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PRINCE'S NEW

'PLANE.

AN ENCLOSED CABIN AND

100 M.P.H.

SECOND PASSENGER.

The Prince of Wales has order- ed for his own use a new type of aeroplane, which, will allow him to take even more advantage of air transport for fulfilling his engagements.

The new acroplane is # Havilland Puss Moth...

It is the first machine owned by the Prince, which has a totally enclosed cabin, and he will be able to travel in it without chang- ing into flying kit. Other ad vantages of special importance to the Prince are the large luggage space, the high cruising speed, the silence of the cabin, and the accommodation for a second pas

BAD COOKINGTM CAUSE

OF DRINKING.

of

ALCOHOL SOUGHT AS REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION.

Bad cooking as a cause drinking was suggested by Mrs. C. H. Sewell, of Bristol; a member of the Western Temperance League Committee, when she gave evidence before the Licensing Com-

mission.

and

married young

£11 48. Per Head.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPEL, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1930,

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BLIND MAN IN A NEW WORLD.

SIGHT AFTER THIRTY YEARS

OF DARKNESS.

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SPECIALISTS FAIL.

·THE DOG· LEFT IN THE CAR,

PASSER-BY STRUCK BY

BROKEN GLASS,

The suggestion that it was dangerous to passers-by to leave a dog unattended, for any consider- able time in a motor-car parked in a street was mada during the hear- ing of a case in the King's Bench Division.

The Very Idea!

Gentleman (to porter at railway station)-"Can I get any liquid refreshment here?" Porter-"No, sir, only tea and coffee."

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The minister having for some reason failed to appear at the hour for service at a church in a High- land gien, one of the elders, a sheep farmer, entered the pulpit to con- duct the service.

He got through the preliminary exercises without mishap, and then gave out the text "I am the good shepherd." Three times he repeal- ed the words, "I am the good shepherd, but could proceed further.

no

"No, no, Donald, you better come doon," said a member sented in a front pew; "you're just a common sheep like one of ourselves."

Caretaker

(to

A man whose sight has been al- most miraculously restored to him "Very little pains are taken, after 31 years is looking upon a

'new world that is stranger and Mr. Oliver George Fardon, a especially by

Vivian-road, women, to make meals palatable more wonderful than he had ever draughtesman of

Wembley, Middlesex, was wholesome," Mrs. Sewell imagined.

suing De said, "and the indigestion which He is Mr. J. F. Fish, a well-to-Mr. and Mrs. S. Harcourt-Riving

oftens results calls for something do New York business man who, ton, of Langham-street, W., for that will dull the discomfort. while on honey-moon in 1899, was damages for personal injuries. Alcohol is often that something." struck by a falling tree, an injury! Mr. Fardon's case was that he Mrs. Sewell added that drinking blinding him by paralysing the was walking in Somerset-street, appeared to be on the increase optic nerves. For three decades Oxford-street. W., in April last among women, Factory girls, un specialists were engaged in vain year when an Airedale in Mr. and able to imitate the Society cocktail attempts to restore his sight, Mr. Mrs. Rivington's car, which was devotee, were taking rather kind- Fish spending £10,000 in the quest, parked near the kerb, smashed the ly to cheap port.

glass panel. A splinter of the glass cut Mr. Fardon's left eye Wife Faints with Joy. Dr. Alfred Salter, M.P. for West Bermondsey, declared that to his wife reading, vision sudden Harcourt-Rivington were negligent

While sitting at home listening which, had to be removed,

It was alleged that Mr. and Mrs. In his Puss Moth the Prince will the poorer the borough and the ly returned to the left

eye. It

in leaving their dog unattended in be able to talk with his pilot with worse the social environment the was velled, but sufficiently strong the car for more than an hour. out raising his volce higher than greater was the expenditure on to enable him to recognise ob would be necessary in a railway drink. After explaining that the

Mr. and Mrs. Rivingten denied

"Do you want a plumber, lady?" train-and this, while cruising at borough he represented was

negligence, and said that Mr. asked the man with the tools. the about 10 m.p.h. poorest in London, Dr. Salter wented, my dear" he exclaimed. "self by tesing the dog.

