1934-07-26 — Page 7

Motoring and Aviation

UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR

SCIENCE AND ART

OF AVIATION.

TRAINING FOR THE NEWEST CAREER

(By Major C. C. Turner.)

Hamble (Hants).

I have paid a visit to what may be described as a University of the air:

The only organisation in the work worthy of the title, it was founded here three years ago largely owing to the enterprise of Sir John Siddeley. It is known as "Air Service Training."

Two inducements led me to pay this visit. One was the fact that the first pupils who undertook the most extended courses (lasting three years) are, now completing, and the results should prove in- teresting. The second was the fact that a few of the pilots who will be taking part in the great

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1934.

MOVEMENTS OF INDUSTRIALS

CHINA FLEET

A North American contingent participates in the gals of cele bration in the main square of Lima, Peru, after the settlement of the Leticia dispute. An American flag in in evidence because of the influence brought to bear by the U.S. in bringing Pern and Colombia to an agreement over the important river port.

London-Melbourne Air Race next OWNER-DRIVEN

October are entering for special air navigation courses, and of

these

are famous long-distance

pilots and some are foreign.

A Three Years' Course

Fifteen separate

courses

are

TAXICABS

An Independent But "Hard Life."

LONDON INCREASE

There are

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

A cable addressed "Haddad", from Galle, is lying unclaimed at the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co.,

Ltd.

The m.v. "Silvercypress", from New York, sailed from Los Angeles jon June 27, and is expected here on

Sunday.

available. They range from the simple course for private flying, lasting from three to six weeks, to

owner-driven more courses for those who intend taking taxi-cabs than ever on the London up aviation as a profession, courses atreets, according to the Secretary which last three or three and a of the Motor Cab Owner Drivers' half years, and which justify the Association. title

The following is the disposi-urgent.”—-Router. tion of the China Fleet as noti

fied this morning:

LATEST QUOTATIONS.

New York, Yesterday. The following quotations have been received by Measra, S. E

July 24. Closing

12.61

H.M.S. Kent, former flagship of The following quotations have the China Station, which left here been received through Messrs. S. E. yesterday morning for Wel-hef-wei Levy and Company and the Ameri-|New York Silver: to join the China Fleet, is expected can Oriental Finance Corpora

to arrive at Woosung on Saturday. tion:

H.M.S. Suffolk, present flagship of

the China Station, leaves Chinwang-

tao on August 2 for Tsingtao, where N.Y./Lonon

she is due the next day.

Cross-Rate

H.M.S. Cumberland will sail from N.Y. Cotton--Dec. Chefoo on Sunday and will arrive at N.Y. Silver-Sept. Peitaiho on August 4.

H.M.S. Cornwall will leave Tsing. tao on August 1 for Chinwangtao, where she is due the next day.

H.M.S. Eagle sails from Chefoo on August 1 and will arrive in Tsingtao on August 3.

Dec

N.Y. Rubber-Dec. Chic Wheat-Dec. Chle Corn Dec.

46.44 48.40 New York Rubber:

unquoted

0.04 0.01 unchanged

0.07.

0.01 up 0.01"

unchanged

0.04 off

RALLY ON

Former Flagship Now

WALL STREET Levy and Co. & the A.0.F.C.

Rejoining Squadron.

(Continued from Page 0)

Opening

July 25.

Closing

Change

New York Cotton:

"

BERWICK DUE AT ADEN ··

"There is a fairly good demand

July

..

for cotton with liquidation less

October

12.78

12.02 12.61 12.75 12.76

December

12.87

12.88 12.87

12.76 12.78. 12.87 12.89

unchanged 0.02 up

Latest Quotations

January

$12.90

12.88 12.90

12.91 12.91

0.01 "

March

13.02

18.01 13.08.

18.05 18.08

May (1985) Spot...

