1936-05-20 — Page 4

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20," 1936

LUNCHING AND DINING IN THE AIR

Catering For

For Travellers

"

Who Fly

LIKES AND DISLIKES OF THE

AERIAL PASSENGER

Flying sharpens one's appetite-gives an added aest to every- thing. Passengers say they enjoy a meal up in the air much more, 38 rule. than they would if they were sitting in an hotel or restaurant down at ground level

No doubt it is the Invigoration of the air they breathe. thousands of feet aloft, which makes them turn to the menu in the air saloon with such an added interest.

AIRWAY COCKTAIL

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The quickened appetite travel; the catering department of Im- lers bring to an aerial meal is perial Airways keeps a keen and catered for by a service which is watchful eye.

n many ways unique--and which, to those privileged to study 4, provides one of the most interest- ing aspects of all the remarkable work going on daily at our big London air-port at Croydon.

It is here that Imperial Airways have established a department which has had to face, and solve, the many problems that arise when catering for passengers who fy..

tise

Every ounce and pound of weigh are important up in the Bår. This entails the

of specially designed lightweight, utensils in the buffets of the air Hners, and the planning of lunch and dinner menus 'which, while ensuring an attractive choice of dishes, do not

that stipulated total weight is exceed- ed in the various materials "em-

Soon after one of the big air- lines has left the ground, en route,say for Paris, you can be enjoying an intriguing "airway cocktail" Then a couple of deft, white-coated stewards will serve you with a meal in which every item has been a matter of care- ral expert study. And by the time you have finished your coffee the Paris air-port will be in sight below: In fact if you ay between the two capitals-and more and more people do so every day Paris is just within easy lanching distance of London.

It is a revelaton of specialised skill to visit the kitchens at the air-port where chefs are prepar- ing the dishes that are to be eaten Tempting meat up in the a.r. ployed. Also there are questions and chicken dishes, after they affecting the likes and dislikes off have been cooked, are placed in aerial travellers. Those who dine and lurch up in the alr wanting hot until the time comes to.

them.

containers These dishes temptingly prepared and serve

alide into their places in trolleys. served. They do not want to eat

pud are wheeled round to the air. anything "stodgy" or unattractive

tners waiting on the departure platform.

in

a

They enjoy appearance. really good plate of soup. They are specially fond of dishes in which chicken is the chief in- gredient. They expect an attrac- tive choice of swee's on their menu. And they like to glance over a well-chosen wine-list from which to select what they will drink with their meals

QUEER AIR TRAVELLERS The other day the Imper.al Air ways department which "handles livestock sen: by air worked out a list of some of the odd “passen. gers" with which they have been called upon to deal from time to time. I Included:-

Dog, Cars, M.ce, Day-old chicks" Pigeons. Cage-birds. Tropical dsq. Bees. Turkeys, Locusts, Mosquitos, Lions. Tigers, Monkeys.

A feature of animal transpori by air is the contras. between some of the consignments which have to be handled. One moment

the officials may be dealing with A number of racing pigeons, going out in their cages to some point on the continent, to be released for a race back to England. And then, walking across to an in- coming machine. they may find among its cargo a number of ive crocodiles, monkeys, and tropical Ash in tanks.

Not long ago a clever chim- panzce, flying to London to take part in some films in this country, walked up to the air-ner captain and shook hands

him with 50lembly after its keeper, had led It fron the machine.

Regular dispatches are made „to Lendou by air, from the Bay of Biscay of the queer little fish known as sea-horses which are needed to replenish the tanks in the aquarium at the Zoo. They travel in metal containers full of Bay of Biscay water.

Performing animals, travelling to and from menageries and cir- cuses on the continent, often make their journeys by air. Not long ago a fully-grown lion flew over to London in a cage inside one of cargo-planes, its trainer, the travelling with it, sitting just out- containers which keep them pip-side the cage. It had been feared that the lion might become upset during its flight. But actually, the animal seemed soothed, rather than otherwise, by being up in the air, and by the time it reached Croydon it was so quiet that its trainer went into the cage, put a chain on the lion's collar, and walked out with it. Just as though the animal might have been a big dog And the lion, perfectly docile, just stood looking quietly round until it was led into a travelling cage to be taken up to town.

