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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 1928.

AIRSHIP TRAVEL IS STILL

EXPERIMENTAL.

ZEPPELIN FLIGHT LESSONS.

WIND THE DECIDING FACTOR.

[Br NEON.1

The Daily Mail" recently published the following article on the Graf Zeppelin flight from the pew of Neon, whose book, "The Great Deluge," aroused considerable controversy at the be ginning of last year. The identity of Neon has never been publicly disclosed.-

Neon's thesis, was that the novelty of fight has led to an immende over-estimate of aeroplanes, and particularly airships; the author brought scientific and practical evidence to show that, whether from a commercial ar" military point of view, the great expenditure of money and effort on serial development, which is everywhere projected offers no prospect of results proportionaté to the cost.

WRONG MAN IN THE DOCK:

THIEF'S DRAMATIO

CONFESSION,

·REMARKABLE CASE OF...

MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

A remarkable case of mistaken identity was revealed at the Old Bailey last manik,

Alfred George Weston, aged 35, an engineer, was charged before the Recorder, Sir Ernest Wild. with obtaining by a forged

money order.

Mr. Percival Clarke, prosecuting, said that it was alleged that Weston went to the White Bear Hotel, Headon, and had a conversation with Mr. Duncan, the, manager. about Canada. Weston was ins troduced to Mr. James L Lavelle, and the two went to buy a second hand motor car. They returned to the hotel and Weston then vnsked Mr. Lavelle to cash him a money him £4 and promised to give him the remainder three days later, but Weston did not come back.

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BRITISH INDIA S.S. CO., LTD,

FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG

AND SINGAPORE.- Steamship

THE

TRAWELLARD

having airived from the shore Purte,

A change of command is shortly to be made in the Eighth Flotilla, China Station, on the completion of the usual two years by Captain Consigness of Onrgo are hereby informed MR. J. Maxwell-Scott, D.9.0.placed at their risk in the Hong Kong thas her Goods are being landed" and This flotilla, went to China at the and Kowloon Wharf and Godown time of the dispatch of the Shang. Company's Godowns st Kowloon, where hal Defence Force, is now retained Delivery may be obtained as soon as

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1928, will be subject to Bent. Goods not cleared by 21at

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8.3. "TALOU."

ASBITED HONG KONG ON 17TH.

NOVEMBER, 1928, FROM DUNKIRK, LONDON ROTTERDAM, 40.

Above

or school of thought, can fail to admire Dr. Eckener, the expert constructor, the skilled pilot, and indomitable commander of the air ship that landed-safely-at-Lake burst on October 15th.

good. Dr. Eckener, confident of the powers of his ship and of its ability to reach New York within three days, decided to start. The wind-determined the route and, it may be added, the delivery of the Madeira mail-bag which landed apparently in water."

This was the pioneer Bight of an up-to-date vessel to demonstrate the commercial possibilities of airships The damage to a stabilising for long-distance and transoceanie radders vital part of the ship travel. Intense interest in airships was fortunately capable of tempor- and concern for their success haveary repair, thus preserving the, undoubtedly been stimulated by the vessel from acute danger from this uncomfortable fact that aeroplane source for the remainder of the transport does not pay its way and voyage. The airship was hard put would practically, if not entirely to it to clear the Bermudas, steam- cease throughout the world ing thereabout for 17 hour, ex- subsidies, direct and indirect, were withdrawn.

pending 17 hours of fuel, and thus adding 1,000 air miles or so to the length of her voyage, without mak- ing good any corresponding dis tanes over the sea towards her destination."

& Bource of

has the distinction of being the first who is nominated to the command, commander of a "Q"boat in the Wax to sink an enemy auboiarins. staff of Admiral Colville, command- On July 28th, 1915, when on the

in command of the collier Prince Charles, he sighted U 36 attacking the Danish steainer Louise. The The money order way dishonour submarine came for the collier, and ed, and it was found to have been opened fire. Lient Mark-Wardlaw bought at Sheffield three days be stopped his engines and fore. The amount he been altered through the process of lowering from 2s. 4d. to £13 2 id.

Mr. Duncan and Mr. Lavelle said-boat was within 500 yards the boats in a great hurry. When the the man they saw at Hendon was Prince Charles revealed her true Weston.

Weston declared that it was opened an

character, unmarked her guns, and case of mistaken identity. He said he had never been in Sheffield nor at the hotel at Hendon.

Facial Besemblance. R.C., said that a

The Recorder, Sir Ernest Wild, man named Atkinson, or Ryder, was alleged to have confessed to the offence.

