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KING'S BUILDING. TELEPHONE CENTRAL 8165,

[AP..]

We are remaining here for a short season longer.

ISAKO'S CIRCUS

NEW RECLAMATION GROUND

PRAYA EAST, WANCHAI

TO-NIGHT

PRICES OF

ADMISSION REDUCED

Box 6 Persons......$12, 1st Class Chairs ... 1.

Single Box Seat.. $2. Gallery......... 50 ets,

MATINEE :

· EVERY

Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday,

at 4 p.m.

CHILDREN HALF PRICE

COME AND SEE

THE CIRCUS POST CARRIER PIGEONS.

In commemoration of the visit of ISAKO'S CIRCUS to Hong Kong, free prizea will be given away:

At every performance, our carrier pigeons will be let off in the coutre of the ring and the persons on whom they alight will be the recipients of the following gifts:--

GOLD WATCHES, RINGS, BRACELETS.

AND MANY OTHER VALUABLE AND USEFUL ARTICLES.

Cut and bring this slip to the circus ticket office and you will obtain your ticket at a special rate from 30 ots, up.

STAR THEATRE

9.15 p.m.-TO-MORROW~9.15 p.m.

WILBUR PLAYERS

IN THAT UNIQUE COMEDY

ALIAS

THE

Tues & Wed SPOOKS

DEACON

Thurs & Fri. THE ROSARY

BOOKING AT MOUTRIES & STAR. Late Peak Car-

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 2nd, 1927.

THE PROGRESS OF AVIATION.

A CURRENT RECORD OF EVENTS.

THE COMING OF SMALL, PRIVATE MACHINES.

MANY

the iu

A BIG FLYING BOAT. The single-handed trans-Atlantic! light of the young American,

A very interesting machine has Ger. Lindbergh, will probably remain recently been completed in

design of Dr. the outstanding, aerial achievement Rohrbach. It is n huge commer of 1927. This is the sixth rein! sea-plane which being towed seventh time the Atlantie has been through the streets of Berlin with crossed by air, but the first time view exactly like the forward view On its wings, presented a frout

the pilot has been single handed of au ocean-going steamer, an il- and looking at it from any point lusion which was heightened by the of view, it is a magnificent achieve really hefty anchor hanging down

the

stem.

more striking evidence of the general opinion held of British aeroplane engines, could he offered than the fact that this Rocco Flying Boat "to give the machine its exact title- is fitted with two Rolls-Royce Con- dor engines.

ment.

NO

re-

ENGLAND TO KARACHI. But the just admiration of this flight should not be allowed to obscure the attempt of the two English R.A.F. men to create a world's long distance non-stop re-

ALL-METAL MACHINES. ord by flying direct from England to Karachi. In so far as its object

In these notes last month yas concerned, this Right ended ference was made to the all-metal disastrously, for the machine sunde flying machine, and since these a forced landing in the Persian | words were written, a most in- Gulf and only by the grace of teresting example of this principle Providence were the two occupants of construction has been produced rescued: but it is probable that this twin engined flying boat by the flight, even as it stands, will con- Supermarine Aviation Company of stitute a long-distance record the Southampton. As an example of distance being considerably more the saving effected by the use of than the Trans-Atlantic fight at

a metal hall, this Supermarine which so muiny attempts are always

Southampton "as the boat is being made.

enlled-is said to be no less than 500 ha. lighter than an equivalent wooden hull, when the wooden hall is new. With use, of course, the wooden hull becomes heavier awing to water sonkage, which makes the. advantage of the metal huli, which, of course has no such soakage, even more pronounced. The engines of this Southampton are Napier- Lions.

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TO-DAY ONLY

FELIX

QUEEN'S

TO-DAY ONLY

Cal Temale EDWARD HORTON

in JOHN EMERSON and ANITA TOos

The

Whole Town's Talking

An Edward Laemmle production

and

THE

CAT

in

EATS

are

WEST

SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION

at 5.10 & 9.20 p.m.

