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TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1933.

Aviation. Engineering & Building

THE HOME OF THE FUTURE

Glass House Solves Many Difficulties.

ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED

Chicago, Illinois.

A house of glass, in which you

can live the public life of a goldfish

England To China

Or

Australia

THE CHINA MAIL

Sir Allan Cobham's Proposed Flight

BIRMINGHAM'S 150- ACRE WORKS. Mayor's Official Visit To G.E.C. Plant.

NEW £100,000 EXPENDITURE.

EDUCATION IN THE COLONY

Director's Report For 1932 Published.

INCREASE OF PUPILS." The importance of the electrical;

The following is the report of the industry to Birmingham was em Director of Education for the year phasised recently when the Lord

11932.

Mayor, accompanied by the Lady Census of 1931:-The following! Mayoress, the Aldermen and Coun-gures which are of educational in cillors, paid a visit to the Witton terest are quoted from the report which employs 9,000 people in that March 7, 1931. city. Dr. A. H. Railing, Director in Chinese 821,429, Non-Chinese

or be private at will, is a Chicago WILL REFUEL IN THE AIR ON WAY Works of the General Electric Co- on the census taken on the night of

architect's design for future living.)

His design is the "house of to- morrow." It will be an exhibit in the Century of Progress' Home and Industrial Arts section.

Glass, steel and synthetic building materials are the chief materials used. The bottom story, a semi-i basement, will be walled with a new insulating composition board.

referred to the fact that the com- pany had responded to the "Wise and Spending" movement by building will new battery works, a new

and extensions to existing works,

stores

23,322, Total population 849,751. Of the Chinese population 44 per cent, claim ability to write and read their mother tongue. If only per

rises to 52 per cent. plant involving a capital expendi-

Sir Alan Cobham, whose long over long sections of the route charge of the Engineering Works, distance pioneer survey fights to will help enormously. The back-bone and "nerve centre" Burma, South Africa and Austra-

Plane to be Used. of the home is a 30 foot tunnel in lis established him several years A Royal Air Force officer, which will be sealed the lighting, ago as one of the world's great air- probably a wireless operator,

sons of 16 years of, age and over heating and water systems. The men. is studying the feasibility of accompany Cobham.

The Bero.

are taken into account, the figure; glass is thick and not easily broken a journey which may rank as, his plane under consideration is a new necessitating the laying down of

When completed. the house will most spectacular effort.

type of fast mail and passenger ture of over £100,000.

Of the non-Chinese population bear, the general appearance of aj The project concertis a

fight carrier called the Airspeed "Cou-

The huge group of G. E. C. fac. approximately 90 per cent. were orrier," with a cruising speed of tories devoted to the production of huge three layer cake, each succeed from England

literate: in the 'case of children to Australia ing layer smaller in diameter than China without intermediate landing 130/140 m.p.h. the one below. It will have twelve-not on one load of fuel, but by

Allowing for head winds and extending over 150 acres, and the

electrical equipment occupies a site under 11 the figure drops to 87 per

Icent. sides.

refuelling in the air at intervals time spent in refueling the airmen visitors inspected works in which Of the Chinese population 6 per along the way.

may be expected easily to make are produced heavy electrical plant,

cent. claim ability to speak English Cobham is a magnificent organi- good rather more than 100 miles an itchgear, transformers, standard and 5 per cent, to read and write in zer, as well as a fine and trust-hour, which means that they may motors, fans, vacuum cleaners, car- that language. worthy pilot; the proposed journey reach Australia a hundred

The Superintendent of Census, hours bons, batteries, lamp black, moulded will tax his abilities to the full. after departure from England. products, hoists and cranes and however, warns us:-"There is of The second story, the living! The problem is to arrange for This achievement would halve mica insulation.

