1935-09-05 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAILS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,

SHANGHAITO PEIPING IN 5 HOURS VIA "MAGIC CARPET" OF AIR

Senor de la Cierva, the in- ventor of the autogiro (above)," who promises a flying automobile in the near future.

DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE

Bureau Meeting" Revoked

~CHINA MAIL SPECIAL

C

AUTOGIRO PLANES

FOR CHINA

BRITISH-BUILT MODEL

DEMONSTRATED

COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES FOR INLAND WORK

Shanghai.

NHINESE farmers grown blase over the slight of every form of aircraft, from small Fleet trainers to a big Douglas air liner, scuttled for shelter when a new "flying bag with wildly waving arms hovered over them and appeared ready to drop into their paved courtyards.

It was a British-built autogiro, nicknamed the "flying wind- mill for its three whirling vanes over the fusilage.

Unlike the autogiro now being experimented upon by the United States Department of Commerce, this model requires a hundred feet or more for takeoff, but can hover almost without Imotion and descends at "nil landing speed" to land with a slight [bump and no rum

The importers hope to inter- est Chinese officials in the auto-

CITY COUNCILLOR ro idea because of China's lack

ELECTIONS

Geneva, To-day. Social-Democrat Gains

In Holland

of suitable landing-fields, as it is largued that such a craft can visit

localities not open to

-ordinary air traffic

The President of the Disarma-

Some Advantages mment Conference, Mr. Arthur Ben- derson, has revoked the meeting of

Its capacity for virtually halt ing in the air would render it the Bureau, which had been sum- ➡ CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL moned for the first week of

įconvenient in the land-mapping Amsterdam, To-day. the

Tuesday's City Councillor Elec-iconducted in Kiangai and other

photographic work League of Nations" session, accord-

now being ing to a report issued by the tions in Holland resulted in a co-Chinese

provinces. siderable gain in influence for the ability to stop short within a League Secretariat.

Also, its Mr. Henderson has apparently Social-Democrats in the three larg space of from two to a dozen feet been persuaded by other mem-lest cities. Here the Social-Demo-would make it possible to land bers of the Bureau, that in view crats and three representatives of within a Chinese walled city. of the Abyssinian question and the the clerical parties were elected. In

something never hitherto done by

The above is a photograph of an American autogiro, similar in type to the British machine which is advocated for use in inland China. Its limited space requirements are a strong factor in its favour, as the areas available for aerodromes are not ez- tensive.

POLICE AIRPORT FOR KENT

general situation as regards dis-Rotterdam af four councillors any plane, the promoters point NEW HEADQUARTERS TO

armament a meeting of the Burean would be of little practical use. Trans-Ocean Service.

SIR SAMUEL HOARE INDISPOSED

But Plans To Be In Geneva On Monday

elected

were Social-Democrats, out

while at The Hague a compromise This is the first autogiro to be was reached whereby two Social-imported into China, and it ap Democrats, one Liberal, one Catho-parently represents an effort by and one representative of the the British to enter a field which Christian-Historical party were of late has been pretty thorough elected-Trans-Ocean-Service.

monopolised by Americans, but with the Italians coming up fast!

Cat Prices

FOODSTUFF PRICES IN BERLIN

Safeguard Against

Any Increase

BE BUILT

RURAL LANDSCAPE IN PANORAMA

CRISS-CROSSED WITH SMALL CANALS

YANGTSE VALLEY PRESENTS UNFORGETTABLE SIGHT

Shanghai

has

N American-made "magic carpet

AN

brought Shanghai so near to the former capital of China that one may breakfast here and take luncheon in Peiping.

By coastal steamship to Tientsin, the journey requires about four days. By railway it takes 36 hours. The new Douglas air liner just put into service by the China National Aviation Cor- poration makes it in just under five hours actual flying time, plus three 20-minute halts at Nanking, Tsingtao and Tientsin.

By air line the distance works out at about 835 miles each way. Inclusion of Nanking in the new schedule, which is flown twice a week each way, lengthens the trip slightly.

Between the two trips of the, Douglas which cruises at

around 185 miles an hour, AIR LOOP

sandwiched one trip by an older, smaller Stinson, cruising at around 100 miles an hour and omitting Nanking but halting at Haichow between Shanghai and Tsingtao...

Early Start

The Peiping journey starts at 6.30 am The air liner, circling up over the Whangpoo and overį the skyscraper apartment build- ings, lays a course westward for Nanking.

