1935-06-13 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1935

PACIFIC AIRWAYS PROPOSALS RETARDED BY DELAYS IN CHINA

ΤΟ

FLYING TO

ENGLAND

IMPRESSIONS

FORMED BY A

PASSENGER

Comfortable Flight By Dutch Plane

SHANGHAI TÓ LONDON-IN

SEVENTEEN DAYS "

Some months ago Mr. J. M. Dal- from of Shanghai flew garno Singapore to London by the KL. M. India airliner "Pelikaan. He was very pleased with the journey, and wrote the fellowing descrip- tion of his impressions.........

I was is Shanghai February 17 when

cable informing

on

I received 2

ад

that

The American National Aerorau- tic Association hondured Dr. John D. Brock (above), of Kansas. City, on the occasion of his 2000th daily consecutive flight. He started out an November 15, 1929, to prove that modera planes are capable of flight regardless of weather condi tions.

daughter at home in Aberdeenshire UNIQUE

was lying dangerously ill with

double pneumonia, and that

presence

near her was desired.

Having already more had than a nodding acquaintance with the ex- cellent service given by the KLAL (and the KNILM) it was na- tural immediately 10 cable to Batavia asking for a reservation to be made

the Amsterdam plane leaving Singapore on Febru- ary 28. The reservation was con- ! firmed by cable the same day.

RECORD

CAPTURED

Flying Every Day Of The Year.

U.S. SPORTSMAN'S FEAT

Kansas City, Mo.

CONCESSIONS FOR

FOREIGNERS

DANGERS OF MAKING

PRECEDENTS

HONG KONG'S CLAIMS TO

PANA

AIR SERVICE

Shanghai

AN-AMERICAN Airways may be able to fly „great 25-ton Clipper aeroplanes across the Pacific, but they have not yet cut the knot of Chinese political red tape barring entrance of their craft to China's soil

Without a doubt, this problem will have been disposed of by the time a scheduled service has been arranged in other particu- lars But that does not prevent its providing an acute. though carefully concealed, point of anxiety for those entrusted with working it out meanwhile.

2

the

news

The nature of the problem and ginated in the agency's Tokyo. why it constitutes a problem is, head office!--a fact which embod illustrated by an experience of the lied at least the suggestion that it (Shanghai correspondent of an might have originated at a point American paper the day after a in Tokyo completely outside the news agency brought to China. aagency.

dispatch.

Hong Kong Missed quoting Manila

Another incident bearing on the [Chinese aviation official in

matter developed about the (Philippines as "announcing that same

Pan-American would fy its trans- same time in connection with the!

Chinese National Pacifc service to Canton as its desire of the Chinese terminal.

Aviation Corporation to land its At once the correspondent was aeroplanes on the Shanghai-Can- japproached by the Shanghai office ton line at Hong Kong-

leading of a

Japanese

At present the stops south from lagency, with a request that the Shanghai are, in order, Wenchow, A fight every day for five years Chinese be tactfully felt out as to Foochow, Amoy and Swatow. Hong The Rajputana sailed. from of at least 15 minutes is the unique whether it were true. The Ja-Eong is missed completely, al- Shanghai on February 19 and ar-record of Dr. John D. Brock paneze did not care to investigate though it is the biggest and most rived at Singapore on the morn-sportsman pilot of Kansas City. directly, it appeared. ing of the 27th. Mr. Dellae, the It was on Nov. 15, 1929, that genial Agent of the KLM. in Dr. Brock, looking back over the Singapore. was awaiting the ar-log book of his flights, discover- The correspondent investigated tish Crown Colony quite without a rival of the steamer, took me to led that he had been aloft every and was told, promptly, that there commercial aeroplane service of town in his motor-car, and obtain-day except 11 in the preceding was no merit to the report what-lany sort whatever. for reasons ob-

He determined to yjever.

Įviously political ed for me the necessary visas, etc.. year.

He To let Pan-American aero-

British Offer all having been arranged with the every day the next year. different authorities, without fuss has been flying every day since. planes land in China on regular Dai En-ki, managing director'

When the weather is bad. or schedule would create a prece for C. N. A. C., made a southern or unnecessary inconvenience.

