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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
Tenth Anniversary Of The
Dutch Airline
a mere
To-day the K,N.L.L.M. (Royal Netherlands Indles' Airways) commemorates its tenth anniversary. scale with two daily K.NL.L.M. started its operations on the first of November 1928 on a very moderate
When operations services run over a comparatively short stretch: Batavia-Semarang and Batavia-Bandoeng. were started it was the Intention to open a service between the two principal elles of Java: Batavia and Sourabaya (over four hundred miles) but the aerodrome at Sourabaya being in rather poor condition it was connection Batavia-Semarang iti connection and the Arat itne opened became impossible to make (over two hundred miles). This service having connected with rallway at Semarang it became possible to reach Hourabaya from Balavia in one day, a journey that took two days before KNILM started its services. VERY soon it became clear following list giving particulars on and moreover offers an unforgettable
all the services flown;
Alght over one of the most picture- that the line Batavia.
KNILM operates a service twice sque parts of the Archipelago. Bandoeng (65 miles) was golug
Another important line is the one ar three times daily according to wet
Batavia and Macassar Batavin between between to be a considerable success. ur dry monsoon
nirline with (South Celebes). Two years ago it Lots of travellers welcomed this and Bandoeng, an opportunity to make the ac- length of 65 miles. The traveller on took a couple of days to travel from quaintance of civil flying in the this route les from the warm conal Java to Macassar, to-day the KNILM
to the mountain city Bandoeng in a takes its passengers there East Indies. Itte over half an
fiour. That Netherlands
jy four hours.
On the third of the month of July Shortly after opening the service why this line is so extremely popular
of of this year the most important line KNILM: Batavia-Sourabaya- extra nepoplanes had to be flown in Batavia: dozens and dozens
Batavians escape heat and dust by of
Denpasar to answer the demand for space dying to Bandoeng for a weekend.
(Ball)-Koepang (Timor)- Bris- one Darwin-Cloncurry-Longreach and more specially on Saturdays A very important line is the
opened. Tuls <lozens of passengers booked for down between Batavia and Socrabaya bane-Sydney a flight to the cool and beautiful the two principal cities of the island important intercontinental airline is to- machines of the very latest type and "Garden City of the Enst," of Java. The KNILM succeeded in flown with Lockheed Super Electr
arranging her services
with K.L.M. Bandoeng in the mountains of day it is possible to fly to Sourabaya forms in cooperation
inter- (Royal Dutch Airlines) an and back (or from Sourabaya the Preanger plateau,
In the first two months of Batavia and back) on one day leaving continental airway of great
booked the businessman over five hours time tance. The combined services operation
KNILM
enable travellers to By from London nore than one thousand passengers in Surabaya to look after his busi- the name "Inter-continental Airways" and has succeeded in maintaining a Slice
yours KNILM to Sydney within eight days. On
KNILM and KLM Down regularity of service of one hundred exploitates at line Batavia-Palembang per cent. Till now the KNILM (Sumatraj-Singapore. In the end of the stretch Sydney-Hatavia and back maintains this high standard of re- the month of August this line was the Lockheeds are used and in extended to Saigon in French Indo Balavia these pinnes connect with the.
Douglas ularity of service,
DC3 planes for It is almost impossible to describe China, thus enabling the traveller to KLM
Amsterdam and London.
When KNILM started her opera- flew a tions, ten years back, she distance of about 17.500 miles a month. To-day her regular services cover a distance of about 159.000 miles month, being more than seven times the circumference of the earth,
the
ness.
seven
so that
to
was
impor- of
under
is
an
Some more services are under consideration. The Arst one is a78 extension of the weekly Batavia- Tarakan services to Manila vin' some ports of call in the Philippine islands. The
second one extension of the weekly, Sourabaya-. Macassar service to Netherlands New Guinea via Ambon. The third one is service from Batavia via Benkoelen on the West coast of Sumatra lo Padang and eventually from there via Medan to Sabong, inost northern port in the Netherlands East Indies' Archipelago.
