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WEDNESDAY

FEBRUARY

4TH

£9202

SIR A. WHITTEN BROWN IN HONGKONG. DESCRIBES HIS NON-STOP ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

TRIBUTE TO THE LATE. SIR JOHN ALLCOOK.

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FROM HONGKONG TO LONDON, Bir ARTHUR WRITTEN BEOws said that, after listening to the Commission for all round the world Derby, he was sure he felt that the next best thing to do would be to rush off and start the air service right away and take a passage to London in five days. Certainly the time was coming when that could be done. He was part in the non-stop Atlantic flight, Sir Arthar Whitten Brown, who took transport was concerned as did not think delivered an interesting lecture, dealing as enthusiaatio as possible, but where that it was a thing to be rushed. They with the historic flight, at the Hongkong could stars a line. Transport lines would University, yesterday morning. Professor suficiens volume of trattic to show the Professors of the Institution and the be started, but only where there was a Brown presided, and there were present turn on the enormous capital which must be invested. Now, to run a line from capital to carry on an aerial service tinguished lecturer, said he was proud to Hongkong to London, the infested The CHAIRMAN, in introducing the dis would not be less than about £2,000,000 claim that the lecturer was not merely of bring,the peoples of all lands closer toge that capital the passage charged per the same clan as himself but was a fellow pressed food.

to £2,000,000, and to show a return on

For thy mission means the establishment of permanent peace. Marquis Okuma, formerly Premier of Japan, said: "The (success of your mission means per petual peace to the world Viscount Kancko, His Majesty's Privy Councillor, "The Commission is sowing the seed of international friendship upon the entire world" and "You are doing a noble magnanimous work” Baron Sakatani formerly Minister of Finance: "I now America well and that America is great in many things, but the organization of the First Aerial Derby Around the World is the greatest of all things as it will

ther and make for perpetual peace'

passenger would be approximately from

studenta,

was made on June 19th; and they wanted, if possible, to start on June 13th They were not able to do that, however, because they found that the petrol filters, which purified the supply of petrol, to the engines, were becoming choked with some carious deposit which was discovered to

could not start till January 14th. Allcock to obtain pure petrol and as a result be a sort of sulphur. "They determined.

and himself turned out at the aerodrome early in the morning ready to start but found the weather so bad, with a wind

had to give up the idea. At noon the running at 40 knots an hour, that they same day, however, they decided to start

and chocolates. They also had emergency not coffee in Thermos flasks, sandwiches on the journey. Their food consisted of

food in the shape of malted milk and They started at 412 p. Greenwich time.

The wind was blowing strongly, and Allcock had a big

Mr. E. W. Frazer, Commissioner of the £150 to £200 Mails would be carried at townsman of his The lecturer went boblem to face in order to gen the

At

Manchester, and for many years worked tros dove of peace is the Aeroplane "

to carry on such a service would have to as an engineer. In 1014 when the war Dr. John C. Ferguson, advisor to the minimum load of 15 tons. That broke out the lecturer joined the Ait President of China, and Commissioner cerned, but the airships would be larger successful career on the Western front had was as far as a small airship va con Force, and after a very thrilling and for the Derby for China, in accepting the in the future. Would there be 15 tons position as Commissioner, said: "This ssengers a week to be carried between the misfortune to be made a prisoner of is the most important position I have then such a service would be carried on.dying over Germany, being shot down. Hongkong and London? If there were, war as a result of his machine, which was ever held." After consultation with many If there were not, then there was no hope After two years miserable existence in of the leading statesmen of Japan, Gov- the present moment Great Britain had the hands of the Germans he was re

whatever of having such a service. ment Officials, Military and Civilian, aeroplanes for short distance and high patriated, and his spirit of adventure not Commission sent the following cable sance and moderate speed work. During being killed, he took further risks in the to the President of the clubs in Newtance and York: Universal co-operation

the last great railway strike dirigibles air, and early last summer he undertook sured"; and from Chinh: Heartily aeroplanes for passengers. Here in Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight for the were used for the carrying of mails and the extraordinary feat of flying over the andorsed": from the Philippines: Hongkong they bad practically no ground Wonderful reception; from Korea: New Territories it would be an expen

available for an aerodrome, and in the first time.--(Applaust). Approved"