In addition, I was

engagements are press-dent," said Chinese officials Trank-fight and went to Hong Kong presented business with two handsome attache cases, ing. Mr. Brock's daily fight lastsly. "We can't do that. "A cer-from Canton by steamship to see the 15-minute tain nation' (Japan) would imme-what he could learn about the "both of which were of a size and little longer than

design not only calculated to please minimum he has set, and, has no diately ask for similar treatment aversion

jother purpose than to maintain his---and our military mmenh do not thorities. to receiving the services (Continued en Page 11)

record. But often be flies to other approve.”

of his line. He found, to his sur- cities, sometimes several hundred So there was the answer, to-iprise, that British officialdom was miles away.

gether with a valuable hint as tolmost affably hospitable toward the why the Japanese news agency line though with one small but wanted to know. And it develop-important "provisa. ed that the Japanese enquiry orf- (Continued on Page 11)

AVIATION PROGRESS

FOR MANILA

BARRIER ABOUT TO

BE BROKEN

Regular Schedule By Two Air Lines

Guests Carried Frequently he takes guests with

him, and many times be has brought distinguished visitors to Kansas City-lecturers, artists, political leaders and others who needed speedy transportation to fulfill engagements here.

Men interested in aviation tell him that his record is a great boost for the industry, proving the "The next six months will see safety and dependability of air- the breaking of the barrier which craft Dr. Brock, modest and re- any motive more has isolated the Philippines from ticent, disclaims the aviation world," said Ralph heroic than his own desire to fy. W. Ring, assistant general pas- senger agent of the States Steam-

(Continued on Page 11)

ship Line at a recent weekly Specially Honoured

Juncheon of the Tamaraw Club.

*Two air lines will be into Manila on regular schedule if pre-| . seat

One progress is continued. will be the Pan-American Airways

Washington

the

Setting Precedent

:

MEXICO TO NEWARK

MISS EARHARTS

GREAT FLIGHT

SETS RECORD

Her "Most Hazardous” Undertaking

WELCOMED BY THOUSANDS. AT AIR PORT

-New York Another record is written. “ Amelia Earhart's air log following her non-stop fight from Mexica City to the Newark (N. J.) metro politan airport recently.

After landing there Miss Ear hart, who, in private life is Mr

Amelia Earhart Putnam, No. 1 Lady of the Air of the United States, is George Palmer Putnam, describ here pictured waving happily to the huge throng that greeted her at Newarkjed the flight as "the most bazar Airport, as sorely pressed police guards pushed a lane for her through the dous" she had ever undertaken crowd, when she completed the first successful non-stop fight from Mexico She negotiated it without the City to New York, to place a new for ther in her well-pinned aerial crown She brought her ship to earth at New York's oficial airport 14 hours and 20 slightest mishap, however, better minutes after she lifted it into the air from Mexico City's high plateau. The ing the time made by Col. Charles first woman ever to attempt the hazardous fight thus became the first person A... Lindbergh between Mexico Citré ever to accomplish it.

and Washington, in his sloweri Spirit of St. Louis, seven years ago 3 by nearly 14 hours, the Colonels time being 27 hours..

...

HUNTING GUINEA GOLD

NEW AIR MAIL LINES IN FRANCE CONCESSION

Scheme To Speed Up Postal Deliveries

important city between Shanghai‍... and Canton; the seaplanes cut across inland and leave the Bri-

of the Hong Kong an-1

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

CONTROL IN DANZIG

..

(Continued from Page 6)

One of the most important, of- the schemes of the Minister of Fosts and Telegraphs to speed up postal delivery in France came into operation recently when the first two of six internal sir mail lines were inaugurated.

a con-

*

She few the approximate 2,125 miles between Mexico City and Newark in 14 hours and 18 min- Jutes. This took her over

covered mountains in Mexico, near-

STORLE

GRANTED TO

BR. COMPANY by 700 miles of the Gulf of Mexico

and almost 1000 miles of timbered SPECIAL PLANE FORntain region between New

leans and Washington. AIR SURVEY

कुम

Unexplored Lands In Interior

London...

