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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1936.

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Paris, Aug. 20.

(TMRIENDS of the late Mr. Rudyard

Kipling .denied the sug- gestion that the Great War had Inspired a revengeful spielt in the famous poet.

Mr. Oliver Baldwin, elder son of the Prime Minister, stated recently that the effect upon Mr. Kipling of the war and the death of his son at Loos, was to make him "concentrate himself on revenge."

Mr. Baldwin, who was Kipling's second cousin, niso snit

upon me to be the one to revenge his son against the German people." Mr. J. II. C. Brooking, founder of

the Kipling Society, said:

thing.

"HAPPY AND CHEERFUL”

Toronto

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Toronto, Ont., Aug. 30. Prolonged court proceedings The longest and most arduous race in the history of aviation, "It is absolutely absurd to say that appeared certain to-day as the 13,629 treacherous miles from Kipling concentrated himself on re-leading contestants in the fantas- venge. Mr. Baldwin could not have Paris to Saigon in French Indo-known much of Kipling at the time tie "Millar maternity marathon" China, will start from Le Bourget or he would not have said such a airport at dawn Oct. 25 with fiera of a dozen nations competing for nearly $80,000 in prizes.

The race

will be under the joint sponsorship of the Aero Club of France and the Aera Club of Indo-China. The aerin! "sporting code" of the Federn tion Aeronautique Internationale will be used, according to the French Air Ministry.

The Ale Ministry announced that nt the conclusion of the gruelling contest it will buy the winning plane, preserving it as a means of encourag→ ing high speed 'design.

Entries have been received from

British, French, German and Italian

"I had considerable association with Kipling, and it is ridiculous to suggest that he became misanthropie. During the war years he was happy and cheerful and forceful a personality as possible."

Another remark by Mr. Baldwin was that Kipling's short story, "Mary Postgate," was the wickedest story fever written.

for a $500,000 prize awaiting Toronto's most prolific mather continued to argue over the exact number of children each claims to have born since Charles Vance Millar died Oct. 31, 1926, leaving his amazing will.

Millar, millionaire sportsman and lawyer, left the residue of his estate, now valued at over "to the Toronto The atory fells how a German airman crashes in a woman's gerden. $500,000 She goes out to succour him, but mother, who within 10 years of thinks of a friends's son killed in the my death gives birth to the war, of a child killed by the Germans' bombs, and stands beside the wreek- greatest number of children." He also left brewery stock to age and watches him die,

and Of "Mary Postgate" Mr. Brooking leading prohibitionists said: "The story does not mean that shares in the Ontario Jockey Kipling himself had that rather Club to anti-gambling leaders. savage point of view.

Only rules governing

"He ilustrated in the tale the point

the

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way to induce two of outstanding racing pilots-Colonel Roscoe Turner and Capt. James G. Haizlip-to enter, The, entry fee 1s $330, of which half will be handed over to the winner of the race.

America's people had at that time because of with reading of Millor's will, ure that contestants be residents of Toronis their personal losses in the war,"

and that births be duly recorded at HIS GREATEST SORROW

the vital sialistica bureau. Nothing Commander Oliver Locker-Lamp-is said about the necessity of toothers woman of the city is reputed to have son, M.P., a vice-president of the being married and one un-married Kipling Soetely, said:

already borne four sea of twins,

THE LEADER

The route of the contest will be by way of Paris, Baglidad. Allahabad, Saigon and return by way of Alluka- bad, Baghdad, Calro and Paris.

" is entirely wrong to suggest that Kipling became soured by sor- row, or that his post-war work was behind his pre-war work either in Intelligence or sympathy.

"Probably Kipling's greatest sorrow The first leg of the long fight will be the most gruelling. 2,392 miles was when he lost his daughter in from Paris to Baghdad. The nexi America, but it was after that that stage, Baghdad to Allahabad, is only he wrote some of his most beautiful 12 miles shorter and the stretch from and spirited poems. Allahabad to Salgon measures 1,939 miles.

