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PROPOSED ROCKET AEROPLANE.

OUTRIVALS DREAMS OF JULES VERNE.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, DECEMBER 29th, 1928.

PICTURESQUE KWANGSI.

PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT.

Above are three drawings of the proposed rocket ajuplane of Max Valier, who ap-" peats at the upper belt. On the right is a graphie sketch of a single rochet plane as it would appear in fight. On the left, a double rocket plane. The sketch below showns the con- straction of a large Yocket, piane with parachutes under the nose, steering from the cabin --and rocket fubes in the tail.

Verne.

The crystal-clear water of the Fuh Rivor, Kwangsi, Province, reflects the beautiful rocky mountains, making a scene of strange

beauty, a veritable fairy-land. The small boat at the right is the "Mel-Hua," belonging to an American Mission.

might be entirely forgotten. But this is quite a different thing from the control of a gift.

There are many who would pre- fer to be forgotten if their hap- pinere is of such little account to the testator. Jealousy beyond the grave is a repulsive thought.

It would be well if a law, werd passed making it compulsory for dependent of a family to be pro- vided for up to a certain amount. uccording to the value of the entatu, before money was left to out dera,

“SCOTCH”. COMEDIANS,

WHY. SCOTSMEN DO NOT LIKE THEM,

(By Ian Bruce.)

FITTER MEN AND WOMEN.

(By A Returned Exile from,

England.)

What has most impressed me on a visit to London after 20 years absence is the wondrous physical

the improvement in

men and

women,

DANCING AT À STANDSTILL.

By Antony Quindie.) To-day the small ballroom is the:

that is spoiling dancing. vogue, and it is the sall ballroom

To dance with enjoyment a cer-¡ tain amount of freedom' is neces-

The waddling women and the sary. While the "little dance!! slouching men of the last genera- } has its merits on social grounds, tion have disappeared, and instead for it

exclusive- encourages of them we have men and women

ness, there is no justification for who stride along alt like athletes

it from a·lectical point of view, It is a joy to look at them.

With a few exceptions known to

What has brought about this marvellously rapid change? In the case of women there is the obvious explanation that the hampering petticoats and heavy dresses down to the ground have been discarded. So have the tight Corsets which indirectly squeezed the lungs and prevented free breathing.

everybody, even the small ball- room has failed, in its ideal of distinction.

in Dancing popular to keep out the multitude. it depends on them for its living,

to:

But we see how Injurious to the beat Interests of dancers the intimate atmosphere has become. A new dance bas had to But there must be something necommodate itself to the confine3} more than this. I see young

floor-spaco. Hence the excessive Jumping on olinibuses

of standstill steps,

women

In his article entitled "Harrý Lauder-or Will Fyffe ?", Mr. William Pollack' quite erroneously describes the above-mentioned comedians ЗЕМ "Scot." The two artists in question havé no hesita- tion in ealing themselves "Scotch" travelling at 14 or 16 miles number comedians. There is a world of dif-hour, a feat which many men of arrested movements, and general ference:

the last generation could not per-¡ abbreviation of pace. Sir Harry Lauder and Mr. Will form and would not attempt, It was claimed by a London Fyffe may be perfectly capable Possibly the bodies of our mothers | export that he had framed a dance artists in their pyn sphere. Flave were just as agile within their no doubt that they are, although half-dozen petticoats, but it does personally I am in the position of not seem likely. many Scots theatre-goers--¡ have never seen either Lauder or Fyffe on the stage, and have no wish to see disbelieve the glowing reports which Fem. Still, I have no reason to appear in English and other news- papers, reports of the genie of "Scotch" vomedians, the pathos of their interpretations, and so oll

Within, in what is praefeally an Like a fiery comel, sailing however, would have the entire up-t through the sky, the rocket ajr per regions to itself, he has de air-tight rabin would be the pas plane proposed by Max Valir. signed it so that it will attain a sengers, feeling, no ill effect from Austrian' aeronautical inventor, speed up to 4500 miles an hour at the speed or the alma instan- would link Herlin to New York an altitude of more than 36 miles. Lane propulsion into the ex within the remarkable, time of one High up in this rarefied almos Tremely rare, atmosphere 36 miles