The fourth one is a service from Batuyla vla Billiton and Pontianak on the West coast of Borneo to Singa- (uver, pore.
to Saigon KNILM stage by fly from Batavia The history of stage. It is by now a history of ten twelve hundred miles) in one day.
Other services flawn are: Batavia- years and more specialty in aviation
a history of ten years might for a Palembang-Pakanbaroc (888 miles) theme for a thrilling novel,
When
SERVICE LIST
its
with the
THE FLEET OF KNILM
ti
twin
The fleet of the KNILM consists of
nircraft, Siourabaya-Bandjermasin (Borneo)- triple engined Fokker Balikpapan (twice weekly with once marvellous type of transport plane. a week an extension fo)-Tarakan, designed and built by that famous This ne connected Java started the KNILM
very important oilfields on the East- Netherlands aircraft pioneer Anthony
DC2 monoplanes and. five operations in the Netherlands East coast of the island of Borneo and is Fokker, three twin engined Douglas Indles Archipelago it was announced very succesful one thanks to engined Lockheed Super Electra, the that KNILM was going to devote it important traffle of passengers and most modern thing with wings and self to operate airlines in the Nether freight on this route.
the last word in speedy comfort. The A line, three times a week con- its Indles and Intended to build up connections with the surrounding neeting Java with the bruliful island cabins in both the Douglas and Lock- countries. How the KNILM fulfilled of Ball offers an unique opportunity heed planes are absolutely sound- Its task may be concluded from the to tourists to spend more time at Bali and the comfortable seats to-
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS HOTELS-
- RAILWAYS - EXPRESS
BERTHING PLANS FOR 1939 ARE OPEN
the
gether with the perfeel ventilation contribute largely to the comfort of the modern traveller.
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The speed of these great modern planes has enabled the KNILM accelerate its services considerably. The ale journey between Butavin and Singapore (vin Palembang) which formerly took six hours is now completed in * little under four hours, while the air journey from Batavia to Sourabaya formerly 4 hours is covered by the Douglas in two hours and half and by the Lack- heed very often takes only an hour
MAKE BOOKINGS EARLY to secure accommodation desires and fifty minutes.
The Douglas planes are engaged on the inter- insular services and the |Batavin-Singapore-Saigon line, mean.
TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE while, the Lockheeds are engaged on
via Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama
EMPRESS OF JAPAN via Honolulu
EMPRESS OF ASIA
EMPRESS OF CANADA via Honolulu
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
Air-conditioned
.....Noon, Fr., Nov. 11. ..Noon, Fri., Nov. 25. ..Noon, Frl. Dec. 9. Noon, Fri, Dec. 23.
equipmen! on C.P.R. Trans-Continental Trains Frequent Canadian Pacido Atlantio sailings to European Port
EMPRESS OF JAPAN
Union
Building
TO MANILA
„Thurn, Nav, 3. Arrives 10.00 a.m. 8.00 p.m.
Salls
Canadian Pacific
Telophone
20752
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
SERVICE OF FAST MOTOR VESSELS
-
-
Da. L.TS
(with Halled, but exceptionally good passenger accommodation)
TO PORT SUDAN, FORT SAID, ALGIERS, OBAN, CASABLANCA, HAMBURG, ANTWERP,
(AMSTERDAM), ROTTERDAM, COPENHAGEN, OSLO, GOTHENBURG and other SCANDINA- VIAN PORTS. HOMEWARDS:
OUTWARDS to: Yokohama, Kobe & Osaka,
BLV. "TAMARA“
M.V. "NANKING”
ALV. "PRIPING"
Passenger Rates:
› To' London or Antwerp
EIGOS
De
the Australja route,
For the aerocarlography and aero KNILM photography Havilland Dragon Rapide twin engined machines and soine of the Fokker aircraft.