Great Welcome Thousands of persons

were

the airport to welcome home tha world's premier woman flier. They? broke the police cordon and crowd- The lines, which save

Jed around her plane before she siderable amount of time in the

Icould transit of mails, will operate. from

alight Wher she Paris (Le Bourget) to Lille, via

An exploratory air survey ex-emerge, however, there Artas, and to Bordeaux, via Tours, pedition which holds possibilities broad smile on her bronzed face, Poitiers and Angonieme

of the discovery of new gold-which radiated the happiness she The aeroplanes will leave the bearing areas in the mandated knew at having been the fier whos Paris airport every morning and return in the late afternoon, re territory of New Guinea is to be linked New York and Mexico City maizing several hours at the ter-carried out this summer on be in a time limit that may be reckon

to permit the recipients

half of the Oroville Dredging ed from sun to sun. Others" haVS. of letters from Paris to reply by [Company, which holds a conces-tried it before her: none achieved the return journey.

sion measuring about 350 miles fit. by 100 miles.

The last previous effort was: The survey is to be carried out made by Capt. Emilio Carranza, with the aid of a specially adapted Mexican army ace, on July 1 plant. This will take a pilot and 1931. A monument now stands in five passengers. Its base will be the pineclad hills of New Jersey on the Fly River with its first stato mark the spot where he crashed.

****

PILOT TO DESCRIBE STUNT FLYING

Wireless Innovation Fortion at Everill Junction.

Hendon Display

(Continued on Page 10).

London, To-day.

One novel feature of this year's jannual Boyal Air Force display to be held at Hendon on June 29, will [be the description broadcast by a

Irency, because, he said, this would Lastly, the cultural expenditure he is diving earthwards at a fabu-

over the

Wireless Service.

:

Details Of Flight

She few at an altitude of abozk 110,000 feet most of the way, and her speed averaged 151 miles an

jas 180 miles an hour. She took one

(Continued on Page 10) .:

NEW YORK STOCK hour, although at times it was high

MARKET

some

458 lots.

"Silk:-Reports of better quali

(Continued Frum Page 6). Then the President of the Senateŋployment in Danzig will be asked pilot engaged in acrobatic flying. dealt with the currency questions, to volunteer to accept jobs outside With a microphone attached to funds into high-grade stocks and denying emphatically that the Sen-the Danzig frontier. Those doing his head he will describe every the simultaneous advance to new ate had ever considered a proposal State labour service will be asked movement he makes: when he is high levels in rail and industriality of coccous offset the effect of to adopt the Polish zloty as a sub-to work in the Reich as far as flying upside-down, when he deli-averages calls for trading caution smaller Japanese crop estimat Atte for the Danzig gulden eur- work can be offered them there. berately stalls his machine, when Business done:-1,290,000 shares We would confine purchases mean the end of Danzig's indepen-would be curtailed, for example, in lons speed, and what he does to "Grains Weather conditions breaks. Total sales2-64, lots. dence. He branded those who ad-connection with the State theatre revert from these dangerous and are more favourable and there is "Flash:-The market is paying. Scattered no attention to the weakness of hedge selling. “ Washington, Later. rocated this step as "traitors will and the technical high school. |unorthodox positions. British

Winnipeg sellers are appearing in utility issues. "Absorption of sell- Completing his 2000th successive ling to sell their country for forty! from the United States, and the daily flight, Dr. John D. Brock was pieces of silver," and reminded Appeal To Oppositon

the Chicago market and buyers ing was impressive and was other will be the Dutch Air lines the guest

are extremely scarce. Total sales:pect further 3. Greiser then made a forceful PICCARD'S GONDOLA BECOMES Wheat: 13,608,000 bushels; Corn-strength in railroad and motor of honour at a lun-them of the inscription

broadening coming up from Batavia Soura-cheon given by the Aero Club of portals of the City Hall: "The appeal to the opposition parties for,

MUSEUM ACQUISITION

-5,045,000 bushels. baya, Macassar, Balikpapan and Washington and National freedom of the gulden will never support of his Government in thei

|sues." Silver shares look attrac

Tarakan.**

"Cotton:The tendency is eas-tive trading.. Aeronautical Chamber of Com-be sold for money.”

hour of the country's need. He Mr. Ring further told of the merce.

admitted that this retrenchment London, To-day-Professor Pic-lier and the market is thin. Control Measures Regretted

