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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 1919.

FLEET OF BRITISH "NIGHT toils of electric wire, and electric: Jampa,

BOMBERS" FOR CHINA. AEROPLANE SERVICE BETWEEN SHANGHAI AND HONGKONG. [YROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT:]

and many other little things that will he provided to -naut comfort and warmth for those who will journey...a mile" or two aleve the earth at 96 miles .277 but. r. The huge body of the plane tower- ted above me, and workmen swarmed over Lesbos, June 27th, While public attention in Europe and the machine busy as ants. "Near by wer America has been mainly directed to the two Rolls-Royce engines which were to spectacular efforts to Ry the Atlantic, and be placed in position, the gair developing the possibilities of long distaner Hying as in combination 700 horse power. a commercial proposition ari- still in the

UNDESIRABLE ALIENS. LEGISLATION FOR THEIR EXCLU-

SION PROMISED.

The Hon. Mr. V, G. Alabaster O. B.E«, gave notion on August 15th. of the follow ing question!.....

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THE GALE.

POLICE REPORTS.

The reports received at the Centrul Police-station from the different Police- stations in the Colony estimate the total number of sampans and ‘janks wrocked Will the Government consider the during the gale at about ninety, and introduction of "legislation to strengthen place the number of persons drowned at their powers of exclusion of undesirabi about six. Chief Inspector Kerr, asked reporter of this paper how the aliena, so that the Colony hany not become

vendezvous for the subjects of the lost, replied that on Friday many people (rumour arone that nearly 300 lives were

discussion stage, the Chinese Government about the planes for China, stated con- Central Powers of Europe or a centre were, no doubt, reported as missing who with reisarkable enterprise have decided cisely, without technicalities: Span, 100 af alien activity intrigue and pro-were probably employed in looking for

The following are the official details

to establish an aerial service between feet from wingtip to wing-tip. Ength different parts of China. Having regard Evet

Useful load

Height from ground to wings t. the difficulties of curruunication in fret. Wright when empty 8.000 1: the country this bold policy is at special fully loaded 14,000 hs. interest and importance. Only the ther Passengers, mails

day Peking Government had ordeind 200 kurts

cargo two tons.

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paganda!

upireless telephones from the Martuni / "Eagle,& cylinder, Petrol consump-Fative Council forthwith."

The

The

the remains of their boats and other The reply given in the flater this property, and were secounted drowned week-rad is as follows: The Govern by their relatives and friends. ment has been in correspondence with Police. however, expect to receive a low

reports of people drowned. announcement was made that the Passare, deponingsdation from 12 to go, the Secretary of State for the Colonies more

Eazines two 330

Rolls-Royced' it is introducing a bill in the Legis: damage is estimated at about 830,000,

The reports received so far are us follants:- Company in England; and now an order on 40-50 calls, per hour. Speed 5 miles has been placed with the landley Page Company for a fleet of aeroplanes which will be used inaugurate at the earliest Bate a regular service for oils light merchandise and passengers styren Hongkong and Shanghai,

to order so obtain first-hand informa

Can maintain fight, on eng

An hour. engine only. "BRITISH NIGHT HUMRERS,”

From August, 1915, when the first

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

PROHIBITION OF EXPORT.

A woman named Cheung Moy lost ber ¿bout, valued at $2,500 neur · Xaumati

ferry wharf. No lives were lost,

About 30 passenger and enrgo borts Squadron of the Rowal Naval Aeroplane The following Order has beery made by

were broken up in the Central district. Servien was formed at Bankirk, until the Officer Administering the Govern-No loss of life is reported..

The Water Police report that five farge the Armistice was signed, the (7400ment in Council under section of the

tion on the subject I visited the Kreat Planes were on constant service on the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, junks were wrecked, between the titer

From 1914.

1915:---

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Island Cement Company's wharf and Western Night Bomber."

No person shall, without the permis Bailey's Yard," Works of Messrs. Handley Page, Ltd., at onwards the machines formed the chief Cricklewood, and was fortunate in find-

part of the Independent Air Force whichsion of the Superintendent of Imports A boat valued at $800 bruke its anchor- and Exports, export or attempt to ex-chain off Wanchai and drifted away. By there at the monent of my, call a carried, the war far behind the German gallant officer who is leaving for Chin lines, and regularly rained borabs on the port from the Colony of Hongkong silver There were twelve people on board, but

subsidiary roins, unless he is a bund-jide to arrange all the essential preliminaries

traveller leaving the Colony, in which in connection with the proposed aerial fortified tiwas of Rhineland. Originally

case he shall be entitled to take with him service. His name is Colonel II. St. designed and built for the Admiralty. Smallwood, inte of the Royal Air Force first of this type left the ground With regard to what he had to say about December, 1915, and sine then they have diary coins of the total face value of were saved,

been tested by night and by day"under all the exacting conditions of warfare

his mission to the Far East I will deal prently. At the outset it setus appro- juriate to describe the scheme and the 2unt plages which are designed toʻastal>" fish rapid communication between Hong kong and Shanghai, and later on to Fink those important parts ywith Canton, Peking, and other centres in China. UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

Briefs, the facts are that the Chinese

Et w # "C/400" which flew from London to Constantinople in 1917 and In the boned that and other cities. following year the machines did enormous service in Palestine by bombing the Tur kish lines of communications. After the Armistice this machine flew from Cairo to Calcutta, being the first acroplane to

tau lives were lost..

launch when the tow-rape broke and the A cargo-boat was being towed by a

boss was lost, the launch being unable. The crew ot the boat gut aboard the launch' and

out of the L'olony of Hongkong silver sub-gain to make fast the mpe.

not more than five dollars."