It is realised and freely admitted that aeroplanes are no longer in the experimental stage, and that no

the cells. Slightly taller than Atkinson was brought up from revolutionary change in the position is to be expected. The future of the

Weston, he had a facial resemblance Passengers and crew were mer "air" age," therefore, rests upon sifully spared the terrors of electo him. He said he had been sen airships or nothing. Hope is held trical disturbances,

tenced five years' penal servitude out that airships may succeed in disaster and agony of mind on

for attempted murder, attempted linking the Empire, and, like sea other voyages. Beneath the en-

suicide, forgery, and theft. He borne ships, may become practical velope of over 3 million cubic feet uttered the money order outside a and commercial vehicles of trans of dangerous-inflammable "gas no

public-house in Hendon. He bought port in the true sense of the term. cigarette was lighted, no match was

it from a post-office in Sheffield. That heavier-than-air machines have struck. Dr. Eckener, with amazing and then negotiated it myself," he I gave it to another man to alter failed as commercial vehicles, con- fortitude and solicitude for the added. "The other man was not founding the prophets, is sufficient-safety of his ship, left the bridge, the one in the dock" ly proved by the fact that after it is stated, for eight hours only four years of working increased subsidy and extension of at length the giant graft de greatly during the ordeal of the flight, and term is required by Imperial posited her 20 brave and weary Airways to enable it to carry on passengers at Lakehurst after a It has been said by one in authority, journey of nearly 111 hours. and said truly, that the develop ment and continuance of civil avistion is simply a question of sufficient subsidy.

£20,000 Voyages.

been

talked about Canada. We went to Sir Ernest: What did you speak about in the public-house We a garage to discuss my buying a car. After that I asked Mr. Lavelle to change the money order, and

·he_gave me £8.

Sir

danks To Polles.

Sin Ernest, summing up, said "I have been in my profession more years than I care to remem- do not remember a more extra- ordinary case,"

Weston was found not guilty and grateful to the police for the way they had assisted him.

Sir Ernest remarked that there was no stain on Weston's character with regard to that charge,

SHAM PRINCE'S OWN STORY.

SOCIETY.

went

the

Goods bare left the Godown.

No Claime will be

admitted after

A Protest has been noted Master against bad weather. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

by the

Hong Kong, 14th Nov., 1938. [6993

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES." destroyed the submarine, 13 of the Steamship

accurate fire, which crew being rescued. Later in the

THE War Lieut. Mark-Wardlaw WAS torpedo officer of the new cruiser Glorious. He was promoted to his present rank in June, 1927.

THE GOVERNORSHIP OF GIBRALTAR.

KEYS HANDED TO SIE A. GODLEY.

"BÄCHSEN","\

here red, Consignees of Cargo are notified that their Goods" are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Gytown Company's godowns at Kowlocizi, where Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are landed.

Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's

No

Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 19th November, 1928, will be subject to. Rent

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they

Goddard and Douglas, will be examined on 17th November, 1928

An Claims must reach us before the st 10 am, by our Surveyors, Mosers,

3rd December, 1928, or they will not be recognized

GIBRALTAR, Oct. 18th. the new Governor and Commander General Sir Alexander Godley, in-Chief of Gibraltar, arrived to day in the P. and O. liner Ranchi,

by a guard of honour of the Royal He landed at 10.30 a.m. at Ragged Staff steps, where he was received Artillery. From there he went by by motor-car to Government House, where the 2nd East Surreys mount- ed a guard of honour.

Governor by Sir Sydney Nettleton, The oaths of allegiance and of office were administered to the the Chief Justice, at Government House: Afterwards, according to ancient custom, amid the booming of guns, the keys of the fortress were handed to the new Comman. principal civil, naval, military, der-in-Chief in the presence of the

and Consular officers and local re sidents, all of whom Colonel Price

Dad Major Young Colonial Secre tary, presented individually to Sir Alexander Godley,

late Governor,

Addresses of welcome were read by Mgr. Fitzgerald, the Roman Catholic bishop; Mr. Russo, chair of the City Council; Mr. King, president of the Chamber of Commerce Mr Gonzalez, chair man of the Exchange Committee; Hebrew Board, and Mr. Huert, Mr. Marache, president of the

organizer of the workers' union.

zollern prince who two years ago Herry Domola, the false Hohen- fooled the nobility of Coburg, where every other man is an expert on German royalties, gives a very To-day

SUNRISE AND SUNSET.

