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DOMINION OF THE AIR
The New Imperial Scheme
II.-"BEYOND COMPETITION"
London, May 19.
In the article below the Managing Director of Imperial Airways concludes his description of the Empire Air Mail scheme, which, he argues, will place British air transport In a position comparable With that won by the British marine service.
(BY G. E. WOODS HUMPHERY)
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In the present condition of waria affairs, while hutional air services must rely on subsidies from their national Exchequers to supplement their earnings from ordinary traffe, receipts. cach, country seeks carry its own mail in its own air- craft. Passengers also prefer to Gravel in their own nasional air- eraft, and therefore pays an alr transport company, which has not an adequate amount of its own national traffic, to develop and emphasize some special feature or attraction which will appeal at least to a sectior. of the traffe of others. But 18 would be folly to subordinate the major ssue in rder to prevent the minor loss of trude that arises from such a rational In
entirely world. free from the competition of national ambition, the world's carrying would doubtless be carred on regardless of nationality, but in the world as it is to-day, and as 11 Is likely to remain during the pre- sent generat.on, the importance of 'maintaining national transport
services cannot be questioned.
Cause.
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I must be kept in mind chat to cry out the Empire Air Mall scheme with aircraft of, say, the Luglas variety would cost about £500,000 more a year, with no emperisaling advantages--not even in speed. This comment does not imply adverse criticism upon this particular type of Arcraft, which is, of course excellent, but. It's size and certain other features do not suit our conditions
AIR AND OCEAN
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though it might be of value in maintaining schedule against head
winda.
COST OF SPEED Again, as the speed increases so does the law of diminish ng re- turns operate, and at the higher
increase in, speeds a very great speed in miles an hour, with its accompanying increase cost must be achieved to effect a saving that is worth while' in the total transit time in a journey of say. 12.000 miles. The following table W perhaps make this
in
matter
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
FRIDAY,
JUNE
LAWN
BOWLS
YANKEES WIN
BASEBALL RESULTS
New York, June 3.
The following were the resulta of the League baseball matches played to-day.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R.
H.
Boston
.8
0
Pittsburgh
3
9
1
Eleven innings were played.
1
New York Chicago
3
0
3
Schumacher pitched.
',
Brooklyn
3
9
0
7
12
2
St. Louis
וי
No other games were scheduled.
St. Louis Washington
Detroit
7 11 Fox and Goslin hit homers. Philadelphia 11. 14"
AMERICAN LEAGUE
7 3 7 B 0
3
1
Chicago
1
5
T
Rutang pitened. New York ......... 11 Crosett hothered.
15
0
B
10
1
2
10
2
Boston
clear, and I should point out that the table, is based not on the sim- ple idea that any part of the route can be flown at any time of the day or night in any state of the Reufer. weather, but due allowance has
been made for normal winds where
Cleveland
Important towns happen to be lo- partners in the British Common- cated, where exceptionally difficult | wealth of nations greater bene- fing conditions prevall, and wherents than any one of them could it is reasonably practicable to pro- vide the necessary alds to make day and night flying reliable.
London to Sydney Aircraft Cruising Transit Time in Speed'n Still Air Days In Normal
Operation 101 days
110 m.p.h.
130 m.p.h.
81 days
150 m.p.h
7 days
175 m.p.h
200 m.p.h.
73 days
6 days
It will be noted that the schedule
is cut from 10 days to 8 days by a 20-miles an hour increase. but to cut it from 7 days to 6 days requires a 50-miles an crease...
hour in-
possibly achieve singly, no matter with what energy and init.ative and at what expenditure air de- velopments were pursued.
There can be no doubt of the advantages that would accrue to our foreign competitors If the Empire services were split up
operating among several panies. The development' of large aircraft would then most impossible. The
com-
Open Singles Match Results
Meeting in the First Round of the Lawn Bowls Singles Cham- plonship. 3. D. Thomson beat C. Strange at the Taikoo Recreation Chub yesterday by the score of 21 to 17, played over 21 heads.
