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SIR F. WHYTE.~

LECTURE ON “INDIAN" AT THE UNIVERSITY.

A NOTABLE CAREER.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1927.

AVIATION GROWTH.

LECTURE AT HELENA MAY

INSTITUTE

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES.

P'RAPS PRAPS NOT! ||

If Hong Kong cannot produce lawn bowlers and polo players to lick Shanghai it has at least a

Sir Frederick Whyte, K.C.S.I., LL.D., arrived yesterday.... from Shanghai on the President Grant" at the Helena May Institute,yester hai lot look very small fry! and is staying with Mr. N. S.day evening by Group Captain E Brown. Sir Frederick is going to D. M. Robertson, D.S.C.. stationed "A ukulele," said Uncle Eben, Canton on Friday and is leaving at the Kal Tack aerodrome.

"is small, but influential. It is de for Vancouver and home an the The lecturer was introduced by hin flask of music."-"Washington 16th Inst., on the "Empress of Commodore Pearson, C.M.G.

After tracing the various stages

A lecture on aviation was, given racing pony that makes the Shang-

Azla."

Star."

The son of the late Dr. Alexander of development from the earliest Mra, Grebb.-"And what do your Whyte (once so well known as the days of aviation. trials, Capt. boys work at, Mrs. Grubb?". Senior Minister of St. George's

Mrs. Grubb,One is a cook in

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serve the

What will she

United Free Church in Edinburgh) Robertson showed by means of lan- and a graduate of the University of tem alides the RAF. Napier type a drug-store, and the other is a Edinburgh, Sir Frederick Whyte of engine with which the British bartender In a lunch-room," was from 1914 to 1817 a lieutenant entrants won the Schneider Cup this in the Royal Naval Volunteer Re-year. This was followed by an - Joc.-"W serve and employed on special ser-butration of a 14-cylinder air chicken 7" vice. He was one of the founders cooled engine, the lecturer explain- of "The New Europe" of which he ing the differences and erophasis- was for a time joint-editor. At the ing that the one advantage of the Peace Conference in Paris he was intter was that the need of a water other day." Special Correspondent to the

Moe"Sure. have?"

"I hear your girl got married the

"Yeah." **Tough lack." "Yeah,

"Who did she marry?" "ble."

"Daily News. Bir Frederick cooling system was dispensed with, Whyte was Liberal M.P. for Perth thus eliminating a possible source City from 1910 to 1918. In 1920 he of trouble. On the other hand, the was appointed President of the air cooled engine offered greater re- Legislative Assembly, India. afstance to the air.

Under the terms of the Govern The lecturer, explained the, con- ment of India Act. 1919, the Indian trels and forces by which an aero The Vicar: "Ah, Mrs. Miggs, I. Legislature consists of the Gov-plane is controlled, illustrating too, have had to pinch all my life ernor General and two Chambers--those on the screen and explaining to make both ends meet." the Council of State and the Legic that all aeroplane movements were Mrs. Migga: "Lor" sir, ain't it

State consist of 60 members, of

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Ike "Girls want a lot

nowa-

Mike.--"Yes, and they want a house on it, too."

lative Assembly. The Council of a combination of the three working lucky you were never caught!"* whom about 27 are nominated by parts, the rudder, elevators and the Government; but the Legislative alerons. It was seldom, if ever, Assembly comprises 145 members, that one alone of these parts was days." of whom 104 are elected by popu- used. lar suffrage. The Legislative Aa- sembly now elects its own Presi Captain Robertson dealt with the dent, but the first President was pessibilities of civil flying and the appolated by the Crown, It was dificulties owing to the high cost of working" Sir Frederick Whyte's task, as first and lack of landing grounds. The President, to get the Legislative Government were now helping by get married?" Assembly going.

Flying Clubs Growth.

Sir Frederick Whyte is thus one subsidy in the development of civil

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First Stenographer.—“I'm tired

Second Ditto."Why don't you

The China Mail force. Moscow may hold as many experience of india politics is the idea and he believed that Shang-According to that, a man with

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of the pioneers in the great experi-aviation and in other parts of tho "To attain happiness," says a meat in self-government which is Empire flying clubs were beleg lecturer, "one must vibrate in tune to-day it is practically a spent now being tried out in India. His started. Singapore had developed with one's environment."

unique.

hal were also taking It up. Ho St. Vitus dance at a' jazz concert demonstrations and processions as Sir Frederick Whyte will lecture hoped that Hong Kong would not would be in perfect. bliss. (Every evening except Sunday. Annual subscription,

it wishes, with the bust of Lenin "On India" in the Great Hall of the be behind in this regard. excluding postage abroad, H. 486, payable

University at 6 pm. on Thursday always in the forefront, but next the 19 th it, the chair will The lecturer dealt with various "Can your wife keep a secret?"* În advance. Local delivery fras.)

