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PILOTLESS PLANE.

First Test Succesful.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12. 1923,

PÄSSÄNGERS DEPARTED.

FILMING AURORA.

Per SHINYO MARU for Capt. Amundsen's Plan. Washington, November 14— San Francisco, elo-Nr. 8. Lud- The pilotless army airplane, wig Albrecht, Mr. O. F. Alleman, Incidental to his voyage of dis equipped with an automatic con- | MF. F. J. Bilimoria, Mr. K. Van covery in the Arotic, Captain' |tral device, said to be more den Boogaard, Mr. 8. H. Bater, | Roald Amundsen plugs toʻmake accurate and dependable than Mr. & Mrs. Chis._C. Connolly, movie pictures of the aurora human pilor, has been developed Mr. & Mrs. H.J. Goodman, Mr. borsalis-that wonderful pheno-| tó a point where It has made Paul Hodgson, Mr. G. Joseph, manon,now known to be electrical successful flights of more than 90| Mr. Lim Kim Chỉ, Mr. Luis de lo ita nature, which manifesta milos, it was announced to-daş | Leon, Mr. Jag Bible Mr. 8. Litself in the form of light-streamers by the Army Air Service.

Gulick, Ming-G. C. de Monchy, that Recend into the sky all "In actual work with these Mr. M. M. Maas, Mr. D. C.Jarongd the Arotic Circle. automatic pilots the announce Oldenberg, Mr. Incants Ora Occasionally in our latitudas ment said, “hundreds of auto-|Mr. B. H. Skelton, Mr. Sood we get a glimpse of it, but only a matic take-offs and a number of Kheng Tin, Mr. E. Schallenberg, glimpse; and it seems to us as if automatic flights of 90 miles and | Miss Folita M. Smith, Mr. 9. J. ibe streamers aprang from the mors have been made. This Tinthoff, Miss Viruly Verbrugge, mariace level of the earth- But "pilot" is capable of being mounted | Mr. Herbert Watling, Mr. Ten they do not. They start from in any type airplane and in bumpy | Nga Cheong, Mfr. Pedro Madari- forty to fifty miles up. weather will hold a plane muon aga, Mrs. 1. M. Kuggles, Mr. C. stendier than a buman pilot, and { M. J. Koorerear, will carry it in an absolutely true: course regardless of fox or adverse weather conditiona."

SMALL MACHINE USED.

In the long series of tests just concluded the machine used was

PASSENGER) ARRIVED.

:

WEATHER REPORT.

Jan. 17. 11. 11m.-PressTIFS

It is the aun that makes thei aurora, which varies in size and intensity with solar activity. Once in a while, when it reaches a maximum, its streamers may be ssen stretching clear acrosą dar night sky, and there is so much Pēr. .. PRESIDENT. MADI. |elestrinity let loose that all our one of the small typen, þaving a SON from Bextile, elc.—Mr. & telegraph instruments "go span of only 20 test, a 60 horseMrs. F. J. Ballatino, Mr. W. strike. power motor, capable of carrying Brandt, Mr. & Mr. H. C. A useful load of 250 pounds, Camden, - Mr. Sin. Ewo Chan, equipped with an automatic pilot Mr. ziuan Chang, Mrs. Leo Pa which takes it off the ground,Į Chang, Mr. P. K. Cheng, Mr. levels off at any predetermined Zuang Cheng, Mr. Hon Kwan height, and will rise to anusasi Cbu, Mrs. V. M. Drayson, Mr. haights. Except for natural devia R Fang Mr. W. G. Fischen, tions of flight, due to unfavourable Mr. & Mr. B. L. Graves, Mr. air corrents, iba control maghia- Jai Gang Hob, Mr. O. Holtzman, ery holds fast to its course for the Mr. G. D. Hopper. Mr. & Mrs limit of its gas supply, which in N. Howe, Hrs. T. Hwab, Mr. the equipment of the experimental | Chen Hak Ja, Mr. Ping Hon Kau, aircraft makes possible & sus- | Mr. & Mrs. Wu Kwiob, Mr. Cho tained flight of two and one-halt Chee Lee, Mr. C. H. Ler, M:.|

P. L. Lée, Mr. Ab Gow Li, Mrs. Air service officials characteriz | Sing Kee LL. Mrs. T. Ling. Mr. ed the invention as the dream of C. J. McCarthy, Mra. C. McKen- engineers and inventore the zie, Dr. J. Pešit, Mr. Chung Yum world over ever since the solutionPan, Mr. H. W. Roach, Mr. 1. of heavier-than-air flight, whien San. Mrs. Ernest Thomp on has been positively accomplished Mr. T. K. Siao. Mr. & Mr in any cowoky.”

hours.

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is highest over the Bonies. It bas decreased considerably over Japan and slightly at the majority of cther reporting stations.

A depression is shown to the corb of Hokkaido

Another anticyclone may be forming over China.

