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HURLED TO DEATH.

TERRIBLE AEROPLANE DISASTER.

EIGHT LIVES LOST.

Christmas Eve Tragedy At Home.

A terrible aeroplane' disaster, costing eight lives, occurred at Home just before Christmas.

(Reuter's Service.)

BRITAIN'S AIR MINISTER.

A PIRATE PLOT?

River Steamers' Danger.

FIREARMS THE LURE

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SOME STARTLING KONGMOON RUMOURS:

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OUR XMAS DAY.

HOW IT WAS SPENT.

Special

น

YESTERDAY'S DOINGS.

Services In The

Churches.

unfriendly weather of the morning soon giving way to better Hongkong celebrated Christmas Day quietly but enjoyably, the conditions.

(From Our Own Correspondenti) passenger service, which at pro

Pakkai, Kongmoon, Deg 24. sent is operated by the Royal Air London. December 24,

That pirate bordey are after the Sounds of music, lightly trip-when the service commenced, Force. The objective is the ulti-firearms curried aboard ships of ping feet, or of more uproarious there was hardly a seat to be had Nine persons were killed when mate formation of a network of the convoys and will stop at diversions, trickling last night in the Cathedral which was taste- the air express from London to British-controlled airship feeders nothing to get them, is the gist through floors, cellings, doors and fully decorated with flowers, and Paris crashed in the Croydon aero-in Europe, and throughout Asia. of a sensational tumour current windows-thege to him who evergreen.

The special representative of

here just now.

chanced upon, the streeta last The Bishop took as his text the As is well known, the number of night or endeavoured to "turn well-known words from the Magni- an Australian paper in London river steamers: leaving Kongmoon in early in anticipation of Jolli- ficat "My soul hath magnified the learned recently that negotia- for Hongkong every night and fications to come were the indica Lord and my spirit hath rejoiced tidris have reached an advanced vice versa is almost equal to the tions of how once again in in God my Saviour:" Ever since stage between the Royal number engaged in the Hongkong. Hongkong was vindicated the age the Incarnation, the Dutch Oil Group and Sir Walter Canton trade. On alternate nights long glory of December 25,

Church Townsley, the noted diplomat, the s.s. "Tai Lee" and "On Lee". Few indeed must have been the same song of the Virgin, taking to of God had learned to sing the who, with the approval of the leave each port and they act as European houses, with interiors, herself the words the Virgin used British Government, is aiming to "mother-ship" to either the up or not gay with evergreen and bunt- and as far as it might the spirit promote an air service to Singa-down convoy as the case may being and in the hall of which did in which the Virgin received the pore, Batavia. Sourabaya, and, eventually to Darwin, thence along the plot is alleged to be one of of mistletoe. for however many mother of Christ,

Startling though it may sound, not figure the suggestive bunch tidings that she was to be the the coast to Brisbane, Sydney; attempting openly to attack the carnivals and dances may be at-bers of the Church and of Christ's If the mem Melbourne and Adelaide. These convoys and "surround" the "Tai tended in the course of the festive body were to be true to their high achemes are independent of the Lee" and "On Lee" whatever season, Xmas Day never looses its calling they would have to take regular airship services, but are "surround" may mean. designed to form feeders to them.

significance as a family day with, these words to their hearts for It. It is forecast that the Singapore Both Well-Armed.

wherever possible, family re was the spirit of them which made j service will be opened in January,

In connection with the above, it

all the difference between success 1926. All-metal flying boats, should be noted that the "Tai for even greater jollity for "A lesson might well be learned,

To-night will be the occasion in that calling and utter failure: driven by twin crude oil engines, Lee" figures prominently in the whereas to carry three tons of cargo at a annals of local piracy. This vessel parties may sometimes be largely sneers of his neighbours and attendance at Xmas too, from Joseph who, faced the speed of 130 miles an hour, will be was once attacked and succesfully due to a sense of duty, que may responded to the call that came used

In the meantime the robbed when Captain Wilcox lost choose one's own company at such to him. authorities are surveying the his life and two Indian guards dances, as will be held at the route. establishing bases and were shot down. During a later Hongkong Hotel Grill room to appeal to fathers and mothers in The address closed with an workshops and inviting tendera trip she way subjected to a con- night-bookings for which, by their relations with their children for the machines.

verging fire from-the river bank, the way, have had to be closed, as and to children in the discharging of their duties to their parents, to meet the call in a spirit of lowliness and selflessness.

Sizdamer Hoare. ?

Who will doubtless order an inquiry into Wednesday's fatal aeroplane crash.

drome this morning and burst into fames. The victims were the pilot and eight passengers,

Later Eight Lives Lost. Eight persons not nine werd killed-five

men and

three

women.

The aeroplane had just started for Paris at noon when it crashed about half-a-mile from the start- ing point. It dived nose down. wards, the front engine burying itself in the ground. The petrol tank then burst into flames; the petrol caught fire and the fames quickly spread to the body and wings.

A crowd rushed to the spot to help, but the heat was so intense: people were "unable. to approach the plane which was reduced to ashes within ten minutes.

