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5,000 HOURS IN THE AIR

SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB'S FINE RECORD

Singapore, July 22-Members of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, at the end of June, had spent over 1,000 hours in the air since the Inauguration of the Club. This represents approximately 350,000 miles flying.

f the report of the Club's ac tivities for the first half of 1933 it is stated;— ·

H

HOME CRICKET RESULTS

'Pat Hendren” In

Brilliant Form

SQUIRES SCORES DOUBLE

CENTURY: YORKSHIRE DROP POINTS

evergreen who punished the

London, July 2 In spite of the fact that the The feature of the week-end weather during the period January cricket programme was a magni to June, 1933, was only fairly good ficient innings for 301 runs l for seaplane flying, the creditable Fatsy Hendren, the Middlesex number of 303 hrs. 10 mins. flyingWorcester attack unmercifully in evergreen" whe punished the was recorded. During this period, however, the Club suffered from the the course of getting the runs. He fact that several of its most en-

was ably supported by Price, the thusiastic members were on leave.

Middlesex stumder who collected Puring June the 3,000 mark i rius, and they were mainly was reached, the total number of responsible for their side's huge. hours flown by the Club since its total of 501 for 8 declared. Un- Hauguration to the "end of the mouth being 146. This fortunately, they had to be content equivalent to approximately with first innings points, as their 50.000 miles flown, and during attack failed to get the opposition the period only one forced land-out in time after they hul been ing had had to be made owing forced to follow on. to engine. trouble. The average number of hours wn for the "A" license of sea places in the Club has been ap proximately fifteen, but as in ax. ample of how this average may be reduced, given good flying weather, the case of one new member of the Cub may be quoted

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This member hnd his first Bight May 38, and went up solo on Juis 3 after only 10 hours flying.

Licence Oost $102. The reduction of the flying fees to 20.00 per hour now enables an average member in good weather to obtain his "A" license at a cost of approximately $135.00 which is farther reduced to 285.00 by the Government grant of $50 to each member who obtains his MA licence. To this must be added, of course, the cost of the 3 hours Solo ($27.00) necessary to qualify

for the license,

One activity of the Club which has come to the fore. in recent months is that of taking serin! photographs.

Surrey and Lancashire engaged in a grin struggle for the points on

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 27,

U.S. BASEBALL

PITTSBURGH BEAT CHICAGO

NEW YORK, July 25. PITTSBURGH scored a double

header victory over Chicago in the National League to-day, there being the only games scheduled in this league.

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Washington Senators managed to nose out Philadelphia in a match which finished at the fifth innings, owing to rain.

Scores as supplied by Reuter

were:

National League.

Pittsburgh Chicago

Pittsburgh Chicago

R. H. E.

4 14.

0

山

.... 3 10 0

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12. 3

1933

OUR LONDON AIR MAIL LETTER

The Duchess Stumbles; Bow Bells Ring Again; Chinese Temple Decoration Scheme; Good- will Cups From America: The National Gallery; Delegates Entertained

(Special Air-Mail Servicë)

London, July 11.

The Duchess Of York

The Duchess of York narrowly caped a fall when she was leaving

Schools Athletic Association by Mr. Roscoe Mathews, of San Fran- isco. On these "Goodwill Cups as they are termed, is the following inscription:---

This cup is given in the name of donor loves England. He loves his youth, friendship, and peace. The

(Demares homered for Chicago) St. Nicholas Cole Abbey, Quera Victoria Street, London, yesterday, after a special service in connection with the opening of the City Centrewn America, and this cup shall of the St. Marylebone Housing As youth of England and the youth of symbolis earnest prayer that the sociation, Limited, of which her America may attain to a friendship youngest brother, Mr. David Bowes Lyon, is president.

30 warm that it will kindle the fames of universal peace..

St Louis Cincinnati

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American League.

Chicagó -Cleveland

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The Duchess was walking in the enatre aisle towards the door when she stumbled down step in the nisle, which was covered for the oe oasion by a red carpet. The Lord was walking beside her, immediate ly caught her atm to steady, her and prevented her from falling. Bow Bells Again

NIGHT FETE AT KENNEDY TOWN

LIGHTHOUSE DAMAGED

SUNDA STRAIT BEACON WORKED BY HAND.

