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BRITISH SPORTING

IDEALS

But it is one thing to provide playing fields for the masses, and another to place undue emphasis

DAY BY DAY

IF I AM ASKED IF SUCH OR BUCH on competitive sport. Athletics A NATION IS FIT TO DE FREE, I ASK admittedly deserve an honourable IN RETURN, IS ANY MAN FIT TO BE place even in our system of educn- A DESPOT--Lord John Russell, tlon: they receive it, in some cen- tres as prominent a place us do

The Empress of Russia is due here academics. It is good that our youth should be imbued with the from Yokohama at 10 a.m. on Friday. spirit underlying true, sportsman- ship, but not that the be-all and

ent-all of their school life should be sought on the sports ground. Let the happy medium be kept in view, based on a regard for sport merely for sport's unke: the in- culcation of the iden to "play the game" in all spheres of life. This hitherto has been the British ident: we owe it to our national tradi- tions to see that the heritage is maintained.

AIR-WIDOWER ANSWERED

By "PROP TORQUE"

FTER reading the article in giving bigger pay loads for amal. for commercial pur-

AFTER the entitled for and sonroquently long costly

"The Air-Widower," I feel machines that I cannot lot certain state-poses; greater stability in the air. All this means increasing the ments pass without a challenge. At the beginning it appeared that attraction of air travel and re- this article was of a humorous ducing costs to a point where a nature but later criticism of avia-much larger public will be able to At a meeting of the H.K. Practical tion seemed to strike a more seri-afford it. All this applies similar. Psychology Club at Lane, Crawford's ous vein, and it is in reply to some ly to light privately-owned 'planes. Restaurant at G p.m. on Friday, Dr. of the allegations made against The great advantage over all other E. L., Ailen, M.A., Ph.D., will speak aeroplane manufacturers and the means of transport of air travel is safely of modern aviation that I speed and this must be striven for some-of necessity, but it is not being on "Dreams."

shall endeavour to show thing of the true state of affairs. done at the expense of anything

else. The writer states that he has

Speed. Injuries to his right hand were re- coived by He Sing, aged 20, whilst three dofinite objections to light

While on the matter of speed, working on a machine at the Aslatieplane flying, theso being (1) Printing Company at 214, Des Voeux speed, (2) visibility, and (3) nolue it is wrong to assume that if the He alleges that manufacturers are speed of an aeroplane in increase, not striving for safety, inasmuch then the stalling speed must also Rond, Central.

as engine self-starters are not be higher in proportion; also the in an- generally fitted; efforts are not totally erroneous idea that aero- The forthcoming wedding Individual Freedom in Parliament nounced of Mr. John Charles Stoppa, being made to reduce the air spead planus must make fast landings

No. 161, Wongneichang Road, Hong at which an aeroplane is controll should be dispelled.

To take a concrete case, which The small and attenuated Labour kong, to Miss Chan Wai-ching, No. ablo, i.e. stalling speed, and that

of 10, St. Francis Yard, liongkong. they are confining their energies can probably be tested out at Kai Opposition in the House

to increase of speed. Healso be Tak with permission of the long- naturally wishes to Commons

walls lack of visibility-attribut-kong Flying Club, I will refer to Attain that driving power asach concentration which

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measure

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An Airedale dog belonging to Mr. Jing many air collisions to lack of our Avro-Avian. Its top speed is has it, and another point made on the 116 m.h.p. and stalling speed is 40 F. M. Ellis, of 156, The Peak, order been removed to Kennedy Town for question of noise is that ailoncerem.p.h. This means that when the therefore, wheels are just coming into con-

The lecture

high

too heavy, and,

taet with the ground when land- tack on other dogs without provoca- cannot be used. and discipline. But there are de-observation following an alleged al-are

One drastic remark was, "Buting, the flow of air for air speed) green of discipling that encroach

Lion.

the pursuit of safety seems to be over the winge is 40 m.h.p. But. unduly upon the sphere of individ-

about as far from the aeroplane an aeroplane la always landed ual freedom and most people will

inta wind, and 99 times out of by designer's mind as Australia feal

words 100, there is a wind. At Kai Tak can be." from England; in other

a wind of at least 10 m.p.h. can just about as far as

apraettently always be relied upon, The article in itself was splendid example of ignorance of but more often it is between 15 aircraft construction and design,m.p.h. and 25 m.p.h.

