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FUTURE OF FLYING

PASSENGERS AND GOODS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH, 1919.

The Committee think that anyone flying over an area prohibited for naval or military reasons should be liable to be fired by a commissioned officer in

INTERNATIONAL SERVICES

charge of an anti-aircraft gun, in his Many problem connected with the use

without a preliminary of aircraft for civil purposes are examin-discretion, even ed at length in the reports of the Civil signal, in a case of urgency. Aerial Transport Committer and its subordinal boalues, recently issued as a White Paper. The Committee are agreed that the earringe of mails, passengers, and certain elnass of goods by aircraft

The Committee considered the question whether all serodromes (including flying schools) and landing places should be State-owned, but came to the conclusion that this was not desirable. Reasonable

giving support to the construction of aircraft so as to be ready for war emer- gencies.

It is more difficult to settle the reason -

able expectation of general goods traffic, which must take the form of express parcels, usually of small weight. Fure, lace, jewels, precious metals, extracts, essences, valuable feather, ete, might carried by air because of their high

value; also rare and out-of-season fruits and vegetables, flowers, and perishable articles generally. Newspapers

and vices, because news grows stale quickly Drugs, dyes, chemicals, medicines, optical

presents t slitherity from the technient regulations would go « long way towards periodicals afford scope for serial aor

preventing injury and annoyance to the public, and would at the same time

ULSTER AND HOME RULE. BIR E. CARSON'S NEW POLICY. Bir Edward Carson, M.P., presiding at

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY WAR BOND DRAWING.

the annual meeting of the Ulator Unionist To be drawn in the City Hall, on Friday, February 21st, 1919, Council at Belfast, said that no one but

madman could offer Home Rule; there- fore, so far as he was concerned, he felt, very confident on the political situation. (Cheers.) But the suntter could not rest

there, and he was

boy of view, and they emphasise the extrem isiportance to this 573 of beet aircraft owners from frivolous claims and surgical and other instrumente will on the mere negative policy of no Hom

They point being first in the field. that preliminary action las alvady been taken by several other countries for the places us it has for acquiring land at a standstill. ng where some spare

purpose of preparing for civil aerial transport, a side cases by ti mate 14on of experatedfi prostic services

vital importkuve

Unter Al

Shut the Base Baspire stosula not be

allowed 1 Fag and other nation in

svensk, imo esperinity as tits ngh, tave very serious effect agni the position of the Fampare with regard 20 brintactad angieria of aerial We would urge that there is transport

preimatoniy Work a large acum! uf which could be commenced at one indronde o urgency of

local authorities.

1. Preliminary inquiries as to routes, landing grands, and aerodromes; an the two latter cases J}] consultation with

2. The nevesadly. for preliminary dis- carsion with the Dominions at our Allies on rond question of principle relating to the position of the aircraft manufacturing industry after the war, the steps necessary for ne maintenance, and the development of suult services as may be established.

The immediate establishment of a huren in aid of research

and proveedings The Government should be given similar rights of compulsorily equiring land for aerodromes and land For military works

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Fetervation,

quickly. Wherever, for want of some so carried, as often these are wanted article, life is endangered or industry

port or tool is required for a machine, The aeroplane will afford the quick re awdy, and its fight will be profitable. Cinematograph alma, gramaphone re cords,

and commercial samples may figure in the class of gouds carried Their rapid distribution will quicken exchange, and this will renet to increase the volume of traffic, but the whole series of illud trations above given tends only to show how limited the total volume or weight of aerial goods traffic is likely to be in developed countries.

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going to propound; somewhat of a now policy to Ulster. They could consider it, and they could accept it or reject it as, in their wisdom, they thought right, but his view was that they could no longer go on always dwelling Rule. They could not wait till that settle. ment for a forward policy. As a result of the war the country had awakened to the rights of all classes of the community, and the greater share in the prosperity Mr. Joyusun Hicks, in

and in the establishment of freedom and says that though the whole doctrine of

pence throughout the world. It was no the right of the landowner to property

use signing an artistice with their onemies if, at the Bane moment, they com in the air to as indefinite height must be

menced an internal warfare at home. curtailed, the publie would demand a

What was that they ought to do?' In intia above which (except under stress of

the past they in Ulster had been lumpered weather) aviators must fly above private

from day to day by always being dragged properly The actual height should be

at the heel of the Nationalist party. somewhere between 2.000ft, and 3,000ft.