Sir A WRITTEN Brown, who was greet From the little Porta sive business to provide an aerodromo ed with applause, said that no doubt they guese Colony: Aerial Service organ suitable for big machines. One of the ized." I read in the issue of the Dhily speakers bad just told them that a 1,500 all know that there was a prize offered Press, published in your City, on January feet run would be needed for a large by Lord Northcliffe, the owner of the 30th a two-column report on the sim Fage machine which had to struggle stop fight between the Continent of machine. He knew of a big Handley Daily Mail and other papers, for a non- perial Air Routes, the White, Pape of along for half a mile before it got going. America and the British Isles, the flight the Advisory Committee on Civil Aviation of clear run was absolutely necessary to be completed at a given number of With a smaller machine 500 to 500 feet. of Great Gritain, the strongest article and and more than that, if possible. to allow hours and without a stop. The shortest recommendations for aviation over pub opportunities for pulling, etc. So that

super-human piece of piloting. Allcock was one of the fineet pilota England ever

the direction of St. John's. They crossed had They started all right, went up to a height of 800 feet, and then turned in the coast land at 4.93 p.m., and the lea turer obtained sufficient data to ascertain what speed they were going at. They had not left the coast for ten minutes when they encountered a bad for below and a cloud above. The cloud prevented them cean, thereby making it difficult to dia- trom making solar observations and the

sever, the direction in which the her -38 below prevented them from seeing the

steering. climbed up higher

of 1,500 feet the wireless went out of very slowly for fear of straining the engines, and after going up to a height order, cutting off communication with all exhaust pipe burst, and the flames werd the stations. An hour after that the inner continually playing over the cross-wires making it red hot. Fortunately the wires passed through the lower cloud, only to At 8.30a.m., they

they were able to find out the direction and a second cloud 7,000 feet high. Thers

in which they were flying. After flying was, however, a glimpse of the sun

and

cloud at 3 p.m. and as a result their for some distance, they ran into a thick senses became somewhat confused. The aeroplane commenced to

did not give way.

lished. And what message has Britain' here they would be confined to the flying distance over the Atlantic was between and developed, a spin, and around

great Colony in the Orient, Hongkong, to give the Commission to send around the world to assist in the advancement of

aviation 1.

PROGRESS OF AVIATION IN THE STATES.

incos over every other means of trans

there,

by meana

of the barometer they discovered that they were only 300 feet above the ocena. just about 50 feet above the water, and Allcock managed to right the aeroplane then they commenced climbing up again and reached a height of 11,000 feet only to find another cloud which stretched from 300 feet above the water to 11,000 feat. They gave up trying to get out of that cloud, and, continuing a straight course,

at Galway where there was an aerodrome, managed after an hour's flight to reach the Coast of Ireland. They wanted to land

there was a wireless station, they found but when they reached Clifton, where

bill country the clouds

extre low. As on leaving

to: bay decided to land. negotiate a they of proceeding to Galway. Unfortunately the turned out to be an Irish bog and the

they alighted

fusilage was not made of steel. machine was tilted. There might have

people at the wireless station helped them been a crash

nah if the front part of the

and they managed to get off and telegraph their safe arrival.-(Applause). of thanks to the lecturer, stated that he Dr. G. P. GOEDAN, in proposing a vote. haught they were extremely fortunate to had arst-hand information of the marvellous feat that had been performed. (Applause). In a very few words, Bir

Such events as the Atlantic flight had Arthur. Brown had drawn a picture which would remain in their mind for all times. made the history of the world.

Beld

The

Government two large machines of 5,000 boat. They were constructing now for the Newfoundland and Ireland, and that was horse-power and 240 feet span which 1,660 nautical miles or 2,000 land miles would not require a landing ground bat With the instruments they carried there merely a tower standing at a height was sufficient weight for the fuel to cover sufficient for an airship to swing round a distance of 2,350 miles. That gave them and get clear of any building. That Mr. BESTAMIN HILLMAN said:-Flying would suffice as a landing stage. For an excess of 350 miles, and this was neces for aport, pleasure and transportation is landing purposes a special pier could be sary as they had to make certain devia

erected near the town, whereas for tions and developing by leaps and bounds in the aeroplanes an aerodrome would have to be bead

