1936-10-12 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, -- OCTOBER 12,

1936.

THE ROAR OF WINGS OVER ASIA Air Lines Of Great Powers Are Converging

On Hongkong. STRATEGIC MOVES Clipper Ready for First Hongkong Flight

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"Tolograph" Staff Correspondent

EHIND THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE "TELEGRAPH" ON SATURDAY THAT A PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS CLIPPER SEAPLANE WILL ARRIVE IN HONGKONG ON AN EXPERI- MENTAL FLIGHT NEXT MONDAY AND WILL BE FOLLOWED A WEEK LATER BY THE FIRST REGULAR PASSENGER-CARRYING 'PLANE, IS THE STORY OF A HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT TREND IN WORLD AVIATION-WITH UNPREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON THE FUTURE OF HONGKONG,

What appears to the outside world to be a commonplace an- nouncement becomes charged with deeper meaning when it is realised that the airways of no less than seven great Powers-Great Britain, France, Holland, the United States, Soriet Russia, China and Japan

may soon converge on this Colony.

Shipping built a solid foundation for Hongkong's prosperity in the nineteenth century. What shipping has done for the Colony in the past, aviation will almost assuredly repeat in the futuro.

For a while it appeared that the British policy of refusing land- ing facilities for foreign aeroplates in any of its territory, without reciprocal landing rights in the territories of the countries concerned, would isolate this Colony.

That fear gained ground when Pan American Airways, despair- ing of reaching agreement, announced that the Asian terminal for its | trans-Pacific route would be the Portuguese Colony of Macao.

Happily, Hongkong has in Sir Andrew Caldecott a Governor who is intensely nir-minded.

One of his first official nets in Hongkong was to review the entire subject of commercial aviation. This Correspondent believes

Some idea of the immense bulk of the 25-ton China Clipper can be gained from this clerup, show-

ing Pan American Airways employees grooming her for the trans-pacific airmall service. The huge plane Is scheduled to leave San Francisco Bay on Monday next week for Hongkong, and will thereader in- augurate a regular weekly service.

that the withdrawal of Britain's demands for reciprocal landing ANTI-GAS · PRECAUTIONS

rights insofar as Hongkong is concerned is in no small measure due!

to His Excellency the Governor's répresentations on the subject,

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Less than a decade ago many

of the air routes that converge an

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It is almost three months since. the "Telegraph" received an

TALK BY R. ABBIT assurance that information relating to the anti-gas measures to be adopted in Hongkong would be made public in the near future".

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of Since then the Telegraph" has been repeatedly informed that 355 metres (845 kilocycles): the information is not yet available for publication.

the seaboard of East Asia and To will some day in the not [distant future use Hongkong as

their focal point-were regarded i na vague possibilities, or amount- ed to no more than faint dotted: -Andrews & Sykes lines sprawled over the map, with JOW Hongkong really has little or no significance.

something to crow consistent with natural commer- about!

cial development, others are Within the space of four frankly military, but ali contain years our best amateur ballroom | ulterior strategic molives, and dancers have improved their are fraught with many problema standard until to-day it equals for thono observers who regard anything in the provinces of the Far East as an unavoidable

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This was demonstrated yesterday at the finals of the Hongkong amateur ballroom dancing championship, and confirmed in a very definite statement made by Miss Pat Skyes, former world's champion, and one of the Judges.

Miss Sykes in an exclusive

interview:

"The competition was extremely difeult to judge. The compelltora were to well matched that there was only four points between the first and recond couples and two between the second and third. All of the competitors in the final scored not less than 50 per cent of the maximum

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A study of the innp reveals at once an apparent similarity of purpose in all recent aviation developments in the Far East.

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This despite the fact that the essential anti-gas precautions In Singapore will be the same an those adopted in England, and alreadyrom the Roof Garden of the Hong- made known to the public at Home through the medium of radio, newspapers and other publicity drives.

For the benefit of readers, the "Telegraph" publishes below ex- tracts from n White Paper, providing a comprehensive review pi what will be done in England.

