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· NIRMEN'S SALARIES.

BY CLARENCE WIN. CHESTER

I will pay yoù two pounds a week and, of course, you will no doubt pick up some presents from the pupils,"

This remark might have been made to one of the lesser among the notoriously ill-paid school masters of this country, but, as matter of fact, it was an offer made to me several years ago by the director of an aviation company, For the magnificent sum of weekly I was expected to train airmen (and possibly airwomen) in machines which me sane pilot of to-day would look at, let alone fly.in.

LONDON.

AS SEEN BY AN AMERICAN OFFICER

I have seen London. I came up from the camp at winchester and was astonished to pass through what seemed to be a vast extent of uncultivated country just before arriving in the city.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY: @MARCH X 1919.

FARM TRAINING FOR OFFICERS.

ALLOWANCES BY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

SPORTING, TIT-BITS.

Lord Lonsdale speaks of boxing ng“ the grandest of all sport.”

It is expected that Dodds, of the Celtic, will be out of the Army at an early date.

Harry Falford," the Bradford Golf Club, is to become profess ional with the La Tonqasi. Club, France.

The Board of Agriculture an nounce in connection with the training of officers upon resettle- ment in civil life that a scheme has been framed under which:

"Allowances of £125 per annum for two years may be granted to a considerable number of officere who wish to farm on their own account in this country on com-

90 I went to an hotel pletion of training, as to

Reece had a break of 564 that was as good as anything in enable them to obtain practical in America, and there were a agricultural experience and train-against Teall recently, It was a great many good-looking womening with selected farmers splendid effort, bat not near his sitting around.

throughout England and Wales: record, which is 901. and

The city was not as gloomy as had pictured is, and the houses were very low miles of them all alike. To me there was too much uniformity.

I was surprised to find the Tower of London a little walled From the Royal Flying Corps town of its own. The jewal Club, the Royal Aero Club, the collection is beyond the power of and the words to describe, but it looked various aerodromes, correspondence column of the like an easy matter to do away Daily Mail, it is evident that the with the keeper. Since Elizabeth's question of wages is of great time little seems to have happened concern to every air pilot who there in the Tower, but I guess intends to continue to fly after it will always be one of the world's general demobilisation. Aviation,showplaces.

"Paddy" Cannon got a special prize for his pluck in the Mara- thou race at Powderhall. The veteran deserved it.

In his 15,000 match in Londoz with J. Harris, C. Falkiner had a break of 33-1.

"Scholarships of varying values up to £176 per annum and fees, for three years, may be given to a small number of officers who Both Wells and Wilde hope to have had either previous exhave contests soon, bat neither perience of farming or a scientific will do anything serious in the education, or both."

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These scholarships will be held boxing line till they are clear of at an approved University or the Army. Agricultural College in England Moir, the Hibernian forward of before the war, might be likened I saw no particularly prominent or Wales, and are intended for last season, and who lost an eye to the theatre so far as salaries buildings apart from St. Paul's candidates who, on completion of some time ago, has resumed play. were concerned there were a but that was wonderful especial- their training, may wish to obtain He was in the Vale of Leven THE Undersigned has received

as agricultural eleven on New Year's Day.

instructions to sell by Pub- few "stars" who could command ly the picture of Christ standing salaried posts fancy prices for exhibition flying, at the door with the lantern, organisers, teachers of agricul-

D. R. Jardine, a son of Mr. Mic Anotion on but the average sirman was not knocking. The buildings had afture, county instructors, mana-R. Jardine, the famous Fettesian TUESDAY, the 11th March, wallowing in wealth, as was dingy look, but the people were gers, etc.

THE GRANTS. popularly supposed. He usually the soul of hospitality, repeatedly struggled along on very little going out of their way to show me Additional allowances may be money, flying, in fact, for flying's around.

made to officers married before

It is said the Celtic have an Westminister Abbey was a dis-the date of the armistice, at the Sake.

so gloomy rate of £24 per annum for each eye on Gillespie, the centre-half There are already signs that appointment. It is

He is a goal some airmen expect fancy prices inside and the fog drifted through child up to and including the age of Ayr United. for peace-time flying; one signing the upper windows, and the dead of 15 years; but the maximum player. The United have enjoyed Paper 27′′ x 38', 50 lba, to ream himself Night Pilot recently had no privacy, the people poking payment under this

quite a successful time since he wrote a letter to the Daily Mail canes at the name plates of poets limited to £90 per annum for any joined them.

whom I lored. How much better one officer. stating that "£100 per annum

J. H. Taylor does not wish These scholarships and all. will not attract the old, tried to be buried on the hills as Cecil

aby modern touchea introduced I believe Iowances are, ni course. not pilots of three and four years Rhodes was buried.

fur officers whose to the game of golf. We golfers, standing. By the majority of understood what the poet meant intended

financial circumstances render he says, are content with the peace-time pilots £10 a week when he said:

Heroes and Kings? Your them independent of Government game handed down to us by our considered a very fair salary, in

assistances. The Board propose view of the fact that the modern

to place in the hands of the local aeroplane is safe and reasonably

authorities throughout England comfortable.

and Wales the award of the allowances and the detailed

There are some thousands of

distance keep.

