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The 24-Hour Clock

(From Our Own Correspondent)

London, Aug. 22. was at the Central Flying School There will be few regrets among | Upavon. In the days before there listeners, and perhaps even among was any special Flying Corps uni- announcers, when the B.B.C. re-form, and the soldiers, sailors, and verts to the 24-hour system of time raarines who were drafted to the: notation to-morrow." The Corpora-school

wore so many different tlon's experiment has revealed uniforms including kilts - that that as a verbal means of the ex- Upavon was often referred to pression of time the 24-hour clock jokingly as "the Zoo." Among has more disadvantages than ad- those who were at the Central Fly- vantages for the British people. fng School while Captain Dismore

it la not, as some supporters of the [ was learning to to pilot an aero- new system have alleged, inability lane were Lord Trenchard and

to subtract 12 from a higher num- the late Air Vice-Marshal Sir Saf- ber that has allenated most peo-ton Brancker,

ple from the experiment: it is Approximately 1.000.000 mfes rather that the old phrases are have now been flown by Captain automatically intelligible, whereas O. P. Jones, who has had the the new required translation into honour on several occasions of the old idlom. That does not, of piloting Imperial Airways craft course. Invalldate the use of the which have carried the Prince of 24-hour system in timetables, Wales as passenger. where, as in the case of Continent- al services, it is often extremely helpful.

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It was by a strange chance that Sir. Nigel Playfair, whose death is announced, "came to acquire the Lyric Theatre.

MR. NORMAN'S WAY WITH A QUESTIONER Mr. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, amused the few spectators on Liverpool landing-stage. yesterday when he arrived in the liner Duchess af Bedford from Canada, where he has been enjoying a holiday with Mrs. Nexmar

No sooner had the tiner berthed

DIARY OF LOCAL

EVENTS

To-day

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11.

First

Anniversaries and Holidays.— Day of Jemadi-al-akhir. Jewish New Year (2nd day).

Cinemas.

King's:-"Glamour"

Queen's Marlin « Chinese

Opera Co." Central:-"Chinese Picture" Oriental: "Gold - Diggers Or

1933"

World: "The Riding Tornado" Alhambra: "The Worst Woman

In Paris"

Majestic: — "Man 'Of Two

Worlda ** Star:-"Carolina"

Entertainments European YMCA. Games Night, 9 p.m.

Meetings Buliding, Sub-Committee, Ballors' and Soldiers' Home, 5.30 p.m.

Miscellaneous

Claims against the Lion and Son Knitting Co., (The Lal On Knitting Co., of Nos. 11 and 13 Va Chan Street, Shamshulpo) due.

St. Stephen's College, Stanley. resumes new School Term

Rotary Club Tiffin, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

Union reopens for Autumn and St. Andrew's Church Mothers' winter Session.

Mange II Moon, 3rd Day.

Principal Mails Inward from Australiaby, Van Heutsz; from Europe via Talping; Air Mail from-Europe by

He was about to produce a one- act play for a charity, and someone told him that he might be able to hire the "props" at "an old blood-chan Mr. Norman and his wife and-thunder' theatre" at Hammer hastened down the gaLEWAY I E smith. "I set out to find the waiting motor-car. As Mr Nor theatre," said Sir Nigel, telling the man was about to enter the car a story later. "It was hidden away question was put to him about the

Outward Air Mail for Europe by in an old market where the sale of est match. Immediately Mr. Nor-Aramis 10.30 am; Steamer, 11.30 whelks, overcoats, fish, and old man turned round and took up a lam clothes was mingled. Even when fighting stance worthy of the best

Social Functions I asked the way to the theatre the Corinthian style and, much to the

Ladies' Whist Drive, Police Re- local folk did not realise for what amusement of the onlookers, land-creation Club. Happy Valley, 3.30

I asked. They called it the blooded a gentle "right" on the should- and flea pit.'

er of his interrogator. With a smile and a wave of the hand Mr. Norman then jumped into the car. which proceeded to Burnley, where he and his wife are to stay with relatives of Mrs. Norman.

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Aquatics. Twentieth Battery. Royal Artillery (YMCA Bath).

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"It was the quaintest spot I had ever seen. Half the down-outs of Hammersmith were given a shelter there at night. Then I fearned from the manageress that the theatre was to be sold the next day

AIR RACE HOLD-UP to a cinema company for a little

All the countries over whose ter over £2,000, I offered her 50 ritories airmen will pass in the more. She accepted. I had no London-Melbourne Air Race have notion from where the money was granted facilities with the excep. coming, but she gave me a fort- tion of Turkey. night to collect it together.

Pilots applying through the They have been refused permits managed to raise it."

usual channels for permits will re- to fly over Turkey or to land in AIR PILOT PIONEERS celve them, but they must land Turkish territory. Despite the One of the pioneer airmen of first at Constantinople and then at enorts of the Royal Aero Club- and Imperial Airways, Captain F. Dis Adans.

the Foreign Office and a persona! more, has just completed twenty- They must also follow a definite cable from Mollison to Mustapha one years as an aeroplane pilot, route out of Turkey. Even if they Kemal Pasha the ban remains. while the total mileage nown by propose only to skirt the Asia Min-It was imposed because Kings. eight of the veteran pilots of the or coast line outside territorial fora Smith and Mollison roth company-Captains Dismore, Jones, limits they must still secure per-landed in Turkey without permite Horsey, Rogers, Youell, Wilcockson," mits

on their record flights from Aus- Perry, and Walters has дом These rules may spell the pros-traita in 1931 and 1932. reached a figure of approximately pects of any competitors except The Turks are determined to ep- 7,000,000.

the few who have a range of 3500 force their rules on every airplane Captain Dismore gained his cer- miles of flying non-stop to Bag-crossing their territory. fleate of proficiency in August dad.

Where landings are forced, how- 1913, and he has been flying aero Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and ever, there ought to be protection planes ever since, handling ma- Mr. Mollison are in, a worse post- not persecution for the unlucky chines of all types and sizes. Fetion than other competitors. pilots.

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