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HONGKONG.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911.

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FLIGHTS TO BE MADE AT TAIPO.

"MP. MARS FLYING AT HONOLULU

who never knew you had such lovely spots WEDDING AT UNION CHURCH. out here. We all felt that we should

like to live afar there."

Three well-known American aviators, in the person of Capt. Baldwin, Me J. Mars, and Todd Shriven, have been

Our representative asked Capt. Baldwin staging in Hongkong for some days past. what type of flying machine would be They are ou on their way to Manila, wheroe, and the reply was that it was a

hipiance of his own design. they are to provide one of the great attrac tions of the Carnival. But before leaving the Colony they intend giving Hongkong people an opportunity of witnessing a biplane in actual flight. Ever since they have been here they have been negotiating with the authorities with a view to selecting?

"Of course", he said. All bipler look alike to-novices, but there are certain very marked differences in the various types. Our machine is more of the Farmaa type of mehine than any other kind. This unching I have been working on it ever since to lave bad going since March 1st last, and get it perfect.

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In the early days power was the chief trouble, but now I can carry fuel enough

to list for an hour. Mr Mars, here, can

good site, and at length they have chtained the perintission of the Government to By here, and have arranged to puke fights at Taips on the 10th, 11th and 12th.

This was the information gleaned by aply limited now The extent of fuel, representative of the China M this available."

The marriage took place at Union Church this afternoon of Mr John Livingstons MePherson, M., (son of Mr Angus McPherson, of Toronto, Canada, and until recently Secretary of the Hongkong Euro- pean Y.M.C.A.) and Miss Gertrude Briggs laughter of the Inte Mr J. S. Biggs, of Wakefield, England).

The wedding was a quiet one, and the coreniony was performed by the Rev. H. Hickling, assisted by the Rov. H. R Wells, Miss W. M. Watkin was the only

ly one of my unchines much longer than bridesmaid, and Mr A. S. Collins was "best that; the difference in his weight and mine," Subsequent to the ceremony a means that he can carry 76, more fuel reception was held at the London Mission, thay 1 can. The duration of Bight is si

those present being the colleagues of the contmeting purties. Mr and Mrs McPher an received the congratulations of nu merous friends.

I suppose that even that difficulty will he overcine in time?" queried our re prater.

"Sure to be." replied the Captain. Why we haven't started yet on the strute tural age; we are simply going though the experimental period. The grunt trouble in construction is that we are always ingining this which does not exist. All the theoretical laws we are taught are often vory misleading, and a great inany of them are really of no importance.

Tu the days we were afraid to

Volunteer Co's, Presentation.

At Volunteer Hendquarters yesterday evening Bombs. McPherson's "confreres in No. 4 Company, HK.V.A., presented him with a small silver rose-bowl an R Wark of good-fellowship to a popular member of

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morning when he called on Mr Mars at the -Hongkong Hotel. Though still a young mas, Mr Mars has gone though not a few thralling experiouces in his flights. A clean- shaven Httle man, sparse of build and with dark piercing eyes, he in the chief flyer of the party. To talk with, he is modesty itself. He refers it is most using manner to his many fonts in all parts of the world, and when mention is made of tho

fite with one propeller, int now we do it the Company about to lie suarried. Capt. rinks of his bobby he says with a smile that easily. Then, too, if we want to take an Scott make the presentation in wett

THE GARRISON . Hosekova F. C. there are dangers in everything. He has extrapassenger we put him by the operator's chosen wards recalled the popularity, of

The second round of the Challenge Cup had one or two very nasty falis in his iny, side. We are thus a man's weight out Bb. McPherson in No. 4 Company in side the centre of balance, but it really but luckily has come through all right,doesn't make any appreciable difference to particular and in the whole Corps in general Competition will be played to-morrow, than one fellow-airnur flying. There are a hundred and one and reminded those present of the useful Friday, at Happy Valley. Kick-off at 5 though toro

Meats other littly trade secrets' we are gailually .M.C.A. tent and excellent letter post pan. punctual. the wiw.us flown at

solving, it is simply refining of the with him have lost their lives

service which Bomh. McPherson ha,The following will represent the Club - structure." his last fight in the United States.

