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BRITISH AIRCRAFT

INDUSTRY

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MILITARY AND CIVIL

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Orders from ten countries, concerning large numbers of aero- planes and aggregating in yaine hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling are announced by three British aircraft building com- evalence that the Royal Air Force expan- panies-fresh 9ton programme is not drying up the sources of supply to over- seas buyers. Since the War the British aircraft industry has been the world's chief supplier of al aeronautical material, and in the emergency created by the British government's demands for Air Force equ*fient the nation's aircraft and aero engine builders are not forgetting the claims of export business.

A

VALUABLE RINGS STOLEN

COOK'S LAPSE

Lure Of Sum Chun

Twelve hours after having ab sconded from the residence where he was employed as a cook, a Chi- rese was arrested on suspicion of stealing two rings valued at £165, and on Saturday was brought be fore Mr. Macfadyen at the Kow- loon Magistracy on charges of theft and legal pawning.

The accused man was Leung Qan Yau, 42, cook in the employ of Mrs. J. Russell, No. 8 Tak, Shing Street, and Detective Sub-Inspec- tor P. Cunningham, explained that the rings were alleged to have between been stolen some time June 20 and. July 6, Both rings were platinum and set with dia- monda, One had been purchased from Glasgo several years to: £65, and the other from Shanghai for £100.

ago

Accused was also charged with the theft of så between June 1 and July 8. The money it was stated was placed in an envelope in a drawer with the rings.

notified.

Before their arrival, however, within accused absconded, but twelve hours was arrested. He ad-

mitted pawning the two riZigs for $281.

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Around the Courts

HEROIN PILLS

The case of Lai Kai, who was found with 10,000 heroin pills in his possession, was remanded for one week. In view of the serious- ness of the charge, more time had to be taken to procure further evidence.

LODGING HOUSE

Ho Wing, 51," unemployed, was convicted on Saturday for keeping an unregistered common lodging house at 326, Queen', Rd., Central, second floor.

In prosecuting, Inspector Ellis said that the defendant charged $100 for each lodger. and i was - strongly suspected that he har boured Chinese to be smuggled to Singapore. It was very difficult to keep track of them, and the charge was a serious que.

.

The defendant was fined $20, or three weeks.

Street, first floor, was remanded at the Kowloon Magistracy' 'on Ba-

ILLEGAL ENTRY turday when he appeared before

Nikiwaten Kami. 32. a Japanese Mr. "Macracyen.

seaman was charged at the Cen- The accused was alleged to have tral Magistracy for unlawful en obtaine the money on behalf of try into the Colony without a valid the "Yuk Tam school by purport-passport, and for falling to register ing to be an authorised person to within 72 hours of his arrival. make the collection.

A remand for 48 hours was granted.

:

BIG DRUGS SEIZURŁ Four men and three women ap-. peared on remand before Mr. Mac- fadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy

Inspector Nolloth asked for a remand because there was no Ja- panese Interpreter in the court, and the case is to be heard on Monday.

According to a statement madu

BAG SNATCHER the police. the accused first

Wong Chun, 30, who was con- ok a ring on June 21 which he

on Saturday charged with posses-victed on Friday at the Central awned for $100. On June 23 hesion of a large quantity of heroin Magistracy for bag snatching, was took the other ring, for which he pills, at No. 3 Homuniin Street, on again brought before the "ourt on obtained $110. On June 25. fol- July 3. lewing a run of luck at Sum Chun

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he redeemed the two rings., Thren day on the application of Revenue The case was remanded till Fri-

days later he however again pawn. Officer J. P. O'Neill, for the prose- ed a ring for $120 which he re-cution. deemed on July 2.

Saturday. The case wa further

gather more evidence, remanded for another 48 hours to

The defendant snatched the bag of Mrs. Tam Sin-yu while she was -

From the Avro company comza vance further the science of anti-

THE THEFTS newa of orders from Greece, Aus- aircraft gunnery. In effect, the

Relating the facts of the case, tria, Australia, Finland and Egypt | "Argus" will be a self-contained the prosecuting omeer said that The most considerable of the new unit which may work with either Leung had been employed by Mrs. contracts affects the supply of 38 of the British Fleets and will re- Russell as a cook for the past six- Anson twin-engined monoplanes to move from the cruisers a great teen months, having been taken Australia, 33 of them for recoa-deal of work that now devolyes over from the previous tenants. naissance and bombing duties, and upon them,

On May 20 complainant had oc-

FALSE PRETENCES five for flying instruction. This is In external appearance the castun to wear the rings which she the aeroplane which is now going Queen Bee, which is built by the returned the drawer. Three

Charged with obtaining $3 br into service in large numbers with de "Havilland company, is similar

weeks ago she looked in the drawer false pretences from a married the Royal Air Force in England: to the Tiger Moth light biplane ind saw the rings. On June 1 spe woman residing at No. 62 Aplu primarily as equipment for seven which is used in the Royal A'r placed an envelope containing $8 Street, frst floor on March 10, LI дей "general reconnaissance," Force and in several foreign air in the drawer. This money was Chick Nam. 31. described as # squadrons, that will be charged forces; the chief structural dif- to be used for paying a buil, and school teacher. of No. 114 Aput

make with oversea patrol and coastal ference is that the Tiger Moth is accused was "authorised to defence. It was developed from a made of metal and the pilotless the payment. The till collector

which civil machine, the Type 652 or 'plane of wood.

