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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1936.

THE WORLD IN TWO DAYS

Luxurious Travel in Fleet of New 90-m.p.h Zeppelins

HINDENBURG

MARVELS

(By A Special Correspondent).

Friederichshafen, Apr. 15.. ERMANY'S plans to build a series of giant now Zeppelins were told to me to-day by Capt. Lehmann, who will command the Hindenburg on her maiden voyage to Rio next month. •

While showing me over the world's greatest airship he disclosed that orders for the construc- tion of Zeppelins to work on Dutch, Japanese and Russian air services are already under negotin- tion.

"The future of the Zeppelin type of airship is now assured," said Capt. Lehmann.. "There is not the slightest doubt of that."

The Hindenburg's cruising speed will be 90 miles an hour, and at that figure her progress will be smoother than an ocean liner. You will see, that her comforts are equal to that or a ship.

No Vibration

"The passengers will feel no vibration, they wi hear no sound from the engines, and they will bo able to book their trips with the knowledge that this great airship will be unaffected by weather condi tjans.

"We are

confident that the Hindenburg will cut the time tỏ Pernambuco by 10 hours, and

the outward journey will in future be covered in 2 days.

"It is difficult to understand why Britain, with her many Empir mall passenger routes, has not escentrated more closely on the airship. The Graf Zeppelin has mule 110 Atlantic lights and, covered 4,000,000 kilometres with! out a sign of mishap."

Final Touches

To-day workmen were busy put- ting the final touches

n the Hindenburg in preparation for her first flight.

Tests have been under way in London to discover the best warnings in the event of gas attack from the air. The picture shows an observer equipped with gu mask and a loudspeaker through which he gives instruc- tions.k; the public,

SECRETS OF RADIO RAY

THAT GUARDS WARSHIPS.

DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF SUBMARINES

War-Time Device Has

Been Developed · The interior of the Hinden- There is, no mystery about the burg bengs a strong resemblance basic principle of the British anti- to that of an ocean-going liner, submarine device which Mr. Somers Her broad decks hre railed like net de-Chair, the young Conserva- a skip.

tive M.P. for S,W, Norfolk, stated;

very difficult to score a hit at this distance. In

the my day

old

hydrophone arrangement could be

used up to depths'af about 18071, (and was mainly useful for spotting

submarines lying at the bottom."

It is learnt that the range of the ray is now definitely greater than that mentioned by Lord Strabolgi, but how great it is is a matter of oficial, secrecy, Screens of these rays can now be established whick make it practically impossible for a fag" distance of a big ship without submarine to approach within "kill her presence being detected. Commander Lehmann showed me in the House of Commons veently £7,000 PENALTY FOR.: the swimming bath, where passen-meant that any submarine coming CUSTOMS 'FRAUD gers, will be able to take a dip in within striking distance would bel mid-air, and the luxurious smoking-in danger of instant destruction.;

HORSES FROM IRELAND The device is a wireless ray A fine of £6,900 was imposed at The kitchens are equipped with Which when reflected from a sub- Liverpool recently on horze the intest electric cooking and remarine enables the ship sending it dealer, Richard Leslie Weaver, frigerating plant,

out to fix the position of the enemy. aged 34. of Malpas, Cheshire, and The entire passenger and crew's What is a matter of secrecy to his clerk, Harold Thomas Brown, quarters in the Hindenburg are day is the extent to which it has aged 29, was fined £190, for having recessed into the envelope, and only been developed since its introtic been coticerned in a fraudulent -the control cabin and engines areļtion during the war.

attempt to evade Customs duties slung outside. No engine vibra- MODERN TORPEDO RANGE on Imported Irish hunters. tion, whatever, reaches the passen-" "Mr. de Chair was no doubt, re- Weaver was also ordered to pay xer section.

ferring to anti-submarine measures £100 čosta. Hot and cold water is supplied which have been developed since the He contended that the duty was to ghch cabin, and every passenger | war," xajd Admiral Sir Roger leviable on the open market value has a 'phone.