JUNGLE PHOTOGRAPHED
Aerial cartography and photo- graphy are an important part of the KNILM'S activities. An enormous territory of 25,000.000 Beres, mostly complete jungle in Netherlands New Guinen has been photographed from the air. Similar work has been done or is in course of completion on Java, Sumatra and Borneo and In Novem- ber the KNILM wijl stort work on a new important cartographic job in Papun (Australia),
KNILM
The past ten years saw stendily at work developing new routes increasing facilities and per- sonnel and expanding its activities in all directions. From the modest two short stretches flown when KNILM started operations the lines have steadily rogressed up to the present time. It is worthy of note that throughout these ten years of KNILM. history the care and attention given by the staff to the condition of the material and to all service details have resulted in maintaining a hun- dred per cent, regularity of service, covering a distance of over aix million miles, and carrying 180,000 passengers,
rt.
Ten years flow by. Ten years of strenuous work and activity,ani
And at the end of these ten years the KNILM is looking forward to next ten years; a company Krown Balling about from a very moderate local couple
of airlines to an international 27th Nov.
nowned air transport company that is serving the Netherlands Indies with a network of airlines that con- nects all Important islands and places in the Netherlands Indler Archipelago and established connections between the Netherlands Indies, and, the Straits, Indo China and Australia,
A marvellous story of expansion and growth
21st Nov. .13th Dec,
£83.0.0.
Agents:
Hongkong. (ILMAN & CO., LTD.
Phone: 30968.-
Canton.
O. E, HUYGEN. Phone: 11495.
And a ory that is going to be continuedi
THE TOY WIFE
GERTRUDE GELBIN
RESUME
Alisted from the Tablew
Gilberte, Brigard, called Frou- from because of her delightful, irresponsibly gay spirit, marries Georges Sartori, serious young kawyer because she wants a handsome husband who will buy hor jewels. Louise, her sister, has loved Georges' evos rincó chlishdod Andre Valiaire, gay young New Orleans blade, madiy in love with Froufrou, soos to France to live after her mar riage, For five years Froufrou tegally happy. Georges adores her despite her whime and cap- rices, which are ruining his career, his household and the upbringing of their child, Frou- frou sende for Lenilso to come to live with them and manago their home,' Within a short time, Froufrou realizon her sister has usurped her place, having won the affection and confidence of Goorgee and her little son. Atidro Valluste returns from France, still doeply in love with her. Froufrou attempts to right mat- tera in her own home arid Journe for the Aral time that Georges no longer loves or needs her. Andre begs her to run areng with him."
Opright 8 by Love's Ine.
Chaptor Nino
FLIGHT TO NEW YORK Long afterwards, when Froufrou thought back upon her life, three events stood out in bold relief from the crowded year she and Andre apent in New York: thele Bight- Pickiness and the rash night. whon, needing money desperately to recoup his gambling tower, Audre decided to return to New Orleans. Isointed moments of their flight were highlighted in her mind. Thej
"Andro", whispered Frou- from, "If I went back now what would happen?"" =
1, 1938.
the insecurity of her position-the fact that she was decicaso the im- portant detail that should anything over happen to Andre she would have no one to whom to turn for help.
.Froufrou shook her head. "I want you to take the money back with you," she said firmly, "Give it to Monsieur Bartoris. You can draw up some sort of paper, can't you? Make It all over to Georges flouri Rondoli Bartoris, my zon"
Ilor voice broke as she mentioned Her eyes filed with his name.
| terra She turned away abruptly. That," she murmured to hersolt sa they left, "mark's the last con- that I shall ever have with thoas eo dear to me."
Pick's sudden illness took her out of her grief.
Beraway, big-eyed, great-hearted Pick who hail served hor so loyally. and lovingly, tossed and groaned In her bed. "Oh, lawdy!" she went, "Seems Ink I been in dis hore No'th for always."
Froufrou placed a cool hand on her forehead,
The pinyo opened her 03. "Please, miesy, can't you carry me back home?"
"I wish I could," whlapered Froufrou as she picked up a bottle of medicine and started to mana uro a dose in a spoon. "It's time for this now, Plek."
