1934-11-22 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1934

SHANGHAI MAN NOW OPERATING HIGHLAND AIRWAY'S SERVICE

Charles Kingsford-Smith, the noted Australian dier. who has just-made-kin-second-successful-

Pacific fight.

TRIUMPHANT

FLYERS GIVEN

COMET PLANE

Edwards Speaks On Finances

the successful airmen

£2.500.

ISOLATED ISLANDS

LINKED

DIRECT LINE TO ORKNEYS

ESTABLISHED

IN

GRANTED MAIL CONTRACT ... ·

the development of commercial air service in Britain, which are steadily extending in route mileage covered and the number of passengers [carried, á former Shanghai resident is actively

concerned.

He is Mr. E. E. Fresson, former captain in the Royal Flying Corps, who started the Inverness- Orkney service eighteen months ago and has now been awarded the General Post Office contract which means a quicker maîl service among the islands his service

covers.

Mr. Fresson's venture links up the isolated Scottish islands with the mainland, and is one of the most difficult of all air routes at present being operated. Incidentally, it is the first internal air mail service, although two similar services, also linking the main- land with islands off the coast, the Portsmouth, Southsea and | Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd., and the Jersey Airways, Ltd., are in

operation hul do not carry mails, prevented postAINTENA

The two later services are cre-

dited with carrying a larger num-

FINANCIAL BLOW

TO MOLLISONS

her of passengers than any other BIG AIR RACE - rompanies in the country and in- ternal in lines now have a route mileage of more than 3,290 miles. -Overcame-Great-Difficulties- Mr. Freason is well-known in Shanghai, being a member of The Roval Air Force Association, and in different parts of China was one of the first men ever to

fly an aeroplane in the part of

the world.

He

started the Inverness

SUNK OWN MONEY

tory.

INTO FLIGHT ́

EXPENSES WERE £7,000

machines.

Givde Pangborn (left) and Boscos Turnar.

John Polando (left) and Jack Wright.

BATVIA

RAMBANG

DARWI

INDIAN

OCEAN

OCEAN

MELBOURNE

US. TAX INCOME SOARS

New Liquor Revenue Gives Filip

SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL. (By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegra phio Messages Ordinanos, 1894. Re- ceived November 28, 18:25 am)

Washington, To-day.

The United States Treasury, has reported that Federal tax collec- tions in July, August, September and October totalled U.S.$1,014- |675,376, ma compared with U.S.- $777,407,115 for the same months of last year, due to the now liquor revenue, higher incomes, and the processing taxes. United Press, per S. E. Levy and Company.

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

S. E. Levy And Co. And A.O.F.C. Quotations

The following quotations from New York have been received by Mesara, S. E. Levy and the American Oriental Finance Corporation."

Last

Close 10.10 11.00

A layout showing the route taken by the flyers in the Mildenhall-Melbourne air race, won by T. Campbell NY/London 4.99% 1.08% 4.083). Black and K. F. H. Waller in a British Comet plane. The picture also shows two of · Amerled's entries. Colonel NY Cotton Dec. 12.27 18.24 12.20 Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pangborn, who were the third to arrive at Melbourne,

Mar,

12.38 12.34 12.38 M. Silver Dec... 53.00 54.00b 54.10b

Mar.

54.95

AVIATRIX BACKS AIR LINE BRITAIN CALLED NY Sink Dec. 121

GERMANY BUILDING MORE

AEROPLANES

As Many As Rest Of World Combined Daily Mail"

1

"Germany is manufacturing as many planes as the rest of the world combined," according to a statement made on November 9 by the Daily Mail in an article devet- ed to a discussion of the Reich's air strength,

many will complete the construc- tion of the largest Beroplane factory in the world, capable of employing 30,000 workers, the. newspaper pointed out. **

At the beginning of the 'sommer, the paper concluded, the Reich will have turned out approximately 35,000 planes of the latest model and capable of great speed.