In the bullets of the air-liners 3re special receptacles for "the food containers, the whole pro- ccas being studied so as to faci- litate the work of the stewards- ng.le, quick-moving men who per- form daily miracles of efficiency and speed while the big air-Eners

Upon all matters such as these are rushing high through the sky.

GRAND OPENING

ON

FRIDAY

ALHAMBRA

KOWLOON.

BOOK NOW!

At the Theatre or At the Gloucester Hotel

HONG KONG'S FAVOURITE "TOP HAT” PAIR

FRED

GINGER

ASTAIRE and ROGERS

"

"Let Yourself Go!!!

..with the king and queen of rhythm.. dancing to the hot swing tunes of "Let Yourself "Go" and

-In That Naughtical Musical Gem The Ocean-

^

six other new,

tunes!

FOLLOW

with

RANDOLPH SCOTE HARRIET HILLIARD ASTRID ALLWYN Directed by

MARK SANDRICH

A Pandro S. Berman Production: Founded upon the play, "Shore Leave", by Huber Cubome

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RADIO

Picture

of

the FLEET

Lyrics and music by IRVING

BERLIN

Including this broadside of hits::: "We'Baw the Sec""""Get Thom Behind Me, Satan"-"Let Yourself Go"-"I'd Bather Leca a Bond"-"Here Am I, Bat Where Are You?"" -"I'm Putting All My Egga in One Basket'!

-“Let's Face The Music and Dance.

FRENCH PEACE PLAN

European Common- wealth Of Nations

DISCONTENT IN MERCHANT NAVY

OFFICERS WHO SWEEP HOLDS AND

CLEAN BILGES"

'London, April 30, Officers sweeping holda, cleaning bliges and making ready for carga

Paris April 8. The ideal of a European com- monweath of nations, appears to be the first object of France's re- ply (published to-day}| to Herr Hitler's 25-years peace plan,

Basing Itself on the fundamental-such were the conditions blamed for bitterness, discontent and dis- principle of equality of rights and

couragement in the Merchant Navy respect of engagements made, the French plan proposes that all the by Captain W. H. Coombs, general nations of Europe should combine manager of the Officers' (Merchant Navy) Federation. at a meeting as partners in a vast business concern. This is to be protected of the British Empire League by a police force to be contributed pndan yesterday. by each member in case someone

"kicks over the traces."

says

After recalling the events of March 7 and subsequently, the French Memorandum

the German Government rejected the proposals of March 19 as deroga- tory to the. German people, and refusing it'equality' of rights.

No one, however, threatens the Independence of the German peo- ple, no one refuses it equality of rights, no one dreams of assailing its honour unless it be an attempt against the honour of the nation to remind it that respect of trea- ties is a fundamental rule of in- ternational relations--a rule which the German Government. like any other, cannot escape by alleging that such and such an obligation hinders its liberty or its indepen- dence, or that the execution of such an engagement can no long- er, according to its own expression, "be tolerated by the German na→ tion."

DESTRUCTION OF LOCARNO

Captain Coombs-himself a mas- ter mariner and barrister-sald that in a considerable number of Bri:ish tramp steamers the navi- gating omcer on watch, instead of being on the bridge looking after the safety of the ship, was engag- ed in manual labour about, the decks.

"On one ship in port, the crew. were paid off and the officers were sweeping the holds, cleaning the bliges and preparing the ship for a coal cargo, while the engineer officers were attending to boller on half- inspection and survey pay." he added.

APPRENTICE IN CHARGE

4.

"A first-voyage apprentice, in another case, was the only person on the bridge of a ship sailing close to land with traffic about: and, when the omcers protested. they were summarily dismissed.

"Within the last three weeks a vessel or 2.500 tons salled with an elderly master and one officer. My information is that she was per- The Memorandum "points out mitted to do so by the Board of that the Locarno Treaty consti- | Trade on the understanding that tuted the firmest foundations of the master undertook to keep a "Western peace, and it was these watch; so this old gentleman was foundations which the policy of committed to an eighty-four hour the Reich has not hesitated to week before he commenced his destroy.

real duties as master.

