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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 2, 1939
THEIR AIM IN LIFE IS THE MOON Europeans Replaced
WORKING steadily and unobtrusively, a group of men By Asiatics In
in England believe that they are nearing the day
when they will be able to travel by "space ship" to the SS. Police Force ·
Moon.
the proposition of a lunar voynge is
DECREASE of ten in the number
The scorn of incredulity dong the problem of landing both on the of European Inspectors in the
not affect them..
Some lica of the progress of their researches is given in a recent, isC of the "Journal of the British inter- pinnetary Svelety."
"If 10 to 15 years could be spent on ground experiments, with the necessary money and apporalus, then tho construction of a space ship, based on our present design, could Le undertaken with complete con- fidence," it states.
LIKE COLUMBUS
The pioneers point out that lets than 40 years ago, in the "face of even greater ridicule then Columbus faced, the first ueroplane climbed Into the sky.
"To-day men in every country are striving towards a new and greater kon). It is the vision of inter- planetary travel."
Towards this end the first designs tur space ship have already been published. The July "Journal” con- tains diagrams of the "Automatic firing control of lunar space ahli," with a technical article,
ROBOT PILOT
The robot pliot has been design- ed," says the article, "and certain points that have arisen are being/ forwarded to the Experimental Com- milice for practical tests, if financial- ly possible."
Members of the society are asked to submit designs for shock absor- bers, because "the wenkest point in
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Jean Seldell of Plainfield, N. J., tries out a specially treated cork bathing suit, on Lido Beach, Ostia, Italy. Avoids that "sink- ing feeling," she says,
Straits Settlements Police Force is reported by the Inspector-General, Mr. K. I de S. Onract, in his annual ¡report.
This decrease, and the correspond- Ing increase in the number of Asiatic Inspectors, is due, he says, to a start being made with the new policy of | abolishing the European Inspectorate and replacing it with Aslatio inspec- torx,
Candidates for the Aslatle Inspec- torate were numerous, and a healthy und welcome sign was the number of men qualified for direct appoint- ments who went into the ranks in the hope of proving themselves worthy of promotion, states Mr. Onract,
"The candidate for direct appoint-
Tyrone Power and his bride, Annabella, arriving at Newark,
N. J., airport on belated honeymoon from Hollywood.
They
took in the Louls Galento fight and planned to leave New York for abroad,
ment competing against mens of such When Is A Second
type must needs be outstanding.
Not that promotion can be the lot of
every qualified man in the ranks Offence A First?
indeed, they have a further handleap
in that they are expected to show
least two of the examinations pre- scribed for confirmation in the rank
themselves worthy by passier at A MOTORIST with a previous conviction asked at High- gate Police, Court recently to be trented as a first offender,
He was--and this is why:
of Astastie Inspector before they are considered. The result must be a rising standard of professional ability."
The motorist, summoned for speed- had been convicted a few days. in another court for a similar offence.
MALAYS DO WELL Malays offering for enlistment in the rank and fille were very satisfac-ago tory, both in quality and quantity, notwithstanding the competition pro- vided by the introduction of Malaya Into local units of the fighting ser vices,
The supply of Indians was equally satisfactory, except for Sikhs who come forward in adequate numbers but were of very, poor physique. A system of recruiting direct from the Punjab had been instituted, and it was expected that there would be little difficulty in maintaining the old, high standard,
There were signs toward the end of the year that locally-born Chinese were beginning to consider the Police
But, explained Mr. Codd, solicitor for the motorist, the offence for which he had been convicted oC-
curred after, the one for which he was now summoned,
Hence the previous conviction was not for the first offence but for the second, and the motorist, in the pre-
sent case, was entitled to be treated as a Arst offender.
Or, as Mr. Codd put it: "In this case the previous conviction was not really previous."
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Rebuke For Woman
With No Stockings
When a boy of 14 was accused of
assault at East London Juvenile Count recently, his mother was pre- sent, without stockings. The chair- man, Mr. B. L. Q. Henriques, said:
"Officers, will you see, that wit- nesses or parents come into court with stockings on?"
The woman: I have just left my business.
Mr. Henriques: I cannot help your business. This is a police-court, and you must not come into court like
this. It is most disgraceful.
Perfect Cat's Black Ancestor
London.
The favourite eat at the Kensing ion Kitten Club show, on July 12th, was a pure white "Casino Irune" winner of five firsts at its first show. According to an expert it is a perfect speelmen. "The funny thing about this white wonder wrlies Ulyss Rogers, "is that her grandfather was
ug u career—a fact already grasped After puzzling that out the magis- by Eurasians of whom 14 were re-trate, Colonel Beach, dismissed the cruited during the year compared summons-under the First Offenders' | black and her grandmother orange- with 2 in 1937.
Act.
eyed Instead of blue."
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