1935-01-14 — Page 12

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DRILL AND DANCING

DIOCESAN GIRLS' SCHOOL

. HOLD DISPLAY

The Diocesan Girls' School's charity fund benefitted by over $600 on Saturday, when they held a drill and dancing display in their playground at Kowloon. A large number of people attended the function, among those present being the Han, Mr. R. II. Kotewnl! and Mrs. Koltewall.

The programme opened with: three songs and dances by the kindergarten students. This was followed by na exhibition of mar- ching by the students of Class 8, after which Class 4 gave a charm- ing display of English country | dancing.

The demonstration of an old English dance by Misses P. Crofton, Shiela Burros, Kitty Delgado and Phyllis Lang, was recalved with warm approval. The dancers were dressed in Victorian costumes, the first two young ladies taking the part of gentlemen, while the others took

the Indies parts,

Little Betty Lee captivated the audience with her exhibition of a Dutch dance. Loud applause marked the conclusion of her performance, which was perhaps the most delightful and appealing ilem on the programme.

A marching display and the formation of the letters "D. G. S." by"

the students with blue umbrellas brought the function to

conclusion.

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Lee and Mrs. McLellan, who were

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FIRST SNOW OF SEASON

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London, Jan. 13. ' Paris experienced the first snow- falla of the season: to-day,

The fall in England is confined to northorn heights and rands aro ico-bound, but the weather la genial. Snow is reported from country districts of Kent, Surrey and Berk shire, and the Air Ministry predict further anow during the day.

Gales, snow and torrential rain occurred in the North of England. -Router,

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MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1935.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

PACIFIC FLIGHT

PAY CUT RESTORED

CONSULAR CHANGES-

FRENCH CONSUL IN SHANGHAI LEAVES FOR HOME'

RECORD CREATED BY

BRITISH MARINE OFFICERS AMELIA EARHART

AND MEN DENEFIT Oakland, Jan. 18.

London, Jan. 12

*. Shanghai, Jan. 18.' With comparatively little pro-:

British Mercantile Marine off-

M. Meyrier, the French Consul paration and no publicity, Mre..

corn, seanien, firemen and catering General in Shanghai, départed for Putnam, the wife of the well-known staffs will receive Increases in pay Marseilles by the Messagerien

as the result of an offer by London Maritimes liner Felix Rousso).“ American publisher, better known by her maiden · name, Amelia

ship-owners..

M. Meyrier, who is accompanied Earhart, made a daring solo cross- At a meeting of the Maritime by his wife and daughter, is pro- ing of the Pacific from Honolulu

Board of Shipowners in London coeding to France on home leave. to California yesterday,

yesterday,

It was decided to offer-tenter. Miss Earhart hopped off from employees a partial restoration of

air-wage-cuts. Wheeler Field, the Honolulu port, on the first feminine 80]0 The restoration will be made in' fight over the Pacific at 4.43. p.m., Instalments, Honolulu time. on Friday, few several months. British Wireless Grew, United States Ambassador

people In Honolulu knowing that i the fight was to be attempted.

over a period of

the

When she landed at Oakland air-weather was favourable. port, outside San Franciscó, at 9.31 When she had covered half her p.m. last night, she added two new distance, she passed over records to her already extensive steamer Maliko and radioed that bag.

she was speeding towards her destination at 182 miles an hour.

Reception from San Francisco

U.S. Rumours Denied

Washington, Jan. 18. Rumours that Mr. Joseph C.

to Tokyo, would shortly be leav Ing Japan wore denied to-day by Mr. Gordell full, the Secretary of State-United Press.

1

Minister Returning

Pelping, Jan. 13. The United States Minister to

She is the first woman to fly the Pacific, and the first person to fly over the ocean without a co-pilot. of adverse weather reports, stating China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, Her flight was made in the face that a rainstorm was sweeping who went to Amerka on furlough

the the down

Californian of strong opposition from

coast, last autumn, is returning to message Shanghai by the Dollar line Pre- United States Navy, owing to the prompted another radio recent disaster in which the Aus-shortly afterwards, in which Miss aident Coolidge, sailing from San tralian airman. Charles Ulm, and Earhart said that she might land Francised on January 26-Ren- his two companions lost their lives at Los Angeles instead of Oak-ter.

Slam Alde-de-Camp. on the first stage of a contemplated land... flight to Austraila.

Inzardous Crossing

Ten lives in all have been lost in attempts to cross the 2,400 miles of ocean on the perilous trip.

Owing to the fact that Miss Earhart's departure was shrouded in secrecy, very few people were at Wheeler Field to see her take off.

The most agonised spectator was her husband, who watched her take off with deep anxiety.

Fresh and Smillag

London, Jan, 12. However, despite the rain and Major Prasob Sri Chiraprariti, fog, which delayed her for some the King of Siam's personal aide- time, and occasioned considerable de-camp, has left Croydon by air anxiety regarding her safety, the far Bangkok-Rentor. famous aviatrix, aped or to Oakland, where she landed fresh

and smiling, amid a mighty cheer SINGAPORE SQUADRON from the crowd of 5,000 spectators who assembled to meet her.

Her fight was accomplished in 18 hours 16 minutes.

In a statement to the crowd of An she disappeared in the cast.newspaper-men who mobbed her as Putnam turned to a friend, and she stepped from her machine, Miss wiped the perspiratiori from his Earhart said that anxiety brow.

"I would rather have a baby," he Rald.

re need- WAR

AIR FORCE REPLACEMENTS TO FLY FROM ENGLAND

London, Jan. 12.

A complete overscan squadron will be re-equipped by air for the garding her 'safety less, no she had petrol auf-first time when the flying boats at cient for several hours in the air Singapore are replaced by Short when she landed.

"Singapore" flying boats.

The American aviatrix, how over, took very few risks on her "I'm tired." she said.-Reuter. flight. An accomplished radio- Mina Earhart WILB the first operator, she carried a small wire-woman to fly across the Atlantic, less transmitter and receiver, and the record being made in 1928. In maintained her course with the aid May, 1932, she flew solo from Har of radio beacons from both San bour Grace to Ireland, making the Francisco and Honolulu, not once 2,200 mile crossing in 181⁄2 hours. losing the life-saving messages, As a result of this flight she set up |lack of which sent Ülm and his two new records, being the first

companloun to their doom.

woman to cross the Atlantic solo. A wireless mesenge was received and the only person to have crossed from the flier four hours after she it twice at that time. In August, left Honolulu, intimating that she 1932, she set up another record by wax Hying through fog, at an making ↓ non-stop trans-Con- jaltitude of 3,000 feel and that thetinental flight in 19 hours.

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They are due at Karachi on February 8, with calls at Udaipur. Gwalior, Allahabad, Bhagalpur, Chittagong and Rangoon, and are due at Singapore on March 2.- Benter,

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