(By kind permission of Lt.-Col. T. G. Mathias, D.S.O., and Officers)

THE FAMOUS BAND OF 2nd Bn., THE WELCH REGT. will play

.March. (b) Morning, Noon and Night...Overture. Moonlight and Roses.........Fox Trot. (d) Rose Marie....

(a) The Mad Major

The engines of the R.A.F. machine were Rolls-Royce Condors and when reports came through at first that the cause of the failure was engine trouble, members of the aviation world were very much per- turbed, for trouble of a serious nature with Rolls-Royce engines is not a common occurance. It now5. transpires, however, that the col- lapse was due to the failure of the Anent recent discussions in the fuel supply the carrying of large papers on the vexed subject of quantities of fuel in heavier than aeroplane engine reliability, some air machines is one of the greatest, records of ordinary standard of the difficulties that have to be Napier engines are, interesting. overcome in the organisation of Some of these engines, used by the any long-distance flight, and al- R.A.E. have done no less than 100 though great ingenuity has been ex hours flying equivalent to a mile- pended in the equipment of this age of 40,000-before being dis towards India flight machine, it was tied for examination. These apparently inadequate to supply the Agures are not quoted as special füei demanded. The machine was achievements, but they do illustrate a Hawker-Horsley and the clever rather dramatically that-in spite mess of its fuel nccommodation may of the comparatively long period be judged from the statement that that has been devoted to the de- no less than 1,100 gallons were velopment of the motor car power carried without any interference unit, the agro engine already shows with the clean lines for which this a greater average of reliability machine is justly noted.

than its prototype of the road. LIGHT AERIAL RUNABOUTS. LIGHT AEROPLANE CLUBS.

The beginning of the holiday sea- While it would be unjustifiably son in England has been marked optimistic to pretend that the light by some very interesting develop-aeroplane is capturing the public, ments in Light Aeroplane move-imagination and promising to he

One private owner spont come in a very short time a com- his Easter holiday in a trip in a

popular recreation, READS mon inethod of D.H. Moth from London to there is a certain amount of steady Colegne, and back by Rotterdam and satisfactory progress to he The owner is very emphatic-in-de- recorded, mainly-duo-to-the claring that he did not in any way light aeroplane clubs, of which Miss Patricia Hackett, the de- look upon, his trip na stunt or there are now many, in full work-butante who, in her shimmering adventare, but merely as a holidaying order all over England.

ments.

(c)

A VERY STUDIOUS DEBUTANTE.

ROMAN LAW ON WAY

TO PALACE,

which he spent in the air with no A recent question in Parliament Court dress, studied Roman law more compunction than be would elicited the information that there while waiting in her car for her have spent it on the road.

were 138 private aeroplanes liceus presentation at the second Court of The Moth Aeroplane of which ed in Great Britain, of which 36

the cost, by the way is £730 corn- were machines of the "light" the season at Buckingham Palace, plete, is doing much to popularïse | type. This means there are 138 gave three minutes' breathless con- be Light Aeroplane movement in machines not in anyway subsidised versation to a Press representative Great Britain. The fuel consump-by the Government or engaged in the next day.

tion is about 20 p.g. The wings regular commercial enterprise,

may be folded in a minute for the these latter being excluded. From "In a few minutes," she said, "I storage of the machine in an or- the scope of the answer, given to will have to dash off for the dinary garage, and the cruising the House. A few subsidised light

speed is 80 m.p.h.

about to-day's

aeroplane clab companies also own examination, and every second is Sometime ago a mild sensation machines which may be excluded precious. That is why I took my was caused in Bond Street by a from this estimate, and it may be text book an Boman Law. with me display of one of these machines taken that the 138 privately owned last night. I knew we would have in a motor dealer's shop window, machines is a very useful nucleus

to wait a long time in the quere, and one understands that more for future development. than one machine was sold to pri- The light aeroplane club is an vate owners as the result of this idea that has taken very firm hold and I wanted to take as sure as I display such owners calling injin Germany, although its develop possibly could and making the investment with ment in that country is naturally examination. uo more apparent thought than restricted by the terms of the peace they would have devoted to the treaty, and now we hear that the Mall, looking through the car win- The people who were in the

choice of a motor car.