Wea- Average daily production of pes rapid developments of commercial| Dr. Brock is believed in official

plan, at least as far as the redne card, whose ascents into the strather conditions are favourable troleum for the week ending June It was with the utmost reluctance aviation between Europe and the circles here to hold a world's re- that the Danzig Government at tion in the number of State officials sphere have made history, was Trade buying is poor. The weak-8 was estimated at 2,643,000 bar Far East, the time between Am-cord for the number of days he has decided to impose control

present at the South Kensington zess of grains is an infinence. concerned, depended upon Museum yesterday when the gon-

{rels, compared with 2,576,000 bir- sterdam and Batavia now

being gone into the air without a break purchase and sale of foreign cur The Senate, said the President, Max Cosyns reached a height of are cautious

"Rubber Manufacturers arejrels the previous week: the changes in the State constitution dola in which he and Monsieur good buyers

Ontvidé - interests The "Edison Electric Institute reduced to five and a half days. A He started his own individual

and conservatively estimates weekly electricity. pró- implied considerable started between Singapore and has taken his plane of the economic drawbacks for the Free wards the requisite legislation for the Belgian Ambassador-British chases of rubber now. Total sales: corresponding period of last year.

to assume a demite attitude to

to the Museum in the presence of tures. We would recommend par-increase of 42 per cent from the and Melbourne.

ground every day since then, ac City in its capacity as a port of *So we can expect to see the cording to official records.

transport and a place of tranship would also submit to Parliament a

accomplishing this The Senate Wireless Service. ... Philippines connected with the Some of the 2.000 daily fights ment, and necessarily in its bid for rest of the world by air before have of necessity been very short freedom of movement in the busi

Hfull financial statement. 1935 fades out," remarked Mr. When visibility has been too low ness of the world Ring

to leave the field he has had to con- In his talk on "Recent Develop-tent himself with merely getting But, said M. Greiser, it was now emergency, then other means would ments in World Transportation," his wheel a few feet in the air individuals, but of the State itself. State from the perils threatening it

no longer a question of the fate of have to be found to protect the received the following Straits Car Mr. Ring drew a picture of the de-But rein, or shine, sleet, fog and velopment of trans-Pacific travel snow have not deterred him from it was the future of the population

In times of such extreme urgency Trans-Ocean Service. from the early days to the present. his daily stunt.

on

weekly air service has recently stunt" more than five years ago inevitably

rencies, because such a restriction would give the opposition the chance 10%1⁄2 miles in 1932 was presented increasing their holdings of foduction at 1,724,000,000 2h 20

been

One of the new Douglas machães em “KRAM service, between "Betaria and Pa Jetters and passingarg to leave Batavia:

du fve and a half days.

as a whole that was at stake and must determine the Government's course of action.

M Grieser then gave more pre- cise particulars about the radical retrenchment plan foreshadowed.

Retrenchments

If, however, the Labour opposi-| tion refused to collaborate in this

Arrested Journalist Released

The

RAW RUBBER PRICES

Messrs. H. B. Joseph & Co. have rency quotations from Singapore for

Raw Rubber. A

Spot 20%. unchanged h, 20% a. July-September 21% unchanged

212-8

Oct-December 223% unchanged b

22% 5

Jan-March 23% down Ys b., 234

Market: Quiet.

SECURITIES LEGISLATION CHANGES IN US,2

Danzig, To-day. Yugoslavian journalist Eduard Penkalla, the Berlin corres- Among other things be announced pondent of the Nene Weiner Tage- that at least 100 school teachers and blatt, who was arrested several days 500 State officials must be dismissago for disseminating untrue state- ed. These persons will be given the ments about the political situation, opportunity of accepting a better was set free yesterday at the in- position outside the frontiers of the stigation of the President of the redy. Chairman of the Free City, Moreover three pen-Semite, M. Greiser, and the repatria-disclosed that the 8.E.C sioners who draw their income from tion order was cancelled, because Mmend changes

con-Penkalla, verchaly" in writing legislation in the

red; ins

but declined to dis of the prop

shown

will be

Washington, To-day

KLM

BETWEEN

ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINES

BI-WEEKLY

& ACCELERATED. SERVICE.

AMSTERDAM AND BATAVIA

SINGAPOEE-LONDON 5 DAYS 1

SING/LONDON £186,–

ATLAMSTERDAM

AVATES