"You hadn't ought to be up as Inte waitin' on Pick, Missy," plähed the other as she lifted herself on her elbow...
Froufrou hold out the spoon and Plok opened her mouth, then shut her eyes light in distaste as she swallowed. Froufrou foughed de- spite herself.
"Was it no bad?"
Pick shook her head, "No, mam," the lid loyally. "It war quito out- jugabla."
Froufrou pulled the covers up and tucked her in. Now go to sleep." she sald gently. "You'll be botter
shadows cast by the garden trees soon.“
As she and Picit walled for Andre's The slave seized her hand and carriage, The moment when she heard the sound of wheels, and in
kissed it. "Goodnight, sweet missy," whispered, her tears falling she
a daze, ran forward to meet the fast.
Pick recovered, thanks to Frou- carriage, to bound inside, to and Andre's arms protectingly about frou's nursing: but then Froufrou her, Bits of exciting conversation fell victim to pneumonia. For the between Pick and Brutus, Andre's remainder of the winter, she lay Long after servant, which had filtered through listlessly in her bod, the numbness which descended the doctor pronounced her well, her upon her. That last day on the cough persisted, boat to New York when Andre, sensing her heartache had tried to comfort her by bringing over to her the dark-eyed child so much like her own Georgio.
Andre, seeing her waste away, turned more and more to the gamb ling table to help him forgot. Wan this and-eyed, aímost motionless creature, this pate, wan child, the bright alf he had known? His heart twisted within Him, but he was helpless to aid himself or her.
Then came the night when, long after she had retired, who awoko
Ho
And, Inatly, their long talk that night. She remembered avery word of that he had turned to him abruptly as the boat docked: An- dro I went back now before we lended-What would happen 7" to find him awaying over hor. his
"I'd go back with you, he re- plled "Then Goerges would chal- And, being Lengo me, of course. the botter swordsman I should kill him." He studied her face for the effect of his words. She remained Krimly silent. "After all," he con- tinued lightly, "that might be best. Then you'd be my wife; you'd have your child back; and we'd not have the feeling of 4wo run-away slaves,” "But if he killed you?" she countered.
allk hat on the back of his heart, his face flushed with wine. smiled half-shcoplahly,
"Froufrou's troubles began when she ran away with a fellow named Andro Valiaire," he fallered.
"And She managed to sulla. Andre Vallaire would still be a happy man if he'd never met Froufrou,"
He put his arm about her and drew her close. "He'sh not sharry." he whispered. "But she la~" His face Hardened. "There'd be' She shivered and coughed a litUe. no chance of that. The one chal "You must take care of that langed has his choice of weapons" cough." be salé, his face growing was suddenly mortour with concern for Then we'll not go back."
her. hor instant reply.
"You're afraid!" he accused ~~ She nodded and aniled up at him. misery. His eyes filed with "For him!”
Upon their arrival in New York "Know what's happened now?" he they set out at once for the naked suddenly. The confounded Brevoort Hotel. Andre's first bank'sh sent back my drafts Un- thought was to write his mother paid.” He swept her a low how.
and explain his great love for Frou-I'm a dishonored gambler, Ma- from her own unhappiness in her damo!" homo--and beg for the understand. She stared at him unbelievingly. Juit Ing and affection his mother had "I don't understand, Andre.
what does that mean *** always given him.
Madame Vallaire's answering let-
"I don't know," he shrugged.
at
CUSTOMS CRUISER KILLING
Crown's Case Before Privy Council
in
MR. G. A. GOODBAN Assumes Headmastership Of Diocesan Boys' School
•
As from to-day, Mr. G. A. Good- ben, M.A., will succeed the flov. C. B. R. Sargent as Headmaster of the Diocesan Boys' School. The Rt. Rev. Blahop R. O. Hall, and Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Secretary of the School Commities, will be present at a brief handing-over ceremony at morning [prayers. Later n photograph will be
taken of the students, staff servants.
and
The Rev. C. B. 1, Sargent, who has been Headmaster of the School since 1932, will leave shortly to take up lils appointment as Assistant Bishop Ju the Diocese of Fukien.
