Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 1, 1939 qurers,
Britain Has Its Clippers Too
Flying Boats For Tasman
And Atlantic Services
By Our Special Aviation Correspondent.
London.
AOTEAROA, first of Imperial Airways' 24-ton flying boats designed for the Tasman service, was launched recently from the workshops of Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent.
The assembly line on which she was built is directly opposite the silp- way, and when the great hangar doors of the workshop were slid back, she was wheeled straight forward on her benching gear (which consists of two independent legs, one under each
·wing, and a fall trolley or eradic).
Flying Bost
Aotearoù, which already bears her| New Zealand registration ZK-AMA,
Commercial Aircraft
These lying bouls Brotheflrat commercial aircraft in the world to be equipped with (1) Bleeve-valve |engines, (2) a retractable transpurent deme for purposes of astronomical observation, and (3) facilities for
in the air.
ways trans-Atlantic
erles
is under the command Captain A, S, Wilcockson, O.DE., who in 1037 mode a
of survey fights to Canada and the United, States in Caledonia, one of the standard C class flying boats.
To Aotearoa and Australia (second
the
boats) Captain John miles survey flight to New Zealand, Welr Burgess, hero of the 32,000 is one of nine 24-ton flying boats and Captain George Cyril Butler have which will establish services across been appointed, the Atlante and the Tasman
ts it is hoped tur year.
be
that both services may There are tour air. liners In the inaugurated early in June. The Atlantic- services will operate at first Atlantic feet, Imperial Cabot, Clyde, on Held by an electric winch attached Connemara and Caribou. They are ing mails only. Passengers will be. a regular weekly schedule carry- to the tail, she was wheeled down fast four-engined flying boats capable carried when a working schedule hos the slipway until water-borne, when of carrying when refuelled in mid-been tried out and established. On the winch cable was released by a air, a load of 14,000 lbs-the equiva- the Tasman service passengers will
mechanism. pressbution
Molor,
lent at 200 lbs. per lent at 200 launches then look charge of her, Boating off the legs and trolley of passengers-on a 100ger, of 70 probably be carried right from the
mile fiight, start, the benching gear, and she is now these flying boats will be equipped
When ready for passenger
traffle, moured on the Medway beside her with furnishings similar to those on Southampton, by way of Eire, New- sister ships the Clyde and the Cori-Imperial Airways standard flying foundland and Montreal to New baits which have been operating York. The Tasman crossing will be regular services between England from Auckland to Sydney and then and Africa, India and Australia, for on through Malaya, Siam and India the past two years,
to Southampton.
bou.
Finishing touches remain to be completed, but it is expected that she should be in the air very soon.
This photograph shows a group of passengers looking at the landscape through the promenade deck windows of an Imperial Airways flying boat When this picture was taken, the flying boat was travelling at 160 m.p.h.
Flying Routes The Atlantic route will be from
Thus from Aucklandt through England and New York on fo Bermuda there will be a continuous Imperial air line of 10,500 miles.
Even more impressive is the vision
Comfort is the keynote of the Imperial Airways passenger planes.
boats.
of the future for these routes will Above is a photograph taken of the sleeping beribs on one of the Dying
British lines to three terminals carry
the Pacificat Hongkong, at Vancouver and at Auckland—and the spanning of this ocean' alone remains
on
to complete the encirclement of the
globe by British air services.
The King To Approve
Name Kept Secret Dresses For 'Debs.'
To Save Parents
A FORMER public-school boy nt the Old Bailey recently was described as Kit Davidge, aged 20, clerk.
That is not his real name," de-
clared Mr. John Maude, prosecuting. "I hope that it will not be necessary
to find out exactly who he is. He is not a person of great importance, but he was decently born and bred, and he pussed through a public
school.
The parents and the prosecution Is sor
sorry for them-would he hurt. Davidge admitted four charges of breaking and entering, and Mr. Frank Milton, defending. sold now
he realised he had been an "utter end." The recorder, Mr. Gerald Dodson, postponed his decision until next session. The probation officer, he sald, would see Davidge.
ONE of the first duties of the King and Queen when they
FLOWER COLORS Pretty enough to Pick
The new arrivals in dress materials at Whiteaways will be particularly helpful in inspiring the creation of your Spring and Summer Dresses.
Washing Georgette
In lovely floral designs
$2.50 yd..
Tootoile, 36"
In flowered & Dutch designs $1.75 yd.
Toolina
Similar to an air-cell Linen
$2.25 yd.
Lystav Printed
re-
Silk Linen
four
turned from Sandringham recently was to approve designs as models for the dresses to be worn at this year's Courts. About 30 drawings were submitted. Together the King and Queen scrutinised each one. The King approved the final choice.
With the Queen the King spent; at least in hour choosing the final designs. They were then sent
to the
Lord Chamberlain's office. signers were able to sketch copies. where West End and Paris dress de-
DRESSMAKER TOLD
Last year a number of women's dresses had too low a neckline. Ometal displeasure was conveyed, but it was deelded to wait until this year before hinting to dress- makers that they should dissuade their clients from having low- backed Court gowns.
Unoficial instructions have al- ready been given to dress-makers to the effect that greater attention will West End designers are heartily in have to be paid to these designs and agreement with the restrictions, that major details such as the length "but," a Lamous designer sold of train and neckline must be con- "clients are apt to have their own formed to,
views,"
$2.25 yd.
Flowered Striped Luxora Linen $1.95 yd.
LADIES' DEPT.
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
ANNOUNCING.
THE
IMPROVED FILMO 8's
AT NEW LOWER PRICES
(RIGHT)
HAS FOUR SPEEDS 8-16-24–––
32, 121⁄2MM F3.5 FAST AN-
ASTIGMAT LENS, WHICH CAN
-BE INTERCHANGED
OTHER LENSES.
-loi
tion.
WITH
U HANDSET FOOTAGE DIAL...
W
SINGLE PICTURE DEVICE
G
Wo
(RIGHT)
WITH 122 MM F2.5 TAYLOR-. HOBSON LENS, SPEEDS 16-32 ~48-54. COMBINES THE ECONOMY OF 8 MM. FILM WITH COMPLETE READINESS FOR ALL PICTURE OPPORTUNI TIES. MOUNTS YOUR CHOICE OF 3 LENSES AND MATCHING VIEWFINDER OBJECTIVES ON THE TURRET HAS POSITIVE- TYPE FINDER. MAGNIFYING CRITICAL FOCUSER AND SINGLE FRAME EXPOSURE BUTTON.
sior.
notion for p
Al
Atanc
el, i,
Sour
Veal P.
Mr. C1
It clea
pirati
nation
The
appa
polley
BCC
the m
FILMO “COMPANION” HK$160.-
FILMO "ARISTOCRAT” HK$480.-
AT YOUR SERVICE FOR
FILMO
the h.. when
were
to bear
Rotch." “Svi mili-
Agents for
3RD. FLOOR MARINA HOUSE-
(RIGHT)
FITTED WITH TAYLOR-HOBSON F2.5 LENS, REDESIGNED "CAL- CULIGHT EXPOSURE GUIDE FOR QUICKER LENS SETTING. IN.. TERCHANGEABLE LENSES AND HINGED VIEWFINDER MASKS.
SELF-SETTING FILM. FOOTAGE INDICATOR AND SINGLE PIC- TURE DEVICE SPEEDS 16-32- 48-64.
BETTER MOVIES
FILMO “SPORTSTER” HK$240.–
DEPOT
TELEPHONE: 32153
BELL & HOWELL COMPANY, CHICAGO – NEW YORK – HOLLYWOOD – LONDON