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TUESDAY, AUGUST

Aviation, Engineering & Building

SILK MILLIONAIRE'S WONDER HOUSE,

Reconstructed Building In Mayfair.

Mr. Samuel Courtauld, the con- noisseur and silk millionaire, has spent nearly £500,000 in recon- structing and furnishing with costly-antiques and art treasures a small house in North Audley- street, Mayfair, to the designs of the Marchese Malacrida,

Britain.

22, 1933.

Some Famous Air Passengers

Kings And Statesmen

Are Plane Patrons

ROMANCE OF THE FLYING MAIL

THE CHINA MAIL.

SUNSHINE FLATS FOR AUSTRIA.

5,000 People Under One Roof.

15/- PER MONTH RENT.

New Air Link Of Empire

London To Calcutta In Seven Days.

AIR MAIL TO AUSTRALIA

by air, as compared with sixteen days by surface transport. A

Mail and Passenger Service. The cost of a fight between Cal- cutta and Karachi is £90. From Calcutta to Jodhpur the fare fà While Britain's alum problem re

A vital link in the chain of Em-£28, from Calcutta 6o. Delhi 16 mains unsolved and our workers Pire air-lines which, it is planned, and from Calcutta to Allahabad £9.

recessed in the walls.

sides seeing them from the air. this There is an electric refrigerator journeys in the big aeroplanes and The time-saring of the air-mail is, concealed behind a panel in the Aying-boats of the aerial mail. in fact, accomplished not in any room to supply ice for drinks.

The

wallpaper alone in one

room cost £2,000.

of four months

KING'S

The Air-Conditioned Theatre,

-COMMENCING TO-MORROW-

"BORN LUCKY"

WITHEAS

TALBOT O'FARRELL RENE RAY JOHN LONGDEN,

A WESTMINSTER FILMS

PRODUCTION

live in houses officially unfit for will ultimately provide regular air Among other fares that might be them, the working families of communications to all parts of the mentioned as illustrations of the Austria are housed in palatial flats first week in July, when the Loncatta-Calro

Empire, was forged during the general facilities provided are Cal-

£82, for which they only pay 158, don-Karachi air route was extend-£47, and Calcutta-London $122.

Delhi-Baghdad month. A bathroom and a bedroom form

The Socialist Vienna City Coun

ed across India to Jodhpur, Delhi, Air-mail will be carried on the Mr. Courtauld's own suite and oc-

cil is behind the scheme under Alahabad and Calcutta.

new service, the inclusive rate, In-i cupy one floor specially built above In the growing traffic of our air-for your comfort until the time which, since 1919, 68,000 new ways, when that Company was in-oz. letter to Great Britain from

It was the aim of Imperial Air-cluding ordinary, postage, for a the original two storeys.

One wall of this bathroom is a/Bays no aspect is more striking comes to ascend next morning. It apartments have been built in 309 stituted just over nine years ago, Jand point on the trans-Indian route']]

is such nightly breaks in a long large tenement blocks and 5,000 to utilise the experience gained on east of Karachi having been fixed mirror. one of the largest in than that of the increase in the journey which rob it of monotony small one-family cottages.

number of passengers who..when or fatigue. You have time to ex- Four thousand three hundred tablishment, link by link, of a

its European air-lines in the es-at 8 annas. The library of this wonder house travelling to and from either plore romantic cities. You secure new apartments were built last series of long-distance air-mall Great Britain to points east of The rate for a 1⁄2 èz letter from has no open bookshelves; they are, India or Africa, now make their close-up views of far-off lands, be-year and

routes stretching across the Em-Karachi wil be 8d. for the first year 4,000 additional

pire. apartments are being, erected.

joz, and 7d, for each. additional These municipal buildings house] In 1927, in pursuance of this

Main Routes of Empire. 11/202 Firgures which have become breathless rush, but in stages more than 180,000 people. By the policy, the first Empire air-mail of will be run, leaving London each From now on, a weekly service.