There is reason to believe that when the Hongkong Ale Raid Precauting Committee finally decides that the time is ripe for publi- city, their information will be essentially the same on that contained in the British White. Paper.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

Measures for safeguarding the The Home Office will be respon- First of all there is the

great civil population against the effects of sible for the general arrangements, British Imperial sleyway,

which

air attack differ from the provision which will provide, so far as pos- saradites lija and curves south-

needed for other forms of national|sible, means by which warning of an cast to Penang. Here the airline

defence in that they must be.or- | impending air attack may be com branches. one route running south

the districta through Singapore, another eastward Kanised locally, district by district, municated. by telephone to the prin-

and that activity on the part of the cipal authorities in centrai government cannot com- which might be attacked. pensate for the failure of any district which is able to attack to take effective measures on its own ac- count

trongkong.

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From Singapore there is also well-developed R.A.F. flying-boat route, which links with Hongkong by way of Indo-China.

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amateur competitive | Shangbut.

where essentially, in order to assure experience of dancing in England and on the Con Holland will not, it appears, re- adequate reserves, as well as in the tinent, I have seen few better ex- main content with serving her directions indicated, but responal hibitions or a superior general level, Netherlands Empire. She has re- bility will rest on local authorities cently mapped out an airline north-for ensuring that adequate measures "All of the finalists were up to the ward from the naval base al Soura- of civil protection against air raid standard seen in the Provinces baya to Tarakan (Borneo), and dangers are taken in their own dis- and elsewhere in Europe. I know of thence, though at present in theory tricts. only one competition in which a bet only, to, Manila and Hongkong ter demonstration of the basic steps

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8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

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8.03 p.m. A Relay from the Toi by the Home Office. The responsi~ | Ping Theatre, bility for their enforcement will rest 11 p.m. Close Down. on the police, but local authorities 8.05-11 p.m. European will be concerned in the arrange-gramme from Z.E.K. on

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Mr. J. A. Andrew, the other official the line that curves Judge, also paid a warm tribute to the improved standard of dancing in Hongkong when announcing the re- sulls. He said that he was amazed in the difference to be seen during

In order to relieve the police and the last four years, and it was most

fire brigades for the work for which encouraging to him as he felt that

The Government cannot therefore they are essential, provision must be perhaps he had, as a result of his

tlan Islands; a chain that leads to undertake to provide money towards made for organising squads of men, coming to the Far East, made some!

the construction of public bomb-equipped and trained for working in nowhere except the seaboard of

damaged buildings which are not on alight contribution to this. He con- East Asia.

proof shelters.

On the other hand, effective pro- fire, to rescue persons who are to- gratulated the whole of the competi

Soviet Russia, working feverishly tars on the very sporting manner in to double-track her tenuous Trans-tection against blast and splinters jured or trapped and to shore up. which they had gone through the Siberian railway, has nea spent from bombs can be obtained at corn- dangerous walls, etc. competition. They displayed en enormous suns on the organisation paratively small cost, and it will be

TREATMENT OF CASUALTIES thusiasm and sportsmanship which of two great air routes. One of for occupiers of premises to provide were two very important factors in these poluts definitely al Vlad this for themselves and their house-

Provision mus! be made for the successful competitive dancing, and vostock, where bombers of the Red holds, and where necessary for their

mobilisation and expansion of the both he and Miss Sykes had been‡Air Force are massed in under-workers and customers.

medical and first-aid resources of GAS MASK STOCKS very impressed with the keenness of ground hangars. The other reaches every couple.

out from the armament factories of Protection against gas will need each district so as to provide Brst-old

at any rate on'n basis of minimum WINNERS IN GREAT FORM

the Urals over the high plateaux of separate treatment. Information will posts, casualty clearing stations, and by hospitals for more extended treat-

requirements. Nine couples took part in the semi- Asia, und points vaguely at the heart be published as to the means

The statutory undertakers w]H re- finals,

and

as Indeter which occupiers of premises can ment, together, with an adequate GTX qualified for the final. of China, petering out The winners, Mr. Leung Lin-chuen ninately as the advance-posts of make them gus-proof.

