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EDITORIAL

CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET: LESSONS LEARNT FROM AIR

FORCE ACCIDENTS

One of the most closely guarded secrets of the war is the figures relating to the number of aircraft lost as the result of accidents. MAJOR OLIVER STEWART, M.C., A.F.C., the well-known authority on aviation and a re- gular commentator on the war in the air, had some in- teresting things to say on this particular subject when he broadcast from London yesterday.

CURRENT COST OF

LIVING

The following were the prices ruling in the market yesterday. (Friday): --

Beef Pork

Chicken Capon

The figures of accidents; rush training in this war, but the in the R.A.F. are kept a closej Air Ministry has made all pro- Duck secret, particularly because visions possible against having to do 80 That is why there seems to they are so important," said be sometimes

leisureliness this Major Stewart . When a about

our training Some men: teen huge air force is in action, it have

kept waiting before Potatoes

what Onions has to be fer by innumerable even they begin flying for stations and accidents must seems in them too long a time happen there.

A BIG ITEM

Then there are accidents which;

during thr operational training and finally there will be; accidents in squadrons and which hyve pushing to do with enemy action

accidents

through Losses are always Д big item. 1x+1- Sequently though safety in training may not he vital in war or peace. it is still of im- Portance and in the R.A.F. big efforts are made to keep down the accident figures That is why our training is being criticised as being late, but if accidents go up with a rush it is serious to the air force.

"My opinion is that we are doing everything we can AI avoid rushing our training, be- cause in the first place with- out proper training the stand- ard of flying will immediately drop and secondly, there is this big rise in the accident rate.

TYPE OF AIRCRAFT

that

a

MEAT

74 cts. per lb.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1941.

PROUD TRADITION OF CHINESE SAPPERS

Governor Proposes Toast At Jubilee Dinner

90 cla per ib HOLD ADMIRABLY CLEAN RECORD

POULTRY

$2.20 per catty

1.60

"DURING THEIR 50 YEARS OF LIFE THE CHINESE SAPPERS HAVE BUILT UP A TRADITION OF WHICH THEY AND ALL WHO SERVE WITH THEM MAY BE JUSTLY PROUD. Іл many AQ emergency, such as confronts sappers from time to time, they have shown their worth and they bold an admirably clean record in the unsung routine of fortress fe.

THE "WE ARE TRULY PROUD OF THEIR VIGOUR AND OF FINE REPUTATION WHICH THEY HAVE EARNED FOR THEM- SELVES. In asking you all tonight to drink to the health and suc- cess of the Chinese Section 1 do so in the confident belief that in the years to come they will prove themselves worthy of those who have gone before them.“

"

90

Geese

1.00

Pigeon

85 each

VEGETABLES

12 per lb

Carrots Tomatoes

18

28

Cabbage

28

String beans

36

Spinach

10

Cucumber

.20

.36

10

Lettuce

25

FRUITS

Apples, green Apples, red

.70 68

$2.60 per doz.

18 per ib

.20

.30

18 each

ROYAL ENGINEERS.

Among those dinner

presen

Turnips Melon

"Another thing that affects the Oranges accident rate is the type of air-Pineapple craft used Sometimes It happens Bananas bad machine has been

Limes chosen for training and imme- Lemon diately T

the Recidents. If the operational machines are bad

go

His Excellency the Governor, SIR GEOFFRY NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.. spoke thas when he proposed the health of the Chinese Section of the 22nd and 40th Fortress Company, R.F al the dinner beld ai WELLINGTON BARRACKS last night to mark the GOLDEN JUBILEE of the first enlistment

а CHINESE SAPPER in the CORPS

on

Chinese Section became the

same

day Havildar-Major and forty-nine other Chinese 'sapper were enlisted immediately upon that phenomenon. They formed one half of the Hongkong Com pany of Royal Engineers, the other half being British, which for the next fourteen years carried more or less as before.

they took Gradually. however. on more duties ashore and in 1905 they handed over submarine nin the ing work to the Royal Navy, be- were His Excellency the coming land-animals, so to speak.