Mr Mars find the misfortune to drop from

supervised during the manual camp for the Full Back, T. S. Robson; { Packs, H. G.. last few years. Bomb. McPherson suit-Hegarty, D. S. Donelly, A. Wood, J. C. a teight of more than 4,000 feet. It was

ably resanded and thanked the members on December 18th tlust the mishap occurred,

No. 4 Company for their wedding gift. and be was as the time giving an azxhibition at the Fair Grounds at Fress, The downward swoop of the pluckybirdman, who was then a member of the Curtiss camp of aviators, was witnessed by crowd of 10,000 people. He had set out to best the Pacific Const altitude record, and while nouating upwards he struck a cold strata

of the afternoon.

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Cast Baldwin was then called away, and as he left he remarked: Mr Mars can tell you all you want to know about the business. Of course, we none of us know too much. But we can fly, and that's what you've after, isn't it?"

DAY IN MACAO.

lights at Taipe would be made by Capt.. M Mars informed our reporter that the Baldwin, Mr Shriven und himself. Ho PORTUGUESE INDEPENDENCE believed the charges for admission to the enclosure, woukl, with the railway fares, be about $8 for first-class and 24 for second- einses. class, though this had not yet been definitely decided. An American lady

Roberts; à Backs, T. Cocker, A. A. Clax-. ton; ForwardsJ. F. McGregor (Lander), A, Temperley, D. G. Chessinan, E. H. Scott, W. Ross, J. Boll-Irving, T. F. Graham, W. E. Sutherland.

The following will represent the Gur- rison Lieut. Williams, A.S.C back; Sports were held in Macao on Taceday Pte. Herd, K.O.Y.L.I., Lts. Bagnall and in celebration of the declaration of the Re Paris, R.G.A., Lieut: Collis Browne, named Bliss Robinson, at present staying publie of Portugal. A salute of twenty-one K.O.Y.L.I., three-quarters; Lieute Wilt in Hongkong, to make an ascent on one of air which from his engine and put his the days She has previously enjoyed guns was fired at noon to announce the date shire and Thicknesse, R.G.A., half-bucke ; biplane out of commission for the remainder the sensation of flying, having gone up of independence or as the republicans call Capt.-Loring, R.G.A, Licuts. Tad and

Immediately, tho with the late Mr Molsunt, who met his inthine darted toward the earth. In his death while flying at the Intercntional it the day of the forerunners and martyrs Benton, R.G.A., Lieute. Bradley and voluntary cries broke from the lips of both Mees at Belmont, U. §. A. in October of the Republic. At the unveiling of the Lambert, K.O.Y.L.I., Lieut. Wedd, R.E.,

last.

bust His Excellency Lienz A. Machado, Gunner Ryan, R.G.A., and Le-Cpl. Curtiss and Willard; and Mrs Mars, who The photograph which is reproduced Governor of Macao, addressed thase a Scruton, K.O.Y.L.I., forwards. was sented in aur autemobile, shriekał, with above shows Mr Mars Aving at Honolulu sembled as well as Lieut Colonel Marques, Lurrar as she, too, realized what was on the same biplane which is to be used President of the Camira. His Excellency taking place thousands of feet above next week at Taipo.

.ker. Once tounti the field Mars

glided, his machine swiftly losing its momentum. Unable to hold it in the air -any-lugeri tilted the planes, downward and swooped toward the earth. Mechanics reade frantic efforts to remore Willard's ranchine, which seemed to be directly in the path of the oncoming acrophue, but Mars passed 260 feet over them bevling directly for a row of automobiles which lined une edge of the field. His cool nerve Faved the during young birdman at the last moment. End his machine gune stright ahead it would have crashed into the automobiles, but Mars almust stood it ou

down in perfect safety..

Our representative could have got Mr Mars to recuant many stories of thrilling eachpes such as the one quoted, for like

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Aviation Notes.

The Amnitor Farman has radiographed at distance of ten miles whilst aroplaning Bux

The German balloon Hildebrand, which lusel been missing since December 29, hus been found in n lake near Willenbruch in Pomeranin, with the bodies of two pas sengers in the car.

The first aviation meating at Shanghat will be held ou the International Hace Course at Kinngwas on Sunday and Monday, February & and č.

31. Roger. Low on a biplane across country with six passengers.

spoke about the glorious feats of the beroes, And the coming happiness in store for Ma- I can with the advest of the Republic.