It was a ding-dong struggle until the 17th head when the score was 15-all, Thomson then took the lead with a three. At the twentieth head the score was Thomson 20 and Strange 17. The 21st head was exciting. Strange hy three and Thomson with his last wood pushed through to lay one, the necessary one for victory. it
At the Hong Kong Electric Re- creation Club W. K. Way ran out the winner against A. M. Rumjahn by the score of 22 to 7. played over 18 heads,
Thereafter
Way led from the beginning but Rumjahr leveled up at the 7th.
not Way did
look back. Rumjaan did not register a single shot after a single on the ninth head.
After being down for most part of the game, J. Fraser recovered briliantly to beat W. Gul by 21 shots to 13 on the IR.C. ground
23
heads.
after playing läser scored a possible.
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5, 1936.
LOCAL TENNIS
I.R.C. Beaten By University
On the Sockunpoo ground, the home team, the Indian Recreation Club, lost to the University by 8 sets to 3.
Keen tennis was witnessed as evidenced by the fact that there two ties. scores and were close Play was, however, not up to the usual third "division standard. A Rahmin, the LR.C. captain played
good game.
The scores follow.—
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A. Rahmin and A. S. Sumad
(I.R.G)~~~
lost to Y. N. Tan and M. C.
Hung
2-8
lost to K. L. Chan O. P. Ong 4-8 beat S. Ha and P. C. Yu, ...... 6-3 A. Bakar and D. M. A. Razack
(IRC.):-
lost to Tan and Hung ...... drew with Chan and Ong drew with Ha and Yu
1-8 6-6 6-6
K. Rami and A. R.
(IRC):—
Abbas
beat Tan and Hung lost to Chan and Ong lost to Ha and Yu
e-2
2-6 5-7
RECREIO . C.S.C.C.
beat
At King's Park the Club de Recreio
the Civil Service Cricket Club by 8 sets to 1 in the The Division of the Lawn Tennis
League.
The scheduled match between
. J. Bebbington and C. M. Alves was not played at the Kowloon Docks as arranged, neither of the players turning up.
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W. L. Walker beat. R. F. Luz 22-11 at C.8.C.C. after 21 heads.
•
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*"H." A. Alves beat R. Duncan
22-19 at RC.C. after 24 heads.
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W. Mulcahy beat E. C. Fincher become al- 22-9 at Recreio after 23 heads.
Individual
OLYMPIC GAMES
Nurmi, Invited As Guest Of Honour
C. Noronha and H. Noronha
(Récrelo);
beat B. Agafuroff and W.
H. Colledge
beat G. F. Bentley and R,
M. Wood
beat R. A. J. Simpson and
H. G. Bullock
A M. Siva and H. Gonsalves
(Recreio):
beat Agafuroff and Col-
ledge
beat Bentley and Wood ... beat Simpson and Bullock LA. Silva and J Xavier
(Recreio);
beat Agaturoft and Cot-
ledge
lost to Bentley and Wood
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ENGLAND'S WOMEN
GOLFERS
Ireland Bring Off Surprise Victory Over Scotland
Southport, May 13. England made
excellent start on the Southport and Ains- dale course to-day in their attempt women's interna- to regain the tional golf championship, writes a correspondent.
games
to
one
They defeated Wales by eight In the morning match. Surprisingly enough, Miss Diana Fishwick. winner of the British title on the neighbouring Formby course in 1932, was the only member of the home side to lose her game.
Miss Fishwick, thoroughly out of form but cheerful enough in the throes of adversity, lost by 5 and to Mrs. Idina Mills, a slim, graceful player who was making her second appearance in inter- national golf.
Mrs. Mills, although hitting the ball splendidly, did not obtain ex- ceptionally brilliant figures. but Mies Fishwick hit one bad shot ufter another. Not even the assis- tance of Maidment, the caddie who carried for Alfred Padgham on. the same course last week, could enable the ex-champion to find her usually good putting touch.
