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MARSEILLES TO SAIGON

BY AIR

HEAD WINDS AND FOG IN THE

MEDITERRANEAN

EXPERIENCES OF AN AIR ORIENT PASSENGER

The following interesting articles is a translation of the diary of French cleric, Bishop P. Chairs at Hanoi, who travelled by Air Maji from Marseilles to Saigon. In the light of the proposed Sino- German line from Berlin, við Moscow, to Shanghaj, it is interesting -to note the large number of important towns passed by the French route, whereas by the Berlin-Shanghal route after Moscow prac tically no towns of any great size are passed.

It seems obvious that in order to make an air route a commer- clal succiós far greater possibilities are to be obtained by keeping on the old trade routes, than striking a new trail over undeveloped country. On the South route (1,8., Air Orlent) one can imagine mails being dropped by parachute to important towns almost every hour.

voyage,

When I left France in 1905 by, up with petrol, and at 11.90 we Mesangeries Maritime S.S. "Poly-departed for Naples. nesien," the voyage from Marseilles We were soon making for the to Haiphong took 30 days; in 1932, roast of Italy and in spite of the on my return it took. 30 days to motion caused by a strong head complete the

Inconveni-wind, I could not resist the plen enced by sea sickness and disliking sure of watching the magnificent life on board ship, I wished to panorama of maritime towns, small return to Tonkin by air, but it was beyond my means and I thought only the rich and the capitalists were able to pay for this luxury. Frankly I said to myself "These reasons are too strong for yours truly. But thanks to a variety of circumstances, and the interven tion of a friend. I was able to rralise my dreain without exceed. ing the, fare by boat.

When I announced by intentions

to my aged mother of savelling

You will cause me further agony."

I replied Rest assured, there is

crash; and moreover, suppose dang

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1

1933

HOLLYWOOD IN HONG KONG

Wheeler and Woolsey

at Rotary Club

The Rotary Club in Hong Kong seem to have a knack of getting all the notable personages who pass through the Colony from time to time, to attend, and usually to spenk at their Club luncheons and when, in a few years' time; the list of visitors to the Rotary Club comes to be compiled, the refusal of G.BS, will have an appearance of ungracious ill-humour.

TOCH MOVEMENT

POLICE INSPECTION BY H.E. THE GOVERNOR

·LOCAL BRANCH DOING

GOOD WORK

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Inspector J. Brennan:-For long and meritorious service.. He joined the Force in 1912 and in the inter years of bis service has shown great ability as Divisional Inspector in charge of the New Territory, and slap as Inspector in charge of the Gusals Officer.

rendered valuable service with the The present week is one to be Weihaiwei Contingent after its ar remembered by the local branch of rival in Hong Kong For several Toe H" for apart from the fact years Inspector Booker was inus that Hong Kong members were ketry instructor and Lewis Gan in enabled once again to welcome structor to the whole Force, and Padre Bobs" Ford and his cal discharged his duties with conspicu. league Harry Chappel to the colony,ous ability. He was prompted to it also afforded these two repre- the rank of full Inspector in 1927. sentatives of the society the oppor tunity of seeing the small tree which has grown from the seed which they planted here some months ago when they inaugurated Yesterday, there was a large at a local branch. It would seem that tendance at Gloucester Building, Toe Has a movement auffers and small wonder for Rotarians from modesty. Whilst the prime had been told that Wheeler and movers of the Institution are keen Woolsey, the Hollywood comedians that as a society-it should spread would be at the Rotary lunchson. its wings over every country, thay Members were there in force and do not apparently advocate the tell the list of guests was exceptionallying or recounting of all the vari- long.

ous good works which the different Speech!

branches pertorni in most quarters of the globe. In fact it is rather a revelation to the layman when he hears of what has been done since the inception of the movement in this Colony.

Did they make a aprech? Well, yes,, and no.

Woolsey made some sort of effort to be serious and near ly get away with it, but Wheeler merely told a story, after the wire- less had been switched off and if you heard the way he told it, you wouldn't want to know why Rotari- ans were laughing all yesterday afternoon.

that the two

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Sub Inspector A. „V. Baker:-For diligent tactful work in the ad ministration of the Women's and Girls Ordinance during 1931-1932. He joined the force in 1990 and during the past year bas displayed conspicuous ability is carrying out the difficult duties in combating the social via the Colony."

Lance Sergeant Harris-For con- spicuous courage and devotion to duty on September 26, 1931, when timely and decisive action by him dispersed a riotous crowd in the Wanchai district. This medal was approved in 1931 but LS. Harris was absent on leave when the last presentation of medals took place..

