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Aviation and Motoring

THE PERFECTED ANTOGIRO

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1933.

TRAFFIC SIGNAL

DISREGARDED

Collision Narrowly

Averted.

MR. B. A. PROULX FINED $20

For disregarding a traffic signal at Morrison Gap Road. Happy Val- leg, Mr. B. A Proulx, the amateur jockey, was fined $20 by ME. W. Hamilton at the Contral

Court this morning

The defendant, whe

sented, pleaded guilty

Police

W JU ispré-

It was stated that the defendunt, driving car No. 1226, approached the junction of Morrison Gap Road and Stubba Rond with the signal against him, just us a taxi, with a Europeas lady as passenger, coming from Wanhat, was given the right of way. Defendant's Par Prossed in front, nearly causing " rolli-

Bion.

sam

that

Sub-Inspector Nichol the lady was very upset and gave her name to the ennstable na duty. saying that she would appear ༣༥ 3 witness in the case if necessary.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Superstitions Go Sky-high with Air Aces

BENEFIT DANCE

TO-MORROW.

In Aid Of Family Of Petty Officer.

TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT WEIHAIWEL

A benefit dance, in aid of the de pendents of the late Petty Officer Sells, of H. M. submarine Proteus,

will be held at the Garrison Lec- ture Hall to-morrow evening, com

mencing a p.m.

You know all these nera, don't

you? If not, you can identify them by their poi finxes: Marshal Halo

11-13. Frank Hawki, the speed king, pockets a rabbit's foot on his Bights, and the license number of Bute, Italy's top-ranking airmen, i most aviatrix of the U. S., wears » his thirteenth plane was-1813. miwayo lights « eiguest and exiln-tucky bracelet made from the tor Jimmy Matterna, globe girdler, took wishes it before taking off, then he of an elephant. Casey Jones, vet with him a $20 gold since minted relights it when he gets back to mean flier, always carries his wife'sĝin 1904, year of kis birth, on hle earth again. Amelia Earhart, fore-glove sloft and his licente aumber first world flight.

British Aircraft Supremacy

Wonderful Efficiency Of New Passenger Planes.

HANDLY PAGE CO'S RECORD

Petty Officer Sells tied as the result of an accident at Weihai. wel, when a torpedo carried away

Mr. F. Handley Page, C.B.E., in the ship, falling upon him and crushing him fatally. He was due Managing Director of the great

never seen.

After giving instances to show how absurd are some of the statements made by those who call for the suppression of the] aeroplane. Mr. Handley Page saidi that the great need of civil aviation was that there should

be a perfect freedom of the air!

TRUCK GAINS IN AMERICA

Continued Adaptation Confirms Future.

ROAD TRANSPORT CONVENIENCE

Culmination Of 13 Years' Experiments.

WONDERFUL SIMPLICITY OF CONTROL

The "Direct Control" Autogiro C.30 marks the culminating point jand successful conclusion of experi-

ments carried out by the inventor.) Senor Don Juan de la Cierva, dur- ing the last thirteen years.

evolu-

This type represents the tion of a basic design in a simplified

MCLAUGHLIN-BUICK

SALES AND SERVICE The McLaughlin-Buick has been made in Canada since 1907. No

local tax. No Canadian pre- Delivered Hong Kong

mium.

prices from $1,390.00 U. S. Cür-

rency.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD. Telephone 30228 33. Wong Nel Chung Road,

Happy Valley.

form on which all fature types will SEWING MACHINES

be modelled. and its development will be analogous to that of the motor car in that detail design alone will be the main consideration. Hitherto the autogiro, in common

with other aircraft, has used afler ons, elevators and a rudder to con- trol its fight but now all these are suppressed, the only stabilising sur- faces, apart from the rotor blades! themselves, being a horizontal and a vertical fin at the tail.

Simplicity Of Control Control in maintained by means of a hanging stick direct from the centre of the rotor which is mount- ed on a universal joint and this stick tilts the rotor as a whole.

A forward movement tilts the robor axis forward, making the a backward machine descend and movement has the opposite effect; if the stick is put to right or left the machine turns in the direction.

cama

The response to the operation of the control lever is therefore simi lar to that of the winged aeroplane an advantage for those pilots who desire to change from one type to the other.

