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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936.

BRITAIN READY FOR GREAT SPEED CHALLENGE TO THE WORLD

TELLS HER HUBBY

B

Lady Susan Wilkins is shown here speaking to her husband, Sir Hubert Wilkins, in the Antarctic via the air waves. Sir Hubert, the noted explorer, who aided in the search by plane for Lincoln Ellsworth and Herbert Hollick. Kenyon, who were anissing in the Antarctic for two months. It was on this occasion that Lady Wilkins told her husband of the adoption of a daughter.

Greta

Noel

PLANS FOR AIR, WATER AND LAND RECORDS

Skimmer-boat Model Tested

in "Loch Lomond"

Tank

BRITAIN will have a more successful speed year, from now until March, 1937, than any country has had since the internal com- bustion engine was invented.

Plans have so far progressed, British firms in co-operation. Tho that there is every probability of land machine has nothing to do. the following achievements by with Freddie Dixon's plans for an all-British productions:

attnek on the record. The fa

New car dashing at average vourite for the water speed record speed of 330 m.p.h. over mean la Sir Malcolm Campbell, mile on Salt Lake, Utah.

New motor-boat racing at maximum of 155 m.p.h. (mean average over milo 145 m.p.h.) on Loch Lomond, Scotland.

Light car of Captain George Eyston capturing hour world record at nearly 200 m.p.h. (maximum 240 m.p.h.) on Salt Lake.

Semi-delsel engined car being driven by Captain Eyaton at meah average of 165 m.p.h. on Pondine Sands, Wales.

Aero engine and plano design of famous British firm to pro duce over 500 mp.h. average (present record 440 m.p.h. held by Italy).

ma-

Firms Co-operato The car and water speed chines are the project of famous

Garbo and Coward

ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIP

STOCKHOLM, FEB, 1,

*VERYWHERE HERE TO-DAY TWO FAMOUS NAMES ARE

EBEING LINKED TOGETHER.

THEY ARE CRETA GARBO AND NOEL COWARD. Garbo, recovering from her recent throat illness-Noel Coward sponding a holiday in Sweden-met at an evening party given by the Count and Countess Wachtmeister, Garbo's closest friends.

From that evening they were seen together many times. Coward, who visited Sweden for rest and seclusion, suddenly altered all his plans. He became a frequent visitor at the theatre, at restaurants and private parties. And on many occasions Garbo was a visitor, too.

All who have seen them, havei been prompted to think "this is the!

Britain's perfect couple. Great

most brilliant playwright and actor and Sweden's and the world's most famous film actress."

When He Met Garbo When Noel Coward first arrived In Stockholm, he said: "I am tired.All I-need-is rest. -----

Then he met Garbo, and after- wards he accepted invitations to dinner parties, to the theatre, to sight-seeing excursions Into the country.

Ile seemed no longer tired. Hoj appeared eager to attend as many functions as possible-and

де

several of them Greta Garbo was

alao present.

the

Dancing Together This week Gosta Ekman, famous Swedish actor, gayen re- ception.

Again both Garbo and Noel Coward were among the guests.

Many times they have laughed and chatted together, and danced

the tango-the danica which de-

NOEL COWARD

Bought a huge basket of orchids.

lights Greta Garbo above all is looking happier than any of her others.

countrymen hava' seen

her look

for

At the reception Garbo, was since she first Jeft Swedon wearing a Russion silk shirt and Hollywood. grey flannel trousers. Her Silent Grots has become Smiling throat and arms were covered in Greta, jewels.

On Noel Coward's last day in Laughingly she has been teaching: Stockholm he stopped his car' on Coward to pronounce the Swedish the way to the Central Station. word "Skall" which means "to your] He went into a well-known flower health !"

shop and bought a huge basket of Together they have discussed orchids, the largest the shop con- their impression of the stage, the tained. He ordered it to be sent Alms, and a dozen other interests. to this address:.