"According to her idea of secrecy, what Moscow does is Moscow's be taken by the Vice-Chancellor Rpects of "stunting," remarking

an aviator's which ia telling, a thing to only one training in that it helped a man person at time." better to understand his machine and exercise more effective control The report of the commission is when in difficulties.

illuminating and also very depress- The salient factors involved Ising. It says that "wages are ad- checking one's course and the diffi-mittedly high in the United States, culties presented by clouds were but so is the cost of loving." |dealt with and the tremendous help

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own business. It can only inter-and the lecture will be open to the that it was part of

public.

eat outsiders when it infringes on

the right of other nations to con- INDIAN REFORMS. duct their affairs in their own way, unhampered by Communists, Bolshevists, extremists, and others branded with the Moscow taint.

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TENSE POLITICAL SITUATION CREATED.

EXTREMIST'S BAD TASTE.

Calcutta, Yesterday.

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afforded by directional wireless ata")' Auntie-"Do you ever play with tions were touched upon. - ·Refer- | bad little boys, Willie ?”

The tenne political situation on ring to the flight of Messrs. Brock the eve of the announcement of the and Schlee, the lecturer paid a high

ion which personnel of the Statutory Commis tribute to their determination and is to investigate the abilities which had enabled them to working of the reforms since 1919, accomplish so much. Everyone was in illustrated by the action of relieved, however, when they heard Sen Gupta, the Swarajlst leader in that the aviators had abandoned

Willie-"Yes, Auntie." Auntie "I'm surprised.

Why don't you play with good little boys 1.

Wille Their mothers won't let

me.

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It is of interest to note that whilst the Soviet newspapers in Moscow gave prominence to the most important events of the past decade, no list of these has so far been published. One can Bengal, in referring to an invitation the trans-Pacific flight because they The Accused"I was not going only form an idea of what these to meet the Governor, declaring that were about to attempt a stretch of forty miles an hour not twenty- as the Government has made up its 2,000 miles from Tokyo to the Mid-not even ten-in fact, when the are--and of this one may be very mind regarding the Statutory Com-way Islands, without any navigaothicer came up I was almost at a sure: the project of a world remission and also rejected the National means with the exception of standstill."

a

tional Congress demand for a

Reuter.

SUMMARY COURT.

PARTNERSHIP ISSUE IN

DISPUTE.

Land spoke of the measures taken

by the British air lines to ensure

The Judge "I must stop this or

these three necessaries, He re- Husband (arriving home late)— ferred to the selction of pilots "Can't you guess where I've been?” and the careful manner in which Wife" con; but tell your their records were checked, after story,"

which he showed a tabulated list

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Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1927.volution, and the immense efforts round-table conference, any sug- the compass. It was a hundred to you will be backing into something.

to further it, would be signalised gestions that he might make at pre-one against their keeping their Forty shillings."

sent would be futile. Moreover as course without the means of check- as the greatest of all Moscow's the question of the political de-ing it.

Father-"If a boy of mine goes "achievements"! Here, again, tenus of Bengal unsettled, Sen

Commercial Aviation.. The relatives of the late Mr. Moscow is quite entitled to in- Gupta considered that a discussion Speaking of commercial avia off to college and makes good, it's because of heredity, If he runs. Frank Lammert desire to thank

on constitutional questions would tion, Capt. Robertson emphasised wild, it's because of environment. their numerous friends for their dulge in vainglory and in festi- not serve any useful purpose the three main things required, re- I believe in looking at every ques expressions of sympathy in their vity. The other side of the pic-

gularity, reliably and safely, tion from both sides." recent loss and also for their floral offerings and attendance at the ture, however, reveals the facts füzeral..

that all attempts to create world revolution have failed and failed most dismally. China, TWO SIDES !

Japan, Australia, Great Britain, and America, to name only a few Whilst Moscow is celebrating nations at random, will-have none the tenth anniversary of the Re of Communism, and the more in the Summary Court this morn-been free from fatal accidents for sand pounds." The dear cabled volution, with Lenin's bust to the Moscow's emissaries seek to 301 Des Voeux Road, West, sueding the three weeks.

ing when, the Thk Lee firm, of three years, if none occurred dur-back, declining the offer. The fore in the festivities, and whilst foment mischief the more are the Sam Kec firm (firewood, deal-

publisher then cabled: "Will you aero-write life of Christ? Lower terms, the events of the past decade are the nations named determined to ers) and Lam Leen and Lam Tim, plane's part in the development of of course." being lauded, it is a striking root them out. If that is worth a managing partners therein, for commerce by the carriage of goods, commentary to find disorders in veritable riot of Red displaye, in the Far East In Canton, Shang-Moscow, then the populace of that hai, and Tokyo, the Communists city are very easily pleased! have been all out to create trou-

ble and foment mischief-their

idea of celebrating the anniver-

A FIREWOOD FIRM.

{of fatal accidents on the British From a foreign paper comes the

mes. The last, he said, was

on story that an American publisher Christmas Day in 1924, and lacabled to Dean Inge: "Will you

A partnership issue was heard three weeks time they would have write your life? Offer two thou-

After dealing with the

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$157 for goods sold and delivered, the lecturer showed lantern plan:

of the European air routes, saying First Burglar's Wife "Wot's yer Mr. C. A. S. Russ, and one of the route, which at present went na up?