Miss Fishwick's weak putting was especially surprising as the greens were in perfect condition,
From one end to the other of the Ist the Trish girls played well. Miss C. Tiernan put up a great Anderson, Aght against Miss J, whose heroic putt at Gleneagles last week enabled Britain to balve the Curtis Cup match with America!--
Miss Tiernan was three down at
the eighth, but fought on bravely to recover to only one down. Miss Anderson, however, in a tense struggle took the match on the Eeventeenth green by 2 and 1.
The other leading matches went
favour steadily in
of Ireland. Miss D. Ferguson (the captain), Mrs. J. B. Walker, Miss P. Sher-
lock, Mra. Beck and Miss Pentony all proved to be in their best form and bewildered Scottish support- ers, who had regarded the later match against England as the most severe test for their team.
Mrs. Beck began in sensational style against Miss M. J. Couper,...
Scottish champion, by former holing out, from a bunker to win the first hole in a "birdie" two. That
who Inspired Mrs. Beck, held on to a good lead and wor 2 and 1.
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6--1 and the course, after heavy over WAVE OF PROSPERITY
6-0
night rain. gave players Every condence
were
All the Americans who practising for the championship, which will be begun on Friday, were overjoyed at the change in to 5-conditions. I shall be able 8-2 pitch them up to the pin now." 6-0
was the smiling.remark of Miss P. Berg.
Miss
Of the successful English prayers Wanda Morgan, British Garon, 62 champion, and Mrs. P. 2 English champion. were the 'raost
impressive.
beat Simpson and Bullock 6-3
K.LT.C. V. ARMY
At King's Park the Kowloon Indians Tennis Club beat the
nis League.
"Hong Kong Dally Press" Special)
Helsingfors, June 4. The German Olympic Committee has invited Paavo Nurm, greatestry Tennis Club by 7 sets to 2 in funner of all times, to be their the "Division of the Lawn Ten. guest of honour at the forthcoming Olymple Games at Berlin, It is not surprising perhaps that Nurmi, who brought to his coun-
a vast new enterprise in such a
no fewer try
than eight Gold public service air transport Medals from the Olymple Games thoughts should turn to State at Antwerp, Parls and Amsterdam, ownership, and there is something will certainly accept this invita- to be said in its favour. I do not on-
IS
companies would be unable to ob tain aircraft designed and bufit to their particular requirements
the because
numbers required
and would be too small,
they would have to operate with stan- One is prompted by this to con-
The Empire Air Mail scheme is dard aircraft. Our aircraft buff- sider whether there is any analogy due to be inaugurated next year.uld then face very formid- between ar services to distant parts and the first of the aircraft be-able competition in building air- and steamship services, and to in- ing built for the scheme is due to craft in small numbers to com- quire why, with such vast loads fy within a few weeks and addi- pete with those--e.s.. Douglas and being transported between various tional aircraft will come along at Junkers-that other countries are parts of the Empire, we should intervals afterwards until there able, because of their large home have had all these years past only are sufficient aircraft available for market, to build almost in mass weekly and fortnightly sailings of the inauguration of the scheme. production steamsh ps, rather than daily or
The adoption of the present polley two or three times a day depar- by the British Government cannot .tures of smaller vessels. Obytously fail to have its reaction on other comfort, convenience, and ameni-countries. The completion of the ties increase at sea" with the size of scheme will. I think, place British craft; and it is so constantly stated air transport on the Empire trunk by shipping authorides that econo-routes beyond the influence of my comes with size, that we can foreign competition, and will con- accept this statement without ques-solidate, its position in the world. be regarded as a financial success. I am sufidently an Imperialist and I do not overlook the fact The following table whit show the
to rejoice at the bereft that the that many State railways have
a large element of speculation. transit time by ordinary steamsh Empire Air Mail scheme will give been started not so much with the
Had the enterprise been State- mail, by present air mall." and in the traders of the Empire. The objects for which an ordinary rall- under the Empire Mail proposals.scheme wih, I think, ensure to the way is established but to meet a owned the Government would al- after provision has been made over Empire a simlar place in
air need for opening up an un-most certainly have paid more in large parts (but not all of the transport 'as has bre-
developed country or for strate-Interest and in addition would route for night fyag:-
On the enjoyed in the marine world, and,gical purposes.
