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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1987.

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vacant

Fever set in and doing the last lap in one hop at Governor McNutt will fill the DR. Ladwig Fabel, German another car.

and 37 years of age, told Dr. Fabel was seriously ill for an average of 155 k.p.h. This place which has been

Aummor when Mr. Hongkong Rotarians on Tues- some time before he could re- was followed by a 5,000 kilo- since last

metre trip from Paris to Berlin, Frank Murphy was given à leave day something of present day sume his journey.

Moscow, Leningrad, Stockholm, of absence to run for governor conditions in Hunan and their A Modest Flier

and Oslo from where he set out of Michigan. He completed his possible relationship to Hong- MODEST and unassuming, to make Paris in one hop but four-year term as governor of

Andre Japy, a passenger failed to reach his goal when his Indiana last month.

the Bernardin de St, engine went dry on him and Who's Who in America lists

kong in the future.

Paul Vories McNutt as borri in

speak on the subject, it is cer. Pierre due here on Tuesday, is landed at Compiegne instead.

numbered among France's During the winter of 1933-34, Franklin, Indiana, on July 19,

Hongkong Hotel houses.

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Stubbs Rd.

The

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Thongkong Telegraph. armament market, industrial by steamer now to recuperate, back,-lunch at Oslo and dinner 1914 and beginning practice as

SATURDAY, March 20, 1937.

If anybody is qualified to aboard

tainly Dr. Fabel. Born 37 years youngest

and most reliable Japy made his first attempt at a 1891, making him 45 years old. ngo, educated at Freiburg, he aviators.

Paris-Saigon flight. His firat He is a son of John C. McNutt. took his degree in political Hongkong knows him because hop to Damascus was successful, The new High Commissioner economy and was soon directing of his breath-taking dawn dash but in taking off there an inno- received an A.B. degree from the policy of a number of syndi- from Kai Tak in the face of a cent looking pobble overturned Indiana University in 1913, was categ and German business gusty wind on November 19. He and wrecked the plane complete graduated from Harvard Law had Innded in Hongkong earlier ly. He abandoned the trip and School in 1910 and has honorary that day less than three days returned to Paris. He then law degrees from the University Through a mutual friend, Dr. after leaving Paris for Tokyo spent the next few months at the of Notre Dame and Indiana Uni-. Fabel made contact with Gover- with a prize of 400,000 francs Sorbonne, studying meteorology: versity. nor Ho Chien and, two and a half offered by the Air Ministry as Early in 1935 Japy purchased In 1918 McNutt married Kath- Phone 27778/9. years ago, was invited to take bait.

Icen Timolat of San Jupy crashed on Mount Sebri, after a fortnight in an English Texas. They have one daughter, up his post. Since then he has lived in the heart of China. 60 miles west of Nagasaki, vir- school for blind flying he re- Louise, now 15.

In the world of business Me- studying production figures, im- 1ually within sight of his goul. turned to undertake a serica. of Instead of 400,000 francs he solo one-day flights. His first port and export trade, Human's lost his machine and sustained a was a 2,800 kilometre round-trip Nutt started as a lawyer, being important contribution to the fractured thigh. Going home flight from Paris to Oslo and admitted to the Indiana bar in

and agricultural policy.

he still has hopes of defeating in Paris--which he did at an a member of the firm of McNutt & McNutt at Martinsville, Ind. the Paris-Tokyo bogey which average of 195 k.p.h..

He became, an assistant pro- From matters of politics, Dr. has upset so many French fliers The second was Paris Oran- fessor of law at Indiana Univer- Fabel wisely abstains. His this list 12 months.

Paris, a distance 3,050 kilo- business is with the ploughshare

metres at an average of 186 sity in 1917 and shortly there

after was raised to a full pro- and the pen.