"A wonderful thing has happen-Fardon brought the injury on him- 100 m.p.h.. or

"Do I want a plumber? I wrote faster than his old machine.

last. April," exclaimed the lady in Another feature of the Pinco's "The people are spending far can see you again."

Mr. Fardon denied this.

indignation. drink than they can new acroplane will be the air more on

Mrs. Fish was incredulous, but Mr. Martin O'Connor appeared! "Wrong house, 'Arry. Party afford. The amount paid for whon her husband was able to for Mr. Fardon, and Mr. T. Eales, we've lockin' brakes. The machine has such a

for wrote larst high aerodynamic efficiency that alcoholic drink in Bermondsey ex-identity objects in the room, she K.C., and Mr. Wilfrid Bennett for March."

ceeds the amount spent on bread.

Mr. and Mrs. Rivington. milk, rent and rates all put to- gether. In 1924-25, the total ex penditure on alcoholic drink was £1,335,000. This represents 11 4s, per head compared with £7 49, for the whole of Great Britain."

senger.

the

on:

jects.

faltned with joy.

Docile Dog.

it glides at an extremely smal! angle. Consequently, in

"How different my wife seemed order

from what I had expected," said that it may be able to land in a

Mr. Eales for the defence, said small field, it is fitted with under

Mr. Fish, describing the new that the dog was docile and used carriage strut fairings which can

world he had discovered. "All to being left alone in the car. be twisted until they are flat

these years I had retained the Mr. Harcourt-Rivington stated against the relative airstream,

image of her as she was when a that he could not understand why "A Disaster." thus checking the aeroplane's

girl, but she's more beautiful to his wife was joined as a defendant, "We are faced with a grave mation through the air and killing problem in these closely packed

me now:

The car and the dog were his the fat glide.

districts of inner London,"

"Friends of a lifetime almost Since the accident the dog had said Another modern development is Pr. Salter, and I implore the bewilder me, now I can see their mysteriously disappeared.

upside-down engine. The Commission not to make any re- faces. I feel like a visitor from

Mr. Justice Talbot dismissed crankcase is on top and

the commendations which would another planet-all' at sea, The Mrs, Harcourt-Rivington from the cylinders hang from it.

The aggravate the problem by en-only things in the world that re-action. He said, in his summing- result is that the nose of the aero-couraging further drinking. Any main the same are the flowers, up, that the chances of a similar planc alopes downward and extension of hours would be a the trees and the aky. Everything accident happening again, were through the unsplinterable glass disaster.”

else startles me.

about a million to one. windows an uninterrupted view) One hope, for the future, said

The jury returned a verdict in of the whole countryside ahead Dr. Salter, was that when the

favour of Mr. Fardon and award- and on either side is available. modern young man wanted JL "I was astonished

ed $2,000 damages. Judgment was Also, the upside down engine motor-bicycle, he bought it o

entered accordingly, with costa has its exhaust pipe running the instalment system and did not underneath the machine instead spend the money on drink. then

against Mr. Harcourt-Rivington.

A stay of execution was refused. of on a level with the occupants' he was older, the young man of ears. This assists in silencing. 10-day would not. he thought, The cabin has two doors, one drift back inte "the ways of his on either side of the aeroplane, forebears."

and the roof is of transparent material, so that there is plenty of

light in the cabin. Por ventila RAIL CRASH CAUSED

tion the windows ореп.

ran

be slid

FRANCE'S POLICY

DENOUNCED.

CRITICISM OF NEW CHINA TREATY.

BY COINCIDENCE.

"THREE SEPARATE FAILURES” BY EMPLOYEES.

Unrealised Perils.

not to find

or men

women wearing bustles, with side-whiskers, as they were when I lost my sight. I wonder- ed what had happened to the little horse-cars that used to run on the

streets.