The only possible drawback to this means of control would appear to be that turns cannot be executed without banking, but the simplifica.

for-

with restrictions reduced to a Increases in motor truck production in design not only makes the to proceed Home on transfer before jaircraft-building company that

minimum, and it should be allow tion in the last few months In-autogira Independent of any Christmas. He is survived by a bears his name, gave some inter-ad freely to develop along the dicate that the motor transport in-ward motion for its stability but wife and baby son, whom he had esting facts and figures in the commercial lines due to economic dustry will not only keep pace with also for its control. the result being the first industries on the road to that not only can the machine be The benefit to-morrow night is course of his speech at the annual Considerations. being held by the Submarine Petty (general meeting of the Company. Then civil aircraft would he-recovery but will continue to locate flown very slowly but it can also land Officers, H. M. S. Medway, in order Their 40-seaters on

come more and more differentiat-in those fields of commodity dis-and take off almost vertically. Imperial

ed from their military prototypes tribution where it can best server New Take-Off Technique to raise funds for Mrs. Sells andi

Airways routes, he said, had fully and eventually serve the purpose the shipping and consuming public. In this machine a new take-off her child.

when justified the high hopes which of civil flying alone.

During the last few years motor technique is introduced, for

ita

proper trucks have been used more and the rotor has reached more extensively in moving pro-speed and the wheel brakes released, { ducts between municipalities, and the tail, as in previous models, doesį from farms into elty markets as not rise as the machine gathors for- well as in connection with rail ward speed. [service in providing a door to door: When the lift is sufficient, the

delivery.

front wheels leave the ground, the Trucks hauled 25.6 per cent, of tail wheel following suit. the live stack hauled in 1930 la When landing at low speed, the seventeen leading markets. They tail wheel strikes the ground first

then jearried 42 per cent. Into the same and the front wheel

sink. markets in 1932.

Naturally considerable shock-ab- Truck receipts of fruits and ve sorbing qualities are called for and igetables into ten leading cities it is for this reason that the under-

POPPY DAY FUND.

Dorothy

Lady Helpers.

were raised when they went on service, and last year, when the Tull benefit was obtained of their new aircraft. the number of pas- sengere carried by Imperial Air-

TENDENCIES FOR 1934

Struggle To Improve Performance.

Grimm. Helen Grimmit, Vivian seperate flights between London car," that same firms which have showed a gain of 23 per cent. for carriage legs have a long travel.

Hollidge, Freddy Jones, Ea and Barle.

Julebin, Marie Leonard, Peggy Macfayden, Joan Macfayden, Alice Marshall, Norman Milton, Dorothy

Walts, Mrs. R. R. Wood and Patsy Wood.

The following

improved

and

months of 1932.

4

Best Makes

Treadle Medeb from H. K. $90.~~~

Also the latest PORTABLE ELECTRIC MODELS

HELMUT NOCHT French Building.

5. Queen's Road. C. Tel. 21201.

when

radio

misy is out of order I always ring

Radis Services

20513

up Ed

KING'S

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

ON THE STAGE

THE WORLD FAMOUS [ACROBATIC TROUPE

166

ABELLO"

NOVEL SCENES, DANCES

AND OTHER ACROBATIC FEATURES.

HONG KONG MARKET PRODUCE

APPROXIMATE RETAIL PRICES.

-=

Nov. 10, Nov.

1938 1018 Cta. Cts.

".

Beef Sirloin

BUTCHER MEAT.

Ib. 34 Prime Cut Corned

30

42

Roast

Orcast

82

Soup

28

Steak

84

Steak Sirloin Sausages....

Bullock's Brains

IT

จ

Tongue, fresh corned

per set 20

Nov. 10, Nov.

1999 1918 Cb. Ct.

POULTRY.

Chicken Capona, Email

Large

ib.

30

ER

→ 38

esch

Egga, Hen (cooking) per dox, 38

18

Eggs, Hen (frosh)

An

Duck

Doves

Powls, Hainan ....

Pigeons, Canton

Hoihow Turkeya, Cock

Apples: (California) Bananas (bride's) Carambola

Coconuts

Lemons, China

+

each

ཙྩོ ཐེ རམྦྷ་བྷིཀྑཱུ ;

each 85

*

Canton

LOK

Geese

Head Heart Hump, Salt

1.80

It. 29

Foet

each. 12

Eldneys

15 10

Hen

2)

JI

31

T

Tall Tripe

Liver

16. 29

1.80-

Calves' Hold& Feet set $1.50 31.00 Mutton

Snipe Pheasant Quail Partridges

**

LOR

47

45 201

FRUITS,

Shoulder

45

26)

#

11

Saddle

#

Almonda

.Jb,

Braine

per set

Feet

Ib.