When our Avian landa into a and designers' alms, The only conclusion to which I can come wind of 25 m.p.h. it means that a Street and to which any other fair-stalling speed (40 air m.p.h.) the

that Col. Josiah Wedgood, Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme, is justifled in his protest against the party's recent decision that all its members must agree to vote in accordance with the decision of the party meeting or of the whips on all matters not concerned with religion or liquor, even if this in- volves breaking a pledge to con- stituents. Colonel Wedgwood points

on "Indo-Chinn" Monsieur Gerondal, under the nuspices of the Law and Commerce Society, Hongkong University, is postponed to Thursday, 28th inst., at 8.30 p.m. in the Union Assembly Room,

A woman, of 24. Tai Yuen

to the Government minded critic with any accurate speed over the ground is 40 ale was removed Civil Hospital yesterday suffering knowledge of the matter can come m.ph. minus 25 m.p.h. the speed from opium poisoning said to have is that the writer knows nothing of the wind, which equals only 15 self-administered yesterday whatsoever of present-day avin- m.p.h.. an extremely low figure. been out that only after a long struggle afternoon. Her condition is consired-tion and has most certainly never with the wind at 16 m.p.i., which been inside a modern light aero-in a good average, ground speed, plane in the air, although he tries would be only 25 m.p.h.

ed to be serious,

Starters.

can be

answered

are many

were debates in the House of Com- mens man public, thus enabling

to give the impression that he has. In taking-off, the wind would act would similarly and the Aving the electorate to keep fully inform-

A haul of '658 tacks of non-govern

only need a run along the ground ed as to the acts and motives of ment opium, valued at $52,000, was

Ilis points

for a few yards to gain a ground their representatives. But the pro-made or the Norwegian m.v. Hai Hing by officers of the Monupolies harbour

As to self-starters, speed of 15 to 25 mph, which, Tenched quite briefly.

with the wind force. The question arises every now|ceedings at party meetings division when the vessel

to would give it flying speed. In do not definitely add and then whither British people secret, so that if the decision chal-Singapore recently. The opium was from the point of view of safety. together are not maduly absessed with cos-lenged were adhered to, constituents found hidden in the electric winches they

One Chinese has been detainçri. safety because if an nero engine average weather, the Club 'plane stops in the air can be depended leaves the ground in a matter of siderations of sport to the relative again would be kept in the dark as

upon that the trouble is so scri- only four or five seconds, exclusion of

There are light 'planes on the other and weigh to the rent opinions of their meni- tier matters. Here in Hongkong, beri. Moreover, the debates In

The April-June number of Messrs. us that no amount of self-start

The Compur sporting activities occupy a large Parliament would be robbed of The Cook and Sun's For Batering or hand-swinging the propel- British market with much lowes Swift touches 150 m.p.h. on full part in the life of our young man-

whatever reality they at present Travellers' Gazette, just issued, con- ler will start it again until the stalling speeds.

tuins n wealth of information in re- trouble has been righted. of one hood and womanhood. From the possess, for the decision

Secondly, except with high-throttle but stailing speed la only gard to travel facilities in all parti standpoint of health, it is well that important acction of the House and of the world. In addition, there is compression racing engines, which 28 m.p.. The Redwing stalls at this should be so, since it has long would have been irrevocably taken an interesting illustrated article on are not embraced in the light 35m..h., and there

whilst the Company's been conceded that regular exer before the debate

begun. This Baguio,

Stalling. be turned by air pressure by pult- Scholastic Department gives a lengthy plane catagory, the propeller can others that I could mention. rise is Aneessity for all who could hardly fail to deal an irrest of schools in the Old Country.

ing the machine into a steep but

Designers and manufacturers Kroat nevertheless quite safe dive; if a would keep fit in the sub-tropics.parable blow at the prestige and Bet the point does arise whether efficiency of Britain's Government.

pilot fears engine trouble heave undoubtedly made The health bulletin for or Bot sport is not given a dis-But the consideration that should

Eastern should never fly at such a low al-strides in achieving two of their most important objects, (1) In- proportionate place, at the expense appeal with most force to the ports for the week ended the 10th titade as to prevent his diving.

inst. shows the following cases of

Then, again, self-starters are creased speeds, (2) reducing stall- of other activities. When all is

Labour Party is that such an agree infectious diseases and deaths there-

expensive and are only worthwhile ing speeds, and not at the expense of safety. A few years hence it Colombo sidd and done, there is a dangerment can scarcely fail to injure the from.-Plague,

1 caser

case, considering by wealthy owners, is most likely that the average. Small-pox. Sucz in the East of mental as well as

party itself. Now, when it is so death.

Pondicherry 10 cases B deaths, Saigon those who are too lazy or weak to stailing speed will be as low as point rhysical deterioration:

weak in Parliament, it needs more 36 euses 32 fleaths, Canton 18 enses, swing a prop or turn a starting 16 or 20 m.p.h. The degree which, we fear, is tau often over

than ever before to recruit to its Shanghai 24 cases 10 deaths, Kobe 1 handle. The latter is fitted to controllability and safety of mo

Cerebo-Spinal Meningitis, nearly all modern light acro-dern aircraft, at what would have looked. The ideal to be kept in

service men of determination of ense.

planes; they require very little been regarded not so very long view is a more equal division of

ability, and of original thought. Macao, 14 cases and 26 deaths.

effort to turn and by this means ago as suicidically slow speeds, in the engine can be started easily nothing short of remarkable. energy in both spheres,

Only so can it hope to regain its former position, let alone improve it.

