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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
Tenth Anniversary Of The Dutch Airline
To-day the K.N.LL.M. (Royal Netherlands Indies' Airways) commemorates its tenth anniversary. K.N.L.L.M. started lis operations on the first of November 1928 on à very moderate scale with Iwo daily services run over a comparsilvely short stretch; Batavia-Bemarang and Batavia-Bandoong. When operations were started it was the intention to open a service between the two principal elties of Java: Batavia · and Hourabaya (over four hundred miles) bat the aerodrome at Sourabaya being in rather poor condition it was impossible
this connection and the first line opened became make
a connection Batavia-Semarang (over two hundred miles), This service having connected with rallway al Semarang i became possible to reach Hourabaya from Batavia in one day, a journey that took two days before KNILM started its services.
VERY Boon it became clear following list giving particulars on and moreover offers an unforgettable
Batavia- all the services flown:
KNILM operates
flight over one of the most picture- that
line the
n service twice sque parts of the Archipelago, Bandoeng (65 miles) was going
Another important line is the ono or three times daily according to wet to be a considerable auccess. or dry monsoon between
Batavia Batavia between
and
Mackasar Lots of travellera welcomed this and Bondocny, un
a (South Celebes). Two years ago It atrine with 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 coast Java to Macassar, to-day the KNILM to the mountain city Bandoen in a takes its passengers there in a mere Netherlands East Indies. tle over half an hour. That is four hours.
On the third of the month of July Shortly after opening the service why this line is so extremely popular extra aeroplanca had to be flown in Batavia: dozens and dozens of of this year the most important line KNILAI: Batavia-Sourabaya- Batavians escape heat and dust by of to answer the demand for space flying to Bandoeng for a weekend.
Denpasar (Bali)-Koepang (Timor)- and more specially on Saturdays A very important line is the one Darwin-Cloncurry-Longrench - Bris- was opener. This dozens of passengers booked for flown between Batavia and Soerabaya bane-Sydney a flight to the cool and beautiful the two principal cities of the island important intercontinental airline is "Garden City of the East" of Java, The KNILM succeeded in flown with Lockheed Super Electra arranging her services so that to machines of the very latest type ond Bandoeng in the mountains of day it is possible to fly to Sourabaya forms in cooperation with K.L.M. the Preanger plateau.
to (Royal Dutch Airlines) an inter- and back (or from Sourabaya In the first two
of Batayin and bark) on one day leaving continental airway of great impor-
services operation the KNILM booked the businessman over five hours me tance. The combined more than one thousand passengers in Souratnya to look after his busi- the name "Inter-continental Airways" enable travellers to fly from London and has succeeded in maintaining a Since
KNILM to Sydney within eight days. On regularity of service of one hundred
and KLM flown under exploitates a line Batavia-Palembang KNILM per cent. Till now the KNILM (Sumatra)-Singapore, In the end of the stretch Sydney-Batavia and back maintains this high standard of re- the month of August this line was the Lockheeds are used and in gularity of service.
extended to Saigon in French Indo Batavia these planes connect with the Douglas DC3 planes for It is almost Impossible to describe China, thus enabling the traveller to KLM
Amsterdam and
and London.
months
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When KNILM started her opera-
shie Bew tions, ten years back. distance of about 17.500 miles อ month. To-day her regular services cover a distance of about 150.000 miles a month, being more than seven times the circumference of the earth.
Some more services arc under consideration. The first one is an extension of the weekly Batavin- Tarakan services to Manila vla some. ports of call in the Philippine Islands. The
second one is an extension of the weekly Sourabaya- Macassar service to Netherlands New Guinea via Ambon. The third one is a service from Batavia vin Benkoelen on the West coast of Sumatra to Padang and eventually from there via Medan to Sabang, most northern port in the Netherlands East Indies' Archipelago,
The fourth one is a service from Batavia via Bilton and Pontianak on the West coast of Borneo to Singa- (over pore.
THE FLEET OF KNILM
ย
the history of KNILM stage by fly from Dstavia to Saigon singe. It is by now a history of, ten twelve hundred miles) in one day. years and more specially in aviation Other services flown are: Datavia- a history of ten years might form a Palembang-Pakanbarce, (888 miles)
The fleet of the KNILM consists of theme for a thrilling novel.
