1932-08-22 — Page 7

THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS.

SCENES IN DUBLIN AND

BELFAST.

MIGHTY ASSEMBLIES AND

CONGRESS.

A correspondent from Belfast writing to a friend in Hong Kong gives the following vivid account of the recent Eucharistic Confer ence in Dublin :---

CORRESPONDENCE.

[All letters intended for publi- cation must be accompanied by the name and addren of the writer, not for publication, unless to desired. but as evidence of good faith -ED.]

THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE,

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG

DAILY PRESS."]

SIB, While thanking you for your interest in the Missions to Seamen, I should be much obliged if you will allow me to make the following corrections to the report of your representative's interview with me. .... Dr. Ashley was inspired to go out and actually visit the shipping. The

All last week, the Roman Catholics were having a Eucharistic Con- gress in Dublin. Pilgrimus flocked to Dublin from all parts of the Globe, Pilgrims coming from Ameri- ened the ships which they came in, as hotels. The ships lay off Dublin and the passengers would return to them every night. They had altars erected on board the ships. The Papal Legate Cardina!- Lauri came over from Rome to re- present the Pope. The mass cole- brations were held in Pheonxiether wind and tide bound or not. Park.

Institutes ashore came later. The principal work, of the Society is dono ao far as possible on board ship. Also his work was for men hot necessary idlo. As any seafarer knows there is plenty of

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932.

MOLLISON FLIES

ATLANTIC

THE TOUGHEST FLIGHT 1

HAVE HAD "

[THOUGH REUTER AND BRITISH WIRELESS.]

Sr. Jonx, Aug. 20.

aver

THE toughest flight " I

made," said Mr. J. A. Molli son quietly, when he was interview ed by newspapermen who reached him here, soon after he hand land. ed in a little farm hear Pennfield Ridge and had driven by motor to a hotel. "And,” he added, smiling, │" I am jolly well done."

He was tired and he wanted to rest, but he discussed his plaus briefly and told a little of the story of his adventure over the ocean.. alone in his small monoplane.

In order to get some rest, he said, he would not leave for New York work to be done on a wind-jammer until 5.30 p.m. to-night. He would or any other ship at any time whethen fly to the American metropolis ria Montreal, where he intended to We definitely do not take in non-put in an appearance at the Air seafarers. I specially stressed the Pageant in progress there at St. point that in the past we used to Hubert Aerodrome.

OBITUARY

DR. J. SCHOBER

EX-CHANCELLOR OF AUSTRIA

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

FROM CHINESE NEWSPAPERS.

Naoking papers state that resid- outs of both if International Settlement and the French Conces sion have pétitioned the Shanghai Municipality to ask the Chinese authorities to rent a piece of land in Lunghwa district for dumping rubbish. It is reported that the Chinese Government has accepted the proposal and requested a year) ly rental of $200,000,

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VIENNA, Aug. 30. DR. JOHANNES SCHOBER, a leading political figure in Austria both before, during and since the Great War, died to-day, He was a former Chancellor and served in the Government of his country in many capacities.

Dr. Schober has been. Vice- cautionary measures Chancellor and Minister of For. eign Affairs since 1930. He was only 38 and his death occurred very suddenly.

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The Shensi Medical Department reports that over 300 cases of cholera are being reported every day. Pre. have been

taken by the Shensi: Government,

The Kiangai Provincial Govern- ment has contributed $100,000 for the establishment of a large work. shop in the city in order to help. unemployed workers.

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He joined the Public Administra. tion Service in 1888, first as the Magistrate in Vienna and then in the Imperial Police Administra- tion. Later he served in the Home Mr. Liao Sien Tjum, Chairman Office, in the Ministry of Interior.of the Kiangsu Chinese Chamber of He was made Police President of Cominerce, has been kidnapped by a Vienna in 1018, was Prime Minister gang of armed robbers in Chiukiong and Minister for Foreign Affairs, district and held for ransom. An Federal Chancellor, in 1921, and urgent despatch has been sent to the Mollison, with a little grimace, resigned in 1922. He resumed office Kiangau. Provincial Government by other places for them to frequent. told reporters something of his as Police President thereafter, and members of the Chamber of Com- Now we strictly observe our rule sensations during his flight. He was again Prime Minister and that the Institutes are for the was, he said, under a terrible phy. Minister for Foreign Affairs 1929 henefit of hund fula scafarers only. sical and mental strain during the to 1930. He was Minister of Jus