Some little time back, Lord Gor. reli raised.considerable argument by suggesting that the British peo- ple were paying far too much feed to sport. But in saying, as he did,

Yet nothing is so calculated to prevent the enlisting of such men under its banner as assuring then

of

Further, as to stalling, what if

a modern light 'plane does stall?

Convicted of throwing a brick at without touching the propellor or some ricksha coolies with whom he being in dangerous proximately to

It only means that the nose will As to speed, this is certainly drop as flying speed is lost until had had a quarrel early this morning, it. a scavenging coolie who was sweeping sentenced to one month's hard labour

thai England was in danger of be. that if they do join it they will be the streets in d'Aguilar. Street alone of the most important things the machine is diving, and after'

mere voting dummies, unquestion- from a party ably taking orders

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coming too keen on the winning of championships and the setting up of records, and of paying more at- tention to the results and rewards of the game than to the game itself. he voiced a criticism that not only England but the greater part of the world might do well to consider. Perhaps it is too often forgotten that if a game is worth playing at all it is worth playing badly. Lord Gorell regarded as the English con tribution to sport the fact that the

is not "average Englishman specialist," but "prides himself on sportsman." being an all-round There is a possibility that this con- tribution may become a thing of the past. The development of pro- fessionalism has led inevitably to the cultivation of specialized skill instead of all-round ability, and if England is to continue to make her will peculiar contribution there have to be a return to the days when more people played games and fower people watched them. This fact, however, brings up an Arrested for hawking without important practical difficulty. licence a man, who is known by the Some time ago there appeared in nickname of Kwan Ah-chal, was taken Punch a cartoon of an old gentle to the Kwong Wah Hospital yester- duy. It in stated that the man re- nam saying to a young man who || misted arrest and when taken to the was about to enter a professional Station it was found that he was suf football ground, "When I was your fering from a wound to the back

ble head. The wound appears to have are, I used to play football, not beon inflicted rome days previously watch it to which the youth re- during a fight in Bowring Street. plled, "When you were my age, you had a ground The number of playing pitches in Great Britain is still inadequate for the needs of the multitudes of those who would use them if they had the chance; and there is little Bocini work more certain of doing

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With to play on."

A

of

two previous convictions against him, a Chinese who pleaded guilty before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Polico Court this moming to a charge of stealing from a pedestrain in Queen's Road Central a pursa con- taining, $10 was sentenced to three months' hard labour and twolve strokes of the birch.

was

by Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central that designers and manufacturers only a few seconds, diving, air Police Court this morning. The de- are striving for, but, and this is speed and fall control will bu re- fendant was staled to have resisted the point, not at the expense of in gained. This, again, serves to em- arrest when approached by a con-creasing the stalling speed, High phasise the point that is drilled atable. In sentencing the defendant speeds mean greater advantage to into every student-ly at a safe his Warship described his act as a commercial undertakings; greater height. Also, a pupil who

lifting power from smaller wings not efficient

to realise enough stupid one.

when his machine was stalling-. It is quite a slow process in nor- mal flying-would never be grant- el a licence and allowed to fly.

It is important to remember that speeds, and particularly atalling speedin, are always given na air speeds (ie. the speed of the air flow round the wings) and not as ground speeds. Ground speed de- pends entirely upon the strength of the wind Into which a take-off or landing is being made as de- ducted from the air speed.

श्रद्ध

"Now I'll tell you why I wouldn't own an imported car—”

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For a writer to say, "I get in an aeroplane; I rise into the air and I seo absolutely nothing except trata and planes and bits of engine-occasionally I catch gimpse of the horizon," is nothing short of ridiculous. Outside "blind" lying, a pilot must and doce see the horizon, because un- Jess a special instrument is fitted, which is nearly always not the ense, he has to depend on the hori- zon to keep his machine lovel.

When I have flown at Kal Tak I have kept the nose of the machine on the horizon-the correct post- tion at all altitudes for level light -by looking at the horizon.

Collision Danger.

With regard to general visi- bility, it is such that if "A" is flying a machine and "B" in an- other plane is near enough to be in dangerous proximity, "A" la bound to soo "B" in ample time to avert a colllelon, unless "B" is above "A's" tail; in that case "B" is bound to seo "A." Just as chauffeurs do not drive cars about with their eyes closed, so soro- (Continued on Paga 9.).