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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

1985.

Hongkong Romance to End in London Divorce Court

MRS. C. W. A. SCOTT TO

COMMENCE ACTION FAMOUS AIR RACE WINNER MET

WIFE IN HONGKONG IN 1928

A FAMOUS AIRMAN'S ROMANCE THAT STARTED IN HONGKONG IN 1927, WILL SHORTLY END IN THE DIVORCE COURT IN LONDON,

MRS. SCOTT, WIFE OF MR. C. W. A. SCOTT, THE AIRMAN WHO WAS JOINT-WINNER WITH CAPTAIN CAMPBELL IN BLACK OF THE ENGLAND-TO-MELBOURNE AIR RACE, OCTOBER LAST YEAR, HAS FILED A PETITION FOR DIVORCE. Mr. and Mrs. Scott were married in Melbourne eight years ago. There is one child, Rosemary, aged five.

Mrs. Scott is an Australian. She is now living on Merscu Island,›

PRIOR to joining Camp-

bell Black in the Conten- Much

nry air race, C.W.A. Scott

was an aviator with the Discussed Film

famous Queensland und

Northern Territory Aerial For

Service-known the workl-

Local

over as QANTAS in Aus-Release tralia, regularly flying on their

routes

in

North "MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S

DREAM" BOOKED

"A Midsummer

MRS. C. W. A. SCOTT,

NEW FLYING BOATS' TWO DECKS

SKY PROMENADE ON VOYAGES TO DOMINIONS

THE fleet of large

flying-bouts

now

Queensland.

During one of his fur-HONGKONG will see the much loughs he paid a visit to discussed Max Reinhardt Hongkong, Another Aus-production tralinn, Miss Kathleen Night's Dream," according to

Mr. J. Noronha, Manager of the ordered by Imperial Air- O'Neill was also on a visit to queen's Theatre, who has just the Colony, and the young completed arrangements for the ways will offer a stand- couple met in the lounge of presentation of the Warner Bros, ard of passenger com- [film masternicce with Mr. Harold

any- the Hongkong Hotel,

Warner

Bros. Far fort surpassing During the rest of their Dunn, atay here they saw a great Eastern representative who came thing yet attempted in

air craft. deal of each other, and travell-down specially to finalise euriler ed back to Queensland on the arrangements. same liner. Enroute to their Homeland they became engaged and the wedding took place shortly afterwards.

1

When Rosemary, their daugh- Į ter, was born, the proud father) signalised the event by making' a record from Brisbane to Mel- bourne, being the first aviator to make the 1,040 mile trip from dawn to dusk.

Shortly afterwards, a wealthy" Australian pastoralist usked

Short Brothers, of Ruches- "Our present phần is to hold the premiere early in the New Year" declared Me: Noronha, "and to prester, have begun building 29 sunt it twice dally for a limited of these ships, which will number of days only.

shown' and Hangkong is one

"This is the first time in a operate the Empire air ser- number of years any screen vices to Africa, Egypt, India production has been 'road and Australia and will be of the few cities that will have used for the experimental the privilege of seeing this flights across the Atlantic. production so soon. The gen- eral release date is many months in the fture."

ม

For the first time, a flying boat hull will be divided into two decke-upper and lower. With a fully-loaded weight of 171⁄2 tons, this new type of monoplane flying boat is de- signed to carry a load of from 3% to 5 tons, according to dis- tance to be flown without

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Scott if he would proceed to in the first picture ever to be made England to fly a British-made by Prof. Reinhardt, the genius who plane to Australia. Arriving in laged the mighty theatrical spec- England in February, 1931, tacle "The Miracle," and it was only Scalt conceived the idea of try after many months of persunaion ing to beat the record on the that Warner Bros. were able to pretops.

Four engines mounted in the flight to Australia. Leaving vall upon him to film the "Dream,"

thickness of the wings will give Lympne at dawn on April 1, he which he produced a successfully covered the distance to Port in Hollywood and San Francisco.

Once committed to the tasks, a top speed of nearly 200 m.j.h., Darwin in nine days, four hours, Reinhardt proceeded to surround cruising at 150 mph. beating unlucky Kingsford-Himself with specialists who are the Smith's previous record by 19 recognized leaders of their profes- hours. The cost of this flight ston. worked out at barely a penny a To stage the ballot he brought

mile.

Passengers' Clear Vlow Accommodation will be provided for 24 passengers by day and 16 for night flying.

The main or lower deck is divided

luto fivo compartments. Forward

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9 ICE HOUSE STREET HONG KONG

OUR BRITISH crosswORDS

ACROSS

1 Manchester N.CO. fanag.). 8 First appearance,

Eurasian mountains.

