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LINCOLN'S PRIVATE

CHARGED

Court Martial At Shamshuipo

Private John Gilmer of the Lincolns was charged with deser- before a District Court Martial at Shamshuipo yesterday. He pleaded not guilty.

tion

The Court comprised Major R. L. Withington, M.C. (RE), pre- sident, Capt. E. Johnstone (1/8th Punjabi Regiment), Lieut. S. F. B.. Bransbury (Lincolns). The pro- secuting officer was Lieut. F. W. Young (Lincolns), and the defend, ing officer Lieut. J. H. Hocquard. (Lincolns).

in the first place but he can only support his wife and child by get- ting his discharge from the Army. His wife has to look after the child and cannot work”

Sergt. E. Vickers said he was on duty as "A" Company orderly Sergt on December 30 and when he called the roll of the Company at 9.30 p.m. found accused, was absent from his bed-cot. As he was stul absent at "Tattoo" at 10 p.m. witness put him on the ab- sentee report. At "Revellle" next morning the roll was again called and accused was still absent. He was not in possession of a pass

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1934.

OUR CHIUKIANG LOG OF THE “ASTRAEA”

LETTER

Mild Weather And From Singapore to Rangoon

Politics

(By Our Own Correspondent)

Uniukiang, December 30, Carstas came and went, un- der the most ideal climatic con-

LANDING DIFFICULTIES

Mr. Hudson Fysh, managing director of Quantas, Ltd., ditions, most unseasonable for the who flew from Australia to Croyrlon in July, describes in Northern memisphere, but a At-Flight of November 16 his experiences in the Astraca.

ting climax to the unusual mild- ness that has so far marked the season.

But the following days D.A. MAIL FOKKER ROARS PAST

gave, every indication of a change. to more wintry weather; which however proved to be of abort duration, and the New Year has come in with sunshine, though a keener air.

It has been specially interesting to consider the peregrinationis

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by rall or canal. The only con- aerodrome nection between the

unless and city is by rail, and scheduled trains can be availed

fence, said the desertion charge permitting him to be away from "the fowls of the air" under these to e, the Dutch Air Mail, a big of it is necessary to hire a special

Deserted-tben Married. Lieut. J. H. Hocquard, in de-

against accused, which he admit- ted, required some explanation. Accused deserted from the Argyll and Highlanders June, 1931, and went to Manila wien he obtained work. While there he married a Spanish girl. He now had a child two months old. In December last he came up to Hong Kong to get a British passport but on arrival! was unfortunately recognised by, a member of the Hong Kong Police who was formerly of his old bat- talion. He was arrested and at- tached to the Lincolns.

while

"During December, short pay, his wife, whose own family was dead, was left destitute in Manila. He asked for leave to make arrangements for her wel- fare but this was not granted. He then tried to borrow money to send to her but was unable to do .80. There was nothing left for him to do when his wife wrote asking for, help but to desert. That was the only course open to him.

The Only Way. Any soldier.

under placed similar circumstances, would have done the same thing. He is only 23 years of age and therefore has He has no marriage allowance. no money with which to purchase his discharge. I will admit his Army record is a bad one, but I think a soldier with a clean record would have done the same thing.

"It was his own fault that he got himself into these difficulties

AVIATION IN MALAYA

Kuala Lumpur Flying Club in 1933

The December report of the Kuala Lumpur Flying Club states that flying time carried out by the four Club machines during the month was as follows:

Dual instruction

H.M. 44.25 51.10 31.05.

Solo flying

Cross country.

Passenger flying, etc....

21.55

Tests

2.05

Total

150.40

the

Barracks after 9.30 p.m. nor had hè authority to wear civilian clothes...

Sergt. W. W. Williamson, of the Hong Kong Police Force, said when the ss. President Grant berthed at about 11 am. on January 5 he went aboard and was met by the as the result of a Po'sun and report made went to an after cabin where accused was being detained. When questioned he admitted his name was Gilmer and that he was of the Lincolnshire Regiment.

Cpt... W. H. Herbert gave evt- ence of receiving accused to place under close arrest at Shamshulpo

on January 5.

The

sald

prosecuting "officer

absence although charged with until January 5 accused was in fact discovered as a stowaway, on board the President Grant on De- cember 31 by the bo'aun. He was taken to Manila and then brought back to Hong Kong. no evidence to prove that as the bo'sun was not available to give evidence. He hoped, however, the Court would bear that in mind.

There was

atmospheric conditions, especially of the rooks.

