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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY

1935.

Splendid

Record

Of R.A.F.

.47,000,000 MILES

IN ONE YEAR

BUT 31 DEATHS RECORDED

By Major C. C. Turner

In the year just ended the Rayni

Air Force has flown about 47- 000,000 miles. Half-way to the sunt A hundred times to the moon and backl

Yot there have been fewer scri- our accidents in the Service than in any year since the War. So far this year there have been 20 fatal accidents, resulting In 31 deaths, of pilots and others on. gaged in duty-Bylng, including the Fleet Air Arm, but not including an accident to R.A.F. officera on for elvil machine hired out private flying.

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Parachutes have played an im- portant part in saving life. Since they became standard equipment | In 1920 they have saved at least: 123 lives in the Air Force. The last two years are here compared:

1993, 7 saved in 6 nccidenta.! (one other died from injuries in the fall); 1934, 14 saved in 7 nc- eldants. (including 4 lives and 3 lives Baved in alngle accidents).

Last year

the Air Force flew about 45,000,000 mlies; and there were 39 Tatal accidents, in which; 64 lives were lost. On inquiry atj the Air Ministry it was learned that the decreased number this your has been accompanied by an ex- ceptionally good record as regards

WALTZING INTO POPULARITY

Is your dancing of the 1933 or earlier vintage? Then here's your chance to modernize your steps. Arthur Murray tells how to do the latest tricks in waltzing. It's the first of a series of six illustrated articles by the famous dance-master-to-celebrities.

BY ARTHUR MURRAY

New York. If you want to be up to the minute, learn to waltz. The revival of old-time fashions in dress and a return to more genteel mannerisms have popularized this most charming of all dance steps and you may be sure there'll be a lot of waltz music played at holiday parties and balls this year.

Point

Start

Moro

As a matter of fact, nothing is

beautiful

the old- than fashioned waitz. To master Ite rhythms to become infinitely more graceful and to get into the spirit of dancing which, after all.

is important. The best dancers are the ones who love to dance. Never forget that.

For those who have learned the fundamental waltz step, there is a fun-to-do variation that 1 tenching my pupils right now. Appropriately called the "Debutante Waltz," because It In youthful and rather whimsical, this dance is easy 10 leari.

The feature of the Debutante Waltz in the swaying of the body in the direction in which you point your foot on the hesitation, step.

Start by stepping directly side- ward to the left, balancing the weight on the left foot for three counts, meanwhile pointing the right foot as shown in the photo- Kraph. Then reverse, stepping to the side with the right foot for three counts, pointing the left one. Now follow the diagram.

Remember that you take a left waltz turn of three steps, and on the fourth count you step back on the right foot, holding your weight Point

neeldents non-fatal, but resulting Diagram of debutante wallz, step on it for three full bents. in personal injuries,

The decrease, as compared withi

1933, is not, however, in quite the

same proportion. The Agures are

by step.

not available. It is rightly polnt-death for every 9,000 hours, and

ed out that a two-yearly 'average, this rather than a year by year one,hnura, should be taken. On that basis? 1933 and 1934 sinhd out as the best years on record.

FRANCE'S FICURES

Air Forces,

iwice the number of aeroplanes, flew last year not more than 38-1921 000,000 miles. The casunities in-11992 'cluded 45 deaths.

year one

Maurice and Cordoba show how the hesitation is executed in the débutante waltz. The gentleman steps back with the right foot, and pauses for three full benis,

the left foot as you do it and let your head sway toward the left.

1

The record for the past eight with an obstraction on Croydon taking of necessary and Inexcu aerodrome, are not included; norkable risks are the príncipal causen, death in 12,100 years la:

does the list include two fatal as in the vast majority of road ac-

Three fatal ne- joidents. gliding accidents. eldents in travelling flying "etr enses" are included, and one to a pllot below the permissible age for nying.

The losa of A French liner in the Channel,' and collision of a French utr

47. 43

UNNECESSARY RISKS Examination of the causes of the accidents akows very clearly that all of them could, theoretically, have air been avoided, and that many of the them could very easily have been Iner avoided. Human

Fatal accita,

Deaths.

The following table, shows the 1927 gures of fatal accidents during 1928 the past 14 years:

G

D

13

∙10

1920

12

1930

13

27

No. of Fatal

1031

12

15

The Fronch

with

sqdns, needle. Deaths.

1032

13

17

1933

18

33

22

37

1934

32

34

51

1923

422

12

46

62

40

72

むう

43

58

than 5,000,000, and in 1930 it was 1926 about 20,000,000. The mileage in 1927 based on hours flown, speeds, and 1928 other data. It is not an offcial1929 figure, but is a close, restrained "estimate,

61

54

BG

40

57

60

std

76

75

31

42

1930

82

44

65

1931

85

46

1932

88

34

88%

39

93

20

CIVIL FLYING

The British Air Force milenge|1924. in 1921 was probably not

more 1926

The continuous process of re-1933 equipment steadily increases the 1934 average speed of the Air Force. Moreover, the year's remarkably

good record as regards accidents!

The proportional casualties in

is the more striking in view of civil lying cannot be shown until the increased dying in air exer reports are complete as to the claca and manoeuvres under condi- amount of lying done. It will tions approximating to active probably he found that this has! service.

increased by 100 per cent., or more,

In last year's total one accident during the year, for not only b

is included in which an Air Force Imperial Airways greatly increased | and a civil machine were involved, its operatingal activities, but there This accident, therefore, is also are also to be taken into account:

The growth of inhoud included in the list of civil flyingj

lines: accidenta,

The reduction in the ensunity! rate is Vory striking when examined on the time basis. It 1921 there was one death in every 2,238 hours flown, in 1930

A great increase in air taxii and special charter work; and

A steady, but slow, increase in the number of private aeroplane

one

owners.

air

Regulations, supervision anti medical tests are steadying factors, but there appears to be a need for tests which would eliminate pilota. who, although skilful, are tempera- mentally disposed on occasion to be indiscreet..

On the Walls of some of the flying clubs is seen the excellent reminder: "It is better to be an old pilot than error and the the best pilot."

Chess champions of Harbin and Shanghai ware matched at the Russian Chose Club, Shanghai re- cently, when the local matter, D. V. Poliakoff conquered .. K. Trofimoff, the visiting player. A large crowd of members watched a lively contest.

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