to maka allowance f. United States. The following data were built some distance away from town. Of the distance. Winds going at the rate of

winds, which

would increase gathered by our "Commission during our wharf, so that whilst there was the great forty miles an hour were met on the ocean course a floating boat must go near the visit to twenty cities on our way to Banes possible fature for air transport and and they had to be extremely careful. As Krancisco. We found that in ons section whilst air transport showed great adven the wind at the season was blowing from of the United States alone, since Jane this year, there had been sold Tese are port, he, saked them to exercise caution West to East it was thought better to By planes. These planes are all used for in approaching the subject. They must

to fly passenger-carrying and transportation, remember that it was always a question from Newfoundland to England rather end everywhere the Commission was told whether any line instituted was going to than the other way. that people ready to buy seroplanes were have the necessary number of passengers which the fight was undertaken,, was The machine, in held back by inability on the part of after the pleasure-seekers had finished built by Vickers, a firm which not only manufacturers to make prompt deliveries with it. The idea of a race round the and supply larger aeroplanes equipped world was excellent, but unfortunately built warships and machine guns but, with averal motors to use for long disif he might criticise it it had been during the war, thousands of aeroplanes. tance transportation and dying boats to made a race for individuals with The machine used was a Vimy, a biplane, use on waterways, Aeroplano dealers in abundance of money, and the prize men- various cities stated that they could have tioned, G. $50,000, would not cover the 60 feet span, 48 feet in length with two sold ten times as many aeroplanes year if the manufacturers had been able expense of carrying out that fight. The Rolls-Royce engines. The lecturer next to supply them...” In some places largo who was in

race would have to be won by someone gave minute details of the machinery of automobile dealers have taken up the aeroplane business and state their read money than the prize or one who had eieat fuel to last for 25 hours at a speed position to spend more the plane and stated that there was suffi- ness to place order, for 100 machines of financial backing. If a man, had £100,000 each type next year. One dealer who at his disposal he could start in two of 90 miles an hour bought one hundred aeroplanes last year minutes with a dirigible which could be in England the machine was taken to After trial flights in June, sold them all within sixty days constructed in England and which would and

ther bought forty more which he rover the world with not more than three pieces and packed, and with a staff of sold, could dispose of two hundred stops. If it were not for the expense he mechanics the party left for Newfound more if he could get deliveries would have liked to compete himself. land where they found that there was no Chicago dealer sold $750,000 worth of air-craft parts and supplies. The extens sive use of planes for transportation,

suitable ground to build an aerodrome surveying, passenger carrying and other The CHAIRMAN then said We have all The part of Newfoundland on which they At the Supreme Court, yesterday, the useful purposes in the middle and north listened with deep interest to the instruc

were was very similar to Hongkong and Chief Justice (Sir William Rees Davies, West was revelation even to the live words spoken by the commission and had many hills and very little fat land...), heard an action in which the aeronautic authorities in the party, who, Sir Arthur Brown, and on behalf of the They required at least 500 fest of level Ltd, and I Sing Ku claimed from the for the past ten years, as lenders of the Chamber of Commerce I would like to ground, and after some difficulty managed steamship Mo Hon the sum of $144,910.85, China Hong Ning Life Insurance, Co., aeronautic movement, have at times been express our thanks to them for address- considered over-optimistic. when the Atlantic City Aaronautic Con

We know that ing us tonight. I think however to purchase fire fielde which were converted on a mortgage for principal, interest and vention started in May, all the aeroplanes our thanks should take a more concrete into an aerodrome. They had no cover-

certain other expenses were owned by the Army and Navy, and forms form more likely to appeal to ing for the machine except a tarpaulin it took several months for the manufae them in that they will feel that their

turers

this

(Applause.)

AVIATION CLUB IN HONGKONG.

orders and secure release of aeroplanes views you held before this meeting, I feel were rather nervous about the magnetos to liquidate their Government forts have been rewarded. Whatever and as there was rain at the time they for private use. Now that the restric sure now that you are convinced we ough: The machine was completed on the 11th. tions are removed a great aeronautic boom to take some practical step, as it were, of June, and they made their first trial has started which has practically ro to place ourselves on the map aeronau limit, except a possible failure on the part tically, and I am consequently going to trip the same day. The most important manufacturers to produce suitable air propose a resolution committing us to thing for the journey, of course, was the craft in large enough quantity. Great the opinion that an aviation club should equipment and means for navigation. In Britain has some of the past air ports in bs formed as soon as possible in the connection with navigation they had wire the World In decidin the size of a Colony (Applaust The Chamber of

MORTGAGE OF A SHIP INTERESTING CASE IN THE SUPREME COURT.