MEDAN, July 11.

The Chung Sing Benevolent Society Bathing Pavilion at Kèn- nedy Town, the latest concrete swimming Favilion to be opened this season will be stage the Society's first Swimming Night Vlakken Hoek light-house, the Fete on coming Saturday, com- I first beacon for shipping in the mencing at 7.30 p.m.

Sands Straits, has been damaged Among the events in a highly in seriously by the sarthquake, sc- teresting programme are 50 metres gording to the Bataviaasch Nieuws Breast Stroke for mon and 400 blad. The upper parts of the 90 metres for ladies open to members ft. tower have been damaged. of the Hongkong International The situation became serious bs- Swimining Association,

cause the machinery for the lighte failed, causing much danger to passing ships

Entries for the above two events are to be made to the Swimming Secretary Mr. H. L. Lee of The Confederation Life Association, National Bank Building.

BOXING INTERVALS TOO SHORT

DOCTOR ON CAUSE OF MANY FATALITIES.

New York, July 90. between rounds in boxing contests A suggestion that the interval

be extended to two minutes, as a

endeavour of the five men-all na

The paper tells the story of the - tives-to keep things going. The light rotates in a tank of meronry. "This tank was damaged and then the men two guards and three coolies-tried to put the quicksilver back with their hands. In conse quence symptoms of poisoning fol- lowed, causing them much discom- fort

It was impossible to maintain the rotating movement except by hand. During the night hours, from six in the evening until siz in the morning the lighthouse, ship had any trouble. threw its light, or Sunda Straits as usual and none of the passing

the first innings. The former just - (Pytlak homered for Cleveland, Mayor (Sir Percy Greenaway), who trustee of the gift, said that a fur-messure designed to reduce ring outside the tower, but it was tog

managed to get ahead, though there was only a difference of 40 runs in the totals. Surrey had Squires to thank for their succees. This player was in brillant form and of the 343 put up by Surrey, he claimed 236-the result, of a chanceless knock.. Hahpshire but they disappointed engaged with their supporters by only taking the Warwick, and Essex all scored out points on the first innings. Derby, right wins. Below we give the best batting and bowling perform ances

Yorkshire

were

じ

Batting.

Hendren (Middlesex)

Worcester Squires (Surrey) v. Lanca-

⚫shire

301*

Townsend (Derby) r. Nor-

thants and

B9

106

be

Bates (Warwick) v. Leices

ter

134

Carsons (Warwick) v. Lei-

...cester

130

Armstrong

(Leicester)

Warwick

One accident thought to enused by the fracture of the air. screw on a Moth Seaplane, occur red on May 20. One of the floats was punctured when the airscrew blade left the machine and although the machine was successfully landed it sank soon afterwards, and was only recovered after long immer. alon in the water.

THE SIMLA CONFERENCE

JAPAN'S ATTITUDE.

TOKYO, July 21.

Although the Japanese Foreign Office is ready to send delegates to the proposed commercial confer- ence at Simla in anticipation that the menting will commence in August, there, was every indication to-day that the conference will be postponed until late in September in view of the fact that the British

Government stall hestintes to fur-

aish the Indian Government with

"authority to conduct diplomatic

negotiations with Tokyo.

Foreign Offer leaders here now think it impossible to obtain a new commercial treaty with the Indian Government before October 11, when the prescrit Japlines India *Commercial Trenty will expire: Thus, Japan may have to attend the coming conference ng a non- treaty nation.

Th

As the result of to-day's con- ference, Foreign Office authorities

Price (Middlesex) . Wor-

cester

-Denotes not out

Bowling,"

Artustrong (Derby) r.

Northants

Färnes (Essex)

Glamorgan

* 120

111

7 for 87

2",

8 for 03 "Hollies (Warwick) v.

8 for 63

5 for 83

Leicester .... Nichols (Essex)

Glamorgin

"

+

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. Derby beat Northants by 157 at Chesterfield, Derby, 329 (Townsend 99),

236 for 9 dec. (Townsend 106). Northants 230 and 199 (Armstrong

7 for 87)...

