Saturday
· HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 21, 1939.
JOHN BLUNT Says-
STICK UP FOR THE EMPIRE
IT IS INTERESTING, sometimes, when in reflective mood, to ruminate as to what exactly the average foreigner thinks of the average Briton?
I employ the word "Briton" in preference to the
Americanismi "Bri- tishor."
MO-
I am even willing to forego the right to refer to o native of England as an Englishman, for the desty of the Englishman is profound-born of an in- born sense of courtesy-}} sense of avoiding hurting the other fellow's feelings. So much for that!
Even yo. et is England that crystalines all that the English- man, Scolaman, Irishman (Yer...... even, Irishman), Welshman, Aus- tralian, New Zealander, South African-and every other mem- her of the British Commonwealth of Nations sticks up for when things are not going ton smoothly In the world,
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THIS SMALL COLONY of Hongkong in a particularly suit- able corner of the Empire in which to address ny opening question. It plays the
every nationality
host to almost
part of
under the sun, and as the typical English host,
dors everything
possible to make the guest feel at home. In fact, some of our guests
freedom which enjoy
experience in their own homelands to-day.
they
cannot
are non-
Irksome restrictions existent. It is merely necessary
for our visitors to arrive with the
conventional form of introduction in the farm of a properly attested passport, and every courtesy is theirs.
quarters
Bone
recently, there has been a deplerable tend- to belittle and mallen ency England, and those guilty of the discourtesy overlook the fact that are insulting their host, no they matter though they happen to reside in a corner of the world for removed from England.
The unfortunate part is that one occasionally comes
across British subjects who would be most indignant If they were dubbed un-British-and yet they have neither the courtesy not loyalty to stlek up for their own Empire, when it happens to be symbolised in the good old name
of
England.
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WHEN happened to be in Australia, I was forcibly struck by the fact that Australiana frequently referred' with pride to "The Home Country" and when I enquired as to what part of the British Isles they came from, it was not unusual fo receive the reply that they had visited the "Old Country" never
but that it seemed natural to refer to it as the "Old Country" or the "Mother Country."
Travelling around the world, every member of the British Em- pire is glad of the fact that he carries
n British passport, na matter whether issued in Hong- kong, Sydney, Londun--or where you will. When Innding in the United States Germany or else- where, he doesn't claim that he
A
Look Through The "Telegraph”
50 YEARS AGO
ian 3cotsman, Australian, (or Englishman, for that matter.) for his No, he merely relies recomition, acceptance and pro- tection on the all-important fact that he haprens to carry is credentials as a British sublect. but all the time, at the back of him lands Eng and,
I'M NOT TRYING to rub it in. On the contrary, I am deep- ly sensible of the fact that would not
matter whether Canada, Sectland or Honging happened to be the Headquarters of the Empire, the rest of the members should have the good grace and common decency fu support the whole. Never wan it more nerary for the Empre anul every member of the Empire to foster unison In cuttcok and action, and when this is all boil- ed down, it comes to the pain! that it is England that stands for the protection of the Em- pire's rights and safety.
have
It
Some farejen nations to-day, dave developed the weapon (some people call
un art) known as preparanda, and em- ploy It in 1
most scurrilous
manner. They must find it quite a problem seeking each day some new canard to hurl against England,
recently
PALESTINE HAS been a particularly useful Arkt for such invectius, and under the guise of "news"-the world hos been flooded with anti-British propaganda.
It is a matter for consolation that the majority
of thinking people of the Empire (of the reasonable part of the world, for that matter) are able to judge the allegations by the source, but nevertheless, there are
Nome→ even amongst thare whose birth gives them the right to claim British citizenship--who blindly accept everything they rend in cold print.
May I suggest that those who know not loyalty to the Empire as a whole, might very well pause awhile and remember that their very existence, freedom and protection depend
upon England remaining supreme,
At the back of loyalty stands tradition-a term which seems to be as red rog to, a bull to people who neither understand nor realise what tradition stands for. "Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Die- tonnry" defines tradition 05 follows:-The oral law, said to have been given by God to
down ས** ancestor
་་
Moses. That which is
is handed from father to son, or from to posterity by oral Cilons without written knowledge or bellef transmitted from fortfathers to descendants without
the aid of written memorials.
