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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1936.

MOTOR CAR JOURNEY THROUGH

INDO-CHINA

Interesting Travel Talk At

Rotary Club

ADVENTURES ON WAY

Members of the Rotary Club listened at tiffin yes. terday to an interesting account of the recent motor car trip by Rotarian J, R. Paton and his wife through Indo- China to Angkor.

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Opportunity was taken at the tilin to thank the re- tiring President (Prof. L. Forster) and welcome Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, newly elected President.

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CHAIRMAN'S FAREWELL

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T20 following guests were wel- comed:--Rotarian Edward J. Field, o: "Adelaide, South, Australla; Ro- Farian L. Falkner, of Shanghial; M. Pules Leurquin and M."C. Rea- ner, of Hong Kong; and Messrs. K. T. Ho of Honolulu, Hawall; Shim Kye-lim, of Swatow; J. G. Cox, of Cawnpore, and 5. R. Childs of Hong Kong.

The Chairman introduced a new member. Mr W. C W. Nixon, pro- Tessor of gynaecology and obstretics a the Hong Kong University. Ro- Luzian Field brought greetings from the Adelaide C.ub.

Opportunity was also taken to saw larewgil 10 Rotarian Hill, who is leaving for Engiand, vla Canada, this week, and Rotarian Brown, who is leaving on Saturday for Singapore, from where he will fly by K.L.M. air service to Europe on traver.

In announcing niy retirement from the presidency, Prof. L. Fors- ter sald

As this will be the last occasion on which I shall have the privilege of occupying this chair as Presi- dent. I should like Brst of all to

which, to the man in the street, are hidden behind a facade or dirty little houses and shops. We | reached Wuchbw at 9.30 and left aimost immediate y for Nanning

The rock formation below us was | extremely interesting, huge volcanic looking masses sticking up in the middle of fertlig plains. We often peeped into the centre of extinct volcanoes where little communities were settled, growing crops, raising cows and chickens, shut off from the outside world by an apparently ¦ Impassable wall sheer rock. From the ground level no one would have thought of their existence.

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row and until we crossed the fron- tler from Tongkin into Annam, very crowded. Here we had our first experience 01 Indo-China car ferries. There were two of them between Hanoi and Vinh. They were barges propelled by an out- board mocur on the end ofa swivelled pole, which when scienti. fically wiggled about, drove and manoeuvred us about very clever- ly. In shallow water the motor

·was lifted.

At 7 p.m. we arrived at the house, of our friend, M. Lagrize, the Re- sident of the Province of Vinh. After a delightful dinner with our damily we enjoyed our last sleep In conventional "surroundings for

attle time.

OBITUARY

FORMER LOCAL RESIDENTS

Cabled news from home" was re- ceived locally of the death st home of Miss Veronica Lockhart Smith, daughter of the Hon. Mr. N L and Mrs Lockhart-Smith,

Deceased who

was only nine years age left the Colony "with her mother and little brother in August and was then in her paual health. How she came about by her death was not disclosed but the deepest sympathy will be ex- tended to the bereaved parents and family in the heavy loss which they had sustained.

MRS. ADAMS

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ROUND THE WORLD IN 30 DAYS

American Doctor In Hong Kong

ENTIRELY BY AIR

On an attempt to be the first man to circumvent the globe entirely by commercial air ser- vices, Dr. Bolivar Lang Falcon- er, an American physician, ar- rived in Hong Kong yesterday by the R.MA, Dorado.

Although he has always before him the round-the-world-in-80- days dash of Phileas Fogg, Dr. Falconer is not seeking to emulate the frenzied dash of Jules Verne's

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great fictional character, for time is not the essence of his trip. However, he hopes to make the tourney within a month.

Making arrangementa for his flight did not cause Dr. Falconer much trouble,

He simply paid the American Express Company. at Dallas, Texas, G.$3,355 (H.K.$10,065), for passages

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hotel accommodation, and that organisation did the rest.