18.09

19.09 13.08

12.86

18.09 18.10

12.88

September ...e October

48.44-46.25 46.45

46.88 16.40

10.04 0

46.49

unquoted

46.45 46.45

0.04

New York, Yesterday,

December

40.60

46.50:47.00

40.55 46.55

0.05

Last To-day's alone close

January

48.98

unquoted

-46.80 ′′ 46.80/

0.08

March

47.44

47.80 47.60

47.30 47.80.

0.14

May

47.87

48.20 48.20

5.04% 5,04

47.80, 47.80

12.78 12.78

Total sales:

29 lots.

40.00 46.55 July

14.49

14.42 14.42

14.50 14.50

15.12 15.08

September

14.72

14.08.14.65.

14.78-14.78

99% 100%

October

14.85

14.85 14.85

December

15.12

14.98 14.95

15.07 15.08 *

January

15.25

15.10 16.10

15.21 15.21

March

15.47

15.28 15.30

Total sales: Chicago Wheat:

July

15.42 16.42 871 lota.

0.04 0.05

#

96%

96% 96%

98 98

September... +975% December 9912

Tuesday's sales:- Chicago Corn:

July

98 98 99 991

62%

-unquoted

September

64%

65 654

December

9534

672

67% 68%

69% 691⁄4

35%

Total sales:

112 Winnipeg Wheat:

20%2

Jaly

835%

84% 84%

84% 84%

14

42%

October

85%

85% 85%

88

11%

December ....

86%

86% 86%

86% 96 872 872

28 New York Sugar:

9%

September

1.72

-1.72 1.72

1.70 1.70

4534 25 184

December

1.78

1.77 1.77

March

1,83

1.82

1.82-

1.76 1.76 1,79 1.80

925%

Total salee:-13,000 tons.

14% New York Silk:

10814 July

1.12

16

September

1.10

36%

Westinghouse & M

December

1.14

32141

1.09 1.11 1.09% 1.09% 1.13 1.191⁄2

Business done-1,350,000 shares.

Total sales:

8712 094 N.Y. Silver (business San Fran. Silver (basi

done price)

484 40%

ness done price) ....

40%

48% (Dow Jones Avg.)

H.M.S. Adventure will sail from Peitaiho on Monday and will arrive at Chinwangtao on August 2.

30 Industrials H.M.S. Berwick, now on passage 20 Utilities

20 Balle to England is due at Aden on 40 Bonds... August 3, and sails on August 0 for 11 Commodity Suez.

Index

Last To-day's Aves. Aves, Change 91.01 91.57 0.56 up 37.90 87.59 0.81 off 20.81 20.90 0.09 up 94.91 24.51 4.40 of

58.33 58.50 0.17 up 18 LEADING STOCKS

H.M.S. Sandwich now at Hankow will sail on Saturday for Woosung Amer Can and Tsingtao,

Amer Smelting Amer Tel & Tel H.M.S. Bridgewater will leave Auburn Shanghai on August 1 for Hankow 3. 1. Case where she is due on August 6. Du Pont

H.M.S. Folkestone leaves Wei-Elec Band & Share

Gen Motors hei-wel on Monday for Shanghai, Int Tel. 2 Tel arriving on August 1.

H.M.S. Falmouth will sail Chinwangtao on August 1 for mulpo, arriving on August 3,

H.M.S. Grimsby, at present

McIntyre Porcupine from Montgomery Ward Che-Nat Distillers

N.Y. Central Socony-Vacuu

in Union Pacific

United Aircraft

Yee Hing, 21 years, of room 312 Sun Ah Hotel, Nathan Road, was England, will join the China Fleet Air," "University of the

"The numbers of privately owned removed to the Kowloon Hospital at the end of the year. especially for those who enter at taxi-cabs in London are undoubtedly yesterday, suffering from the effects H.M.S. Whitehall is at present in

of about 17-18 years, increasing,"

said

recently. of opium poisoning, said to have passage to Vine Point. straight from school, substituting (“"Owing to the more stringent been self-administered.

H.M.S. Medway with H.M. Sub police regulations many of the older

marines Rainow, Phoenix and Otus.

the age

this for the ordinary university.