Sourabaya-Bandjerinasin (Borneo)-
aircraft, triple engined Fokker Balikpapan (twice weekly with once marvellous type of transport plane, a week an extension 19)-Tarakan. This line connected Java with the designed and built by very important oilfields on the East Netherlands nircraft ploneer Anthony coast of the island of Borneo and is Fokker, three twin engined Douglas
and DC2 monoplanes a very succesful one thanks to
SERVICE LIST
When the KNILM started Its operations in the Netherlands East Indies Archipelago It was announced that KNILM was going to devote it self to operate airlines in the Nether- 1zada Indies and intended to buikd
the
that famous
five twin
important trame of passengers and engined Lockheed Super Electra, the
freight on this route,
A llac, Hiree times a
most modern thing with wings and
NOVEMBER 1, 1938.
THE TOY WIFE
GERTRUDE GELBIN
RESUME
Gilberte Erigard, called Frou- frou because of her telightful, irresponsibly pay spirit, marries Georges Baitöriä, serious young latoyer because she wants
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handsome husband who will buy her jewels. Louise, her alster, has loved Georges over since childhood? Andre Vallaire, pny young New Orleans blada, madly in love with Froufrou, poex to France to live after her mar riage. For ve years Froufrou gally happy. Georges adores her despite her whime and cap vices, which are ruining his ourcer, his household and the upbringing of their child. Frou- from sends for Loulas to comid to live with them and manage their home. Within a short time, Proufrou realise her sister hai usurped her place, having toon the affection "ond "confidence of Georges and her Utile son. Andre Valiaire returns from France, atlil deeply in love with her. Froufrou attempts to right must. Lora in her own home and learns for the first time that Georgen no longer loves or necila her. Andre bega her to тым динам with him.
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the insecurity of her position-the fact that who was declasse-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 Martoris. You can draw up some sort of paper, can't you? Make it all over to Georges fourt Rondell Sartoria, my son—”
Her voice broke as she mentioned his name. Her eyes filled with tears. She turned away abruptly, That," she murmured to herself a they laft, "marks the last con- toot I shall ever have with thoan so dear to me."
Pick's sudden finem took her out of her grief.
Scrawny, big-eyed, great-hearted Pick who had served liør so loyally and lovingly, tossed and groaned In her bed, "Oh, lawdy!" who wopt. "Seema lak I been in dia hero Noth for always,"
Froufrou placed a cool hand on her forehead.
вул.
The slave opened her "Please, mlasy, can't you carry me beck home?"
I wish I could," whispered Froufrou as she picked up n batilo of medicine and started to mean- ure a dose in a spoon. "It's time for this now, Pick."
"You hadn't ought to be up as late waitin' on Pick, Miszy," alghed the other as she lifted herrolf on her elbow,
Froufrou held out the spoon and Pink opened her mouth, then shut her eyes tight in distaste as cha swallowed. Froufrou laughed de- spite herself.
"Was It so bad?"
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 pent in New York: their fight- Pick's Illness-and the rash night, whon, needing money desperately to recoup ble gambling lornes. Andre decided to return to New Orlenus, { Froufrou pulled the covers up and Isolated moments of their tight fucked her in. "Now go to sleep," were highlighted in her mind. Tuej she said gently. "You'll be better.
"Andre", whispered Frou- from, "I went back now what would happen?" (
Pick shook her head. "No, mam,” she led loyally. "It war quite on- Joyable,"
shadows cast by the garden trees soon."
as she and Fick wasted for Andro's Tho lavo seized her hand and carriage. The moment when she closed it, "Goodnight, sweet miany," ficard the sound of wheels, and in site whispered, her tears falling a daze, ran forward to meet the Inat. carriage, to bound Inside, to find Andro's armar protectingly about her Bits of exciting converantion between Pick and Brutus, Andre's
Bervant, which had nitered through listlessly in her bed., week con- the last word in speedy comfort. The
cabins in both the Douglas and Loek-
up connections with the surrounding necting Java with the beautiful island heed planes are absolutely sound- countries. How the KNILM fulfilled, of Bail offers an unique opportunity its task may be concluded from the to tourists to spend more tine at Balf proof and the comfortable seats to
CANADIAN PACIFIC
STEAMSHIPS HOTELS
RAILWAYS EXPRESS
BERTHING PLANS FOR 1939 ARE OPEN
gether with the perfect ventilation contribute largely to the comfort of
modern traveller.