course a strong temptation to claim quarters, will have outside walls and

for the swift- Particular interest was taken in attainments which one does not] partitions of glass, permitting both tanker aircraft to ascend at half the present record

possesses only in the sun and glances of neighbours a dozen or more aerodromes along est journey between the two, coun the considerable amount of equip possess,

very small degree. The timement being manufactured to the the route, to time arrival at each tries, the existing fastest to enter unhampered.

likely, therefore, But to remedy that, one can roll point at an hour when the defi- being 8 days 20 hours taken by Mr. order of Birmingham's Electricity figures are

to Supply Department, which included to err by giving too favourable down blinds, adjust the curtains, or cate operation of refueling may be C. W. A. Scott in his fight

two large turbo-alternator motors, impression of educational attalo- close the venetian shutters with performed readily and without risk, Australia last year.

one of 40,000 kVA and the other of ments, and this error is made from which each

a period when fair will be fitted, to select

time to time. For this reason com- į25,000 KVA. Several large 14- thereby providing complete seclu. weather may be expected all along The "Courier” is particularly

the way and to arrange substitute notable in that it is the first Bri- construction. Among these was a

chines for export were seen ander parison with previous censuses is of uncertain value, and is also difficult The ground floor will contain a plans to meet any sudden

emer-tish aeroplane to incorporate re 1,200 h.p. motor for the Champion on account of the different method garage and au aeroplane hangar. gency.

tractable landing wheels. The There will be no slamming of His own knowledge of the route entire undercarriage is drawn up a 7,500 kVA vertical spindle alter, adopted in 1921.".

Reef Gold Mine in Southern India, for presentation of the results doors, fumbling for keyholes and to Australia and the improvement by movement of a lever in the cock-inator for Palestine, two 1,250 KVA

According to the Census report knobs in the dark. Electrical de- during recent years in the landing pit, into pockets in the winge as turbo-alternators for the Indian there were 119,008 children between vices will open all portals-Reuter: ground and radio organization soon as the aeroplane has reach Copper Corporation and electric the age of five and fourteen dis-

ed a safe height after take-off; in trolley bas equipments for Perth, tributd as under: this way "parasitic" resistance to Western Australia.

Hong Kong and Kowloon 88,481 movement through the air is great-

New Territory Afloat

sion.

wall

...

PRODUCE

HONG KONG MARKET

APPROXIMATE RETAIL

PRICES.

BUTCHER MEAT,

Soup

Steak

Steak Sirloin Sausages...

Bullock's Brains

Tongue, fresh

Head

Heart

Doves

The "Courier"

In the High Tension "Laboratóry, | ly lessened, with consequent gain where three high voltage, genera- in speed and range.

tors, each capable of giving!

Total

ΟΙ

་

17,940 12.587

119,008

Schools..

A "school" is defined in the a place

Up to the present. British con-|1,000,000 volts, are installed for jstructors have been reluctant to testing purposes, a most interesting adopt this device, because of cer- demonstration was given, and Dr. tain well-founded technical doubts. Railing subsequently referred brief- Education Ordinance as June 12, June but apparently the "anage" have ly to the numerous industrial elec- where ten or more persons are being

1933 19 been eliminated from retractable trification schemes that the G.B.C. or are habitually taught. Cts. Cts. under-carriages and many more has carried out, auch as the com- There were 1,063 school in 1932.

aeroplanes with this intersting deplete equipment of super-power, and the number of pupils in attend- tail of design may be expected stations, electrification of textile ance was. 70,759 as compared with

66 30 shortly to emerge from

48 24

Power

British mills, rolling mills, collieries, rail-68,593 in 1931.

ways, ships and so on, both at Home and Overseas.

Power will be derived from an. Armstrong Siddeley air-cooled radial engine, probably the 250 h.p. "Lynx Major" seven-cylinder

In dait.

standard form the "Courier" has accommodation for

four persons and a 80

considerable

June 12, Jun

1933 1018

Ctr. Cla

POULTRY.

Beef Sirloin

1b. 34

..24

Prime Cut

30

#

Corned

Chicken

Ib.

42

Roast

34

Capons, Smal

60

28 factories.

