1937-06-05 — Page 8

THE CHINA MATL, JUNE 5, 1937.

Members of Hindenburg Crew Saved From Wreck /

A group of crew members of the ill-fated Hindenburg are shown as they officers, Capt. Heinrich Bauer (white cap) and Chief Engineer Rudolph posed for cameramen in front of the officers' mess hall at the Naval Air Sauter (black cap). Bauer was watch officer and on duty when the Station, Lakehurst, N. J. Wearing caps are the two surviving senior | German queen of the skies blow-up, bringing death to 85 aboarde

FIGHTING PERIL OF GREAT PLANS FOR CLIPPERS

ICED WINGS

Imperial Airways "Anti-Iee" Tests

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Imperial Airways will shortly make experiment for the preven- tion of ice formation on the wings during Hight.

If the equipment which has been fitted to a D. H. 86 aircraft, which was recently taken out of service, proves satisfactory it will be fitted on all Imperial Airways machines.

72-PASSENGER CRAFT FOR THE

PACIFIC SOON-

Pan-American

So recent and so new is the air tiny island "way-stations" of the conquest of the Pacific that few Pacific offer such luxuries that at realise the meaning of the wonders least one pioneer used the Pacific that have been accomplished since line for sheer pleasure. He spent

Airways launched a week's vacation on Wake Island. its Pacific adventure about two: Much has already been heard of the development of Midway, Wake years ago..

More than 100 scheduled Pacificand Guam islands, "stops" of the crossings have been made success-line to the Philippines, and already: fully and without a fatality or seri-they have been developed to a point

Tests have proved that the aerodynamical qualities of the air-ous hitch or accident of any kind. craft have not been impaired, and- the equipment itself will be tested under conditions approaching ser- vice flights. ;

Nearly a million miles have been flown above the vast Pacific, and more than $50,000 pounds of ex- press matter, exclusive of mail, have It is hoped that this device will been delivered. Among the passen solve finally the problem of cold gers carried have been 100 women weather flying. Experts of the and children. Air Ministry and Imperial Airways are of the opinion that the proper way to deal with the problem is to prevent ice-formation rather than to remove it (de-icing).

Mail and express

now is going through to Hong Kong on schedule. Run At Loss

The line from Hawaii to New- Zealand will be functioning soon. The "anti-icer" embodies the pro-As the terminus at Auckland, N.Z.,- cess of forcing, under pressure, a connects with British lines to Aus÷: solution of ethelyne glycol through tralia, the great countries "down rubber tubes fitted alone the wings; under" will be within four days of and struts and out through vents in the United States, and China with- the tubes to the surfaces likely to in six. be affected by ice.

That puts American exporters in Experiments are also being made a position to reach the rich China in the use of a new paste which is and Australia-New Zealand mar- applied to all surfaces and is capa-kets faster than they can be reach- ble of preventing water freezinged from Europe by any existing air even during extended flights. (Reuter),

line.

Operation of the Pacific lines has been at a loss thus far, as expect. ed. Only six passengers are car- ried on the long hop from Alameda The Yukon Council has passed a re-to Honolulu, and 12 from Honolulu solution "firmly and emphatically" to Manila.'

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protesting against the proposed addi- New Clipper ships, now on the tion of the territory to British Colum- Boeing factory production line at Seattle, will carry 72 passengers

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Private Howard, of the Essex Regi- and a crew of eight, together with ment now statje

if haarheen 65000 pounds of mail;zepress and baggage They may well i, ing re- venues up to the pay point.

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Two salvage vessels have arrived at Dartmouth to resume attempts to: 10- cate the wreck in Start Bay of the British steamer Chorley, sunk by Ger man submarine in 1917.

"Radio Menus"

The planes themselves and the hotels that have been set up on the

41⁄2 DAYS PENANG-LONDON 51⁄2 DAYS SINGAPORE LONDON

TWICE WEEKLY

Special⠀⠀ Through- Fares y on Application ∙Government:Officials =)

and Officera 10% Reduction

of comfort where the traveller is as- sured variety in the meals at each hotel. To avoid monotony, they notify each other by radio what each is serving..

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The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce is going to run the Third Exhibition of the Chinese Manufacturing Goods on October

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The different, chambers of commerce in China, have received invitations to send their respective manufacturing goods there in the Exhibition.

KLM

ROYAL DUTCH AIR LINES" AGENTS; JAVA CHINA JAPAN:LINE YORK, BUILDING, OHATER ROAD.