Well, that could no longer be tolerated. With these conclusions the main com-

(Chora) milte aubstantially agree.

have done our best," Sir Edward As to certi-

proceeded, to get them to work with us ficates of competency for navigators, how

in the Imperial Parliament, and they ever, they think that, while it should be

won't do it. Joliowing obligatory on all navigators in charge of

Well, then, we must work

(Cheers.) for ourselves. aircraft carrying

We cannot ar JHLBsengers Comparing the respective capacities of afford to wait in a great community like possess certificates of competency, it the airship and the aeroplane, the Com this until the forces of re-action and dis should be left to the appropriate Governmittee state that for an airship of the loyalty which were raised in the Souths and ment department to decide whether or largest type, say sixty tons gross, thirty West of Ireland have been satisfied. not certification of navigators of private tons of disposable load are available, them have whatever legislation they like aircraft should be enforced by regula-roughly nine Lines the capacity of the that is suited to them, but let us, an the tion. It seems to then that the safety of largest modern aeroplane, while the other hand, have legislation that is suited the public will probably be sufficiently prine co per pound is estimated at to as-cheers)--and, therefore, without ensured by the interest of the private almost one-half, The economic limit of waiting for a Home Rule Bill that will navigator in acquiring sufficient skill to the journey without landing is about partition Ireland, let us make a demand ensure his own safety. The absence of 1,000 miles in the case of an airabir, future legislation the democracy of Ulster of the Imperial Government that in all obligatory certificates, in the first in, against 600 miles in the case of

is to march hand in hand with the demo- stance, in the case of the private naviga-aeroplane. The airship, therefore, bas eracy of Great Britain. (Choers.) What to them reasonable in the the advantage of a greater load capacity ever hill is passed for the betterment of interests of the early development of civil but its speed, under present conditions, the people of Great Britain must also be We consider, also, that it in a malter Hying.

is slower, being probably not more than paised for the betterment of the people of urgent neverity to establish a system They agree that to attempt to pre-sixty miles per hour. As compared with of Ulster. I cannot tell you how often of propaganda throughout the Empire inscribe ang altitude for flight is impran the seropiane, the cost of bandling and I bave protested with my leaders against order to runvince the whole nation of the ticable, and that it will be sufficient to tousing airships will be higher and, that one clause, that this bill shall not importance and possibilities of protect the landowner by giving him a until open-air mooring, is fully develop apply to Ireland," and when I have asked aerial transport and to familiarise the sterile right of action for damages for ed, the regularity of airship services will why should not this bill apply to Ireland. Governments and the local authorities actual nuisance caused in breach of flying be more adversely affected by high winds they have replied, We shall have such with the subject. There is evidence of regulations. Further, the committee em- than that of acroplane services.

row with the Nationalists." I give my In the initiation of such a system in curry phasise the importance of uniform legis journeys in which speed is not the most leaders notice to-day that I will

lation throughout the Empire.

again take that answer. material factor, and particularly where went to be perfectly clear. If they like + (Cheers.) We therefore retorumend that a special

passengers are being carried, and safety to change their method of exclusion, and branch (commencing on quite a modest

ia consequently a paramount considera- scale) should be forined at once for the In their report the second Special Com-tion, the airship offers advantages over

say this bill shall not apply to South and West of Ireland, int it be so, but purpose specified under the Air Ministry,mittee deal with the possibilities of air the aeroplane in the way of comfort, ease

nevor again must we make confusion be- to ensure that all necessary preliminary craft performance and the requirements of navigation, capacity for safe fight tween Ulster and the South and West. action be taken without delay definite of aerial services. The main Committee at low altitudes, and high ratio of dia (Cheers.) responsibility being imposed upon the concur in the proposal that an experi-ponable load,

Sir Edward pointed out that the educa Air Council. We would venture, Further, inental service should be organised as While they agree with the majority of tional, public health, housing, and other to suggest tini ang executive authority early as possible, and that measures the Special Committee in nos fesling able scheues recently introduced in Parliament. which may be established for the purpose should be taken, encouragement of in-grounds should necessarily be laid out at they were not going to wait till the whether by direct State recommend that chains of landing did not apply to Ireland, and declared would

greatly assisted

ded if an advisory effort or by could be formed of gentlemen who dividual enterprise, with the object of at regular and comparatively, shorttimalists to have those reforms for Rfinda Ministar came to terms with thes have given time and thought, and have commencing the schemes of transport ten huile-intervals along aerial routes, Ulster