However that may be, English hour. The strange machine out phere, there would be, practically above the earth. An oxygen-supenders may be interested to know rivals the wildest dreams of Jales to wind resistance to retard the pli ventilating system would ae that many Scots, not highbrow

rocketing plane.

eammudate their normal breathing Valier's proposal is an outrowik Valier's proposed airplane books for the hour or so the plane would Sent, not narrow minded Scols, not religious Scots, but decent, ordtu- of recent tests conducted outside like a huge fireworks rocket from he in the air.

The height the rocket airplane dans to be in very land taste. It is ary Scots, consider "Scotch" come- Berlin with the rocket-motored on the back of which would belch the tozubile, built by Fritz von Opel, esplosions of powerful grass that is supposed to attain would be extremely interesting to note the than four times that ever vacant seats in a Scottish, theatre This machine attained a speed of would propel the ship through the more

Man's altitude 230 miles an hour, but on a sub- air.. Charges of explosive would reached by m

fur is that of the late When a "Scotch" comedian of any. sequent test it wis destroyed by be fed continuously into two or record an explosion. Such a ear may four marazings, shooting the ship Captain Hawthorne C. Gray, who description is to appear. Many of those seats are taken regularly by high air and over the died on his descent in a balloonidened theatre-goers who natural- go, even fader if a body can be dè. Into the signed to keep to the ground. won at a speed' reaching" 4500 after se hui reached the height of ly refuse to listen to utter trash.

Since Valier's rocked airplane, miles, in fidur.

$2,470. Terje more than eight miles.

WASTING YOUR EMOTIONS.

(By Rev. W. 11, Saturley.)

If one-hundredth part of the emotions, enthusiasme, and in- spirations generated under the in

DEAD SHOULD NOT RULE LIVING.

(By Catherine Countess of Westmorland.}

Quite recently there have been a number of wills which actually

fluence of religion, sorind intvalist, rule, to a certain extent the lives Hiterature, music, and the drone of these who benefit by them. came to practical expression. Eng A woman who died a few land would be traits formed in a months ago left most of her for fortnight.

tune of £113,000 to her husband

So a well-known medical man so long as he remained a widower; declared a day or two ugn. and an elderly man who died leav

ing a young widow about half

This is a serious statement,

no other relation of life would his age, with two nulli children, wastage, equivalent to our wastage, left his money to her only on the she did not re- marry, in which care all he

of emotion. be tolerated for a condition that

moment.

Some of our emotions, it is true, possessed was to go to some in- expres themselves naturally and stitution. spontaneously-hate, for example. To my mind there is no excuse or romantic love-the reason be for those who, when making ing that they are self-regarding. will, give with one hand and take Under the sway of great oratory, away with the other. No one in a moving news story, or the double England is forced to leave any- psychological presentation of soft thing to anybody in particular. music and the cinema film, we feel Therefore one would presume that as deeply for others as we should if they do, it is an expression of for ourselves.

affection or regard.

The difference ie that whereas, Surely a husband or wife, lover In our case, feeling would have or friend, in these circumstances, been translated into action, in the would wish only for the happiness - latter case we allow the emotional of those left behind. To condemn !, pressure, which could have been another to a life of loneliness or transformed into a deed of saur in should not be in the power fice, kindness, or mord heroism of those who have gone, and it permanently enriching our own seems to me that there should be live, to evaporate and carry wa ume legislation to deal with this nowhere.

and limit the control exercise by

"If ever I get a chance at that," the dead. said Lincoln, as he stood in the To be forced to comply with the slave market, in which men, wishes of the dead, however, un- women, and little dusky children just, is absolutely wrong, and I were herded for sale Hike cattle, eannot imagine a more selfish or "If ever I get a sbance. I'll hit it,jun-loving attitude towards those and I'll hit it hard." He got his who find themselves, thus placed. chance, and took it.