The Douglas's high altitude af- fords a wonderful panorama of the Chinese rural landscape spot-

MAIDSTONE COUNTY COUNCIL'S ted with small towns bere and

IMPORTANT

DECISION

Maidstone (Kent).

the outskirts of Maidstone, Kent, at a cost of £100,000- THE first police airport in the country is to be established on

A number of Italian military planes have been sold recently at excessively cut prices, as result

This news was disclosed recently. It follows the announce- of Government support of the ef- ment that Kent County Council are to build a new headquarters fort to get an aeronautic foothold for the county police force.. here. Moreover, the Italian The site is on the Sutton-road, one of the main roads out of Government has presented to Maidstone. It is level and spacious. - CHINA MAIL * SPECIAL

Gen Chiang Kai-shek a four-en- Kent police take the view that, Berlin, To-day Agined. bomber-type transport, aeroplanes will play an important}

Lordon, To-day. The Foreign Secretary. Sir Samuel Hoare, who has been suf- fering from arthritis which com- pelled him to keep to the house for some days, has continued to dispatch business regularly. He

In order to prevent a rise in spoiling American efforts to sell part in their work of the future, plans to be in Geneva for the prices of the important foodstuffs a large United States-built craft. especially as Kent lies on the opening of the League Assembly during the forthcoming winter, the next Monday.—British Wireless Minister of Agriculture - has de- Service.

clared that the retail prices charg ed for beef, pork sausages

prevailing at the end of March, 1935.

and

ELOQUENT PLEA eggs must not exceed the prices

FOR PEACE

BAHRAM'S ST. LEGER OPPOSITION

direct air route to the Continent

Ready By 1938.

INSTRUCTIONAL MACHINE IN FLAMES

there

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FIRST GLIDER FOR STRATOSPHERE

Now Being Built In Russia

Moscow.

Maidstone Town Council have Pilot And Two-Day Papit Killed special frame in the lower part of altered their original decision that the land should be used for agricultural purposes and have granted permission to the County Council to erect the new head-

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Since the decree is mainly in-favourite for the St. Leger. He (Continued from Page 1)

tended to safeguard the interests was not risked on the firm ground quarters

at Liverpool, but he was sent to assistance in economic develop-of the poorer classes of the popu ment and the administrative relation, only specified classes of organisation of Abyssinia. Pro higher grade meat have been ex- vision was made that, the free cepted from the decree Trans-It is not likely that his trainer may be established. The new. activities of foreigners should be Ocean Service. respected. While the suggestions

was

PASSES

Uncrowned King Of Manchuria

Washington, To-day-

It is anticipated that they will. the meeting, where he looked be ready by 1988. on the burly side. A police air training college

has been able to do a great deal buildings will include barracks with him since, and the longer for the training of recruits from cult it will probably be to get other parts of the country. the drought lasts the more diffi-Kent, East and West Susse, and

Field Trial at the top of his form on the day of the St. Leger.

London and his pupil. were killed when their aeroplane

An instinctor

crashed at Reading aerodrome recently. They were:

Mz John Lawn, of Wargrave, Berks, and

ME. Boysen, of Denmark The machine caught fire when it strack the ground, and both men were killed instantly.

Mr. Boysen became a pupil at Reading aerodrome two days be fore the accident. The machine crashed while Mr. Lawn was demonstrating zerobatics.

NO “PRICE-RING" IN AERIAL SURVEY

ENGLAND

དྲྭ་

Careful Check

London

Upon reaching an altitude of about 60,000 feet, the glider will be detached from the envelope by pressing a lever

DEATH

CHAMPION'S VAIN

ESSAY TO LEAVE

CRASHING GLIDER

EVIDENCE AT INQUEST

VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH

London

At the inquest at Ramsay. Huntingdonshire, recently on Mr. G. E. Collins, the 27-years- old British long-distance gliding champion, who was killed at Upwood Aerodrome, Ramsey, it was stated that Mr. Collins was making his last fight before taking a holiday.

Mr. John Parkinson, advance manager for Sir Alan Cobham's aviation displays, said that Mr.

The first stratosphere glider is Collins went up for a demonstra- now being built in Russia. It willton He did two loops, followed consist of a balloon, with by a "bunt," the first half of an

inverted loop. the envelope to which the wings The Coroner, Mr. F. B. Ser

Strain On Glider of the glider are fastened.

jeant:-Does that put any, strain on the glider? It puts a strain any aircraft, but the glider was built to include aerobatics.

MrParkinson said that while Collins was in an inverted prese

position the left wing, or a & por According to preliminary esti-then came adrift

tion of it, folded upwards.... and mates the glider will reach a

Mr. Collins had a parachute, speed of over 260 miles per hour and it looked as though he had at this height.

