1938-06-29 — Page 7

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

PROGRESS OF PACIFIC AIR TRAVEL

Mr. Phil S. Delaney's Talk

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To Local Rotarians

The speaker at the weekly tiffin meeting of the Rotary Club held in the Root Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday, was Mr. Phil S. Delaney, who chose for his subject "Trans-Pacific Air Transport Progress and Prospects."

Mr. Delaney dealt very fully with his subject and the talk was s most interesting one in that it gave an insight into the vast amount, of organisation necessary to maintain a first-class schedule.

After Mr. Delaney had been making trans-Paclic flying ther- thanked by Mr. G. White or be-oughly safe, as it has proven to be. half of the Club, Prof. W. L Ger- rard. who had been peting prest- dent since the departure of Major

COMMITTED TO SESSIONS

Man Charged With

Wounding

GENERAL

INTERESTING LOCAL ART EVENTS

Show Of Pictures By Gifted Young. Chinese Artist

Two

Interesting

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events

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Committal proceedings against Leung Nam were concluded before Mr. Butters at the Central Court yesterday, on charges of unlawful wounding and indicting bodily harm on three women with taking place under the auspices Hong Kong Working kitchen knife, when the accused of the

Artists' Guild early in July. The, was committed for trial.

first is a memorial exhibition at Detective Inspector Darkin prothe Chinese Chamber of Com- secuted.

merce on July 6, 7 and 8 of the paintings of the late Mr. Wong Ol-Hung.

Chinese art, arrived in the Colony

It was alleged that on June 2. defendant, who was having lunch NAVIGATION AND RADIO was told by his mother to keep

This gifted young artist, who Navigation is also a vital factor, portion of the food for her

Leung Taan, sister of the Was one of the most promising F. D. Walker, told the meetin and here again, the radio comes niece. that this was the last time he into it's own through the radio defendant. supported her mother's pupils of Mr. Ke Kim-fu. the found- would have the honour to preside direction ander or "D. F" How suggestion. whereupon defendant er of what may be called modern over their meetings as the new ever, celestial navigation, the old, struck hep for joining in the argu-a few weeks ago as a refugee. President. the Hon. Dr. Li Shu-old practice of "abooting the suniment and picked up a kitchen knife Hls pictures were shown in the

her on her head. still the best-used and chopped fun. would

of trans-ocean- serial neck and shoulder. method Tuesday.

During the assault. Leung." It unknown his show was not & Prof. Gerrard thanked members navigation. as the "D. F." is de- for the support they had given him signed largely as a check on the was alleged, attacked other fellow success. and assured Dr. L that if the positions taken by the plane's tenants and wounded them with

one-half hours.

office next or stars" is assume

St. Francis Hotel, but, because both his name and his work were

He was already" suxering from

same co-operation was extended navigation oficer every one and the chopper, as a result of which advanced tubercolosis, and he died;

to him he would find his task an easy one indeed.

MIR. DELANEY'S ADDRESS Addressing the meeting Mr. De laney said:-

three womch were sent to the

suffering from: Radio Instruments on the, Clp-hospital

head pers are never aflent, for the big wounds.

shortly afterwards in the... Tung Wah Eastern Hospital.

It is with the dual purpose of

making his pictures known to the public and of selling some of them to provide Anancial support for

flying boats are contacted from the An additional charge of breach ground every 157 minutes and of the Deportation Ordinance was position reports are sent in every imposed on defendant when he At every station, there was committed. Inspector" Darkin As an "Agitator for Air Travel," half hour. I am grateful for this opportunity is a start of licensed radio opera- said defendant was banished from his mother. that the exhibition is to tell you of the progress of the tors who maintain 24-hour service. the Colony for life in November, now being held. A memorial meet- trans-Pacific route to Bong Kong It is interesting to note that every 1936. He pleaded guilty to the of his friends and admirers is and what further developments we Clipper carries a kite, exactly like charge and was sentenced to 12 taking place at 5.30 pm, on July are likely to realise in the not-a boy's plaything, except that it is months imprisonment

made of light dural and aero- far-distant future.

Trans-Pacific air transport ser-plane linen. In case of a forced vice was began in the fall of 1935 landing at, sea. It could be down! as far as Mania-fourteen months in anything above a six-mile an ago today, completion of it's final hour breeze to haul up an aerial link was effected by the arrival at for the Clipper's radio--these kites Kar Tak Airport of the first cargo are painted bright red and visible of air mail ever to be carried befor miles at sea.,,' tween the United States and Asia.