Owing to the absence of re especially in developed countries, the expert knowledge of the probleme dealt with in our report, and who could be liable data, it has been imposible to. Committee consider that the advantages give subsequently at a luncheon demanded by the frame ans estimate of the running costs of lines of landing grounds on certain donderry Sir Edward Carson said the one to Marquis of Lon- executive #alherit; a questions arising of serial services, and consequently of the main routes hereafter to be laid out great mistake which their Nationalist fel in the course of its work.

volume of trahe lickly to be forthcoming. would be very great. In undeveloped few countrymen had made was that while As the subjects covered by the terms Businces traffic will turn primarily on countriga regular chains of landing they wer always criticising, always of referenes were such a wide charac-speed and reliability. As it becomes pos- grounds at suitable intervals along aerial melancholy and never happy, they had der, and required so much detailed insible by aeroplane to fly 100 to 500 miles routes will be indispensable. Regular sea always refused to take a share in vestigation, it was considered advisable out and home within the day, and to stations for the landing of aircraft are responsibility of the government of the country they professed to love. He believ- headings, which were referred to five of business between the flights, so it serial transport is to be seriously at era urising out of the war, and that they

cial committees:

becomes likely that many business men tempted. The establishment of landing were going to realise more and more the (1) Law and policy: (2) technical and will avail themselves of the opportunity grounds within urban areas should not understanding that ought to exist in the practical questions as to the possibilities The occasional use of single machines for necessarily be precluded, and the instituidents they hoped would exist between all and requirements of aerial services; (3) rapid journeys in any direction rather tion of rapid transit schemes between classes of the community. Business questions, relating to the main than along a fixed route, carrying occap.aerodromes and town centres, such as above all things, stick together and re- Let then, tenanes of the industry and service; (4) ants who pay special fees for the high post offices, would be of great value. labour questions; (5) problems of edu-[speed, will probably be one of the oarly

Military considerations must,

member that unity was strength and they how-might look forward with certainty, under ocation and research.

and increasing lines of development. ever, override all others, and the Com- those conditions, that there was no power This could be undertaken immediately mittes emphasise the importance first, of upon earth, after what they had dono, need that all established commercial that could ever filch from them those air routes with their aerodromes and rights. innding places, should be suitable for strategical and tactical use in the event

Vilst

countries.

suggested.

FOUR DAYS TO CALCUTTA,

never

the

to divide them into the following five give a reasonable interval for the conduct at the outset essential i trans-Occanteed they in Ulster had entered upon a new

POWERS OF CONTROL.

pesce comes.

#re

continually

the

of war; and, secondly, of the need for to produce any appreciable volume of the rapid convertibility in the same event orderą

both routes and craft,

In thus view the Main Cum-

The special committee on law and

With regard to posscuger traffic policy dealt first with the international aspects of the problem, and, in February generally, the question of safety in con- nection, more particularly, with acro- laet, the main committee presented an interim report endorsing the view of that planes, will be of the highest importance body that the doctrine of absolute State Improvements sovereignty in the air is sound, and tuade with the object of reducing accid of some types of commercial aircraft to mittee concur, and they believe that the should be adopted as the basis alike of ents, and in the ordinary course of events be satisfied even at the cost of a serious in order to create a market for the manu event military uses. This requirement should development of civil transport services, international agreement and of wari- it is not too much to expect a large diminution in the commercial valuo ng industry, is essential for the cipal legislation. They further express reduction in their number at the conclu ed the opinion that this claim should sion of the war. Thus the chief deter-

of the Empire. It is, therefore, Various possible air routes are conccessary that the State should take rent to flying becoming universal will be extend to the air over territorial waters removed without any remarkable invonsidered by the Sub-Committee, including action, which might take the form of To meet the possibility of damage by

Piensure traffic will London to the Riviera, London to Russia, (a) assistance to private enterprise, or wan suggested that some system of insur- depend on novelty, comfort, and safety London to South Africa, and the Atlantic (b) State ownership or part ownership foreign aircraft visiting this country, it tion being made. pace might be mutually arranged be

may Flight afford pleasure in itself, but route,

of transport undertakings. The decision tween the contracting Powers.

to the Atlantis route, Commander in this matter must, however, rest with pleasure traffic will be seasonal in charac Special Commite, state that legislation will be more costly the more irregular, it foundland and vice-versa will be found national benefits to be hoped from derial

With regard to municipal control, the ter, will depend largely on weather, and Porte pointed out that for some time to the Government.