other have had to carry the commercial
London to --
Moreover, the Government moreover, it will secure this place hand I know of State rallways, risks. SM PAS. E.A.M.S. without recourse to uneconomic and even of municipal transport machine is not adapted to cope subsidy, which has been applied to undertakings, which continue year with a developing, changing, and extensively by fore gn countries in after year to requ're their operat-Elghly competitive industry, and past to undermine British ing loss to be covered from their could not be expected to adjus: The cup nie of een respective Treasuries. In stupping fiselt as quickly as a commercial tain British shipping companies there is the outstanding case of concern to changing conditions. will still be fresh in the minds the fallure of the United States with the result that development The sche of many readers.
national shipping would undoubtedly have been de-.
.layed To
tion
Calcutta". 18 Singapore 22 Bydney
31
3 12) It must be emphasized that the
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figures given above are not the ultimate transit times under the Empire Mal Scheme,
dules will be speeded up progres- sively as improvements are made in the ground organization) unti probably they can be shortened by a day to a day and a halt.
to
the
*-**T
know of any State-owned trans-Transocean. News Service. port enterprise, however, that can
effort to runi lines,
which must be regarded as having
respect in all countries
those who have criticized
The Hambling Committee was During the 12 years of its exis- either the amount of the Govern- ment assistance that has been emphatic upon the need for the tence the company has established a position in which it is accorded given to Imperial Airways, a who State-alded air transport company have suggested that the routes to be left free for ordinary com- great In choosing the speed of aircrait should be divided among several tercial development, and by com- through which it operates. It waL most parison with the various foreign the pioneer of the large multi- for the new fleet, we have sough companies, I would state to find the most acceptable comey that the present planar companies operating in Europe. engined aircraft, right through the promise between speed and cost could not be secured as firmly not which are under closer control of stages of twin and tripe engines to "and we shall doubtless be crtized operated as cheaply or efficiently their respective Governments. I four engines, on which the com- has standardized for five both by those who wish
gof split among a number of small suggest that the Hambling Company
operating mittee's recommendation is fally years past. This lead is now be- companies and by those who want subsidized faster, lower fares; and as the two are along various Empire lines. I do justified: A League of Nationsing followed by other nations, in- dtamétrically opposed, we hope not believe that such a scheme publication on air transport has cluding America, years after Im- are perial Airways adopted the polley. Airways that we have hit the happy mean could even now be carried out stated: "Imperial If we have done so, we shail; in the without valfcrmity of policy. I perhaps second to no other Euro-On the technical side it has as ordinary nature of things get beleve there was no reasonable pean line as regards economic has frequently been stated, reduc- aame publicationed its operating costs in 3 most about an equal amount of criticism hope of this scheme being brought working." The on the two diametr.cally opposed to fruition, except through the also calculated financial autonomy satisfactory way. "and has reached medium of one powerful organiza- factors and put the order of the proud position of being less counts.
dependent upon subsidy and near- ton. having behind it the support merit:- of the Home Government and the Governments of the British terri- tories oversen.
Needless to say, before deciding upon the speed a great deal of careful study and research was undertaken, and it is an interesting
The benefits of the scheme are sidelight that geographical consi-
facilities so immense and far-reaching that derations and ground
the present situation may be said have an influence on the choice of the most suitable compromised to have vindicated
of
F
Imperial Airways Deutsche Luft Hansa
(Germany)
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er Anancial autonomy than any company in Europe, which operates
35.4
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8.7
Air France Italy
The case
S. A. Hussain and S. S. Hus-
sain (K.I.T.C.);
beat 8. M. Fowles and
S. Q. M. S. Warr beat S. Q. M. S. Millar and
Sergt. King beat B/Sgt. Davis
6-3
6-1
and
8/8st. Cooper
6-2
M
A. Khan M. F. Khan (KIT.C.))
lost to Fowles and Warr...