The speed of these great modern planes has enabled the KNILM to accelerate its services considerably. The ar journey between Batavia and Singapore (vin Palembang) which formerly took six hours is now completed in a Hitle under four hours, while the air journey from Batavia to Sourabaya formerly 4 hours is covered by the Douglas in two hours and hail and by the Lock- heed very often takes only one hour
The Douglas planes are engaged on the Inter- insular services and the | Batavin-Singapore-Salgon line, menti.
the Australia route,
For the neocuriography and aero photography KNILM uses De Havilland
twin Dragon Rapide engined machines and some of the Fokker aircraft,
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JUNGLE PHOTOGRAPHED Aerial cartography and photo- gwphy are an important part of the KNILM'S activities. An enormous territory of 25,000.000 acres, mostly complete jungle in Netherlands New Guinea has been photographed from the air. Similar work has been done or is in course of completion on Juvn, Sumatra and Bornae and in Novem- ber the KNILM will start work on o new important cartographic job in Papua (Australia).
KNILM
The past ten years KONY 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 Ilaes linve steadily "rogressed up to the present time. It is worthy of note that | throughout these ten years of KNILM | history the care and attention alven 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 six million miles, and carrying 180,000 passengers.
Ten years flew by. Ten years of strenuous work and nelivity,
It
And at the end of these ten years KNILM is looking forward to the next ten years: a" company grown Salling about) from a very moderate local couple .27th Nov.
of airlines to an international nowned air transport company that le serving the Netherlands Indles with a network of airlines that con- necta all important islands and places In the Netherlands Indles Archipelago and established connections between the Netherlands · Indies and the Stralis, Indo China and Australo,
A marvellous story of expansion
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and growthf
And a story that is going to be continued
Pick recovered, thanks to Frou- frou's nursing; but then Froufrou fell victim to pneumonia. For tho remainder of the winter, she lay Long after the numbness which descended the doctor pronounced her well, her upon her. That Inst day on the | cough persisted. boat to New York when Andre, Andre, seeing bar waste away, sensing her heartacho had tried to turned more and mera to the gamb comfort her by bringing over to ling table to help him forget. Was her the dark-eyed child so much this nad-eyed, aimoat motionless
ise her own Georgie,
creature, this pale, wan child, tho And. Instly, their long talk that bright eft he lind known? His heart night. She remembered every word twisted within him, but ho was of that. She had turned to him helpless to aid himself or har abrupily as the boat dockod: An- Then came the night when, long dromif I went back now-before after she had retired, abo awoke we landed what would happen?" to find him awaying over her, his "I'd go back with you, ho re-silic hat on the back of his head,
Но plicit, The Georges would chni- bis face flushed with wine. lenge me, of course. And, being the better wordsman I should kili him." Ha aludied her face for the effect of his words, the remained gelmiy ilent. "After all," he con tinued lightly, "that might be haal. Then you'd be my wife; you'd have your child back; and wa'd not have the fealing of two run-away alaves.” "But be killed you?" she countered.
smiled half-sheepishly,
"Froufrou's troubles began when she ran away with a follow named Andre Vallafre," he faltered.
"And
She managed to smile. Andre Valiaire would still be a happy man if he'd never Froufrou."
mat
Ho put his arm about her and drew her clos. "He'ah not sharry," he whispered. "But she is~=" la face hardened, "There'd be She shivered and coughed a little. no chance of that, The ono chal- "You must take care of that longed has his choice of weapons." cough," he said, his face growing Than we'll not go back," was suddenly serious with concern for
her. her instant reply.
"You're afraidi” ho accused --- She nodded and amiled up at him. "For him!"
I oyca Alled with minery. Upon their arrival in New York "Know what's happened now?" he they set out at once for the naked suddenly. The confounded Drevoort Hotel. Andro's first bank'sh sent back my draftaun- thought was to write his mother paid." He swept her a low bow, and explain bla great love for Frou- "I'm dishonored gamblor, He- frou-her own unhappiness in her dame!" home-and beg for the understand. Ahe stared at him unbelievingly. Just ing and affection his mother had "I don't understand, Andre,
what does that mean?" always given him.