Intimate friends of Garbo declare G. Klippoatan, Stockholm. they have seen a great change - In i That is the address of' Greta's her.

brother, Sven Gestafsson, where She seems to be more free. She Greta stays frequently.

Bride For 3 Days-Divorce

BECAUSE

HER JEALOUS HUSBAND KEPT A DOG

Both the car and beat projects have been and nyill be kept secrets for a long time. Nothing official will bò known of the place of building of either car or boat until later in the year.

con-

It can, however, be stated that the builders have not been cerned with any previous land or water attempt.

The car will not be a "mam- moth" like Campbell's last Blue- bird. Ite wolght limit will be four tons. There are two designs, both four-wheel driven, it is understood, one with a single engine developing over 3,000 hp. and the other with two engines developing over 4,000 h.p.

Both designs externally are revolutionary. The final shape will depend on laboratory tests,

The boat also wilt be unlike. anything yet built.

It will be a skimmer, constructed sololy for sprod over П straight

course, and will be of no use for motor-bost racing.

Ingenious Texts

There is no intention of building

anything that can be reconstructed to compete for the international trophy at Detroit. It is under stood that three designs exist, each radically different in stem, stern, beam and hydroplano "steps."

FROM H.K.

TO SWITZERLAND

Douglas Fairbanks--the older-and the lady with whom his name has been romantically linked for some time past-the Lady Sylvia Ashley are among the enthusiasts getting their fill of the thrilling winter sports furnished by St. Moritz, Kamed Swisa Alpine resort.

Lady Decies In Ethiopia

As War Nurse

Concert

By kind permission of Capt. Slomons

and Officers

TO-NIGHT

The Band of the German Cruiser

"KARLSRUHE?

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GROUND FLOOR, LOUNGE

COMMENCING at 9.15 P.M.

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MEETING

THE DEMAND

"FRIENDS have pleaded with me not to go to Abyssinia. They FOR A PERFECT

have pointed out the terrible dangers. But I'm not afraid." This is the courageous attitude of Gertrude Lady Decies, who has revealed details of her plan to nurse in Abyssinia, despite. warnings from the British Red Cross and her friends about the perils facing white women.

She disclosed that she is now making arrangements to leave at un carly date with three fully trained nurses and a secretary.

"I did nursing work in the Russian Revolution," she said, "and. I am not afraid of risks, although we shall be the only white women

For her splendid nursing work in the past Gertrude Lady Decies has gained 12 medals, including the French V.C. for women,

A miniature testing tank "lake," with the geographical features of Loch Lomond surrounding it, is-nurses in Abyssinia.” being built, and models will be tested in "weather conditions such as normally prevail on Loch Lomond in a certain month. The final decision of shape will bo determined by these tests.

Miss England III, did 180 m.p.h. The record is held by Amerlen, with an average speed of just short of 125 m.p.h.

SIZE 5

SHOE manufacturers have

decided that travellers shall no longer submit siza four samples in women's shoes, as has been the custom for many years.

They are substituting size five, very few women now- adays being able to "fours" with comfort.

wear

China's "Mae West"

"BLIND" FLYING FOR

BRITISH PILOTS

A new invention has been perfected which will enable air liners and long-range bombers built this year to fly more quietly:

The invention, by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, takes the form of an elective engine silencer, which forms part of the cowling ring round the radial nir-cooled engines.

and

more

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journey for passengers in Em- pire flying-boats which use air- cooled engines; opportunity for the long-range bomber to escape the vigilance of sound-detecting apparatus,

to send Imperial. Airways are some of their senior pilots to Ber-

courao in "blind) all then, to take a overcome objections of previous designs, approaches" with the Lorenz blind Its success means a more sllent landing equipment installed at THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD.

the Tempelhof airdrome. The visit has been arranged by courtesy of the German air jauthorities.

It is claimed that the Inven- tion has

"WHITE JADE FROST" TO BECOME MOVIE QUEEN

Shanghai, Jan. 26.