London, Oct. 10. The supreme appeals tribunal of the Empire-the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council-held yesterday, the Committee's premises Downing Street, the second session of its investigations into the case of the Chinese cabin boy, Chung Ch cheung, who was sentenced to death in 1937 by the judgment of the Full Cour! Hongkong for the murder
Douglas captain, .of... his
Lorne
authority, claimed to exercito juris- Campbell. The Judicial Commliteediction under the principle admiliedly which is judging the appeal is com- applicable to ships of war in foreign pored of Lord Atkin, Lord Macmillan, | waters. Lord Porter, Sir Lancelot Sanderson
→
and Sir George Rankin. Mr. H. J. The question of the jurisdiction of the local Courts in criminal matters Wallington, K.C., and Mr. Eric V, E. White represented the appellant, who did not arise normally until the is appealing in forma pauperis, and person in question, the offender, had the Attorney-General (Sir Donald by some means or other come within tas Jurisdiction. The crime Somervell, R.c.) and Mr. Kenelm the
subject committed by a British Preedy put the case for the Crown, against a British subject within the the thus The first session, held on October waters of Hongkong, 17, has already been reported. In Supreme Court of Hongkong had that session the case for the appellant jurisdiction to try the appellant, on
his being landed at Hongkong. was stated.
On this occasion the Judicial Com-, mittee of the Privy Council conclud- ed its investigations,
Immunity Waived
The immunity accorded to public vessels from the exercise of jurisdic The Attorney-General, Sir Donald tion over them when within the Somervell, K., stated the case for waters of the receiving Stato was the Crown. He said that two based on the consent of the receiving questions arose on the main matter. State to waive the exercise of that First, the general question whether a complete, exclusive territorial juris- foreign warship in the territorial diction which possessed, and the waters was to be regarded for all Immunity thus accorded could be, purposes as a floating piece of terri- end was, walved in the circumstances tory: and that, he submitted was of this case. wrong. Secondly, whether the right view was that the territorial jurisdic submitted that the Supreme Court In the alternative, Sir Donald tion of the host country remained subject to this, that by allowing the had jurisdiction under Section 87 of foreign warship to enter, it impliedly the China Order in Council, 1925, and that by the Treaty of Tientsin, 1850, undertook not to exercise that jurisdiction in relation to matters China renounced Jurisdiction over which occurred on that ship. if that offences committed by British sub- Jeela within her territory, The broad proposition was right, then In his submission it must be clear that immunity accorded to the cruiser and where the visiting ship agreed to the her crew could only be claimed to oust the jurisdiction of the Supreme Courts of the host State exercising Court by the Chinese Government or Jurisdiction In respect of offences its accredited representatives, or by committed within territorial waters,
tłusz officer In command of the then those Courts had jurisdiction. cruiser, and could not be claimed by The right view might be, continued the appellant as a British subject at Counsel, that if un
The Judgment of the Full offence was all. actually committed on board the Court was right for the reasons visiting ship, whether by a national given therein, and for other good and of the host country or not, if the sufcient rensons.
Sovereign, through the commander The Court then rose. As is the of the vessel, asserted his jurisdiction, custom in a murder case, the Anding then the Courts of the host country of the Judges, who may not give would not interfere. This not being any reasons for their decision, will a floating piece of Chine, the terri-be put in the list within two or three torial jurladiction of Hongkong was
exercisable in respect of the crime days' time, and the result of the committed
unless the Chinese appeal communicated to Hongkong.---- Government, through
proper Our Own Correspondent.
the
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS
2 Dle (7).
ACROSS
8 If you can't get this word you
will have to this it (4).
9 Mediterranean island (0).
10 Only one carpenters' tool (5). 11 An unimportant sweet (0), 12 A A very fale example of its kind
(0).
13 Anyone who 51 this would
make the first letter th (4).