Professor)"You've made a mis absent-minded

the tickets we've sold, you might take, sir. Your lecture's for to- morrow, night; though judgin' by' as well give it now!"

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Oliver Wendell Holmes once perpetrated, no atrocious pun when asking Abraham Lincoln to respond to, a toast at a small impromptu dinner.

All the gentlemen were in dress suits except the distinguished guest, the same plea, gentlemen, in ex- whose first words were "I make tenuation of my dress as I do of that joke you have just heard: it is Holmes' pun."

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"W'y, mate," said one navvy to another, "wot's that yer eaten'-a bloomin' rollin pin?"

"No, Bill," said the other, "it's a pie. The missus is away, so I made it meself."

"But w'y did yer make it so long?"

"Well, 'ow the devil else d'yer think I could get the rhubarb into it!"

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I'm appalled, when I see TO BE SOMEONE ELSE.] daughter were spending a holiday in

the height of the skyscrapers and watch the traffic tearing about, to realise that this is the perilous city I've been living in all these

years.

"I knew about all these changes, of course, and discussed them, but never actually realised them till

now."

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An English gentleman and his

the Macdonald country.

One day while out fishing they were caught in a sudden downpour of rain, whereupon the gentleman asked the gillie who accompanied them whether he could get a macin- tosh for his daughter.

After a few moments of profound consideration the gillie replied- "Weel, sir, I'm not very sure that

but I think I could get a Mac- donald."

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A MODERN DON QUIXOTE.

burg tells us. It was sunset time and Lincoln had his back to the sunset. And he met another driver with a two-horse wagon. Both knew whoever turned cut Despite the handicap of lost would be up to the hubs in mud. The Ministry of Transport's insight, Bir. Fish has made a sac-almost sure to get stuck in the could get a Macintosh for her, quiry into the railway collision cess as a teacher and

mire. "Turn out," the stranger business which cecurred between Culgaith man. It is hoped that the re-shouted. "Turn out yourself," and Fangwathy on the M.S. linestoration of his sight will be last called Abe. The other fellow re- Paris, July 25, on March 6, when the driver of one

fused. Then Abe, with his back ing. The new treaty governing the train and a passenger were killed

to the sunset, began to rise from relations of French Indo-China and four others seriously injured,

his seat in the wagon, rising and and the Chinese Government, is has been lasued.

rising, his tall shape getting sharply criticised by the Echo De The collision occurred between a

The Fope kave audience

to longer and longer against the Paris, which declares it threatens down passenger train from Helli Cardinal Pacelli, Secretary of setting sun, and saying as his the stability of Indo-China, and field to Carlisle and a ballast train State, at the customary morning form lengthened, "If you don't hopes the French Parliament will stationary in Waste Bank tunnel, conference, and said: "We are turn out I'll tell you what I'll do.' not lightly ratify it,

Colonel A, C, Trench, who in informed that a section of the The other shrieked, "Don't go The paper contends that to do vestigated the collision, states: British and American Press is any higher. I'll turn" out." And

A quixotic naval commander so would only increase the serious "This accident was the result of the reporting us as a very sick man. after he had struggled through who so sympathised with a drum- difcuties facing France. and coincidence of three separate "Let this report go unrefuted, but and passed Lincoln. he called concludes.The truth is that by failures; if any one of these had should those newspapers insist, back, "Say, what would you have mer-boy deserter that he took him hla concessions to the detriment not occurred the accident would then please make it be known that done if I hadn't turned out?" for a holiday to his estates

Yorkshire, was bound

ut over the Pope seldom worked so hard Lincoln answered, "I'd I've turn- Marylebone and ordered to pay 20 of Indo-China, the Foreign Minist-have been avoided. er is trying to effect a modification powser and Fireman Stone disre-as we felt after climbing mean-

"The three failures were: Driveras at present. Work makes us feel ed out myself." of the Nationalist policy at Nan-

A bit of good sense and self-guineas costs. king, which demands the abandon-Karded the starting signal. attains. The harder the climbs endeavour may