como a direct route from Ireland to Now

the most important of will be necessary to regulate acriol demand, which will grow as fight move only possible solution at the present time for friendly intercourse with foreign There is likely to be a small regular impracticable. He suggested that the transport services are increased facilities navigation, and in this connection they discuss the draft bill prepared by the ment becomes a habit. The demand in on

the immediate future will probably not and for many years to some would beszations, and, still more, the improvement Home Office in 1911. They principal conclusions may be thus summarised:

be extensive,

to the cost, but it to use the so-called Azores route, employ in inter-communication between the coun owing The creation of a new Air Ministry would appear practicable to open routes the Azores. as a landing station.

ing San Miguel, the principal island of tries of the Empire. The Dominions and San India, owing to their great geographical will afford a convenient opportunity for from well-chosen centres.

Goods traffic will he for (a) mails and Miguel would be reached vid Paris, ares and the wide distances which, in conferring on that Ministry the powers

(b) general goods. Mails, it is pointed Madrid, and Lisbon. From San Miguel many cases, separate their important to regulate aerial navigation.

out offer most promising class of to Newfoundland is 1,340 miles, although centre of population, offer a fruitful Borne caution should be observed in the traffic, because the load to be carried is this distance would be reduced to 1,046 field for the development of civil auron proscription of areas for the landing of reasonably uniform, the weight email, miles by calling at Flores, another of the attics

The Committee are of opinion Azores group. The use of Newfoundland that in all matters of inter-imperial foreign

the demand for speed great. It is aircraft, so that, while every reasonable encouragement should be shown in the report of the Special Com 38 & terminus presents grent difficulty perial traffic, as, for instance, in the given to the visits of foreign aircraft, London and large provincial towns the immediate future, in would be pre Majesty's Government and tho. Govern mittee that in the case of gervices between owing to continual fog. Commander formulation of a scheme of mein aerial

Parte's conclusion rociprocal facilities should be secured for flight of at least three hours, at a ferable to fix apon New York as the mente of the Dominions and of India that, at any rate in routes; joint or co-operative action by his our own nireraft landing abroad.

iR The question of certificates of air- average, say, of 100 milce an hour, worthiness is one which requires close required for, the speed of an air-mail Westoru terminus of the Atlantic route should, wherever possible, be nooured.

Finally, the Committee lay the strong- attention. For the purpose of ensuring servios to reveal itself, and to offer a The distance from San Miguel to Long safety for the ordinary population it is sufficiently marked eaving of time over Jaland is roughly 2,250 nautical miles, at omphacis Co

the hecessity for an better to provide for the

and Commander Porto suggested that it of land transit; on an oversea journoy, competency of

early decision the part of the Govern-

than to run the risk of

If the Government accept our main hampering the development of civil aeronautics by im-appar necessary to charge some nuch fee socks of (m) 00ft, with a clear upper proposition" that the fullest possible for an inland deck of 400ft Otted with wireless and development of elvil aerial transport posing on all aircraft onerous conditions an 18. or more par

the necessary signalling apparatus. Bush Services immediately after the war is a na to note and examination. At the air-mail to prove remunerative.

The cost of cleotrid cable communion ab erragement would make possible the national necessity, and that same time, it is reasonable to require that

it cannot be use of aeroplanos rather than wospianos. machines for hire mult tion, say, to Johannesburg, at E8 108, per

plying.

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wher been oficially

form that aetion is to take. F In any event, the negotiation Es, landowner to the air

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pilots by stringent rogulations, rather of time is much more evident. It would for "sea stations"in the shape of long

such EL the passage to Dublin, the saving would be necessary to design and arrange mont.

The third Special Ceromittee, who

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The Committee that the doctrine on all of ginding a letter of 5,000 sent with the business capoot, were im. Convention, any of the right of the land to latal to words to the sore spot in six days by prossed with the importance of keeping Allies, and, probably, the arrangement

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Hamidity allow unrestricted flying over private future be conveyed to Caloutta la four in the interests of national defonco, and other Governments of the Empire, to re- Wind Direction property at all altitudes would interfere days, as against sixioon days, the they exprewed the opinion that if no gulate inter-Imperial and international with the resentable rights of landowners, minimum at present, Those instances aecial steps were taken to foster it, the flying, would seem to be indispensable Weather

Recent experience ding shown the illustrate the intrinsic utility of air development of civil transport services prollimaries to notion, and shouldj wo Bán he slenter of foreign aircraft dying over services, apart from the value of making would not be unfinfant for some years venture to suggest, ba laken by hand wa

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