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AIRSHIPS 90 PER CENT. CHEAPER.
NEW REVOLUTIONARY " DESIGN.
FOR PEACE OR WAR.
ARMY DEATH PENALTY.
PROPOSED ABOLITION
DEFEATED.
SIDE LIGHTS ON WAR
EXPERIENCE.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 7th, 1927.
When the House of Commons went into committee on the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill.
ENGLISH SEASIDE RESORTS.
"NOT EXACTLY DULL."
BUT CONTINENTAL PLACES
BETTER!
There is a good deal of pertur bation among English seaside re- aorte owing to the keen competition of Continental plaers whmë naty Tol-People find prices are lower and
Nine-tenths of the costs of air- ship construction are eliminated, it is duimed by the inventor, with a new type of airship, based on revolutionary lighter-than air prin- MC. R. MORRISON (Co-op., ciples, which is now being built by tenham, N.) moved a new clause, small private company with the smoking to abolish the death penalty approval of Air Ministry experts. in relation to cowardice and de- The development of a new design section on active mrvice. It was for the internal rgiging, without proposed, he said, to abolish loss of tensile strength or rigidity, the death penalty in the case of has made cheapness of construction treachery. possible. The primary object of the new type of ship is commercial use with ease of conversion to n mobile weapon to be utilised in wartare in countries.
savage or half-savage
It is not claimed that the ship now being built vies in size or weight-lifting capacity with the two luxury skylinera 1.100, and R. 101, in course of construction
· under Government supervision, which will cost hundreds of thon- sands of pounds; but, proportion: ately, its initial cost is astonishing- ly less.
Mr. THERTLE (Lab-Soc., Shore ditch) seconded. The death penalty could fairly he described, he said,
more
angements both better and ra
costly. Our English seaside towns up and taking stock of are now themselves, and calling in the in evitable experts,
Mr. J. W. Mawson, a prominent Town planning expert, told the Eastbourne Advertising Association that, on a conservative basis, no fewer than 250,000 people crossed the Channel to Continental resorts
CHURCH NOTICES.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG,
MAY 8TH, 1927, 3nd Sunday aisar
Easter→→→
Holy Communion at 8 am -Chora). Sunday School at 10 ... Matins at 11a.m. -
Preacher-Rev. H Coploy Moyle. Bubject:The Revised Prayer Book. Evensong W. R. Cannell,
Preacher-Rev.
UNION CHURCH
(KENNEDY ROAD). SUNDAY SERVICES, May 5th:- Sunday School at 9.45 .. Morning Service at 10.30 am. —
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Rev, F. WI. Alexander,
Evening Service at 6 p.m.
e of the many brutal by-pro-last year. duets of war. There was nothing
sociation. One very important town with the South are horrible in war than the gent traditions on spectacle of one of our own sol- Coast (Brighton) had already de diers standing up blind-folded be
clared that it did not regret the fore a firing party of his own com passing of its wealthy clientele and rides and being shot in cold blood that, quite frankly, it was out to because his nerves had failed him. | cater for the masses. The Australian Practice: Cowards I think our trouble, lies," he
Shot On Sight,
Lieut-Colonel A. L. WARD (., Hull. N.W. said the majority of
said, in the fact that there are far too many people living who cannot forget that Queen Victoria has been dead some considerable
one conform to their absurd ideas
Hyuna: 34, 628, 18, 535 and 670. Preacher-Bev. J. Kirk Maconachio. WEDNESDAY, May 11th, at 8.13 p.m.--- Boldiers and Sailors' Christian «-
FRIDAY, May 13th, at 6.30 pm-Chris- tino Endeavour Meating and Social Hour,
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FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST. MAUDONNELL ROAD, BELOW BOWEN ROAD TRAH STATION. SUNDAY SERVICE, May 8, at 11.15
Bubject: ADAM
FALLEN MAN." Wednesday Evening Mecting at 5.30 Reading Room at above address, or Monday and Friday, 10a.m. to 1 Noon; The Public is cordially invited to attend Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 7 p.tu. the services and visit the Reading Room.
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we must get rit of thore Viepur. their toian landlady spirit which pee tends to he shocked at the idea of mixed bathing and healthy reerea tion on Sundaya."