Rookeries

18 One of their rookeries in laige trees growing on the top o 4 promontory overlooking the Yangis. a very exposed position tor winder sleeping' quarters." But Dusprvation has revealed the fact, that only the mild weather had tempted them to prolong the stay there, and every lowering of temperature, has meant that they have belaken themselves to a more sheltered position till the clouds rolled by. This has happened not

a few times and at time of writ- ing. they are back in full force.

At the first streak of dawn they are astir, and in dense flocks are off on their daily foraging ex- pedition. Sometimes they rise from the trees en masse, and such is a sight well worth considering. Their wheeling circling movements. yet all the time progressing in behold. their course is a joy to Their movements in such dense formation are indescribably beau- tiful.

July 13th Twenty minutes be- fore we took their air" at Sings- pore, and while the Astraea's four" engines were being brought Fokker, F.18; roared across the aerodrome and headed for Alor Stan and Bangkok, the first stages of its long fight to Amsterdami. Its pilot was a famous old Dutch "skipper," with an unpronounce- able and unwriteable name, and the two passengers, both for Bang- the famous American kok, were

arid his wife, high-speed pilot. Major Doolittle,

populated

of

were . The

train. The Siamese airport is a busy place, the Air Force owning about 300 aeroplanes of all sizes and descriptions, many of them being of war vintage. On the day of our arrival the following visitors used the airport-the French Air Orient Air Mail for Saigon; the Dutch K.L.M. for Amsterdam; a

Astraea for Karachi. Surely an But ow- Chinese aviator for China; and the International junction! Ing to the monsoon season to be closed down almost at orce for three months.

Was

The Siamese capital is a place both interesting and amusing, and It

regrettable

longer stay was impossible. Next morn- ing we expected to run into the monsoon, and as the best time to cross the mountains was as early as possible, it was early to bed

preparation for an early call. The city has many fine buildings and barracks, a modern railway station, and the Trocadero turn- ed out a first-class hotel.

Soon, we, too, were on our way, 5.40 a.m. seeing us away. The with a weather was good, and slight following wind at 1,500 ft. the Astraea headed up the West?

Peninsula, Coast of the Malay

were areas Heavily flown over and innumerable rub- ber and coconut plantations stretching over miles of country, Possible landing grounds completely non-existent. beaches were oozy mud merging

consiste'd

intensely into inland swamp, and the coun-

ryside

or tim- cultivated areas, jungle bered hill. Vegetation of some sort existed on every square inch of land Assuredly a route only for 'rellable multi-engined craft, well equipped positively. to keep in the air and find the next aerodrome, probably hundreds of miles away. The whole Darwin-Astraea, Calcutta route is of 1ke manner, erlogged paddy fields. It was

ting into the air at each starting masses ahead. charges and the sentence of the tivity has told of troubles else. It is essentially a matter of gene, but cloudy, with heavy cloud

t, and reaching the next aero- drome with almost complete cer- tainty; intermediate landings of any nature whatever cannot be contémplated.

Accused's Army record showed that numerous miner offences had been laid against him and that trial for previous desertion had been dispensed with by His Excel- lency the G.O.C.

Accused was found guilty on both

Court will be promulgated in due

course.

AROUND THE COURTS

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Politics and Society Socially and politically things are peaceful, though during re- cent months unusual military ac-

where. Schools-both government and missionary are preparing fo exams at close of the lunar year.

At the Middle School in the City. the Solar New Year was marked by an exhibition

of the handwork of its over 750 students. (Continued from jeage B.).

The display was laid out in letter whereas in truth and in fact three large rooms, the walls of which were well hung with a he was not so authorised;"

(b.)-Obtaining a letter address-great variety of scrolls, and fram- ed to Santa Singh, also a gunnered sketches or paintings, while on in the HKS.BR.A, on, September tables and in cupboards all kinds of models of clay, wood and metal 27, 1933, under the same circum- stances;

(c.) Delaying the delivery of two postal packets on January 4. 1934, at Gun Club Hill, addressed

to

"Officer, Commanding H.K.S.B., RA.." which had been transmitted by post, and doing.so with intent obtain some benefit for himself, (d.) Delaying the delivery of a postal packet addressed to "O/C, Fifth HKS.B.R.A.." on January 4; (e.) Delaying the delivery of a postal packet addressed to Santa Singh, a gunner in the H.K.S.B., R.A.;

(1)-Delaying the delivery of a postal packet addressed to Sultan Mahmood, a gunner in the HK.S.B., RA.

The total is slightly lower than usual owing to the spell of bad weather experienced during

Chinese appeared Two young early part of the month.