- ALSO ADDED ATTRACTION available, covering a recent period which give you ample time to see end of this year there will only be 1,100 miles

all there is to be seen."

was established be- Saturday, Calcutta being reached AT 7.15 & 9.30 PERFORMANCES It was made in China in 1850, that passenger traffic on the Im-

3,000 or 4,000 on the waiting list tween Cairo and Basra, Then, in the following Saturday evening. this year, show, and was brought to England to perial Airways services in

Arabian Attractions.

for new flats.

DAILY. Then the citizens of the capi-through service of 5,000 miles place each Tuesday, the arrival in 1929, came the institution of the Departures from Calcutta will take decorate a house near Bath, M. Union of South Africa was 60 per oue when on the ground during an the That there is plenty to amuse

tal of Austria will be the best-from England to India. housed people in the world.

In 1981 London being scheduled for the bought it, and to get it to Lon-cent. higher, during this period. Empire air trip, as well as all the

Since 1919 £15,000,000 bas Arst sections of its air-mail be-

the Company was able to open the following Monday.. eye views a corresponding bird's don without tearing it, the walls than it was for

been taken from the citizens of tween England and Africa, and by

On Towards Australia. of the room it was on had to be four months in 1932. There were aloft, was shown recently during

Vienna by tax and spent in

Another the fight which Lady Willingdon, also increases of 50 per cent. pulled down.

section 1932 the complete through route air-line through to Australia, that of this main erecting new houses, secret stairway leads from aerial mails, and of 58 per cent. in wife of the Viceroy of India, made

from Karachi

All these houses-according to Cape Town.

was in operation from London to from Calcutta to Rangoon, should to London... On Mr. Courtauld's study to his bed-airborne freight.

Commenting upon the growing alighting at Sharjah, for example, the city council-have been built! Now, to-day, an arduous period A further link," from Rangoon toj be ready for operation in October. room. The entrances to it are concealed behind panels.

particularly in regard to trans.halting-points along the Persian municipal tax levied on every perfruit in the extension of the Indian opened for traffic by or before the popularity of aerial travel, more which is one of the Arabian coast from the proceeds of

special of preliminary work is bearing Singapore will, it is hoped, beTHE entertained with son who occupies a dwelling with-air-mail on towards Australia. Empire journeys. an official of Gulf, she

much picturesque ceremony by the in the city boundaries and ranging

New Year. Active steps are also The departure of the India ser being taken to complete the final minimum of 6s. 8d. to vice from the London airport on sections from Singapore on to Sheik of Sharjah, who is himself from &

annum. an ardent believer in flying, and £1,563 per

It produces Saturday, July 1 witnessed the in-Australia. These, it is now hoped, Preliminary plans for an instal-reliability on these long routes, who recently made a trip to Baga-yearly £1,300,000. lation to utilize solar energy for but the highest standard of com- dad and back by the air-mail.

auguration of a 1,500 miles trans-1should be ready early next year, Austria Wants More. industrial purposes have been fort also. Though passengers are Lady Willingdon was

Empire air extension which Imthus permitting a through service During the same period Austria perial Airways are operating in to be flown between England and drawn up by Professor Weinberg. flown to India in six days, or to the Sheik to visit him at his fort and the city of Vienna-borrow conjunction with Indian Trans Australia, the first time-schedule

invited by The installation. for which Cape Town in ten, such speed does Here Arab sweets and coffee were

ed money from abroad, chiefly Continental Airways and which enabling this 10,000 miles air CONDUCTOR:-C. S. TROWT.

"THE GOOD COMPANIONS 100,000,000 roubles has been as-not entail any of the fatigue of served, and a salute of guns fired from Great Britain and America, will carry signed, is to be constructed in night travel. Every evening you from some ancient cannon; after which led to a total foreign debt India to Calcutta, bringing that about 12 days.

across journey to be accomplished in cle of the Middle Asian Realight at some convenient air-port, which, for the further entertain- December 31, 1931, of city within seven days of London

finding there everything you need ment of his distinguished guest, £68,500,000.

Courtauld

A

discovered it and

POWER FROM SUN.

Moscow.

publics.

in

Imperial Airways observed:

"We not only ensure speed and

HONG KONG MARKET

APPROXIMATE RETAIL

Aug. 21. Aug.Į

1333 1918)

Ct. Cts.

BUTCHER MEAT.