Breast

32

Large

66

28

Duck

50 22

.

34

each 37

50

Eggs, Hen (cooking)

per doz, 38

22

13

per set

20

Eggs, Hen (fresh)

40 25

each BG

Fowls, Kainan

jb.

58 85

corned

2.05

Canton

74

1.80

1b. 29

Geese

Piguous, Cantan

each

55

each 12

Holbow

32

15

10

27

27

20

Turkeys, Cock

Ken

23

load of mail.

16.

Extra fuel tanks will be install-

70

Th. 20

Snipe

each 26

1.80

Pheasant

pair 2.50 2.50

set $1.50

$1.00

Quail

each 25

Ib. 45

Partridges

+

1.20

45

45

FRUITS.

Ib. 1.00

24

26 of the pilot off duty.

4

Concerning the Record.

ench 12

1

10

lb. 12

each 12

10

Ib. 1.20 25

Hump, Salt.

Feet

Kidneys

Liver

45

Log

Shoulder Saddle

per set

1b,

18

30

#

ench

16 10

"Tripe

Calves' Head & Feet Mutton Chip

Brains

Pig's Chitling's

Feet

Fry

Head

Heart

Kidneys

Liver

Pork Chop

Fat or Lard

Sheep's Head & Feet per net 90

Kidneys

О

Loin

Leg

Heart

#

17

Liver

Bucking Pigs,

order Baet, Beef Saet, Beef

Veal

Mutton

Sausages

H

Barbel

Bream

cach 16

•

to

b

No. 1

FISH.

lb. 48

Canton Fresh

Water Fish

Carp

Codfish

Crabs.

Fap1

Cuttle Fish

Dace

Eels, Conger

M

Fresh Wate

Yellow

Frogs Garoupe Gudgeon Herrings Halibut Lobsters

Mackerel Mullet szuper

Oysters Perch

Pike

Place Poinfret, White,

· Pomfret, Black

Prawns

Boach

Balmor

Shark

Shrimps

Snapper

Boles

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82 24

2422

22 30.

16

36

Almonds

Apples (California)

Bananas (bride's)

Carambola Coconuts Lemons, Chine

Lemons, American

Lichces, Dried ...

chces Oranges (Canton).

Oran

ranges

Fears (Canton)

Peanuts

Persimmons, Large Pumelo, Siam

Walnuts

Grapes

each

lb.

8 19888877|858

VEGETABLES, ETC.

Artichokes

Beans, Sprout

Loog

Bect Root Brinjals, Green

Red !!" Cabbage, Chinese

(Shanghai) Cauliflower (Large)

(Mediam

(Small)

Carrots Celerity, Chinese

Chillies, Dried

Red

Green

Curry Stuff, English

Cucumbers.....

Garlic

Ginger, Young

Old

Horseradish, B'bai,

Indian Comm

Lettaice

Okroes

Ontons, Bombay

Green Shanghai Puraley Potato, Sweet

Japaness

10 Pumpkin

Radiah Ehubarb (Fresh)

22

60 83

(Long)

Vegetable Marro Water Cross Water Lily Root

Mush Room

each 12

lb.

-

10

10

15.81

each

61ed for the non-stop flight and the

Of the 1,060 schools controlled by! the Education Department in 1932 nineteen were provided schools. The

MEMORIAL TO DR. cost of their equipment and main-

SUN YAT-SEN.

Chung Shan School Makes Headway.

Macao.

tenance is a charge on the colonial revenues and, except for a few tem- porary appointments, the teachers are civil servants on the permanent establishment of the Colony,

Of the 1,041 unprovided schools $14 are partly dependent on assist- anice from public funds. The re- Reports reach Macao that con-maining 727 unprovided schools are number of seats reduced to two. A siderable headway has been made subject to registration and inspec- hammock seat similar to that fitted with the building of the Chung Shan tion by the Education Department {to (the "record-breaking distance Memorial School, which is being but receive no financial assistance 'plane in which Gayford and Nicho-trected near the village of Tsoi from funds at the disposal of the letts flew from England to Walvis Hang, the native village of Dr. Sun Director of Education

25 Bay will be provided for the use

three uncontrolled

Yat-sen.

