1935-10-05 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1935

ROYAL AIR FORCE FLIGHT TO NEAR EAST

ABYSSINIA

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Earlier Cables

GERMANY'S ATTITUDE OF NEUTRALITY

Berlin, earlier.

event

In view of the amount of space the foreign papers have been de voting recently to speculation Ger about the course of action many would pursue in the of the Italo-Abyssinian conflict hostilities. actually resulting in exceptional interest attaches to the pronouncement of the semi-official Deatsche Diplomatisch Politische Korrespondenz which, after com menting or President Roosevelt's declaration on the foreign, political attitude of the United States. clearly re-states the German posi- tion.

While the Deutsche KorverDOR- den says nothing actually new, its unequivocal utterance at this juncture comes as an important confirmation of the determination of the German Government to ad- here rigidly to the policy kid down by the present regime from the moment of its advent .power.

AMERICA'S STANDPOINT "When President Roosevel

to

Maurice Rossi, French ace (left). Howard Hughes (centre), movie-producer flying his own spe- cial plane, and Roscoe Turner (right), present holder of the Thompson trophy, were the leading en- trants in this year's American National Air Races at Cleveland where new speed craft had their first tests.

BRITISH CIVIL PILOT SHORTAGE

Flood Of Rumours In Abyssinia

CONDITIONS AT ITALIAN... LEGATION

Addis Ababa: The first day of 3 veritable begins the Deutsche Korrespon-the war ended with den"with emphasis and....deter-¡ flood of rumours. One of these mination expresses the firm reasserted that the Italian Minister solve of the United States to avoid here and his staff were being de- į everything that might imperil the tained as hostages by the Abys

he desinian Government. peace of America-when

The rumour, which was evident- fines the fundamental principle of United States policy as consistently due to the fact that the Italian from all occurrences Legation building was occupied aloofness that do not directly affect the by cavalry and infantry detach- country, and a refusal to allow the ments on Thursday evening, how- country to be drawn into the com-ever, is probably unfounded, sizce

AIR FORCE OFFICER'S SURPRISE FLIGHT

Norway And Back In 12 Hours

xt

Newcastle-an-Tyne. Pilot-Officer Beverley R. Ker, of Riding Mill, Northumberland, Handed

Woolsington Aero- 'drome. Newcastle, one night re- cently after flying to Oxlo and back-1,300 miles-in 12 hours.

He had 2 beavy headwind against him 07 the return

fight. He brought back a mess- are from the Mayor at Oslo to the Lörd Mayor of Newcastle.

PROFESSIONAL

"ALL-RED" ROUTE

FOR POLICE AND

PATROL WORK IN PERSIAN GULF

Long-Distance Hops Decided

ONLY TO TOUCH AT BRITISH BASES

London, September 2.. Three giant RAF. flying-boats are dee to begin to-morrow a flight to the Near East, the route being an all-British-one.

The machines, four-engined Short **Singapore" biplanes with a crew of six ̋each, will fly from Plymouth to Basra, on the Persian Gulf in four long-dis tance "hops with halts only at bases under British control. Their itinerary, which will take about a week to complete. will

miles

OPENINGS FOR be YOUNG MEN

Demands Registered By Guild

BESIEGED BY AIRLINE OPERATORS

Plymouth to Gibraltar.: 1.070 Gibraltar to Malta: 985 Malta to Aboukir Aboukir to Pasra

920 1,070

The flying-boats, which are re- placing older craft as the equip- ment of No. 203 Squadron, will be used for police and patrol work in the Persian Gulf.

Independence Growing London.

The planning of the journey" in Civil aviation is advancing

stages of approximately 1,000 so rapidly in Great Britain that miles each illustrates this coun- there is now a serious shortage ry's growing independence of of pilots In fact, they are at foreign bases on long-distance, a premium.

inter-Empire routes. The Guild of Air Pilots, which

It receives added importance their professional from the fact Hooks after

that even bigger

plications of conflicts that do not it appears more likely that the LEARNING TO FLL. interests, now has demands for and longer-ranged craft are be-

concern it when finally he points occupation was merely a

ад

precia-

to an unconditional love of peace tionary measure, taken to protect on the part of the American peo-the Legation staff from the en- ples as example for other raged masses till their departare nations. he gives unmistakable from the capital yesterday mom- proof of a high conception of the ing in a special train, which was value of peace and a profound already standing in readiness at: sense of the responsibility held by the station. the men who direct the destiny of

The Italian Legation, however. the people of the United States. is completely cut off from the out! The President of America has side world. as Europeans, although characterised the role of the allowed to enter the building, are United States as a peace factor in a manner which cannot but find the universal and unqualified ap proval of the whole American people.

ALSO ELSEWHERE

"But also outside the United: States this decisive pronounce-

rumour

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University Men's

Enthusiasm..

NEW SQUADRON AT FULL STRENGTH

London

•

pilots which cannot be met. Every ing prepared by Britain for both pilot on their books has a job-

civil and military use in the nearį There are about 30 commercial (future. pilots engaged in this country. jand at least another 50 are.

urgently wasted at once.

Air line operators. clubs and ADVICES TO

"joy-riding firms are all besieg- ling the Guild for pilots.

present

Short-Service Officers Personnel is now chiefly re- London University Air Squa-cruited from Short-Service Com not permitted to leave again.

dron, the formation of which missioned officers who are due for DEALING WITH SPIES

was approved by the Senate last their discharge. another According to

Their interests March. will come into being are looked, after by an employment on Thursday night, prevalent

A proposal that it officer at the Air Ministry. St numerous spies have been arrested next term

should be organised on O.TC. and put to death in the capital lines has

available no pilots are not been approved from this source. Although it is difficult to learn any and the London Squadron will details, the rumour appears to be be akin to the Oxford and Cam riding firm ofered £12 a week to Through the Guild one joy--

a number of rather well-known ¡drons: Europeans. mostly Persons of doubtful nationality, have disap peared since Wednesday.