Cornei

Roast

Breast Soup Steak

Steak Sirloin

Sausage

Bullock's Brains

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Tongue, fresh

Head

Heart

corned

Hump, Salt

Feet

Kidneys

Tail

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bricks contains 1,275 flats, and bouses 5,000 people.

the Sheik and some of his fol

Austria, although it has not paid the Viennese are proud to call the lowers gave a superb exhibition of back the borrowed money, needs a largest building of its kind in the horsemanship.

new International loan, of which world. There is another Arabian ruler British bankers are expected to This great heap of mortar and who takes a keen interest in avia-provide nearly £3,000,000. PRICES.

tion nowadays, and this is

But if the Austrian Government Aug. 21, Aug. Sheik of Koweit, whose domain lies had for the last two years ear- 1933 1918 at the head of the Persian Gulf. marked this special building tax it Ct. Cts. It was he, who, not long ago, few would not need the money of the

British bankers. by the Indian air-majl to pay A ceremonious call upon the Shefk of 16. 60 30 Sharjah, afterwards returning to

28 Koweit by air, and being welcomed' 28 by great throngs of his admiring 20 followers.

POULTRY.

Eggs, Hen (fresh)

Snipe

**

60.

ยิง 中

Distinguished Passengers.

Royal travellers, as well as

I saw one of these palaces to-day: the "Karl Marx" house which

It is a small town completeTM In itself, with its own post office, its own restaurants, and its own local administration. The build: ing is so large that streets hasa. to be cut through it.

MODERN STEEL WORK FOR CHUNGKING.

25 Statesmen and other distinguished Sino-German Project

85 folk, are now making it a habit. to ay by air-mail when traversing

Imperial

Said To Be Ready.

the end of this month to discuss: the matter with General Líu in forder to have a formal agrement Jaerial transport. The King of the

A draft agreement for estab-signed, after which the German Belgians, for example, who do not lishing a big iron and steel works firm will pay the money needed long ago flew to and from the company in Chungking, jointly be in the form of machines. It for the project, half of which will Congo by

Airways, pair 230 2.50 honoured the Company again, reby a local German firm and Gen-appears, according to the Chinese cently, by using their service beeral Liu Hsiang, Governor of report, that General Liu has al- tween Brindisi and Gaza; while the Szechwan, has been signed in ready sanctioned the draft agree- interest which His Majesty takes Shanghai, according to a Chinese to Mr. Yang praising him for his ment judging by his recent letter lin civil aviation

further

report yesterday. The total cost work in negotiating with the quest, one of the new Imperial of carrying out the project, Germans here.

Beef Sirloin

15. 34

24

Prime Cut

30

时

Chicken Capons, Small

34

11

Large

Duck

Doves

33 52 each 36

Eggs, Hen (cooking) per doz. 38

18

40

per set

Fotsis, Hainan

Bb.

55

ench

Canton

1.80

Geese

23 routes which are served by regular

15.29

each 12

Pigeons, Canton

Hoihow Turkeys, Cock

each

Hea

་་

rack

17

Liver

15, 29

Tripod & Feet set $1.50 $1.00

1.80

Pheasant Quail Partridges

oach

40

1.20

ib.

FRUITS.

Jb. 1.00

35 evidenced when, at his own re

26

per set 5

6

tb.

15

Carambola

18

15

"

Coconuts

20

10

Lemons, China

each 12

Ib. 12

10

Licheer

80

25

60

Calves' Mutton

"

Chip

Lex

Shoulder

Saddle

Pig's Chitlings

Brains

Feet

Fry

Head

Heart

Kidneys

Liver

Pork Chop

J4

Loin

Leg

Fat or Lard

45

esch 15

15.

Sheep's Head & Feet per set 90

Heart

Kidneys

Liver

Sacking Pigs,

order

Suet, Beef Suet, Beef-

Barbel

Matton

Bream

Sausages

NG.

FISH.

