious areas arc, kong?
Europe line to replace the rather therefore, those in or near the hills.
antiquated ships at present on this In considering this question it is Unless carefully watched and care-noteworthy that in proportion to the
service. These ships it is believed, fully controlled works in the vicinity size of the European population there
will each be of something like 12,000 of the hills which involve disturbance is a large and continuous demand November B. Leaving Tientsin on of about 20 knots, which while it it to Tientsin, arriving there on or 16,000 tons and will have a speed of the soli such as roads, raliways, for passenger transport between of waterworks are nearly always at Far Eastern centres, as evidenced by Now Worcestershire Regiment for the distinction of having the fastest
November 15, Batta-win
not win for the NY.K. tended by high sickness and death the number of rail rates among the inbour forces em- travellers who journey to and fro Bombay un December 3, so that the will certainly place them in the and steamer India, the Diwarn should be off or largest liners on the Europe line, ployed. In Malaya this was especial between Hongkong and Canton and gallant "Firms" will have ample category of those Lines which have ly the case when the soll was of other centres. granite formation and the some There seems little reason to doubt time for Christmas festivities in a thoroughly modern, ellelert and appiles in. Hongkong.
that even more persons would travel. The Shiny."
Battalion Royal Highland Regiment has not been asked to study the blue
The Dilwara will convey the 1st
So for the local office of the N.Y.K. (Black Watch) from Bombay to
is the prints for these liners, as Port Sudan-for Khartoum-and the usual practice. This leads them to 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regi- believe that so far the ships are not ment from Port Sudan to home.
actually ready for laying down. It In the trooping programme of seems very likely, however, that they The transport Lancashire, which
will be completed in the near future, leaves Southampton on December for they are being bullt with an eye
Malaria not being a notifiable dis- and would travel more often, if they case low figures are available to had not to face a slow sea journey, measure the actual extent of in- or a journey in the train. eldence throughout the Colony and New Territories.
On the hospital returns and on the returns furnished by certain govern- ment departments, such as the Police,
COMPLEMENTARY TO RAILWAY
It is pointed out that the K.C.R. Railways should not be opposed to
It is possible to base a guess as to air competition because:- whether the disease is on the increase An aeroplane service would only or decrease generally, but that is nil. { skim the cream of the passenger ser-:
The cases admitted to Government vice, and would probably compen- Hospitala last year numbered 475, of sate for this by general popular- which eight or 1.08 per cent. died.isation of travel; and
In the Chinese Hospitals there were An internal air service should be
21.40 per cent, died.
12 quartan infections,
service to the railways.
prospects of success
sufficient
The Dilwara will embark the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers at Shanghai on November 6, and bring
fust service.
2, she will embark the 1st Batta to the increased trade of 1940 when Hon Seaforth Highlanders at Port the Olymple Games will be held in Said on December 12, arriving at Tokyo. Hongkong, where the battalion Is
1937.
troopship will leave for Bomboy,
One thing certain is that
any
In the near future when the full
cost.
Of these, eleven cases were of Tea, four of fresh milk, one of flour, one of lard, and one of tinned vegetables. The abnormally high percentage of adulteration found in the tea samples is attributed by the Government Analyst to the demand for a low- priced ten,
Regret is expressed in the An- nual Report of the Director of Medical Services that the amount of Food and Drug work done under Food and Drug Ordinance is far below that which is necessary for a Colony of the size of Hongkong. "At least 3,000' samples should be examined each year," the Director stules in his Report.
The reason for so few samples being submitted is due probably to the state of the Regulations covering the sale of Food and Drugs. During 1935 the only foodstuff with a defined standard was milk.
The present unsatisfactory state of affairs will no doubt be materially improved when the Sale of Foods and Drugs Ordinance, 1936-and-its- attendant Regulations become opera-
21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files:
to be quartered, on January 5, building which any Japanese lineve. 925 admissions, of which 208, ora supplementary and not a rival A week later, January 12, the contemplates is likely to take place Among those admitted to the Gove A summary of the views express with the 2nd Battalion East Lanen benent of the Government subsidies ernment Hospitals there were 185ed by experts Indicate that the in- shire Regiment on board for Ambala. can be gained, a subsidy which tertian, 150 aestivo-autumnol, and stitution of an air service offers Reaching her port on January 25, allows up to 40 per cent. of the
to the troopship will embark the 2nd The total number of deaths al-roward the initiative and enterprise Battallon Durham Light Infantry-Lordiately laying down a large number The caution shown In not imme- tributed to malaria last year was of the organisers.
Khartoum, and take on at. Port 400, giving a death rate of 0.41 per
Sudan the 2nd Battalion Essex Re- of ships has been explained by num- mille over the whole population.
giment for home-Catterick.
bers of Japanese shipowners and The troopship Lancashire will directors by the fact that every care arrive in Hongkong on her opening must be taken that by building many were amongst troops who had been trip to the Far East with drafts for country will not flood the world so ships at very much reduced costs the drained urban areas is not subject in Camp, in the fourth quarter 8. Navy, Army and Air Force, next
Calculated on an average strength of week.
much with ships, of which there al 3,778, the yearly, admission rate for
ready appear to be too many, and fresh cases was 17.73 per thousand,
thus lose most of the gain (which the subsidy will give them.
The low death rate is, of course, 10 In 'the third, and 47 In the fourth, due to the fact that the great bulk In the first quarter 3 of the cates of the population residing in the
risks of infection.
If figures for local' districts were available it would be found that in same areas the incidence and death rites were very considerable.
a Amongst the Indian troops there!
were 44 fresh cases, which there A copy of "Slam To-Day," an illus- Records obtained from the RA.M.C. were 0 in the first quarter, 3 in the trated review published by the Gov- autliorities regarding incidence of second, 3 In the third, 28 in the 4th. crument Publicity Bureau, Bangkok, The Health and Strength League malarial infection amongst the troops, In the first quarter, 1 of the cases has been received from the Acting will be holding another dance at the Brijish, and Indian, are as follows was amongst troops who had been Consul-General for Siam in Hong- Hotel Cecil an October 10 at 8.30 p.m. (relansas not being taken into ac-in courth 20 and unit 2, kong. It contains articles on Stam's By Road, pi masion of Loft Coby Count): British Troops--number of tha fourth 20. The admissions foreign policy, commerce, legislature, M. Rodwell and Officers of the Royal cases of malario contracted during work out for the year as 20.97 per and progressive work, and there are Ulster Rifles, the popular dance or- the year was 67, of which 3 occurred thousand on an average strength of portraits of the boy King, various chestra of the regiment will be
in in the first quarter, 7 in the second, 1,490.
ministers, and others.
attendance.
the
The following extracts are from Hongkong Telegraph for the wook ended October 16, 1015..
The rate of the dollar on de- mand was, Is. 9.15/16d.
Notice Was given that tho Hongkong and South China Steam Fisheries Co., Ltd., intended to go into voluntary liquidation.
Pictures showing at the local cinemas were all aerials, with
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