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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938.

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THURSDAY, March 10, 1931,

CHANGE OF FRONT

If Mr. Masayuki Tani, the Japanese Minister-at-Large, was correctly quoted yesterday, he made a statement of more than passing importance, indicating a vital change of front regarding Japan's attitude to Britain and her interests in the Far East. For once, a responsible Japanese spokesman forsook what has now become a diplomatic cliche, and said quite plainly that Japan must pay careful attention to

which

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Apologies to Gurney in Melbourne Herald

Four commercial planes left Hongkong one day this week. Captain A.Ö. Pollard suggests that soon

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the ether is world-wide.

more The Road Toll

On the roads the safety fac-

Yet to-day there are little very doubt that the first re- than eight million licensed wire- action of most people less sets in Great Britain and the necessity of doing nothing to the above title will be listening to broadcasts through tor still leaves considerable room for improvement, although no idea is would violate British scepticism. "The

can deny that the day of There is a strong affinity be one interests. Such a pronounce-impossible. We shall never ment is practically a volte face all fly. How absurd to sug- tween wireless and aviation, motoring for the multitude is Each is complementary to the with us. Despite the tremendous compared with the scarcely-gest such a thing."

need for adequate communica- toll of life on the roads and an concealed arrogance of previous But is it? Supposing tion

occasional rail disaster, people between aircraft and

use railways and mechanically| observations by Japanese that in the early days of the ground that radio has de- propelled road vehicles as spokesmen. Britain, and 43 - wireless telegraphy some veloped so rapidly. In return matter of course, because they pecially her nations in the Far body had written an article, radio is the principal factor in have become accustomed toj East will heartily welcome this when we shall all listen making air travel safe and re- them. The boon of rapid and changed attitude, and, if it

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WE LIKE THIS IDEA OF A NEW MUSEUM

By Eddie Keity, Prehistoric Man

HONGKONG may soon

have a museum.

A suitable place is re- quired to house the many fossils discovered in this Colony.

Local talpans and civil ser- vants may resent the im- putation, and it is expected that the Committee of the Hongkong Club is almost sure to complain at Government competition.

"Purchase of a first class epidia- scope is recommended,

An epidlascope is used for study- ing moths and other parasites.

It is feared that landlords are too big to be included in the latter enlegory.

The museum is to be air condl- tioned to prevent dry rot. This will be reserved for a magazine which the Museum curator is to publish ench month,

One section will be devoted to fish, which will be neatly placed in rocs in glass bottles.

Some fish, such as salmon and sardines, will naturally be kept in thelr tins, and if the Cmator has ony unexpected friends for dinner on Friday nights, he will be assured of a good supply.

There will almost certainly be a numismatic section. We looked that word up in the dictionary-it means collection of coins. Anyone who tries to collect coins in Hong- kong deserves to have what we frat thought the word meant.

Learned professors will dig holes all over Hongkong in un effort to And specimens for the archacologi- enl, geological and ethnographical нcetions. There are several other similiar sections but we refuse to keep on visiting our dictionary every few seconds.

We are considering making several donations of prehistoric articles to the new museum.

There's the winter suit we bought way back in 1929-all it needs is a patch on the part that shines.

An accumulation of letters wo

a little mie Hotel in 1931 is also available for understanding with the Hongkong the documentary section.

have received about

We notice that tho' curator is go-

ing to get £450 a year.

Wo might apply for that job. We have good qualifications, for we are always up to come antique or another.

We are now going to excavato a bottle of H.D.

Run along and play now, little children.

The advent of flying for the million will depend primarily on

What has happened in the and private flying as there is the safety factor. The man in

case of ground transport will between crossing the Atlantic the street will never be per- eventually take place with air in the Queen Mary and owning suaded to regard the aeroplane

cles.

because Britons are wishing it to be anything but a sincere approach towards improved Anglo Japanese relations. Britain can at least feel that overture on the part of Japan as a normal means of transport craft. Increased engine power, a skiff on the Thames.

he is convinced the odds which makes it possible for

People who attempt to sympathetic until Japan is beginning to appreciate Anglo-Japanese relations will be are overwhelmingly in favour machines to reach their destina-

will push the family the realities of the situation so warmly received, especially in of his reaching his destination. tion with one or more motors visualise a day when pater-

out of action, and improved de- familias far as it concerns the two nations the Far East where the natural History tells us that the in the Orient,

tension created by the hostilities general public adopted a similar sign and construction, enable aeroplane out of its garage on modern air liners to compare to the lawn and take off for a afternoon flip are The Japanese Minister very in China has been heightened attitude towards steam locomo- favourably with ground vehi- Saturday

doomed -to disappointment. broadly hints that this change and aggravated by utterances tion when it was introduced.