The remark about the character latter part of the crossing. Weari-tico in 1931, of seafarers was actually decidedly ed by hours at the control, flying other times a miniature altar would different. I said in effect that there through the night, when he ap was still a general impression that proached the Newfoundland coast

In Belfast n}} the Roman Catholics had blue and yellow fings Aying at their windows and little shrines in at least one window in their houses. These shrines differed greatly. Sometimes there would be the figure of Christ holding up his hand in blessing, other times one would see him on the "Cross," and

be the main feature. A little lamp

do so because then there were no

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merce requesting immediate sistance for his release.

According to a Nanking report over 10,000 Mongolian troops have been added to the Manchurian

Pennfold Ridge, New Brunswick "Volunteers" and they are ad-

hurning holy cil was kept burning scafolk, were mostly hard cases, but he ran into a heavy fog bank. There about 55 miles from St. John. No vancing on Chinchow. Slogans and

all the time in front of the shrine.

Sometimes candles were burnt on either side of the main figure, or Eucharistie Lilies were placed on either side. At the back of all this was placed a yellow and sonetimes blue.

that while shipping conditions en-

was no telling how far it extended, abled all sorts of doubtful charac and to make matters worse there

was a shifting wind.

ters to get jobs aflost and pose as scamen and while not all seaumon were angels, any more than any curtain of resi, other body of men, they were every.

bit as good as shurefolk."

We do not segregates on one floor unemployed seafarers. They get

Strest Barines and Bunting.

Could See Nothing.

only was this the first successful other propagando have been posted everywhere denouncing the Mon- single flier has made, but it is the chukuo Government.

hop from Europe to

America

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first time a light aeroplane ever got across the ocenin. It is charac

The Tainan postal authority has wired to Peiping asking for more Manchurian.postal employces to be Post Offices. It is understood that sent immediately to the Tainan

over 100 unemployed postal workers

Almost every street had its shrine, just the same, advantages as any of the sos, never more than 500 feet ward and been more certain of suchave been ordered to leave Tsinan

and sometimes two or three,

Bunt-

ing of the predominating colours yellow red and blue was very ofter stretched right neroas the road from: one house to the one opposite. Hail Street I think hadn't a

house in it which hacka't a length of hunting flying from its windows. Each street had one or more arches of the afore-mentioned colours with inscriptions on them of "God bless

our Pope," "God bless the Cogress," "Hail Christ our King" or "Hail the Eucharistio King."

Big Business,

other man using the Institute, and anyhow we have not the spare room to give up the whole of a floor for

any one purpose.

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The various forms of diversion ure for the benefit of any seafarers who like to take advantage of them,

the unemployed members of the not only for "lodgers." Generally

brotherhood are far too keen not to miss the chance of a job through

out bathing and on expeditions. being away on a picnie to come

Bain lashed -at the cabin interistic of Mollison that he would which the voyager ant, alert. Every choose the most difficult route over now and then his machine would which to test the light British mo shudder and duck in some eddy He knew he was close to the surface chiner He might have flown cast

above it, for at that altitudo he stood a better chance of avoiding strong headwinds, and there was

by the Peiping Postal Authority: the danger of going too low... hitting water, Never once, for

Following a strong protest from many hours, could he see water beu 11.45 o'clock, in bright' sanshine, the Nanking Government, the low or sky above. There was no after having flown for 24 hours and Japanese. Consul General thing but fog.

*ess.

