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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1934. HIGHWAYS OF THE SKY MR. PU'S PURLERS SIR S. HOARE ON SALVATION ARMY WORK

An Air Passengers' Impres- "Emperor" and Trick

sions of Modern Flight

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Here is a passenger's description of an ascent from Croydon:

across

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Cyclist

Your note on royal cycling and

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TENNIS

Urges New Ideas To Offset Complacency

Special. Air-Mail Service

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IN THE FAR EAST

Commissioner Mapp's Tour

(Special Air-Malt Service)

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London, December 20. Commissioner H. W. Mapp, Chief of the Staff of the Salvation Army, will leave Victoria Station at 11: am on a tour to the Far East during which he will visit the Dutch East Indies, China Korea, and Japan. He will be away for, four months

than the four which the Salvation Army at present man- ages there. From North Chin's with Peking as headquarters, the work of the Army has been e- tended to Shanghai and Hongkong in South China, and it is intended

spread the work throughout South China.

the ardour with which it was tak- Every day the aircraft. of Im-, to lift their heads and snarl an- correspondent) the passion of Mr.

rocco brings back to me (writes" 3"} then grily." perial. Airways fy more

Sometimes, on Empire fights, correspondent the passion of Mr. 6,000 miles, and during a recent

the experiencePa of Tientsin. now the Emperor

London, December.20, period of six months they carried travellers have

which they find specially interest pa of the independent.

What is Bri amateur at lawn more than 30.000 passengers.

tennis? Many travellers record in writing-of beginning a fight during speak: State of Manchukuo, for

An international! committee is ing their experiences of their the hours of darkness, or of mat-trick cycling. The period was a

this age-long

In the Dutch East Indies the There were struggling with | Journeys by air, and nothing could | ing a landing after night has fal¬zew years ago when I was last out

Rather ludicrously, Salvation Army has for long had be more interesting than to study len. This is how a passenger des- in the Far East. some of the most vivid of these cribes a night ascent from Cairo: many reasons, all good ones, why question.

the "Stretching

30 scorching the delegates to the annual meet- a number of leper colonies. The of the Dutch East impressions.

dromea" are parafin flares. For Mr. Pu should not

out into the wide open spaces of ing of the British Lawn Tennis Government

Indles want it to extend greatly the rest, the world is dark save

China. 30,

having acquired a Association, held in London were for the navigation lights on the

to hand over a leper colony larger dash along the bicycle, he devoted himself to an invited to discuss a tiny off-shoot its work there, and are proposing The door of the plane "closes. wing tips: We

Intensive study of what could and of the subject.

The council recommended Bri- even The engines spring to life. The line of flares and leave the ground

could not be done with the crea- a bird. As the machine speeds along the concrete as gracefully as ucd on to the grass. A gentle, moon appears we are able to dia- ture in the garden with a vervetish initiative at the Internation-

which enthusiasm

cannot al Federation in favour of allow floating sensation. We have left tinguish a number of things. Im mother earth and are soaring sky-mediately outside the windows are have been equalled by any other ing winners of tournament prizes to expend them on wearing ap- who parel such as la necessary for the ward. In ane prodigious sweep the ghostly wings and engines. Incipient Emperor. the air-liner circles, like some partly illuminated by the moon,

and partly by a bluish glow of had dealings with the household, pursuit of the game on court"

This modes widening of the gigantle carrier-pigeon taking its bearings. Then it settles its course fiery vapour from the exhausts. gave us graphic accounts of Mr.

amateur defaltion, supported by the Council. bore possibilities of southward, the towers of the Cry- Twinkling lights appear now and Pu's purplers; One day when our stal Palace glittering in the sun," then from towns and villages bor- compatriot called Mr. Pu was try- "Here is a pen-picture by a travel-dering the river. Ancient Egypt is ing to do the rearing-horse trick controversy. So did another and -you get up speed then lean a rather technical proposel for ler of his fellow-passengers in the asleep."

back hoisting up the handle-bars, changing the method of making air salloon during a flight to the

and proceed on your back wheel the draw at tournaments.

