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Earl Haig's Appeal.

PORTUGUESE FLIGHT.

FULL STORY OF THE

ADVENTURE.

LEADER'S GRAPHIC ACCOUNT.

THE THREE STAGES.

to

DAY BY DAY.

A FRIEND MAY WELL BE RECKONED THE MASTERPIECE OF NATURE.-Emerson.

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Mok Mun, of 60, Connaught Road Contral, was oharged on remand with negloot- ing to comply with a magistrate's ordor to remove within sovan

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HONGKONG, And July, 1924.

AVLATION.

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of acquiring, and all on sale to 6,610 kilomotros in 40 hours the public for the modest sum of and 30 minutes (approx. average, fivo shillings. This book can 163 kilometros por hour). now be obtained by the public,|

and overy copy purchased means

THE FLIGHT.

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and

`GEN. SMÚTS BACK.

Cape Town, July 1. Gon, Suuts has boen roturnod

for Standorton. -

JUNE'S RAINFALL.

OVER TWENTY-FIVE INCHES, According to the record of

SHARE MARKET.

One of the worst' aspects of the war was the distress it brought to thousands of ox-service men and thair families, and one of the most

Thanks to the good ollees of port trouble, although we had a days building material which had

from deserving appeals for assistanco the Telegraph's Macao corrospon- latter

the Shah, but toon deposited on Jordáu and from a rosponsiva public is the dent, we are now able to give the this was of to avail. How-Canton Roads without permis- Earl Haig Appoal for funds to full story of the flight of the ever,

with the help of the sion. Tho caso was withdrawn. help those casos. There has been Portugueu aviatorn, Major Brita British and French Consuls wo At the previous hearing it was a gratifying rosponse, but a great Paos and Major Harmonto Baires, wore able to leave, Soon adjourned in order that Mr. A. deal more remains to be done, from Lisbon to the Far East, as wo again encountered rain in the E. Wright, of the P. W. D., might and there is still an opportunity recounted by the leader of the desort, and wo accordingly turned give his legal opinion on the for the general public to do its bit flight at the cosantpublic rocoption and followed. the coast.

Then point involved. towards aiding those who fought in the Portuguese Colony,

much to our disgust, we realised Specifications on Applica in the Great War and their de

that our machine was descending. pondente. A very fine idon was The whole distance covered 250, theu to 100 and then to 50.order went into the making of

It dropped from 1,000 motres.to |

Directorial genius of a high the British Legion Album, an was 17,200 kilometres and the and were it not for the skill of "Main Stroot." autographed collection of quota-actual flying the was 118 hours Major Boiros, who succeeded in Lewis's story now showing at the tions, musical compositions, and and 30 minutos, an approximate gotting the plane up

the Sinclair mere signatures of nearly six average of 146 kilometres per hour. altitude of 4,000 metros.

an World Theatre. All the twists wo and quirks peculiar to a In all manner callings, loaders |in the lighting forces, the various)

against 福

mountain 1st Blogu. Lisbon to Cairo,

which and reproduced-o light task, professions, literature, and art. 5.450 kilometros in 41 hours

was not marked on our map. but on which Director Harry The album has boon roproduced and 25 minutes (approx, average, Karachi, und we had thon in-tion. "Main Street" is a Warner "At last WO roached Beaumont achieved with distinc in facsimile form, well hound, 132 kilometros per hour). with the signatures and sket.

tended to go to Agra, but on our Brothers classic. of the Horoon.. 2nd Stage.-Cairo to India, chos, and so forth of those 5,140 kilometros in 36 hours and

way Wo oncountered a heat featuring Florence Vidor end noted

comprising

wave and were forced to land in Monto Blue,, with a notable. persons

35 minutes (approx. average, unique collection such

a place full of holes and rooks, supporting cast. 48 an140 kilometres per hour), autograph hunter never dreamt

which from the height seemed 3rd Stage.--India to Macao, to be a plain. So we crashed

which with our poor old Patria' had brought' us 30 far. I got a souvenir in that crash nasty gash. We were a contribution to Earl Haig's Here is the story of the flight when the Government urged us unopposed

in mind to give up the flight appoal. For those who are will-as told by Major Brito Paos:- ing to ontor a competition with a

to continue, so wa bought anothor) Reuter. "On leaving Portugal, Wo spice of luck in it, there is a passed

plung from the Indian Govern- ovor tho Quai chance of obtaining the yory Quivir, where we

mont, and with this we proceeded were almost valuable original, with matter in forced

from Lahoro to Calcutta. Thon! 10. tiosoond, it which an American millionaire down to fifty metres. However, Rangoon, and then on to Bangkok,

coming

we made for Akyab, thence to At the moment. when we are perhaps would offer a huge im we managed to proceed thinking of the courageous for, and actually assessed by ex-rouched Tarife after

