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SEND HE ·禮拜二 中華民國辛未年六月十一日

HONG KONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1931.

LOOPING THE LOOP

FOR SAFETY.

Plane "Forced Down" in Flames.

AIR DRILL DISPLAY.

POLICE RESERVE. Orders for the Current Week.

ROUTINE WORK.

Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., Inspector-General of Police, are as under:-

-General.

Révolver Practice. The regular"

MILLIONAIRE CHASES

AN ARTIST

Midight Scene in Reno.

WITH A REVOLVER.

The jaded divorce colony of Reno, Nevada, was treated to

The R.A.F. display at Hendon, will have many thrills--enyugh to make the hair of the most ad weekly revolver practice will take one of thegreatest sen- venturous stand on end but place at the Bowen Road Revolversations it has ever known when it there will also be some marvel-Range to-morrow at 5 p.m. It will Vanderbilt, the heir of one of lous exhibitions of steady, but be open to all members of the In-America's most socially prominent] brilliant aerial, navigation, writes dian Company.

a correspondent, in the Evening News in mail week.

One of the outstanding events, which all the flying experts are already discussing, will be the Air Drill by Hawker Hart ma- chines of No. 12 Squadron.

In 20 minutes, these wonder ful machines with their 500 h.p. Rolls-Royce Kestrel engines, will perform # dozen evolutions, most of which are newly invent. ed for the display.

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Training Course-Part II. The weekly classes for Police Reservists at the Chinese Com- pany's Headquarters, 17, Queen's. Road Central, will be held usual to-day at 5:30 pm. All mem- bers of the Chinese Company and of the Flying Squad who have not passed Part II. of Training Course should attend.

Chinese Company. Strength.-Lancé Sergeant R58

was revealed that Mr. Cornelius

families, recently engaged in a wild chwae through the streets of Reno brandishing a huge revolver in pur gult 0: Mr. Peter Arno, a prominent American caricaturist on the staff of Vanity Fair, the New York society magazine.

Out of the labyrinth of conflict- ing versions two undeniable facts emerge that the artist outran' Mr. Vanderbilt, and that the revolver: was not loaded,

The incident occurred when Mrs.

A feature of this air drill dis-William K. S. Mok has been per-Vanderbilt, formerly Mia Mary play is that, owing to the speed mitted to resign having completed! Davidson Weir, daughter of a weal- | with which these great machines | four years' service with effect from are able to change their post tions, all the evolutions can be carried out within the aerodrome.

July 24.

Indian Company, Revolver Practice. Revolver In past years it was necessary, practice will be carried out on the because of less efficient engines, Bowen Road Revolver Range to- for the aeroplanes to fly beyond morrow. All members of the In- the aerodrome, before they could dian Company who have not pass change their positions, and muched Part III. of Training Course time was wasted.

this year should attend without fail.

Arrows in the Air. Here are some of the official names for the evolutions of the air drill:-

Square Arrowhend (the stan dard formation).

Square B (as bats fly)... Line Abreast.

Square U (three machines in front; the rest tailing off to make a U).

Open Triangle (equilatéral), Open Square (a new ment)."

move-

Flights Line Astern (three in each flight in line flying forward; the rest in rear).

Solid Triangle (new). Diamond (new). Cross (new).

Broad Arrow (new; five ma- chines forming an arrow-head; the rest the shaft),

All these evolutions necessi- tate and demonstrate the most accurate and beautiful flying, and the pilots concerned heve devot ed many weeks' practice to per- fecting them.

Flying of a different kind will be seen in the air fighting, which is part of the mimic warfare set piece.

Siskin fighters will be seen in this display; there will also be Hawker Harts and the twin- engined Hyberabads.

Bombs and a Fight. The fight begins with a bomb- ing raid by a Squadron of the new Hawker Harts."

There has been sufficient warning of their approach for a squadron of Siskins to get into the air, and come up in their rear and above them.

As they are about to release their bombs, the fighters dive steeply on to them, and there are casualties in both units.

Flying Squad.

The weekly instructional patrol of the Hong Kong Section will take place on Friday. Fall in at the, Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress: Khaki Uniform and Cap with Khaki Cover.

EIFFEL TOWER SUICIDE.

Beautiful Russian Girl's Death.

A beautiful twenty-year-old Russian girl, Anna Obelinski, committed suicide on July 15 by jumping from the highest plat form of the Eiffel Tower, a girl cousin who accompanied her Be ing only prevented with difficulty from following her example.

remaining raiders come steadily over their mark and blow it up.. ---A most thrilling and realistic performance!*

But there are other equally clever events, such as:-

Six jumps by parachute from machines.

thy and socially prominent Chi-! cago family, returned home at mid-) night on a Sunday 'In the company | of Bir. Arno after a late dinner party. Mr. Vanderbilt apparently took objection to this.

He witnessed the arrival from a

window, and, acizing a revolver, dashed out of the house. Mrs. Van derbilt is alleged to have screamed, "Run, he will kill you!"

The artist took to his heels 'and soon outdistanced Mr. Vanderbilt,

who was impeded by a lame foot.

Unloaded!

Mr. Vanderbilt never got within range, and after a long chase gave up and returned home. He then discovered that the weapon was not! loaded.

When interviewed, Mr. Vander- bilt said: "If the gum had been loaded I would have certainly shot! Arno. Now I have decided upon a saner and more logical course." He declined to disclose what action he intended to take.

"Perhaps taking the action. I did was not the most logical thing, but there are times when a person can- not control his emotions," he added. I am very much in love with my wife."

Mrs. Vanderbilt refused to dia- cuss the matter except to say, "The ́entire affair is regrettable and'un- fortunate."-

- Mr. Arno denied that his conduct to Mrs. Vanderbilt had been, more than friendly.

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"Reports of my so-called atten- tions to her are absolutely false," Inverted flying by five pilots he said. "I am surprised that Mr. from the Central Flying School. Vanderbilt is angry at anything Display of three Flying Boats that I have done. We have friends flying over from naval stations. for nearly five years. I think the

Crazy Flying.

whole matter is absurd. The mari-) Three fighters and three bomb-tal affairs of the Vanderbilts are ers taking off at once.

Mr. Van- none of my business." Air fight between the homber derbilt 1s best known in America and three fighters.

as the "millionaire reporter." Some Parade of new and experimen-years ago he started in the news- tal aircraft.

Dropping Food Supplies,

paper business as a reporter.

According to a message from

One of the events that has never been seen at Hendon before Reno, Mrs. Vanderbilt has now left is the catapulating into the air of her husband's house, and her law-

a large twin-engined bomber.

yer states that a legal separation

NEWS IN ADVTS.

Meanwhile, a second attack The Air Ministry is anxious will probably follow. develops. Five twin-engined that spectators should under- Hyderabads to come up more stand that everything in the dis- slowly to finish the work of de- play has some practical use. struction with their heavier Nothing is done merely for show bomba, and they are attacked by or to provide a "thrill." more Siskina..

The little Siskins dive by flights over the big machines, and then loop back to safety-to come forward immediately for a second burst with their machine guns.

A final reminder is given on page A good example of this is the 8 of the annual meeting to-day of the Mid-Levels Fesident's Associa exhibition of supply dropping by ton, Atlas. Aircraft.

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This method of bringing food and ammunition to beleaguered troops on ground, on which air- craft is unable to land has al- hold furniture on page B.. One bomber is "driven down ready been used successfully on In flames" two of the fighters the North-West Frontier of The as President, Grant anils are driven down likewise, and the India.

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