OF

al

the accidents must go up Ti must CORRESPONDENCE General Officer Commanding. Ma- You will observe now the parallel

be recorded therefore. that all the air force machines used today are sound"

Major Stewart referred

to the

ANSWERS

"When

Old iron and steel, dirty oil and old drums. oid electric cable and Brewood. Tender forms may be had on application to the Naval

ANOTHER PROMISE Store Officer, Royal Naval Yard, i

OF VICTORY Latest date for Hank Bank receipt of tenders Roon on 7th) WHILE the excitement oc- August.

casioned by Japan's move! Only British subjects will be against Indo-China and the!

H.M. Naval subsequent

taken measures admitted

these by Britain and the United Establishments to ylew

States to

their emphasise 374 growing resentment to such i conduct and their resolve tol meet such aggression, with force if necessary, held a prominent place in the news Maison Abdulrahaman bin last week, only passing at Miran Merchant and Commission tention was directed towards The Russians claim that they have Agent Bania, Belgian Congo, an event the significance of destroyed via Mombasa, invite samples which has hardly been realis-German planes. from Dealers in all classes of ed. This was the grant of a cotton, sill and woollen goods for loan of $425,000,000 by the training.

Next came the war of 1914-1918 when Ladies

the Chinese Sappers were and Gentlemen and United States to Great Bri-

The Chief Engineer, Col. Clif

employed principally on the main- Natives, fancy goods, Leather | lain. When this fresh de-

The following marriages took ford, proposed the Toast of H.M. tenance uf the defence lights Shoes and Canvas Shoes, Toilet monstration of financial col

the Registry, Supreme the King.

equipment. It is a tribute to their Requisite. Send through Congelaboration between these two once a report that the accident Stewart, it depresses the men far place at

Mr. J. Col. Clifford then read the tele. ability. though possibly due to

between bank Bunia or no value direct to great democracies is con-rate was very high amongst the more than a run of heavy casual-Court, yesterday

exchanged A Reynolds, Deputy Registrar, off-grams

the other causes as well, that when Royal Engineers in Hongkong and the war was over the Section, un- Mr. Ma Yuk, shroff, of No the Royal Engineers in the United like almost every other component

Street. and

Miss Lum Kingdom on the occasion of the part of the British army, increas.

Jubilee Mok Golden

of the Chinese ed instead of diminishing in num. Loo-hoon, of No. 21 Ngan Street, ground floor:

Sappers.

bers

U.S.

big quantities.

In the east BOW there is a Struggle going on between two of the largest air forees in the world the Russians and the Germans

several thousands

cfferent types of planes used for training. He said that though the Spitfire was the latest machine t

in

of be standardised it was fairly safe.

also used The consequence The Tornado was of this must be a demand for an epile of accelerallon

German

of

та

Fis high speed. The crew handling qualities of these

chines were of frst class impor tance in the matter of accidents.

"If a squadron has a large num- ber of accidents," went on Major

RUSH TRAINING

"We have, however, ittle in- formation about this. There was

confirmation of this. In Russia

les through enemy

For Better Report. The points raised in your letter are receiving

the attention of our reporter.--Ed H. X. D. P

Two Weddings At Registry

action. We also export Ivories in sidered in conjunction with Germans, but there has been ro squadron suffering from casualties clating--

the passing of the Lease and too if there is a speed-up in train. through enemy action feels stimu-

lated, provided its losses are justi- Catchick 364 Lend Bill, the flow of supplies ing. there must be accidents.

Aed. and war material to Britain Training cannot be rushed with seem so fattle that they react bad- But losses through accidents

from across the Atlantic and out accidents.

ly on pilots. the drastic action taken by

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

the United States economi- cally to make Japan realise of her ways, it

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED the

that ap

error

In 1914-18, we had a big ac- cident rate. We might have to

and is, in short, another pro-

Interim Dividend of shows to what an extent the and allied ability to triumph £2.10 per share, subject to American Government is pre-mise of victory for the forces deduction of Income Tax, has pared to amplify its general been declared for the HALF policy of helping Britain to [of right.