A testator may wish that thei

Wus Lincoln, then, the first mas benefit should continue only for | to be swept by a wave of searing the #fetime of one person, not anger like that? It was because leaving him or her free to will he neted on his best impulses that terpy the legacy afresh. The in Lincoln became Lineola..

quite reasonable, and sometimes

For greatness always in the end desirable, because money or belongs to the nun who lives outstates might pus out of a family { his highest inspirations. It is is at the whim of a relative or frieud, this way, indeed, that cometimes and people who had a certain, be achieves succeda,

right to consideration in this case) i

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HONGKONG MEMORIALS.

A ROYAL VISITOR. ·

Just twenty one years ago,, Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, visited Hongkong while on his way to a special 'mission in Japan, a big reception und festivities being given

here in his honour.

Connaught Road was named after him, and the Inte Sir Paul Chater, caused the statue which faces Blake Pier to be erected to commemorate the visit.

JJ

Then there are the me. Twenty years ago they moved, as awkwardly us the women; most- of them seemed to be always tired. I recently watched them.for an hour in the London streets, and with the exception of a sprinkling of "down and outs" everyone held his head well poisid, his shoulders" square, and walked with an ease and grace that was rarely seen 20 years ago..

which could be executed in o space 8FL, square. He was fitting The dance to the ballroom instead of to the dance.

I believe this to be a fatal mis-1 take in the organization of the pastime. What could be more ridiculous than a dance in which cannot really move? The we hyphenated style has taken all the "kick" out of our dancing and has prevented the revival of the beautiful, free and captivating | moods of the old slow fox-trot, for

This was apparent even in men "example. up to 40 years and over,

It is even difficult to waltz in the

A meljcal friend gave the ex- iplanation that many of these well-average anti ballroom, for the

set-up men

are soldier trained. waliz certainly noeds a fair The younger men and women have amount of elbowroom, and as this had the advantage of physical is not available dancers break up training in schools. The epidemic the continuity of the movement of dancing has contributed to by straightforward three-stops or grace in deportment. And, better !

an ordinary walk. food is possibly one of the main factors in the improvement of the people's physique.

For its fullest expression - a ballroom dance should be governed But there is undoubtedly at by considerations of the normal present a feree contest between human stride and the universal men and women as to physicul desire for freedom; otherwise it will dissolve in pettiness. The fitness and appearance,

This is all for the great good of big ballroom may not be the the race. Without doubt England fashion, but it is the only place has finer men and women to-day where a good, durable, vigorous than it ever had before; and what-style can be cultivated. Let us over the fundamental enuse may

have dances which a man, can

be, he initiative in physical dance without aping the technique improvement is to be assigned to

Women.

Rather than risk a “Scotch” come- dian they give up their sents for that particular performance.

It may be that a propitet hath no honour in his own country. But is it not rather the case that in Scotland the worthless show and ridiculous performances of these comedians are clearly recognized or what they are worth.. while abroad (and by abroad in this in- stunee f include England), they are taken at a little more than face value?

Hence the world-wide idea that Scotsmen are red-haired, hairy- kneed whisky drinkers und bag- pipe players, and that they spend most of their doddering old age in chasing women. We need no more Than mention the now exploded myth of a Scotsman's over-luve of muney..

Is it not a little hard on Scat- fund that she should have to suffer for the idlucies, sentimental and worse, of a few?

Scotland's national conscience is slowly roawakening" and already. there are signs of dissatisfaction with the lethargy which has allowed her to become a figuro of fun among the nations.

These humorists are not Scottish, and they pander to an uneducated taste. The pathos of their Inter- pretations, and so on.

The typical "Scotch" comedian is not a burlesqué of the typical Scot. (1 very much doubt if he knows what a Scotsman is). The "Scotch" comedian is not even a joke on the typical Scott; he is a buffoon who betrays his country for his own ends.

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Scotland is handicapped by her so called comedians,

of the marionette,

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