WAS Life has not al- BORN at Beaumont in 1904, k.p.h. His next Paris- fessorship. He was dean of the Japy is a navigator and Tunis-Paris, a distance of 3,400 Indiana University Law School ways been peaceful, however. It requires only a cursory With his wife, also a graduate meteorologist as well, and to his kilometres at an average of 199 from 1925 to 1933.

credit are a number of inven- k.p.h. in political economy, he shared tions to make sole flying safer

Entry of the United States glance through newspapers from

Possibly Japy's greatest feat into the world war brought a the anxiety of all foreigners and more feasible. Home to establish the point that

was his flight from Paris to Sal military interlude into the life during China's last troublous

Although interested in avia gon. He left Orly airdrome, of the Indiana lawyer who was the efforts of the Ministry of

year,

tion all his life, he only took up near Paris, at 12.30 on December already leading toward political Transport to reduce the number.

Hunan is being gradually active flying inte in 1931, re- 12 and arrived at Saigon on life. He was commissioned a of road acendents are strongis freed from bandita but only last ceived a pilot's fleece early the December 16 at 6:30 pm, local captain in the field artillery Te reinforced by the Courts when October, while travelling south following year and inside of time, taking 3 days, 15 hours, serves in 1917 and rose rapidly

three years had set a number of and breaking all records.

to higher rank, becoming a dealing with serious traffle cases. of Hangchow, Dr. Fabel learned one-day flight records between

All Japy's Alghts were ac- mujor in 1918, a Heutenant It is quite a common occurrence of the presence of several des European capitals and far-dis- complished alone and in better colonel the following year and

lle added a few tant French colonics. for magistrates to punish offen-peradoes.

time than flights made by two later a full colonel. ders with imprisonment and/or sturdy soldiers to his bodyguard Japy was born in an industrial pilots. heavy lines, coupled with susand wont on his way. The rob- family, owners of a string of He is a member of the Aere

bers attacked at night; three factories, und was destined early Club de France. pensions of driving licences. In

men were captured. They were to beconie wrapped up in techni- one such case recently, which we robbers....

cal interests. His family plan- Gregarious McNutt ned to make an engineer of nim Lake at random, a motorist was

For Philippines Dr. Fabel and his wife Lave and, his secondary studies. com-

TRAFFIC OFFENCE

PUNISHMENTS

Joining active service he was

an instructor in the officers training corps at Camp Stanley and was commanding officer suc- cessively of the 6th regiment, the 5th brigade and the second brigade of the field artillery re-

just returned from Indo-China pleted, he continued with ad- MR. P. V. McNutt, newly ap. serve division in the world war. and Siam where they have been vanced

pointed

trade.

is

mathematics and was

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American High He has been commanding officer the Philip of the 826th field artillery since

pleted Mr. McNutt will reside in

sont-to-prison for two years and his licence suspended for eight years after it had been proved studying the cultivation of rice accepted at the National Acron- Commissioner. to

autical School. Despite his pines, plans to leave San Fran. 1924. that he drove his car whilst and the organisation of the brilliance, as a student, he soon cisco to take up his office on Entering politics as a full- abandoned his books, much to April 3. He will travel East by fledged candidate for governor of under the influence of drink and

Trade between Siam and Indo. the amazement of his professors the Dollar liner President Hoo- Indiana in 1933 he won the elec. collided with a pedal cyclist who

China on the one hand, and and comrades.

ver, arriving in Hongkong on lion to a four-yeur term which succumbed to the injuries he had

China on the other, has been

He did his military studies, April 22,

has just expired. McNutt has received. The charge against dwindling, he says. Insufficient entering the meteorological ser- Mr. McNutt was appointed to been a member of the executive the driver' was one of culpable rice in Anhui and Hunan

vice. When that was completed succeed Mr. Frank Murphy, who committee of the Governors' causing a rise in imports and the he returned to Belfort to assume became Democratic Governor of Conference since his election to homicide.. When we contrast shipping of rice cargoes is cx- charge of one of his father's Michigan in the last guberna- the Indiana post, and was chair. the penalties which are inflicted periencing a mild boom.

enamel factories. While here, torial elections there.

man of it for two years. He was at Home with those often im- Dr. Fabel notes that the Com- however, his interest in aviation

a member of the advisory board It is learned that until the of the W.P.A., and a member of posed here in Hongkong, the munists have withdrawn from continued to grow and under the conclusion cannot be resisted Hoiung and Hainokin and have excellent tutelage of Guy Bart, High Commissioner's residence the planning board of the Coun that offenders as a rule get off gone to join their comrades in Japy received his pilot's licence on the Manila Bayfront.is.com-cil of State Governments. -

