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EDNA MAY OLIVER Dougloss Montgomery Henry Stephanion

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRENCH MASS FLIGHT

SUCCESSFUL END TO

DIFFICULT TEST

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1934.

TAIKOO TERRACE

THEFT

YOUTH BOUND OVER

NEW ROCK

GEOLOGICAL PUZZLE AT CANBERRA Searching for a new road-nietal Canberra. the Australian

Wong Shing, aged 17, was instand over by Mr. Hamilton this morn-near The flight was recently complet.lak, when charged with stealing Government Geologient Adviser, ed of General Vuillemin's Air wrist watch, a cigarette holder (Dr. Woolnough) has stumbled Squadron nerass the African Con-jand $2.20 lu money from Mr. T. F. upon a geologient problem which tinent. This fight of 25.000 ko. Stulatos at No. 1. Taikoo Terrace, so far has baffled him. metres constitutes in point of dis

Mr. Stainton did not press the| Near the foot of a hill he di-

covered an extensive sheel of tance the greatest achievement

ense. a6+ |

peculiar rock entirely new to him | complished by so large a number

Inspector Logan said of seropianes. It was an exercise

the pro-and presenting anomalous and perty. Wris in joint air navigation, and, more plainant's bedroom.

taken from com-extraordinary features, which, be; particularly, a test of the practical

Defendant says, will take considerable con value of French aircraft, as regards was once employed in the house as centrated effort to clucidate. both personnel and material. The had been out of work.

n coolie, but for the last six months crows were chosen from anong all

He was manner of units, while the material! articles.

arrested trying to pawn the ured was strictly of standard type, even in the matter of spare parts.

There were two mishape, of common occurrance, the ano in Spain, the other in Morocco, which eliminated two machines at the very beginning. Yet the airmen. had all sorts of difficulties to con- tend with, the severity of which was increased by the atmospheric conditions: the days, In Africa, very hot at times, are followed by extremely cold nights. The crews, In some cases, had to put in five, six, or seven hours' light under the scorching rays of the sun, after a most uncomfortable night, the mechanics sometimes having to exercise the almost ingenuity to ensure the smooth working of their engines.

ALLEGED FIGHT

TRAM DRIVER

CONDUCTOR

AND

The rock is hard, yet it crushes without damage to the machinery, It appears to be a kind of Inter- mediate between the sedimentary and valeunic formations which are found round Canberra.

One feature is the presence {throughout the close-grained bluish rock of tiny crystals, snys Austral News.

Dr. Woolnough bas never be- Fore scen a similar ruck.

Canberra's foundation atanes were really laid by coral ínaceta. Chan Lam 11 tramenr driver. Numerous outcrops of limestone Lau Hing, conductor, and Hang have been discovered in JERICE Lu, a Chinese Revenue Oficer,around the city area. They were appeared before Mr. Hamilton, relles of the time-some million the morning, on a charge of dis years, probably-when the site of orderly conduct by tighting in Australia's capital was beneath Des Voeux Road, Went. near the set which covered practically) Sutherland Street. Chan Lan was the whole of Australia. further charged with having as saulted Hung Tu.

COTTON GROWING IN CHINA

CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY

Mr. H. J. Armstrong, for Chan Lam and Lau Bing, pleaded nol

Geensionally, It was found neven.guilty. aury to fill tanks twice in the same day by temporary shifts and under ¦

tung fu, also pleaded not guilty, particularly risky conditions. The for 30 a.. on June 7.

and bearing of the ease was fixed prompt refuelling of 28 machines when short-handed as regards per sonnel and with pumps sot adapted! to the type of machine constitutes a regular problem. Last, but not lenat, the all-porvading sandi the desert Is a bitter foc to the -engines.

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