England's tradition of the past is worth handing down, and every member
our great partnership of nations should be proud to pass on to posterity such a tradition,
Heed not those who seek by subtle
to deery means heritage, and above all, remem- ber that it is a crazy bird that fouls its own nest,
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possible. Moreover, if Mr. Churchill I defented in the Cabinet, the whole Board of Admiralty will resign.
The Cabinet lacusses the subject on Thursday.
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Since the death of Mr. Fong-u a Cantonese aviator, no sucgeanor in the art an appeared, 2 is learned, how- ever, that a Sunningite somed Mr. Lai, who has been taught flying in Japan, In making preparation for an aerini The troopship Tomar was expected to exhibition at the Parade Ground out- arrive at Singapore on the 18th inst.
alde hus Eastern Gate of Canton, Wo read that the direction of the Turin Arsenal have received ardora
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HITHERTO UNDREAMED OF AERIAL LUNGRY—A photograph of the new Boeing Clipper, which will
rive in Hongkong early next month,
HERE COMES THE NEW CLIPPER
First of a Series of Saturday
on Aviation By
Articles
Our Aviation Correspondent
THE NEW CLIPPER is coming to Kai Tak. Within the next five weeks the largest commercial plane in the world will circle lazily over Hongkong and come to rest at the airport marine terminal.
the
And then the Colony will have an opportunity to see. newest, most startling development in a story of human achievement begun 35 years ago on the dunes at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The first of a fleet of 83,000 lb. air monsters will be in regular service across the Pacific.
This million dollar aircraft, i robot pilot did not relleve him very' big as a five-room house, is much. The captain still had to keep capable of orrying 74 paasen gers in hitherto undreamed of aerial luxury.
even
In n
modern
was no room, his fingers on the controls. There plane, for a man who did not take a part in lying the ship.
area
That is why the arm chair on the new Clipper, tucked away on th.. official night deck with эл
of 203 plane square feet, (compare this with the chris-old-time cockpits,) is the symbol o bridal the coming fight technique.
BRIDAL SUITE ABOARD The Bocing 314
the new designation of which has not yet been tered, is equipped with a suite, smoking room, dining saloon and lounge and G,000 lbs
THE "OLD MAN"
There are thres principal factor
of berths, divans and other of safety in commercial aviation. Th luxurious chrome and mobair Attingsop must be under control at a safe in green, beige and blue.
CATHAY CLIPPER
altitude, must be on course 01. which all conditions are known to be satisfactory at the time of the fight, Its fuel tanks hold enough gasoline and must be powered sufficiently to to carry an ordinary car wo and nep it in level fight, no matter the half times round the world. In bulk conditions.
the new ship, probably to be known
Clipper Dimensions
WEIGHT.
(Empty), 40,-
629 lbs. (loaded), 85,000 lbs. SURFACE AREA. — 4,000 square feet. Wing Span, 152 feet.
LENGTH.
109 feet. HEIGHT at CENTRE 28 ft. 6 in.
MOTORS. 4 Wright Cy- clones of 1,500 h.p each.
PASSENGERS.-74 by day. 34 by night.
MAIL, BAGGAGE and EX- PRESS. 22 tons.
GASOLINE CAPACITY. -- 4,300 gallons.
SPEED.-200 m.p.h. maxi- .num. Service ceiling 20,000
feet.
to reply.
TENSION GROWS IN BRITAIN
(Continued from Page 1.) cope, and also
the shelling and Wounding of two britien suojects, General Franco has not yet deigned
awhile, the "Dally Herald" In an custotal says: "ane spansh people are Lighting with one hand sied behind them. General Franco, tic instrument of the Fascin Powers, is alwed to receive war material from abroad. The Spanish overnment cannot buy even anti- aircraft
to protect their Chaul ch. JAGSY, 021 any honest grounds, can Mr. Chamberlain re- luce any longer to call Parlament?"
as Cathay Cipper, la two and a hal
The pilot, and the pilot alone, once times bigger than the familiar China faced the start.hg job of making cer- Clipper. Its four motors generate tain of all these facts. His was the 6,000 horse-power at the tax-oll. Job not only of tying the plane, but The air-conditioning syst: aboard of determ.ning, by means of scores would heat five seven-room house:. of instruments and his radio, that the motors wire running smoony, sn.p Strange, it is, but in the midst von its course, and'all clear uhtad,
That aviation concept has all this magnificence, be most sign-
passed. ficant bit of jurniture ta FL sing. The change has its apex in the new arm-cha.r.