YEAR ending 30th June, 1941, win the war.

(both days inclusive) daring which period по transfer Shares can be registered.

ot

By Order of the Board of Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager. ongkong, 15th July, 1941.

The purpose TRUE TO FORM

message

"The R.A.F. has been bay- ing more accidents in the past because it has been hitting harder and more frequently, at the enemy. Meanwhile, the accident rate, considering the conditions of this war. kept very low indeed.

good,

alr Hiners.

under which

has

•

with

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The following forthcoming mar riages were announced:--

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jor-General C. M. Maltby. M.C., with Darwinian theory! You may the Colonial Secretary (Hon Mr. also be reminded or Kipling's N. L. Smith, the Secretary for Ines:- Chinese Affairs (Hon Mr R. A. C.l North), the Chief Engineer, China Command (Colonial E. H. M. CH ford, R.E), the Commander, Royal Artillery (Brigadier T. McLeod›, Hon Bir Shouson Chow, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, Hon. Mr. Li Tse-fung. Dr C T. Wang, Mr. Fung Tse-ying and many other guests.

gineers.

U.K. TELEGRAM

H.E. THE GOVERNOR In proposing the Toast, His Ex- Courtcellency said:

the Chinese Section of the

the Waters were dried and the Earth did appear

The Lord he created the Engineer.

His gineer,

With the rank and pay of a Sapper."

Majesty's Royal

En

the

3

I am glad to learn frum Colonel

11st.

one cannot but realise that the

DEFENCES MODERNISED Mr. Lam Wing-nin, teacher, of No. The telegram from the United This WRS

as well, asin 48 Kilung Street, Shamshulpoo, Kingdom stated:-"On the occa-thirties Hongkong began to mo-

her defences and Miss Chan Sul-foon, of No. ston of the 50th anniversary on dernise

and the August 1 of the first enlistment of existence of a strong and efficient 32 Apilu Street. Shamshulpoo,

Chinese Sappers into the Corps at nucleus of skilled men was a great The Hongkong. the Royal Engineers in advantage to the Colony. the United Kingdom send their Second Fortress Company WIS congratulations and greetings to formed in 1934 for anti-aircraft Mr. Paul August Crestejo, in

the Chinese personnel of Royal | search-light duties and year by LESSONS OF ACCIDENTS

spector, Dalry Farm Ice and Cold Engineers units in Hongkong." year from that time onwards the "As I said before, the figures of Storage Co., Ltd.. of No. 57 Garden The telegram to Home Head numbers of Chinese Sappers have at rate of 1/2.7/8 per Dollar. for which this loan was THE GERMANS gre cer-accidents are kept secret, but Street, top floor, and Miss Marie quarters stated: "On this Occa- increased steadily.

THE DIVIDEND WILL BE granted to Britain is un-tainly running true to form. one can say that, considering the Stella Cordeiro, of No 22 Tanssion of the Jubilee of the enlist..

the world's A Reuter PAYABLE on and after MON precedented in

from circumstances

the Lung Street. first floor,

ment of the first Chinese Supper Clifford that there has never been In the Corps of Royal Engineers, any lack of recruits. There are DAY, 11th August at the offices financial history. In plain Zurich yesterday announced RAF has been working, they are

Mr. Lan Pak-kong, student, of we request that expressions of ten candidates for every vacancy of the Corporation, where Sharewords, it means that having that the German-controlled "These' accidents," continued No. 25 Jervois Street, and Miss 50 loyalty and humble duty may be and 2 lengthy waiting aulders are requested to apply leased or lent Britain the Paris press has now turned Major Stewart, are an indication May-shun, of No. 146 Burd Street conveyed to His Majesty our Nothing could speak better for the

tools she needs for Warrants.

to defeat on a violent campaign against of what an aeroplane can do.

