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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1935.

Development Of Empire CORRESPONDENCE

Air Communications

Co-operation Of All Empire Governments Essential

The Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Sassoon M.P., Under Secretary of State for Air made the following statement in the Fouse of Cum- mous on December 24:-

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I will, with the permission of the Australia. As regards frequencies, House, make as fül a statement provision is made for 4. or concerning the acvelopment of Em-possib.y 5, services a week to pire Air Communications as is India, 3 services a week to Singa- possible at this stage on behält of pore and to East Africa, and 2 to my Noble Friend the Secretary of South Africa and Australia respec- State for Air pad also of my R.tively. With regard to the letter hion Friend the Postmaster Gen-rate proposed. I can as yet say eral without whose active support nothing definite, but we hope that the scheme conid not have been in so far as concerus letters posted evolved.

in the United Kingdom for Em- pire destinations, subject to the successful outcome of our negotia. tians with the Governments con- cerned, it may be in the region of the present Empire rate of it, but this will apply per half-ounce instead of to the first ounce as at present. I may say that cortes-

The proposals are of 2 far- reaching character and represent the results of many months' work by the Air Ministry and the Post Office, in consultation with Im- perial. Airways. They were ap- proved by His Majesty's Govern- ment in the United Kingdom in

the late summer, and full details ere subsequently communicated to the other Empire Clovernments concerned. It will be appreciated that, until the views of all the Governments concerned have been received. the scheme must be re- garded as a basis for discussion only since their agreement and co- peration are essential. Let me repeat, this scheme depends for its realisation "pon the willing co- operation and support of all the Governments concerned, so that the whole matter rests at present on a purely provisional basis and my statement this afternoon must not be taken as prejudging the issue.

Three Main Features

The scheme contains three main features. In the drst place there is to be a very material improve ment on present time schedules between the several parts of the Empire concerned; secondly, there is to be a substantial increase in the frequency of services; and thirdly, all first-class mati to the Empire countries covered by the projected services is in future to be carried by air.

As regards schedules, the scheme as suggested to the other Govern ments concerned envisages a schedule of just over 2 days to India, 24 days to East Africa, 4 days to the Cape, 4 days to Singapore, and 7 days to

ICE-BREAKER RETURNS

Mission Successful

(Special Air Mall Service?

London, Dec. 36.

After a six months' voyage the ice-breaker Krassin has success. fully carried out the visit to Wrangel Island and returned to Petropavlovsk. During this period she successfully fulfilled three important tasks: took part in the rescue of the Cheliuskiners, made a trip to Wrangel Island, and con- ducted extensive scientific" re- ̈ search work.

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pondence covering at least eight sides of special light paper can be sent within the half-ounce limit. It will, of course, be for the other participating Governments to fix their own postal charges.

[All letters intended for puble cation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless to deared, but as evidence of good faith.--En. I

(To the Editor, "Hong Kong Daily Pres")

WEDDING

Ozorio - Barretto

ROBBERY AT MONGKOK

Clever Ruse

At the Rosary Church yesterday. the wedding took place between Dr. F. M. Graca Osorio and Miss Ruth By pretending that they had Yvonne Barretto, daughter of Mr. brought one of the tenants pre- and Mrs. F. D. Barretto, of Singa-sents from the country, five rob- pore.

bers succeeded in gaining admit tance to the second floor of 1094, Canton Road, Mongkok, yesterday morning and making off with 530 in bank notes,

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

The bride who was given away Sir-After a caretut perusal of by her mother looked charming in Mr. Lee's letter appearing in your a period dress of chiffon vélvet and yesterday's issue, doubts as to why carried a bouquet of gladiotas Book-keeping. Typewriting, and She was attended by Miss Barbara. Shorthand should form the main Histed as bridesmaid, and the lat- part of the school curriculum, ter wore a pretty dress of pink multiply instead of being suppress-taffeta ed on my part.

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No talk on "School Subjects" is complete without due considera- tion

for education. But what is education? Perhaps it may do quoting from Froebel the following well to answer the question by

words: "Whatever helps to shape the human being. to make the in- dividual What He Is is part of his education":

Not all students are born, typists, bookkeepers etc. Training all out regard to their inborn faculties students commercially alike with

is not good education.