The cost rangeR frum £60 to £1,111, but there are many special

courses, such as Blind Flying for

lie

and more cumbrous types of cabs Sentence of three months hard will sell from Tsingtao on August have been withdrawn

from the labour was imposed on Yip Kwok-2 for Chefoo, arriving the next day.

H.M. Submarines. Olympus, Or-1 roads, and new cabs are being sold kan, unemployed, by Mr. E. W. Jon very advantageous hire purchase Hamilton at the Central Magistracy phous, Odin and Perseus sail from £45 (lasting three weeks), and a

terms. Consequently many drivers this morning, for the theft of a Dairen on August 2 for Chinwang- special Wireless Course for £50

who formerly worked for the owners clock from No. 163 Lockhart Road. tao. where they are due the next Clasting eight months).

of large 'leats' of taxis now prefer ground floor, yesterday.

day. Analysis of the syllabuses makes to purchase their own and pay for

H.MS. Parthian, at present In one wonder how it can be done. them out of income.

Sentence of one month's hard) Hong Kong, will sail on Tuesday for For example, some of the longer "In addition, owing to the fa- labour, was imposed or Fung Po, Wel-hei-wel," courses include no less than 300 creasing demand for taxis by Lon-unemployed, by Mr. Q. A. A. Mac- H.M.S. Bruce, at present at Dai- hours flying, the cost of which doners, the total number of cabs in fadyen at the Central Magistracy ren, soils on August 2 for Chin- cannot be less than £600, according the City has been increasing, and this morning, for the theft of two wangtao, arriving there the next to the average flying school's many of the new arrivals are owner switches from No. 33 Queen's Road, day. prices. And flying is only one driven."

Central, on Wednesday.

H.M.S. Keppel, H.M.S. Wild Swan, H.M.S. Verity and H.M.S. Wishart

part of the courses, which include There are at the present time a large number of other subjects, about nine thousand cabs in London, The case of Wu Wing, unem-are at present in Wel-het-wel, each needing its apparatus, its ac-and it is estimated that fifty perployed, who was charged before Mr. while H.M. Submarines Oswald, commodation, its highly expert in-cent. of them are owner driven.

E. W. Hamilton at the Central Osiris, Proteus and. Pandora are at atructors.

Very Little Profit

Magistracy this, morning with the present in Hong Kong." "I like to be independent," one

theft of a jacket from No. 229 Lock- One of its directors is Air Vice-

hart Road, and with being in pos- "That's why I got Marshal Sir John Higgins, and of them said. from the start the Commandant has my own cab. It's a hard life, and Bession of a bunch of keys, was re- been Group-Capt, R. J. F. Barton; I don't make more than five shillingsmanded until Saturday morning. but from this, nor from the fact a day on the average when I've paid that nearly all the flying instruc-for everything, but you see I can tors hail from the Central Flying stop when I like and start when I School, one must not infer a mill-like and go where I like, and that tary organisation,

OPIUM POISONING VERDICT.

Inquest At Central Magistracy.

A verdict of auicide by opium poisoning, whilst of unsound mind,

due to his wife's disappearance, was returned at the Coronor's in-

For fighting In Haiphong Road on July 25. Ng Yuk, a 35-year-old rickshaw coolie, and Ngau Chau, a makes it worth while. I didn't like bound over in a sum of $50 for a 24-year-old earth coolle, were both the regular shifts when working for period of six months, by Mr. E. I Aviation as a civil career is, the an employer. Now, if I have a main interest, although there are little trouble in my home, I can al- Wynne Jones at the Kowloon special courses for foreign officers ways get out and drive the old 'bus Magistracy this morning. who desire to be trained to the for a bit, see?

Chan Choi, a 62-year-old high standard of

Air our own

"But if you want to prosper you Force. Air Service Training is a must have a newish machine, be-

employed, was sentenced to two residential university, atlhough re-cause customers will always choose months' hard labour by Mr. E. I. the Kowloon them in preference when they pos- Wynne Jones at sibly can, and sometimes wait quite found on the premises of the Magistracy this morning for being

Central British School, Nathan' Road. Detective Segeant Cashman (foreman), C. Black and 8. P. prosecuted.

sidence is not compulsory.