Dealing with the German thesis that the Locarno Treaty was not sacred, because it reproduced the provisions already included in the treaty signed after defeat, the Memorandum asks: "What does

it matter that the German Gov ernment declares that it cherishes no territorial ambition; what does It matter that it proclaims Its will to respect frontiers, if from now un it has reserved to itself the

possibility of declaring some day "that the zonfrmation freely given by it could not have the effect of changing the initial character of the cession of the territories of which these frontiers are the issue -cession which was granted under outside pressure or under the em- pire of necessity****

On this basis the Memorandum suggests that Germany might to- morrow' call into question

the statutes of Danzig, Memel, or Aus- tria, or might demand some re- vision of European frontiers or a restitution Df German Colonial territories.

"Facts were revealed at four inquiries recently into shipping disasters which, I submit, are, auf- ficient evidence of the need for a thorough inquiry into and reform' of conditiers Navy,

the Merchant

"If "humanitarian considerations are to be taken into account, com- pliance with the law by no means ensures hours of duty and condi-i tions of service consistent with present-day ideas as to the proper treatment of employees.

· SCOTTISH RELICS

TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES

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BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 355 METRES

12.30 to 2.35 pm-European pro-

gramme.

| 12.30 p.m.-Debroy Somers Band.

13.50 p.m.--Two Songs by Peter

Dawson (Bass-Baritone).

1 p.m.-Local: Time Signal and

Weather Report.

103 p.m-Songs by Val Rosing. 1.15 p.m.-Relay of Hong Kong Hotel Orchestra Luncheon Music

1,30 p.m.-Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Press News, Local: Wea- ther Forecast, Time and An- nouncements,

1.40 p.m.-Hong Kong Hotel Or-

chestra Luncheon Music. 2.15 p.m.-Close Down.

14 to 7 p.m.-Chinese programme.

1. to 11 p.m.-European programme. 7 p.m.--

Military Band Music Clarinet Concerto No. 1 (Weber). Zampa-Overture (Herold, art.

Godfrey).

7.35. p.m.-"Bitter Sweet" Selection (Noel Coward) Jack Hylton and his Orchestra.

7.45 pm-Elizalde y. Cla. presents.

Enya Gonzales, soprano.

8 p.m.-To be announced. 8.15 p.m.-"Apo on the Air," spon- sored by the Cebu" Portland Cement Company.

8.30 p.m-Basque' Presentation. 8.45 pm-8tock Quotations and

Local Market Reports... "9 pm.-N. E P. A. Programme.

3.30 p.m.-Tirso Cruz and

Manila Hotel Orchestra, 10.30 p.m.--Sign Off

his

BERLIN PROGRAMME

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4.50. b.m-Call DJB. DIN, DJQ-

(German, English), German Folk Song. 4.55 om. Greetings to our listeners. For-5 p.m.--Music - by a Reichswehr

Band...

Old Folks at Home and in

eign Lands (Roberts). Pas Des Cymbales (Chàminate). 7.30 p.m.-

$

Ballads by Percy Heming (Baritone) (a) Fairings (b) Come to the Fair (c) Jock the Fiddler (d) The Ballad-Monger-Easthope- Martin.

Of to Philadelphia. (Haynes). Chorus, Gentlemen (Lahr). ! 7.45 p.m.-

6.30 pm-News and Economic Re-

view in English

5.45 p.m.-"My Home 'tis on the

A Baltic Shore." Homeland. Hour in Eastern Prussia. (6.45 p.m.-News and Economic Re-

view in German

The J.H. Squire Celeste Octet Memories of Chopin (arr. Wil-9

loughby).

Cavatina (Raft).

· Andante in G (Batiste).

8 p.m-Local: Time Signal, Wea-

7 p.m. Concert of Light Music. 8 nm-News in English-Sign of

DJQ.

8.15 p.m.-Concert of Light Musle

(continued).

p.m.-Sign off for South Asia.