The machine was a De Havilland. 450 horse-power and belonged to the Imperial Airways. Ltd., a combination of British firms form- ed early in the year to work air transport services" with the Con- tinent.

Passengers Terrible End, When the fire occurred, all the passengers were probably uncon scious, if not dead, as the tail of the plane tilted up so high, that they were all thrown in a heap so forcibly that the bodies bore marks of injuries. otherwise un- accountable,

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PLANE CRASHES.

This remarkable photograph, taken as a dare-devil aviator smashed into the ground, ahows what happens when an aeroplane crashes. This machine, which was very much smaller than the one that met disaster at Croydon, was travelling at sixty miles an hour. Both the occupants were killed.

HOLY YEAR."

POPE OPENS DOOR OF

ST. PETERS.

Brilliant Ceremony,

(Reuter's Service.)

Rome, December 24. "Holy Year," which is celebrat The Imperial Airways, Ltd., which ed every quarter of a century and at present is operating from is expected to bring millions of Croydon, will open a regular route pilgrims to Rome in 1925, was to Southern Europe in the Spring inaugurated to-day by the Pope of 1925. Already the company is negotiating with the Govern-opening the Holy Door of St. ment to obtain control of the Peters. It was a most impressive Cairo-Bagdad aeroplane mail-and and brilliant ceremony.

"M. HERRIOT CONSIDERS IT IMPOSSIBLE

CABINET SUPPORTS HIM.

but escaped without harm.

Since then stories have, been spread by Chinèse on the river that the pirates have sworn to get the Tai 'Lee." This boast was made nearly a year ago, but nothing. untoward has yet hap- pened.

The "On Lee" was brought back to Hongkong one night; some months ago, firing having broken out on board. search of the ship, however, pro- A subsequent. duced no clues.

Since then, both ships have been piracy evil and their citadela are specially armed to cope with the considered to be among the beat to be found locally.

When three pirate launches were seen near Chuk Chau Tau, tife tow-boats running to Macao at once suspended "their services, | religious and secular court, walked but have now just resumed their

usual sailings."

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The Pope, attended by his

COLOGNE EVACUATION in procession to St. Peter's and, amid solemni silence, thrice struck the door with a gold hammer say- ing in Latin, "aperite mihi portas Jane Novak, the slender blonde justitiae-open to me the doors Beauty now appearing in the of justice.

FB O. production," The Lullaby" Whereupon the workmen slowly at the World Teatres, is to re- lowered the door, which had main at the local showhouse only already been cut away from the not seen this, the latest and two more days, Those who have wall, and rolled it from the greatest vehicle in which this. The Cabinet has approved a entrance sides. The threshold was beautiful screen actreis scores & memorandum from M. Herriot, then washed with holy water notable success, have missed a expressing the opinion that, it is before the Pope passed through.

(Reuter's Service)

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The bells of St. Peter's and of portrayed by a cast of skilful M..Herriot's memorandum 400 other. Churches in Rome then artists, as well as an impressive declares that information from pealed forth announcing that lesson la intolerance. In happy Gerihany, is sufficient already to Holy Year had begun.

ending completes an intensely. demonstrate that in conformity After the ceremony the doors of tribulations of a big city, and gripping tale of the heartbreak jug with the Treaty of Versailles, it St. Peter's were thrown open to presents a plea for justice to tha is Impossible to evacuate the crowds of the faithful," who illiterate foreigner who is grotal. Cologne zone by January 10. The passed through the newly opened misunderstood because of this; memorandum-states inter allied door smyboliaing the eternal doors unfamiliarity with the Adicticas negotiations are continuing":"in of the City of God, each kissing language, and customs the greatest agreement."

the door-post as he passed.

also have those for the New Year's Eve Dance at Repulse Bay.

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UNION CHURCH. That the fun and merriment of Xmas might rise to great height, and yet not reach the level of that expressed in his text was the sug gestion of the Rev. J. Horace Johnston in the course of his Xmas, address at the Union Church, Kennedy Road yesterday morning.

The text was "When they aaw the star they rejoiced with ex- ceeding great joy," the speaker enlarging on the three elements of the joy of the holy men,. They were conscious, he said. of a Divine providence which had guided them; that providence was still the same and our joy-to-day might be increased as that of the shepherds was if we but availed ourselves of it. The heavens. were friendly towards us too.

The second element in their joy had been that they had been led to the cradle of a young child. Our joy, too, might be increased by gathering round us at this time those of, whom Dr. Pulsford had so aptly referred to as "world types of heavenly influence."**

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heavens.

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Not in the moist flowers of

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CHURCH SERVICES.".. The need of selflessness was the keynote of the Xmas sermon preached at St. John's Cathedral The address closed, with an

See we our God so nigh." yesterday morning by the Bishop appeal for surrender to Him who of North China, the Right Rev. was worthy of the best we could F. L. Norris, D.D., who arrived in give him. Our joy would then, the Colony only a few hours before be as that of the holy men who the service.

found an object wholly worthy of Shortly after eleven o'clock, their adoration and homage."

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