Warwickshire beat Leicestershire Warwick 99 (Rev. J. H. Parsons by 113 runs-at Hinckley.

130).

Leicester 158 (Holles 6 for. 3),...

230 for 3 dec., (Bates 134)..

267 (Armstrong 190),

from Lancashire at the Oval,

Surrey took first innings ppists Surrey 345 (J. C. Squires 236). Lanes: 305 and 100 for no wicket.

202 for 8 dec.

Yorkshire took rst innings

have decided to inform the Indian ponts from Hampakira a Bourne- and British Governments that--mouth. But

Yorkshire: 255 and 58 for 3.

(1) Japan desires to commence the Hampabire: 177 and 330 for 8 dec. Simia Conference soon, owing to the numerous questions to be dis cussed; (2) Tf this desire is not arcepted, the Indian Cloveraient will be requested to prolong the Herm of the existing Japarte In- Idian Commercin! Treaty until the Wimle negotiations are completed: -Ewat beat Glamorgan by 229 rums (2) The British and Indian Gov-al Mandy SKEMATI craments are requested to reply to Essex 227 and 201.

Middlesex took first innings points from Worcester at Dudley, Middlesex 591 for 0 dec., (Hendren

301 boa out, Price 111). Worcester 989 and 18 for b

Japan if they agree to tuia sugges Clamorgan 174 (Nichols 5 for 63). tion Simultaneously Japanwill. » Continued on neat column), not send her detegnies to the Simin Conference until British and In- dian. Governments reply. -United Preza

CANTON AQUATIC CLUB TO VISIT HONG KONG, BI. SAMPAN.

It is understood that representa, tives of the Tung Shan Aquatic Club, Canton, are at present in Hongkong endeavouring to fix up a deries of water polo matches with the different clubs in this colony, The team from the Tung Shan club, together with other members, are - leaving" Canton on August 1, and

it is stated that they are to make the journey to this port

fam

he Tung Chan club, an be con- Tikored - the local pioneers of this

85 (K. Farnes & fod '13).

Earlier Results.

Sussex beat Gloucester by an in- nings and 19 runs at (Hloucester. Sumter 346 (Cook 118).

:100 (Wensley: 4 for 01, A. Mel- villes for :17).

Kent beat Notts by an innings and 114 reus at Maidstone. Notts 105 (C. S, Marrott 8 før 58).

120 (Freeman for 45) Kent 345.

TEST: MATCH DRAWN

As was generally expected after

the second day's play, the Test Match fizzled out to a draw

These adventurous members thigh the closing stages of the garis was not without its exciting momenta

After Boach and Headley had.

for thes

woket

and there were 10 innings

Detroit St. Louis

(Reynolds homered

Louis)

Philadelphia Washington

@ 15 2 7

for" St

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1.

At a luncheon in London, at which the cups were presented to the English Schools Athletic Asso- ciation, Sir Noel Curtis Bennett. who, with Sir Harry Preston, is ther gift of £200 accompanied the cups. Such actions as this, he be lieved, were of far more value and importance than all the economic conferences that could ever be held. Five hundred ringers, one of Mr. Mathews said that he wanted whom was ninety-one years old, to increase the feeling of warmth came to ring Bow Bells yesterday.between England and the United

They were representative of twen-States. ty-seven Guilds and Diocesan Aeso ciations in England and Wales, The National Gallery

hings owing to rain).

(Time was called in the fifth in- and they had

Boston New York match was „postponed on account of rain.

LAWN BOWLS:

CRAIGENGOWER TEAMS FOR

to

SATURDAY

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The following have been selected represent the Craigengower Cricket Club in their Lawn Bowls Fixtures on Saturday, July

солю to Bow

Church for a bell-ringers' opening service following the re-dedication by the Archbishop of Canterbury

It was impossible to ring Bow Bella all day, so the ringers went to the peals of St. Martin-in-the Fields, St. Giles-in-the-Fields, St. Clement Danes, and St. James, Clerkenwell.

The ringers were entertained to tea by Mr. Gordon Selfridge, who has defmyed the cost of re-casting the Bow Bella,

Bronte And Browning MSS.