Madame Vallafra's answering let- ter cont Troutrou into the depths
"I don't know," he shrugged,
At
CUSTOMS CRUISER KILLING
Crown's Case Before Privy Council
MR. G. A. GOODBAN
Assumes Headmastership Of Diocesan Boys' School
As from today, Mr. G. A. Good- ban, A., will succeed the Rev. C. B. R. Sargent os Headmaster of the Dloccean Boys' School. The RL Rev. Bishop _R. O. Hall, and Mr. P. S. Casaldy, Secretary of the School Committee, will be present at a brief handing-over ceremony at morning prayers, Later a photograph will be taken of the students, staff and servants.
London, Oct. 10. The supreme appeals tribunal of the Empire--the Judicial Committee of the Privy Counell-held yesterday,
The Rev. C. B. R. Sargent, who has the Committee's premises in Downing Street, the second session of been Headmaster of the School since its investigations into the case of the 1032, will leave shortly to take up his Chinese cabin bay, Chung Chiappointment na Assistant Bishop In cheung, who was sentenced to death the Diocese of Fukim. In 1937 by the judgment of the Full Court of Hongkong for the murder of his
caplain, Douglas Lorne authority, claimed to exercise juris- Campbell. The Judicial Committee diction under the principle admittedly which is judging the appeal is com- appilcable to ships of war in foreign posed of Lord Atkin, Lord Macmillan, waters. Lord Porter, Sir Lancelot Sanderson
and Sir George Rankin. Mr. H. J.
The question of the jurisdiction of
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Wallington, K.E., and Mr. Eri V. E. the local Courts in criminal matters 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
Jurisdiction. The crime Somervell, R.c.) and Mr. Kenelm the
committed
by 0 British subject Preedy put the case for the Crown. | against a Belfish subject within the
The first session, held on October waters
the 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 was stated.
his being landed at Hongkong.
On this occasion the Judicial Com- mittee of the Privy Council conclud- ed its investigations.
the
Immunity Waived
thus
The immunity accorded to public vessels from the exercise of jurisdic- The Attorney-General, Sir Donald tion aver them when within the Somervell, R.c., stated the case for waters of the receiving State was Crown. He said that two based on the consent of the receiving questions arose on the main matter. State to walve the exercise of that First, the general question whether a complete, exclusive territorial juris- foreign warship in the territorial dietion which it possessed, and the waters was to be regarded for all immunity thus accorded could be, purposes as a floating piece of terrl-i and was, waived in the circumstances tory; and that, he submited way of this case. wrong. Secondly, whether the right view was that the territorial jurisdle- tion of the host country remained submitted that the Supreme Court subject to this, that by allowing the had Jurisdiction under Section 07 of foreign warship to enter, it impliedly that by the Treaty of Tientsin, 1858, the China Order in Council, 1923, and ters China renounced jurisdiction over which becurred on that ship. If that offences committed by British sub- jcets within her territory. The brond proposition was right, then in ce
undertook not to exercise that Jurisdiction in relation to matters
In the alternative, Sir Donald
his submission it must be clear that immunity accorded to the cruiser and where the visiting ship agreed to the her crow could only be claimed to Courts of the host State exercising oust the jurisdiction of the Supreme Jurisdiction in respect
Court by the Chinese Government or of offences its accredited representatives, or by committed within territorial waters, the officer in command of the then those Courts had jurisdiction.
cruiser, and could not be claimed by The right view might be, continued the appellent as a British subject at Counsel, that if an offence was all. The judgment of the Full actually commliled 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 suffelent reasons. Sovereign, through the commander
of the vessel, asseried his jurisdiction, custom in a murder case, the finding The Court then rose. As is tho then the Courts of the hos! country of the Judges, who may not give would not interfere. This not being
n floating plece of China, the terri- any reasons for their decision, will torial jurisdiction of Hongkong was be put in the list within two or three exercisable in respect of the crime days' time, and the result of the committed
unless the Chinese appeal communicated to Hongkong.-- Government, through the proper Our Own Correspondent,
OUR
BRITISH
$29
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2 Die (7),
ACROSS
33
8 If you can't get this word you
will have to this it (4).