The first opportunity Babs" Ford and Harry Chapell had of meeting members was on Monday evening at the informal dinner held at Volunteer Headquarters when The Chair was occupied yester some forty members were present. day by Mr. M. K. Lo who in the Amongst others who were there to course of a brief address introduc welcome Padre Ford and his secre- villages and enuntry side, which the guests expressed the hope tary were Major Dowbiggin, Dr. opened out in turn under my eyes from America would say "How Goater. The dinner was followed

9.8. Antung Awards: "distinguished men McGown, and Capt. W. H. G as far as Naples whose palaces and

"Third. Class Medal:-P.C. Shere- houses were terraced in a semicircle d'you do" or." Hullo" or "At by a meeting at which Mr. Ford round bay which Vesuvius domin

taboy

or aunothing. This piece related in amusing vein bis experi vera:-For bravery and devotion to labes. The vidcano WAS covered of gentle goading was followed by ences in endeavouring to form bran-duty displayed when on board the with a alm of smoke and a carpet M. T. B. Wilson (who, incidental chea of "Toc H" in various parts ss. Antung when the vessel strand- of snow which had recently fallen. y. will be the next President of of China and Japan. He met with ed on the rocks near Hoihow on the Rotary Club) who introduced success everywhere and the move March 6, 1933. He jumped into thë At 3 o'clock we landed in

the Wheeler and Woolsey as his personment will be as well-known in the sea and rescued the young son of port; a discussion between the

al guests. "I have had a great East 23 it is in other parts of the the, Captain. ~- agents of the Company and an deal of pleasure at various times world in a very short time. Harry Italian official took place owing to in coming here and introducing Chappel's informal speech consisted

Fourth Class Modals, under the pretext that Marseilles through," he said, but I don't members of the institution," Tub the latter opposing our landing friends wha may be passing of recounting stories of well-known

Fourth Class Medals:L/Sergt. by air she raised her arms sighing was a quarantine port. The agents think I ever had quite as much by " Clayton, Neville Talbot, who

Von Brudke, P.Cs. Wu Hauen of the Company settled the discus pleasure as I have to-day in intro- was killed during the war, and Kwang, Chang Teu Ching, Shu Chin less danger than in ships, which by saying that we came reducing my guests." Then T.B." others. Mr. G. 8. Dunkley, Toc Chu, Che Yuan Ea, Chou Tsi Chai catch fire, and in motor cars which Marignane and not Marseilles. A with a broad emile said: "I hap" local treasurer, related how and Li Hauen Kwan. All were mem-

of the company con conveys to the Hotel Excelsior pened to see a couple of funny the work was progressing in Hong bers of the Anti-Piracy Guard on the er does. come, we will get to heaven where we passed the night. I was day; they were looking hungry and hoped will be undertaken and aced They displayed conspicious cour looking birds in the street yester Kong and how much more it is 8.8. Antung, when the vessel strand. quicker." At the same time, MA the voyage was not without its little confused with luxury and go 1 asked them to come to our lun-complished in the near future.

comforts to which I am not ac-cheon and told them all about our customed. At 4.45 a.m. Thursday, January,

Last evening the usual weekly Club, but they stopped me and said 12, a motor car of the company

"G.B.S. has told us all about it."necting was held at Toe H

H.Q., a room over the Chartered "Air Orient" fetched me at Mar seilles, and took me 28 to 30 kilo-

Friday the 13th To-night we

"You've Got to Earn Your Tima. Bank, and this gave the members the opportunity of saying au reTÖLTE metres to Maringnane, the airport were due to sleep at Athens (about)

Woolsey on being introduced stood to the two representatives who, are on the large pond of Berre, which 1,100 kilometres from Naples to up with cigar in the corner of his taking back to the homeland very 'P.S. Iu Kwong:-For long and is really a lake of soms 95 kilom Athens) and the following night at mouth and with his first sentence pleasant recollections of a long tour faithful service. He has served j tres round. The customs formali. Damascus. The normal time for ties completed we proceeded to the crossing the Mediterranean (from disclosed his, profession. It is of practically every part of the years in the Police Force and has Bi-plane, Hydroplane, Bi-motor Marseilles to Beyrouths) is three funny thing" he said: "that no world, and, as Padre Ford said, been twice commended by, the Hon. able of lifting a load of over 7,200 weather we were obliged to stay ter had died down he went on to spent among Hispans of 1200 horse power, cap- days. In reality on account of bad matter where you go, you've got to not the least pleasant memories be 1.0.P.

earn your tiffin." When the laughing those of the 'days, all too few, Toe "members a day and a half at Corfu and kilgs, to an altitude of 3,700 metres, and travelling at a speed of 130 thus took four days and half from weeks and we have had a marvellous!

We have been here two and others at Hong Kong.