First ffeam, against the Kowloon Bronte and Browning MSS. to the The recent magnificent gift of Cricket Club, K.O.C. green, 3.30 British Museum by members of the p.A. E. Coates, L. E. Las family of the late Mr. George inert, D. Rumjahn, B. W. Brad Smith serves as a reminder that bury (Skip); G. L. Buchanan, J. S. this well-known publishing family Landolt, H. Beer, R. Basa (Skip) was associatecha quarter of a century W. T. Brightman, E. Tuck, Jago with the gift to Ebon of the Cavanagh, U M. Omar (Skip).

Second Team against the Kaw original MS. of Gray'a ode. "On k loon Cricket Club, C.C.C.

distant prospect of Eton College." 3.30 p.m. :-D, K.

greep,

Some idea of the market value of Khara, Y. Abhas, M. J. Medina, A. Bronte's famous novels may be con the MSS. of three of Charlotte Razack (Bp); C. 8. Summons, H. Milton, W. Ward, WV. Field (Skip); G.. Duncan, F. E. Modi, W. Gill, H. F Pearse (Skip).

Reserve: E. C. Barry.

dismissed for: 225. "Langridge had 7 for 56 in. 17- orers to complete the double of a 1,000 runs and 100 wicketa to accomplish the feat this season, in a season. He is the first player

year that he has performed the and this is the fourth successive

feat.

"The scores were:- West Indies, lat innings... 375. England, at innings

West Indies-id Innings.

C. A. Ronch, I.b.w, b.Lang-

ridge......

I Barrow, e Langridge, b

Clark

G. Headley,

ridge

374

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eyed by the fact that six leaves of one of her writings brought 50 five years ago:

As for Browning's MS. of the "Ring, and the Book! and his wife's sonnets, "From the Portugucer," the book world still remembers the sen sational prices paid în 1013 George Arliss

bonair at luncheon the other day, I sat opposite Mr. George Arliss looking very youthful and de and was struck by the fact that he * perfectly retains his English ne cent after thany years in America.

Mr. Arliss has, however, picked up one Americanism, for I noticed that he manipulated his fork with his right hand sung it both as a knife and fork. This habit, which in so usual in America, probably arises frpin the habit of smoking while eating. A free hand is need. ed to hold the cigarette.

and b Lang

Chinese

Hammond

14

E. LA G. Hoad, c

b Langridge

G. O Grant, e Hammond, b

Langridgs

C. A. Wiles, st. Ames, b

Langridge K

L. N. Constantine, b Lang.

ridge

D. a da Costa, e Sutclife,

b Clark

E Achong, sk. Ames, b

Langridge

V. A. Valentine, not out E. A Martindale, o Verity

b Robins Extras

Total

0

Fall of the wickets:-1 for·0; 2 for 88; 3 for 96; 4 for 312; 5 for 118; 6 for 1317 for 132; 8. for 191; 9 for 914.

Bowling Analysin.

Langridge Clark

Wyatt Robins Verity

17

4.1 12 0 111 040 102 40

TEST HONOURS.”

G. Headley (W. I)

169*

D. R. Jardine (E.)

127

I. Barrow (WI)

105

RW. Y. Hobins (E.)

55

.:

Temple Scheme

fatalities, has been submitted to low to be seen by passing ships, The emergency siga “YE" was put the American National Boxing As Only the police patrol boat Valk, sociation by its President. suggestion WES

The with a medical expedition aboard, Julian R. Brandon, of San Fran warning to Batavia

made by cisco.

Dr.noticed it after five days and gave

to stand the terrible strain of three the paper states should be re "There never was a heart built praises the lighthouse usu, who, The Batvianoch- Nieuwsblad minutes of herd fighting with only wanded by Government and the one minute of zest," announce Dr shipping companies." Brandon. "The minute rest does not allow the heart time to come the National Gallery? There is al starting to fight three more minutes Who will be the next Director of back to a normal beat. A boxer ready considerable speculation in while his heart still is accelerated, art circles as to who will succeed, in other words, still is beating Sir Augustus Daniel in his import too fast, dilates his heart, and ant post when he retires at the end when this goes on to an acute of this year.

dilation fatak resulta often töl of many boxers who are supposed low. It is the cause of the death to have died from a punch. It is the brain, but more die of heart true some die from a blood-clot on strain, either at the time or later on, or continue through life as heart cripples. #

"At least

two minutes' should be given between rounds and if this is done there will be fewer

The three names favoured by those "in the know" are all of med fairly well-known to the general public.

