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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST

TRAIL-BLAZING CLIPPER IN INAUGURAL PACIFIC_FLIGHT

This photo, taken in test flights, shows how the giant Pan-American Clipper will appear when she takes off to-day on a trail- blazing flight to Wake Island, third leg in the California-Orient airline service. The machine has already made two nucenistol ocean flights: one to Honolulu and the ascond to Midway faland. Later in the yane it will fly to Manila and thance probably to Hongkong.

SPANNING THE PACIFIC

TWO YEARS' PLANNING BEHIND TO-DAY'S FLIGHT FROM AMERICA

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Island. the commissariat is of formidable proportions.

For example, the inventory includes 2,500 pounds of frozen meats and a like quantity of smoked meats, 500 pounds of chicken, 700 of butter and 450 dozen eggs, with canned goods and dry groceries enough to stock 22 respectable ehain store,

1935.

"I DEMAND JUSTICE"

VICAR SENT BACK

TO PRISON

When Dr. Samuel Shannon, vicar. of St. Luke's Church, Leicester, appeared in the charge of warders for his public examination at Lel- cester Bankruptcy Court, on July 17, he refused to take the oath and- stated that he would decline to answer questions until he got justice.

Dr. Shannon had been in Lol- cestor Prison since June 18 on a warrant issued by the Registrar, Mr. C. Squire, following non- appearance for his public examina- tion.

He told the Registrar that he did. not defy the law and wished to make an explanation. Ile began to read a statement when the Re- gistrar stopped him, saying:- "You have now been in prison 21 days. I should have thought you had obtained sufficient notoriety."

Later, the Registrar told Dr. Shannon that he was setting him- self above the law and that could! not be allowed.

Dr. Shannon-I am not, I want Justice. This is an English, Court of Law, and demund justice,

Mr. Evan Barlow, the official Recelser, began to put questions to Dr. Shannon, but he refused to

answer,

When told that he would appear before Judge Haydon on Monday. Dr. Shannon said that he would not answer questions then.

He was taken back to Leicester Prison by taxi, and waved a smiling good-bye to parishionera as he left the Court."

STUDENTS' TRAINING

GRAND REVIEW FOLLOWS THREE WEEKS' COURSE

Canton, Aug. 8.

A grand review of the military

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Lavender Soap-"The Luxury' Soap of the World"--Laven- der Face Powder, Compact, Bath Salts, Crystals and

The heavy items of cargo for students of the Senior middle Tablets, Talcum Powder, etc. the airway bases are also impres-schoois in the city took place at Yintang yesterday as a termination With the start from California to-day of the Pan-American Airline's sive. They include such items as 19-ton plane "Oriental Clipper No. 5." for Wake Island, the ambitious and Diesel engines for the power of their three weeks' military train-To you, during the Summer

plants, radio poles, piling for romantic project of an airway from the United States to the Far East be-docks, cross braces, flooring, rails. braces, stringers, gangplank irons, Blood lights and 1,000-gallon fuel comes nearer reality.

tanks. Then there are lighted

ing.

General Chan Chai-tong who took | Months, Yardley Lavender will the reviewing stand made a speech bring Spring-like freshness. encouraging the students.

Other prominent officials present

were General Yu Han-mow, General

Yang-king, Lt.-General Huang Of all good chemists and Chi-wen, and Id.-General

screening, nails and tools, com- Chang-fu.-Central Press.

Planning for the project has been in progress for more than two buya, length of chain, Kedge years; the heterogeny of materials and supplies necessary to establish air-anchors, car wheels and tons of ports on uninhabited islands has been reduced to methodical lists; a tech-assorted cable and wire; paints, nical committee, headed by Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, has collaborat-prising complete kits for carper ed with aircraft builders to secure giant flying boats with a range of 3,000ers, machinists, ditch diggers, miles and more with load; and a marine personnel has been trained for Thus, Pan- more than 18 months in the laboratory of the Caribbean. American Airways, which is undertaking the venture, put the first major trans-ocean airline into being.

SOME time this autumn passeng picturesque undertaking ers will be able to take wing was begun last month,

at San Francisco or San Diego and reach Canton, or HongkongTM in.

miles.

4

Nineteen-Ton Plancs

as one

which receiving sets to make audible the long-wave broadcasts of the regular type in addition to the code signals by which the Air line is operated.