This month, at Dessau, Ger

tu

SCOTT'S LOG

WILL HELP MAKE

HAWAII SERVICE

BECOME REALITY

AMELIA EARHART FOR HONOLULU

WILL STUDY PROPOSALS

"UNSPORTING”

WHY U.S. PLANE WAS DISQUALIFIED

Grave Nazi Allegation

NY Rubber Dec. 12.72

Mar.

13.01

C. Wheat Dec. 99%

May

56.106 55.20b

123b 12,44. 12.60 12.97. 12.00

98%

98

97%

c. Corn May

84%

841⁄2

W. Wheat May 82%

821

STOCKS

Amer Smelting 36 Auburn

36%

25%

Con Gas NY

..22.

21%

21%%

98%

98% 98%

·7%

7%

*81

31

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83

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24

20% 4234

The brilliant opening flight by Orkney service on May 8, 1993, Jim and Amy Mollison to Bagdad and a year later was awarded the in the England-Melbourne Air race G.P.O. contract to carry all the which closed in failure at Allaha- mails on his route. The success bad and in a withdrawal from the of the enterprise has been achiev-

race, was a cruel blow to their.

Du Pont. “FIFTY-FIFTY BASIS”

ed in the face of the greatest hopes and a disappointment to all

A very discordant note was Eles Ba & Share 7 difficulties for the meterological who wished them well.

struck by the Nazi evening paper General Motors -31 Mr. A. O. Edwards, managing conditions in this region are no

They had worked very quietly

Der Angrif, which is closely an Int Tel & Tel. 9 director of Grosvenor House, Park-less unfavourable than were the and determinedly on their plans

sociated with Dr. Goebbels, the Loew's The 34 political conditions he originally through the summer to assure vic

Propaganda Minister, in connecNat Distillers... 23% 24

Mont, Ward... 20% 20% lane, W., who bought and entered encountered and the many dis-

Los Angelestion with the England-Melbourne NY Central.. 20%.... the red Comet aeroplane which couragements from well-meaning) Mr. Mollison went to De Havil-

Amelia Earhart, famous trans-air race. A sensational report, oc- Stan Oll NJ... 424-42% Atlantic Bler, said here on Novemcupying most of the front page, US Steel 3514 361⁄2 351⁄2 won the England-Melbourne airfriends.

land's last February, and he backed Mr. Fresson came to China just)

ber 13 that she would sail for purported to reveal "Why Fitz race, has given the machine, which after the war and his activities

London Prices himself to win by placing the Arst

Honolulu In December with her maurice was forbidden' to'start.”

The following quotations from Lon- cost him £5.000, to Scott and Black, extended over a wide area as the order for

Оле of the Comet

husband, George Putnam, the [Col Fitzmaurice was to have pilot-5.80 pis. and 10:30 p.m.

|don were received"Inst night between novelty of the aeroplane in this This was done almost within 24

publisher; to lecture on aviation at ed an American plane entered by the Silvers Spot 24% (last close), the University of Hawall and study Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes organisers. 24-7/16 (last recd.), 8/16 up (change). Mr. Edwards's additional ex. country gradually disappeared

proposals for an aviation line before, the start of the race because its 24-0/16 (last recd.), 3/16 up (change). The plane was disqualified shortly be before the practical realization of hours of the aircraft manufacturers penses are estimated at roughly the value of this new form of declaring their willingness to build

Silver: Forward 24% (last close), tween the islands and the main-weight exceeded that allowed by its He takes the prize money

transport. He assisted several if there were purchasers. Mollison

Silver Report:-India and Specula- lând. ·

airworthiness certificate] -£10,000-less the loss ou the rate Chinese leaders in their initial aid his £1,000 deposit. Two other

tors bought. Business small, "I hope it will be possible for me. "No effort was spared," says the of exchange. He says:

Gold: 139/7 (last close), 189/5% ventures but his greatest suc-purchasers were then soon found,

to assist in bringing to an early writer, "to ensure that only an (last recd.), 2d. down (change), "The terms are better than a ceas was with General Yen Hsi-and three machines were laid down.