Mrs. Adams, wife of Mr. Vinh is on the main north and Adams; engineer on the Shanghai south road, known as the Mandarin river steamer Pao Wo died in 1 Road. We struck of it at right Shanghal Sunday morning. News! angles, inland to across the ́ An- of her death was received by cable namite chain into Laos. From this locally. Her mother, Mrs. Prat point the roads were rather un- was informed on Friday that her known quantities, mud and sand deceased daughter was auffering tracks, impassable after heavy small-pox and she left at once for rains with bridges which might or Shanghai where she arrived yes- might not function.. Acting on adterday morning. In the vice, we bought a large chopper for time her daughter had died on use in case a tree should have Sunday morning. fallen across our path.

Formerly Miss, Gwendal ne For-and row. Mrs. Adam, who was anly 23 years

ol age. was married in Hong Kong six months ago. She was a stepdaughter of Mr. H. C. Fratt, warder in the Hong Kong York. Three days later he found Frison Department, and a sister of himself one of 50 passengers on the Mr. Kenneth Forrow, of the Hong first fight from America to Europe Kong Audit Office (formerly of the of the latest German airship, the Botanical and Forestry Depart- General von Hindenburg. ment), who is a well-known local y footballer. The deepest sympathy will be falt for the bersaved hus- band and relatives in the sorrow they have been called Don to bear.

B:ween Vinh and Kim Cuong a distance of only 17 miles there are five ferries to cross. It rained hard and the road was in a terrible state.

BAD ROADS

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It had been raining more or less continually, since we left Hong Kong and we were rather nervous about the state of the roads in Laos. However M. Lagrize assured us that on the other side of the mountains we would find plenty of sunshine-more probably than we wanted. He was right.

From Kha Duong to Nape, the

At 1 p.m. we landed at Lungchow and expected to find a Hanoi car waiting for us. Something how~ ¦ ever had gone wrong with our ad-road vance work and our Hanet car never turned up. We secured an ancient looking Ford and alter clearing customs and having our passports chopped, we set off. The country was really lovely but the drops very abruptly. Bridges are road was terrible.

DEMON DRIVER

Our driver was Inspired by a de- rifle speed. It was nearly too much for us and we started to giggle

mon and hurtled us along at a fer-

one way only and is open for traffic towards Nape from 9 ám, to 10 cm. The reason for this is easily seen and the road is ex- tremely narrow, and dangerous. It climbs up about 6,500 feet and

elementary Boy Scout affairs and at first sight look impassable. To

bezin with I hit on the hoppy idea

of letting my wife drive over these

bridges while I stood in safety and took photograph

express my thanks to the Directors with whom I have worked during the past year for their wing and helplessly as we bounced about in changed that order.

kind co-operation. The' Club has passed through a very successful year for I have experienced no- rning but goodwill and I hope that the same kindness will be extended to Mr. Tam who will have the co- operation of a very good committee,

PLEASANT ATMOSPHERE

I myself and that the Club Is settling down, that friendships are be.ng consolidated and that pleasant atmosphere prevails. Thal the Cub meets with approval is clearly shown by the readiness of responsible people to become mer-

be:s.

We are aware perhaps more of our shortcomings than our virtues but we have not falled to deal wish them. been against the social work but most of us are engaged privately in social work and as a Club we have done a certain amount.

The general criticism has

We have contributed to certain

organisations and are stil snitt- buting to the playground scheme. We have not made much progress with the adult education scheme but we have had severá unanti-":

the back like two peas on a kettle drum. It was too much for the poor car and, after one or two

siops, it suddenly produced a noise

Out

We soon

Just before Nape we dropped out of the clouds into brilliant sun- shine. It was rather fantastic, like

CAR FARES TO COST. LESS

FURTHER REDUCTIONS BY

On May 8 he stepped into a United American Air Lines 'plane at Dallas and few direct to New

IN AIRSHIP

This part of the voyage, Dr.' Falconer says, was one of the most interesting. Airship travelling is more convenient than by "planes and the 50 passengers, although crowded into 25 cabins, found com- modious space to stretch their legs and exercise.

The journey from Lakehurst, New Jersey, to Frankfurt, Germany. took 49 hours, 3 minutes. He ar- rived at the German city on May 14 and went straight to a KLM 'plane which landed him in Am- sterdam the same day.