The gathusiasm of three men who him, maubers of the Labour partytime, and who seek to make every. have devoted many years to the did not know what war was (Inb.- study of lighter than air craft pro-Sec, protests.) In certain circum- blem has made to experituality the qualis was the of the mid-Victorian respectability. possible. It will carry twenty, men only thing which would compel mei including crew and navigator,, to do what they owed to addition to its lot of fuel, and is country. Much had been made of designed to be easily manageable the fate that there was no death in all weathers.
penalty in the Australian forces, Motive power to its air-rewafat he would like to point out that will be provided by four seventy- when my man in that force was five horse power Cirrus engines. 1 inchned to give trouble he was sent The speed will be approximately 70 over the top to repair wire entangle m.p.h. throughout her cruising ments, night after might until he
Jan.
Masts Unnecessary.
There are many years of work and thought behind the develop. said ment of this new design," Capt. C. B. Blacker to a Doily Erpress representative,
The
Commercial possibilities are obvious, when it is realised that a small crew can handle it, and no enormous landing party is needed to bring it to ita alied.
"Masts, such as have been built for the giant airships of the Royal Air Force, are, too, as unnecessary, The new dirigible will be so nai- ageable that it can be handled by
two Bun.
"The millionaire looking for an air yacht need look no furiber. We intend to pre to him on our first demostration Bight that the type of ship designed by us is what he requires, with the lowest possible running cost and the highest factor of safety.
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He also warned English resorts against overcharging, rentarking that in many plaers, both in hotels and shops at the height of the sra- son, one saw on all bands the most
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was put out. fle had seen orders,shaineless profiteering. issued by the Australian conamand. that men who failed were not to he' to he tried by court-martial but abot a sight. He yielded to no one in his admiration for the Aus tralian troops, but let no one im- agine that every anan in that force was ready to go over the top at ny moment of the day or night. They had their failures, but they never discussed how they kept the weaklings up to their duty. The only way to get rid of the death penalty was to have to more wars. Lab. Soc. cheers. But-if-ever we were involved in another war we should just have to win it as we hod to win the last. (Hear, hear.)
Not Dull But Room For Improvement. Holiday experts who were asked picture paper to by popular express an opinion on the subject would act say that our seaside re- sorts are dull," but it was gene- rally agreed that there is ample room for improvement.
"We can bold our own with the Continent to-day much more than
pre-war days," said an official of Messrs. Thomas Cook and Sons. On the other hand, the secretary of the Fellowship of Freedom am Reform declared that pleasures may
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REGISTER.
Hong Kong Observatory, May 6th.
Eczema In Rash On Baby's Head Cuticura Healed
"When our baby was about a mot old eczema broke out in a rand on the top of her head. Later it turned to sore eruptions, and I had to have her bead bandaged night and day. The irritation was terrible and she could not rest, Her bair all fell out and she was dreadful sight. She suffered nearly two years with it,
"I read an advertisement for Cuticure Soap and Ointment and Bent for a free sample. It helped her so I purchased more and in less than a month she was completely healed." (Signed) Mrs. Taylor, 5, Wood Lane, Shirebrook, Derby-
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CONSIGNEE NOTICES.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
FROM MIDDLESBRO”, AFTWERP, LONDON ARD STRAITS.
"BENRINNES." The Stovwhip YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
CONSIGNEES fargo
landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardou Bodowns of the Hong Kong and Kewloon Whari and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves, Delivery may be obtained.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and sli Goods
remain unbject
nadelivered after the be
to Roat. 8th instant,
All Claime against the Stanmer must be presented to the Ondersigned on or before the 23rd instant, or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 9th instant, at 10 am.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countermigned by GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,
-Agenta Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1927. [4878
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN.
Previous On DatejOn Date
Day at
st
at 2 pm. 8 8.m.
p.m.
Barometer...