“GIVE BATTLE

TO BOMBERS"

How Enemy May Be Hampered

·LESSONS OF RECENT AIR EXERCISES

ment for peace will be welcomed partly confirmed by the fact that bridge University Air Squeany pilots they could find. This Portsmouth. when new anti-

everywhere where the same high esteem for peace and the salutar relationships of State to State prevail. In Germany the prink

It will be recalled that the Abys- ciples proclaimed by President sinian authorities some time ago Roosevelt meet with approval be intimated that they knew well the cause they correspond to the stand-

extent of the Italian espionage and point that the Fuehrer and Reich would take effective steps against Chancellor recently once again in it immediately after the opening Nuremberg-laid down as deter-

of hostilities.

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minative for German foreign The Government has announced policy.

that Abyssinians found guilty of

"Germany too, which by her

having

otherwise assisted the

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SWISS AIRMEN DROWNED

Machine Plunges Into Lake

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Geneva. The pilot and observer of a

drowned recently when the

Nerchel.

They were taking part in the demy - manoeuvres, and had just finished target prac

air line

London, To-day- The recent air exercises over

work is seasonal and most pilots aircraft units of the Territorial prefer a job with an established Army were engaged confirm the lesson afforded by the an- One air line operator is seeking nnal air exercises over London 25 pilots, and as long as they have the importance of intercept- their "B" licence the line will take ing and giving battle to bomb- them and train them for theirers. wireless licence and the second- Weather plays a very large part class navigator's ticket-

in these operations, but in the Pilots with no qualifications but exercises

at Portsmouth the commercial licence can earn which only searchlights were used from £ a week working for an against the bombers, it was the airline. If they have their more noticeable, and it is easy

wireless licence, they can

more.

in

actual behaviour has proved that/espionage on behalf of Italy or of Swiss military aeroplane were second-class navigator's ticket and to overlook the fact that in real war the supreme principle of her for eign policy is. the maintenance of enemy will be immediately put to che plunged into the Lake of peace, can also claim that her at-death by hanging. titude has made a valuable contri- bution to the cause of the main- tanance of world peace."

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POPULATION CALM Although it is generally expect ed that the capital will almost cer- tice. tainly be bombarded from the air A POLISH OPINION: Warsaw The only paper which to-morrow, the population is decided showing any signs of panic so far has expressed 2 opinion about the news of the majority of Europeans, it is outbreak of hostilities in Abys-clared. immediately sinia is the moderate opposition break will seek safety in

after

GERMANY'S NEW ZEPPELIN

The machine was in the act of not turning when it fell into the lake The with the engine running, and dis To

de-appeared below the surface. The day- lake at this point is so deep that

the the

wreckage cannot be seen.

3 an easy time. They might elade the" searchlights, but fighters would be able to engage them and certainly modern anti-aircraft artillery would be able to put up a hampering: barriage.

Anti-Raid Measures It is never prétended that or-

Be Launched Inganised raids can be entirely pre-

November

vented, but there is every reason. to believe that with all the comm-

organ Kurier Warszawski, which bomb-proof shelters prepared by Both the victims were strapped to L.Z. 129, the new Zeppelin, the ponents of an organised system of in a leading article says that Sig-the Legations. The residences of their seats.

nor Mussolini does not seem to some Europeans have been com-55 bave realised that his African ven-pletely encircled with deep moats ture has actually hit the British and are being protected by armed Empire in a vital place, because it guards.

threatens the route to India.

The British Minister on Thurs-

Neither does Signor Mussolini day distributed several hundred seem to have been clear that this gas-masks among the European war will not be popular in Europe, residents.

that nobody will regard it as 2 mere colonial expedition, and that this war excites general-and boding protests.

The

FRENCH DEMONSTRATIONS Paris: Demonstrations in favour of complete French neutrality in the Italo-Abyssinian confict were again held on the boulevardson LITTLE ENTENTE'S ROLE Prague: The Prague Tageblatt the night before Friday. declares that, from an authorita- demonstrators marched through with tive quarter, it is informed that the streets crying: "Down the Little Entente will pursue a war; peace for France!" The po- completely united policy in the lice finally dispersed the crowds Italo-Abyssinian conflict, will ob and arrested 10 persons offering serve strict neutrality, and in resistance. Trans-Ocean Service: particular, will refrain from any unfriendly attitude towards Italy. This holds good, of course, for

Yugoslavia, says the paper.]

AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT

Nevertheless the Little Entente Spring will remain adherents of the large and

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biggest airship ever built, will defence put into operation very not be ready for the naming cere heavy casualties would be inflicted mony and launching until the end upon the raiders and their mis- of November. "This will mean chief curtailed. that the first flights to New York cannot take place till next year."

The airship is 812ft kng and 135ft. at her greatest diameter. She will have a crew of 35, and will carry 50 passengers and 10 tons of freight. She will be driven ing

AIR TRAIN PILOTED

BY WOMEN

A three-piece air train, consist- of a tow plane and two glid-

Russia, piloted exclusively by

women.

by four Diesel engines of an recently landed at Leningrad. aggregate of 4,400 h.p., and will carry 130,000lb. of fuel...

One of her many new technical features is 'a water-recovery sys- tem. It may be recalled that the R101, the ill-fated British airship! was equipped for the conservation of rain water as ballast.

CRUISING STRATA

METAL FOR PLANES

Wood is rapidly passing as an aeroplane material and its place is being taken by light metals

Clever man: "What wonderful progress has been made in flying. While cruising, transport planes Men can do anyfaing a bird can glways - have their - controllable do.”

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