Furthermore, the Government have It will be necessary to provide in main responsible for the necessary maintenance and repairs, but I will. and Miss Rita Randall were in magnil Marxism which it serves.

this connection facilities for the debe essential to make arrangements accumulate reserves And so the aviation map of Aulu is decided to Acent form, especially notable being

chancelleries

and protective clothing contamination of gas ensualties and the

for co-ordinating the work. of repair of respirators their exhibition dance after they had drawn-by

where damage to different undertak- Europe with the airways of the and to issue them to persons employ their clothing. been announced champlona.

Immediately afterwards Miss Pat world's five greatest nations converged on nir raid precautionary services

Casualty clearing stations shouldings has occurred at the same point. - police, fire brigades, first aid

easy reach of first-nid and i will be for local authorities to Sykes and Mr. Andrew gave demon- ing more er less on a focal area.

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organisations-whose duties would be within strations of the wallz, rhythm dances

Much of this development, of require them to enter and to remain posts, but hospital treatment should secure this co-ordination in conjunc

as far as possible be provided out for the repair of roads, and with the tion with their own responsibilities and lango which brought down the house. They were cheered to the courie,, follows the natural advance at work in gassed areas.

Provision has already been made alde areas of special danger.

work the Post Office on the repair In civil aviation, and is due to the echo by some 500 enthusiasts.

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of felphona, etc., cables. The prizes were distributed by Mrs. ing. Many of the routes mention-pirators of approved types which will

Increasing industrial importance of for obtaining a first supply of res

task in such ‘a charming manner.

of

ambulance service.

the treatment of

P. H. Suckling who received a boued are speciilealty, commercial. be allotted partly for training pur- The decontamination of persons quet of flowers for carrying out this But commercial airways, with poses and partly as reserve stocks and their clothing has been mention

as part of their landing fields, highly-trained Arrangements will similarly be made ed ground stalls, and reserves of skill to accumulate supplies of bleach casualties. night to military purp05¢8,

The winners were; —

1. Mr. Leung Lin-chuen and Miss

Rita Randall.

2. Mr. Y. 6. Ling Gitorip Yee.

and Miss

CLEARANCE OF DEBRIS

Road repairs will naturally remain ihe responsibility of highway

ed pilots, can be converted over- powder for decontamination pur- Separate arrangements will have to thorities.

poses.

tricts.

Bu-

tioning of the fire-fighting and casualties services, and the movement of materials for the repair of public utility services, will, depend on the maintenance of an adequate system of usable roads.

It is hardly necessary to emphasise be made for tire decontamination of It would be unwise for us to rend The Government will also establish vehicles, buildings and their contents, that the maintenance of the life of too much into such developments.- a Civillan Gas School to provide and contaminated ground, as well as the community, including the func 3. Mr. Archie Wong and Miss But it would be just as unwise to training in anti-gas measures for for the organisation of expert gas Ma.

regard as no more than a coincidence instructors who will be competent to detectors who can determine whether The other finalists were Mr. M.theever loudening roar of wings give locsi training in their own disa bombed area is free from gas or Drysdale and Mrs. D. Rivelle, Mr. S. fover the senbaard of East Asia. A. Gray and Miss A. Mackenzie and Mr. Thomas Leo and Miss C. Per- Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd.; One petuo, the ikdies receiving consola- tritton inlet set by Meters. I a Crosse; Messra, Lu tion prizen.

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SERVICES NEEDED

The following notes are intended to give a preliminary plcture of the various services needed for the pro- tection of the public against the effects-of-nir cattack,

uro needed,

whether decontamination measures

ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES

It will be of vital importance that publle services such as water, gas, and electricity should be kept going,

At the same me regard must be had in each case to the necessily or otherwise for postponing reinstate- ment of damaged roads pending the repair of burled pipes, cubles, etc.

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