Shensi. With their departure on May 24, 1933. Two years Baguio. Acting High Commis. McNutt's incumbency of the much more lightly here. There the province is quieter. Close later, he received a second pilot's sioner J. Weldon Jones is at pre national commandership of the is no better method of bringing allegiance to the Central Gov- licence, this time for ballooning, sent occupying the Mansion American Legion during 1928 home to reckless drivers the ernment is another peaceful in- He purchased a Moth plane House in Baguio, official re- and 1929 pushed him into the enormity of their sins than stiff fluence. Important

products with a Gipsy motor, began his sidence of former

public spotlight and launched sentences, coupled with suspen-metals are all handed over to the 8,200-kilometre trip via Paris, sidential home in the mountain

as antimony and

pilot career-brilliantly with an general-and-now the official-Pre-him on his political career.... sion or cancellation of their Central Government.

Tunis, Oran and back to Paris, capital. licences. The rule obtaining in

Dr. Fabel boarded the Canton-. Hongkong is for the Magistrate Hankow train on Thursday for to decide on the amount of the his return journey to live among fine, or the length of the prison the Chinese. He has no regrets term, the question of suspension at doing so. "I feel there is or cancellation of an offender's much more development to be licence being left in the hands of done in China than anywhere the police. This is a method to else, and I get plenty of satis

faction helping it," he said. which there are many objec tions; the Home practice, where- by the Magistrate deals with the offendor's licence, is infinitely preferable. Apart from other' considerations, this method

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other

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governors

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His membership in clubs and organizations as listed in Who's Who labels him as a definitely gregarious type of man. In ad- dition to membership in the American Bar Association, the American Law Institute and the Indiana State Bar, and various Legion posts, natural conse--. quences of his career, he is, a. member of the following:

American Peace Society, Gorgas Momorial Institute.

During his stay in Saigon, he was badly cut over the eye in al collision between the car in There is no truth in the A broker thought he heard Order of the Coif, Phi Beta which he was a passenger, and rumour that Government is big gunfire at close quarters Kappa, Sigma Delta Chi, Beta holding up the reopening of yesterday morning. But it was Theta Pl, Phi Delta Phi, Acacia Blake Pier until the bathing only the boom on the local share Rotary Club, University Club, season begins.

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ments that due publicity is led, compared with ten in 1934, given, as part of the punishment, and 52 were suspended, against to the cancellation or suspension 178 in 1984. No details are, A golfer who foozled his drive of the licence, by the reporting however, given either of the found

market.

Kiwanis, Martinsville Country Club, Bloomington Country Club, Indianapolis Athletic Club, Highland Golf and Coun-

O "Banks continue firm," says a

a ten-dollar note ncar "war" communique issued from try Club, Indianapolis Country

of the case in Court. One result | persons or the incidents to which where his ball lay. A slice of Army Headquarters on Wednes | Club, Woodstock Country Club. of the Hongkong system is that such figures relate, nor of the luck. the general public never knows periods of suspensions.

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day, So, we understand, do; Union Insurances, Electrics, Commissioner McNutt Is a Telephones and a few other thirty-second degree Mason, an favourite counters.

Elk and a member of the Motho- dist church. In politics he is a Democrat.

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His foreign decorations In- A commandership in clude

whether an offender's licence know of no adequate reason why And then there was tho ship's Thas been dealt with. It is true the Home practice would not be engineer who took up golf but that the annual reports of the followed in Hongkong. And we who found he couldn't keep out

A Homo paper says it's time Police Department state how would add that until heavier sen- of the bunkers.

Hongkong ceased to be the play- many cancellations and suspen-tences are imposed in the more

thing of the Colonial Office. By alons have been carried out serious cases, little impression Don't be downhearted! There's the same token, isn't it about Polonia Restituta of Poland and during the year. The latest will be made on the heavy toll been plenty of evidence this time some of our young lovelies membership in the French figures before us show that in of life exacted on the Colony's week that Hongkong is deter ceased to be the playthings of Legion of Honour.

mined to resist the Blues,

Colonial Officers 7

Pop Parker. 1985 three Ilconces were cancel roads.

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