Colonel in Chief from all Chinese morale of the Company than facts Darlan and the While the R.A.F. offensives suggest

ranks,"

of that kind. THE REGISTER OF Hitlerism, the United States Admiral

Excellency the Governor

It is no surprise to those who SHARES of the Corporation will has provided her with the Vichy Government for adopt that the air force can get knocked SUMMARY COURT an

then proposed the health of the know anything of Chinese history be closed from MONDAY, 28th money now to enable her to ing what is described as a about, they also show that they

CLAIM BY HOTEL Chinese Section of the Royal En- or the Chinese themselves that "Sometimes the ground staff July to SATURDAY, 9th August pay for those supplies which wait and see policy over Herr can manage to get back home.

this aptitude for sapper work has she purchased from the Hitler's adventure in Russia.learn from accidents. They learn The Hongkong and Shanghai

Chinese been displayed by the States prior to the lend and By a form of reasoning which to give the pilots more help and Hotels, Limited, were the plaintiffs

section. Whether one regards that astonishing lease agreement.

the defence work, only the Nazis seem capable then traffe control at a big air in an action claiming the sum of

at the Summary THE IMPORTANCE of this of understanding, this policy base is another serious problem. $137.90

It is with a real sense of pri-Great Wall of China or, on the new loan lies In the fact that is considered in Berlin to But in the various provisions that before Mr. Justice P. E. F. Cressall

are being made to prevent ac- yesterday.

vilege that I stand here tonight other hand, looks at the wonders which two or three Chinese can it has obviated the necessity conceal the Vichy Govern- cidents, knowledge is being taba - The defendant was A. E. Bowen, as your guest proposing the health work with two or three bamboos, of compelling Britain to sell ment's desire to see Germanylated which will be useful later on of No. 63A Wongnelchong Road, of her securities in America to defeated by Russia. Earlier in time of peace and to help to frat floor, who was represented by Royal Engineers on their Jubilee Chinese are born engineers.

night. pay for her early purchases reports during the week made reduce the accident rates on blg Mr. H. A. de Barros Botelho.

Plaintiffs wore represented by This morning I had the honour when the war started. This mention of agitation in Nazi 354 really was

the intention of political circles for a reshuffle the British Government and of the Vichy Cabinet, in- plans had almost been made dicating that Herr Hitler, for the mobilisation of British having obtained all that Ad- securities for this plan and miral Darlan and his puppets: the only reason that stopped could give him, sees no fur- the sale being completed was ther use for the French trai- HEREBY the adverse reaction such a tor and is contriving to give INTERIM step would have had on the Ma Laval a chance of carry- FIFTY (50) value of British stocks on the ing on where Admiral Darlan cuts per Share has been declared New York market. The Uni- has left off. This develop- payable

18th ted States Government ob-ment is interesting because speeded up their training it may MONDAY, On AUGUST next, on and atter viously did not wish to be it recalls to mind the case of not be because they are losing theatres were altered to 2.30, 5.30, followed the evolutionary process good use the training which they disclosed to us by Professor Dar-received within its ranks. I dare Irishman, Bir Roger heavily. but because they want to 7.46 and 9.46 pm.

The Oriental arid Cathay win. and others.

say, also, that some of them to- which date Dividend Warrants held responsible for causing the may be obtained upon application such a depression in British Casement, in the last war. assault. On our side, our training Theatres in Wanchat will, as from They shewed; you will remem-day were looking on at what they tomorrow, have performances at ber, that our forbears were swim would regard as the 'new entry" at the Registered Office of the values and the present ar-Roger Casement was at one is proceeding at a normal rate.