From an educational point of and Geometry should occupy a view I think that Trigonometry

stronger position in the school shorthand and Bookkeeping be curriculum than Typewriting.

cause the former tend to develop one's thinking power which is the Day and Night Operation birthright of every human being. An integral feature of the Could we change the policy of scheme is a comprehensive pro-éducation just for the sake of pro- gramme for the development of the ground organisation of Em- pire air routes on a basis which will enable the services, which will cater for passenger as well as mali traffic, to operate by night as freely as by day.

Messrs. P. V. Botelho and CA da Roza attended as best inen."

After the wedding a reception was held at the Club de Recreio where a large number of friends bride and bridegroom. attended to drink the health of

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The honeymoon will be spent in Canton.

DUKE

According to a police report, it appears that, the only persons in the house at the time were Kwan Chuk, 38, and a maid servant. The former was having his breakfast. when there came a knock at the door. He looked out through the peep-hole and saw a man asking for "Ah wan" and carrying several baskets of fruit. The door was opened but just as soon as the man had entered the house, four others followed almost immediate- ly behind. They produced dag- gers and took no time in binding; up and gagging the unfortunate vietima.

OF YORK'S A curious feature was that they

"EVIL SPELL”

Adventures Among Machines

London, Dec. 28; number of amusing experiences The Duke of York related to which have befallen him when he

industrial Welfare Society, held at has visited factories and workshops.

which he presided, he said:

Speaking at a dinner of the

ducing a number of typists, etc?. Bookkeeping. no doubt, contribute Typewriting. Shorthand and

to the field of commerce a certain amount of efficiency. Yet the skeleton of commerce rests on the skill in handling "business pro-I Finally, squid add that it will blems. A commercial firm can go not be practicame to give further without typlats, bookkeepers only details as regards finance, types with lesser speed. But it will of aircraft, ecc., until the negotia- surely go bankrupt without a lead tions with the other Governments er who possesses the ability to particular, I can as yet give no concerned are completed; and, in

attack complicated problems. Often date for the inauguration of the problem" wou'd result in saving single answer to B "business scheme. The provision necessary feet, ground organisa- the most likely to answer ques- of the millions of dollars. Who then is tion, etc., will require a period of tions of this type Could it be something like two years before &

those school boys who feel drowsy project of this magnitude, stituting as it does the largest or Trigonometry"? I am afraid con- upan hearing the word “Geometry” step forward which has yet been taken in the development of Em-courage to solve the hardest Geo- Those who are armed with pire air communications, could be metrical or Trigonometrical pro- brought into full operation. Tarblem from some given cicta are the ther; on the postal side, the PMG. fittest persons to do the task. What has asked me to make it clear that a great mistake it is then to lina- there is little possibility of intro- gine that Trigonometry, and Geo- ducing the lid postal rate for immetry and Science are of no prac perial first-class correspondence tical value in commerce. carried by air before 1937.

CRITICAL YEAR FOR POLITICS

Whether Election Comes Or Not

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Dec. 28. "whether the General Blection comes this year or a litle later, 1935 la going to be politically a very important and critical year," declared Mr. Baldwin in his New Year message to the Primrose League.

The Socialists are engaged in grossly misrepresenting the policy and measured of the National Government," he continues, "and" there is need of a vigorous cam- paign, not only in support of the Government, but in-support of the principles for which the Primrose League stands.

not.

When one drinks from a stream one little thinks of where it rises. So is this with Mr. Lee See how he worships those subjects like

Typewriting, Shorthand, etc.?. See-

how he abbors Science To Pit

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"I seem sometimes to place an take an especial interest. Once, evil-spell on any machine in which to my surprise and dismay, I was dropped in a lifted

Another time a supposedly fool- proof stamping-machine ejected forty unstamped letters for my benefit.

break as I approach them. (Laugh- "The threads of looms, at times,

ter.)

only searched the person of Kwan Chuk, from whom they abstracted $30 in bank notes, and decamped. without completely looting the place. So far the robbers have not been arrested

CRIME TREATED AS DISEASE

£20,000 Research Hostel

(Specini Air Mail Service)

Treatment of Delinquency is to

London, Dec. 36.

build an observation hostel near The Institute for the Scientif

London for research in the treat- ment of crime as a disease.

which Dr. T. Jensen is the Formed more than a year ago. with an "induential committee, of

ployers, I am glad to find, are ready West End Hospitals for Nervous

chairman, the Institute establish "In spite of these things, em-ed an out-patient clinic at the to welcome me in their midst." Diseases. Y (Cheers.)