WEATHER

MAINTENANCE

The mechanical dependability of Weather over the 8750-mile route the Clippers, made possible by especially upper-air weather--has amazingly modern and efficient been one of the most important maintenance shops at all of the main over- considerations in the development island bases, with

of trans-Pacific flying. From the haul hase

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FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

-VIENNESE ARTIST

The second event is a rare and important one in the artistic life of the Colony. Dr. Emma Milch- Bormann. the lustrious Viennese artist, has shown her sympathy The following forthcoming mar for the Chinese in the present riages are announced:

conflict by sending" a number of

tan Museum New York. Some of the pictures of Mr. Wong 01-Hung will also be shewn on this occa- sion

Mr. Chan Siu-wan, assistant in her wood cuts for sale in aid of the American Express Company, the Chinese Red Cross. These compradore department, and Miss will be shown in the Cathedral Wal Hang-feng, of No. 52 Robinson Hall, by the courtesy of the

Bishop, on July 11. 12 and 13. Road.

Mr. James Liu Wing-fook, teacher

These woodcuts have an inter- at the Regional Seminary. Aber-national fame, many of them at Alameda, is one deen, and Miss Theresa Lo Fung- having been acquired by the Bri- outset, it was necessary to establish of the most outstanding accom-vuk, clerk at the Commercial Press, tish Museum and the Metropoli- a "most extensive radio-meteoro-plishments of the trans-Pacific Ltd. logical organisation capable of ad- alt line. Mechanical troubles are vising pilots in advance what extremely rare, and never has a to make a forced course to fly, how high to fly, how Clipper had much gasoline would be required landing at sea, although they are tu make the flight (and still have capable of doing so safely. "When 40 per cent of fuel left over), how a Clipper comes home to, Alameda. long it would take to get to des- the Division Engineer is given the tination and what weather condi- reports of the Captain and the aight engineer, including the lats tions to anticipate en route

Data, enabling plots to be in ter's voluminous log, which con possession of such information, is tains more than 9,600 entries for obtained twice daily from 350 dif- the round trip. From these re- ferent sources ranging from Amert ports, engineers are able to per-pleted. ca's Middle West to Siberia, and form accurate overhaul with full from Alaska to the South Seas Knowledge of the performance of ion Club will be held on Tuesdays Paintings round the world in a Ships at sea turnish the bulk of the plane and it's motors.

it for forecasting, and keep on

furnishing reports by radio direct

to Clippers while in fight.

ISLAND BASES

At Guam, Wake and

A.R.P. LECTURES

FOR WOMEN.

The next five lectures at the

ROUND THE WORLD

Mr. Jack Chen, son of Mr. Eugene Chen, noted Chinese Helena May Institute, to be held diplomat, has recently formed a very Wednesday at 6.45 p.m., Will Federation of Chinese Artists, of oc on air raid precautions.

which the Working Artists' Guild Lectures on first aid will be given is the Hong Kong centre. In the when the AR.P. course is com-name of the Federation he

taking an exhibition of Chinese Lectures at the Indian Recrea-

few weeks' time.

Instead of Wednesdays, at 5.30 pm.

is

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1938.-PAGE

WALK IN COMFORT

by WEARING

SHOES OF REPUTE

'LANEFORD' SHOE'S

"from

$14.50

LESS 10% ̈

CASH DISCOUNT

LANE • CRAWFORD • LTD.

MANFIELD' SHOES"

trom

$19.00

Mens Wear

Department

The House of Quality & Service

MONEY MISSED FROM STORE

Former Servant Arrested

Wong Tou-shun, had been em- ploved for a short period of three

weeks some two months ago at All artists interested in the the Dayarama Silk Store In Han- Federation or those who desire to kow Road, Kowloon. M

Midway

contribute works to the exhibition, A servant who lived in the back- Islands, Pan-American operates its crews of seven, consisting of Cap- either for sale or merely to be yard of the store noticed Wong Upper air readings, obtained by own hotels to accommodate over-taln First. Officer. Navigating shown, are asked to communi- walking out through the back small balloons with the aid of a night passengers.

Officer, Radio Officer, Engineering cate with the Secretary at No. 51. door shortly before opening time thebdollte, are made at all bases The hotels

and Ste-Gloucester Road, top floor, by a Officer, Junior Officer

two days ago. He thought Wong Bying the 2400managing steward, a matron (wheward, these giant 26-ton and supplemented (on

had gone in to see the master, mile stretch between Honolulu and is usually his wife), a white chef beats have piled up more than

and was very much surprised to San Francisco), by readings taken and ten uniformed Chamrro boys 15,000 hours of trans-Pacific ex-

hear later that $87 were missing by officers, aboard Matson liners from the Island of Guam.

from the till.

trained for this purpose.