4 6
beat Millar and King
6-2
beat Davis and Cooper
4
Dr. H. M, Singh and T. M. V.
Devan (KIT.C.):
beat Fowles and Warr beat Millar and King lost to Davis and Cooper
K.C.C. (2) ▼, 0.0.0,
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GREAT DRIVING "
Miss Morgan, one of the longest drivers in women's golf, hit the ball too far for her opponent. Miss Isabella. Rieben. Welsh champion, whose undoubtedly pleasing style was of no avail against the almost masculine "punch" in Miss Mor- gan's shots. The Kent girl hit shot after shot down the middle, to the discomfort of Miss Rieben.
One of Miss Morgan's efforts was an "eagle" three at the ninth, à hole of 460 yards where well- an immense drive and a played iron shot to within 5ft. of the pin gave her a lead of two holes.
Miss Rieben made more than one bid after that to draw level.
But 40 Per Cent. Are Inadequately Fed
"Coming to the other branch of our appeal, the social conditions of the people of this country, I would ke to ask not what has been ap complished, but what has even been attempted to relleve the dis- tress in millions of households.
"We are now enjoying, a wave of prosperity. It gbes in a curve, up- down, up-down, but in spite of the fact that we are now almost on the
cress of a wave we have 1.800.000 workers living on the scanty bread of
leness, condemned to the de- moralising stupor of those who have nothing to do from morni till
eve.
W
"We have it on the authority of men of science, who have devoted whole of their lives to the study of this problem, that over 40 per cent. of our fellow countrymen are in- adequately fed in a land of exube- rant plenty and abounding wealth.
"There are still millions ving in habitations that are unfit for hu- man beings to dwell in, and side by side with these conditions we have statistical and. Revenue testimony
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and won by four and two.
Mrs. Garon played many fine 6-3 second shots and outplayed the 6-4 happy-go-lucky Miss Pyman, who 2-e lost stx and four,
With England leading by seven games to one Miss Garnham and At the Valley yesterday the Miss Lloyd went to the nineteenth Kowloon Cricket Club (2) beat the hole to decide their gams. L.G.U Cratgengower Cricket Club by 5 rules are rules, however, and it was sets to 4 in the "C Division of
the Lawn Tennis League,
N.
P. Karanjia
Sadick (CCC));
8
and 0.
drew with N. J. Bebbing-
ton and A, L Risher... 6-6 last to V. V. Freeman and
E. Kirby
A
lost to D. Orr and
Pallippens Cassumbhoy and D. Hung
(C.C.C)):
drew with Bebbington and
Fisher
worth the trouble to watch Miss Garnham hole a long putt for a "birdie" two to beat hier opponent IRELAND'S UNEXPECTED
STRENGTH
Following England's victory came the real sensation. Beot- 3-6 land, the chiampions, were beaten by Ireland whose team arrived at 5-7 Southport with only small hope of
success.
6-0 beat Freeman and Kirby 6-1 lost to Orr and Philippens 4-6 G Choa and A. Hung (C.C.C.):
lost to Bebbington
Msher
and
3-8
beat Freeman and Kirby 75 beat Orr and Philippens 7-5
R.C.C. (1) v. KT.G.C.A.
lost to Chan and Chan lost to She and Yeo beat Pang and Wong
S.C.A.A. v. C.R.C.
huge incomes enjoyed by a few.
"There is a fatal supinenëss, a
lack of grip. It is not callousness, is a lack of energy, a lack of lead, a lack of drive, a lack of insight.
'On the social side we have noth- ing to show but that miserable little bill for the relief of the dis- tressed areas by spending a million on new industries. It is an insult to the Intelligence of a great 'as- sembly.
