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THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, DECEMBER

6, 1934.

STRATOSPHERE FASHIONS

Wiley Post Wears New Suit Model

KEEPS PRESSURE EVEN, ALWAYS

INVERTED DIVING

10 pounds to the, apuare inch, and] the fabric has a bursting strength) of 60 pounds to the square inch. This permite a safety factor of five

to our.

All sonma in the suit are cement- od and taped on both sidos, withi the exception of the gloves, which! are sowad. The tape used is the same ne that employed in construc- Lion of gas eellä în giant dirigibles, such as the Macon,

"It might be explained," says Mr. Hucks, that the stratosphere prossure falis to approximately five pounds to the square inch, in place of the 14.7 pounds to the (square inch,at sea level.

When Wiley Post attempts his "In this rubber suit,receiving announced round trip dawn-duskļair from the plane's supercharger, flight between New York and Lasja pressure of not more than 15 Angeles the famous round-the-pounds will be supplied. This pro- world aviation speed king will holvides a 10-pound sufety differen- sented at the controls wearing-a tíal." specially

constructed rubberį

stratosphere flying suit. He wore the same outfit two days ago when'

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DEEP SEA DIVING Explaining what would happen he attempted an altitude record. If a pilot attempted to enter the

Constructed to operate in thelatratosphere without such equip-i stratosphere's rarefied atmosphere, ment as he and Diehl have design- through which Post plans to speed 'ed and constructed, Hucks con at n rate of 350 miles an hour or tinues:

more, the sult entirely encloses the "ying in the stratosphere is pliot.

Just the opposite of deep won

It will food oxygen to his body diving. After being under the through an extra supercharger nen, the diver must ascend gradual- which has been installed on thefly. In high altitudes a suit of this Winnie Mae, the plane in which kind is essential, so functions 51 Post circled the globe in record the body will remain such as they time.

would on the earth.

In high allitudes a sult of this "With the possibility that the kind is necessary to keep the func-internal organs of the body may tions of the body such ne thay burst, causing death or serious in would be on the earth's surface. jury, the stratosphere expands The special rubber sult, similar theac organa to several times their in appearance to deep sea diver's normal size, due to the presence apparel, was constructed by the|~f internal pressure."

Pacific Goodrich Rubber Company | While the temperature in the at Los Angeles under supervision; stratosphere may be 50 to 75 de-; of W. R. Hucka, technical manager,grees Fahrenheit below zero, the and John A. Diehl, technical en-temperature within the auit will be. 'xineer.

approximately 90 degrees, or blool'

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heat.

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

Bleeder or relief valves in thei Probably one of the first stena side of the boots will permit i to protect pilots in the rareflod small flow of air circulation to, the atmosphere of the little explored pilot for comfort, and there a startophere, construction of the auxillary tube to the auit to carry sult for Past points a future for & reserve supply of oxygen us. army pilots who must fly open safety measure. cockpit planes and may thus be

of the

GHOST CITY

LIVES AGAIN

BUT ONLY FOR ONE DAY

The specially built suit at the left, designed for stratosphere Bying, will be worn by Wiley Post, aviation spead king, right, when he attempts His dawn-dusk round trip hop from New York to Ļor Angeles at the lofty altitude in his famed plane, 'Winnie Muh, shown in top photo. Centre, left and right, aré W. R. Hucke- and John A. Diehl, who constructed the suit, adjusting it on a "mode" for set what is believed to be a new altitude record' in this plane and this suit two days ago.

dened the year round,

tunes in silver and gold were mined.

But Central City, which appears to be suspended on the side of the

When the theatre WIS built, hills, lives once a year when Central City was like a mighty and Denter organisation formed solely for that purpose, sponsors an operaj at the theatre which was built by popular subscription in 1878.

majestic skyrocket.

