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Aviation and Motoring

: SPEEDING EMPIRE

AIR TRAVEL

Accelerated Schedules On Continent.

EVEN GREATER LUXURY

New multi-engined craft which impart an even greater luxury to air travel, and accelerations which ensure still further time savings for those who fly, are fea- tures of the schedules now im operation on Continental and Em- pire air-lines.

Le Touquet-with Its casino 11. censed for roulette and trente-et. quarante-ig only an hour from London if you fly, and Ostend only a little over an hour. Passen- gers leaving the London air-port at ten-time are In Berlin in time Yor dinner; while Switzerland is reached in 51⁄2 hours, and Copen- hagen in 74 hours.

From London regular air, con- nections are available with 60,000 miles of European air-lines, and flights can be made to more than

150 towns and cities throughout the continent, approximately half of these now being within a day of london by airway.

Firing over to Paris in the morning, one can spend nine hours

in the French capital, and return

THE CHINA NAIL, THURSDAY JULY 5, 1974...

Like his father, the late King Albert, the new Beiglan ruler, King Leopold III, takes a keen interest in his people. The monarch is here shown during a virit to the bedside of one of his subjects who was injured in a recent min e disaster at Lambrochies.

STUDEBAKER APRIL)

CAR EXPORTS.

Sales Set 57-Month

Record.

Studebaker April export sales ex-

to Croydon by 9.30 that same ceeded March by a comfortable night, dining in the air during margin to establish new high re-

one's return

FULL/MILITARY HONOURS

Funeral Of Ordnance Corps Sergeant.

FRANK RICHARDSON

GAS EXPLOSION

· DISASTER

Corrosion Not Excessive Says Shanghai Expert. "HOLDER HIT FROM OUTSIDE"

“KILLING LOCUSTS FROM AIR Union Air Force Experiments

METHOD NOT YET PROVED

. That corrosion was not excessive, and that the holder was in perfectly Experiments now being made

Cape Town. good condition, was the opinion by the Unlön Air Force in the expressed by Mr. W. J. Baker, destruction of flying locusts by general manager and chief engineer sprinkling poison from the air. of the Shanghai Gas. Company, at were referred to by the Minister the resumed hearing of the West of Agriculture (General J. C. G. Point Gas Explosion inquiry before Kemp) in the Senate when he Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central moved the second reading of the Magistracy yesterday afternoon. Agricultural Pests Amendment

Mr. Baker further stated he did Bil.

the crown, structure.

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he

not agree with the theory put for He said the method was pure ward by Mr. J. G. Charlton, the AB-ly experimental and he could not) sistant Government Marine Sur-predict whether or not it would). veyor, that the buckling of the curb be a success, *. girder produced an extra strain on "I am glad to be able to say thus weakening the that certain parts of the country are now quite clear of locusts, Witness attributed the cause of and it is expected that certain the explosion to something hitting other parts will shortly be clear the holder. from Clarence Terrace, of them. It has now been possi with a fairly powerful force, and ble to withdraw the pumps from not to an explosion in the watch some areas and transfer them to jman's hut.

others. This has only been pos The Jury sitting on the Inquiry locusts in a systematic manner, sible because we attacked the comprise Messrs. P. Tester, fore-protecting lands in the first place man, L. Dunbar and D. Drummond. so that very few were destroyed."

Mr. W. A. MacKinlay is appear--Reuter. ing for the Hong Kong Gas Com- pany, and Mr. W. M. Brown a. watching the Interests of certain trip; while another cords in both the passenger car and at the funeral yesterday of the

owners whose property was dam- PATRIACH WORKS Full.military honours were paid aged. facility for air travellers this track divisions, according to Arvid

AT 136. Mr. W. J. Baker, General Mana- summer is the ability to make L. Frank, vice president and general Jiate Sergeant

Frank Richardson. ger and Chief Engineer of the Man Who Has Had 386 week-end trips to Paris without manager of The Studebaker Pierce who passed away at the Military had seven years practical experi-

of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps Shanghai Gas Company, sið passports.

In the case of passengers who

Arrow Export Corporation.

Descendants. Hospital yesterday morning. wish to combine air and surface manth record," he stated. "It was on Jack. was drawn along in a Chartered Gas engineer, a mem

"Our sales in April set A 57-

fence before taking charge of the The coffin, draped with the Un-Shanghai Company, travel, making one part of

He was a journey by air-liner, and another June, 1929. Our business for 1934 Band of The South Wales Border-gineers, and an associate member passed his 186th birthday.

the largest month on record aince gun-carriage, preceded by the ber of the Institute of Gas En-Nova Sela, near Bujanovatz, has Jelenko Babitch, who lives at by boat or train, special inclusive| rates are available for itineraries to date now exceeds the total for ers, buglers and a firing party of the Institute of Chemical En- by air, rail, and sea. It is also each of the entire year of 1981 from the same Regiment.

