FLIGHT TO FAR EAST
German Plane May Pass
!
Here On Wednesday
Although the
Berlin, Nov. 20. fight of Germany's
outstanding plane, the Condor, to Japan, is in the nature of a specta: cular enterprise, insofar as it in hoped to complete the journey of 0,300 miles in 50 hours, it is, at the same time, experimental in the sense that a test will be made over n route which will ultimately become an all- round-the-world route.
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Donations to Charitable And Other Objects CHINA RELIEF FUND
The following in a list of nub- scriptions received to date for eredit of the British Fund for Rellif of Dis- tress in China, Hongkong and South China Branch:
Previously Acknowledged $31,131.89 The Bank Line (Chiên)
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The route to the Far East is well found and organized, although ta. Sanger
maximum potentialities as to speed
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Kut Le..
J.
Ormiston
Sir Henry & Lady Pollock D. Brunimond
have not yet been given a thorough. M. Chaloner test by a commercial plane. This the Condor will provide."
Plans are for departure to-morrow, arrival at Hanol early an Monday. Wednesday and a straight fight to Tokyo, passing near Hongkong Wednesday morning.
The projected round-the-world
on
R. E. N. Ryan T. Y, sau
THE HONGKONG
POPE IMPROVING
Fatigue Postpones
The Audiences
Vatican City, Nov. 20.
the Pope's A bulletin says that
returned almost to conditon has normal, but in view of his weakness he has been advised to rest for a few days before resuming his ordinary 280.00 routine. 100,00
His Holiness was lifted from his 500.00 bed into an armchair and received the Papal Secretary-General-Ren- 105.00 ter Bulletin,
25.00 30.00 50,00 25.00
Heart Normal
Rome, Nov. 26. There is a further improvement in 10.00 the condition of Pope Pius XL The 40.00 physleinnts declare that the heart is 200.00 beginning to work normally again. 100.00 Trans-Ocean.
50,00
20.00
15.00
200.00
A. E. N.
Violet Boyd Leung Sul Yuld
Lieut. route, supposing it started from Ber- Pay
Merry, R.N. lin, would run as follows: Berlin-
F. Linennen Bagdad - Allahabad-Calculin - Hong- kong-Manila-Ganm-Midway Hono- Dr. & Mrs, R. M. Alder- lulu-San Francisco-New York-Harin, ton Azores-Lisbon-Berlin. This route s R. A. D. Forrest almost identical with the round-the-G. II. Gompertz world record route, recognised of R. W. Smith cially by the Federation Acronnutie V. H. C. Jarrett Internationale, but which has never yet been flown.
American Record
In their record flight round the
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Fung Tang..
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Dr. K. K. Wong
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world, the Americans made a short cut vin Siberia, thus totalling only 23,000 kilometres, Instead of 30,000 kilometres of the former route.
Weather causes the Atlantic to be still the missing lak. The Pacife, despite occasional typhoons, not
J. Price ns dangerous as the Atlantic. The Karsten Larssen & Co.
(H.K.) LAI, former has numerous islands, where planes can land, and under narmol Ed. A. Keller & Co., Ltd. conditions, its waters are smoother H. A. Keller than those of the Alfanile, risks are far more frequent. Not Lt. Cmdr. R. C. M. only do violent hurricanes sweep the Atlantle, but high waves frequent that a landing would be Mrs. J. A. Whyte perilous. Last your when American I. §. Tsul
where w. Paid
White"
R.N.
ure so Tam Cheong Wing
planes carried out, experimental II. C. Chan flights, a plane was kept on Horta, | 3. Van der Hum Azores, for five weeks before being A Missionary in China" able to take off.