Many patients have been sent there by London magistrates, and have been treated psychologically and medically.

A hostel where cases can be kept under observation is a neces- sity if the full ber fit of the work is to be reaped," a prominent medical man connected with the Institute told a reporter.

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The Rector And The Painter Pleading for greater happiness in industry, he said that to be effi cient a man must be happy. He must find satisfaction in his work and take a pride fn the part he played for his firm. He thustrated his point' by the following story:

"A painter was working inside Plans for the hostel are ready, a church, and as he slashed with and we shall look for a site and his brush he sang a song about A begin building as soon as the bicycle made for two. The rector necessary £20,000 is subscribed or came in and upbraided him for his in sight. levity in a place of worship. On re- found the painter still at his work, turning an hour later, the rector but he was now singing Abide with me, and his brush barely kept time with that stately mea sure." (Laughter.).

We hope that the London countrywide chain. hostel will be only the first of a

and Remington, no doubt ve owe Shorthand and Typewrit-

Although a number of magia ing. How much could they have

trates have sent cases to the In- amounted to had they not beert gifted with a scientiac mind?

stitute, they consider its method As is already seen that Trigono-

of treating certain types of crimin metry, Geometry, and Science etc. the Duke, to seize upon the at it is stated.

They wanted in industry, saldala as too new to be really proved, are educationally and commercial-ftude of that happy painter, be ly useful why should we put a fare he was called to sofemnness ban on them? I shall be thankful by the rector (Cheera) me with a satisfactory answeI. 1f your correspondent will favour

Yours, etc Hong Kong Jan 17,

LHL

FASTER PLANES FOR R.A.F

Trials Of New Types

(Special Air Mail Service)

Another story told by the Duke concerned a certain works where it was the habit, when cleaning out large petrol tanks, to lower a canary into the tank before men descended to test whether foul

ABORIGINAL HEROES

gases were present, or not Tablet Of Memory

One day the foreman founda man at the bottom of one of the tanks before this test had been made. What business have you there, Ernest? asked the foreman.

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Wales, when the stoner of Police and the Director of Education,

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1 only wanted to see if the air bran was safe for the bird," came the Aboriginal reply. (Laughte

"I feel that our ideal,

singing painter and the happy honour board and memorial tablet worker who 1st once intelligent commemo ive of the service of and efficient if we unite to as the pel the gloomy and pernicious idea

is necessarily

The most difficult task for the ice-breaker was the participation in the rescue of the Chellusiners, when she had to cross several seas and two, oceans.

After that, leaving Fetro- pavlovsk the ice-breaker started for Wrangel Island, the most re- "At the next election the elec- mote Arctic station of the Soviet tors will have to make a decision Union, to relleve a group that may well determine the fate winteres, stranded in the island of the British Empire. They will for almost five years, due to the have to choose between the con-

London, Dec. 26. heavy ice around,structive policy of the National Aghter for the R.A.F. will be cho- ples

Early next year, a new type of The Krassin had to cover about Government and the destructive 1.300 miles, dreling the Chukotak polley of the Socialist Party, sen from four pro otypes now un- can

then Britain's indo Peninsula and passing Bering Financial Repercussions

ace a strenuous future with dergoing competitive trials. All boldness, hope. trait in order to arrive at If the electors decide in favour of very high speeds and represent the health

these new aeroplanes are capable

Sir Arthur Wrangel Island in time. This was successfully erected.

of the latter the consequences the intermediate stage between the stressed the keen may be more serious than any of aircraft last put into service with Royal Family had

care Imagine. Sir Stafford a jon speed of 231 miles an hour (dustrial welfare mov The value of the scleptine on Cripps, with a frankness that has and the type which Sir Philip servations conducted by the par- disconcerted his more discreet col- Sassoon said Jaight be expected to ticipants of the Krassin exped fleagues on the Labour Party Eze-appear before the end of 1935, tion is great. During the cruise cutive, has admitted that the re- with a top made about 1,004 temperaturn of his party to office will hood.

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