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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1936.

ALL BRITAIN & fascinated

AVIATION

"AVIATION'S STRIDES IN FAR EAST

Past Years Have Seen

Great Progress

Aviation has made great strides in the Far East during the last few years. On the service between Fukuoka and Taiboku (distance 1,600 kilometres), opened in November last, regular passenger traffic was inaugurated on January 2.

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The air service between Japan, vice from Paris to Bangkok." und Manchukuo has been maip- gon and Hanoi. Holland, too, is tained satisfactorily ince the operating a service to the Dutch tounding of the Manchurla Air East Indies, while the Soviet Gov Transport Co. in 1932, Japanese ernment is maintaining a service air routes now total more between the Far East and Europe. than 7,000 kilometra. Even grea The Siberian Maritime Province developments have been and North Saghallen are connect. achieved in Chinese cv aviation. ed now with European Russia by

There are now three large airplanes. and Moscow. it is reported

operate an air transport companies, the Chung- Intends next bu

China and to Mongolia kuo Co.. the Europe-Asia Aviation Co., and the Southwestern Aviation Co., with a route total of more than 12,000 kilometres, connecting all important cities in the republic. passenger planes are generally belter machines than those empicyed in Japan.

"Chinese

Of the three Chinese companies. the Chungkuo Co. is managed Jointly by Chinese and Americans. and the Europe-Asia Co. is ma- naged jointly with chrmans,

In recent years Western Puwers have endeavoured to secure avla- tion rights in the Far East. The visit of the Graf Zeppelin and the trip to Japan and China of Coi Lindbergn, were both factors.

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Proper

The extraordinary development of air transport in the East. outlined by the foregoing, has not only revolutionised travel, it has brought remote" and hitherto neglected ter- and ritories within easy reach. added a zest to business und trave which was unknown a generation ago.

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This latter aspect was humorous- ly referred to by Mr. R. Sydney.

at a Hongkon of Singapore. Rotary Club "tiffin." Gone wer" the days, he said. when the Sing gapore business

found his weekly mail and occasional cable as much as he could cope with...

"Air Mail Day" had been intro- duced, and now with practically every day an air mail day, either in-

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A recent notable achievement was the inauguration of the Ame- rican Trant-Pacific service from California to Manila. a servicward or outward, the business man soon to be extended to Hongkuk. Great Britain now operates an ex- tended a service between London and Singapore and BataviR.

France is also operating a ser

of to-day finds that he no longer a comfortable ves at

distance from headquarters, but that he is merely living in the suburbs, so tu speak,

MOTOR

WHAT TO DO IN A GAS AIR RAID

Instruction For All Homes

London, April 12. Before the end of this year every man. woman and child in Great Britain will know exactly what to do in the event of an enemy air- raid, writes a correspondent.

Plans for our "fourth line of de- fence. which ranks immediately after the Army. Navy and Air Force in importance, are being rapidly. completed by the Air Raid Precau~ tions Department.

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I am able to reveal exclusively that within the next few months more than 10.000.000 copies of a book on "How to Protect Your Home against an Air-Raid" will be delivered free to the houses of Great Britain. Every home in the country will receive one. The book is now in preparation. and the head of the Department, Hodsoll. Wing Commander Eric Assistant Under-Secretary of State, showed me the "dummy.”

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CHILD CAN READ IT

"The idea." he told me. "has been to make it simple-so simple that a young child can understand it. For this reason, it is copiously illustrated with line drawings, so that even those who cannot read can grasp the ideas from the pic- tures,"

The remotest rural areas, as well as the populous towns. will receive, the book. A lesson learned in the last war was that enemy raiders, driven of from their main objec- tives, which were the large towns, dumped their bombs anywhere.