Sunrise. .6.38 .. .8.30,

Anneet, 5:30 p.m. 6.39

Had the vessel flown in still air and disregarding the many in- herent dangers to which all airships Weston -No; I do know that he Ernest: Do you know are liable) the voyage could have is innocent of the charge against

completed On a straight him. course in 60 hours of less. On the Our own airship trials, still lie other hand, had tha air current ahead. With the great issues at when unfavourable been more, ad- stake, and with keen public anti-verse in direction or greater in cipation whetted by propaganda, it spoed, as it well might have been Whe inevitable that the voyage of over the Atlantic Ocean, the Grater, and on the question of identity the Graf Zeppelin would be follow- Zeppelin might now be drifting on ed with anxious solicitude through an uneven keel at the full speed of out the Empire. This country is the wind of floating a tangled wreck tanght that our forthcoming air on the bosom of the Atlantic. ships, zad indeed our whole airship

Time Cannot He Kept. programme, is experimental, "with all that this statement implies in

Wind is the deciding factor in further shadowy schemes and vast long-distance fights whether by air expenditures. Dr. Eckener, the ship or aeroplane, and it is a factor most expert airship designer in the which cannot be controlled. There world, holds no such view of his seems to be a prevailing ides that latest vessel, a vessel into which has the effect of wind on airships a been put the experience derived greater than its effect on aero- from the construction of no fewer planes. The truth, however, i than 128 predecessors. He believes otherwise. All air-borne bodies, no MAN WHO FOOLED POTSDAM in his ship.

matter how long, how small, or of In the spring of this year when what shape, move in a calm so far the airship was well advanced, Dr.as horizontal winds are concerned, Eckener made the following state their own course and speed being ment: "There are no technical merely super-imposed upon the full difficulties left. The journey round speed and direction of the wind in the world in 280 hours is not only which they fly. All aircraft are a theoretical but a practical pro- thus parasitical to the moving stamusing account of the hoax in his position." The Graf Zeppelin would mosphere. demonstrate the powers of airships

This explains the great variation and their commercial possibilities of time in Channel crossings by air. as a medium of transoceanic travel Punctuality in time of arrival can- and transport. "Either we succeed not be assured. The distance be during the coming summer to start 225 miles. If the speed of the Lettland, whence he was driven by Ring CENTRAL 80. For :-

tween Croydon and Le Bourget is with a world fight traffic or

On this voyage across the Atlantic aeroplane is taken as 90 miles per the Grat Zeppelin, a vessel 10ft. hour, the time require for crossing longer than the Mauretania, can still air is 24 hours, which is, ried a paying load in passengers in fact, the scheduled time. But in and mails of less than 2 tons The very favourable wind the journey passenger accommodation consisted is accomplished in 80 minutes; with of 10 two-berth cabins and a general the wind unfavourable the journey saloon about 16ft square. The may take 4 hours, or even longer, officers and crow numbered 40, the when a forced landing may become Passenger 20. The vessel Dost imperative through lack of fuel, £225,000 to build and the cost of If such variations occur over this the voyage is stated to be £10,000, trifling geographical distance in a

He did not contradict the rumour, This, the largest and swiftest air-vessel capable of a speed of. 00 ahip yet built, achieved the distine miles per hour, what are we to which followed him to Erfurt and tion of making the slowest passage expect of voyages of thousands of Gotha. Nobody doubted him. His yet recorded by any aircraft over miles over wind-swept occans and exiguous "wardrobe-he ̈ lunched, the Atlantic, a tr

record

continents in not anti-

vessela of lesser dined, shot, and danced in a single cipated nor, it would seem alto speed, whether these vessels be not very new, grey auit-excited no gether desired.

seroplanes flying-boats, or air-suspicion. ships1 Time cannot be kept; in. He despised these credulous peo- strictly limited fuel supply, the banalities of country house conver- all long-distance fights, with a ple, and his descriptions of the wind becomes the arbiter of life or sation are as entertaining as they death.

are ungrateful. Danger seemed only to encourage him in his im- pudence.

