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the Leicestershire all-rounder has been more or less on the sick list since his break down in the West Indies last winter, but presumably. the Selection Committee know best whether he is equal to the extraordi- nary strain of an Australiso tour. If we are beaten down South": there can be no excuse that the team is not representative in every department. The struggle should certainly be of unusual interest for most of ARMSTRONG'S '"",
old
guard
who spread such devastation in England seven years ago have left the game and we are all saxious to see how Australia's "post-war generation" compares with that of England.
Three Chinese cases of enteric were reported an Wednesday:
On Tuesday next week the two outward mail carriers are the
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THE PARSEE NEW YEAR,
A LOYAL AND ENTERPRISING COMMUNITY.
The Parsees are to-morrow cales brating their New Year dating from the acccasion of Yazderard Sheriar the last Zoroastrian King of Persia (A.D.632-631).
After the Arab conquest of Persia 1998 years ago the Parsees migrat- In about three weeks time Greated to India where they have won Britain with attempt to capture the affection and admiration of all the World's Sosed Record from Indian races by their genial, enter- Italy, and it is hoped to attain a prising and generous nature, while they are held in high esteem by the speed of over 330 m.p.h.
British Government on account of their loyalty and uprightness and are holding very important Govero- ment offices in many parts of India.
The pilot will be Flight Lieut. D. A. D'arcy Greig, D.F.C., A.F.C., RIA.F., and his machine a Supermarine-Napier Seaplane built to a similar design as last year's Schnieder Trophy winner, but several improvements have been made and it is expected that its top speed has been greatly in
creased.
There are a number of nervous Private Charles. William Bailey people who consider these attempts (23) of the Queen's Royal Regi-to be absolute madness on the part ment, stationed at the Shamshuipo of these concerned, especially the camp, has been reported to the pilot; just because aerial record Household AMMONIA. police as a deserter since Monday. breaking has claimed several lives
"The Rev. Father P. W. O'Con nor, Roman Catholic chaplain on H.M.S. Hawkins, who is very
in recent years.
Fortunately for the Empire everybody is not of the same opinion, and those who are respon
During last century every great movement for the social, intellectual and political improvement of India, especially in the Bombay Presi and India owes a great debt of dency has been led by the Parsees, gratitute for its present commercial
and industrial prosperity to this enterprising community, who have also by their charities established many benevolent institutions in various parts of India for the general welfare of all Indian races. In the early days of the British Occupation of Hong Kong, the Parsees played a most important part in the development of British trade and they owned several steam-
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When we get down to figures, the averages and analyses, taking the latest to hand, show up as
The somewhat dour Lancashire Working Machine, Capatan team has again won the champion-well as any in the past. A ne Engine and Gear, Powder Bleaching Cheats of Drawers Douglas Engine, ship outdistancing Kent, the popu- summer is reflected in the achieve- Binnacle, Steel Wire Brushes, Teat, iar runners-up, in the latter part ments of the leading batsmen. Waterproof Sheets, Drilling Machines, Trawl Winch and Spears, Etc., Ete,
Lots may be inspected on MONDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER, 1928.
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AT KOVLOON
of the season. The winners have JARDINE averages over 87 for 17
proceeding Home with that ship. He is to be transfererd to H.31.8. Rodney.
A Central Fire Station Areman named Wong Cheng has been sent to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from the effects of an overdose of opium, said to have been taken in an attempt to commit suicide. According to a police report, his condition is not serious.
The first monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Referees' Association takes place this evening at 6 p.m.
short lecture on the "Laws of the game." Anyone interested will be welcomed.
tempts are not the "hair-brained lunatics"
as some would bare us believe.
When an aircraft manufacturer decides to attempt a world's record he does so with his eyes open, and he is fully alive to the dangers and
difficulties with which he and his pilot are faced, and he eliminates them one by one to the best of human" ability.
Designlig The Machine, " First of all the designer and drawing office staff produce the machine on paper, at the same time the makers of the engine are work-
of that time.
One of the founders of the prince- ly firm of Messrs Jardine, Mathe- & Co., Ltd., was the famous Jamshedji Jijibhoy, Baronet, who millionare Parece merchant Sir was a partner of the then Mr. Jardine.