Also 24 dozen

Chen

sailmakers, cobblers, plumbers finding system has shown consis and other assorted specialized tently under test a range up to

1,800 miles. occupations.

Blind Flying

The game assortment, to while

away time between the coming and going of the soaring clipper ships, is a wide one. The lats include baseball, medicine ball and volley ball equipment, jig saw puzzles, checkers, chess, ping pong acts, tennis balls, dominoes and boxing gloves,

It is a modification of the Adcock type of direction finder and on the i Pacific airway will occupy a plant by itself at each base with a fixed loop mounted on four high poles. On the aeroplane a mast on the prow carries four wires which act as a loop. In test Pan-American pilots have been able to fly antirely with an astonishing degree of blind with the aid of the finder.

accuracy.

and Its

New Pacific Airports The bases built at Midway and

And it is evident that the line about four days. By Steamer they wake islands are typical of the

The list of canteen supplies expects its base staffs to go in for require some three weeks at best. They will By some 8,500 miles and chain. At each, in the landing make five stops en route; at Ha- lagoon, are a landing float and a (directed to the airport engineer, gardening also in a big way for well, Midway Island, Wilkes Island dock leading to the shore. To the the work sheet meticulously notes) the list of seeds to no ashore in

goes ashore,

are for Wake Island is worthy of re- cludes Royal Palm, Cocoanut Palm,

It Papaya, beets, cabbage. beans, Not merely the development of in the Wake Island group, Guam right.

underground fuel storage tanks; production in its entirety.

celery, cucumber, instruments for air bases and for and the Philippines.

beyond them a power house and roads: 110,000 cigarettes, 500 bags cauliflower,

okra, oniona, peas, planes has boon Involved in the This journey, which even in this still beyond a building for the of cigarette tobacco, 10 pounds lettuce,

radio transmitter. To the left, but chewing tobacco, 576 cans smoking radishes, squash, tomatoes and, establishment of an 8,500-mile air- Dr not, way across the world's broadest age of flying still seems incredible, at a greater distance, is the trans-tobacco, 50 cartons chewing gum, whether they like It

waters. Years of pioneering work they will accomplish in four-mitting station of the radio direc-G0 packages pipe cleaners, 100 spinach.

on the part of the air line in many cartons Ave-cent candies, 65 pack- ongined flying boats; Clipper ships tion finder,

blades, ages razor

Schedules To Bo Tested other directions underlie the actual dozen 34 of the air, capable of cruising at

Walking up the roadway toward shaving brushes, 4 dozen tooth

construction and operating steps 160 miles an hour or better;

Flying schedules for them which are now imminent, luxuriously fitted with berths and the main base one sees ahead a brushes, 12 dozen tuber tooth mense airline will not be worked

When it was frame paste, G dozen cans talcum powder, out until after many experimental of white-painted

first decided to kitchens; electric

carrying group

nirway across the concrete bases. The 1 dozen cans foot case, 4 dozen puts have been made. It is hoped, operate atewards as well as a light crew buildings on of five and guided by radio direc-first on the right is the radio re- hair brushes, 4 dozen combs, however, that once these schedules Caribbean, famous for the uncer- tion finders with a range of 1,800 eciving station, with the office of dozen tubes cold cream.

have been put in operation they tainties of weather, many experl- the airport opposite it. Then, i further along and arranged about

jars sunburn may be maintained with something enced aviation men scoffed. Pan-

however, Intensively, a central circle are staff quarters, cream, 10 dozen cans shoe polish, of a clock-like regularity which American had studied the problem the airport manager's house and 2 dozen shoe brushes, 5 dozen hus marked the performance of the

tho considered

Caribbean not Planes of two types. At for this quarters for the crews of visiting boxes writing paper, 8 dozen cover line's operations in the field of officials, as they said at the time, merely n sea with porls which epic journey, have been proved in aircraft, Of to the right, outside, alls, 2 dozen penholders, 6 dozen the West Indies and Central and the air. The Sikorsky S-42 type the circle, is a kitchen, mess hall pens, 24 dozen handkerchiefs, 60 South America. This operation needed an air service, but an ideal of which the first to fly, the and servants' quarters.

