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at

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929.

THE FLYING SAMARITANS.

AIR AMBULANCE PILOTS SAVE LIVES.

FORTY INJURED.

BUILDING COLLAPSES IN

PENNSYLVANIA.

THE PRINCE AND, DRESSES.

BE LONG.

Quarryville, Penn, Dec. 27. WHY HE HOPES THEY WILL A building belonging to the local branch of the American Legion collapsed, and a card party of 150 ex-service men and others on the second floor were preċip!» tated on top of a hundred young merrymakers on the floor below.

Forty persons were injured, but only two seriously-Reuter's American Service.

Bradford, Nov. 43. The Prince of Wales, who visit. Chamber of Commerce luncheon ed Bradford to-day. Buid at a that he was informed that one of the reasons why Bradford had been having what he would blunt ➡ly call a "thin time" was the short-

news of women's dressos.

"Tho, Flying Samarilans" is the title of honour bestowed on the heroic ah ambulance pilots, who have saved many lives of persons taken desperately ill in isolated northern Sweden. districts of Amongst the dreade haunting the inhabitants of distant and faoin ted spots in the Lapland wider- ness none is greater than the fear of being taken seriously with lost, but he always managed to out the possibility of obtaining turn up again like the proverbial

lucky penny.

He has now been removed to a medical assistance in time. This dread has now been relieved

to the service of the 4ving field in southern Sweden, dresses, but for the sake of Brad- thanks

Cross ambulance but in recognition of his servicesford 1, hope that they will renmin Swedish Red planes, and their fearless pilots, has received the Royal gold medal long" (nughter and applause). who have to their credit a great for meritorious deeds, the gold

express an opinion as to whether "It is not for me." he added, to Women look better in long or short

Previously the Prince had open-

number of human lives saved in plague of the Swedish 'Aero Club ad the Bradford Chamber of Con-

the sick of time.

and Carnegic prize.

merce now building, and ho visited two textile mills.

When opening the building he alluded to the Chamber's work. in promoting travelling language scholarships, made possible by an anonymous gift of £40,000.

Remarkable Incident.

Ensign Cornelius! -successor, These fliers are considered al-) most as national heroes owing to

Lindow, has also achieved fame their unselfish and daring rescuca.. Especially in the cases of acute and one of his adventures brought appendielis, neeldents with severe him also a Carnegie reward. He loss of blood, dangerous epideme had flown to fetch a woman in enses, etc., this service has proved confinement, who was desperately

Having travelled a good deal "Godsend to the dwellers of theil and in urgent need of surgical aid for her delivery. The patient, northern wilds." .--

Large and fully equipped am- who was delirious with high myself," he said, "I know the very bulance planes are now statione.! fever, was tied to her cot, but great value of languages, and, in at the military garrison of Boden owing to difficult starting condi- fact, the hindrance it is if men in Lapland, at Froesoen in the tions Lindon had to leave his you send abroad have not a good northern province of Jemlland and mechanic behind and started alone knowledge of the countries In He spoke with appreciation of In Stockholm for serving, the re-with the patient. After having which they are going to work." mate islands of the Archipelago Bown part of the way Lindow was

the inlet to the terrified by seeing that the woman, the success of the Chamber in surrounding

who was big and strong had re-sending 300 sumpier, of cloth for Swedish capital.

leased herself and was about to approval by London and Parisi throw herself out of the plane. fashion houses recently, a con Lindow climbed up on the back of siderable number of these having his seat, caught hold of the heen selected by Parts for the new wonian and with great difficulty seuson's models. managed to hold her with one band, while with the other he manoeuvred his machine, although exposed to the bitter cold. Twice be gut into dense snowstorms but in spite of all managed to reach his destination almost stiff with

start

Adventure arul Difficulty. The Lapland flights are the niest adventurous and difficult songs. in since the pilot has to spite of darkness, snowstorms and cold and without knowing where to find a leading place:

The best-known of the pioneers is Sergeant Cornelis, whose ad- ventures and courage have made him known all over Sweden, Onec in a heavy snowstorm he had to fly at low altitude along, the rail-cold and exhausted by the super the to brought way line to find his way back, and human exertion. The woman was many times weather conditions immediately have been such that he and his hospital and delivered of her child, patients have been given up for and the lives, of both were saved.

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Wednesday, 5th Jaḥ, at 6 am, Thursday, 23rd Jan.

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LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

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Saturday, 28th Dec.

Saturday, 11th Jan.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

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SOUTH AMERICA (EAST COAST) vis Singapore,

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Kamakura Maru

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

Tatsuno Maruy

Monday, 7th Jan.

Thursday, 2nd Jan..

Tuesday, 14th Jan.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Constantinople,

(Durban Maru

....

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Friday, 10th Jan.

Genoa & Marseilles,

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† Bengal Maru

Tamba Maru

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

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TO TSINGTAU via SWATOW

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TO OSAKA via AMGY, MOJI, Kumsang

Bailings.

Wed 1st Jan at

Sun. 29th Dec'at

Sun. 5th Jan at

Wed 8th Jan at

Thurs 2nd Jan at 7.a.m.

Sun 19th Jan at 77

Fri. 31st Jan at

Yusasang

Mon 30th Dec et

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5th January

ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE

TO OSAKA via ‘AMOT, SHANGHAI #KOBE

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