Padre Ford and Harry Chappel kilometres an hour. She was a be. Marseilles to Beyrouth.

sime in China. We have heard autiful sight, with a apread of 22 We were not the only ones to about the cold inhospitality of leave today for Singapore, where metres, painted scarlet and bear experience bad weather, and we Ching, but if this is a sample of after a few days stay they hope to ing the name of a province of learned later that the Dutch ma cold inhospitality we would like take passage on an oil tanker and France, "Savoie," as do all the chine, en route from Amsterdam to to take it back with us to Holly-make the direct route to England. Airplanes and Hydroplanes of the Athens was forced down at Rome wood. When I get back I shall tell "Air Orient" Company.

the English machine on the route

These two stalwart representatives un found in the creek of Castel

good work here and throughout the entire East, and we feel sure we are voicing the centiments of the "Bon Voyage" and the very of luck in their work for "Toe in the future.

dangers, I hoped for the beat.

Naples to Athens.

say.

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age and devotion to duty, and ren- dared valuable assistance to the ship's officers in calming the pas sengers and safeguarding the life. boats.

Fourth Class Medals,"

Water Police Coxswain Teang Fuk:-For long and faithful service.

First Class D.W. Medal.

District Watchman Yuen Man Chuen: For exceptional zeal and ability during the year 1939, when on his own initiative he made forty- one arrests for serious offences.

Third Class D.W, Medal..

District Watchmati Lai Chi

besting the year 1933 in combating the Hctivities of pickpockets During

I was invited into the hydroplane to India was five days late, and my mother that the greatest time of a splendid moverent have done

had was right here in Singapore !" ear. hear! and laughter.) With this remark Woolery shifted his

where the three men of the crew, Rosso another English machine the pilot, mechanic and telegra; unable to continue its journey from cigar to the other side of his mouth local community in wishing them Cheung:For special services dur-

Bant, and

MOTOR OFFENCE

"TRAFFIC TIME" IN CENTRAL

that year he secured the arrest of nineteen pick pockets, all of whom wore subsequently convicted,

H.E, the Governor's Com

mendations, Sub-Inspector M. Murphy:--For good zealous work in the C.LD. He joined the Force in 1916 and has been three times commanded by the Hon. I.G.P." This commenda- tion was approved in 1932 but the Officer was on leave at the time jöf the last inspection.

phist had already taken their place. Alexander to Athens. Our "depar We were two passengers (my com- ture was fixed for 6.30 a.m.; bat and stuck his-chin in the air. panion an Englishman, very pisa it rained during the night and the Woolsey then thanked Rotarians who spoke excellent weather was misty. A strong wind for their hospitality and expressed French). The hydroplane is less blew from East North-East, and, the hope that they (Woolsey and his comfortable than an aeroplane and due to bad visibility, it was eight Partner, not the Rotarians) did not moreover, it is much heavier. The o'clock when our new hydroplane prove disappointing. "I want to hull is thicker and rounded off (the Picardie) took off. We took tell you that as far as I am con- iato compartments in order to on board a third passenger, an cerned that G.B.S. was all wrong." ist the shock of landing on the Italian journalist who was going Wheeler was then introduced. He water. We took our places on two to China to study the Sino got up and without much waste of easy chair, solidly fixed on each Japanese confict, as pleasant as my words settled down on his story. side to a narrow passage facing English companion, except when

The proceedings ended with a portholes to the height of ous's he discussed the burning question vote of thanks from Mr. D. M. head. It is scarcely possible to of Greater Italy.

Maynard. move about the interior, so we were

The guests were as follows:- obliged to remain practically all

The machine rapidly rose to 3 Bert Wheeler and Robert Wool. the way seated. We startesat was no longer cold as it was yes A. L. Caplan, W. K. Way, O. Mor- height of 2,000 metres moreover it

sey, and Messrs. E. W. Duggan, daylight without difficulty at a

A 'bus driver, who failed to stop P.S. Flattery: For diligent zend- speed of ninety kilometres. After terday. We hugged the const few genstern, M. W. Lo, Horace Lo, H. following an accident was fined 800 ous work in the C.I.D. over a period aving described a series of curves rente, covered with fog. The sky 1. Trover, W. Stewart, B. The sccident occurred in Pok was approved in 1932 but the Officer over the snowy mountains of Bor. Graze, Wong Tong, Rui Hoa Sun, by Mr. Schofield yesterday. of eight years. This commendation in the lake becoming more

was cleared now and again, allowS. Cook and S. M. West. hore lively, we rose slowly to a

fulam Road near Bassoon Road on was on leave at the time of the last eight of several hundred metres, ing one to notice the surface of the

It was announced that an in- April 8, when a woman received inspection. farseilles is still asleep, which we sea which in the light breeze ap vitation had been received from head injuries- which kept her in Arceived from the clocks of the peared like a lake. The wind and the Canton Rotary Club asking. Stre Dame de la Guarde, ing forced us to make a long de Hong Kong Rotarians to their din hospital for eight days.

ose hands I placed myself. We Italian boot. On the other side of tion of their Charter Day. Retari conductor of the bus saw the wo- Inspector Alexander said that the tin made for the open sen in the the boot, the beautiful sunahing as were requested to make a special man sit down on the side of the diction of Corsica, where we showed up the rice Felds. Alled effort to try and attend the fund-road badly injured, but the driver mde a short tending to dick up with water, which reminded me tion at Canton.-H. pebl.

