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HOW DREXEL BROKE A RECORD.

10,300 FEET: FROM EARTH.

The aviator Drexel, interviewed after his record-making flight, during which bo asconded to height of 10,300 feet, thus 'de-, scribos his sensations,

"You see, when I got woll started I was making probably| fifty miles an hour, as I swung around in ten-mile circlos. That rates of spood stirs up some breozo. Add to this the rush of air from the propoller, which in the Bariot is directly in front of the aviator, and you get a total blow in your face, that about| equals the effect of travelling a hundred miles an hour. I've travelled 110 miles an hour, and it's a little worse then...

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THE AVIATOR.

"But one gets used to this constant hurricano. It's this tor-mot and ovorcome, and all in the rific sweep of air, more than the hundredth part of a minuto. actual temporature, that makes "You've got to keep your hoid you cold. It almost froze my face for the machine, you know. You before I got to the top, and while can't do any montal aviating. my fect and body were comfort. guess it's just as woll, for ably warm, my hands and arins there's no telling what might happen if you paused to dwell were stiff from the cold.

When I was up about sovon or upon where you were and what eight thousand foot I began to feel would result if the engine It was just a touch of stopped popping or ond of thess nausea, I guess, duo perhaps to wires so sinall you can't seaf the still changes in air pressure, them suapped or if that bit of for I was ascending rapidly. For bolt that holds the wings a moment my head was all sort of should get tired of its task!" light and I had a passing sens tion as if everything were extremno ly fanny. I wanted to laugh.

The barograph showed me

queer.

"These things flash through my mind, even with the engine and the steering to tend. But I somehow it's that tiny bolt tant

tho

mue

THE MANILA CARNIVAL,

"A PROBLEM.' Now that the Carnival has become a permanent fixture in Manila more thought is boing given to perfecting methods for its management, deepening and widoning the volume of its in- finence and reducing the necessary cost of effective operation, says contemporary.

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As is well known, the location of the big festival's grounds on Wallaen field has been but a tom- porary arrangement so far. All of the buildings and constructions erected for the use of the Carnival have boon moro temporary affairs intended to serve, the transient

SATURDAY MARCH

LOCAL AVIATION.

A large number of spoutators

SUPREME COURT.

A SHEEP DISPUTE.

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gathered to-day at Shatin Valley PARTNERSHIP ISSUE IN THE

SUMMARY COURT.

Before Mr. Justice F. A. Baze

in the exportation of scoingår. Van den Born give the first aviation: exhibition in Hongkong. Un- fortunately the wind proved too high to allow of the aviator flyland, Acting Puise Judgo, in the ing. It is hoped that the wea-Court of Summary Jurisdiction ther conditions to-morrow will be this morning, the Num Ki firm, of

suitablo,

1911

To-day'sTM Advertisements.

Boundary

Measurements,

PARTICULARS and CONDI Auction' Bale, to be held on MON- TIONS of the Letting by Public DAY. the 27th day of Marais, 1911, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Excellendy the Governor, of One Lat Works Department, by Order of Hig', No. 12, Western Street, sheep in of Crown Land at Kennely Road, in SUNDAY SERVICES.

porters, sued Tim Wai Shum, Mak | the Colony of Hongkong, far a' term of Chung and Mak Yuet Kwai, trad-76 years, with the option of renewal at Crow Rent to be fixed by the Sur St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong. ingas the Wing Hop firm, to re-reyor of II Majesty the King, for

3rd Sunday in Lont. Holy cover the sum of $441.78, boing one farther term of 75 years. Communion, 8.15 a.m. Matins, amount due for sheep old and de- 11 a.m. Responses, Ferinlivered. On the writ of summons PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. Paalms, of the 10th morning first two dofondants were describ |issued against the defendants, thig (11.); Bonedioite, Ward in D; Benedictus, Garrett in G Anthem, taste and soc

Goss. Holy Communion, 11.45 am. Kyrie, Hopkins in A; Hymns, 203, 528 (Tune 259). Preacher.—Rov. Maurico

Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for Ponsonby, M.A. Evensong, the plaintiff and Mr. P. W. Gold- 5.45 p.m. Responses, Ferial; ring, of Messrs, Goldring, Burlow Psalms, of the 19th evening (1.); Magnificat, Hopkins (5th evening); Nunc Dimittis, Fel- ton; Hymns, 90 22 and 252. Union Church, Kennedy Road.- Minister, Rev. C. H. Hickling. Publie Worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

St.

ed an butchers and the third de- fondant as a spinster who was a stall-holder in the Control Market.