It zoomed to great heighte Then when the boom collapsed Now, the boards of the theatre Central City exploded and settled which once

were tread by such back to a common existence. from whose hills miners took and Barrott, Bernhardt. Salvini ran the opera house and it was Old Central City, "ghost town" great stars of yesterday as Booth There was not enough money to $100,000,000 in gold and aliver and and Modjeska, aumanlly resound to closed. It remained dark on and then left it to decay, enjoys the footsteps of modern stars like group renovated it in 1932 and Walter Hustos, Lillian Gigh, Gladys brought Lillian Gish there to play the lead in "Camille.” The revival Swarthout and Natalia Hall.

a massive was such a success that it was de-

"revival", once a year.

able to engage in aerial combat in WINDOWS IN HEADGEAR

Other mining towns of the west. the statosphere,

In the shroud, or headgear,, of left to wither in their own dust! The operuhouse is Also, it points to the running of the suit a 7% by 2% inch window after the boom days of the silver tone structure built against one of cided to promote an opera every commercial airliners in the strato provides ample visibility. Con- rush ended, remain virtually aban- the mountains where great for year, sphere al terrific speeds, with pas-structed of xylonite, a special sengers wearing similar salts. transparent 'material used in air- Weighing only 16 pounds, the plane construction, the window is ault is made of rubberised balloon made double, to prevent fogging sk, doubled on the bias to elim in the low temperatures. inate atretching. It contains ap-rarefled atmosphere, proximately six yards of this ma- Tubes leading to the plane's terial, fabricated at the 'Akron. O.,, supercharger, from which air is re- plant of the Goodrich company. celved, are set directly in front of Metal Appointments made by the pilot's mouth. Space is re- Lowell Peters of Los Angeles, in-served for radio carphones. elude an aluminium shroud. or The beadgear will be strapped to headgear, which weighs approxi- the seat of the plane with a special mately 311⁄2 pounds, and a dura- harness, Hucks explained, because lamin helt.

a load of 125 pounds tends to pull i made, at this part of the suit, enough com-lo jerk "Il, off with Tremendous

Pigskin gloves, specially and ordinary rubber bools plete the outfit.

FOR HIGH PRESSURE

! force.

The rubber boots which complete the outfit provide most of the 16-

The suit was designed to operate pound total weight of the strato- under a differential pressure of, sphere flying suit.

BATTLEFIELD OF FUTURE

ALASKA IS ASIA'S

DANGER SPOT

Moscow, Dec. 1.

"But if capitalism cannot secure the prosperity of Alaska, It is cap- ale of making it the battlefield of future wars.

"The almost untouched wenith of Alaska attracts the appetite of Charges that "Japanese Impert-Japanese imperialists. Lately the allats" are looking with hungry waters off the shore of Alaska eyes at Alaska's resources, were have been very lively. They are coupled with Impiled criticism of regularly visited by fishing boats the United States' development of with the flag of the Red Sun- the turritory in an article in floating scouts of Japanese Im- Pravda, ollicial organ of the Com- munist Party. Taking note of the

perialism.

"Alaska is one of the decisive development of United States battlefields of the North Pacific naval bases in the Aleutian phase of a future war, preparu- Islands, and Preparations Parallel Japanese tions for which are developing

In the Northern intensively."-United Press.

Pacific, Pravda predicted Alaska development plan. It continued: would be the likely battleground In the northern phase of a future war in the Pacific."

Recalling with apparent regret that an "Ignorant Czar". Hold Alaska to the United States for $7,200,000, Pravda lumented the development of the territory's resources under the capitalistic system. The article continued:

"Capitalism walks across Alasku, but it is a alow and pitiful trip

along with gold are found- tin, iron, graphite and other valuable minerals which so far. have heen untouched. In the fields and comparatively small. forests are a wealth of animals.

"Bebring Sea is full of valuable fish and oven whales. Modera technique could create a new Alaska and bring to life its ghost eltics. However, capitalists com- ing to Alaska are attracted prim- afily by gold.. Capitalism is not strong enough to win the Arctie district..

"For that task is required a different regime which le able to: concentrate as mass of forces, manns hind human enthusiasm, and which is capable of fullling, this task by a single plan."

The editorial evidently referred to the Soviet Union's own Arctic

The pictures above ware taken as the Shangh ri Scottish, S. V. C., turned out for their annual St. Andrew's Day Parade to the Union Church from the Ewo forashore. Above is shown the unit being reviewed by Captain T. W. R. Wilton and Sergeant Major Gordon Dawar, in rear. Below- some of the crowd which waited for the troops outside and took much pleasure in their snappy ap- pearance and, the skirling bagpapas.

With hopes running high in ovary breast, the pilots of the twenty plansu sntered in the 410,000 London Melbourne rana, Hund up their craft at Mildenhall airdrome for the start. A few hours later m

Placu to, ded to drop 'out of the acuteil, 'two' Slove woord nohtuvement. A group of the planes is abown abovy a few minutes before the start of the ránk.

had been killed and C. W. A, Scott and T. Campbell Binok were well es

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