For two days Dr. Falconer hung

TRAMWAYS COMPANY around Amsterdam waiting for a

connection with the K.L.M. East Indles service. Eventually

he

Yet further substantial reduc-:

resumed his tions in tramway fares are to come 'Journey on May 16 and en May 20 in force according to decisions ar- landed in Penang.

rived at by the management of At Penang occurred the first long the Hong Kong Tramways Com-delay for Dr. Falconer arrived two parting a curtain and coming out pany, such reductions to come into days after the departure of the Dorado for Hong Kong and 25 another world, or equallyThese new decisions were arrived there is no direct. commercial ser-

at folowing the introduction by

force au Jurie 1

tares on routes competing with the

tramways.

Street cars, fares will in future be On the Kennedy Town or Whitty

like a boller factory in full swing | into and stopped on a hill. After much fantastic, like dropping down from discussion we turned back and the ghostly isolation of the Peak more or less coasted to a military to find the sunny shores of Kow- the Bus Company of second-class station, A Se Lun to telephone to loon spread before one. In this Lungchow for another car. The case however there was no sunfly telephone wouldn't work and after Kewloon, only sunny mountain a long and wordy committee meet- | tops' below us. ing, in which the whole garrison and village took part, two ponies, about the size of large chow dogs, were produced and our driver with an armed escort, set off to ride the 15 miles or so back to Lunchow.

We waited in 'A Se Lun from 6.30

p.m. until 1.30 a.m. and once again we set off but not, as we had hoped, towards Indo-China," but back to Lungchow, as the car was not - censed.

We left Lungchow again at 7 s.m. and passed through the gate from China. Our meagre baggage was examined agala, our passports chopped and we left for Langson.

»In Kwanal the rule of the road

vice between Penang and Manila he was forced to cool his heels, not metaphorically, in the humidity of Penang awaiting the departure of the next 'plane for Hong Kong.

SUDDEN HALT

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six cents for first-class and three Leaving Penang on the Dorado At Nape we had some coffe at cents for third-class. These rares on Monday. Mr. Falconer arrived the Government bungalow or rest will also apply on the Causeway on schedule in Hong Kong but house and then set off in the bril-Bay or Happy Valley cars. liant sunshine with the hood of the car down, for Thakek

The inountainous alopes we were descending were now covered with bination of mountain and jungle dense vegetation and this cam-

scenery was extremely striking. We revelled in the sunshine after weeks of wet weather but like many other revellers, we rather overdid

unfortunately his plan has been

Or other routes, the fares remain | brought to an unexpected halt. at in cents for first-class and Ave temporarily. The one broken link cents for third-class.

in his round-the-wörid flight is Soldiers and sailors in uniform, between China and the Philippines will be carried at five cents Arst- and children under 12 years of age, and as the Pan-American service has not yet been extended, Mr. clase on all routes.

Falconer was in a quandary wher he arrived here yesterday.

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Monthly tickets will in future be $8 per month. These were originally $10, but were rduced last year to

e and both of us finished with a $7. touch of sunstroke.

HIGH ROCKS

I forgot to mention that at Vinh by a Chinese boy without having

is, as in Hong Kong but in Tong- I lost my first hat. The last part seen any twins in Siam.

BAD BRIDGES

However," he left for Manila on

the President Taft last night, and

will remain there with friends un- til the service is extended to Macao.

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Then he will return to Hong gipated dimeuitles and I hope that

Kong, fly by private 'plane to Macao the directors will leave the money kin it is "Heep to the Right," Just of the road to Thakek passed

and be a passenger on the first which has not been expended so after we crossed the border a large among huge precipitous rocks over By ten o'clock I had the car clipper from Macao to San Fran- that the work can be carried on. pea green bus swarming with peo- which we flew, Thakek is a little ready and we left for Savannaket- With the exception of the few

I thank you all for the co-opera-ple, came charging towards us and

town on the Mekong River which This part of the trip is impressed miles between Hong Kong and tion and help have received in the to our horror we realised that our for hundreds of miles is the bound-on my mind by the bad bridges

Macao, be will past year.

driver had failed to notice the ary between Slam and Laos.