There are The school comprises, a 'number schools. of buildings all built in the Chinese

Provided Schools. style, the whole One point should be made clear.

group forming a These are either schools where 25 Even if the new Cobham flight be very pleasing effect, with red brick the medium of instruction is Eng- wrest the walle, set off with green tile roofs, lish or mostly English, or schools auccessful it will not

overlooking the village where the where the medium of instruction is non-stop laurels from the Fairey Chinese are attempting to establish Chinese. The former, 16 in num monoplane.

a permanent memorial Gayford and Nicholetts flew on Dr. Sun.

10

one load of fuel and their record

12 etands on that basis. If success-

to the late ber. (including the Technical In-

stitute), are known as '"English" schools; the latter, of which there! are three, as "Vernacular" schools,

ful Cobham and his companions instruction for the most part ger-Of the four English schools,

will be entitled to claim a world record for distance flown frasz point to point with refuelling.

|mane to their daytime occupations. closed as "secondary schools in

Aided Schools.

Table II, two are for boys and one There are thirteen Grant-in-Aid is for girls. These three schools Technically the implications of English schools, of which seven are have primary departments. The such a fight are important, not for boys and six for girls,

fourth, the Central British School, least in the demonstration provid-

One English school for girls has which admits boys and girls, has no sed of a possible way of running in a primary department only. One primary department.

12

5 future a really high speed mail school for boys which has a second-Of the eleven English schools,|

service between the two countries, ary and a primary department classed as "primary schools in

Impressive also will be the ad-receives a grant in aid for its Table II, three admit boys and girls! ditional evidence of the trust primary department. The remain-preparing for the Central- British worthiness of British aero engines, ing eleven, classed in Table II as School"

6.

8

|run "up" to=600 hours" "in', 'regular

10

10

20.

8

"NEW AIR UNE TO PARIS

thaugh in 1933 a hundred hours "secondary"" schools, have primary In this group are also four "Dia- 18 25 non-stop running has ceased to be departments as well as the upper trict" schools, including one for 15. 10 sensational; British power units, classes..

Indian boys, and four "Lower. There are four Grant-in-Aid Grade"" schools, three of which are) cmmercial and military service Vernacular schools for girls which in rural districts. without receiving, any attention are classed in Table I as In those English schools which other than routine. Inspection. "secondary schools.:

are attended by Chinese the study One English school for Chinese on side by side, the part passe receives a special grant outside the of English and Chinese is carried Code but from funds at the disposal system requiring that promotion of the Director of Education./ shall depend on proficiency in both A new air line to Paris wAS

There are 295 subsidised vernacu- languages:"} Inaugurated recently by Mr. Ed iar schools,

Of the three provided vernacular ward Hilfman, of Bomford. The difference between "Grund, schools one has a seven years | Machines will leave Romford at 10 in-Afd" and "Subsidised" schools course, and includes a Normal de- o'clock and at 180.dlles in the fact that assistance to partment. Therd la also"s Normal The type of machine is the twin the former is implemented under, the school for women teachers. – A engined: Dragon," the cabin of regulations of the Grand, Code, Normal school at Talpo aims at pro- which accommodates aix✨ passen- while the system of quarterly palá viding vernacular teachers for rural gers: The single fare" will be. Es subsidies in found more suitable in schools, e 103, the return fare £5 105, bút s the case of Vernacular schools. The Technical Institute, classed in special week-end ticket will be plate. Unaided Schools,

Tabla-II as "vocational," "is attend- issued at the price of £4-155 re-1 In 1932 there were 614 unaided led by persons desirous of receiving turn. The service is to run daily. Vernacular schools and 118 unaided (Continved at foot of preceding including Sundays.

Column):

English schools.

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