Liu Yun Sant
W. R.
Wan Ping Ching Wan Chea In II. K. Law
Endeavouring to avoid these risks, the German Lufthansa, using air- and not seaplanes, has made use of catapult ships on the Northern Al-W
the Schwaben- Jantic, two of them, land and the Friesland being per- manently stationed, From these ships, planes are catapulted into the air, making them independent of the
Mrs. Fung Tam Shi Yaumaul Govt. School Chinese Staff of the long- kong & Kowloon Wharf)
Godown
20.00 10.00
Passes Good Night
Rome, Nov. 26. Pope Pius XI passed a good night and his condition was Allightly im- proved this morning, which permits the hope that the heart attack which His Holiness suffered yesterday will 25.00 leave no permanent consequences,. 50.00 although in view of the advanced age 20.00 of the patient who is 0, and his 50.00 asthma it is not yet possible to say 20.00 that the crisis is definitely 50,00❘ come. 25,00
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MONDAY,
NOVEMBER 28, 1938.
SOCKS
POLICE WEDDING
NARCOTICS TRADE
Mr. A. Billingham And | Traffic Under Nanking
Miss M. Powell
Puppet Government
Shanghai, Nov. 27. Doctor M. 8. Batts, an American
An interesting Police wedding took place at St. John's Cathedoctor at the Nanking Univeralty, In dral on Saturday, when Mr.a letter in the Shanghat Evening Albert Billingham, of the Hong-Post, addressed to the "Japanese and kong Police Force, married Miss Chinese who care for the welfare of Maud Florence Crosby Powell, formerly of Berwick Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex, England.
The bride, who arrived in the Colony by the Corfu, wore charming wedding dress of ivory satin. Her embroidered veil was worn as a cowl, and caught at the neckline with a small pasy of orange blossoms, She carried bouquet of gladioli and African dalales.
Inspector T. Sabey gave the bride away in marriage, and Mrs. W. Me Hardy neted as matron-of-honour.
The bridegroom was attended by Sergeant A. Haynes as best man.
The Police Force was well repre- sented at the reception that was held futer at Lane Crawford's.
wore
✡
When Mrs. Billingham iett for the honeymoon, which is being spent at over-Repulse Bay, the
deep inarina-blue two-pices costume, trimmed with fur, and a brown hat,
The Pope's nephew, Count France 50.00 Raiti, arrived home from Milan this 11.00 16 morning and proceeded at once to 15.00
Relatives of the Pope the Vatican. 500,00 Sand Cardinals are staying' at the 100.00 bedside. 300.00
Religious services in the Vatican, 500.00 50.00
which is to be opened on Sunday, 25.00 naturally not be attended by the 20.00 Pope this year.
It will be recalled that owing to 50.00 over exertion during these services 100.00 two years ago the Pope contracted 20.00 the iness from which he recovered 50.00 only lust summer.-Trans-Ocean,
100,00
1,00
Slight Improvement
Rome, Nov. 20.
20.00
Following three hours of an un- 10,00
disturbed sleep, Pope Plus showed a slight Improvement yesterday night 10.00 26 and it was reported that he received 25.00 several relatives who declared on 25.00 35.00 departing from the Vatican-thal his 20.00 condition improved.
also
5.00 5.00
Osservatore Romano The 5.00 10.28 stated last evening that the Holy is slowly rallying from his 100.00
25.00 fainting attack which seized him yes- terday morning.--Trans-Ocean.
Father
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It is still not certain what part V. I. Chan Zeppelina will piny
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future North-Driessca Atlantic flights. The Zeppelin re- N. F. quires more time for a crossing than "Anonymou
the plane, but affords greater per- sonal convenience for passengers and
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has greater possibilities of avoiding Ini Chuck possible sources of danger.
Possibly, therefore, the Zeppelin will constitute the missing link in round-the-world Alight,
The new Zeppelin, L. Z. 130, re- completed, has been named cently Graf Zeppelin, thus perpetuating the name of the most successful dirigible in history. Trans-Ocean.
Leaves 11 p.m. To-day
Tokyo, Nov. 27.