At over which we had to pass. I have circled the globe entirely by com- Mr. Tam expressed the regret of change over, We were sure for this point the river 15 quite half a already remarked that: some mercial air services. the Club at Prof. Forster's retire-moment that our trip was coming mile across and, when we saw it, bridges looked like Boy Scout ment and moved a hearty vote of to an untimely and sticky end but a calm peaceful sight. I under-affairs. These had obviously been thanks which was carried with ac-fortunate, at the very last minute stand it presents an entirely dif-made by very junior young Scouts clamation.

our man's nerve failed and he ferent aspect when in flood.

who had failed in their "tests! swung over to the right. We liter-

(Laughter). ernment bungalow and found it ed., they stood up, manfully under al times since on round the world However, bad though they look- having visited eastern ports sever- clean and comfortable with good the strain and it is a great tribute tours." food, though simple, and reason- with a letter from the Resident, wetryside was covered with a very graduating in medicine, foined the able in price. Next morning armed they are there at all. The coun- County, Mississippi," and

to French Colonial enterprise that Dr. Falconer was born in Clarke

Siamese town on the other side scrubby jungle with Decasional Philippines Civil Service and rose

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TRIP TO ANGKOR Mr. Paton said:--

The title of my talk is "To Ange kor by the back door." I realised

ally scraped past with a rasping

noise:

The road.

We reached Langson at 11.00 a.m. 400 late that such a title, taken strawberries at tiffin. In another and were delighted to get fresh in conjunction with my Scottish car we left for Handl nationality, might be able to was good but the car gave trouble. ml.construction. Let me now set- Each time we stopped, we were sur- tle až doubts, I am flot about to rounded by an interested group. describe a method or getting in to Angkor without paying at the door. (

assure you. (Laughter)."

HEAVY RAIN

We stayed that night in the Gov-

crossed in 'a sampan to Lakong the'

of the

U

A GLOBE TROTTER Dr. Falconer is no stranger to the Far East having been stationed, in Manfia from 1901 to 1915 and

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pretty patches. We arrived. in to be director. He returned to the river. The banks of the Savannaket before two o'clock, to United States in 1915 and joined river were steep and we had to find that the bungalow was fall the Civil Service, og at dhe parah scramble upon our hands and a most unusual occurrence but two Retiring in 1930 be has been an as it were quite the opposite, I We arrived in Hanoi on Satur-knees grasping lumps of Siam in army planes had arrived and were inveterate globe-trotter since and day evening and but for the help our Bista like William the Con-waiting for better visibility over the has been: to practically every part I had always wanted, to visit the jog a member of the staff of the

queror in 1068 (Laughter).

Annamite chain before crossing to of the globe,sna mata ru.ne of Angkor, those mysterious Banque de l'Indo Chine, to whom

Thia Uttle Siamese town was Handl

- Dr. Falconer is writing his 'ex- and awe inspiring temples, built we had letters of Introduction, we quite different in atmosphere from Things looked bad as we were Periences for the North American by man and slowly being destroyed would have had to wait there until its Laotian neighbour over the bor-both rather exhausted and our Newspaper Alliance: pre by nature.

His trip so far, he says, has been the Monday to arrange our credit der. The rule of the road in Stam little sunstroke wis making itself The gentlemen of the French facilities. As it was I was unable to keep to the left and we might felt and we intended to rest up the bereft of adventure: "It's been Consulate were extremly helpful | to make use of a letter to the Shell have been confused but there were remainder. However, the alter-just like a trip by street cars," he and we had no difficulty in ship Company, kindly given me by Ro-no cars, only two-seater rickehas native appeared to be to sleep in said yesterday. We have not been ping our car to Haiphong. My wife tarian Bell., This would have en- run by a cyclist, These rickshas a most unattractive Annamite doss a minute behind time-anywhere." and I took the night boat to Can- } abled me to open a credit account are a Blamese invention so obvious-house. Our letter from M. Lagleze ton and at a a.m. on Friday, March throughout Indo-China for gasolinely they must have room for two of Vinh to the Resident of Savan- 27, we took off from there in an and so save me carrying more passengers. (Laughter). They have naket worked wonders, and before valuable from a social point of view. aeroplane.

pread into many places in Cam-long two airmen were sharing a we

were given eve

every Fying over Canton was a revela-We left Hanol at 2 p.m. on Sun-bodia and southern Laos, vt room and there was a bedroom free whether we needed them or not.

money than necessary.

tion to me. I was amazed at the day when it was raining hard. The "number" of gardens and parks road was good, but extremely nar-

· At eight o'clock we returned to for us. I may mention here that Thakek in a motor cande skippered though our introductions were in-

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