There are technical reasons of front is due to the change which were, to say the least. Man with the Red Flag The weather is the principal against a helicopter rising ver- in the British Foreign Office disconcerting.-S. A. G.

enemy with which an airman tically from the ground, and and an anticipated change of

In 1803 a steam road locomo- has to contend, and wireless is any other type of aircraft re- policy on the part of Britain in

tive invented by Richard Trevi- the weapon with which he quires considerably more than the Far East. But in view of

Two-way telephony, an area of a suburban garden Mr. Neville Chamberlain's em- The decision of His Excel- thick, which drew a coach at fights. phatic reiteration that the lency the Governor to take steps. nine miles an hour through the radio beacons, and directional for its take-off. Foreign Office shuffle does not to inquire into the rent problems streets of London, was greeted beams are all playing their part

say in keeping aircraft on their cor- As A Matter of Course mean fundamental alteration in of this Colony, a determination with torrents of abuse to

nothing of the rotten eggs and rect course. foreign policy, it is difficult to to see that landlords and

similar missiles.

There is no parallel between know on what basis Japan tenants get fair treatment, în

The publicity given to every motor car and an aeroplane.. anticipates that vital change of effect, is to be commended. The

So great was the outcry aeroplane accident, in which attitude. which Mr.

Tant newspapers of this Colony have against the newfangled inven- only too often bumpy landings The necessity for using pre- describes as the “replacement of long agitated for some sort of tion that in the interests of resulting in a broken under- pared aerodromes for arrival idealism by realism." Japan action, and their columns have safety an Act of Parliament was carriage are erroneously termed and departure limits the num- would appear to be expecting frequently carried a burden of passed. which forbade any "crash,"

tends to arouse un- ber of aircraft that can be al- such far-reaching results from appeal from those who thought horseless vehicle to travel at easiness in the public mind, lowed in the air at any time, and the Anglo-Italian talks

now they were being unfairly more than three miles an hour, which is insufficiently schooled entails much stricter regulations under way, that she believes, or treated. All this publicity has and ordained that a man with to distinguish between service to avoid risks of collision than possibly just hopes, that they perhaps helped to bring Govern- a red flag ghould walk in front flying, in which risks are essen- those devised for road traffic. will be reflected in future rela- ment to the realisation that the of it.

tial to training; private flying, The closest analogy, if it is tions between Britain and Japan. rents really require investiga-

carried out by individuals who possible to compare

a two-di- Railways were similarly re- Perhaps too, Japan is being tion and possibly some form of

commercial conched by her anti-Comintern control. It so happened that garded with suspicion in their are not necessarily experts; and mensioned vehicle with a three- flying, in which dimensioned one, is between an colleagues, who, quite reason yesterday the Telegraph made early days, and did not general- every pilot has attained a high aeroplano and a boat. Sailing nbly, do not desire any undue a final appeal for consideration ly find favour until Queen Vic- standard of reliability before he and rowing are open to anyone

Bet the fashion by is allowed to take control. antagonising of Britain when so of this subject by the authori-toria

who cares to go to the nearcet much in Europe is at stake.ties; and in the late edition a travelling from London to Wind- The anti-Comintern

With regard to commercial water to practise: similarly, fly- Pact is rather unique coincidence oc-sor by rail in 1842.

aviation, the Aeronautical Re- ing in power aircraft and gliders something more than ancurred. An editorial suggest- To-day rail travel has reached search Committee, an important is available at a regular aero- amalgamation against bolsheving one method of attacking the such a pitch of perfection scientific body, has expressed a drome to everyone who wishes unat can be a powerful lever problem appeared in the same that on electrically controlled considered opinion that flying to become a pilot. In discussion on all matters issue that the Government's

To-day Britain leads affecting Europe and the Far plan of inquiry was disclosed, systems such as the Under-

world in civilian air route mile- means of transport." East, and if Italy and Germany To anyone who does not under ground an accident due to the ni ynow be regarded as a safe

human element is virtually im-

As time goes on and now are now seriously searching for stand the mechanics of a nows-

But whilst there is no doubt ago. possible. a general appeasement, neither paper, this may have seemed a

that flying is taking its place generations grow up to whom weakened by the rather ridiculous situation. But weapon

The "dead man's" handle in with railways and steamships the aeroplane is no longer a no- country will be pleased to see it was unavoidable, just the the control cabin and the sig- as a means of conveyance from velty but an ordinary everyday its most powerful bargaining same, for the Government deci nalling device which automatic point to point, private owner. method of rapid communication aggravating behaviour of one of alon came to hand only a few ally cuts off the current after ship of aircraft is another mat. the travelling public will use the air as a matter of coursò. In its members. Whatever con- minutes before the paper "went each train has passed enable ter.

that sense the day when we clusions are drawn from Mr. to bed," and the leading article trains to be run at full spoed Tani's statement, it can be on the same subject was already even when visibility is impaired There is as much difference shall all fly is rapidly approach

by thick fog.

between commercial aviation Ing. safely said that any sincera "tucked away."

the