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Before Mr E. It. Hallifax at the Magisag and the flag staff on Signal Hill Awas not so good as rocent averages. There tracy this afteroga, Choung Iu Choung markod bont will be moored. The club were altogether ten cases of communicable was charged with obtaining $500 by faisoing is to be hoisted at 1.00 am. while the disonse reported, of which all but four were pretences. There were two further charges proparatory gun is to be fired five minutes fatal.

of obtaining sums of $50hd 830: The best later and the start will be made at 19 a.m.. Five occurrences of small-por among charge was proceeded with.

Mr P. W. Goldring appeared to pre-

Chinese were notified, of which four ter- minated fatally.. Of entoric fever there were

one British and two Chinese casca, two

TURF TOPICS.

The fifth club mee for the handicap claan, scoute und Me W. E. L. Shenton defended, Guel and Enyward Hayes design, also takes Mr Goldring said defendant induced place, the starting times being as üsnál." Dispatches from Douzy, Department of plaintiff to invest cortain monies in a care. The course will be Channel Rocks, port, end as he turned it right about and glided Ardennes, France, state that the aviator pany which he represented was then in Kowloon Point, port, Trocas Rock, star. Proving fatal. The other instances were two existence and gave him tareipta for the board and home, a distance of about 10 non-fatal cases of diphtheria, both British. money. In point of lact this company had miles There will also be the fourth club M. Juillerpt, on the Bristol biplane, with ever, been registered and the fales pre-race for motor boats, the course and starting

tences was that the company was then times being as usual. Captain Brancker as observer, made a 10 most avintory, he has often found himself as tight at Antigabad, in the presence being formed, and from the statements of Inteling for his very life. Our reporter of nine British Genemis on January 16.defendant that the company had been however, wished to gain some knowledge The game party made a forty-minute Light, registered. He would call evidence to

auccessful. of the airman's intentions during their stay which in Hongkong

was a recoril cross-country flight for India, i show that the company had not been re-

gistered through his office as alleged.

Evidence was called and the case was adjourned.

WIS

This

**We slall fly," said Mir Mars," on the

Ona interesting feature of the recent 10th, 11th and 12th, a little way up the ring week at Buigen with Van den Born Railway At first, we thought of Shatin, as chief figure, was the amount of subscrip but so found this was impossiblyon account tions which enabled the demonstrations to of certain fortifications which exist in that bo held, the total exceeding $7,000. The Governor Gynura? gava" 82,000, and the <listrict, so we had to go farther on." Governor of Cochin China 81,000. The While the conversation was progress. city of Saigon contribrated like ameant. The Colonial Council gavo S500, and the ing Capt. Bublwin, an old hand at Chamber of Cominetce 82001. The hotel nerunnatics, entered the room and joined Reaper mised $370, and the Tramway in the talk. Mr. Mari naked him for the Company and Messageries Maritimes gave name of the phics from which the flights 8100 each. wohl berandu, but the Captain smilingly avoided attempting to pronounce it and

spelt out the word Taip..

"It's a fing place for us", Capt. Haldwin

romarked, "though the piece of ground

from which we start is flooded at high tido,

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Again this morning the gram coursO WAS Boxing.

closed, consequently all work had to be GUSSER HEWITT BEAMAN PARSON.dune on the inside tack, which was heavy. There were few old poniva nad grifios At the Cosmopolitan Club, Plymouth, on January 6th, five thousand people arambled galloped and those that were sent any diss to see a fifteen-round contest between Gor. tance were not extended. The air being Hewitt and Beaman Parsons, two, well colder than yesterday also partly account known heavy-weights. At a previous mooted for the poorer, timus recorded. ing at Plymouth Howitt wou on pointe, A number of sube, wero nada to shuw Parsons breaking a thumb. Parsane np what they could do in the mud, the twe peared the more confident in the first round, best performances being thus of Tarf, 13 EI. M. S. Monmouth, now lying is the left looking dangerous. He led most in. 3.02, Lust † 33, and Jack Sprayyon, 1 camber at the Naval Yard, will go to bar of the second round, and placed his right mile in 2.17, list † also 33.. buoy on a date between 11th and 18th lust. on Hewitt's body once, Parsons had much Tomorrow most of the ponies will be and on or about March 20d. will priced his own way at the third meeting, until tentted and given quarter splite. Saturing South to Colombo vis Saigon and Singapore. five seconds from the end, when Hewitt will be a heay morning.

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brought him down like a log with a right punch full on the point of the faw. It was undoubtedly 'n lucky bit. Howitt opmed NO WATER ARRANGEMENTS. The Superiorous of the Italian Consent job as the towing can only be done at sight the next round hotly, and knucked Faraons

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