Accused was George Bryan Pal- prove the best were the better, because we felt means ment of our concession at Shang danger; Flagman Taylor picked up

this mer (45), of independent means, conquest over the protective detonators before hetter afterwards.

and whose address was given as Work stimu-strange desire of everyman.**

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modify Nanking's demands. u Proudfoot did not move his ballast to do more." less it be the fall of that Govertrain clear of the section before the

ment. Moreover, as between

Shanghai and Indo-China. absurd to decide in favour Shanghai."--Reuter.

passenger train was due. it is "Some blame must be attributed,

DETECTIVE STORY

TALKIE.

of though in a lesser degree, to Signalman Wilerman for consenting to an irregular and improper move- ment of the up distant signal, an arrangement which led to the mis- understanding by Guard Proud-

foat,

TELEGRAPH SERIAL AT THE

**The case reveals a regrettable laxity in the observance of various CENTRAL THEATRE.

regulations, especially those con- Many of our readers will becerned with the safety of ballast especially interested in the next train operation."

change of programme at the Cen- Commenting on the shock absorb- tral Theatre, "The Canary Murdering buffers on the passenger train. Colonel A. C. Trench states that

Case," as the Telegraph secured their action must have been of the local rights for this thrilling material value in reducing the re detective story by Philo Vance, and published it as a serial during

sults of the collision. the latter part of 1928.

At the time of its publication, it was stated that "The Canary Murder Case" was the best selling detective story of the year, and the fact that it has been selected": by Paramount Pictures as an ideal play for the "talkies" further adds. to the popularity of the author.

The first screening will take place on Tuesday, July 29th.

EMPRESS OF JAPAN BAND.

BROADCAST FROM MANILA

THIS EVENING...

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The Canadian Pacific Steam- ships, Ltd., have received a tele- gram from its Manila office garding the band which has been A jury at Carlisle Assizes engaged for the new luxury liner awarded £850 damages to Mrs. Empress of Japan. Florence Edith Nixon together This states that the band is with £100 for her son and 250 for sailing by the President McKinley her daughter, against Mr. George on August 2nd for Hongkong, and Little, of Congress Garage, Car that, it has successfully broad- lisle, in respect of the death of cast for the Radio Corporation. her husband. Negligence was The performance, is being alleged against Mr. Little in rela-peated from 5 to 7 p.m.to-day tion to a motor-car accident which (Saturday) on long wave 485 and occurred on the night of Decem- short wave 31 metres. It is sug ber 23 to a car which he was driv-gested that local radio fana ing from Penrith to Carlisle. | should listen' for this broadenâ€,,^.

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"Well, of course, I don't do business that way as a rule but if you be sure to send me a cheque as soon as you get back from your honeymoon--

Mall.

A solicitor said that in 1928 - a 14-year-old boy named Robert John Williams enlisted, and was. posted as a drummer to the King's Own Yorkshire Light infantry. In May, 1929, he deserted, and in June, wearing a civilian suit, he met Mr. Palmes, late one night in Edgware-road. Mr. Palmer next day saw the boy's parents in Wilkinsons-street, Clapham, and on being told the lad was a desert- er he said he had plenty of money and would go to the War Office and try to buy the boy out,

The Time of his Life. He did go to the War Office, but next day he took the lad to York- shire for 10 days. Later the boy disappeared from London and was arrested at Brighton for larceny. Williams was bound over, and was discharged from the Army.

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Mr. C. Humphreys, counsel de- fending, said Mr. Palmer realised that he had acted foolishly. He had been interested in boys' bri, gades and boy scouts since he left the Navy. This boy was very mis- erable, apparently out of work and in tears when he met him; and rather quixotically he gave him, food and money and promised to try and get him out of the Army. The boy said he had not had holiday for years, so he took him to his large estates in Yorkshire, bought him a cricket bat and a shot gun, turned him out among the village children, and gave him the time of his life for ten days. Then he brought him back to Lon- don and said, "Now go back home and give yourself up and take your punishment like a man." | In- stead of that he disappeared.

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