completion the plans for an air English, machine and an English

London/N.Y. Selling Rate: 4.98% fifty-fifty basis, but also keep shan. the "Model Governor of Mollison then cabled his wife,

service to the mainland United airman should win the race. When laat close), 4.99-1/15 (last rood.), the trophy. My contract with the Shensi, for whom he built a who was in America, asking it Here is the log of the Right of States," she said. "This appears Col. Fitzmaurice, as an Irishman,

9/16 up (change),

London/Paris Selling Rote: 765.62 airmen was signed before the workshop and constructed ma-

she approved the project. Her C. W. A. Scott and Campbell Black, to

be a logical development in appeared at first as an outsider who (last close), 75.71 (last recd.), .09 up machine left England. It had no chines.

censent was secured and the winners in the 11,828-mile London-aviation.

need not be taken seriously. (change). winning or losing clauses."

enterprise became a joint venture, to-Melbourne air derby. (All times "Linking Hawaii, which really is

Liverpool Cotton-Mar: 6.59 (Inst The New England

Quick Change are Greenwich mean, five hours the western boundary of the United Airways,

close), 6.58 (lust read), 01 down Nothing Left To Chance

"But the operating northwards from Syd- Although in recent months,

faster than Eastern Standard States, to the mainland by a matter changed. Fitzmaurice made a few

situation At the start of the face they time).

quickly (change). .....

Liverpool Wheat-Dec: 4/8 (last) to-day offered £20.000 for with a network of air lines effi-were full of confidence. Nothing Parmentier's Dutch Douglas air ciently operating, in the country had been left to chance. Mr3.

Saturday, 6.30 am-Left Mil- of tremendous importance to all experts were enthusiastic. Enthus London Rubber-Jan.-Mar. (buyers)

of beurs instead of days should be trial flights, and both public and close); 1/6% (last recd.), 1% down,

(change); liner. Mr. Robinson, managing the latest products of American Mollison remarked that they had

denhall airdrome

Americans." director of the Airways, states that and European manufacturers beaunk their own money into the

8.10 p.mLeft Kirkuk after Hawali is scheduled to be a main

lasm quickly changed to anxiety. 8% (last close), 61⁄4 (last recd;), in- he decided some months ago to ac-] ing acquired by the Chinese Gov night and added that they were the

short halt to get gas...

"Fitzmaurice's machine was seen changed. Junction point in airplane lines to to be England's most dangerous (last close). 6% (last recd.),

London Rubber-Jan-Mar.: (sellers) quire Douglas machines for a pro atirring the people, claims have ernment, and "air-mindedness")

only pilots in the Speed Race to do

the Orient now planned. Pan rival. The race authorities at once changed. jected extension of air services ta

American Airways has announced albegan to make things difficult for Australia, to be built in England geroplane to be built in China, been made regarding the first

survey fight across the Pacific by him. They objected to the weight 64 (last recd.) The pilots of the other Comet

way of Honolulu and Manila for of his machine, and complained that A forecast from London on the prob it is a moot point weather or not machines had all been backed.

jearly in the year. the credit should go to Mr. Fres-Pilots of other machines also had

he had not made a trial landing able trend of the New York son for he certainly built for backers or received engines and

under full load.

stator: General Yen several machines and other accessories as gifts. successfully demonstrated them.

Mr. Mollison estimated that the This achievement. however, dis-cost of the whole flight, including appeared in the whirlgig of machine, fuel and expenses, was in rapidly changing political condi- the region of £7,000. The first prize alone could compensate them Mr. Fresson returned, to Eng-for this outlay and as the £10,000 land in 1927 and since then has was paid in Australian currency been in civil aviation. In his and was worth only about £7,500 in new service, known as the High-sterling, he calculated that they FAST LONG-DISTANCE land Airways, Ltd., he is assist- would have just about recovered ed by Mr. J. A. Greenshields, their money if they had won.-.-.-

(Continued on next Column).

ney,

under sub-licence.

ATLANTIC AIR LINE STEP NEARER

Dr. Hugo Eckener Intions.

United States

CHEAP RATE ENVISAGED

-New York.