"In peace let one poet sleep. I had dinner at Ye Cheshire Cheese. If Dr. Johnson ever had ļa steak and kidney pic like the

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The S.A.A.A. is said to be engaged in a scheme of recon- struction on much the same lines THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by

THURSDAY 13th March. 1919.

experienced pilots in this country one I had, no wonder he could administration of that part of the as the A.A.A. There is a great Public Auction on

fargue. It was as wonderful as the

English ale.

The greatest thing to me in all England was Hyde Park. Certain- there must be something

scheme. The necessary arrange- ments for this purpose are cow being made.

feld open to this body for the popularising of amateur sport.

alone. If fancy wages are to be paid to a few, the others will suffer. - A minimum of £10 a week with exceptional pay for exceptional

The award of the scholarships work, might well become est:

will be made on the recommenda- ablished. Most pilots since 1916 fundamentally very fine and tion of a committee appointed by have learned their trade at the very just about the English, or the President of the Board con- Government's expense. There the freedom of expression insisting of Prof. T. B. Wood fore they have not to think of Hyde Park could never exist. (chairman), the Lord Bledisloe, During the month of December "getting back their fees" as in so many other professions and businesses.

By some company directors £5 a week has been suggested as a pilot's pay, but in view of the cost of living there are "ew qualified men who would accept

that

um.

A man got on to a box and said what he believed and took all comers. If he couldn't get a box he stood flat-footed on the park sidewalk, and stated his faith in some cure for human ills.

It wouldn't go in America: we are not liberal enough and we While everything are too self-conscious, must be done to ensure a fair From London and England I reward to efficient men, super-came over to France with my ior" pilots must not expect conceptions of England and the → star

music-ball salaries if English revised. The people were commercial neronautics is to be a wonderfully good and kind, and how beautiful the countryside, and how clean!

Surely the men who lie in Flanders fields for defence of that i beautiful isle of England have, in dying for it, exercised a privilege rather than made a sacrifice.

Auccess.

SIR EVERARD FRASER

60TH BIRTHDAY CEBBRATION.

On the occasion of attaining his sixtieth birthday, Sir Everard Fraser, K.C.M.G. the British Consul-General at Shanghai, re- ceived the congratulations of a large number of his friends, and

by several of them was entertain-

FUTURE LAND SHIPS.

A VISION OF FUTURE WARFARE.

ed, after proposing the health of ment will continue until a super-

the King, proposed Sir Everard's tauk is evolved. health, doing so in a happy speech.

At the moment, as the war |

Mr. A. B. Bruce, Prof. C. Bryner Jones, M.Sc. Mr. C. Home McCall, Sir T. H. Middleton. Mr. S. Sherwood, Mr. P. Watson, with Mr. T. J. Young (secretary):

THE TERM "OFFICERS." This committee will also advise and assist the Board generally in regard to the execution of both parts of the scheme.

the Board

The English Football Associa tion have sent a challenge cup to Japan with a view to popularising the game there. It was from the at British Legation at Tokyo that the suggestion originally came. the Rangers scored 18 goals, and loet but one. They gained the highest possible in points. For January they started badly by losing three points out of a possible four.

Tom Reece is prepared to wager any part of £1,000 that he will beat Inman in the forthcom- ing championship. Plucky! He is also prepared to lay a shade beat of odds that he will

A booklet (L.S.9) is about to be issued by giving particulars of "the scheme and explaining so far as is now possible the steps that Stevenson, Newman, or Falkiner. have been or will be taken to It was reported at the meeting settle officers on the land after of the Players' Union hell. the War. This booklet will recently in London that Scotland be issued before demobilisa was solid for the Union. The tion

to officers who on pro tem. secretary, who is an Army Form Z 15 or Navy Form electrician, said so, and he ought S. 1999 state that they desire to know.

1919, from the various district

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THE Undersioned has received instructions to sell by Pub- lia Auction an

FRIDAY, the 14th March, 1919,

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street

A Large Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture comprisi

ing

agricultural training, and it will Mr, F. R. Foster, who says he also be obtainable after Jan. 1 will play an more, has issued a directorates of the Appointments general invitation to Warwick Department of the Ministry of shire cricketers to come forward and play for their county. We Labour.