(Germ,, Engl.).

9.05 p.m.-Call DJA and DJE (Ger-

man: English) German Folk Song.

ther Report and Announce-9.10 p.m. -Greetings to our Lasten- ments.

ers

8.05 p.m.-The Boswell Sisters 9.15 p.m.-News and Economic Re-.

(Vocal).

Rudy Starita (Xylophone)

1. Xylophone-

Dance of the Raindrops. The Punch and Judy Show. 2. Vocal-Lullaby of Broadway. 3. Xylophone-

Rio de Janeiro.

Joey the Clown.

4. Vocal-Why Don't you Practice

What you Preach? @

5. Xylophone-

The Squirrel Dance. Dance of the Paper Dolls.

8.30 p.m.-

Musical Comedy Selection Princess Charming

(Sirmay, Ruby and Waller). Vocal Gems-Yes, Madam (Wes- ton, Lee, Waller and Tun- bridge).

Selection-The

Cat and the Fiddle (Harbach 'and Kern), Selection Tulip Time (Stevier

and Wark);

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view in German on DJA, DJE,.. DJN, DJB.

9.30 p.m.-Virtuoso. "Flute Music.

Virich Gebel

9.45 p.m.-Hugo Wolf's "Mignon"

Songs."

10 p.m.-News and Economic Re-

view in English on DJN, DJE and in Dutch on DIA, DJB.

Germany. 10.19 p.m.-To-day in Sound Pictures. 1030 pm-Topical Talk. 1045 p.m.-German Opera Pro-

gramme.

*

12 midnightSign of DJA, DJE

DIN DJB (German: English).

MARRIAGE PAY

FOR R.N.V.R.

9 p.m.-Relay of the Daventry Training Bounty To

News Bulletin (copyright by

Fritz Kreisler (Violin)

1. Song-Good-Eye (Tosti).

2. Violin Solo Shepherd's Mid-

rigal (Kreisler). 3. Song-Vienna

City

dreams (8leczyńzski),

of my

4. Violin Solo-Marguerite (Rach-

maninoff, arr. Kreisler). 5. Song-Springtime reminds me

of you (Rotter). 9.40 p.m.---

London, Apr. 28. Among the articles likely to in- trigue bidders from Scotland is" a

Reuter) and Announcementa. panel of Italian embroidery sup9.20 p.m.-Richard Crooks (Tenor). posed to have been owned by Mary Queen of Scots. This comes up for disposal at Christie's towards the end of May, and displays "in col- oured silks the crucifixion of our Saviour and the two thieves with flowers in gold" threads and in- scriptions round the border." It is said to have been presented to the Duchess of Lennox by Mary Queen of Scots, and to have subsequently been in the possession of the Du- chess's daughter, the Lady Elisa- bech Stuart, who married the Earl of Arundel. Also at Christie's ear- ller in the month there will be auc- tioned a portrait by Laiguliere of Prince James Francis Edward Stu art. which depicts the Old Preten der standing or a terrace with his On the subject of a proposed young sister. This study was for- Western Air Pact, France would merly in the Lonsdale collection. like to know if in the opinion of the German Government. this Pact includes an accord" for air limitation, in the absence of which the security guarantees that it might offer would be practically worthless.

WESTERN AIR FACT The German peace plans con- tribution to the reconstruction of Europe is described by the French Memorandum as more apparent than real. The German Govern- ment's proposition for. the con- chision of a new European Treaty will only assume value in the eyes of the French Government when it knows how the observance `of Germany's new engagements can be guaranteed.

pears to reject in advance the competence of the League Council, and it is aaked: "If one of the agreements of non-aggression, the conclusion of which is visaged by Germany, should be violated, would this violation fall under the

ARMS LIMITATION

The Memorandum asserts that the German Government's at titude on the question of the forti-Covenant?” fication of the Rhineland must be known. It will thus be possible to see 1f the Reich is ready to re- cognize not only in word, but in deed, the principle of collective security, or if, on the contrary, it reserves to itself the possibility of settling by its own will, even by force, its relations with its weaker neighbours by limiting with re- gard to them the carrying out of -assistance..