Gas, I was told, is the easiest form of attack to combat, if cer tain simple precautions which the book sets out are adhered to. Every house can have a gas- proof room. Brown paper and that is necessary. paste is all

JOTTINGS

FAULTS OF EXPERTS

Four Critical Drivers

Four of us, all licensed drivers, occupied rather a fast car on the Journey which inspires these mus Ings says, a recent writer. Each of us drove for a quarter of the total distance

The three drivers who were "resting at any given point" on the trip allotted plus or minus points to the driver who was tak- ing his apell at the wheel,

Plus points were few and far be- tween, but we all received a good many minus marks during the day. and we noticed that the victims never realised that they deserved to be penalized until the penalty was actually inflicted by the de- mocratle trio; yet the victims on reflection always accepted the penalty with a good grace. It may interest readers to hear the com- moner grounds of these fraternal punishments.

Have Test

Every draught must be stopped --chimney, windows, door cracks, and even the keyhole..

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ordinary-sized dining- room so treated, the average family of four could remain safe against gas for anything up to twelve hours.

"PROVISIONING" A ROOM

The book will advocate that food, books and a wireless set should be in the room, 'During a gas attack

the occupants could switch on the

wireless and settle down with a book. The minimum of movement is advocated. as exertion means that the body needs more oxygen.

As a second line of defence, there will be the 30.000,000 gas masks which the Department is recommending.

ROYAL AIR FORCE

The Observer Corps

The April Air Force' List shows that Air Commodore A. D. War- rington-Morris, C.M.O., O.BE, re- tired, has become Commandant of the Observer Corps, in succession, to Air Commodore E. A. Master- man. C.B.. CMG., C.B.E., AF.C.. retired, who had commanded the corps since its inception some five years ago.

Co-operation from outside sour ces, such as the big building firms, may be sought, as, risturally, the better built a house is, the more immune it becomes from gas and bomb attacks,

A competent stax of experts 13 working at top pressure at the Princes-street offices, but it is pos- sible that Wing-Commander Hod- soll may have to double his staff in order

to to complete plans schedule.

It is believed that the public will help the department by learning their part in the event of an emer- geney, Air-raid ddil in the home should be as regular as fire drill at the schools.

It is a case of" "Be prepared?" and will bring Great Britain into line with many Continental coun- tries.

15 Group, with Mr. F. W. Bellamy, Controller.

PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS

The next promotion examina- fiotis "B" and "C" for the ranks of Alght lieutenans and squadron lea- der will be held on September 8, 9, 10, and 11. 1936.

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Lists of the subjects and the or der in which they are to be taken are announced in Air Ministry Or ders. Alr officers commanding at home and abroad are to forward nominal rolls of candidates to the Air Ministry not later Group Captain Ivon, T. Court- than June 1. ney, C.B.E., hitherto Deputy Com- FOREIGN OFFICER ATTACHED mandant of the Southern Area, has become Commandant of this area Swedian Air Force, is attached to Lieutenant G. A. Westring, of the in suecession to Air Commodore the R.A.F. station at Mildenhall for Warrington-Morris. Three new

a period of two months from April groups appear in the list, No. 4]i The units at this new aero- Group, with Mr. H. Bennett, Con- "drome are No. 99 (Bomber) Squad--| roller: No. 12 Group, with Mr. B.

ron, formerly at Upper Heyford, L. Perryman, Controller; and No.

and the newly formed No 38 (Bom- ber) Squadron,

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A driver who wears glasses should, in my opinion, be as care ful that these are absolutely cor rect as he is over other motoring matters, such as insurance, and so. coaches cannot hug a corner fpared to allot plus or bonus marks

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an ere specialist in the ordinary about two-thirds of the available anybody who should defer brak-way to obtain a new prescription

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For Heavy Service Vehicles and Buses, road width to negotiate many street junctions. Hence it is doub- drums squeal, whilst tipping us amination had rather an interest-mileage: maximuni safety for loads, maximum' com-

fort for passengers. ly important that small private forward in our seats or stubbinging discussion. cars should not absorb more of the available space than they actually require. The necessity is all the greater when we observe how many cars, cycles, and carts habitually swing out absurdly wide on all cor- ners!