Fry

Head Heart Kidneys

18

each 15

15

41

Liver

50

Отранет

•

JE

Lion Leg

37.

"

FALIS

Dried Oranges (Cantor

(Canton)

Verses American

ந.

Peamets

Fat or Lard

Sheep's Head & Feet per set 90

Persimmons, Largs

60 Punalo, Siam

Heart

each. 15

Wanate

[

H

Sucking Pigs,

Kidneys Liver

Grapes

45

order

K

Snet, Beef Buet, Best

94

Hutton

Voal

The following were the Lady ways on the London-Paris route, helpers at the Civil Service Cilet increased to 36,308, as compared Club:-

with 18.30 in 1931. Мівнен Alice Anderson. Paula

On July 9 of last year three of

SMALL ENGINE RIVALRY Ayock, Dorothy Deakin, Daphne these aircraft carried 427 pas. Deakin, Mrs. Eccleshall, Missesengers in one day and perform- Peggy Eccleshall. Arthur Grimmit, ed six separate flights between

There is a suggestion in the new Grimmit, Florence London

and Paris, and two models for 1934. says "The Auto-

last year over 1931, During the Apart from these characteristics been building ears with engines oĹĮ

flast

twenty-four months motor]the other practical result of the sun- large capacity are sow preparing Constant Improvement, chasis with much smaller engines, sport has become an important pression of the fixed wings and con- Pig Chillings

jfactor in grain hauling. Receipta trol surfaces is that by the reduced as though Such was the rapid progress of and vice versa, almost

saving in of grain hauling over highways | resistance and by the Salmon, Hilda Salmon. Frieda Sal-aviation that they could to-day every manufacturer secretly cons into Chicage markets for the first structural weight, the autogiro can mon, Julia Sirryk, Marie Souza, offer aircraft with very consider-dered that his rivals had a better

six months of 1938 were more than now carry the same load and fly as Mrs.

Pauline ably Strange. Misses

performances field! It is probable that, just 25: Strange, Alma Walker, Peggy even over

this type, and such, the greatest competition during the for times greater than the last six fast as most winged aircraft of

similar power. Miss improvements made it well worth 1932-39 period was in the 9

As stated by "The Corn Belt Very little space is needed for Pork Chop while any transport company in-10 h.p. class, the 1984 models will vestigating the running costs of provide the same, if not even keen-Farm Dailies" in a survey of the garaging the model, for the disap- At Quarry Bay

were the Lady these new types to see the greater, rivalry in cars with engines agricultural situation, trucking Is pearance of the fixed wing, together helpers at Quarry Bay:-

decrease in operational cost that that are slightly smaller. No par-jalso of consideráble importance in with the folding rotor blades, has Miss Jean Summers, Miss Ins could now be effected.

ticular type of engine is dominant, serving the Chicago produce mar-reduced the folded width to the Cunningham, Miss Helen Weir, In fact, it might be definitely but it is certain that the four ket. More than 1,000,000 tons of minimum required by the tailplane. Miss Ena Keown, Miss Crissle stated that, with their latest type cylinder will be very popular as a cheese, 5,000,000 pounds of butter The C.30 has a minimum flying Bone, and Mlos Betty Pollock

and 250,000 cases of eggs are truck-speed of 15 miles an hour and a of aircraft it was a perfectly power unit for the new models.

lariding speed of nil. Its top speed feasible commercial proposition Transmission is still in a stated into that city each month. to run services similar to the of flux, and the majority of new One of the primary causes for fe 100 miles per hour and cruising London-Paris without Govern-models will have one or other of the increased use of trucks dartar speed 80 to 85 milés. POPPY DAY FUND..ment subsidy or aid.'

the various forms of gear box the less industrial years: had been and the synchro-mesh mechanism, the need for shippers to keep In- Further Contributions.

with or without a free wheel, while ventories as low as possible. Equal- On the military side of avia-fres wheels will be found for they important factors are economy tion they had been fortunate in frst time on several models to and convenience of highway trans- Further contributions will be having one of their new types, the provide an easter change with nor-port. greatfully received by Mr. F. G. "Heyford." selected to replace mal gear boxes which have hitherto Maunder, Secretary to Earl Haig's the older "Hinaidi" type, which been regarded as presenting dif- Fund, York Building Hong Kong. was now going‘out of service. ficulties to the novice.