China's theatre addicts, who correspond to the cinema fans of America, in both relative numbers and enthusiasm, have been given their greatest thrill in years by the announcement that their Mac West, otherwise known as Miss White Jade Frost, is soon to become a miovio queen.

Limited Visibility This equipment was installed seven months ago at Tempelhof and the pilots of the Lufthansa lines have been using it regularly to feel their way in to land in conditions of limited visiblity.

A similar system is being in- stalled at Heston Airport, and our Air Ministry are to experiment with different systems this year at Croydon.

of

Miss White Jade Frost has been | actions of the players as they Tho equipment consists appealing to China's equivalent speak or sing. White Jade Frost marker beacons set some way from of the "bald headed row dor. the has no peer in the field of jump the airdrome boundaries. They past several years, and her popu- and jump. Critics say she "puts give constant call signs which are larity has reached the proportions her whole heart and body Into her picked up by wireless by the pilot of a national craze. Star of in- art" and because of this Yuan approaching the landing ground, numerable "Jump and jump" Liang expelled her from the old As he passes over the first one, two miles from the boundary, an dramas, considered by the Chinese capital as "too hot." Intelligentsia as the most vulgar This, however, was not her first instrument panel light is ox- variety of dramatic fare and on a encounter with the blue noses" tinguished as an additional signal. At this point at a given altitude par with aide-street burlesque of China, for earlier in her career, shows in the West, eho, Has fol- she and her follow jump and he throttles back and follows the lowed the example of her curve jumpers had a session with the pre-selected compass bearing some western counterpart by officials of the Bureau of Educa- which will take him directly over transferring her talent from tion for a discussion on decency. the second marker beacon when stage to, seroon.. Her success in It was reported that White Jaded second dashboard light goes Chinese talking filma is expected Frost appeared at the official In-out. This tolls him he has passed to be phenomenal:

quiry, looking entirely like the the Inst obstacles and can glide virtuous wife of a plous official directly in to land, lett Warsaw, Jan. 20. Jump and Jump" plays, so and that a representative of her, Some vertical visibility must be HREE days' honeymoon, then divorce because of a big black called because the male character jump and Jump troupe assured. the present for him to see to atten

dog. How this came about was told in a divorce court near

la invariably an acrobat who Government officials that although out.". Warsaw by Maria, the three-day wife:

cavorta madly about the stage, her actions sometimes socmed "I loved my husband, and I still husband refuses to get rid of it." have been the rage for the past Improper from a moral standpoint, love him, Maria told the judge, The judge turned to the hug year in Shanghal, after they had she was a true artiste whose sing- boen virtually banished from Ing and acting were in accordance ker eyes red with wooping. "But band? ""That Is Impossible,' Ha when we went to our new home I said. "You can't expect your wife Peiping by the puritanical ex-with the text of the play, and found there a big black dog It to stand that. You must get rid mayor. Yuan Liang Tho theme therefore should not be too severe-

of these plays almost invariably | jy judged, o was very fierce, and I hate dogs of your dog.” T

deals with sex,

China's "great boat” actress as anyway.

The fealous husband refused.

The higher types of Chinose she is tormed, will make her "I discovered that my husband "Sho can take me as I am or leave

drama are given in the Mandarin cinema debut in "Red Begonia's was Jealous, and had trained the me," he Bald.is page th

Then she will leave you," re- Language which is conceded to be a story dealing with the life of a dog not to allow any man in tho house when he was not there plled the judge. " pase judgment the purest form of the Chinese jump actress, and her thousands

against you You are divorced." tongue, while "Jump and - Jump" "I do not want to alvorce my So Markel bride, wife, and plays, are presontolin veran of followers are eagerly watching #husband but I can't live with a divorcee, all in three days, left the cular flects, sold to place for the release date-United

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SIX GENERATIONS

AT A PARTY

Mrs. Mathilda Steiger, of Chicago, gave a party. The occasion was her 108th birthday. The guesta

Three married daughters, aged 67, 69 and 74; twelve grand-children; thirty-three great-grandchildren; slxx grent-great-grandchildren;

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