Bocing's arm-chair, occupied by the "old
United Press. man," who need never touch af control in the ship unless he sa de- sires. He is the taipan, the man be-
That chair epitomises the realisa- tion of an idea waleis has ben in the m.nds of aviation engineers for years -the day when the captain of a pas- senger plane would be cominander in the real sense of the word.
hind the ship.
A
A crew of seven are under him, no
counting The two stewards. Each
In the past the plane captain has crewman is an expert and cach has been hindered by the fact that he i la spec.ße station on the flight deck also the pilet. Even the advent of Up forward behind the dying contro the co-pilot and the invention of tire the first and second officers. The navigating officer and an assistan. work at their charts at a broad desk Thiel, Captain and Mrs. Pennefather. Mr. on the port side, plotting each mil. and Mrs. W. James, Captain and Mrs. of the ship's 8,400 mile journey French. Commander Bass Taylor, N. Hongkong hir. F. B. L. lowry, bir, Wilkinson. Mr.
three
and Mrs. H. T. Richardson, Mr. G. M. Across from the navigator's table Young, Caplain and Mrs. Arthur, Mr. A. the radio man holds forth, 0. Gordon, Mr. J. M. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Transmuters. our reciv: Es Armatrong, Mr. and Mrs. Leask, Mr. J. direction finder at his elbow. Close Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Van Melnes, by the fight engine:r is at his post.
10 YEARS AGO
desk flanked by instruments and con- from the Ministry of War at Itome to British lad, and it in comforting to
trol panels. A light mechanie ready Designed on modern lines with a fit necessary to enter the wings and or 100,000 rifles of the last approved realise that the old spirit in still with teen fcol road on either side of the make any n cessary repa.rs un te pattern. The entire
the race. It has been proved that we' hallding, the first stock must be can find the
house In Morrison ready for delivery, without fail, by
men. But men without 1 Rond, belay erected on ground motors is within call. March 10th next. This looks anything ships are of small avall. And for that
which was recently foyelled, is in the we hope the "Little Navy"
course of construction
Immediately commenes the manufacture
were
The
reason
has
sea n fine curcer for дну
latter their
race in armaments must
LIKE A STEAMSHIP Behind the navigator's station i
desk and the arm- tion, of 147 'Praya East. It is learned the captain's
The owners of this new four stereved building are the Trung Tain Associ
poses.
H'KONG WOMAN
DETAINED (Continued from Page 1.) revenue officials were s...ng, how-
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ever, was not found.
The woman actained
San Francisco was Mrs, Chung Lee, otherwise known us Vio.c. Woul Her husband left Hongkong moniis prev.outly and was WALAN his wife's arrival in San Francisco.
Mr. Lee was a passeng. aboard the American President iner Pre- San Francisco on January 3. sident Coolluge, w.ch arrived
It is stated that the oplum was found in raise bottom trunk.
ANGLO-U.S. SUPREMACY
in her
AT SEA STRÈSSED (Continued from Page 1.)
but promoting for the universal pence politicians will speedily perceive that it we have heard so much about lately,
It look.
misjudged the feelings of the да if the Scotchmen)
bankering
the people. The after "America" Cup, and, updaunted by the continue; it is inevitable. Thero will that the ground floor will be used as chair, far from the actual controls.indered not only on the continent,
be net-backs for the intermen of large falture of the Thistle, mean to have views, very posilily, but we believe the floor as a Chinese schoot and the upper and supervising the functions of n
A Chinese recreation club, the Arat There he sits, confident, co-ordinating but also on the oceans. another trial for it. A letter has been majority of the people will give theas
"Japan's command of the sen and received at the New York Yacht Club
storeys will be put to rentiential pur.he experts as the ship wings its way naval air force paved the way for the alr by the Japanese navy and from Mr. York, secretary of the Royal wanting for the Navy; and the money support. Men are not Clyda Yacht Club, on behalf of one of wherewith to build the ships must also
The building In to be of reinforced to Hongkong. ita members, making if the name can lie forthcoming..