The resolution allowing permis- Continent.

alone, the front one high in the

tournament There was ally-studded slon to air. fishpond near by-fortunately, be purchase tennis clothing with their cause the future Emperor of Man-prize vouchers was, however, pass- chukuo went over backwards with ed without comment

The agenda paper, with various the blerele on top of Him. He arose, spluttering, shedding gold-appendices, looked rather like a ash and. lilies and eloquent re-mathematical treatise in explain- marks on bicycles in general and ing the change, which distributes the byes" right down the draw his owri in particular,

instead of grouping them at the top and bottom. At present the two "atar" players "seeded" ist and 2nd have an advantage in

match playing, one

fewer than those palced in the middle of the Fdraw.

"

Here is a pen-picture of a night landing:-

"Below les the eternal jungle. "Some read the morning papers.

The light is fading. Soon one can Others, are immersed in the latest

but a black novel, or in an Illustrated maga- see nothing outside

Forty-five minutes later a zine. One or two are sleeping."] vold..

number of small speaks of light Others gaze, below, fascinated by

We are losing the passing of the deeting lands- appear below.

height. I wait, wait, wait. There cape.'

"England"-writes another voy-is still nothing to sec. Then sud- aig-saw denly the wheels touch ground ager "stretches like puzzle." The hills of Kent are like Along the line of petrol flares the

So if and when Manchukuo the waves of an ocean. Roads, machine sweeps and "comes to a"

"goes fooey," here is some muste- streams, fields, weave the aselves halt. It is a perfect landing."

Fmally, here is a vivid impres-hall manager's chance to get a into a pattern, The Channel is a

of the speed of modern turn that is rather out of the sheet of quicksilver-the sky an sion

a trip ordinary. azure canopy. Now we are over night, as experienced France, its sands glistening like from Africa:-

"Roaring through space at more gold. "Casinos, hotels, golf courses

An arm-work has already been commenced, catch the eye. Past the historic than 100 miles-an-hour! forest of Crecy we fly, and then chair seat and limitless horizens and it is believed that the whole

comfortable building will be completed shortly, on mile after mile over the broad during the day. A

evening FINE OLD IRON BRIDGE. fat breast of France. Cars small hotel each night. One

-An iron bridge on iron arches, as beetles crawl along the straight thatting to excited gold-diggers in

the back, o'beyond at Moeya A built 76 years

ago to carry the road. Then red-roofed suburbs of

few days later watching the sun rise like a fame in the heart of

Paris come out to meet us. The Eiffel Tower points its finger at us. We glide down to Le Bourget,"

Of a night through fantastic cloud-shapes on a trip to Baale another passenger writes:-

"Some clouds také on the sem- blance of monster mushrooms. Others have the appearance of a thousand tents in a military en- campment. There are clouds like horseshoes. Others like snow- laden trees. Soon the world is en- tirely hidden," and streamers of vapour glide past like ghosts."

Passengers by the Empire routės- find impressions crowding thick and fast, upon their minds; but no thrills are greater than those they enjoy when making their passage above the Mediterranean in one of the big 4-engined flying-bonts, Here is an extract from what one traveller wrote after 2 trans- Mediterranean trip:-

"Away in the blue Crete is sight-

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the desert. Above the

clouds Landing" on the edge of primeval ancient Nile. forests. Over the Breakfast in Egypt, lunch in Greece, dinner in Italy. Talk about 'magic carpets'. Why, here you have one in actual fact."

DEBT SERVICE TRANSFERS Germany's Partial Default

(Special Air-Mail Service)"

London, December 20. Holders of German bonds will

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reached at yesterday's meeting of "the Reichsbank Central Committee, and shows that the forebodings of the British bondholders' representatives were more than Justified.

ed Cape Bidero is now beneath learn with dismay, though not us. How beautiful these islands perhaps with surprise, that Dr. off the coast appear! Brown Schacht has implemented rocks; a white circle of foam; threat to reduce still further the water that emerald-green near debt service trarisfers. For the shore, changing to peacock blue in six months from Jan. 1 only 30 deep water. Every rock on the .c.. instead of the current 50 p.c., sea-bed clearly visible-a magul of the interest on all but the ficent sight! We roar over the Young" and the "Dawes" loans 1stands of the Cyclades, with their will be paid in foreign currency, pretty little sandy coves, and their the balance being paid in blocked farm-houses built of stone. How reichsmark scrip, saleable at only delightful is the aerial view!" balf its face value.. this decision