"Our guess is, therefore, that the 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. instead ming about in the salt waters be with happiness and pride. Company, Canal Road Fast, rangement reached by this time British Consul in Lo-

fore ever they crawled about on

EXCELLENT RECORD loan, which covers a period renco Marques and in receipt, Germans are losing more heavily of 2.30 5.15, 7.20 and 9.80 p.m. Hongkong.

arc. The Lee Theatre will also allerland, Well It appears that once Not many, if any, of us in this of fifteen years, will enable of a pension from the British through accidents than we NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO

payment for these early Government. He turned tral-If Russia and ourselves can in- ing its schedule in the very near upon a time the Royal Engineers room will be present when nity

included among their duties that years hence the Chinese Section" GIVEN that the REGISTER of orders to be completed with tor to Britain, went to Ger- still further, we may be putting up

crease pressure on the Germans future.

of zubmarine mining and. a sub-celebrates its first centenary, but MEMBERS of the Company will

out any undue pressure on many and led what was their accident rate still further. LYSOL POISONING marine mining detachment was there can be no question that the be closed from MONDAY, 4th Britain's economic stability. known as the Irish Brigade.

to sent "Some people believe that in

Hongkong sixty-three excellent record of its first fly A 28-year-old Chinese woman,

years ago. AUGUST, to MONDAY, 18 This is evidence of the Ame-The Germans soon tired of war the RAF pays little atten-

years will be equalled if not sur- found lying 30 1941, both Jays rican determination to

tion to accidents. That boller Wong Eze, was AUGUST,

passed by that of the next fifty. see him and landed him on the comes about because these figures Room No. 202, 8tak Hotel, Queen's

I most warmly congratulate the Inclusivo.

that Britain's financial posi-Irish coast where he Was are kept secret. Really the peel-Road Central at 5.10 p.m. yester tion is maintained at a high talten into custody by the dent rate right from the elemen-day suffering from the effects of duties they soon took to the 3-Chinese Bection on reaching this level, not merely in her own British, tried and shot at the tary school to the flying squadron lysol polson, allegedly self-ad-selves soine Chin civillan hands, mature and distinguished age. In attempt to who proved to be so valuable that human experience fifty years is interests, but in the interests Tower. Admiral Darlan mayla kept down to the lowest possible ministered, in

thirteen years later, fifty years ago the most of a lifetime: but for a of world economy. It proves yet, find himself handed over chines Is Just as important na

figure. Conserving men and ma- commit suleldo.

She was removed to Quem Mary this year, one Cheong Bow was corporate body, such as we honour more than

that-it shows by his German masters to the adding to their numbers, con- Hospital and her condition was created 'sapper. With rocket-like tonight, that span of time menne

Cont'd Page 12, Col. 8 cluded Major Stewart,

promotion this first member of the | American faith in the British fury of a Paris mob.

described ng bolng good.

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

LIMITED

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

NOTICE IS

GIVEN that DIVIDEND of

ап

By Order of the Board, W. F. SIMMONS, Secretary & Assistant Marlager. Hongkong, 25th July, 1941,

"The manner in which the war is going suggests that such accident rates to our own and the enemy air forces must have a profound effect on the course of the conflict. We have reports from Russia which say that the Germans have had to speed up their training beyond all limits of the past,

GERMAN TRAINING

"Even if the Germans have

build up reserves for some future

LAUDABLE TRAINING

Mr. Y. K. Kaan.

of inspecting its two companies For men of such natural abili- Mr. Botelho asked for a week's and I was greatly impressed by ties there is no more valuable than that which the adjournment to settle the affairs their appearance of soldierly effi- training of defendant. He said that as far clency as well as by their steadi-, Royal Engineers can give, when were one thinks of the variety of trades as he knew there was no detence ness and smartness. They

are represented in the obviously proud of themselves and which in the case,

their history, as they have every Corps once again Kipling comes to right to be: I am very glad to mind "We are the men who do have this opportunity of saying something all round": and he that in their hearing

never spoke a truer word.

The adjournment was granted.

NEW TIMES FOR CINEMAS

The occasion of this Jubilee has I have no personal knowledge of caused me to look a little way into what has happened to time ex- As from yesterday, the times of the history of the Section and Ipired men of the Section, but I screenings at the Queen's. King's, was interested to find how closely have no doubt that in a great ma- Alhambra, Star.

Majestic its growth and development had jority of cases they have put to

an

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