It is true that his birth certi- possible to obtain, at special and 1932, and represents 71 per

The cortege, which started out experience of gas holders, both in marriage certificate shows that He had very extensive ficate cannot be found, but his rates, return air tickets which cent of the 1933 volume.

"An unusual feature of the Apriled the Colonial Cemetery through had

from Wellington Barracks, enter management and construction, and he married in 1819 when he was record to the fact that it was made the Stubbs Road

seon the erection of four 21 Gate. At the holders and been responsible for was borne to the results.

Jelenko has had '396 descen- of the skyway style Studebaker the graveside by eight brother England to Africa,

dants, and 219 of them are still, models in export

markets," Mr. Sergeants.

Witness said that after exa-alive. The service was read Frank pointed out. "This is all by the Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan, found that internal corrosion.

mination of the holder he Although blind he potters able one to fly to Karachi in five the evidence we need to convince Senior Chaplain to the Forces.

un around his farm, drives sheep to days, to Calcutta in six,

ua that our 1934 models meet the to Ran-

the south-west side was Three volleys were fired over more than on any other part of the work of his sons.

rather the pastures, and superinterids goon in seven, to Singapore in approval of motorists in

every the grave, and between the inter- major market."

vale bars from the Dead March

The corrosion, how- And he still likes a good glass At the conclusion the buglar condition, Ile had also seen, the Jin. Saut were played by the Band.ever, was not exerelve, and the of plum brandy Reuter,

holder was still in 'perfectly good sounded the Last Post and Re- veillie. Captain Joce, R. A. 0, C., Plates now lying in the field, hot was in charge.

none of them appeared to be ex- Amongst those present in addition which was considered

cessively corrroded. On the plate

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are available. for as long as 60 days.

"

great Empire air/seven months after the introductionjentrance the coffin

As for the routes, from Indin, and the. East, the faster schedules now in operation

en-

eight, and to Cape Town in nine.

BRITAIN'S LATEST

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Torpedo-Bomber With

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TRAMS AND ROAD.

ACCIDENTS.

Alighting Passengers A Great Danger.

London.

gineers.

the holder.

se the one

Belgrade.

FINE FOR "CARELESS WALKING"

the forfelts £1 for "careless driving."-Reuter.

to the widow, were Colonel LC which collapsed, he found quite an

Stockholm. Lewis, O.B.E., R.A.O.C.; Lieut.-Col

A girl who was knocked down torpedo-bomber aero-

C. H. Kuhne,

appreciable quantity of metal. Its by a car in a busy street here has D.S.O., O.B.E plone, which may be used also for in his attempt to reduce accidents C.O.ME., Lieut. Col. E. R. Mac-weight was. 24lbs., and area ap-been fined about 12/6d. for "nor bombing, spotting, and reconnaie in built-up areas by Imposing a 30 Pherson, O.B.E., D.A.D.O.S., Hong proximately 18 square feet. That taking sufficient care." sance, has been produced by them.ph speed limit, can the Minister Kong and China Areas, Capt. T. gave the plate an average. thick- The chauffeur of the car that Blackburn Aeroplane Company

of Transport have considered this Morris, M.C. Capt. Cresswell and ness of one-twentieth of an inch ran her down has also been fined

after distortion and buckling. and has recently completed official question: Which is responsible for Lieut. Saunders. trials. It is intended for accom more accidents, a fast car or a slow- A bouquet from the sorrowing

Patches Good modation in naval vessels. and moving vehicle such as a tram? widow was interned with the re-

Witness said that the patches on INDIAN WATCHMAN ROBBED for this purpose its wings are asks a correspondent in "The Auto-maina.

the sheeting were extraordinary made to fold back alongside the CAT,"

Wreaths were sent from Harry, good, and was stronger than the. fuselage.

There seems no doubt whatever Fred, Arthur, Mac and Beth, Frank usual practice.