The German neroplane Condor will
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Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Mans-
field
Ion, Mr. T. II. King Mrs, K. M. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. C. C. Robberte
'Davidson... Mrs. Chau Shing Kon Jebsen & Co. L. D. Pringle Mrs. C. S. McKee
Kan Tong Po Mr. & Mrs. Hongkong Rope Manufac-
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hop off from The Tempelhof Acro-11, F. Wallace.... drome in Berlin af 11 p.m. Monday, Hongkong time, on a goodwill fight to Tokyo, according to a despatch reaching Focke und Koch, general agents in Japan of the Fockewulf Miss Z. Antomova Company, manufacturers of the Wilkinson & Grist Candor planes.
A Relapse
Rome, Nov. 20. The Pope's condition took a turn 250,00
for worse yesterday evening accord- 10.00 ing to reports from Vatican circles
which plate that in addition to 20.03 10.00 fainting spell yesterday morning hel 23.00 also suffered light stroke. In view 35.00 of the fact that the Holy Father is 5.00 in weakened condition as a result 54.05 of the serious illness of the past year, 20.00 many persons in his immediate vicl- nity are inclined to believe that he may not survive the night.
100.00
25.00 Trans-Ocean Icarned yesterday 50.00 evening that the Sacrament of Ex- 200.00 treme Unction was administered to 25.00 the Pope by Cardinal Lorenzo Laurl 100.00 following the forenoon fainting at- 500.00 tack.
25.00 The following ofelul bulletin was 15.00 issued yesterday afternoon
by the 500.00 attending physicians:
masa,
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"The Holy Father suffered a sud- 35.00 den attack of cardiac asthma this
morning after celebrating 600.00 but his position is improving. At 100.00 the present time there is no ground 5,000.00 for concern.
100.00
"In view of his advanced nge and 100.00 strain of the past days a disturbance -12.00
12.00 in the heart activity is to be feared." 25.00 Trans-Orcan.
Kong & Kong Under the present plan, the Ger- man plane intends to cover the dis- Mrs. H. H. Hollings
Lt. Col. L. Walker, D.9.0. Lance of 15,000 kilometres between D. Davies Berlin and Tokyo via Bagdad, Karachi and Hanol within 48 hours. D. L. Strellett
All things proceeding favourably, the pland will be able to reach the Tachikawn Aerodrome in Tokyo at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Tokyo time.
Domst,
IMPERIAL
AIRWAYS
Two Planes With Passengers And Mail
The Imperial Airways planes Della and Delphinus reuched licngkong on Saturday afternoon with mails and passengers from Hanol.
On board the Delin were Mrs. Fredericks, Mr. II. Seldler and Com- mender Murray, Far Eastern manager of Imperial Airways, returning from
D. J. Sloss
A. S. Adamson W. T. Yaxoil
320.00
20.00
50.00
250.00
50.00
20.00
$44,870.02
miles of Capetown, will have its part to play In the great organisation rented by Imperial Airways to carry the
Vast quantilles of Christmas mail overseas.
The seaplane Mercury, launched above Southampton Water from the under-component Mala, will make a number of special non-stop flights to Egypt carrying on each voyage nearly a ton of mail.British Wireless,
Mercury will be landed over
n short Inspection trip to Bangkok. Southampton Water at dusk on Mon- The Daedalus, which has been any from the parent craft. The plane overhauled in its annual oficial will fly non-stop to Alexandria, says examination, will make a test flight Reuter.
at Kal Tak early this week, prior
to being put into servico
Christmas nails.
for the
AIR FRANCE LEAVES
Ton Passengers Aboard For Hunol
Ten passengers left Hongkong by the Air France plane on Saturday morning, including eight Chinese. The others wero Mr. W. L. Bond and Mr. W. C. Cassels,
the
The plane landed at Fort Bayard
Provost, to pick up Mr. Le
who Administrator of the district, went to Hanoi.
CHRISTMAS MAILS Composite Craft to Make Non-stop Flights
London, Nov. 20. The Mayo composite alteraft, the upper component of which has made
AIR SERVICES
Arrivals and Departures Of Planc
Outward
For London. Australia, British Countries and Europe: Imperial Air- waya 7 a.m. Nov. 20; Imperial Air- ways 7 a.m. Dec. 2.