MR. TSOI KUNG PO'S BEQUESTS.
TO HOSPITALS AND FOR
EDUCATION. A
Mr. AE Wood (Director of Education) writes to inform a at the Chaplain's Hut, Scandaling on similar lines and in close that under the last will of the late" Point Capt. Austin is to give a co-operation, so when, both are thousand dollars has
Mr. Teci Kung Po a sum of ten ready a madel one eighth the size queathed to the Director of Educa
been" be- of the machine is produced in tion for the provision of free wood, this is tested in a wind and Nash have sent a cheque for scholarships, and that feesrs WOD tunnel which enables the experts to that amount. This bequest haa A party of visitors from Cali- decide if this particular type will been gratefully accepted by the forais, passing through the Colony be suitable, also from these testa
Government. on the President McKinley next they can estimate the speed of the Monday, invite firms in Hong full size machine to within 8 per Kong to inspect an exhibition of cent. Californian products which they have brought with them. The ex- hibition will take place in the tea between 4 and 6 p.m., on the 10th room of the President McKinley
September.
FOUNDER OF FORMER TAILORING FIRM.
Let us assume that our model is satisfactory and that we are going to build the machine and attempt the record.
"
The next step is to build what is called a 'mock-up, this is a rough full scale model of the machine made out of the cheapest materials,
in E. TYLORALET and C. HALLOWS innings, while P. MEAD and E DEATH OF MR. G. A. DISS. into it are fitted wooden models of two of the best batamen in the TYLDENLEY who had then played country and is MACDONALD, the some 30 innings each were both Australian, and B. TYLDESLEY, two over the 80 mark. HENDREN has of the best bowlers. The team is completed his 3,000 runs but no strong to the last man and its one has registered a score of over success
Ox FRIDAY, 14:¤ SEPTEMBER,
Comprising: Serge. Flannel Clothing Remnants, Sandry Articles of Mess and The season has been interesting, bowler of the year, while V. W. C. Table Gear, including Electro Plate, Cutlery, Hardware and Table Liner, but that applies to every season Jupp' and O'Connor of Esser have Clothing, and Condemned Provisions for since the championship was in accomplished remarkable all round Poultry Feeding, do, ↑
TERMS OF SALɛ-As detailed inaugurated.
Several reputations performances Catalogue.
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the engine and petrol tank, and most important of all, the cockpit is built to fit the pilot.
Eventually by this method the The death is announced of a smallest possible fuselage, or body
sentative that his late client, who, Mr. Woo informed our repre- was assistant compradore. at Messrs Butterfeld & Swire, but retired a good many years ago, had made A munificent bequests.
number of other
810,000 has been left to the Tung: Wah and a similar amount to the Kwong Wah Hospitals. benefit under we will. The Keng Two Macse institutions also Woo Hospital receives 85,000 and the Tang Shin She Hospital 810,000.
The manufacture of the parts now begins, only the very best materials are used and all parts are subjected firm's experts. When they have to the most rigorous tests by the has caused no surprise: 300 FREEMAN of Kent has been the former well-known figure in Hong is obtained, and the designer has 5nished and are satisfed the Air died on September 3rd. Mr. Dies when the finished article is pro take a hand, and once again each Kong, Mr. George A. Diss, who the satisfaction of knowing that Ministry Inspection Department
Mr. A. C. Diss of the tailoring complaining that he is unable to see such a date! was the founder with his brother duced he will not have the pilot part is tested, and it passed is stamped passed A.I.D. on sach and business Disa Brothers. The busi- forwards owing to some struts be- The machine is now assembled, and as soon as ready it is tested by The critics have not shown muchness was started in 1900 and Mr. ing in his line of vision. JARDINE and E S. DEEP originality. The method of scoring his brother carried on until the racing pilot's cockpit is, Flights to make small alterations, and
George Dies retired in 1914, but To give some idea how amall the the pilot. Nearly always it is neces
Lieutenant S. N. Webster, A.FC, not until the pilot is perfectly. the Universities and the County Points for the championship is still concern was purchased a few years R.A. Fsho
WOM last year's satisfied that any attempt at record Cricket Club nurseries "
ruining the game," the two-cyed ago by Mesara. Mackintosh, Ltd. Schnieder Trophy had to slide into breaking is made. a con.1
Recently. Mr. Diss had travelled his cockpit sideways, and when design of a record breaking nero- Everybody connected with the stance and the LB.W.. rule are
ers touched either side of the into it; it is not a question of fuselage. metal bay
"Oh, I think this is strong enough to stand 350 m.p.h" it has got to be, this is the lightest possible structure, and it will stand six times the normal strain that will be placed on it when the machine is flying at 350 m.p.h."