Landed in a Field,

Mollison landed in a farm field

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spreading untrue political rumoura,

One heat wave death was reparted

He did not know, he said, whe-10 animates. His landing time was Shanghai has ordered Japanese ther the constant shifting of the equivalent to 5,48 p.m. British Sum-newspapers in Shanghai to stop

it was. He allowed seven degrees wind was causing him to drift off mer Time, his course, but rather expected that

The airman kept to his course for for drifting, and it worked perfect his many hours at the controls, he a full day, and thon, exhausted by ly. It was a guess, as he admitted, set the nose of his little craft down but when he came over land, finally, and eircled to a landing. He land- just after dawn, it was not tetted perfectly, with plenty of fuel, minutes before he sighted a town, but too tired to proceed. Altoge Newfoundland, starting-point. of

yesterday from Canton.

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General Heung Hong. Ping has ordered six planes to be despatched

The launch is an integral part of and knew it for Harbour Gracehor he covered 2,440 miles, from to Shun Fung district to search

many an adventurer of the sky Port Marnock to Pennfield Ridge.:

our work.

Bathing picnics are a side line. Without the launch our

lanes over the ocean,

Mollison added that, in view

I was stated that the shopkeepers harbour work would be seriously of his so recent marriage, he would become lost for a time in a coastal

in Dublin expected to do £50,000, 000 of trade.. At one of the services there were a quarter of a million men. On Sunday the "Grand Finale" I believe there were mil lions of people at the service.

The great Northern Railway ran & trains in the early hours

handicapped-Yours faithfelly.

G. T. WALDEGRAVE, Hong Kong, August 20.

QUEZON ISSUES DENIAL.

not have flown on this present nd venture if the flight had not been arranged some months before,

Fuel Runs Low.

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Mollison sighted Halifax at 5.45

out and bomb the "Reds." .M. Atlantic Time, after having

Communication between Peiping fog which is most prevalent at this and Jehol has been resumed. season.

Cables to Wife.

A prize distribution will be given Mollison hurried to a farm house, in honour of the officers and men He would have tried to go on

whose occupants rushed to meet of the 1st and, ith Route Armies and reach New York, the airman him, immediately after landing. Ha declared, had to had another ten asked for permission to use the to-day (22nd) by the South West gallons of fuel in his tanks when telephone and called St. John. He Political Council in honour of their was connected with the cable com-

recent victory over the Reds." was he knew he had not sufficient, pany and dictated a message to his and seeing a excellent landing wife.

of Sunday, morning to Dublin. NEVER EXPRESSED FEAR OF he reached Fennfield Ridge, As it

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ECONOMIC TROUBLES.

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A dinner was given by General place, and having flown 24 hours Not until that was done did he to the minute, he decided to come sit down and drink a cup of cea Choo Tani Tong at Tungshan yes- down.

with his delighted hosts. He re-terday. A large gathering of mili- The return flight to Europe, he fused any solid food, fearing pos-tary and civil officers were present. aaid, would be comparatively easy, sible ill effects after his long fast but he had definitely given up the during the fight. On his way ac plan of returning to England with rosa the ocean he ate only barley in the minimum period. He said sugar and drank a few nips of of the Military Academy of Muk- that Mrs. Mollison, formerly Misa brandy. Amy Johnson, would not return

Praise for Airman, with him by plane.

Thousands of messages of congre-

RUGBY, Aug. 19. tulation have bean pouring in. Mr. J. A. Mollison was sighted Newspapers throughout America over Nova Scotia yesterday having

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Mr. Fung Yung, late Chancellor

den, left Peiping yesterday for Johol to meet Gomaral Tang Yu

Lin to discuss defensive measures,

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Catherwood ran buses to Dublin arriving at Dublin up to 11 p.m. on Saturday. On Monday morning

Washington, August 11.-A cabled buses started coming back at denial by Manuel Quezon, presid- 4 4.m. - A special train ran ent of the Philippine-Senate, that straight through from Borgor to he had never expressed fear of "so Dublin The Parish Priest of rious economic troubles if independ Larne chartered the Stranraer ence is granted," was made pubin Ixnt for the week-end. Even motor here to-day by the insular mission. lorries, with forms as seats were

Saying he wanted to correct used to convey people to Dublin. "mis-statements in the United The Protestants of Sandy Row States regarding

his attitude, are eulogising the Britisher's feat. completed his westerly flight acroRN According to a report from Nan- caused a disturbaned on Sunday Quezon declared the independence and C. W. A. Scott, Mollisons, ahead of his scliedule. It was cal were killed and over fifitcon "Red" With his friends Kingsford-Smith the Atlantio about three hours king that over 2,000 "Red" troops morning and when the trains wore bills now pending in Congress so far as America is concerned, up culated he still had enough fuel to returing home

on Monday they give sufficient time for economic in the Lindbergh class. were stoned at Lurgan Newry nud Lisburn: Numernya sither incidenta such as these took. pince all over Ulster.