The term

"officers for the want, he says, to select men from purpose of this scheme includes the county of Warwick and the warrant officers, non-commission city of Birmingham, and to have Like the aeroplane, the tanked officers and men in the ranks, real championship county for ed at tiffin in the Shanghai Club, as a modern engine of warfare provided they are of suitable 1920.

Mr. E. Jenner Hogg who presid- has come to stay: and develop-oducational promise.

A writer in the Press, under

(herrywood drawing FOOD the name of "Olympic," makes the following remarkable state-suite, cherry wood desk & obair, Chesterfield couches & easy Sir Everard Fraser, in his usual closes, there exist two types of A fleating vision of war in the ment: The annual balance-

chairs, blackwood tables, s'ools whippet. future springs up. The infantry-sheets of certain clubs are marvels & flower tands Task chifonnier, felicitious manner, briefly replied. tank-the light, or

Mr. H, G. Simms, Chairman of and the heavy. The "whippet man has vanished. A great Land of ingenuity in their concealment, Teak desk & bookcases, pictures, the Shanghai Club, afterwards possesses an average speed of Fleet, kindred to our Sea Fleet, and one has only to use one's engravings, carpets, rugs etc. etc. propsed the health of Mr. Jenner eight miles an hour, while the bas been evolved, and a pitched eyes to see that the majority of

Task extension dining tab'e & Hogg, who is now in his eighty heavy is lucky if it achieves five. battle between super-tanks is in the League clubs are doing well." second year, and is probably the Each has its own particular role progress.

It is the clabs of the Scottish chairs, teak sideboard & dinner Gigantic steel land ships,

waggon. teak overmantels İçe ⚫ldest foreign resident in the in battle, the heavy tank breaking

the trench system and wire, while mounting 12iu. guns, crawl pon. League that are referred to." A chest. dinner & desert services, Settlement.

Sir Everard Fraser was born on the "whippet "whose climbing derously over the earth, crashing very serious statement is this. February 27,1859, and is the son of Powers are limited-avoids tren-out thundering salvoes as they Influential authorities of the Lieut-Colonel R.W.Fraser, B.M.I.ches and plays the part of cavalry engage the enemy at a distance of Amateur Athletic Association of He married in 1899, Constance, in open country to outflanking some ten miles. Heavily armour- England are in favour of limiting daughter of A.W. Walkinshaw, of batteries and rounding up trans-ed conning-towers set upon steel prize values to £3 for a first, 42 Foochow. Educated in Aberdeen port.

masts give the ground obser- for a second, and 61 for a third. The serious enemy, at present, vation, and bigh in the air hover- These authorities are also against he was appointed Student Inter- preter in China on March 30, of each type is the field, or anti-ing planes spot for their guns.

what they call "huge gate meet- In the intervening space thous- 1880, was acting Consul at Foo-tank gun. Some of these latter

inga," on the ground that their chow, 1886, at Kiukiang 1889, used lately by the Boche areands of mosquito craft buzz and acting Consul at Ichang, mobile, being driven about upon crackle, as they annihilate each educative value is nil, "and that to 1891, acting Vice a small motor-tractor, and even other with spitting pompom or a they have done more harm than Consul at Chemulpo, Korea, 1891 if spotted from a tank they are super-armour piercing explosive good to amateur athletics."

bullet. to 1892, acting Consul at Che-extremely difficult to knock out.

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2 Enamelled baths mulpo 1892 to 1894, promoted The super-tanks of the future It is a war of machinery and Scotland, First Assistant, December 1, 1893, will consist of these two types-steel; mere flesh and blood can- Referring to Arthur Gould, the:1-Microscope

Several typewriters (Oliver, Vice-Consul at Canton. 1895 to either so mall and speedy that a not show itself and live.

great Welsh Rugby player, a 1897 acting Consul there 1895 to gua will never get a chance of Will the erolation of the tank correspondent in a contemporary National, Smith etc) in fina 1837, promoted Vice-Consul Ats direct hit, or else so huge and ever being the world to this? Pagoda Island 1897, Consul at heavily armoured that a shell has

As a mere fest of engineering it He was the inventor and condition.

'On view from Thursday`the Chinkiang, 1899, acting Consul at only a local effect or is easily is quite feasible; greater wonders exponent of the modern passing Foochow, 1898 to 1899, acting deflected. The former would per- than super-tanks have already same which has transformed 13th March 1919. Consul-General at Hankow, 1900 haps carry one man only, and been accomplished.

Rugby from a brute-force contest to 1901, Consul-General at Han- owing to lack of space would So perhaps the next generation of tight and heavy serdmmaging kow, 1907, has been in Shanghai develop little fire effect, while the will view a great race for supre into an attractive spectacle, in since 1911. He has the Corona-latter could mount extraordinarily macy in land fleets between the which fleetness of foot and quick-

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