catching Auother interesting Moth tour

As an example of ac dows and admiring the dresses, was that of the Duchess of Bed- tivity that is taking place in soine may have seen the book i was read- ford who, with Captain G.D. Bar- of the better known English Clubs, ing, but I did my best to hide it nard as pilot, has recently com- the London Aero Club members with my flowers. pleted a journey from England to during a recent week have flown With this Miss Hackett 'hurried the North African coast, as far just over 34 hours, the Lancashire, back to her studies. as Tangiers, and back again,

Club 38 hours and the Yorkshire Another successful light machine Club 32 hours-These hours include

movement is America.

in од

Her Studious Sisters.

is the Avro-Avion which, af re- the time that all of the machines She is the daughter of Lady cent sports meeting at Bourne normally housed at, the club pre- Moulden by her first anacriage with mouth, secured no less than three mises were in the air, and the the late Sir John Winthrop Hac first places. The Avro-Avion costs flights ranged from instructional kett, of Perth, Australia, £60 or £750 according to the engine flights and passenger carrying fitted, hoth models carrying the flights,, to solo flying by experient- Air Ministry's Certificate of air-ed members of the Clubs who have worthiness.

already acquired their tickets."

BALHAM GHOST WITHOUT A HOME.

HAUNTED HOUSE BEING PULLED DOWN.

..

A ghost is seeking a new home. somewhere in Balham, for an old. uutenanted house which it is said

neighbours told of Later mysterious tappings which. echoed through the empty house at dead of night.

Lady Moulden is a handsome woman who, having married young, enters into the study and social life of her children with as much zest as they do themselves. She gave details of her daughter's keenness in the study of the law.

Patricia," said Lady Moulden, was not satisfied with studying in the car. Before we had presed The house remained empty, and through the Throne Room there the story of its ghost became one was a wait of about an hour and the palace, of the legends of the district. Now three-quarters in

it seems that the ghost has refused Patricia said to me, I wish now

Ito haunt the half-demolished walls, I'd brought my law-book with me

the workmen have failed to here: locate it.

for

Ghosts," declared one of the workmen employed on the demoli-

to have haunted is being demoliah- tion to-day, I haven't seen any

cd.

yets

although to tell you the truth I have had an uncanny feeling now and again.”

• Strange stories of quaint shapes and ghostly figure seen to fit The owner of the house says the across the windows of the house ghost has not influenced him in began to be whispered among the pulling down the building. local residents about a year ago. fact, he refuses to believe the story Then at night crowds gathered out of his supernatural tenant. side the house and declared that If you can catch the ghost, white figures stood at the windowa, he said, "bring it to me; I will Stones were flung at the house, hut be glad to give it a piece of my the ghost did not move.

mind."

"Then, when we left, I wanted

to drive to the photographer's. "Patricia, however, said was a question of a photograph and

no examination, examination and no photograph. came home to Queen's

Во во Gate..

DI an

In "She had been studying right up to the moment of dressing for Court. She started again as soon as she had changed when we got home, pored over her books till one o'clock this morning, and got up et seven to start again."

TO-DAY ONLY

..Selection.

WORLD

HOUSE PETERS

in

2.30, 6.15 7.16, 9.15

PRISONERS STORM

STAR

OF THE

2.30 to 11.15 p.m. CONTINUOUS

WILLIAM FOX

presents

HIS NEW VERSION OF

The Famous Melodrama

EAST LYNNE

with an All Star Cast

Starting Sunday JOHN BARRYMORE

in

THE BELOVED

ROGUE

QUEEN'S

L