CORRESPONDENCE.

A fishing boat, valued at $30, was hang ing on to a junk, which was being towed, and broke away and became waterlogged. No lives were lost.

One of the Godown Company's lighters, which had made fast to the frien aluru,

COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN Bnally broke loose and was lost. HONGKONG AND KOWLOON. [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGIONG DAILY PRESS."]

SIR-I think the recent gale with its

A message was received from Cape. D'Aguilar that a junk had sunk off Po Toi Island. It is feared that this was attended by loss of life, but so far no details are to hand

Government have placed a contract with reach India by nir, Two of these splendid attendant stoppage of the Ferry-service db sa and the junk drifted away..

As

with the Handley Page Company for the acroplanes have been constantly used to early delivery of six aeroplanes of the fearry Ministers and Government officials as between London and Paris for the Peace type known--as " ("/400. *** practicable the machines will be shipped "Conférence, na "imany as 1.2 passengers month to China, and will be used for commercial being taken in the course of a Bying between. Shanghai and Hongkong: without untoward incident or accident.

Turning to discuss the proposed air The service, generally, will be under the

in China, Colonel Smallwood control of the Communications Depart-service

for nearly a whole day must have brought home to the minds of most business men- the-great-need-for-some drastic improve went in the transportation services be- tween Hongkong and Kowlcon.

A cargo-boat was lying alongside the Sui Sany and an attempt was made to towit

The launch was unable tu Uway. Passenger-boat No. 1987, carrying u crew of eight, capsized near the entrance to Yaumati Shelter. A small boy, aged about eight years, and a girl, aged about 16, were drowned.

A police launch and a motor-boat were

damaged near Bailey's shipyard.

Now that our new Governor is especkéd,

De West Pointersport shows that 30 to arrive in the Colony during the next - boats of all classes, of..a total value of month or so, is it not possible for 38,803, were lost in that district.

ment of the Chine dovernment; and fainted that the regular flights between plebiscite to be taken amongst the com-Yumati tint launch was from first to last it is intended to start Hongkong and Shanghai had been decid. Imunity to show whether an underground to DLA WAS

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bridge connection be- subway and or

or A veen Hongkong and Kowloon-as

bas urged by ethers in the newspapers a few months ago-should not be constructed. It can not be argued that the Government is unable to undertake it owing to lack of funds,

As I believe the Treasury' is so

business pro-ed upon over that route because-aя peo†tween and keep it going as

Passengers, mails, and cargo ile in London who know China were Position. will ise carried at a cost which an careful to point out--if any big, new undertaking is to succeed in that part asured, will be considered reasonable.

ath at Hongkong and Shanghai, aero of the world you must have the support overflowing that it can afford to pander dromes will be erected expaḥt of accom of the business corumunity both at Shang-to the rice profiteers.

The Ferry service could still be run, in Each station hai and Hongkong.** The journey of addition to the subway or bridge, just mmodating the aeroplanes. will be fully equipped with the plant about 500 miles between the two places as at Birkenhead and other places in necessary for making spares, effecting would, he said, be done in from 10 to 19 repairs, and maintaining the service in hours. Thus a resident of either one or the highest degree of efficiency. Foochow the other could have his (or her) break is to be regarded as a "half-way house "fast at home and dine in Hongkong or on the journey, and will be a place of Shanghai, as the case might be call to set down or take up passengers

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Although six aeroplanes have been ordered as a first instalment to begin the service, the number of machines wil

Many routes are opened. A service will radiate It is from Peking to the coast and elsewhere.

AN ABELA SI'NVEY.

are very

and goods. A depot will be formed there containing stores and any other require

But be limited to that. It is intended to nents for a regular fleet of big plunes.

Such in outline is the programme of put many more in commission" as the the first aerial service in China details have yet to be settled. obvious that in the inauguration of a

The Chinese Government Krent undertaking of this kind there are

decided only in the anxious. Cot Smallwood said, "to have matters which can light of experience and local conditions. aerial survey of the Province of Col, Smallwood is travelling by way of Chihli, and I am going out to discuss on New York and San Francisco to Peking. the shut the best way this can be carried It will be a photographic survey On his arrival he will proceed to formuon

we used to photograph, the late plans in co-operation with the Chi- done - na nese Government for starting the Hong. round in the war zones; the camera will show every yard of the country in detail, kong-Shanghai service.

and the photos will be pieced together THE ** €/400.'*

to form a complete map of the entire Province. The object in view is to obtain data for a proposed system of irrigation.

England.

Hoping that someone else with a more able per-und not afraid of the so-called vested interests will take up the matter energetically--I am yours, etc.,

PRO BONO PUBLICO. Hongkong, 22nd August, 1910.