120

121

11 Sho was in "The Last Days of

Pompeii,"

12 Worked in the States, 14 Discourse subject. 15 This one holds water, if you

ilke

10 Adoring (anag). 18 No the chantant, it's only pulling

your leg. 21 Foreign dignitary.

29 He took tobacco to France.

Bronislawa Nijinska, whom he con- In the Centenary Air Race,iders the outstanding Maitro de

any smokers have done this is a cabin seating seven persons, 27 she took a lot from Nellie in Ballet in Europe.

"Water Babies." together with Campbell Black,

For ballerina ho would have no followed by kitchen and lavatories, he covered the same distance in one but Nini Theilnde, protege and a small cabin and freight compart-28 When it is, a frock will shine." less than three days.

successor of Pavtown, and premiere ment.. Bunks, one above the other, 29 There are locks on its banke,

tween us and Frunce. danseuse of many of Europe's fore-ship fashion, will be set up for 30 The sort of question arising be most ballets.

DOWN

A HOUSE DIVIDED

EVEN SOLOMON COULD NOT DO BETTER

Two

They

naturalised Italians

aleeping.

To adapt the music of Mendels- Passengers will be able to walk sohn, who originally wrote the score about in the large promenade cabin below earth watch sea or of the stage production, Reinhardt land Insisted upon

Wolfgang through large windows in the sldle, Korngold, one of Vienna's most

Training Scheme

Erich

12 Nawal.

3,Turn It ofther way, it will turn

half rotton,

4 A hat hus; but give it up.

Acting liko a shepherd.

Smith Minor's "menngerle lion."

7 Long walk, or long walker. 8 Datolean nico (anag).

10 Leaders don't like playing this

ESPIONAGE CHARGE

124

125

126

110

instrument (two words, 6, 6).

13 17th Centary prominent cons-

17

10

pirated going up (rev.). Strained,

20 This ship held only a bit more

than four quarts,

21 Filchot, better unstroked,

2 Thinner than cotton, this place. 20 Small lizard, not unlike

a chameleon.

28. These islands were friendly once.

Yesterday's Solation

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famous composers

In these new ships the pilot's Then Reinhardt turned to the cunt: who ing and, in this, too, he was given cockpit will be called the bridge, owned a 20 ft. by 10 ft. wooden an absolutely free hand by Warner following Imperial Airways custom commander and hut on the mine Beld at Mt. Isa, Bros. executives. Despite the fact of giving their pilots the nautica!

that Warner Bros.' roster of stars titles-captain, Queensland, quarrelled violently,

is the most complete in the history first officer.

The bridge will be on the upper decided to separate, but of motion pictures, Reinhardt was neither would buy out the other, given carte blanche to employ any deck, with the ship's nice and mail Further fisticuffs produced nega-players available and it was only compartment. There will be two tive results. So they decided, savs after repeated tests that he chose stewards to serve meals and make

The accused sald: "I do not feel Austral News, to halve the hut. for the key roles James Cagney, Joe bedn.

Pilots are to be trained in

guilty." E. Brown, Dick Powell, Jean Muir,

At the provious hearing the pri The centre was measured exact Victor Jory, Verree Teasdale, Hugh handling flying boats at Hamble.

was only Dr. Hermann Gorts, the Germansoner declared that ho ly, and the centre sheets of iron Herbert, Anita Louise, Frank Me-Ong of the Calcutta flying boats,

novel. were removal. The hut was sawn Hugh, Ross Alexander, Ian Hunter, formerly used on the Mediterranean in two, and each man has now Mickey Rooney, Olivia de Havilland crossing, has been sent there as a novelist and ex-officer of the German collecting material for a

training machine.

Air Force, who was brought before Reuter, taken his piecę away.

and Grant Mitchell.

SALESMAN.SAM

Sam Means Business

GERMAN-NOVELIST SENT FOR TRIAL

London, Dec. 3.

the Margate Magistrates on Novem- ber 26 on a charge of espionage at various British R.A.F. Aerodromes, has been committed to stand his trial at the Old Balloy,

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WELL, SUCH LUCK!JUST AS I'M ABOUT TA KETCH OSWALD, SOME DUMB FISHERMAN HOOKS HIM!, BUT I'M NOT GIVIN' UP!

KATIE

SAY, YOU WITH TH' WATER FULLA FISH, YOU WOULD HAFTA PICK ON THIS ONE LI'L FELLA!

WELL,NUTHIN' DOIN'! I'M SUPPOSED TA KETCH HIM,

AN! YOU AIN'T GONNA STOP ME!

•KATI

CATI:

AWRIGHT, O221E, GET GOIN' — AND I'LL PICK UP

CHASE WHERE I LEFT OPE!