"On the flight from Rangoon passing British airmen off on another perts as worth £25,000. This through very stormy weather, to Bangkok we not bad weather "leg" of thoir, world-flight, wo as the prize in a special traw in in the south of Spain, and our through the storm. We left for wonderful album is being offered We did not know the mountains and were once more forced to use Goutinho's methods to guido us call to mind the many arguments aid of the ex-service men's fund, dimeulties were increased by the Hano! just in time, because a rainfall taken at the Botanic by people with an undue regard and tickets are boing sold at one heavy fogs and rain which we little afterwards the taking-off Gardons during Juno, there wure forgafety first" who contond pound sterling each. They may encountered. This conipellous place was inundated with 20 cm only eight days during the month

bo obtained in books of ten from to rise to a great height, where that groat adventures such as the organising serratury, Capt. we remained until we had reach of water, and this would have on which no rain was recorded. that by MucLaren and his com- W. G. Willoor, M.B.E, 26, ed Algeciras. It was still ruining it was, we had rain all the way 25.05 inches, the boaviest fall made it impossible to loave. As The total for the month was rades should not be undertaken. Ecclestor Square, London, S. W.. on the following day when wo We cannot, however, soe cyo to be rapidly approaching, so would- I was reacting on the motor, which 8 hours and 30 minutos.

The date of the drawing might left for Oran. The damp weather to Hanoi, but did the distance in being on the 23rd.. when 7,43

inchies were recorded. eye with these good folk. In all be possessors of tickets should for a time doused to work, and at

Other heavy falls were: On the 19tb.. sphores of life there must be not delay.

THE LAST STAGE. one time we thought we should

"Then

3.02 ins; on the 11th, 2:19 ins; ch Wo oume to our last the 19th., 2.18 ins.; whilst there. pioneurs. Some time ago. Cap-|

either be forced to land or mako stage-Hanoi to Another Test Record:

Macao. We wore three days on which over Lain Hyde Pearson, who saw

a crash, but after a

time she doparted in-line weather, but one inch was registered. The thrills. of cricket are not began to pick up again and we whon nearing our journoy's ond lying service in the war and by any means done with this progressed by using Coutinho's we encountered heavy clouds, later became an nir mail pilot in asasou, and ONG record. or instruments, the precision of rain and strong winds, the force the States, mot his death when equalled record, follows another. which was such that we were only of which gave us a spood of 240 bia plane crashed amongst the The South African toum is a two metros out in reaching Oran, kilometros an hour but provent- decidly strong one, so the por-We woro considering landing ed us from landing in Macao. So Pennsylvian billa. He left, a formance of the English olovens when wo came across mountains we made up our minds to attempt message contained in an onvo-against thein speaks well for the covered with snow. However, a landing in Canton, but whilst SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS. lope marked "To be opened only high position of the game at Home the machine had been tostad on the way thither the wind con- after my death," That message, on our mon when they went down Gouveia and so we went up to made for the Kowloon peninsula, following-cable-quotations-of

those days. Perhaps the stur east fow days previously by Lieut. tinued to be very strong, so wo kindly supplied us

Messrs. Ellis and Co. have with the addressed-to-my-beloved-pilots to the last Australian telt great attitudes-and-eventually knowing that there was a rail- Shanghai stacks from and pale." exprossed the hope be wiped out. There is not much rouched Tunis

way there. On the way we made Shanghai office

thoir Then we flow of to Tripoli, 45 kilomotros that what sacrifices he find inado ew blood, but the stalwarts of

more per hour old are more than upholding their taking six and a half hours. than we had expected, but at buyor.

Langkats (comb,) Tim. 18 might be of use to the cause of reputation. The record firat Hore was the boginning of the length the plane refused to work Ewas. Tis. 11 buyers. aviation, and then continued: wicket partnership by the veteran desert, and the clouds of sand and we came down and I got an-

Shanghai Docks. When we ly, we are damned Hobbs with Sutcliffe, was a truly made it difficult for us to see other gash..

magnificent otiu

Wo through the ahead, bu

followed the "I should like to say that we are dead, we record versus Australia is 323, course set by the Director of practically all the way through buyora. weron't half bad follows. But by Hobby Ul Rhodos at Portuguese Aviation and pushingwe wore . woll roceived, everyone in this wonderful avia- Melbourne in 1971-12,) and Hobbs along we at last reached the the treatment givon us by the tion service is doing the world just failed to establish a record spot. Fram Tripoli to Bengasi Spaniards, the British, French buyers

for any Test mateb with bis 211 was the most difficult hop. Wo far more good than the public runs. This was equalled by W. L. were

and Italians exceeding everything obliged to turn several wo had hoped for. The British can appreciate. We risk our Murdoch, of the visiting Aus-tiines along the coast so as to authorities holped us a great deal. necke: we give our lives; we tralian toum in 1884, at the Oval. Javoid the clouds of dust, and Wo wore only annoyed in Persin, It has only been reached after again we rolled on Coutinho's where it seemed that the Shah had perfect a service for the benefit forty years! England's declaring methods to holp us. The desertno powōr." of the world at largo. The at 581 for two wickets does not was covered in three hours,