Plaintiffs were represented by that he expected the southern little kid goin' to be when he grows defendants by Mr. W. D. Owen. far as Venice, would eventually Second Burglar's Wife="Guess The claim against the firm was exend across India, Constantino-he's going to foller in the finger- not disputed but the defendant ple, and Irak, to the Malay Pen-prints of his old man." denied that he was a partner or lasula,

Where were you boya when I defendant firm. The first defen- prospect of aviation in China, say-called for you to help me an hour dant, it was indicated, had dieding that because of there being ago?" asked Farmer Jones at the and it was claimed by the defence probably be prosperous. A trip to was in the barn settina hen,"

no railway opposition It would sunner table. that he had been the sole partner. Canton would take an hour,to said one.

sary of the revolution in Soviet ALLEGED FORGERY. had ever been a partner in the Concluding, he dwelt on the

Russia. In none of these centres have their plans been carried out. Much as Moscow would like to

CHINESE FIRITS MANAGER PAYS $600.

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The plaintiffs alternatively Hankow six hours, instead of five “And I was in the loft settin' a point to the happenings of the -!

claimed against defendant in re or seven days, and to Shanghai, past ten years as something police by the manager of the Kwong had replaced. the old business and winds, 12 hours, with a quick the clock," came from the third

According to a report made to the spect of a new business which against the North East Monsoon Gaw," answered another.

"“I was in grandma's room settin'. glorious, something of which to Fang Lam shop of No. 218, Queen's when the latter went into liquide or return journey. There was a boy. he inordinately proud, the author-Road Central, first floor, he received tion and held that it had been run air line which, at present went I was up in the pantry bettin' ities in the Far Eastern cities named Chan King-po, on Friday brothers, and that the two bust probably be eventually taken trap," said the fourth.

a letter from a friend in Canton, by the two defendants, who were as far as Moscow, and that would have had their eyes opened to the fristructing him to pay the sum ofness were really the same al-that Hong Kong might be linked up he asked, turning to the youngest

noross Siberfa, and it was possible farmer. And where were you?" "You're a fine set!" remarked the real meaning of Communism, and $600 to a man named Liu Shu-ting though a new signboard had been with it. A

of No. 76; Staunton Street. The put up will have none of it.

money was duly paid and Liu sign.

The Canton authorities banned

In His Jdat remarks be alluded was on the doorstep settin" ed a receipt for its called; the manager of the plain- ing their being used for surveying

Evidence for the plaintiffs was to the uses of aviation, mention still was the reply.

the intended demonstration in The complainant has since dis tiff firm stating that the second work, patrolling large forest areas The Ochiltree farmer who turn- that city, and when the Commur covered that no letter had been sent defendant har held himself out to Canada to detect destructive ed up at a reunion dinner the other

to him by Chan and alleges that ists assembled in deance of the the one he had received was a for- be a partner in the debtor firm. Asri, detecting, amugglers in night in trousers which he calm- Evidence was called for the de can cotton crops to destroy germs. years would have found a kindred America and dusting the Amored to have had in use for forty Government, they were promptly rery. dispersed by force. The Police of Liu has not been seen since.fence the second defendant deny. They had also been used for rid- spirit in the late Prof. Samuel fng that he was a partner in the ding South Africe of mosquitoes. Haughton, of Trinity College, debtor firm. He admitted being a At the conclusion thanks were Dublin, of whom it was said that partner in the firm of Ting Shing expressed to Capt. Robertson by his reputation rested equally on his which had replaced the old busi- Commodore Pearson.

scientific attainments and his pas- ness but stated that this was antonimite de rendevina sion for sticking to old clothes. entirely different business.. pom

mang. Once anys the Manchester

| Tokyo took similar action in re

gard to a Soviet demonstration there. Thus, outside of, Massow, the celebration of the anniversary

THE DAILY BITE"

of the Russian revolution has A Chinese woman lying at No. His Honour (Mr. Justice Wood) GET RID OF THE TORMENT OF "Guardian," fór attel unfathomable fallen flat--not only so, it has but yesterday tak

486, Nathan Road, Kowloon, was held that the onus was on plain RHEUMATISM reason, he bought a new pair of the Kowloon tiffs to prove the defendant a torment, and pain of rheumatism when them on leaving the old pair hang- No need to keep on suffering the trousers, and next morning put served the useful purpose of fur Hospital as the result of having partner or the new firm connect-Chamberlain's Pain Balm may be ing over the foot of the bed. No ther exposing the inimical policy been bitten on the roof of the house fed with the old and indicated that eally obtained at a small cost-pub sooner had he left the house, than of the Communists outside that by two dog

to Mr. A. C. în his opinion they had not done it en vigorously, di lavery, ponstrat Gomes of No. 492. Nathan Bond: so, he borders of Russias, Communism The dogs were removed to the Ma-Judgment was givent

the de

ing and soothing and quickly went maid came rushing down to congestion and the pressure that catat Haughton with the cryi Than,,,). Bold and arcommended every; fum," the master's gone bit

fent-his-froUS