Sea and Land Aircraft

Situated in one of the loveliest parts of England, one of the most! varied interest, it offers its students the amenities of nearly every kind of sport-a swimming pool, out- door and indoor games, and yacht- ing This last is especially en-

a bit for one, too.”

FRENCH CONCESSION TO' BRITISH MOTORISTS

Paris.. Motorists and motor-cyclists

un-

BENEFIT CONCERT

SUCCESS.

couraged as a means for familiari- from Great Britain and a number Large Attendance At

sing students who include sex-of other countries were allowed to planes and flying boats in their take their vehicles to France training with the ways of the tides, during the Paris Carnival period winds, and the waves.

without any of the usual formali- ties.

And this is a reminder that here the student can qualify on both sea and land aircraft.

China Fleet Club.

U.S. Steel

1% up 1%

99% 99%

++

101% 100% 13⁄41⁄2.” * 43,375,000 bushels

64% 64% 2 UD 66% 66% 1%

14

18,980,000 bushels

::

-

1%

.1".

0.02 off 0.02 0.03

0.00% up

1.09 0.03 off

1.09 1.101⁄2 1.10

1.14 1.142 57 lots.

0.00%"

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quiry held by Mr. Macfadyen, at DISTINCTIVE the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon. into the death of Cheung Muk-pat, who died at the Government Civil Hospital on July 11.

The Jury sitting on the inquiry were Messra. C. A. J. Ribiero

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The funeral of the late Mrs. Ng The China Fleet Club Theatre Pak-to, who died on Friday at her was filed to capacity last evening residence in Elgin Street after a when a grand benefit variety con-long illness, took place at the cert in aid of the widow and chil-Chinese Christian Cemetery yes- IMPERIAL AIRWAY'S MILEAGE dren of the late Frank Richardson, terday, over 200 relatives Here you can be trained A B

of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, friends attending.. ground engineer, as an instructor The aircraft of Imperial Air was arranged by the Garrison En. Her only son, Mr. Ng Sze- in flying, or as a commercial airways, Ltd., flew 188,225 miles tertainments Committee. pilot. The three-year men qualify during March, an increase-of-15,-

cheung, the well-known local ten- The audience included many of his player and now an official of no fewer than ten

than ten different 451 miles on March, 1938. The the Military Headquarters Staff and the Nanking Legislative Yung, or types of aeroplanes.

ton-miles showed an increase of officers of the regiments stationed rived in Hong Kong on Tuesday I was not surprised to learn that 86,584. These figures complete the in the Colony, together with a num- evening to attend the funeral. the question of an entrance ex-istatistics of the financial year, ber of Naval officers and ratings: Other principal mourners were amination is being considered, for during which period traffic In-

it is the aim of the commandant creased by 586,880 ton miles. ever to raise the standard of

achievement and practical results;

also that a scholarship may be

founded.

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Some of the leading local variety her atop-sons, Mesars. Ng Sze artistes gave their services and the kwong and Ng Hon-ting, a step- programme, which lasted more than daughter and several grand two and a half hours, was most en children. Joyable.

There was a big gathering of friends awaiting the arrival of the

I ascertained, too, the all-Import-The Journal d'Alsace et de The forthcoming wedding, is an- funeral procession at the Ceme ant fact that those who complete Lorrains reports the existence of nounced of William George Foy tery, where a brief religious ser the long course, and also those who underground aeroplane hangars in take special courses, are sought by forest at Greifswalde, Pomerania, the chiefs of the air-line systems with accommodation for 60 bomb- here and abroad.

Ing machines.

Secretary of the Canadian Government vice was perfomed by Rev. Cheung No. 8 Fort Street, North Point, to Mips wreaths were sent to the bereaved Trade Commissioner's Office and of Chuk-ling A large numberOf Ethel May Lam, of: 464 Nathan Road, Kowloon,

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