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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1937.

FLYING

PROFESSOR

(Continued from page 7)

DOMINION DAY CELEBRATED

Canadian Chinese Club Dance

BIG SUCCESS

H

"At the conclusion of the Olym- plad, I returned to Frankfurt and embarked on the Hindenburg for the homeward voyage." Arriving at Lakehurst, I taxied to Newark

The Canadian Chinese Club cele- by airplane and caught. a TWA, plane for Columbus, Ohio. On brated Dominion Day last evening with a very successful dance ab July 3 of this year I resumed my trip. I embarked on a plane at the Peninsula Hotel Columbus for San Francisco,

The root garden was attractively Caught the Philippine Clipper for decorated with rose-coloured ceil- Manila and then took the Hong ing lights, flags of the Dominion Kong Clipper to Hong Kong. Tand a huge cluster of balloons day I will start by trip across which were suspended from the Southern Asia by Imperial Air centre of the ballroom like a ways, Aying all the way to London gigantic bunch of grapes... with numerous "stop-overs.

has

"My stay in Hong Kong been a very pleasant interlude in a very pleasant trip."..

ways.

1.

JULY BANK HOLIDAY

(Continued from Page 1.)

even

On the way home to lunch we overheard people talking about going to the Lido, Big Wave Bay, Shek-O, Castle Peak and Cheung Chow. Everybody seemed so happy that we began to wonder if there was any justice in this world after all.

WARM WELCOME

Still there was work waiting to be done at the office, and like it or not to the office we went, and what a reception!! 11

"Where in the name of

do XXXII

think you you have come from? Who the 1111! do you think you are? Rockefeller' Rather erroneously described as

or The Mabarajah of Timbuctoo? a dinner-dance, it was actually a

Don't, you know this is a working supper-dance, and although in-day? And get this straight-you vitations bore the words 8.30 p.m. very few arrived before 9.30 and supper was served about an hour later.

elther come to work in good time or get out, now get going!"

That certainly was a mouthful and when we got back our courage.. or what little there was left of It-we asked the high and mighty

what he wanted us to do or where

he want us to go.

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0.8.A., HONOLULU, JAPAN RED SHANG=Į

HAI (Ban Francisco, 19th June) CALCUTTA and STRATTO

JATA then toured

Last summer he visited the Ber- In Olympiad, and through parts of Europe. In the middle of August last year he re- turned to America on board the subsequently ill-fated Hingenburg; the airship by which he went to Europe.

are out

TRAVELLED 18,000 MILES In the summer of 1935, Prof. Harris travelled about 18.000 miles

However those who arrived early by air, touring the West Indies, Central and South America on the found the band in attendance and planes of the Pan-American Air-danced gaily until the principal

guests of "the evening arrived.··

There was a large attendance

"Why, you blithering Idiot I and some pretty gowns were worn want you to go to the beaches and

see how many people by the "lovelies."

Among those present we noticed | swimming.” the Canadian Trade Commissioner and Mrs. Ducios who brought a large party, and we admired the love,y dress of "white patterned with huge black flowers worn by In an exclusive interview with a

Major and Mrs. "Dally, Press" representative, Prof. Mrs. Duclos,

Manners were there and the latter Harris said that the joyous re-looked very pretty in peach with a sults of his air "journey have so

two-coloured sash. Miss May Bunn far proved to be out of all pro-had a charming dress of eau-de- portion to expectations, for he has nil covered almost half the world in Mr. and Mrs. Wagstaff were also about one month, though the prt present and Mr. N. K. Bray. mary object of his tour was not Canadian to travel as fast as he could, but

stoner

and

The

Commis- also

Immigration

Mrs Fraser

THE OLD FAITHFUL

We had exactly 81.05. In

our

pockets so we went home and after much trouble got the old bike out of the store room-there is nothing as elaborate as a garage for us--and then we had to go and borrow a pump as both types were flat. After that it was a half- malle push to the nearest, filling station. We bought ourselves a gallon of petrol and off we went Like the dear old lady-"over the

bridge to Brighton," only it was a very local Brighton-the 'dof- Hong Kong was there. We went in for a swim too, and just as we were coming out of the water, lo the "big and behold! there was chief" disporting himself on the sands

And it seemed as though all

principally to enjoy a pleasure brought a big party, and Mr. B. W. Mrs. McBain and cruise and partly to acquire as Kirk, Mr. and much knowledge and impressions party, Dr. Sun and party. Mr. W. of" the customs of mankind as A. Smith and party, Mr. Chas. possible to furnish materials for Suen and party, Mr. Lee Y. Fong his lectures when he returns to and party, Mr. and Mrs. Medley and parly, Mrs. S. C. Hong and Americal.

party, Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Lang and

It's a good job we had our old party, Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Wong. Mr. L. L. Quon (Treasurer of the Club), Mr. G. L Chow (Pres-bike, bless her spluttering car- dent), Mr. Frank Read and many burettor or we'd never have been others were all present and festivi- able to go to the beach. And then ties continued until "the weë ma hours" of the morning. OFFICIALS

TWO NIGHTS ON CLIPPER Departing from his home town on June 3, Prof. Harris left for Los Angeles by the Trans-Continental Airways, from whence he flew to San Francisco where he crossed the Pacific Ocean by the Philippine Clipper landing in Honolulu after traversing a stretch of 2,4000 miles or non-stop flight, spending two nights on the clipper ship

!

The officials were:-

Officers (1937):-President, Geo. Chow; Vice-President, Noreen Lum; Secretary, Fan J. Lee; Ass Secretary, Irenie Lee: Treasurer, Lyman Li Quon.

From Honolulu he flew to Manila by the same clipper-ship stopping for one night each at Midway, Wake and Guam Islands where beautiful hotels owned and oper- ated by the Pan-American Airways accommodate air passengers.

Leaving Mantis" on the Hong | S.-Ing. Kong Clipper he arrived at Hong Kong on June 23 after staying a few hours in Macao.

REPULSE BAY AND THE PEAK

With regard to Hong Kong the Professor emphasized, in

the

Mark,

Dance Committee:-P. May Bunn, Enoch Bunn

Master of Ceremonies:-William

WALL COLLAPSE

When the rear backyard wall of course of the interview, that he No. 60 Yan Chow Street collapsed, thoroughly enjoyed his visit, add-yesterday morning four persons ing that he spent a wonderful time were injured. at Repulse Bay and the Peak, the panoramic beauty of which is famed, he remarked, all over the world."

Apparently the collapse was due to the weight of several tons of sand which were piled against the wall from inside of the house which was under construction,

He went to Canton for three days, where he spent most of his time in sight-seeing and learning the customs of the people. He wasneld, Ohio. hts home greatly surprised to have the

September: 1st. pleasure of enjoying Buch a' com- fortable trip in the Far East on the air-conditioned train.

To-day he is leaving by the Delphinus and will travel by the Imperial Airways to his ultimate destination, London.

In the course of his trip he will call at Tourane, Salzon, Penang, Bangkok, and Calcutta from which place he intends to go on a three weeks tour to Simla and Darjling, the two summer resorts situated on the Himalayas in the north of 'India, before proceeding to the proper route again.

Leaving Calcutta he will call at Karachi, Gwdar, Sharjah, Baghdad, Alexandris, Athens and Brindisi where he will continue his Journey by Italian Airways to Genna...

what?

(The characters are entirely. fictitions.-Ed. "I.K.D.P.")"

CABIN RIFLED

The chief engineer of the sa Ardent, lying at the Cosmopoliton Docks, Kowloon, nàs reported to the police the loss of 200 pesos, $50 in Singapore currency and gold and alver articles to a total value of $240 which were stolen from 1 p.m. his cabin shortly after yesterday.

ROAD MISHAP

M. Russell, of Bay View Man- sion is a patient at the "Queen Mary Hospital suffering from cuta sustained as a result of a traffic accident." It was reported that | Miss Russell, while attempting to cross Queen's Road to Garden Road had run into the alde of a

town, on bua

only

Considering that it will take him three months to tour the world, despite the fact that he'

The

IC

TYPHOON WARNING

American Consulate ceived the following message from the Manila Observatory yesterday

has no intention of travelling as fast as he could and that his air Journey will be broken by having had to take a Trans-Atlantic sea afternoon:-

Typhoon in about Long. 130 E; voyage, his round-the-world, trips will be a great accomplishment. Lat. 18 N, moving west.

From Cenon he will take "Air France to Paris where he will pro- ceed to London by Imperial Air-M.

ways again.

He had intended returning to Bat. America by the Hindenburg but now. he will return by boat.

ROUND-TRIP BY AIR

HONG KONG TIDE TABUM. From July 1 b 8.1937.

Low Warre HION WATER

Hong

He hopes, to take the Breman back to New York, but, remember- Turs ing that he took the Hindenburg Fed.

to America last August after the Olympic Games, he will still be Thura the #first man to complete the

the-trip air cireuth

H

to be back in New

Fork by August 27, and in Green-

5.

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Humidity, 82 per cent,

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Temperature. night, 82 F

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