Heavy father.

of the Tonkin Delta. W. How over

and

tour to work round the heel of the ner to be held on May 20 in celebra-

the sea and the heel of the, boot

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LB. Ali Mohamed:-For excep tional good work sa Drill Inspector joined the Force in 1922. and was at the Police Training School. He commended by the Hon. I.G.P. in 1994 for courage and resource in the dreve off, and did not report the se, Tai Lee, when a piratical-at- accident at the police station. The tack was made on the ship. woman was found later by the B Police in a semi-conscious condition, and taken to hospital

820 on the driver.

Mr. Schoteld imposed a fine of

W glided, without sense of which showed up large masses of morent, through the calm siz houses, bright in the sunlight. News was received by wireless from and was a great pleasure to look Soon, at an altituds of 3,000 matras, Athens that an intense for was downt the magnificent panorama were making for the long line covering the whole of Greece, land- which opened slowly under our of Albanian mountains with their ingin darkness would be too dan feet. he sky of a perfect purity, peaks covered with snow. At garous so the predent commander permit one to pick out the de- a'clock we landed in the Bay of decided to return before night to Mr. William Lum, residing at tails the countryside, but soon Corfu, instead of 3 to 4 hours we our place of departure.

781 Nathan Road, 1st floor, a stroi wind, blowing from the had taken six hours to cover the After a journey of 150 miles we summoned for-driving to car North at began to retard the 800 kilometres which separated us returned to Corfu at a speed of dangerous manner ulepsy speed the machine and buffet za from Naples. The pilot was anxi-240 kilometres an hour with a good Road on May. 1. The hydplane pitched and rolled is, we had not more than ben strong following behind us. after the fashion of a ship in a minutes oil supply left. We refill. We profiteding wind het to It was stated in Court that he rough se I was obliged to pay ed quickly, as it is necessary to Corfu, pearl of the Ionian Islands was driving between 30 and 40 miles toll to sickness, and so was hurry if we were to arrive at all planted with dark olive, and per hour: my comnion. We were tossed Athens before nightfall (300 to 400 fruit trees. It was 9 kilometrąs about in easy chairs, a covering kilometres from Corfu).

Tog

He was fined, 840, having admit from the airport to the town at ted a previous conviction for a Corfu, where we passed the night similar offence. Tha motor followed the semi-cir- an cular coastal route and took us to

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Musketry and Revolver Prisas. Revolver Champion 1832-18, Russell.

Winner of Stubbs' Cup:-LK Scott,

Winner of Handicap: Cup-A.S.P. Sparrow.

Indian Revolver Champion 1932:- Corp. Ambr Singh.

Chinese Revolver Champion 1932: P.C. Chan, Chun

Weihaiwei Revolver Champion, 1932:---Tšu Fu Toze:

European Rifle Champion, 1939 LS. Roberts

Indian Rifle Champion, 1932— Amar Bingh

Weilisiwer Rifle Champion, 1932: -Chiung Fu Hsiang.»

Life Baring Awards.

on ours, our feet in a fur sack becauit was very cold, the

Usually it only takes 21 to 3 thermomete registering three de hours to complete this journey, but more modest hitel than that at White was summoned for having Sanitary Inspector A. W. T. grees: We losed our eyes, not in such a boisterous wind the bydro Naples My companions complain driven his car, beyond the red sign without frontly giving an an- xious look rough the porthole plane could only make 70 to 80 ed of discomfort (na bath no hot in Mam Street, Shaukiwan East, when we won the mountain beginning to fall, the fog covered but I found it very convenient not

kilometres abour, Night was water no electric lights, cold rooms) on May 1 ous rocks forsica. At 10.30 t up the chain of mountains and being Boistomed in Tonkin to be

Chamba Singa, Gian Singh,re! hydroplane de to rest on the islands which we had to pass so well housed.

The Inspector" admitted thedit Singh, Jodh Sing Lake of Bigins, twenty, kilome

offence, and a fine of $10 was im Mohamed Bharth fres to the sb of Bastin, to fill Costirued at fect of nesi Vēluma)

posed.

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