'before Mr. Macfadyen in the Cen- The following four ab initio tral Police Court yesterday, charg

Needlework, fo view. were on the insiitution is co-educational) in all its branches, had many ex- hibits.

It was both interesting and very

enlightening, bearing witness to

the fact that time is not wasted

in these halls of learning, and that their studies have 2 very practical bent.

Dr. Song of Bethel' Shanghai arrives here to-morrow. to hold a ten days' mission In connection with the missionary societies re- presented here..

He has been invited by the Chinese Leaders in the various churches. for there is a fine spirit of co-operation among them.

pupils qualified for "A" licences ed with stealing a quantity of BROKERS' ALLEY

during December:-Messrs. A. Viron bars, which formed part of Thomas, 1. Harper, Dr. Grey, and a railing in a garden at 40, Ker Loke Valk Foo, while two other nedy Road, the residence of Mrs. members completed their first solo Rapp: Both claimed that the bars nights.

were" thrown into a nullah near

A feature of the month was the large amount of cross-country flying carried out and the follow- ing list of the chief flights may be of interest:.

2 flights to Penang

2 fights to Singapors

1 fight to Talping

3 flights to Port Dickson ..

HOLD-UP

air-

Soon we pass Penang, apparent. a busy port, and with a very ne serodrome in course of con- struction,

A

Alor Star came into view. small settlement set in a sea of water divided off, into thousands square earth embank- of little ments the Malayan paddy Beids

the mud

July 14th:--We were up at 3.15)

Had breakfast at 4.00 a.m. a.zz. Caught the excellent diesel-driven train for the aerodrome at 4.50 The and got away by 6.05 am. K. LM. machine had left fifteen nutes before us, and soon the too, was up over the

The mountains, aich form an air navigation "dif- and between ficulty

Bangkok Rangoon, were ahead, the highest peaks shooting up to 9,000 feet, it many thousands of feet lower. though only marked on the map

Soon we were at 4,000 feet, fly- ing over a layer of thick clouds. with a hole here and there show- ing fleeting glimpses of the coun- try beneath. The clouds closed in ahead and climbing to 10,000 ft. they were entered. Flying blind

in thick murky grey clouds, the

windows

The natives were busy here and

were frosted over with their ploughing, or rather stirring the heavily laden moisture and all the muddy water in the plots, we in the cabin could do was to each with a pair of lazy water watch the instruments now and buffaloes hitched to a wooden again and note the steady climb plough-the beasts surged through so as to clear those mountains. a pace almost imper-Two of the crew were asleep-no ceptible. Other natives were busy one was worrying. Then, just as planting rice.

suddenly, out came the Astraea Alor Star aerodrome is a big into sunlight. We had just cross-

grass land sured the divide square of open

and away below rounded by high bunds to keep the appeared. the mountain tops. water from the surrounding coun- They fell steeply to the plain and tryside dowing in, and the result- were clothed with the thickest ing canal acting as a primitive forest right to their peaks. A drainage system when not full of

trickle of white appeared on the water to overflowing.

mountain side the foam We were now in the monsoon cascading water-till lower down area and Alor Star had evidently it formed into a mountain river, already received its share we roaring in a broad ribbon of white. landed in

water, the between the sheets of

dense foliage. A muddy spray flying over the picturesque sight, indeed but one Astraea, drenching

cabin calculatd to provide a chill to the window so that we in the cabin fyer in a machine ill-equipped for could hardly see out of them til Aying over such country. the machine pulled up at the re- ruelling point.

the

two

Garden Road by some Japanese Police Nab Wrong Man machines the K. L. M. F.18 and a

children. First defendant was fined $10 or 11.days. while the second, who admitted a previous convic- tion, was fined $20 or three weeks' hard labour.

Two lorry drivers convicted of speeding on Hennessy Road were each fined $50 or in default one month's hard labour.

in Splendid Style

and

over

from

Bway was

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the aerodrome,

The remainder of the trip to Rangoon was flown in fair weather. On the aerodrome were

a remarkably lucky feature, and soon, after traversing the inun- smaller Fokker, an F7, which had dated areas we were now used to, flown

Madang in the Astraea was circling the big Sumatra. completing its regular pagoda at Rangoon. This world- link with the main Dutch service. famous Buddhist pagoda, of im- was delayed with posing size and entirely covered The big F.18 At 4. yesterday afternoon a magneto trouble, and when it with gold leaf, gHstened and stone black-coated

watched in the sun-a never-to-be-forgot- black-hatted finally got

The Chinese who was carrying a small carefully for performance.

ten sight." brown attaché case was grabbed on time taken to leave the ground We landed on the shoulder by an Indian con- was twenty seconds spray flying having flown 420 miles in 3 hours stable as he passed along Queen's in all directions and the machine so minutes.