Prayers for Recovery
Rome, Nov. 28. Vatican officials at 6 p.m. reported that the Pope
had spent a quiet
afternoon.
SUNDAY'S NUPTIALS
the people in the Nanking area." surveys the new narcotics trade in Nanking, which he states totals a minimum of five million yen per month.
He points out that the oplum trade had been slight during the past five years due to the efforts of the Was practically unknown. But "to- National Government, and that heroin day opium and heroin arc being the public abundantly supplied by
their authorities or those enjoying ot
Tens
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The
to
favour and protection. thousands have become addicts, in-
ond girls. cluding youths licensed dens in the publle system advertise that their prodicta increase the health and vigour while omelal
the citizens newspapers invite these pinces of doom," he states.
Dr. Bates adds that the Oplum Suppression Burcau regulations authorise the establishment of 50 retail stores and 150 smolting dens in on unlimited number of addition
He licences for private smokers, says that although some recent police pressure had been aimed against the users of other narcotles, the Suppres- slon Bureau's regulations are
ind cerned with bringing all private trade consumption into the revenue Bureau is indicated by the
con--
Pretty Ceremony Held Atnet. The broad social view of the
St. Margaret Mary's
A pretty Chinese wedding took place at St. Margaret Mary's Church, Hanny Valley, on Sun- day, when Miss Rosemary Mah became the bride of Mr. Anthony Wee Tong-lee.
arrange-
bruthels ments for supplying al eences funerals and and individuals with covering marriages,
that. He sald social entertaining." the authorised daily sales totalled 6,000 ounces but this allowance was insufficient and hind netunily
exceeded.
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How- ese agents a fortnight nga delivered 100 cases of Persian opium. ever the major supply came Dairen via Shanghai
and the price was seven and a half yen per ounec.
trade
The bride, who was given away in marriage by her elder brother, is the second daughter of Mrs. Mih Sam-yuen and the late Mr. Mah Sameven formerly of Vancouver. B. C.
Her wedding dress of white French fallle was cut on Empire lines, and embroidered with perla at the waist and on the train." He lone embroidered tulle vell was held in place by a juliet cap of nearls had been overshadowed by the more trade. A sensible Embroidered lace mittens completed vicious heroin
private estimate stated that 50,000 the ensemble, and she carried victorian bouquet of lilles-of-the-persons, one-eighth of Nunking's population are now users of heroin. valley and rose buds.
Others put it higher."
expertly
Dr. Bales says the oplum cleaned
M'ss Bella Carolo Mah was the
The herein trade is private, he mald-of-honour. and wore a charm- ing frock of pink French toeta with states, but it is commonly reported magenta frimentos, and a floral head- that the Japanese Army Special Ser- vice Department has close protective dress with matching veil.
There were three bridesmaids, the relations with the semi-organised
trade.
added that Batcs Dr Misses Jeanello and Kay Christine trade
reliable agent told him that the mem- who wore { 1350) Mary Wae, Mob, and taffeta frocks cut on Victorian lines: bers of the Japanese Special Service three million yuan. Jeanette in sky-blue with royal Department recorded monthly sales touches: Kay in lavender with plum amounting to touches and Mary in anolegreen The price averages about 120 yuan with fade touches. They also wore per ounce. malching headdresses and veils.
bououcts. the bride's
headdresses.
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Little Didle Wee, the flower-oiri,
Dr. Bates concludes by saying: wore a dainty irock of while taffetaro make cheap supplles universally with red trimmings, cut on Victorian
available ond to increase the use by: lines, with headdress and vell.
advertising there is being bulit up a In place if the conventions! vast public and private inancial in- attendants | terest for the extension of sales which carried Bioral muffs to match ther has a policy based either on stupidity 220, Queen's Rd. C. Gloucester Bldg.
ped. Do the Chinese or or human is require for
for the Kayamally Bldg., Japanese interests reg future a drug-bed of people who are morally short-lived, Indolent and
who are being deve- irresponsible?" he asks. "That is the kind of people
Suppres loped to-day by the Oplum The bridegroom, who is a shipping!sion Bureau and heroin merchants. the Reformed and al merchant, and Manager of Here is a test for statesmanship and the Kwang Song Lung, is the only the character
and its sponsors. Is son of Mr. Won Khe-yam and the Government Inle Mr. W Khe-yam, formerly of lasting peace in the Far East' the Samarinda, Borneo.
deanly dream of the oplum den?"- United Press.