17 Wasted Hours.

VONSIGNEES of Cargo by the The voyage started in a favoured

named steamer are hereby informed that their Goods with the month, and although the day was "ZOSKA

exception of Oplum, Tressure and Vala not all that might be wished, the having arrived from the above. Ports, ables are being landed and placed st Consignees of Carge by her are notified their risk in the Godowns of the Hong that all Goods are being lauded at their Kong and Rawloon Wharf and Godown riak into the hazardous and/or extra. Co. Ltd, Kowloon, whanos Delivery can hazardous Godowns of the China Probe obtained as the Goods are landed. vident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., Goods not cleared within 7 days is-

Rent.

whence and/or from the whares. Do eluding date of arrival, will be subject to livery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 22nd-

ber, 1928, will he mbiect to Bent Claixul must be semb to the Und

All broken, chafed and damaged.

ages are to be left in the dodged Pack- November, 1928, or they will

they

the 21st

be examined on

Damaged Packages must be left in November, 1928, at

at 10 am, by Messrs. the Godowns for camination by the Goddard and Donglan, Hong Kong.

onsignee, and the Company Bur Claims against the Steamer must be reygen, Mears. Goddard & Douglas at on Saturday, the 24th Novem No Claims will be admitted after the Goods by 18ft the Godown's

after

in

prostol of Beamer, ofer

otherwise they ber, will not be recognized."

No Fire Insurance will be effected by 10xdervigned fasny

IVA-OBINA JAPAN LIJE

“Generel-Agent

Sy

ng Kong, 14th Nov, 1928, (6995.

BAIL,

MURDERER'S CARS.

COLLECTION USED BY BROWNE AWAITING

CLAIMANTS.

the owners from whom they were obviously stolen should claim them, failing which they will be sold.

The biggest of the three is the one in which Browne, who had put revolvers in the door pockets in case he should be challenged, drove ansuspectingly into his garage What is undoubtedly the most when it was in charge of police grim collection of motor-cars in the waiting to arrest him,

It is splashed with the mud pick kingdom is to be found in a South Londen garage, where they have ed up during his laat journey as been placed by Scotland Yards free man.

They represent the vehicles found There is a van, mentioned in the in the possession of Frederick Guy case as driven by Kennedy, an old Browne, who, with William Henry and rickety-looking vehicle. And

book "A Sham Prince."

He wrote the book while awaiting- his trial in prison at Cologne. only 21-was the son of German This young adventurer-he is now middle-class-parents living in

the Bolsheviks. He drifted into the underworld of Berlin. In despair. he adopted a title and was received in the best Potsdam society as a Baltic count.

At Heidelberg, which he next or why is still unknown, that he visited, the rumour got about, bow was Prince William of Prussia, the son of the ex-Crown Prince

His Only Suit,

I was itching (he says) to give these people a lesson which would make all the world laugh. Let them have their prince and- wallow before him in the joys of servile ubasement. -Had not paragraphs begun to appear, at first in local and then in Berlin papers, Domels might have duped these good people in- definitely. The real Prince William. was safe miles away in Bonn.

But when the Agent-General of the Hohenzollerns appeared on the scene the impostor realised that the game was up and fled to Weimars where a maudlin master baker paid

35 bottles of champagne for a

* No Tins Tammy or ill brafficted by: Kennedy executed on May there is a lighter car which if cars Alst for the murder of F. Gu only had tongues, could tell stories teridge at Stapleford Abbots, Essex, of strange missions in the night in September last year. The cars among the sleepy by roads of Eng went to Cologne, where he was are being kept for a time in ease land.

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From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship "BENLOMOND,” YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hasardous Godowns of the Hove Korea KOWLOON HAKE AND GoDOWN COMPANY, LTD., whence, and/or from the whares Delivery may be obalans will be admitted after the

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HONG KONG MITIZOROLOGICAN

** REGISTIR.

Hong Kong Observatory, Nev. 18th

Previous Date On Dista

Day

Barometer..

糖袋

21.

at 2 pm 6 mm. 2 p.m.

20.18 30.14

30,09

Temperaturi 80 Humidity... 51 Direction SE

#1

67.

Force

Weather B BAITS

"67

Calai 0

0.00

68.

NW

0.00.

0.00 Highers open-air Temperatare, 17th : 69′ Lowest open-air Temperature, 18th 60

E-Bluesky Cloudy; D- Drizzle; E-Fog; L-Lightning.. M-Mist; O-Overcast P-Passing showers; Q-Squalis; R-Rain; Të Thunder.

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,

From November 19th to 15th, 1929.

HIR WAY

Date of

Manth

LOW WATER.

Hong

F Hong

Kong

Kong

Standard Standard

Time.

Titne

Height

સેકસ ઓ

Mon.

19

No infer high nor low wat. Tasa 20 m 0.48

m10122

No infer, high nor low Wed. stars 9-6-7 mlú: 66-423 8.8650 Thur, 29 m 3 496 mil 40 23 145.5 31.81 LEON Fri 23 ms 18- 83 MU 2-ST

m0 2686.

257-2481m 1.8228.

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