Still, the prophets may be wring, And the field is admittedly large, and one having plenty of scope for speculation.

Kitchener's Art Passion

ring fatalities." of

The remarkable exhibition Chinese procelain, which Mr. Frank Partridge has arranged recently re- minds me of the expert's friendship with Lord Kitchener. On the Thurs day before Lord Kitchener left Lon- don for his fatal voyage he sent for Mr. Partridge to have another chat the ceramic arts, which he loved and understood.

.....

At parting he said to Mr. Par- tridge-You might buy that little bowl, enamelled with The Eight Im. mortals, for me in the Kennerley sale-naming a modest price.

Deserted Le Touquet

A Flying visitin every sense of the word to Le Touquet found the taw well prepared for the season which opens officially this week.

of people there and the casino with It was odd to find but a handfull only one table in play, but a fore taste of impending galety was pro- vided at the week-end by the incur sion of Buck's Club for the playing

of their golf competition.

superb condition for the event

The magnificent golf course was in

Popular Air Sérvicé

From the officers of the Imperial Airways liner Horatius, in which I travelled, I learned, that the week- end air service and the Sunday excursion to Le Touquet are exceed- Some ten years ago Mr. Ulickingly popular. Verney,

daughter-in-law of Sir Well they might be, for the flying Harry and Lady Joen Verrey, was time is only sixty-five minutes, and in China and fell in love, as many on the return jurney we dined in have done before her; with the co-alboet Lucullan style.. lour of the old Chinese temples. Those Conference delegates who To-day to her drawing-room in were able to take advantage of Sir Chester-square she has brought Philip Samoon's invitation to spend these shades into a colour scheme to the late afternoon at Trent Park on remind her of the past and the Key Saturday were rewarded by the op- holes have been two Chinese bonpportunity to wander in one of Eng stone Agilres of pale water-lily sad's most lowly gardens green R

The golden apricot buff of the temple exteriors has been trangli ed into long milk curtains the soap stone fignizes stand in two inches pated the same shade, with lights behind them, on the waterlily green wallads

Sir Philip's gandener is an artist whose herbaceous Borders are 87 planned that the passing of onc flower is concerted by the full- bloomed glory of another... They are not formal, yet they are mag

cent

His open-air swimming poo), too which chapge colour ers surrounding the

the tow credible, but it s its full share of stien

The Hostess

An atmosphere of coolness and reace is obtained as the shutters are painted pale green, and reading smps either hare green glass bowls filled with water or old ivory: Chi- nese groups as a base

One of the bedrooms is called the ahagreen room, since there the The Prime Minister, décom whole colour scheme Has been built by ins daughter, was col Found shagreen toilet sot. The the centre of a little group fighter greed of shagreen has been with animation utilised for the walls the furniture Hr and Sir Philp Cualif and the dressing table, while the ter greatly pocupied in conversație deeper tone appears in the alub with Mr phie Greville dur linen covering the chair, and the long stroll in the garden were divan at the foot of the bed only members of the Cabinet

fa evidence Goodwill Cups

ind

SYNTHETIC RUBBER

1...

rest

SOVIET'S THIRD FACTORY IN OPERATION.

Moscow, July 18,

The third synthetic rubber factory in the U.S.S.H. has been put into operation at Yefremov, Moscow Province. It differs considerably in layout and equipment from the other two plants, as difficulties (ex- Perienced in their operation were taken into consideration in design mg the mw plant."

ed the first sample lot of 100 inner The first rubber factory was | Yaroslavl. Lately this plant turn- opened in July of last year at

tubes with a 25 per cent content of synthetic rubber. Sample tubes containing 50 per cent synthetic rabber are how being produced, and mass production is dus to mence aliortly.

[Com

The second plant was opened late last year st Yoronezh in the Cen tral Black Earth region. Now, with the completion of the third, others which are scheduled to open. work has been commenced on two next year.

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