The bride's mother was present in en elaborately embroidered Chinese ceremonial gown.
Mr. Alfred 5, K. Lau, the well- known sollellor, undertook the duties of best man, and Messrs. Henry Wong, Johnston Wong, and Lo Kung- hing acted as groomsmen.
Later a
Bene-
of
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The Pope said. "I am quite well." The Papal Secretary, Cardinal The Rev. Fr. A. Granelli officiated Paccelli, reçelved newly wedded at the eeremony, and Miss couples. Four hundred pilgrims are dictine Xavier rendered appropriate scheduled to see the Pope.
muste on the organ. Vatican officials said that the Pope
brilliant recepton was
The Hongkong Stock Exchange would grant no audiences until he held at the Hongkong Hotel,
oMcial summary issued et 12.30 p.m.) was fully recovered. He breathes When Mrs. Wee left for the honey- November 20, says: more easily. A special chair has moon, which is being spent at Manila
The market was steady with and in the South Seas, she wore a smart gown of wine and gold velvet changes in prices,
with
grey coal and brocade matching suede accessories.
been built for him.
Meanwhile his attendants state that there is an improvement in his condition which is clearly evident.
All night long at the Pope's birth- place the Deslo orphans prayed for his recovery.-United Press.
Many Visitors
Rome, Nov. 27. The Pope continues to improve, according to a bulletin issued this that lo afternoon, It is expected Holiness will be present for at least part of the religious ceremonies at the Vallean to-morrow.
Many visitors called at the Vatican yesterday to enquire after the Pope's health.--Reuter Bulletin.
Papal Legata
Washington, Nov. 27. It is understood that Cardinal For U.S.A. Manila. Guam, Hono-Mundelein, Papal Legate has ar
ranged to cancel his sailing to-day lu: Pan American Clipper 8.30 a.m.
and return to New York should he Dec. 3.
be informed that the Pope may die. The Cardinal is at Napice at present,
United Press.
Hankow, Chungking, Sian, ete: Eurasin and C.N.A.C. services tem- porarily suspended.
For France, via Itanol: Air France, 0.30 am. Dec. 3.
Inward.
From London, Australia and Bri- tish Countries: Imperiat Airways om. Nov. 30, Imperial Airways 5 p.m. Dec. 3.
From U.S.A. via Guam, Manila,
Audiences Resumed
Rome, Nov. 27.
Rave the usual audiences this morn-
GALE IN ENGLAND Lifeboats Kept Busy In Channel
scus were
the
London, Nov. 27. A 70-mile-an-hour galo swept the and the Channel south of England last night. Many roads were water- logged, and with tremendous buffeling shipping, Ilfeboats called to maslat vessels in distress, Alded by searchlights from aircraft carrier Furlous at Plymouth, a lifeboat went alongside the British had steamer Jellicon Rose, which
anchers at dragged her
Plymouth sound, and was driven on to the rocky
shore, The mate of the in a steamer was brought ashore in u
of. breeches buoy, but 12 members the crew remained aboard until a tug towed the vrasel off at daybreak. A Southend lifeboat saved six men
After a fairly good night, the Pope ! and the crews of three barges which
till the lifebont ar ing. This was done against medical sank at Thorpe Bay. The men elung advice and caused suine concern at to the rigging till the
the Vatican, but after 10 privala phenomenal tidal wavo at, Sol
audiences the Pope astonished every-A
Pan American China Clipper 1230. one by receiving 400 Hungarian pli- way Firth submerged the marshes grims He addressed them for 10, at the village of Rockcliffe, and Honol: Air minutes and stined to worse after drowned 1,000.・ "sheep: - Reuter
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