Dr. Hugo Eckener came back to the United States, on October 19 fulfillment of his old ambition—à to complete another step toward North Atlantic · airship line be tween the United States and Europe.

of

Disembarking from the liner Al- bert Ballin, the veteran skipper of the German Graf Zeppelin said he came to arrange suitable terminal arrangements here for the new Zeppelin LZ129, now in course. construction, and calculated to apan, the ocean in 60 hours: He has arranged conferences with officials of the Goodyear Zeppelin Corpora- tion at Akron. and Navy Depart ment officials,

Dr. Eckener said he hoped to carry, passengers at a rate only 10 per cent. over rates, charged by fast Atlantic liners. This would be $400, he estimated. The new ship will accommodate 50 passengers, a compared with quarters for aboard the Graf Zeppeli

Built First Machine

35.

9 p.m.-Arrived Baghdad. 9.33 p.m.-Left Baghdad.

Sunday, 9.15 Am. - Arrived Allahabad.

10.15 a.m.-Left Allahabad. 10.28 p.m. Arrived Singapore. 11.42 p.m.-Left Singapore.

Monday, 11.08 am - Arrived PARIS TO CHINA

AND BACK

Darwin.

1.55 p.m.-Left Darwin. 10.40. p.m.-Arrived Charleville: Tuesday, 1 am-left_Charle- ville.

5.84 a.mArrived, Melbourne.

France To Sponsor Air Race

France may organise a big

Lendon Rubber--at noon

(buye

Ma London's Forecast

imilaros

market,

The other airmen were becom Wall Street is expected to open ing more and more disturbed at steady but dull. The none too happy the remarkable performance of ployees is a restraining influence, but

relations between employers and em Fitzmaurice's 'plane. Many off the American Telephone and Tele them threatened to abandon the graph Co.'s dividend is maintained, the trace if he were allowed to start, market is likely to be encouraged.

The Cotton_market is motibund "and" Eventually he was forbidden to may be affected by Wheat and by participate.

favourable weather conditions, Sport-loving England seems to Wheat may be dejected by weakness International air race next year be very much on the decline. abroad, raius in the West and fears of similar to the race to Mel When the Australians won the weather is much colder.

French dumping. In the Corn-belt, the bourne. ra

international cricket match England. In Rubber; a lower market is antici-. The Minister of Air, Gen Denain, protested; she protested again two pated. A three-engined Alpf 3-71 aero-writing in "Excelsoir," states: months ago when the yacht race plane, similar to the ones serving "There is no reason why France was won by America." pilot on the Aberdeen-Orkney

on the regular air routes, flew the should not regain her place in the service, and Mr. E. H. Coleman, distance of 6,000 kilometres from van of aerial progress, France will pilot on the Inverness-Orkney Rome to Mogadiscio. in Somali do her best to demonstrate this by land, in 30 hr. 85 manere great international competition

which she will organise":

service..

The possibilities of the Ork- neys route were discovered by:

FLIGHT

Mr. Fresson while he was mak. APPEAL TO BRITISH AIRMEN

ing pleasure flights along the

It is believed that Gen. Denain has in mind a race from Paris to Saigon, in French, Indo-China,, and back

Scottish coast for another com- The Air Ministry recently fasted pany, the North British Aviation (the following notice to airmen The General points out that the

ner.

Company of which he was partIt is strongly urged that all

pilots, when flying on

thres Comet planes, which included Sunday, should scrupulously avoid flying in the winner, were equipped with the vicinity of churches, or where

rench propellers. complete avoidance is impracticabl Should

PAOTAO NINGHSIA AIR SERVICE EXTENSION

over them

will

The possibility

repo

disturb

of Divine wo

the Eurasia:

AIR

Fuch

INTERNATIONAL AIR PORT.

AT OSAKA

1

LATER STAR FERRY SERVICE

Half An Hour Extension -

To Time Table.

INTRODUCED LAST NIGHT-

The Star Ferry Company have introduced an extension 40 the time table for the harbour - ferry service, commencing last night, "80 that passangers from Hong Kong - fand wloon may now leave half-

later, than heretofore.

light, the following are now observed -- hý

Star Ferry Company:

Kowloon 12.15

12,30

Kong 12.168.m