29.72 29.77
29,79
Temperature
73
71
THE
For
73
90
88
W ENE East
B
0 0.00
0 424
Humidity ... Wind
Direction Force Westher... DQ
0.02 Rain... Bighout open-air Temperaturs, 5th: 84 Lowest open-air Temperature, Gth: 71
be obtained more cheaply abroad, HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL Mr. MACPHERSON (... Ross and and that compared with many holi- Cromarty) asked what was feday reserts on the Continent our alternative of members above the seaside towns were exceedingly-dub!... "Our seaside resorts are dull and "This is not gangway to the death penalty? Cenat servitude was not effective expensive," he said.
a new condition by any means, He understood that the actual
Where The Cafe Scores. executions during the war number-
Here there are so few public The cheap type of airship woulded only 1 per cent, and in that
amusements which are cheap. be of immense use in such campaigns 9 per cent. of the cases submitted
to the General Officer Commanding instance, the price of a meal won't as the Morocco war and those on the north-west frontier of India.in-Chief the sentences were altered.huy your entertainment as well, Mr. DUFF COOPER (U., Oldham) whereas on the Continent you can It would solve the difficulty in difheuft countries of transporting said he was in favour of the pro- go into a cafe, dance and see a the wounded, victualling troops, posed new clause, not on grounds cubiret just by paying for a cup of Ammunitioning, and safeguarding of sentiment, but on grounds of advance or retreat; for there is no polity. A law that had not public coffee,
conscience behind it was a bad law, reason, as far as thenry and tay practical knowledge of the air go partly for the reason that it was to prove, why the airships should not carried out. The fact that of the three thousand cases of death not be built much larger."
penalty in only 1 per cent. of the Rigging.
cases was the sentenced carried out "Anything may happen, even in proved that the law in this connec
those half-tion was wrong. the near future, in
Sleeping while savage of savage areas within the on sentry duty was a terribly seri- Empire I have mentioned; and if us offence, and it should be severe- it should prove necessary for ourly punished, but not by the death army to penetrate sach areas, this punity. Surely it was better to type of ship that we are hiding have a penalty sufficiently severe nius: show if to be of almost which people would carry out than
Some of the restrictions still inestimable value.
a more severe peaulty which people
cause a great deal of anuoyance to would not carry out. (Heas, hear.) He agreed that a coward should foreign visitors, of course," he said; suffer, but he preferred that a thou-we poor individuals are used to sand cowards should go free than them." that one brave man should suffer the death of areoward at the hands
The large rigids, based on the old method of design, have re- peatedly proved themselves weak, The strain is not taken properly in that type over the whole of the internal girder work. The design
of our internal rigging is such of his fellow-soldiers. (Cheers.)
that the strain is taken over every square inch of the envelope. Our design makes for cheapness of pro- duction ng well."-Daily Express.
The Opinion Of "Brass Hate." Captain KING (Financial Secre- tary, War Office) denied that the death penalty resulted from what was commonly known
the
"Abroad they don't restrict you ns to what hear you may take Messrs. Dean and Dawson said your pleasures-here they do." that people who go abroad leave this country to avoid restrictions.
Our genside resorte are not exactly dull," said an official, "but I think it would be possible to make them brighter than they are.
According to the secretary of the Holiday Resorts Association, Eng-
lish seaside resorts are much more alive than they ever were.
THE Steamer
" COBLENZ "
having arrived from BREMEN, HAM. BURG and Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go downs of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon
All Goods remaining nadelivered after where Delivery can be obtained. the 10th of May, 1927, wili be subject
No Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever.
B-Blueaky; C-Cloudy; to Bent. Drizzle; F-Fog, L-Lightning; M-Mist; O-Overcast; P-Passing showers; Q-8qualls; K-Rain; T- Thunder.
HONG KONG TIDE TABLE:
From May 7th to 13th, 1927. HIGH WATER.
LOW WATER.
Hong
Hong
Kong
Standard
Date of
Month
•
TWO ENGLISH 1,000-ACRE
Bat.
FARMS.
MANAGED BY BOYS OF 19.
Sun,
Mon.
Time.
I.
Height
Kong
Standard
Time.
it 1
Height.
m.in.
73 574 0m 5 1739
9 3 al 0 25 8 4 8 No infer. b. w. No infer... 1 13 a 6 30 10 141 6 Jointer. . w No infor, .w. 9 Noinfer.
611 161 7 44
1.7
0168 9.
8127 mil
K2 of the most interesting Tues. 10 m 7 43 ? b One
5 7854 A DIVORCE EVERY SEVEN opinion of brass hats." In this agricultural institutes in England, a
0 12 5 4 MINUTES.
matter the War Office was relying pet scheme of the Earl of Iveagh, Wad. 117 31 500 6 not on the opinion of the brass is that of Chadacre, Buffolk.