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our noses against the windscreen, The facts are that I suffer from was due for a heavy debit. The short sight and my car is an ope.. fast driver here again encountered one says a British writer. What severe punishment. "I like driving I wanted, therefore, were cn my brakes!" he protested. We goggles nited with the correct chorused that it was a reprehen- lenses,

and, if necessary, tinted. sible practice, inflicted wear on the either blue or amber. car, reduced the safety factor, and gained him no time of any real value. We eventually convinced him.

BAD GEAR-CHANGING

The specialist Wab,

however. quite definite that the colour of the anti-glare tirit should be amber. Apparently, a blue tint can be depressing, and, if after a long one were physically tired, this would tend to increase one's fatigue.

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In fact, he mentioned that the dimberg on

one of the Everest expeditions found they could get higher with amber-tinted goggles than with blue-tinted goggles.

SKIDDING ROUND CORNERS One of our four drivers belongs to the speedy school Kis long record of freedom alike from ac- cident and from police entangle-

that he proves

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As we were all more or less ex- ments

pert it may surprise the reader to thoroughly "safe driver, but the other three revelled in awarding hear that a lot of minus marks

were recorded for bad gear-chang minus marks to him. He received several for making his tyres squealing. The bulk of these debits were Easily the

on corners. A chorus from behind admittedly earned by gearchanges commonest was a

and from his left reminded him which, although perfectly silent failure to keep reasonably close to

and scrapeless, inflicted some mild the near side of the road. All four that tyres should never squeal on bt us were convicted of steering corners. Either the tyres are soft, jar on the occupants. One of two "about a yard farther out from our in which event he should promptly of us became nervous about gear-

changing under scrutiny, so that to twelve. "The good driver," own side of the road than was at dismount, test the pressures, and all necessary. The judges pointed inflate accordingly, or the tyre later on penalties were inflicted stated the sentence, "uits his out that few roads are too wide, pressures are correct and he is for really noisy changes. Soon speed to the mean of the stream in which he is travelling. He does that it is ridiculous and logical to skidding the car." "I know I am, after taking over the wheel the

not set a speed which is appreci- claim more of the width than one skidding her," said the culprit, junior member of the party nc- needs, that such malpractices "Yes, but if you are skidding her complished a really pretty piece of ably faster or appreciably slower. hamper overtaking, and that if a you are travelling too fast and driving as judged from a purely For all overtaking creates traf- tramc eddies driver normaly steers four feet out sacrificing a percentage of control technical angle. We entered sever-fic eddies, and from the kerb in daylight and in Booner or later you will get into, al miles of tolerably straight road create danger and subject all light traffe he is unlikely to steer difficulties. It is bad for the car dotted with assorted trame and drivers concerned to strain and to a hair when the pressure on the and bad for the tyres; and what diversified by a number of easy indecision: A tour is not a race. road is great and visibility is poor. do you gain by it, anyhow?" Abends The man at the wheel put Nothing can be gained by a sparri

By the end of the trip we were hundredth of a second once every his foot down, used his born free all keeping the near-side wheels ten mies? Bome dimifity arosely and overtook perhaps a dozen foot from the kerb with regularity anent the apportionment of penal-slower cars along the section. He ties for braking. We began by 91 slowed down is the car entered a and Fase. Further bad marks were awarded with some frequency for fotting a penalty, for brake squeal, more dimicult section of road Allure to hug á lefthand corner The brakes of this partis las car "Seven minus?" suggested a stern our future Journerings. I com closely and especially for such do not squeal under normal apvalce, from the rear cockpit, The mend the ides to other car parties. berce driver protested, Tolub After provided their tempers wil stand fallure on right-angled street jume- plication, but can how in

debit was Increased the stresses of massed criticion. tions. A "great" many lorries and emergency stop. We were all pre-discussion

of overtaking, no matter how ex- pertly it may be executed!".

As the result of this impromptu diversion we shall all four, acquit ourselves rather more skilfully in

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