dozen assorted buttons, 24 lozen now extends to 32,000 miles and

of over-water flying. Brazilian Clipper, set ten world's

At each of the bases the normal pools thread, 16 dozen spools serves 33 countries and colonies. laboratory for the special problems records for seaplane speed withị

Such a laboratory it has proved. airport darning cotton, 30 dozen needles, Over a five-year period it has load, is a craft of 18 tons, fully staff will comprise

manager, a radio officer and his 24 dozen safety pins, 10 dozen shown a completion of scheduled loaded..

three years the pilots and co-pilots, assistants, a chief mechanic and paper pine, 2 dozen pairs scissors, runs of something over 99 per Week in anti week out for nearly The second ship of this class, two mechanic's helpers and five dozen pairs shoelaces, & dozen cent.

bottles after-shaving lotion, 1 Perfection of new radio aids the radio men and bane staffs of the line have been meeting and called Pan-American Clipper, has men in service staff; cook, steward, been fitted as a flight training mess boy and two cabin boys. At dozen collar buttons, 5 dozen will greatly assist the operation solving those problems over a 600- of the big flying boats in the mile stretch of sometimes difficult laboratory and used for specialized Wilkes Islandi, long a mere empty carton ink.

For the kitchens and mess halls Расійс Of these the short-wave occan training for marine person dot in the wide Pacific, the

Links In Far East nel in the Atlantic between Miami resident staff will be augmented by there are, of course, full comple-direction-finder developed by the ments of cooking utensils, table line's engineers is considered the Whereas the and Puerto Rico. This is the type a doctor,

When the airway goes into which has become the first flying The compiled list of materials crockery and flatware, oil ranges, most important. boat to be used over the new air-ordered by the air line's englheer-electric refrigerators and water directional radio beam on land is

stills.

sometimes limited by bad condi- operation, there will be but one way to the Orient.

ing department to construct and

tions to a range as low as 30 miles short link, along the Chinese coast, -100 miles being about normal which cannot as yet be flown in With the surplus tankage with fit these buses reads a bit like

and Anders using a diamond-shape scheduled air service around the Should a modern Nellie which it is now fitted, this craft the catalogue of a sizable mall-

order concern,

For one of the way stations of movable loop have about a 600-mile world. can sleep only three of its fight!

It includes not merely the prac the far-dung airway, like Midway range, the new short-wave direction crew of six:. Its fuel margin is so tical material to house, feed and great, however, that three out of! maintain a self-sustaining little its four normal passenger com community where before only the partments could be used to give sen birds have wheeled and mewed, comfortable accommodations for but also things to satisfy the neede 12 passengers and still leave ample of the spirit of men living for in fuel capacity for the longest over the expanse of the greatest 520. water hop of the Pacific journey. There are books. The standard that from San Diego to Honolulu, supply for each base includes the about 2,600 miles.

late Dr. Eliot's famous Ave-foot-

is

an

The other type of huge flying shelf-the Harvard Classics, the boat which has also had its first Bible and the World Almanac, but flight tests, the. Martin' Clipper, in each case hobbies of the men to still larger, weighing 61,000 occupy the stations have been con- aulted-reading hobbles, that is to pounds gross. It will have a 3,000-mile range with 20 passengers say and specialized books

engineering, radio and other and cargo

aclences will be supplied. Ve

Before either type of those ewift] fying boats can take the air in Pacific waters, however, an airway. must be prepared. This Is the

Leisure Time Supplies

ON

Formidable Commissariat

There are also cards, games of Radio beacons will guide the Oriental Clipper across the Pacific. The map other sorts and, of course, radio

shows the projected route for the trans-océanie servicës.

Bly elect to make a trip by airline. after this service is in effect, sho on the new could fly the Pacific airway, take plane again in Froneh 'Indo-China or Singapore, fly to Europe by French, Dutch or British lines; then fly the South Atlantic with the mafis, having first flown to the West African const; come by wing up the east coast of South America with Pan-American; hop from Miami, to New York by Eastern Air and then close the circle by flying across the United Statca on United, T.W.A American Airlines.

The initial training flights over the Atlantic from Miami with the Pan-American Clipper proved suc- Dissful from the outset. The aero plane itself was, of course, a vant improvement as to speed and load over anything previously con- structed for ocean" flying.""

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