Ice showing an inclination to Rond at the "junction with

Twisting around down when negotiating patches of House Street. and doubling himself up, prepare water. tory to a dash for safely, the There were two visiting machines Being his third offence for selling astonished Chinese found himself off

surrounded by a posse of uniform --a 3-engined Spartan Cruiser oranges in a prohibited area, a returning to England from Aus- hawker was fined $15 or fourteen men, each armed with a wicked tralia and a Cirrus Moth from the days hard labour by Mr. Marlooking weapon and all pointing at Royal Singapore Flying Club. fadyen in the Central Police Court his body.

The former, piloted by Mr. yesterday.. Defendant's last con- Lynch Blosse and carrying Lordi viction was in December. Aspley and Capt. W. F. Greene,

1 fight to Port Swettenham. Among the passengers on these trips were the Hon'ble Mr. Leo nard, Miss Leonard, and Group- Captain Sidney Smith.

TWO VISITORS

aerodrome.

Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen occupied the Bench, in the Second Court of the Central Magistracy yesterday.

дове

were all

STAR FERRY COMPANY

Dividend of $2 Per Share

Choosing a slightly better take- Prendergast had the Astraea in the air in sixteen sec- onds. a truly excellent performance The run to Bangkok was rather in exceptionally bad conditions, The man showed little outward uninteresting. First das Mungle surprise, but as hands were run up country was flown over, then the usual mud-flanked coastline, and and down his body one could see a M.P., landed on Dec. 5 and stayed Tang Ng, 23, a shop fokl, who flush of astonishment sulfuring his lastly another sea crossing out of overnight, being the first 3-engined pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of raised arms and his face, Resi-sight of land. When the city of machine to use the Kuala Lumpur shpes, valued at $16, from Messrs. stance or escape were obviously Bangkok, capital of Siam, loomed

Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co., was impossible. His bag we knocked in the distance, we Although the KLF.C. machines sentenced to one month's hard to the ground, his hat removed, his pleased, and soon we were circling

The "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd., re- affair in the centre of the city: quently, this was the first time a Central Police Court yesterday carefully gone through Out of the Again sheets of spray as we land-port that the balance at Profit and fly down to Bingapore very fre- labour by Mr. Macfadyen in the over-coat opened and every pocket the King's Palace, a magnificent return visit has been made and Detective Sergeant McRobbie said

the only usable. portion of the 1st December, 1033; is $484,727,68, accordingly Messrs. Burn and Burt defendant worked in conjunction came its contents & morning

ceipta were received with great interest with an inside man who had ab- paper and an envelope of re-ed along a flagged path, indicating Loss Account for the year ended ground, and the Astraea was which, together with 839,576.66 The whole thing was done go when they brought up the Singa sconded. The shoes were tucked

In his trousers.

quickly that there was not time for taxded up to the long row of brought forward from the previous pore Club's land Moth on Dec. 31

Available for appropriation, The Imperial Airways-extension

crowd of more than on 6 people hangara occupied by the Siamess year, makes a total of $594,308.14 Since leaving Singapore that The Directors will, at the ap to Singapore was inaugurated dur¬ ing the month and has been runn-

to collect before the astonished A. Force. ing with clock-work regularity.

object of this whirlwind hold-up

In exactly eight hours flying time. recommend the following distribu- With one exception, all the ma

was released and once more on his morning we had flown 1,000 miles proaching meeting of shareholders, Certainly the police worked well, in the environs of Bangkok tion:-Pay & Dividend of $2.00 per chines have passed over Kuala

normal way, Lumpur where they have created

but it was a pity that their tactics again, as at Alor Star, there was share $160,000 Pay & Bonus of a great deal of interest TV

One wonders scarce. The roads that did exist to Equalization of Divided Fund, The total dying time for the

and efficiency were wasted on the nothing but water, and roads were $3.50 per share, $280,000; Transfer wrong customer. year amounted to over 1,775 hours,

peared mainly to be indulged in count, 834,308.14. Le., 300 hours more than the 1932

what he told the folks at home were all built up and travel ap- $50,000; carry forward, to next se Llast night. total

A Chinese woman was fined 82,000 or 12 months' imprisonment by Mr. Hamilton at the Central Magistracy yesterday for possession of 62 taels of prepared opium on the second floor of No. 13, Upp Lascar Row. Revenue Officer Grimm- mitt said the premises, was raided for oplum boiling, and it was found to be a divan: Defendant took Tex- ponsibility.

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