From the Studio Doreen Ma and George Bond on

Two Pianos.

10 p.m.-Big Ben, from Daventry. 10 p.m.

Albert Sandler and his Orchestra Indiana Sweetheart (Hansen). Love in Idleness (Macbeth). Le Chaland qui Passe (Bixo). Love's last Word (Cremieux), Masquerade (Loeb).

I want your heart (Haydn Wood) Pale Moon-Indian Love Song

(Logan).

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Allegro (Flocco), Amoretten Tanze (Gung')). Blen Almes-Valse (Waldteufel). 10.30 p.m.-Dance Music by Jack Hylton" and his Orchestra... 11 pim-Close down

RADIO MANILA

4.

Be Increased

.

House of Commons, April 8. Lord Stanley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, reply- ing to Lleut.-Com. Agnew (Cam- borne) this afternoon, said:

"I am glad to be able to an- nounce that, as from April 1. marriage allowance is payable to all married men of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve of the age of 21 or over,

"The bounty has also been" in- creased on the Hnes, recently approved for the Territorial Army."

DOCKYARD ESTABLISHMENT Mr. Kenneth Lindsay (Civil Lord) Informed Capt. Plugge (Co. Rochester), who asked if establishment could be extended to all Dockyard employees after ten years' service, that it was im- portant to maintain a proper pro- portion between the -number, of bired and established workpeople in the Royal Dockyards, and to select men for establishment-on grounds of merit and not merely length of service.

For those reasons the Admiralty were not prepared to adopt the course suggested in the question. Approval had recently been given to relax certain restrictions in the filling of vacancies for establish- ment.

The Memorandum observeis: "The Government of the Reich only appears disposed to entsx upon the path of limitation of 5.30 a.m.-Breakfast Hour of Newn

OFFICERS RETIRED and Music-English and Span- armaments with the greatest cir

isn Current Events and Vaude- cumspection.. "The limitation of

Replying to Capt. Piugge. Lord air armaments does not appear to

ville of the Air, "conducted by Stanley stated that 102. officers be envisaged in the Geneva plan

Don Alva. Morning Exercises under the age of 35 at the date' either from the qualitative or by Prof. G. T. Suva of the In-of retiment had retired from quantitative point of view.

sular Life Assurance Company. the Royal Navy since April 1, 1933, am-Sign Off.

under the various special retire-" ment schemes. There is no pre- sent Intention of re-entering any of these officers on the active list

"As for land armaments, do quantitative limitation fa even & p.m.-Sunset Dance Programme suggested, and if it is a question by the Lyric Orchestra, of qualitative limitation nothing is 620 p.m-Spanish Informational said of the putting into effect of Period.

BACK TO THE LEAGUE European security, it is stated, forms a whole, and the principle of collective security is not valid for only part of the Continent.

Referring to Germany's offer to return to the League, the Mero- randum remarks that such an ac- In conclusion, the French Gov- flon would, in the present circum-ernment asks: Does the vital stances, be equivocal. and would right of the people authorize 7 pm-La Insular not be accomplished without con- unilateral cancellation of obliga- dition.

tions undertaken?”

an efficacious system of control, 6.35 pm-English Infornationa which would be an indispensable

Period." condition!"

It is pointed out that thé Ger- Until a clear reply is given to mun suggestion that respect for these questions, no European Gov- future agreements should be en- ernment can undertake the con- sured by a court of arbitration ap-clusion of new agreements,

The Civil Lord, replying Eleut.-Com. Fletcher, said expert- 8.55 pm-Stock quotations, througnments in the use of pulverized the courtesy of Swan, Culbert coal and oil mixtures had been * discontinued for his Majesty's son and Britz.

Cigar and ships, since this method of firing Cigarette Factory; presents was at present unsuitable" for "Aires Filipince with Juan highly-forced naval boilers. DiM- Silos, Jr. and his String En-¦ culties also arose as regards sup- ply, transport, and storage, which semble

made the method impracticable in the case of naval vessels..!

7.20 p.m-Rincon Espanol, featur,

ing Ramon "Estella,