onable one to say what the

FACING DANGERS. highest possible for the third wicket could have been, but the "In Tripoli, realising the dan- This airman, who possibly had batsmen being wall set, it, would gore we ware facing, we said to a promonition of death, says in record. It compares with the We are taking chances. If we to Madeira in which they crashed to-day is to the offoot that nome-

probably have been another Lieut. Gouvela, the mechanio:- his lust message to his friends highest Test match innings over fall, we shall either die of hungor in the open sea and would have thing like a general strike is what is all too true. The public schiovod, which was 590, by Eng-or fall in the hands of the Arabs, been drowned had they not been threatening. It is reported

had better take a is rather much inclined to call land against Australia at Mol-Ho you

picked up by an English ship, that the acceptance of the post bourne in 1911-1912.

to Cricket slip aviators fools when alive and history is being re-writton.

Cairo and wait they decided to do something of Civil Governor by Lio Chung- there He looked very puzzlod worth whilo. Englaud was bai, who was the lender of the herous when they pass out inj ·

und annoyod and replied solooting her host fillers for labour party, has led to demands [trying to overcomo time and

You certainly do not know m10. a world flight. Amerion was for a 40 per cent. Increase of If it mogna death, I dofy it. The preparing, Trauce also wanted pay on space. The fact is, of course,

the part of many CANTON TELEGRAMS. [dosert was 3,500 kilometres, and to try a big light, and thoroforo workers. The Guilds threaten that the men who fly are dovolop-

we covered it in 9 hours and 15 we chose Macao as a remote spot that if the increases are not made, ing great now transportation|

minutes, From Cairo to, Raiak in Asia. Two years previously, won strike will be called. services and they have the

we encountered showors. This had asked permission, but it was Bricklayers, matshod builders hop was covered in 7 hours and refused, and a year lator, through and pon makers are already out prophetle vision to realise the

10 minutos. We then made for the influence of a friend, wo on strike, and it is stated that the future of aviation. Willingly! Telugraphic wires now used by Bagdad, and on the flight wo morely asked permission to leave, cake makers, tea house workers they gamblo thoir livos. A the military for transmission of want to un altitude of 2,000 promising to bear our own ox- and many other.classes of men are

There was heavy rain ponses. So on April 3rd we loft due shortly to stop work; thoughtloss public ma imagine official despatches between Can motros.

ton and Shoklung will be returned and WO coali hardly 800 Lisbon for Vila Nova Mil Our Informant odds: "A gener that those world fliore risk their to the Telograph Administration, our way, but Major, Boirse is a Fontos, where we gave the last at strike would appear to be im necks for the sheer adventure says tho Cunton Gazette, The marvellous pilot, and, using touchos to our machine, which minont," and the thrill of light. The Superintendent of Telegraphs, Coutinho's process, wo eventually was in charge of Lieut. Gouveia We prepared: It Mr. Ho Cha-vao, has petitioned roached Bagdad. On the way we and F. Souza. truth is that they are as serious the Generalissimo urging that the mot three British planoo.

so that it could do a 16-hour flight all her sons scattered in the Far about their work as the great Hunanoso and Kwangel armiest

without landing. Before leaving, East; and, secondly, not to be-

·HELD UP IN PERSIA. maritimo navigators of other be instruct to return the wires

the plane was named and the behind Britain, France From Bagdad to Bushiro was Bishop of Boja was asked to Amerled in making a long light." Land days. Flying to them is a serious to the Caua Telegraph Office.

A Little bloss it, which ho did. Ho WAS businoso, not a circus perform is depending entirely on its after we landed it came on to chosen because he It is reported the Catiton office marvellous flight.

In conclusion, Major Brito Pass was spoke of the assistance rendered With those thoughts In Branch in Shamoon for despatch-rain and the plane became stuck soldior Father who in Flanders by many friends, facluding Ad- mind, we shall follow MasLaron fng and receiving telegrains to in the mud. Ta Forela to co had shown great self-sacrifice in miral Gago Coutinho, humble surprised when the authorities helping the wounded. So the and kind man who was with and from Hongkong. As soon as and his comrades through every the line between Canton and placed five guards to watch our plane was blessed by him and them when they started, gave stage of their long flight, and if Shoklang is free for fuas the plane, those men boing. aquipped given the name of Patria. We them final instructors, and oven they do not happen to secure the Canton central offles will resume with loaded Filles. On making had two objects, in taking the ran after the plans wishing them honour of being the first to on. "its direot sorvios with Hongkong, enquirlos, we were informed that | flight-first to bring nawa, from good luck on their long yoyage,

we could not leave, owing to pass the Motherland to old Macao and

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HOPES OF BETTER SERVICE.

WHY THE FLIGHT WAS MADE. Explaining why, he and his comrades made the flight, Major Brito Paos said that after a flight

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