The plaintiff also claimed costs of

action.

Inland Lot Na, 19;6] Registry No.

LOCALITY.

Belar inland

No. 1736.

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IN 199 .Dr

and Morrell, represented the Hongkong, 18th Mar., 1011. second and the third defendants.

Annual Rest

Upset Price.

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Tho case, which had come on | AMERICAN AND ORIENTAL before the Court before, was re-

- LINE. duced to an issue as to whether the

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. second and third defendants wore puriners,

'S.S.

AFGHAN PRINCE," FROM NEW YORK.

Mr. Goldring asked his Lord- Andrew's Church, Nathan ship for permission to adjourn at Road, Kowloon. 3rd Sunday twelve o'clock, as it was impossible in Lent Morning Servico, at 11 to dispose of the case that day and n.m., Holy Communion, at noon. he would be very busy for the Sunday School, at 2.30 p.m. rest of the day.

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~ONSIGNEES of Cargo by the informed that all Goods are being baded at their risk into the hazardous

abova named veasul are heruby

and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the

March, at at 2.10 p.m.

in British School. Evening Ser- Ilia Lordship Oh, yes, cortain-Hongkong and. Kowloon Wharf and vice, it0 p.m. Services on Sun-ly. (To Mr. Gardiner)-What Godown Co., Limited, Kowl, whence days areHoly Communion are the facts of the case? delivery may be obtained ..on 1st, 2nd and 4th Sundays,

Mr. Gardinor stated that the Alt broken, chafod; nnd damaged at 8 a.m.; Holy Communion on

where they will be examined on the 24th 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays ut facts in briof were that in Decem-goods are to be left in the godowns, noon. Morning Prayer, at 11 ber, 1909, the plaintiff supplied

No claims will be admitted after tho n.ui. Evening Prayer, at 6 sheep to stall No. 4, Central

Market. The place was a beef Goods have left the Godoway and all stall before-but-subsequently the Goods remaining undelivered after the Wing. Hop sign was put up and 24th March: will bo subject to rent. mutton only was dealt in. Plain- All Claims against the Steamer must } tiff supplied sheep on various presented to the Undersigned on or dates and the actual amount of the before the 30th March, or they will not No Fire Insurance has been effected. ARNHOLD KARBERG & Co., Hongkong, 18th Mar., 1911:

Perk Church. Holy Communion,

at 8 a.m.

still had a long way to go to get siicks in my thoughts. If it purpose of the first noods of the the record 1 hod "determined" to should give way, well, 1 up-onterprise.

There have beon' several rea- bring down. That brought mo pose I wouldn't know to my son1839, I rather think after five thousand feet or so! suas why this has been so. In had passed through a momentary I suppose the heart would give the first place the Carnival itself period of unconsciousness, out about that time.".

for the first two or three years of "Aftor nine thousand foot tho "You see the vital thing is to its existence was a mero experi air was so thin that the propollor kesp

machine properly ment. No one could foresee what didn't have nearly the same push-balanced in the air. Let one of the mateome would be. Many were ing power as lower down. I saw those bolts break or work loose possimistic enough to believe that that the only way to reach my and your wing would turn unlike the first Carnival would be the goal would be to bounce. an unbrella in a hurricane and last one as well. Then, too, the pointed the machine down and why, you'd come down!

devolopment of the Carnival hans fet out the engine full force, still

"Yes, there's a sense of therisk not followed exactly the lines it going down until top spoed was and the danger. Bat, oh, it's was at first expected to take. reached, maybe as much as fascinating! Why, it makes more rapul strides that its most sional billiard player, visited the The expositional idea has made Mr. Alee. Taylor, the profes- seventy miles in hour. Thon

automobiling, even at Oxpress enthusiastic backers expected YM.C. Association rooms

Wesleyan Methodist Church,

Wanchai.Sorvice Morning, 10.15. Sorvico Evening G.

BILLIARDS.

on

-quickly I tilted her up, and the ecd, look ridióulous! You see from it.. Tinsel and bunting doTuesday, and played a gaine with the first dofondant's name did not!