**Wa
14
ter sent Froufrou into the depths "and that's what I musht go lo of despair: “I never want to see New Orleans to find out." He waved you again, she wrote. How could his hand. "Be so good, my dear a mother be that hard to her only ash to get rendy
"New Orleans!" she cried. BOS?
The latter had cost Madame Va! can't go to New Orlean
"You're all afraid Georges Bar- laire every ounce of courage; but she know what was beat; she had torls will challenge me and I'
have to kill him," he shouted jeni. written thus to avoid any possibility of the duel which would surely take Dusty, place, should Andre ever return to "No-No, Andre." She throw har New Orleans. Madame offered sim-arms about him. itar advise to Froufrou's father,
He disengaged himself from her "Monsieur Brigard," she begged, embrace. "Well- think you're write your daughter that you never wrong, Froufrou, I won't have to want to see her which is what kill Georges Gentlemen who love I've written my son, heaven for their wives so dearly don't walt give me. Don't let them come back a year to revenge themselves. I'd hard, Perhaps they'll síky away not have walled an hour." unti Georgee Bartoris roalizes he's "I hope to heaven you're right," well rid of a trollop-
she whispered. "But perhaps he "I'd challenge a man who spoks know we'll come back-perhaps that way of my daughter!" cried he's walling-Oh! why must you Brigand,
I've told you," he interrupted. "Besides-well-I want to see my mother."
""And I —” aho started —
"Yes, Froufrou?”
Madame Vailairo laughed shortly. Than-if you had ears--you'd chal- Iange the whole state, Monalour."
And Brigard, realizing the wie dom of Madame's advice, wrote Froufrou that she was no longer
is daughter, Wollowing upon re- she wept," ceipt of his letter, Proufrou learned
"I do so want to see my sont" He gathered her in his arms,
of her father's death. Then fol. "Poor Froufrou.”
lowed the distressing period when "Poor Andrel” she sottod,
Then we'll go legal papers were exchanged də-
At once "Yes, you!" Bus cried, tween her and the executers of his estate. Lawyers arrived eventually-tonight--now!\" to complete detalia.
Froufrou turned her half of the property over to Louise in exchange for a cash atllement. The lawyers urged her to set the money asida for a trust fund. They pointed out i
• What happens when I'roNITOM and andre return to Louisiana Has Georges boon waiting for them to cam 7 back! Don't miss tomorrow's thrilling chapter,
COUNT THE "TELEGRAPHS
EVERYWHERE
Wil London really have to grow much County
more before this becomes Its "dormi-
tory"? (4). 16 English river used by golfers
(4).
17 This often enables one to pick out the sacred figures in an old pleture (7).
18 The former who had to sell all his live stock still kept two of this (4).
21 Part of window or of uniform
(4).
22 A King's servant perhaps (7). 24 Young salmon caught by Henry
VIII. (4)
25 This musical composer was the of another one (4).
end
27 One of the U.S.A. (4),
28 Is this bit of musie an effort to
the musician? (6).
20 By this huld can be made to rise above its own level (8). 30 Material statement about the
futuro (8).
31 This man gets goods from pro-
ducer to consumer (8).
33 Mediterranean port (4).
33 "Red rags" (nnóg.) (7).
1 Fine (0)
DOWN
2 County essential to the business
world (0),
3 8 and 27 nione. In this puzzlé have this root (or I ponibly) (4).
19
4 An Indian Native State (7). 5 This household utensil and wa-
ter would be punishment fore (10).
6 Canaanite tribe that might be notice outside a prehistoric Zoo enclosure (8).
a
#limming
7 The girl has less about her, the
result of excessive perhaps (8)..
15 A watch not a hack sometimes
ridden hounds (10), 19 A place of death (8)..
20 Go this way to find the patients
in a hospital (8),
23 A number mad with strong de-
sire (7).) 25 Kind
of road showing how some travel on a railway (0).. 20 Did the musical'landlady play some of this composer's music to tell the lodger his supper was rendy? (0),
20 Musical term or blame (4).
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