have been consolidated and from
stant stream of youthful talent is corrupting our batsmen and the in the Far East as representative seated ready for Aying his should plane has got to put his very best
of
Only
maintained. There are fewer com-over-prepared wickets are breaking plaints of a falling off in the the hearts of our bowlers. standard of English cricket and the latter complaint seems to have the only legitimate regrete are the absence of fast bowlers and the passing of the old type of aggres sive, fast scoring amateur bats-
very much substance, but a cor- i respondence in one leading paper at Home regarding the proposed alteration in the L.BW. rule in the
a British piece-goods firm, ***
BIG OPIUM SEIZURE.
330 TAELS FOUND ON JUNK.
Revenue officers made a surprise
The drawing office staff now set to work to design every strut, spar, wire and fitting in detail, working out the strength of each so that it is sufficiently strong to stand six times the normal strain that will be required of it in flight. Training The Pilot,
We are now six or eight months
To break an existing record it is essential to improve the machine To show how important paying design in every little detail. Ma
Offices of the Public Works Department, by with all Modern Conveniences, Drying men. It is true that we have Abowlers' favour did not elicit any raid on a junk lying alongside the from the date when it will be pos-attention to detail is if the wings
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P. F. CHAPMAN, D. B. JARDINE and enthusiasm among cricketers for water front last night and made a sible to attempt the record, so the were covered with ordinary paint
a change, Cricket is not con.seizure of 556 taels of non-Govern. sued to county grounds and the ment opium,
4.score of 90 is more to him than a century to Home,
The team chosen for Australia
pilos. goes into strict training, instead of special glass smooth The master and which includes flying the Esstest dope, the speed of the machine would be reduced several miles per hour.
machines available:
A. W. CARE, but the first two are unable to play regularly and have hardly acquired the domination of
average village and small club fatis of the junk were taken to FRY, MACLAREN, “RANJI,” Jessop
the Central Police Station. batsman finds it hard enough as and the FonsTER brothers in pre-it is to keep his wicket intact and war days. The quality of Univer-
WEATHER REPORT. sity cricket has been extremaly good since the war but a decreas
Yesterday's weather report, fore- ing number of young men are able a very strong one. No one Royal Observatory at 5.40 p.m.
cast and remarks, issued by the to devote their time wholly to amateur or professional, without stated cricket in these strenuous days whom an English team would be
The typhoon will probably pass The Gentlemen cha, however,
manifestly incomplete, has been near Foochow during the night muster
4. pretty strong team
There are still indications of an against the Players and manage
omitted, and a paucity of bowlers other typhoon in the neighbourhood in the original selection has been of Guam -up-egsinit
- PorečBat-inds-fortable, und the piletic eficiently TATE and the remedied by the inclusion of moderate, line at first, some ram shielded from the rush of wind
GRARY. The only criticwm is that later.
(Continued on next Column).
Holes, [6872 rest.
1.
Speed And Yet More Speed. It has been truly said the speed of today's racing aircraft is in two or three years, and five the speed of the RAF machines.
craft.serve
If there are going to be any sharp turns in the course, the pilot must spend many hours practising as when túrning rapidly at speeds of over 200 m.ph. the blood rushes from the brain and temperary blindness and fainting is caused, but this can be overcome by train-years, hence for commercial air- ing
So now we see that there is some Blow turas at high speeds have thing to be gained other than per- no effect, but there is no time to sonal publicity, by the building make slow or gradual turns when and flying of racing aircraft, and in a race or attempting s record. although the price of progress is The effect of rushing through the sometimes a life, that life has not air at over 300 mp.h. is practically been given in vain, when it is nil, the cockpit is small but com realised that our everyday aircraft
are improved and made safer the experience gained with racing machines.
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