Canton Fresh

Water Fish

Carp

Chdfea

Crabs

Cuttle Fish Dace

Eela, Conger

Yell

Frogs Garoupa

Gudgeon Herringi

Halibut

Lobstere

Mackerel

Mullet

Oyalere

Porch

Pike Plaice Pomfret, Whits Pomfret, Black PRANDI

Rosch

Salmon

·Shark Akate Shrimps

Boles Turbot

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Apples (California)

Bananas (bride's)

lb. 1.20

Lemons, American each 10

Dried Oranges. (Canton)

Organes

Pears (Canton)

Peanuts

21 Persimmons, Large

Pamelo, Siam

Walnuts Grapes

VEGETABLES, ETC.

Artichokes Beans, Sprout

Long

Beet Koot Brinjals, Green

Bed Cabbage, Chinese

(Shanghai Caulidower (Large) (Medium)

Red Green Curry Stuff, English

Garlic

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Horseradish, S'hai.

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Carrots

55 13

(Small) Celery, Chinese Chillies, Dried

24

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Ginger, Young

40

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Indian Corn

6%

Lettuce

Okroes

Onions, Bombay

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Green Shinghai Pursley Potato, Sweet

Japaness American

Pumpkin Radish

Phubarb (Fresh)

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12 Airways "Atalanta" type mono-jamounting to $20,000,000, will be The steel plant when complet 10 planes was flown to Brussels 80 borne by the former with Szech-ed will be under the control of

that he and the Queen, and the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, wan Rehabilitation Public Bonds Committee recently organized by the Southwest Reconstruction. might make a trip in it from Brus-as security at an annual interest the Szechwan Provincial Govern- sels to Antwerp and back.

Not of 6 per cent. long ago, also, Prince Leopold and

ment, according to the draft Princess Astrid flew from Juba by The project was mooted in agreement. The German firm air-mail while on a visit to Africa. April when General Liu received will be responsible for its erec Another Royal patron of the air- Mr. Yang Tze-pu, special trade tion under the supervision of way, just lately, was His Majesty investigator to Szechwan, sent by Chinese officials. King Feisal of Iraq, who, when

the Ministry of Industry. At journeying to England, used the former's invitation Mr. Yang specially-chartered Imperial Air arrived in Shanghal recently and ways craft to carry him from negotiated the loan with Mr. Baghdad to Cairo, being accom- Kong Tao-fu, Chinese manager panied on the fight by the mem

of the German firm, resulting in hers of his suite.

the signing of the draft agree- iment.

2

Air-Minded Economists. Many of those who travelled to London for the World Economic Conference elected to make their

10 Journeys by air, prominent among

Both Mr. Yang and Mr. Kong will leave here for Chungking at

26 them being General Smuts After American traveller, Miss Allison,

10 flying through by Imperial Air-miles and is regarded as a particu-

10 ways from South Africa to Lon-larly interesting illustration of don, General Smuts spoke in the how a woman passenger, travelling highest terms of the safety, com-alone, can now fy in comfort over fort, and reliablilty of the African the mafa air-lines of the world. air-mail. Incidentally, while upon Another very enthusiastle aerial the subject of such long-distance traveller is ex-King Ferdinand; of Leaving New York by ocean liner, Bulgaria. Not long ago, flying she few from Cairo to the Cape by over Northern Africa by Imperial Imperial Airways; and then back Airways, His Majesty accomplish- eto Johannesburg and Durban, ed in 36 hours a journey which, 60 afterwards crossing to India by some years before, had taken birú

steamship; after which she few by 26 days. One thing which Imperial Airways to Brindisi, and pressed him particularly was' tha then on in the Graf-Zeppelin air-moderate temperatur ship across the South Atlantic to when flying throug Pernambuco, continuing her four-was-

vis Pan-American Airways is to airlin

| Miami, and by Eastern Air Trans- port to New York. This whole tour. totalled approximately 20,000] fights, mention should certainly! be made of a recent trip by wan

make such

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HONG KONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

The Committee of the above Society would be most grateful if those interested in its work would kindly send in their donations or subscriptions.

Money is urgently needed and funds are very low.

thankfully No amount is too small and will be in received by the Hon. Treasurer.

MRS. E. L. WYNNE - JONES,

161, The Peak.

CHINESE MAIDENS' FESTIVAL EXHIBITION

Now being held at

SINCERE'S ROOF GARDEN

SERICULTURE SHOW

Courtesy of Kwangtung Provincial Bureau of Sericulture, Canton.)

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