Monday, but had to be postponed owing The case was originally fixed for

Justice yesterday remarked to Mr. to the non-appearance of Mr. Alabaster, Counsel for the plaintiff The Chief Alabaster that he was glad to see Mr. Alabaster was not wrecked

Mr. Alabaster: I was in a thick fog.. the perils of the deep.

His Lordship: I am told you were in.

deepika p

Mr. Alabaster (smiling): I was on the

landing feld for land aeroplanes it in Commerce can, of course, do a great less telegraphy fitted on the plane for the Opening his casa, Mr. Alabaster said well to consider the size required by the deal towards the encouragement of via purposes of finding out the direction. fiction, was for the closure of a mortgage largest neroplane today. A field with

that the action. under Admiralty juris runway of the prevailing wet in the direction oftion, but I am sure that somebody with Secondly they made observations of the pg ahip for the non-payment of the prin

winda is sufficient: for the practical experience in flying on the Average

azge

paasenger-carry. Committes would be able to co-operate sun and the stars, and, thirdly, in con- to which the mortgagees had been put ripal aum, interest and certain "expenses seroplanes like the 20-passenger with the Chamber of Commerce, giving junction with the other two, they had & There had been no appearance for the Lawson Aerial Pallman which recently advice and aseistance and also co-operate system of dead reckoning When about defence and the necessary order to pro- flew from Cincinnati to New York and with the Government in any serial trans-

on December 5th, 1918. The total amount ceed with the case ez parte had been ob tuned The mortgage was entered inta authorised was $150,000, but the actual premium borrowed was $130,000:- The repayment of the money was wanted. necessary month's notice was given that Later, the plaintiffs took possession of the Yaumati The plainties had paid the ahip, which had since been anchored at

"That in the opinion of this Meeting

like the large Handley-Page, Caprosi of the Colony, I, therefore, beg to pro- found to be useless, and they determined ion New York to Chicago. This plane, port question, which affected the interdis to start the receiving apparatus was and Farman passenger carrying plance, pose can land on a field of less than 2,000 feet runway, but it is a risky practice,

not to use it. They had to make allow should afford a runway of 3,000

an Aviation Club be formed in Hongance for the wind; that is to say, if an in the direction of the

kong having for its object the encour aeroplane was travelling at 100 miles an prevailing winds You will never regret having made allow

agement and expansion of commercial bour and there was a precaure against it. ancos for large planes You will find aviation in general, and its applica them landing on your field as soon as you

tion to this part in particular of 40 miles, they would be only travelling have the field, and permanent mail and

(Applause.) NIN transportation air lines will be

at the rate of sixty miles an hour, and salaries of the crew The Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr, in second they would have to main up the loss speed. The second plaintig (Lee Bing. Ku) said. from your City to other cities, Anding, said I quite agren with the re seaplance will land at your airports marks our Chairman has made and our by increasing it. When an aeroplane was sconded, and their whereabouts were not that the owners of the vessel had ab The Bribiah dirigible R-34 came to the thanks are due to the gentlemen who so travelling at 160 miles an hour it was known United States on the invitation of the kindly came here tonight to speak difficult for the observer to find out the Mr. Alabaster said that no doubt if Aero Club of America because we secured on this most interesting subject of aero-

there was an excess they would bear of

running

a good airport for it. This dirigible is nautics, which, I think, has vast possibili directions, because cheervations by the the owners. If there was a doncit, the to be followed by dirigiblen many times in the future. Nothing has been said sun and stars usually took 25 minutes to owners would not re-appear. which has ten million, construction, about the possibilities of opening up make up and then the plane would beer King Ku (vitness) and he wished

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height by the barometer. The second trial

The resolution was carried unanimously

Judgment was given for plaintiff with Registrar in respect of the sums expend ed by the plaintiffs. His Lordship alsa granted an order for the sale of the vessel by Auction.