TALKING BALLOON"

are

stazed

perience-a total of over 2 million MOVEMENTS NOT

women

and ST

REPORTED

Fine For French Subject

Another servant knew where, Each hotel has a bathing beach miles.

Mall loads for 1937 showed an

Wong lived and led the police to for swimmers, a tennis court, ping

his lodgings. Wong was arrested. pong, short wave radio, etc. The increase of 173 per cent over the Accurate wind velocity and direc tiny coralatous island are now preceding year. Air express car.

Appearing before Mr. Barnett at the Kowloon Court yesterday on a tion observations can be had up becoming popular resorts-Mid-goes showed an increase of 117 per to 20,000 feet, but Pan-American way is becoming known for its cent. More than 3,000 passengers.

charge of breaking into the store. Wong

sentenced was

to zix engineers are working on a talking superb bathing, fishing, interesting including 350

months imprisonment with hard balloon carrying apparatus which bird-life and beneficial mineral children, have down a total of over will automatically report, by radio, water, plus the climatical advan-10 million passenger miles, with- Paul Sicault, a French subject, labour. He will only have to serve weather conditions far above the tages of plenty of sunshine and aout a single fatality of serious residing at No. 554, The Peak, was four months of the term if he la present limit of theodolite readings. moderately warm climate.

mishap.

yesterday aned a total sum of able to produce the $54.58. out of A staff of over 60 meteorologists | Wake Island, with a semi-tropical SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE $12 by Mr. Lockhart-Smith at the the total amount, which he had and communication experts are climate, salling, excellent bathing

Central Court when he pleaded spent. constantly engaged in exhaustive and fishing and colourful coral sea each en of the trans-Pacific mute breach of the Registration Orát- Despite seasonal, bad weather at guilty to four summonses for studies of all weather factors over gardens, that can be viewed from Pan-American has been given, by the Pacific and are establishing glass bottom boats, appeals to the United States Post Office, a "additional stations in the Philipmany who want to "get away from schedules-completed score of 90.84 defendant failed to report his de- racks, was fined $15 by Mr. But- On four occasions since April. A. G. Atkins, of Lyemoon Bar-

pine Islands to furnish typhoon re-it all."

per cent. Those who may have partures from and arrival in the ters at the Central Court yester- ports and tropical weather ob-

complained about late air mail Colony.

day for breach of traide regula- scrvations. Their efforts are re

may be assured that relatively

He sulting in closer adherence to

Defendant, who first arrived here tionis

was found speeding

PERFORMANCE AND EQUIPMENT

nance,

MOTORIST FINED

schedule and eten” alding, passen" On Thursday, when the China perfect schedule performance over on March 28, said he was ignorant along King's Road on June 25. ger comfort. since pilots have Clipper leaves Hong Kong for San the Pacific, as it now exists over of the regulations, saying that he learned from them to avoid bumpy Francisco, it will be the beginning the other 41,000 miles of Pan-had been to England several times The China Clipper is scheduled cumulus clouds, But most impor- of the 220th flight across the Pici-American's, routes, is not far off and did not have to submit to all to arrive from Manila tomorrow

by highly-trained (Continued on Back Page) tant of all is their assistance in fic. Manned

POP-NEW METHOD OF CLEANING THE

SILVER

I'VE STUCK A KNIFE.

IN THE CAKE, MUM,

AND IT'S COME"

OUT CLEAN! WHAT SHALL I

DO NOW?

these formalities.

morning."

Tel 28151.

RONALD COLMAN

LOST HORIZON

With Line Wydik: John Howard · Margo » Thon

Mitchell Edward Everett Horton - Isobeł Jewall Screen Play by ROBERT RISKIN

A COLUMBIA PICT

FRIDAY MAJESTIC

By J. MILLAR" WATT

STICK ALL THE OTHER KNIVES

IN

THE

JAPANESE PLANES RAID NANCHANG

Nanchang, June-25,

Over a dozen peasanta were killed or wounded by twenty-four Japanese planes which conflicted

on Nanchang today,

More than 100, mlákien : Mrere dropped by the raiders. “As ́all of, them landed on the outskirts of the city, the casualties were comparatively small considering the large number of bombs zelezted.

(Central News).

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