RETURNING THANKS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."

three

one of

of which capsized a. W

drowned. Her body since

V been recovered. Damage on land includes the blowing down of the forcing round the Diocesan Girls School in Kowloon. An electric wire was blown down between Mody and Chatham Roads. A tree was blown down in Austin Rond near Cox's Path A large breach bla sree was also blown down in Gordon Road,

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WOMEN-WRECKERS..

At the Magistracy, on Saturday, four Chinese women were charged with steak- ing a quantity of wood, part of a junk which had been wrecked,,

Inspector Browne stated that the junk was anchored off the Cement works, and, when the gale visited the Colony, it was washed ashore at Hunghom and was smushed against a wall

A number of women, armed with axes, surrounded the junk like a pack of hungry wolves. The Police tried to keep them away, but, finding this impossible, they bad to arrest a few of them The other

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On behalf of the naval and military officers, ranks and ratings who are taking passage to England in s.s. Atreus, we beg to tender our grateful thanks to the received on board for use during the donors of the gifts which have been Voyage. They will greatly help to break the monotony of the passage, and ara much appreciated.--Wo" are, sir, Yours truly,

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The Handley Page Company's con tract, Col. Smallwood said to me,

all those who have given so generousty The collecting Committee wish to thank with the Chinese Government, the Peking

*** I understand that Chihli is to be sur-of money and of kind, to help make the Byndicate acting as pur agents in the veyed from the air in the first, instance journey a pleasant one. rustter. We shall push, or with the because the number of rivers there aug. An ample supply of books and maga undertaking as rapidly A possible.gests that it is the place to start Cowpe and have a look at the machines irrigation scheme. If the scheme · is our- we aro building for China,"

ried out as planned it will be the largest We passed through the work which thing of the kind in the word.". covers acrcs of ground and employ Colonel Smallwood added that he would

ziber was received, a gramaphone and a number of records. A quantity of cloth ing wis also given, thin for wear" on voyage is well as thick. It is not pos- sible to express thanks for all these gifts individually, as many of their cars in unor yously out and Committee would.

menced hacking at some sumpans

The women were entitled to pick up drift wood, but they could not remove any part of a wreck washed ashore. The penalty for such an offence was fourteen years' imprisonment.

Mr. Smith: It is a very serious offence to logs a stranded ship according to Bri- tish lay. I fine you s cach, or tun days,

A LUNATIC'S DELUSIONS.

"I AM GOING TO DIE.”

About ten days ago a Chinese lunatic ran amuck in Yaumati nod attacked three men with a pen-knife. When ar rested and taken to the Police station the made incoherent statements to the efect man behaved in a stupid manner, and that he was to be next victim of a Vendetta. He was suffering from the delusion that every person he met in the street was waiting for an opportunity to kill him.

In view of his condition the man was He placed under medical observation. was certified insane and, on Saturday.

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produced him before 'the Magistrate with a view to sending him

Mr. Lindsell stabbing owing to the fact that the Folice suspected the man of being mad.

when the Magistraten remarks, wore interpreted, the man said:

What do you mean by suspicion ? Now that I am. discharged," I am going to die."

you are not," replied Mr. Lind you are going in to the Lunatic

hundreds of men. Near by the main shop travel about China a good deal, but his like it understood that they are grateful to the Lunatic Asyland the charge of

where the manufacture of metal fittings headquarters will be at Peking. It will was proceeding amid the whirring of be part of his duty to select sites suitable lathes seemingly without number, we for nerodrones and to map out the best entered the aerodrome. Half a score of Aying routes from one entre to another inachines were under construction; and in China.

to each of the kind donors for the prompt response. the appeal.

The mum of $742 came in for the music and tobacco fund, and with this was pur chased a second gramaphone and 20 - cords and an ample supply of cigaretted and tobacco. The British-American To bacco Co. added a most generous present sell, of 50,000 cigarettes,

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it was with peculiar interest and pleasure Colone! Smallwood is a young man that I say nearing, completion one of high ranic is attained early in the Royal Yiying Corps in war time and he has the "C/400" which in due course will rise had a considerable amount of experience in stately fight under Far Eastern skies.cf flying at home and abroad. During

A FALSE DELIVERY-ORDER FORM: the war he saw service in Mesopotamia The fusilage was nearly finished, and Gret with the Indian Cavalry, and attor workmen, were closing up the sides of the wards in that region in the Air Force. The following telegram has been Chinese was sentenced, at the Magis- cabin, or saloon-s commodious apart Burmah well. He has left the Roral Air General, Hongkong, from the Mamlar labour for larceny. He was alleged He has been through the East, and knows received by the American Consulates on Baturday, to three months

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delivery order-form and to have taken charge of 4 cases of which the passengers will travel. A nuo the taronating project of establishing

towels:¡ valued at $1,240, lying in the civilian flying in China. As at present

Kowloon godowns, which had been con ber of wicker chairs were on the ground arranged be ought to reach Peking about

signed to Chinese firm who had a mono- in readiness to, be fitted, and there were the end of August→H.B.

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