concreto Ans! wi overlock Happy
Nor aves the picture fade out there the Japanese militury successes in
| China." ditions that governed the Volutsør-
Valley. The presence of the read on The skipper is expected to mingle Thistle rates would be accepted in the gathering of ladles and gentlemen pre-, light and air
There
particularly large either side of It will allow plenty of with the pasteng.ra as on an occ Asia would prove a strong deterrent "Japanese command of the sea-In event of a new challenge. It is under ont at the launch of the ns. Wuchung, great improvement on the old form of Da Vinci, Jules Verne
to all fonts, making a liner. Dreams of Aristotle, Leonardo o.her
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Powers from taking stood that an affirmativa reply has The christening ceremony was perhuilding so common
und Blerio, vigorous attitudes against Japan. in the city diz-| formed by Mr. Edkins.
come true in 1934 when the captain irlet in Iongkong.
The mission of the Japanese navy has his own table at dinner, with Increases in Importance, quite apart passengers paning for the brief
from the queston of safeguarding social glory of being invited to sit Japan's trade routes."
been sent.
· A maaonic ball, under the auspices of
WABA
Among those who Accepted Invita-
the District Orand Lodge of Hongkong tinos and were present were:
5 YEARS AGO Special Commision A
КА
been
(Next Saturday: New Wings for
and South China, will be held at the Mr. J. M. Alves, Mr. A. W. Van Andel,
Mr. W. 8. Dalley, Mr. E. R. Bato, Mr. V. appolatod to administer, City Hall, on Friday, February 16.
with
tho it, The subscription is limited to $10 1.1. Howing, Cant, I. R. Branch, Mr. Governor, the affairs of Newfoundland.į for Masons and $0 for each Guest in Caldwell, Capt, W. E. Clarke, A. recently deprived, with consent, of a the Pacific and Atlantic.) vited (non-Musoni,)
Alt. Woolley.
Hon. Bec,
25 YEARS AGO
"Mrs. | populae form of government, owing to Danby Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Dyer, the Dominion's virtual bankraptey.
D. W. Craddock, Mr. and
And Mina Dver, Mr. G. T. Eakin»,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Graham. Mr. 11. Ha
Mr. and Mrs. T. Hayashi, Mr. and Mrs.
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A preliminary report on the trade of)
J. Owen Hughes, Capt. and Mrs, Innes, Hongkong for the year 1933, Innued by
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jack. Mr. and Aten, the Statistical Once of the Importa
Spelling Bee
Department, states that How many of these words are
The Daily Telegraph states on what It describe as "high authority," that J. Jonckheer, Mr. E. A. Koester, Mr. and and Exports STAVE crisis existe in the Cabinet refacie. Mr. and Misa Lennok, Mr. and ports of merchandise (excluding Tren: the others?
Mrs. Percy Lavers. Mr. and Mr. L. N. the combined values of inports and ca correct and what is wrong with Bgarding Naval Policy, the majority
Agresing with Afr. Lloyd George, and Den Lining Mr. and Mrs. J. Mac sure) declined by 17.5% as comparea Donald. Mr. and Mrs, J. MeCubbin, Mr.
with the year 1938, and 29.4% us com-;
opposing Mr. Churchill, the First Lord and Mr. J. Finlay Miller, Mr and Mrs. pared with 1991.
IL C. Marton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nieleen. Mr. Otta Kang Bing, Mr. B. V.
D. Pare,
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revelry
meridien
Graviveable
ambulatory tipsey
of the Admiralty.
The personal relations between Mr. 7 cot. P. 2. . Tadeline, Capt. and Mrs. Lloyd surge and Mr. Churchill are rugge, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ritchie, Mr. and The Hon. Mr..E. D, C. Wolfe, In- antramaly strained and the resignation Mrs. Rodger, Mr. It Pere Bmith. Mr. spastor General of Polias, will speak English Oxford Dictionary speli- affans"or the other from the Cabinei V. M. Bmith, M. and Mrs, d. 1. Birwart, on "Bafety First".at_to-morrow's meet-¡ings of these words will be found on “In the next few daya la regarded Mr. and Mrs. D. Templeton, Mr. 2. Ing of the Rotary Club.
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