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The war produced probably the most beautiful thing he ever wrote, 'My Boy Jack'-a tender and pro- foundly moving poem.

is Mrs. Apparent lender to-day Marthew Kenny, tiny mother of 16 children, 12 of whom she claims to have born since Millar's death. Her claims are somewhat marred, how- ever, by her admitted fack of birth born dead, she says. One of these, certificates for at least three children, Francis Lillian, registered as a slu child, was in reality twins, Francis and Lillan, she says.

Blyth of

Next in line comes Mrs. Arthur CONDITIONS FOR RACE

she claims. were born The entire 13,620 miles must

"The fact is that Kipling was Timleck, mother of 17 children, 11

of whom, covered in 90 hours including an basically of a cheerful disposition, since Oct. 31, 1920. She too admits allowance of 48 hours for rest

endlessly. merry and vital. Never some possible difleully in proving at Salgen,

the fact that he

through Inck of all the children, did he betray Salgon. On arrival

bul claims she will plane will be allowed one hour for mourned his losses. I spent week-or refuelling and check-up of mechan ends with him more than once, and

prime this year. She leader in an effort to have all com fpeting mothers agree to split the half

million prize

money among them- selves, on a percentage basis, the winner to receive the largest pro- portion, scroad next largest, and so on down the beate.

cal parts. It will then be impounded was with him two days before his "hgistration Maxed up" befor

to an enclosure flanked by guards for death. What amazed me about him whatever portion of the 48-hour was his indifference to the toll

the plot chooses to ruraninthe years,” rest period n: Salgon. Another hour for further check-up will be allowed before start of the return trip.

may stop off at between-points necessary, I, however, they do not make-the first leg-Paris to Baghdad in non-stop flying they must make

Any plane which fails to report at the fixed control points blong the roule or which does not return to Paris within 12 days of the take-off one of the other full legs on the way will be disqualified. A member of to Saigon non-stop. the crew of any competing plane con

Oct. 21

Claiming 10-children-In--the Uni limit, Mrs. Stefano Darrign comes next. She says, and is supported by her unemployed husband, that she Gas tanks will be sealed at Paris. can easily" prove all the births, be replaced only once during thenaghdad and Allahabad by represen

tatives of the Aero Club of France

entire race.

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With twins expected soon, Mrs. Gus Distinctive colours have been us and there will be officials along the Gruziano, already mother of nine re- signed to the planes entered from route at intermediate points to caregistered children, claims she forgat

fur various notions.

planes which may land between to register a still-born boy in 1932. The French entries, for instance, will have their surfaces the control points for refuelling, and that the anticipated event will

scaledake her the real leader. painted bright blue. The British Each plane will carry two planes will be green. The German barographs, one official and one as a ones white and the Italian planes red, check. No colour has been assigned to the Atnerican entries

In

The contestants will be required to Bourget

days report at Le

three

of.

Mrs. John Nagle, 30, youngest cau- peling mother, and Mrs. Ambrass Harrison, wife of the only employed yet.

husband of all the competing mothers. is a motorman for the han dakion to the speed race a before the scheduled start and their (Harrison

Toronto street railway) are tied with contest will be staged over planes must carry certificates Mrs. Grace Ragnato, 43, Italian court Mr. the same course, open only to multi-vigability. The pilots will be re-interpretor with nine ench. motor transport planes capable of quired to hand transport licences or flying with full lond and one dead European "tourisms" of cross country Dagnate anyouneed July 17 she will

have another baby "soon." engine at an altitude of not less than permits. Furthermore, ench pinnenlready had 23. 6,500 feet. Their runge must be at must carry two-way radio set least 621 miles with a wind of 30 either of the code type or voice type. miles an hour force. They must have a payload of at least 771 points. A two-man crew will be allowed...

NOTES FOR CONTESTANTS

On the return trip the fllers will make a hop of 798 miles from Bagh- dad to Cairo and one of 1,995 from Cairo to Paris.

The contestants will be required to halt at the charled control points but

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