9 Mediterranean island (8).
10 Only one carpenters' tool (5). An unimportant sweet (0),
11
and that's what I mught go to
12
of despair, never want to a New Orleans to find out." He waved
you again” she wrote. How could a mother be that hard to her only Boti?
his hand. "Be so good, my dear aa'h to get ready."
"New Orleanal"" she cried.
"Wo
The letter had coat Madame Vai- can't go to New Orleans laire every ounce of courage; but "You're all afraid Georges 3nr- who know what was beat; she had toris wilt challenge me and I'l written thus to avoid any possibility have to kill him," he shouted Joni- of the duel which would surely inks ously, place, should Andro aver return to "No-No, Andre." She throw her New Orleans. Madams offered alm- arms about him, flar navisa to Froufrou's father,
Ile disengaged himwelt from her you're Mounsur Brigard," she begged, embrace. Well-I think write your daughter that you never wrong, Froufrou, I won't have to want to soo her which is what kill Georges. Gentlemen, who love I've written my son, heaven for their wives ao dearly don't wait. give me. Don't let them come back a year to ravenge themselves. I'd here. Perhaps they'll stay away not have walled an hour." until Georges Bartoria realizes he's I hope to heaven you're right," woll Hd of a trollop-
she whlapored. "But-perhaps lie "I'd challenge a man who spoke knows we'll come back-perhaps that way of my daughteri" eriod | ho's walking-Oh! why must you Briard,
RD" Madame Valisiro laughed shortly, Tve told you" he interrupled. *Then If you had ears--you'd chai- "Besides—well-i want to see my
matter." lenge the whole state, Monsiour."
And Brigard, realizing the wie dom of Madamo's advice, wrote Froufrou that phin was no longer fils daughter. Following upon re- the wept." ceipt of his letter, Fronfrou learned; He gathered har in his, arena,
Then fol- "Poor Froufrou."
"Poor lowed the distroming period when
she sobbed. legal papers were exchanged be-: Then we'll ROT tween har and the exscutors of his *You, yes!" she cried. At Do estale. Lawyers arrived eventually-tonight-now!" to complete detalis,
of her father's death.
Froufrou turned her half of the property over to Louise in exchange for a cash settlement. The lawyor urged her to act the money naide for a trust fund. They pointed outi
"And I she started "Yes, Froufrou?”
"I do so want to see my soul”
What happens when Froufrou and Andre return so Zoutelinar The Georgee besp waiting for them to come back? Don't miss tomorrow's thrilling chapter.
COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS?
EVERYWHERE
very fair example of lis`kind (8).
to
13 Anyone who 51 this would
make the first lotter th (4). 14 Will London really have
grow much more before this county becomes 11 "darit- lory''? (4).
10 English river used by golfers
(4).
17 This often enables one to pick out the sacred figures in an old picture (7).
10 The farmer who had to sell ali his live stock still kept two of this (4).
21 Part of window or of uniform
(4). 22 A
servant perhaps (7).
24 Yound almon caught by Henry
VIII. (4);
23 This musical composer was the
end of another one (4).
27 One of the U.S.A. (4).
28 Is this bit of music an effort to
the musician? (8).
29 By this liquid can be made to
rise above is own level (0), no Material statement about the
future (B).
31 This man gets goods from pro-
ducer to consumer (0),
32 Mediterranean port (4).
33 "Red rags" (anng.) (7).
DOWN
1 Fino (0).
2 County essential to the business
world (0).
38 and 37 alone in this puzale have this root (or I possibly)
(4).
CROSSWORDS
4 An Indian Native State (7). 3 This household utensil and wa- ter would be punishment face (10),
a
0 Canaanite tribe that might be notice outside a prehistorie Zoo enclosure (8).
7 The girl has less about her, the result of excessive slimming
perhaps (8).
15 A watch not a hack sometimes
ridden to hounds (10).
19 A place of death (8),
20 Go this way to and the pallents
In a hospital (8).
23 A number mad with strong de-
sire (7).
25 Kind of road showing how some travel on a rallway (0). 20 Dld the musical landlady play some of this composer's musle to tell the lodger his supper was ready? (0). 20 Musical term or blame (4).
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