7
1 93 3 1 a 58 but ou the considered hats,"
The Chadacre Hall estate, of 400 Thur. 18 m 7 8852m 451 7
13 m 7 495 5m 1 16 1 opinion of a Committee set up by acres, was bought by Lord Iveagh Fri.
7 49 521 1 522 8 the Socialist Government ("Hear, to found and endow an institute for hear," and laughter)-which re training the sone of agricultura ported that the death penalty was workers, small-holders, farmers, and necessary да 2 final deterrent.followers of the trades allied to farming, in the science and practice (Hear, hear.)
PAINFUL SIMILARITY.
JUDGE'S SATIRE AT LEEDS.
Of seventy-eight divorce cases. down for hearing at the Lerde Assizes the Lord Chief Justice dis posed of forty-nine in the course of a sitting extending to five and three-quarter hours.
This meant an average of about
seven minutes to each case,
were at the instance of wives,
New Source Of Revenue,
After disposing of the forty-ninth case, and just before rising for the day, the Lord Chief Justice made the following comment:
for
Lads, are adnitted between the
PRINCE. LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Major HILLS (U., Ripon) urged of agriculture. that the time had come for a re- consideration of the death penalty.
FROM NEW YORK - ing, board and residence are free. There is accommodation for 15 of Generally speaking, he thought ages of 10 and 15, and their train- there was no justification for in-
the death penalty flicting
them from Suffolk and the neigh-HE Motor Vessel
JAPANESE PRINCE” Forty-seven of the total number cowardice. There were too many bouring counties. During the sum-
complexities to be taken into con- mer there are also two full courses having arrived from the above Port sideration They might possibly for Suffolk women in dairying, on 6th instant, Consignees of Cargo have the right to shoot the volun- poultry-keeping, and borticulture, are hereby informed that their Goods ars being landed at their risk into the teer who wont to the front and with a small charge only for board.
not The estate and lands are equipped Godown of the Hong Kong and showed cowardice, but he did think they had any right to shoot for training in all forms of modern Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Kowloon, and stored at
and expense. If the Chancellor of the Exche- the conscript who, taken willy agricultural practice, the full range
uilly, showed cowardios in face of of which is taught.
broken,,
con chafed
and damaged quor wants an additional source
The principal, Mr. J. Robinson, A of revenue lie might consider the the enemy. He believed that ulti-
they will where
be examined advisability of selling deerees mately the death penalty would go Raid: "Many of our old students Goods are to be left in the Godowns, the Services are now holding very good posts, Thina musube presented within
12th instant, at 10. niai, as postage stamps in the the way Rogging
had gone.
and two, not, I think, yet aged 20. All post offices.
are each managing farms of 1.000 Fifteen days of the Vessel's arrival Camp Fire Courtmartials.
Enfield), acres, not 20 miles from here. For here, after which fate they cannot be Colonel APPLIN (U.,
Claims will be admitted after the this I extraordinary." stated Lordship remarked to Mr. . . who said he would like to see the hope of ink is extror aty, to do recognized
Goods have left the Godown, and Frankland, who represented the death penalty abolished,
that during the war he served with
all Goods remaining undelivered after petitioner:
the 18th instant, will be subject to Reat. Can you or some other ingen-n distinguished regiment which had
No Fire Insurance has been effected. ious member of the Bar devise a
no death
in such a chao! A
Bills of Lading will be countersigned FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD., 2nd Floor, King's Building, Connaught Road, Hong Kong. Telephone No. 8105
(4898 Hong Kong, 6th May, 1837,
Earlier in the day, when the. twelfth case had been heard, bis
plan whereby a Judge could hear the alt ponalty. Did they realise action by his judges. That must
A dozen of these cases simul man or an officer who was consider-
be the inevitable alternative in any army where the people were com. pallid to fight and where there was
taneously, as it would savo a ed to have lob the regiment down was court-martialed round the camp great deal of time, Mr. Frankland agread with his fire, and the offender, if found no death penalty.
Lordship that there was certainly painful similarity in the cases.
On a division the proposed new
guilty, was executed in the next clause was defeated by 250 votes to
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