It will then start a nose-dive, and op coming out of this will proceed on a gliding fight

TRANSPORT, OVERHAULS

tried to get clear of the glidez."

Mr. Collins did all maintenance work himself.

No Blame a One of the largest transport Mr. Serjeant said no blame plane overhaul bases in the Un-could be attached to anyone. Mr. ited States is at Cheyenne, Wye Collins did spectacular and in- Approximately 400 person are teresting things which attracted employed thereby one trans large numbers of people and continental airline for maint ance which were the means of service and overhauling of its entire eventually to aviation fleet of 247 transports.

The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death

maintained the full independence GEORGE C. HANSON and integrity of Ethiopia, it is "understood, that the possibility of territorial adjustment by ZD

Babram's Opposition agreement

nct excluded.| These proposals, Mr. Eden said,!.

The possible opposition to Bahram at Doncaster at the pre- were rejected by the Italian Gov-1

sent time does not look strong

Three British Planes vernment.

One that did not rum" in the "I wish now

Selected to bring to the The state Department announ-Derby, but has just gone into Council

assurance that His ces that Mr. George C. Hanson, serious work for Doncaster, is Majesty's Government will do once known as the Uncrowned Lard Glanely's Buckleigh, the

London, To-day everything in its power to assure King of Manchuria, has

Sir Christopher Bullock, Per Three "small twin-engined a peaceful settlement of this dis- aboard the liner President Polk He surprised his trainer and Ministry and a member of the Air selected to make an aerial sur died easy winner of the Craven Stakes, manent Secretary to the Air British aeroplanes have been puts," he continued. "In these from a gunshot wound, alleged to everyone connected with him by Council, considers that he is provey for all-bearing formations "post-az: years nations have striven have been self-inflicted Reuter running away with that race, for tected against any danger of sover about 40,000 square miles

G. M. Belanca, noted aircraft laboriously and sincerely, and with a measure

he was thought to be very back-price "ring" among aircraft mann of territory in Dutch New Guidesigner, made his start in avis- of success to ZIONIST CONGRESS ward and had not been trained facturers as the result of the nea. They will make their de tion in 1907, by publishing aero aerial defence programme and has Japan has embarked upon an create a new international era

for the race. Guineas I do not hold as a bad minutes of evidence on the sub and then by the usual route to

Government's air expansion pro-livery flight to Java by way of nautical articles in French and added three new bomber types to That he did not run well in the gramme This is revealed in the Cairo and Baghdad to Karachi,Italian technical

which shall spare mankind the Dr. Chaim Weizmann

scourge of war, because they

have learned at long last the bit- ter lesson that war is the constant enemy of progress. That is why they pledge themselves in the

Chairman

“CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL .

mark against him. After that ject of contracts taken by the Singapore.

race his owner and trainer decid- Committee of Pablic Accounts in The aircraft are of the De fed to do nothing with him until May, and published last month. Havilland Dragon Rapide type, Berne, To-day the autumn. He has done well in Replying to Sir Arthur Samuel, adapted for vertical photo pact of Paris to renounce war as Dr. Chaim Weizmann was elected the meantime, and there may be Sir Christopher said that they had graphy, and, as they will operate an instrument of national policy Chairman of the Zionist organisa- some hopes of his running at many checks on costs. He had a over undeveloped country, are It was for these same reasons tion at the concluding session of least into a place at Doncaster. very careful watch kept on prices supplied with extra fuel tanks that members of the League had the Zionist Congress on Tuesday A few years ago Lord Glanely abroad. previously expressed their deter evening. The former Chairman, had a colt, Singapore, that was mination and gave form to their MNahum Sokoloff, was elected hardly heard of until the summer,

British Wireless Service.

conviction in the articles of the Honorary Chairman Trane Ocean and be progressed so much in Flying Cars Promised

Covenant The machinery of a Service.

new order is here in Geneva. If

August and September that he was a good winner of the St

its spirit is here so we cannot ADMIRALTY ISSUES Lex and proved himself a Cup

fail,”

Eden concinded saying, "World opinion

watching

horse in the following season.

by

STATEMENT

In the Juds

Denial Of Rumours

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of the world the League faces

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By Inventor Of Autogiro

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With one of these cars he said, the driver C

wishes

thus

BELLANCA'S START

KLM

Jer

JAPAN'S AIR DEFENCE

ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINES

TWICE WEEKLY ACCELERATED SERVICE

HONGKONG - LONDON

SINGAPOREN

11 DAYS

Hanga Kong

$164.0.0

the dispute

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