While they are on the ground, was as well as when they are up in the air, Empire air passengers see picturesque sights. Here is what one of them wrote after seeing a camel caravan during a halt at Sharjah, or the Arabian side of It will be difficult in future to

believe that Germany, the Persian Guli:----

There'fell upon our. ears a debtor, is acting in good faith. for tinkling of bells. We listened. | as the recent discussions There was no sound of feet but the Schacht's OWD detailed figures, bells came nearer and nearer. At and his own. Interpretation of last from the darkness emerged a them, convinced the bondholders camel, and behind him more representatives that the Reichs- camels,

and more, marching on bank would run no undue risk in with arseless padded tread, with maintaining the present pay- impassive faces and outstretched ments. There were indeed, necks, round which the rows of grounds for believing that the tiny bells swung backwards and transfers could have been increas forwards with every step. Thát | ed; but at least the representa- long caravan passed in ghostly tives falt "strongly that a sum

cient case häs not beer- made out silence."

Watching wild life from the air for making any change to forms one of the fascinations of the detriment of bondholders." It

Here are 18 indeed a “debtor's paradise” in' aflight across Africa. one or two extracts from passen- which the debtor can summon his gers impressions:-

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Creditor to "discussioris” and, after dismissing him, curtly de- clare an unreasonable default.

LARGE PROVINCIAL OBSERVATORY

"The sun is up. The desert is behind. Already game is appear ing. The passengers become ex- cited. Just beneath the vald seems alive. Herds of buck scamper: in all directions, One spies ostriches, foxes hysera, and innumerable small animala. Swarms of "bis- tards are disturbed by the noise of the machine. Scarcely a minute It is understood that the weather, passes without game appearing on rain and typhoon forcasts of Can- one side or the other

ton are generally based in reports Rhinos Shouts & voice sud- from the Hong Kong Observatory denly, I look down. There are This is exceedingly inconvenient three of the monsters charging to the Canton people, particularly through the bush. At the same to those who are living in boats in moment three others appear on the river. A the otheralde of our machine, while, herds of giraffes are every where

With a view to improve the pre- seab situation, the authorities of the Catton Provincial Government Occasionally, If you are lucky, recently decided to build a large and, in addition to elephants and Provincial Observatory in the City other blz-game you glimpse lions in order that they can directly re One plot told me of a magnificent ceive all the typhoon warnings and view he had of as many as twelve the other messages, Hons, young and old, andare The alte selected for this new Ob about in the Bimshine. The air servatory is at "Shak Pai' and craft was flying low, and the lions, its estimated cost is about $35,000,

It is reported that construction. as they watched it, could be scen

winners to

The Salvation Army has been at work for some time in Manchu- ko, where its activities have been trolled from Feking headquarters, part of its North China work, con- which would like to retain the oversight and extension of this of the Salvation Army, on the other work The Japanese headquarters hand, are now asking that the re- sponsibility shall be transferred to. Mapp's duties will be to visit Man. chukuo and arrange on the spot as to the future of the work there.

"We have, I belleve, every chan- ce of holding the Davis Cup next year.

"Sport and politics have this in common: it is dangerous for a Government to become comple- cent; it is equally dangerous for a sporting organisation to do so. Let .GIFTS TO CUP PLAYERS us on no account shut our minds

to new ideas." 'The Davis Cup was displayed

INCOME AWATTED on the platform and before busi-

Mr. G. E. Goodman, chairman ness began Sir Samuel Hoare, the of the Finance Committee, made

money due from France, as Davis President made presentations of an explanation about sums of Cup profit. Some payments, he medals and gold cigarette cases to two members of the team now

England-H Roper

said, had been made, but the Fren- non-playing captain, and H. Wch Federation were holding in re- serve some £10,000-ot which arches, which were an obstruction

"We have had the most distin- about 5000 would accrue to us to high loads on vehicles in the

Notwithstanding gulshed year that British tennis because of taxation questions with-

These street beneath.

and the has ever had." declared Bir Sam-the French Government. the age of the bridge increase in the weight of rallway uel Hoare In detailing our suc- proceedings might last as long as

courts. International

three or four years. of carrying the traffic as ever.

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