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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HONGKONG STATION

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY:

COMMERCIAL AVIATION trivance by thought, and concen- duct proved to be only no first trated thought alone. He was cousin to its predecessor, when it very auccessful until one day was actually brought into service when flying along a sea beach he in 1921-22. Although distinctly noticed worsen bathing in the better than the old type, there were water whereupon the crashed and many things which were still came down to earth. (laughter), lacking. Then again 650 years after the Christian era, there lived in Japan

·ADVOCATED.

When the great slump occurred

Before a large and distinguished gathering at the Theatre Royal

a man who being condomued to in, 1921, the Government came to yesterday afternoon, Mr. R donth, scoped the axe by the pro- the rescue of the Handley-Page Vaughan-Fowler, Adjutant of the ceas of, lifting himself at the cri- Company with a subsidy of 20 per Kal Tack Aerodrome, delivered antical moment from the ground, and cent, on the gross takings; but that interesting lecture in which he that by the exercise of thought was hardly satisfactory in view of advocates the development of com- also. The speaker would not for the large subsidies which foreign Governments. mercial aviation in Hongkong and one moment day that these first companies were receiving from the Far East. He gave figures of fights were of a genuino nature, their respective estimated charges for such a ser- he simply mentioned them to show Then the great decision was taken. vlee, and said that the scheme that the idea of flying had always It was agreed by the various Bri- would be best organized on the been present in the human mind. tish Companies to pool together their resources in a new Company ilnes of a seaplane service.

Proceeding, the lecturer rotraced called the. British Imperial Air Amongat the large audience the history of aviation from the ways, Limited, and not without were their Excellencies Sir Cecil memorable attempt made by the courage, did they acrap their old Clementi (Governor of Hongkong) Wright Brothers 26 years ago with and obsolete machines, facing a (British their crude contrivance, and the great financial lose, In so doing. Sir Miles Lampson, Minister to Peking), Sir Ke more spectacular attempts made but to the and that greater re- ginald Tyrwhitt, Commander-in-by the two Frenchmen, Farman liability was sought for and realis- Chief of the China Squadron, and Bleriot, the latter of whom od in the new machines that wore Major-General CC. Luard, Gen-succeeded for the first time in next put into service. eral Officer Commanding (South crossing the English Channel, but China), Commodera. Pearson and came to grief at the very end of many prominent businessmen and the journey, by crashing on the

cliffs just behind Folkstone. officials.

In introducing the lecturer the Chairman said: Your Excellen-

Commercial Flying.

1928.

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·Progress Since 1910.

a good top speed, and what was The years 1910, 1911, 1912 and most important of all, an economi- LIVERPOOL SERVICE eles, ladies and gentlemen.--The! Committee of the Hongkong Gen-1914 saw the various countries cal cruising speed. Such features eral Chamber of Commerce have taking more interest in aviation were just as desirable here as they been very glad to take this oppor- from the military and naval stand-were-in England. Outside of tunity of convening this meeting points, but it was not unt!! the out- these, that which would make for to hear an address on aviation. I break of the Great War that the profitable commercial fiying, would is a subject, I think, which is of real Incentive was given to the debe increased comforts for both pas- great interest to all of us. The velopment of aviation; and a mark-sengers and pilots which could bo great strides made by commercial ed improvement achieved in both added without great cost.

Experiments were made with aviation and aerial transport in the quality and speed of the ma Europe and America during the chino, Actually, it was but small

**RHESUS" 6th April LAOMEDON" 28th Jung last two years really make us wont then in comparison with prescat various types of machines that NEW YORK SERVICE der if we shall not almost immedi day standards, but it represented would combine all those adva

twin-engine machine, the choice PASSENGER SERVICE ately see, the development of such at least a great step in the for-tages, and, commencing with the

"HECTOR" definitely fell on the triple-engined services in this part of the world. ward progress of aviation.

22nd Feb. We are fortunate in having Mr.

3rd April The Armistice found the fac-ueroplane as a sound commercial were, now

"SARPEDON" - 18h April R. Vaughan-Fowler to talk on the torles, then operating for the Gov-proposition. These

"PATROULUS" 16th May subject this afternoon. He ie, as erament, with the acute problem being milt and already operated you are awure, the Adjutant of the of what to do with the machinery not only in England but also be From Kai Tack Aerodrome, where he has and machines thus left on their tween Cairo and Londen. been for the past year, and has hands, and it was then that atten- the aeronautical point of view they had great opportunities for study tion was turned to the possibilities offered great safety, for they could ing conditions for flying locally of commercial aviation.

The ma-fly with full load on only two en He has been interested in. com chines used for this purpose, by gines, and by virtue of the fact that mercial aviation for a great num- the Handley-Page Company in they could do that, obviously they ber of years, In 1919, he was one of the first pilets in the Hand-1919, were merely converted war had ample reserves of power which bombers and fighters, with but would stand in great service when dey-Page transport services. He was then two years in Japan with small lifting power and limited ac- required on these long voyages. commodation, and without those Patrol was economised when a the Japanese Navy and in studying advantages in the form of the slot-machine running "full out" consum. and working for commercial aviated wing control to prevent stalled 25 to 35 gallons per hour could tion in Japan. Since then he has ing, that was now built into the be throttled down to a mere 14 or been particularly interested in the Handley-Page commercial aero-16 gallons. Such economy in petrol development of commercial avia- tion in this part of the world, plane. Those old machines were consumption made for greater prac For the past five years he has been also costly to operate, and at the ticability of air-travel.

unattractive, vost, of £25 for a With such machines, a trip to in the Air Force ending with the single flare to Paris, they continued Shanghai against the teeth of the past year in Hongkong, as I have in service for some time before North-East Monsoon at this time said.

I have great pleasure in this price, had to come down to Fowler, and I ean commend his ad- better machines replacing the war, between 80 and 90 miles an hour introducing to you Mr. Vaughan £15. Now, with more efficient and of year could be accomplished at dress to your very careful atten- time, type, the fare was reduced after making due provision for

wind resistance. tion. (Applause),

Looking Back..

to £i. 168.

British Imperial Airways.

Passenger Carrying.

The lecturer then proceeded to The lecturer who was warmly greated with applause when he

But such improvements as had give statistics in connexion with rose to speak prefaced his remarks been effected were not accomplisu- the passenger and merchandise by painting out that a matter-of-ed without a radical decision call services of the Handley-Page fact acceptance of things as they ing for much courage. A speed of transportation service, showing were now. In the sphere of avia-70 miles an hour was useless for that after the slump of 1921, when tion would not conduce to a just commercial aviation, and having more improved machines came into appreciation of the wonderful pro- operated those machines month in use, the figures under both those gresa made, so he must take his and month out and as the mistake headings steadily increased to the audience back to the beginning of was being more and more clearly convincing extent they were to- things; to a period 3,000 years ago demonstrated; and as it also be day, "It shows that the business when flying as a human possibility came apparent that a period of people of the world are slowly, was contemplated by a Chinese, serious competition wins being en- very slowly but none the less This man, who was a scholar, dis-tered upon with French and Dutch steadily, using the air-lincs, and it covered that he could very well services, it was resolved to build in very important thing, because it fly 'without any mechanical con- a new machine. But the new pro- (Continued on Page 13.)

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