Keyes, MP.

of the horses in this country at After the vastness of the Lord Strabolgi, who as Com-the time of importation, a value other Hections of the Hinden-mander Kenworthy served in the which was', considerably lower burg the contral cabin is be Navy during the war, said: "The than the amount paid for the wildering in its smullness and modern torpedo bas a, range of horses in a limited market in the simplicity.

about 10,000 yards, although it is Irish. Free State.

room.

The great airship is operated from a control panel which is only slightly more complicated than the average wireless set.

HAND FOUND IN L'ATLANTIQUE

TRAGIC RELIC OF 1933 FIRE

A fire-scorched hand has been found among the debris in the burnt-out French liner L'Atlantique, which has been beached at Port Glasgow for breaking up.

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REVENGE ON A WHITE RAJAH

(By a

Special

Correspondent). ··

Heswall, Cheshire. Apr, 18.

HAVE talked with a woman who lives under the shadow of) an Eastern curse which, for brought tragedy and disaster to her family.

almost a hundred years, has

She is Mrs. J. Schofield, of Oldfield House, Heswall, and she told me how an Indian scientist, Mr. Manikon, great-grandson

of the man who first pronounced the curse, is to-day working to dispel it.

The story began on the 13th May, 1844, when Mrs.. Schofield'n ancestor, a White Rajah In India, won a law case which gave him jurisdiction over land on which a Vestal Virgins' Temple was built.

Curato's Wife Wins

Mra. Everard Royds, wife of the The White Rajah rooned thej Curate of Heysham (wear More-) temple, and two days later was cambe) Parish Church, saw her found stabbed to death,

kurse, Pink Cout, win the Lan-

"On the dagger a parchment had cashire Hurdle Bace at Aintree, re- heen stuck which contained a cently at odda of 20 to 1—and wo cunia Thin has followed his member of the family had a penny family from generation Je genera- tion.

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The latest link in the tragedy worth about £400 to the winner, was the discovery of Mrs. Scho- feld's mother in a gas-filled room in Kensington.

This tragedy consed Mr. P. Manikon to write to Mrs. Schofield. He told her he was the krent- grandson of the man who killed and cursed the White Rajuk-- and was ready to do all in bis

remove this terrible

awer to

curse.

"The curse has followed our family for 90 years,” Mrs. Scho- field fold

How Universe FOOD. SPECIALISTS

Is

Expanding

DISTANCES THAT

DEFY TELESCOPES

San Francisco. Apr. 13.

A new "Catalogue" of the dis- movements of 100

me to-day. My father] died a violent death; and the distances and covery of my mother in that gas- "universes" outside and beyond filled room makes me feel that our sun's system of stars has: series of coincidences."" this is something more than been issued by Mount Wilson Observatory. home of the world's largest telescope.

SCIENTIST'S OFFER

The detailed story was told to me by Mr. Manikon, keen-eyed, swarthy scientist of North Ken sington.

"When I heard of the mother's death I wrote to Mrs, Schofield," he said.

Carrying our knowledge of exact movement further out into space than ever before, this catalogue

tion that the most distant universo conveys the astonishing informa-

yet surveyed in this way is moving away from our own at a speed of. "I do not wish to see any 24.000 miles a second. more hariu come to Mrs. Scho-| field or her family through thei These observations, made in the revengeful spirits of my ances-100-inch and 60-inch telescopes ut tors. I want to help her.

| Mount Wilson, are taken to provide "The curse has wrought enough further confirmation of the theory trouble already. member of the family, and found expanding, us frequently discussed If I can meet that the universe as a whole. Is a reunion on a Christian basis, I

by Sir James Jans, Sir Arthur am only "too ready to do so."

Eddington, and other astronomers.

THE KING'S OFFICE-ON-

Urged to WHEELS

some problem might arise in regard to oducation. In such an event we can-communicate with the various “STATEMENT by the Roman associations in the diocese and give Catholic Bishop of South-om a lead. We can tell them what our attitude is, and advice wark in his diocesan notes in them what to do at elections, that

The Southwark Record", has is, which party to support. some speculation.