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balance due was some $488. The plaintiff recognised all the throo defendants as partners. Two of the defendants wero mother and son. The second and third defondants were registered as licensees but terrific momentum carried her!

when I start out to smash are very well for the housings and Mr. Towler. Mr. Taylor was to The second and third defendants appear on the registry at all, hundreds of foot higher..

cord as I did Wodnesday-1 "It was that bounce which put always set a goal ascom in and his Jesters, but the sorious Taylor was not up to his usual Credit had been given to the

the trappings of King Carnival score 400 to Mr. Fowler's 200. Mr. were soon sitting in the stall. On account of the ILLNESS Meat supplied in bulk. the baragraph oat of business.

portion of his retinue require form, while Mr. Fowler played a The ink spilled, and while there's

visiblo pen scratch on the 10,000. To cartla just sinks away as something more substantial and splendid game throughout. He known them for a good number licensees, as the plaintiff had. line, they won't let me have more if I were falling backward from it. enduring. Hence the Carnival won easily, scoring his 200 bofore of yours and trusted them, and than do 9970 recorded in ink. I don't have time to consider Association is now facing a very ir. Taylor reached the 250 mark also the firet defendant. They Oh, no, I'm not complaining, but I scenery or

sentiment. Thoro's serious problem in the matter of After the match, Mr. Taylor gavo subsequently obtained judgment really think I wont up 10,300 foot the proper mixing of petrol and location and equipment for the un exhibition of fancy shots.

against the Wing Hop." “During the latter part of the gasoline to be regulated. The future. climb and the first part of the constant air-changes demand The temporary structures ou descent, I was above the clouds, different proportions. Howean Wallace field have about sorved I had nothing taguide me, though toll just what combination is sed-out their day. Indeed they have I felt I was still over the land. ed? It's intuition. I guess. If boen more or less of an eyesore crouched down so as to avoid the sweзp of air in my face, and ovory little while I looked back to, seo how the tail was working. It wobbles, you know.

had the wrong one, I'd not be long finding it out.”.

through the two or three years between the yonrly sessions of the Stop à moment, reader, and Carnival. They will all probably think of tobogganing down have to be torn down this year hillside of other in semi-darkaoss, and no one who values the beauty with nothing between your pre-of Wallace fold will regret it....

The question with which the sent manly-or womanly-form and human hamburg steak but a new Carnival management will little spread of thin stulf, stretch have to wrestle is whether the ed taut and held by piano wiro: Association shall go on, from sliding down at a rate of say fifty year to your building those miles an hour, to be conservative temporary and othorwiso un

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Two other games were played last night at the Soldiers Club between the 1.E. "A" team and tho K.O.Y.L.I. Both resulted in wins for the former team.

RE. "A" TEAM. Capt. Addison........ Lieut. Aston

250 250

K.O.Y.L.I. Bandmann Spergehaltor 174 Private Harris............ 186

Captain Addison was in good form, and made a break of 33.

LOG BOOK.

The fall was so swift that my Bystem couldn't accommodato it self to the rapid changes, and again felt sick. I don't know any way to describe the sensation of dropping out of space into space, -you have to do it to know how it mikes, you feel. But once or as becomes Philadelphians! satisfactory structures at al The "China Critic" of the 4th twice on the down siido I think I Don't you over dream about cost altogether incommensurate instant writes: The bund is must have slipped the neose of falling or things of that sort?" with their effectiveness; or whe-being filled up with hundrede of consciousness for a second or two," asked

ther the Association shall find tons of exports awaiting the Sometimes in his descent, said

"No," he answered,

permanent location and begin the arrival of the first steamers to Mr. Drexol, the winds seomed "Will the day of passenger construction of buildings and roach the bund.` to come from directly above, and airships come?"

equipment that shall not only not! -sometimes from directly below.

By all mзins. But dirigible | bo birbarian in their uncouthmoss For you must remember that he was where wind, directions are not confined to points of the com- pass. He was where win le are as free to blow up or down as to blow across.

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Mr. Vaughan Williams-Eng-

His Lordship-Idon't want you to disclose your brief, Mr. Gold- ring but I would like to be given some explanation, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be in the dark about the matter..

Mr. Goldring-I'll be very pleased to give it to your Lord- ship. The position is simply this. We were elling on com

mission for the Wing Hop

His Lordship-Is the Wing Hop the defendant?

Mr. Goldring-YOB.

Hlie Lordship-Somebody else

was the Wing Hop?

Mr. Goldring-Yes.

His LordshipYou were sim-

ply selling on commission?

Mr. Goldring-Yos. Evidence was than led and the case was adjourned.

Prof. Reilly-Ultimately all

balloons will never do. Yontan't but shall also have some degree ishi folk-song has long been the works of art must live or not by munago a gasbag in the wind." of permanency to them. It seems

to us that if the Carnival is to ugly duckling of the folk-song their appeal to the imagination. come into its own and the Islands family.

Bishop of London. If the

"And how much higher than 10,000 fost will min yet fly?"

*Mr. P MADARIAGA The Race on Sunday is Hongkong, 13th Mar., 1911.

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