ELIGIBLE FOR THE DOLE.

FOOTBALLERS' APPEAL.

readjustment and. we feel confident.

Safe Landing.

we shall be able to adjust ourselves to the new conditions, when" inde-

ST. JouNs, Aug. 19. pendence is granted,” Mara Mr. J. A. Mollison, first airman Io a joint statement. Manuel Ro. to fly alone across the Atlantic west. xas, speaker of the insular house ward, landed safely but exhaustód; and Senator Sergio Camenn said shortly before noon to-day

carry him on to New York.. and officials have been captured after a this was believed to be his inten; fierce engagement with the Govern- tion, but it was later discovered

that he had landed at Pennfieldmont troops: Ridge, New Brunswick, as he was The China Athletic Conference feeling too tired to continue,

was: clowd yesterday...at Nanking...

Mollison is the first airman to

By solo across the Atlantic in a

The death of "General Ma Fak

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that which the mission arrived bore At 3 o'clock this afternoon, At-westerly direction. If he succeeds last January some Asrican owlantic Time, he will leave the Coua in completing double journey be Hsiang, the well-known northern paper held the view that the Fili dian Farm field where he landed, will, in the opinion of most avia militarist, has been reported from pino people were not sincero and for New York. After that his plans tion authorities,, have achieved the united in their plea for indepon- are a little uncertain. He intend most remarkable feat in the history Peiping. Appenis-by-Colin MuNal...and..dence."

od, at first to snatch food and rest of flying Wilson Marsh, the international: "By furnishing unimpeachable while his monoplane was being Mollison has supreme faith in his It is calcially reported from right-half and goni-keeper respec facts that the case is supported by tuned and refuelled, and imme small Moth seroplane and declared Nanking that Dr. Wellington Koo tively of the Dudes Football a nationwide longing and effort, diately set out for England. Now before his departure that his main will leave Shanghai for Geneva on Club, against a decision of the we finally convinced the Americas he says he may wait in New York purpose was to demonstrate once Court of Referees that they were people and press they had bears mis for his wife, the former Misa Amy again the superiority of British September 6 with the Manchurian not entitled to unemployment led," said the statement.

Johnson, almost as famous u pilot as light aircraft.

AS League Commission.... benent, were sustained by Mr. W. The occasion for the statements ha in himself. He adds that they The following telegram has been Addington Willis, the deputy a was editorial comment in the Wa may fly the Atlantic together, east-sont to Mollison by Lord London- pire of the Ministry of Labour, - shington Post, outspoken foe of im. ward.

An order has been issued by the MeNah and Marth refused to mediate independence,

Flying a British-built Puss Moth dorry, Secretary for Air: "On be: Canton Burau of Public Safety against accent the reduced terms offered which Roxas took up cudgels three monoplane, the "Heart's Content," of the Air Council, I send to stop children from flying kites.

Mollison, holder of records for you warm congratulations on your great fight from East to Want,

by the club, and the Court of days ago. Referees held that the claimante

were justified in refusing the offer,

Init had decided that they were not available for work and there

fare not entitled to benefit.

fine

In a letter to the newspaper he fights-from-England to Australia which has once again given strik After being deported to Canton asserted that quotation by the Post and from England do the Cape, ing proof, not only of your per fow days ago by the Hong Kong utterances of Quezon concerning in completed the first solo flight across sonal skill and courage, but also police, Leung Choung, the notorious dependence inaccurately interpreted the Atlantic when he landed at of the efficiency, of British sircraft gangster, has been sentenced to the position of the Filipino leader:: (Continued on next` column.) and British aero-engines."

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