"There is no question of direct action. Throughout the Catholic Church an attempt is being made for more drganisation.

..

The day may come very shorte the Bishop writes, "when Catholics in this country will be

"In Germany they are trying to called upon to follow the lend of the Bishops and to defend their smash all Catholic organisations, principles in nets'ns well na words and we are trying to keep our "No opportunity must be lost of people together as much as we can. The hand is believed to belong preparing now for that day, and "Nowadays it is important for to one of the bodies not recovered possible sources of weakness in our religious bodies to keep together. after the fire of January, 1933, position must be remedied without and have some Hort of concerted which caused the death of 17 of delay."

polley un-religious and social ques the crew of.211.

It was stated by an officials tions,"

A workman on a tour of Inspec- of Bishop's House, Southwark, that tion had a terrifying experience. no direct political action was im- His hurricane lamp went out after plied.

"It merely means a little more! he had got some way. Afraid to move further lest he should fall organisation of our own Catholic through a broken deck he stood activities. and shouted for help. Ils calls

before he was located.

**We have varlous associations of

were heard but it was two hours, women and children. The purely parochial, so that concerted action can be taken in any Catholic question that may arise.

Lost! 30 Pounds

of Fat In 4 Wooks

tions.

The distance of the fastest moving universe is given as 1,- 400,000,000,000,000,000,900 miles.

To travel this distance, light would take 230,000,000 years. · The group of universes to which Several improvements, sug- this universe belongs is so distant gested by the King, have been that only the brightest spécimens incorporated in the new "office can be observed in the 100-inch car" which has been added to the instrument. The distances of the royal garage...

others-150 of them can be photo- A straight-eight, with a special Kraphed cannot be measured. body, the car is fitted with a desk in the rear seat.

GRAVITATIONAL PULL

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In another similar "cluster" The desk, with its special light-there are, some 200 differant unl Ing arrangement, was designed by the King so that he can work as vèrses. The distance of one of the he travels on the State papers that brightest of these is believed to be claim his constant attention." about the same, although the Finished black and capable of measurement is in this case less 85 miles an hour., the car has cost certain. For the measurement of over £1,000:

the speed of movement of still more distant members of these groups of universes astronomers will have to wait for the new 200- inch telescope-and even the range of this will be limited compared with the universes awaiting cata- logue.

JIM AND AMY'S

UNPAID MEDALS JEWELLERS who made the medals which were presented to end of their trans-Atlantic flight in 1933 have never been paid.

Mr. and Mrs. James Mollison by the city of New York at the Two medals were given to Jim and one to his wife Amy, states ques-pay a bill of shout £35 which has been presented to the city by a Now the City Treasurer has asked the Board of Estimates to firm of jewellers which made the modals.

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MORE TRAVELLING BY RAIL

The number of passelper Journeys made on the four principal British railways during 1935, according to the Ministry of Transport recently was 1,229,845,000, or just under 30,000,000- more than in 1934.-

The number of pussengers carried last year was 855,025,000 or 20,000,- 000 more than in the preceding 12

months.

Expenditure during 1035 was £127, 1:400,000, leaving not receipts of £30,- 300,000, compared with 428,790,000 for 1934.

Reuter.

The Treasurer la without power to pay it, because, no appro- priation was ever made to cover the cost of the meduls.

Altogether six medala aro in volved. These were given to the city's distinguished guests betwem June, 1932, and July, 1935.

Besides Mr. and Mrs Mollison, medals were given to Amella Earhart, Wiley Post and General Balbo.

WATSON S

Another feature of the new cata- logue is that it has for the first of a suflicient number of universes time been possible to obtain records

belonging to a single group to study the mutual movements of the un- verses within' that" group."

The provisional conclusion reach- Jed is that these groups of universes represent n relatively atable jarrangement, which is held to- gether by the mutual gravitational pull of the universes in question.

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