Moderats to fresh monsoon may be expected along the SE coast of China and over the N. China Sea.

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Bostong Rainfall for the 24 bears ending at 10 am, to-day; 1.00 inch. Total since January H. Spencer, Mrs. E. Tai, Miss.00 inches, against VALUABLE AS WAR WEAPON S. K Tong, Mr. M. C. Taxi. Mr. xverage of 0.30 inches. It was said that the inventio Pei Fo Wan, Mr. B. C Wong. FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS would lead to new methots of Mr. H. C. Wong, Mr. Hai Shan

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast. bombing, one official declaring it Wo, Mr. Shoo Tau Wu. Mis. T.

K.E. winds, would be entirely practical to load H. W. Mr. V. S. Wu, Mr. Chingi the craft with explosives that Ping Yang. Mr. L. L Yoe, Mr. : Formosa Channel fre h lo would discharge upo

atroog. crack Ze Ki Wong Alr Zung Sho with

Kreat

destructive off e Ping. Mr. W. J. Anderson. Miss sgainst any target o lind ar Florence R. Baker, Miss I. Buell. Mr. Mervin Detweiller, Miss 1. Paremeten. Wij R A. Gilmore, Mrs. R Polary Mr Kher, Miss Me Leia Mr. Me Lennan, Mrs. Anna Morgan, Mr Prank Paxton, Mr E. 3. J. Phillips, Mr. Geo E Tennant, Mr. & Mrs. S S. White.

water.

Othermilitary usages, it was pre- dicted, would be discovered as the experiments continued and the xperience in the new field of fying became brasdéfted.

"Of the automatic pilots heing experimented with by the Army Air Serv ce." the statement coo- tinaed, "that which has proved most successful to date can be described as using a gyroscope for its brains and bellows Of pneumatics, similar to those used in player pianos, far its mascle.

Demari

The ability of a balanced! rotating mass, moving on friction-T less bearings, to maintain its 30 da position in space, so long as it in 50 d not acted upon by outside forces.

of

South coast Chine between N.E. winds, .K. & Lamocks. moderate;

3 Hougtong to generally Gap Rock... ..... cloudy. & South coast of Famedrizzie

China between or mist. 9.K. Hainan. J

1. 7. CLAXTON, Director. 3.5. Oheervatory, Jan. 12, 1923.

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is called & gsro-copic fore Thi↑ T. Singapore

TT. Slugha. force is made u-e of in the Japan stabilizing and directing of the T-T. Imlia sirplane on a true course Two Demand India

TT. Kin francison and Sex

separate and distinct gyroscope Yosk

units are used for this purpose

TT. Jasa The function of one is to direc: I T. Marke the lateral and longitudinal varia-T. T. Franes

Demand, Paris tions in light and the other to maintain a true direction.

These gro copes are electric- ally driven from a generator geared to the airplane engine and

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flight. The sense of direction, whether it be vertical, horizontal or fore and aft, is taken from its respective unit and trans- mitted by means of leakage ports in the paeumatic systero, which in. turn control relay WEYAN delivering & suction to the power pneumatice. These relay valves and tubes controlling this supply of power correspond to the nerves of the human body. The power) pneumatics are directly connect.

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driven from the airplane engine. Euzzpe via Saez (Letters & Papers. "There," the statement added, 14th Dec. & Parcels, 5th Dec.) "we have the three functions of the pilot: the gyroscopes, funtioning as the brain; the relay valves and tubes as the nerves. and the power pneumatics as the muscles.

SUICIDE AT 103.

For

Shanghai Buraite, Bombay k Aden Philipnite Ix Shanghai... Hoibos & Haiphong Satow

At the town of 'emesvar, which walow Amoy & Keelung formerly belonzed to Hungary Heibow & Benkok... and is now Roumaniar, the eldest Siraits & Egypt

Swatom inhabitant, one Elens Jovanovics, | *Swatow & Bangkok aged 103. recently committed Sandakan suicide. Up to the last she was Restow, Amoy & Foochow

in full possession of her strength.

8=120%

car

On the day preceding her death Philippire Is Australia & New Zealand

via Thursday Is.

she worked in the garden, and two boure later took a bath in icy-cold water. She had buried thirteen children and twenty grand-chit Straite, Bangkok, Ceylon, Maritina. 1,

Hargo B, Africa, Indi Dharroak bodi, Egypt & Europe via Marillo

Two dates from Ferry and Railway Station. Five minutes by Fery from Hongkong dren. On the day of her suicide

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Leewang Hangsing Amakosa M Linen Theraus Hydrangea- Kisang Massang

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Kima M.

she rose as usual at six, dressed all in white and hampered a bail into the wall; then she hanged

When the Swatow borself with a towel.

ighbours found her, it was al- Swatow. Afscy & Poochow --

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Registration 830 xm. Letters Jam (Da.. Thursday Jr. 28th Jan.)

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