"Observing things after a long period of public service I w I tell you what strikes me. It is one of the tragedies of the present grave situation that all the qualities of great leadership to-day are being displayed by dictatorships, and that all the hesitancy, vacillation and poliroonery are manifested by de- mocracies.
In the war-I know it-it was a all the cther way, and that is why the great democracles won, and 3
they were the only ones that sur- 3-6 vived. The autocracies went 6-4
A SAD REFLECTION.
"It is a sad reflection that demo- ciacy should be purposeful, re30-
At King's Park the South China Athletic Association beat the Chi-lute, valiant and self-sacrificing in nese Recreation Club by 8 sets to war, and be aimless, feeble, timor- ous and self-indulgent in the pur- 3 in the "C" Division of the Lawn
sult of peace. It is a fact, and it is Tennis League yesterday.
the dominant fae: of the hour,
S, Chan and K.H. Wong
(S.C.A.A.):
beat C. Wel and P. F.
Choy
beat W, M. Cheung and
F. F. LI
beat H, N. Chan and T. F.
Lo
E, K, Ho and C. L Lau
(8,C.A.A.):
E. Watson and R. S. Capell
(K.C.C));
lost to H. and A Chan 16 beat G. She and Y, C. Yeo 7-5 beat O. L. Pang and W. S.
Wong
6~1
lost to. Wel and Choy
beat Cheung and £1
beat Chan and Lo....
At Cox's Path, the Kowloon in anything like comparable con- ditions. The company has consis-Cricket Club (1) beat the Kowloon tently pursued a policy intended Tong Garden City Club by 6 sets for State-ownership not to give the highest possible to in the "C" Division of the the recom- might be stronger it Imperial speed to the few who can afford lawn tennis League yesterday. speed. It is one of the most immendations of the Hambling Com-Airways had paid high dividendst pay for it, but a service fast operating mittee of 1923, and the policy while in receipt of subsidy The enough to be of value to the max!- portant funcions. technique to determine the point which has been followed in civil facts, however, are the reverse mum number-with the overriding that British air at which increased speed produces aviation affairs by successive Secre- The Government set Imperial Air-consideration an improvement in the overall taries of State for Air in Labour, ways a difficult task. In any case transport should become self-sup- time of transit without undue cost. Conservative, and National Gov- they left the shareholders to carry porting at the earliest possible The benefit of increased speed ernments The foundation of the the whole of the commercial risk moment. While doing so it la in Goverd- makes Itself falt in jumps; for whole scheme consists in unity of involved in the establishment of co-operating with the example, an increase from 120 to conception, purpose, and direction, what was, after all, an entirely ment, opening up a line of de-- 130.mes an hour might, according and the superstructure is depen- new industry. The average return velopment for the Empire air ser- to the length of the stage and the dent upon good will and co-opera- that has been paid by the com-vices which will bring inestimable position of important towns, &c. tion between the Governments of pany on its share capital is un-value to the Empire and secure its very well be quite valueless in rela the several parts of the Empire. der 4 per cent, per annuia, not an air transport in an impregnable N, A. E. Mackay and J.8. tion to overall transit time, al-Here is a scheme giving to all undue amount for an enterprise position for the future.
W. Gitting and GA, White
(K.C.C.);
lost to Chan and Chan beat she and Yeo
beat Pang and Wong
Smith (KCQUE
T. K. Leung and F. Y. Kwok
(S.C.A.A):
lost to Wel and Choy
lost to Cheung and L
beat Chan and lo
6-3
believe me.
"If the churches are united in their determination to put these right without deference to powerful interests, with the influence they B-1 wie'd both outside as well as inside the churches, and also without re- 8-2ference to party prejudices and predilections, all these wrongs and miseries would be swept away in a decade.
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6-2
Buy
"I ask you let us work while yet we have time, and work with a zeal and a devotion worthy of the sa~ cred trust committed to .our
(Cheers.).
charge."
The conference sat in priváte In 4-6 the afternoon to discuss details of 6-2 organisation.
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