Cheques should be made payable. They could now offer their At least three firms new to thin to Thomson & Co., and crossed clients aircraft which showed a market are producing a sporta.car, "Poppy Day Fund.”

great economy over competing which emphasises the fact that al) | $6,200.00 Lypes, provided they were order have been struggling to improve

2,402.28 ed in series. In addition, they performance; and a point. In that priced

816.88 had several other most interest-struggla is the division between the ||ing" typer"which":"would be com-school of thought which concen“ 101.06 peting for production orders; trates on more powerful; engines

Previously Acknowledged Hong Kong Street Sales Happy Valley Street Sales St. Andrews Church

Kowloon

Iat

Church of Scientist

Crist

Dr. & Mr. B. S. Strahan

A. C. Franklin, Esq.

Mr. & Mrs. Sklpin............

B. H. Ross, Esq.

Anonymous

"K. M. A."

Butterfeld & Swire ..

Warrant Officers. H.ME.

"Tamar" Donation)

Total:

(Further

Military Aircraft.

As

AUTOMATIC": "GEAR" ON LOW-PRICED CAR:

288788382288 188228¤*8888 IN 19489A83 1888*¤R KASK K-235-8-9---9------5--8BH AN

VEGETABLES,

Artichoken

·Beans, Sprout Long Beet Boot.** Brinjala; " Green

Red

Cabbage, Chiness

(Shanghai

Cauliflower (Large)'

(Madiem)

28. ******* * * * *8*Engag

*&*RAKAM | | | | |

FISH

OILPROOF GARAGE FLOORS.

Barbel

Bream

Canton Fresh:

Water Finh

(anal)

Carp

Carrots

Codist

32

Crabs

Celery, Chinese Chülfes, Dried :

Rød

12 10

Cattle Fish

10

Carry Blan, En

Cucumbers

Garlic

Gligor Tour!

Silicate Of Soda And Water Solution.

How to make floor of, your gir- age oilproof is a useful hint gives the makers of the lowest-in. “Ifotor Transport.”

car to boast the famous

Dace

Eels, Conger

First, it states, thoroughly clean transmission”—that is, the concrete: fopring, with either niging gear-box- pli fuld very hot water or petrol. Then Lobster of the BEA. arm are con- mik together a quantity of alllcats Mackerel

Mallet

and in these designs there was and the rival school which prefers centrating for 1884 on the 10 hp of soda and water in the proper Osters 20.85 incorpoprated the very latest de- to increase performance by reduc- médé "which hát now been in suo- tion of one of" soda to four - of || Pearch"

production 60,00 velopment of their slotted wing ing the weight of the army z cenni

for eight water, measured by volume

30.00 design.

The Bibited Wing."

Unlike their Continental confreres months. the English designers have, avoided | any great deviation from the ar

28.00 4900 25.00 The development of the slotted capted lines of design, the problem 15.00 wing proceeded; and the device of value for money in selling prices 12.00 had an extended use all over the is too important to allow of radical world. In the International Air experimenta, and the car of 1964 Tour. Contact last year, the win will fellow logically in the 3.00 Ing, aircraft, and 18, out of the tracks of ita

Brat 19 were fitted, withz, resi bwybeing, atill canter to 59.740.27 wings to the company's

still more 6edble:

The resultant' solution should hé |brushed well into tis, foor

case being taken to en samefent solution: "la" effect

the surface

Plasce

Pomfret, "White- face Pomfret Bink that Prawns:

Roach Salmon

Shrimps Snapper Turbot

Turtles, small

water

Green

English

Horseradish, Shal

Isdian: Corn Sy

Green"

16821 | Okroca

2013- Onions, Bombay

B6 12

429 16 Parsley,

6088.Potato, Hweek,

American

Fampkin

68 38 Phubarb (Fresh)

Bpinach

Tomatoes

Auraips, Panti

(Long)

Water Cras

Voretable MarroW

Water Lily Root

Murh Room

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