ensures. however did not visit the house in Avatar, which was designed and among other desirable qualities. June, ana on July 9 complainant built by the Avro company for Im- that the machine will soat it be looked to the drawer to find that perial Airways. Its performance brought down on the water by the envelope was missing. A fur- attracted governmental notice, and gunfire. Like the Tiger Moth the ther search of the drawer revealed orders were placed for the military Queen Bee has a Gipsy Major 130 that the two rings had also dis- version. Thanks to fine streami'n- b.p four-cylinder air-cooled en- appeared. The police were at once ing and the adoption of a retrac- Įgine. tile undercarriage, the Anson at- Metai mojections visible on the tains high speed and general efn-fuselage are the catapult points ciency for relatively small expen- for laneping A pred aerial diture of power; on the maximum stretches from each wing-tip to output of two Siddeley Cheetah the tall unit. The front cockpit is IX engines ta level speed. with open and can be quickly fitted full load, is about 190 miles an with aring controls for use by a hour and it cruises at 160 m.ph.

human pilot. The rear cockpit i A similar aeroplane will shortly closed; it contains the secret me→ be delivered to, the Finnish gov- chanism which controls the ma- ernment for use, in the first place. chine on its course in obedience as a training aircraft. It la equip to radio signals sent from a ship ped with dual fiying controls so or a battery. Magnum radius of that pilots may be given instruc- controlled pilotless dight is about tion in the handing of modern ten miles from the, operating cen- twin-engined aircraft in readiness tre. Maximum level speed of the On June 29 hẹ again pawned a Mr. Hugh-Jones appeared for the walking along Caine Road on for the likely acquisition by Fin-Queen Bee is about 100 m.p.h. and ring for $110, and on June 3 the land of some of the fastest pre- sent-day twin-engined bombers.

Greets about to take delivery of a batch of thirty Tutor trainer biplanes. which are needed to in augurate a scheme for the expan- sion of the Greek Air Force. Ex- 'ceptionally severe flying trials pre- ceded award of the contract to the Avro company, including ascents and landings directly across wind

Cuitles have emphasized the re- with half a gale blowing. In the tatively poor performance of the hands of Mr. Thorn, Avro demon- Queen Bee-speed about half that stration plot, the Tutor readily of the modern bomber and "cell-. accomplished this extreme feating far lower-and have express- Trainer aeroplanes of several na ed doubts whether gunnery prac tions were submitted for consi-tice on targets diaring so widely deration.

from the targets that would be presented in wartime is really worth while, The Admiralty's re- ply, as stated recently in the House of Com ons by Lord Stan- ley, Parliamentary Secretary to the The Admiralty bas decided to | Admiralty, is that "it is a great equip the ́ola aircraft carrier | feat to be enabled to have a fly- "Argus" as a tender ir pilotless |ing target at all.”. Bo far as is aeroplanes of the kind used for known, no other country has de- anti-aircraft gunnery practice. Upveloped pilotless aircraft to the to the present the vessel engaged same level of eficiency. ir controlling the robot aircraft Queen Bees are also to be adopt-" has been any available cruiser fit-ed by the Army, and several of the ted with the special radio ap machines concerned in the sub- paratus required for the work.stantial order placed 'recently by That system worked well when the the Ale Ministry will be attached number of pilotless target planes from itme to time with anti-air. was limited and ing practice craft batteries, which in the past was comparatively rare, but with have had to be content with prac- the increase in the number of ro- tice on a drogue target towed on a bots and the large increase in the cng cable behind an aeroplane. amount of time devoted to anti-Other possible uses are under con- aircraft gunnery from warships | sideration." A Queen Bee.. for provision of a special ship nas' be-example, might be fitted with an come essential.

automatic camera and wed for

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it can climb to a height of about 10.000 feet. Queen Bees are built with wheel or float undercarriages. according to the duties to be im- posed on them.

ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERY

At least eight pliotless aero-close photographie reconnaissance planes of the Queen Bee type will over the lines, for which task. its be carried on the converted ability to rise from small fields and "Argus." On board ship will it small size-making it à dimicn't be special gear for launching and target-would suit it admirably. saiving the robots and radio-con- trol apparatus to guide them as they fly. The "Argus" will carry

an extra marking party and ma¬ chines for recording accuracy of gupare, and will also be fitted with modern landing apparattis enabl

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Gatwick airport, or *London

ing her to be used in the deck Bouth, which has been officially landing training of Fleet Air Arm opened by Lord Swinton, the Air plots. The Board of Adentralty Minister, on Jane 6, has stures believes that these changes that make it unique ame the greatly facilitate training and da (Continiled on Page 11.)

second ring was pawned for $180. Both of these rings he had failed to redeem...

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defence. It is understood that Mr. | Thursday, and threw her on the W. Hamilton, Superintendent of sround. He was chased and ar- Imports and Exports Department rested by a Shantung constable. will take charge of the casË.

The case was remidad in or At a previous hearing it was in- der to afford Leung De to raise❘timated that two large boxes were sundelent - money to redeem the unearthed, containing some 2,000,

000 pills.

rings.

The frequency of this type of larceny was deplored by aspec- tor Kirby, and the defendant was to be examined as to his fitness for a thrashing.

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