They had holders atesling

Pleading guilty to the charge of The new

machine is a biplane that trams (which operate almost and Frankle, Major-General 0. C. in Shanghai with a great many $28.35; a pure, and a bundle of

■ jacket, containing in which the top wing is bigger entirely in built-up areas) are the Barrett, C.B. C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.. more patches than on than the

the West keys, the property of Sarjan Singh, lower, The

indirect cause of many accidents, in G.O.C. Col. L. C. Lewis, Lieut. Col. Faint holder. engine, either an Armstrong Siddeley TI-

C. H. Kulme, Lieut. Col. E. R. Mat the supervision, the quantity of Leighton Hill Road, first floor, which they themselves are

With regard to a private watchman, of No. 8 ger (720 h.p.) or a Bristol Pegasus directly involved. The main reason Pherson, Mr. and Mrs. Allison, at patches rather indicated that the Chu Foon, unemployed, was 680- (580 h.n.), is set behind a ring for this is that they are unable to and Mrs. Beram, Mr. and

Mrs holder did receive and bad re-tenced to six weeks hard, labour draw in to the side of the road to dont and family. Ant. Serstceived in the past very regular and by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the cowling which diminishes the re- sistance of the big radial engine set down or pick up passengers,

Major and Mrs. Sanders, R.A.0.C-¡ careful lispection. and notably improves perform- Quite apart from this aspect, Mr. and Mrs. Gould and ‚ family,

Central Magistracy this morning. With regard to the other pistes, * ance. The aeroplane carries many accidents occur when a motor Messrs. A. E. Ainsworth, T. Phil-witness Bald

that the big torpedo

corrosion slung between the ist is passing a tram on the inside lip, J. R. Hodgin, T. Cranston, undercarriage legs, and has room-as is required in some towns.

The Officers, Boyal Army Ordn them. The thickness

not excessive on ance Corps, Junior N.C.O's and tenth of an inch was the formal

of

one- Men, R.A.O.C.: Foremen, A.O.D., all practice from the designer's point ranks detachment B.A.0.C. W.0.

for a crew of three when the occa- sion demanda. Particulars of per-

not

formance are not yet available, 4,000 GEAR CHANGES

but it is understood that this ma- chine marks an advance in speed, range, and load-carrying.

GERMAN BALLOON

LOST.

Largest Of Kind.

A DAY!

They Don't Worry The London Omnibus.

was definitely

Holder bit by Something.

and Sergeants' Mesa, Royal En gineers, Officers and other ranka, Royal Artillery, R.A. Sergeants Referring to the explosion, wit>| Mess Kowloon, R.A. Sergeants' Messness said that by a process of Stonecutters Island. R.A. Ser-elimination he had arrived at the geants Meas Lyerunt No. 27 Com-fact that something hit the holder I had occasion last week to ride wo's and Sergeants". Hess, Royal have had a fairly powerful force.

patty, Royal Army Medical Corph, from. Clarence Terrace, It must in one of London's "super-sports" Signals, · Headquarters RA. Ber Wines, in reply to the Corner, omnibuses from the south side of geanta' Moss, Detachment R.A.C.C.; said that he was aware that there Blackfriars Bridge to Tottenham, a All ranks, 1st Bn. The South Wales was by evidence to prove this, bit Berlin. distance of approximately six miles Borderers, W.0.4 and Sérgéants, 1st he could see no other place from A balloon which ascended from (writes "Nitor In The Motor Ba The South Wales Borderers, where It could be hit Bitterfeld, in Saxony, to make Cycle"). The Journey runs through Oncers and all ranks, 1st Bn. The One thing he was certain, said scientific exploration of the sub the most congested parts of London, Lincolnshire Regiment, Officers and witness, that the explosion" was stratosphere, is reported missing. via the Bank to Stamford Hill. An all ranks, 2nd Bn, The East Lan- not caused in any way by a prl- It was the largest German freo the bus was fitter with a preselector cashire Regiment, Other Banky, ist mary explosion in the watchman's balloon, and was piloted by Dr. gear box I was more than, interest-En. The Linedinshine Regiment, hut. Schrenck, of Berlin, accompanied ad to note the number of Hear

Any explosion taxes, place there must have been a foor would have been found - Injiho one, "or otherwise "the" man

by a meteorologist.

changes made by the driver, so ont

It is feared that it may have came my pencil and a place of (Continued From Previous Column) drifted sway over Poland and paper. At the journey's and I doubted whether the ftell conti Russia, or even over the, aén,

found that he had changed-or, Ling of the Adder Want? Have rather, selected his gears--no fewer noticed two months

ago, than, 147 times.

shock of the explosion. I find out that the bus does the quite a lot of met

day, making 20 nion, the

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