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THE · HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, APRIL

1998.

ACROSS ATLANTIC IN TWELVE HOURS THE NEW

He Has £500,000 But Does Not SUPER

Know What To Do With It

"HOW CAN I GIVE HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE?"

A

By Garry Allighan

MAN with £500,000 to bequeath has asked me to advise

him on the best way of leaving it so that it will "give the most happiness to the largest number who need it most.”

This, one of the strangest problems I have ever been set, is outlined in n letter:

"As you know, I am not by any means a poor man and, at the age of 63, with blood pressure and what the doctor discreetly calls a tired heart, I may not be long for this world.

"I want to do the right thing with my money, and wondered if you, with all the worldly wisdom men in your profession acquire, could advise

m.c

Wants To Make a New Will

"I want the new one to use my money in the way that will give the most happiness.

"As you know, I am a widower and my only non, now 28, has had the best possible education and is firmly set on a career in law which can only avold being brilliant by his own foolishness.

"Apart from him I have no near relatives except o brother who is head of a big electrical concern in the United Stnets.

are the wisest bequests that I can make,

the United States. What do you

Huggest are the wisest bequests that

I can make,

"My estate will finally realise not less than half a million and→ rather fato in life, I admit--I have begun to feel the responsivillly of possessing wealth. I waut 10 discharge. that responsibility by leaving my money wisely apper- tloned.

"I have no rigid preferences ur prejudices, but опт considerably ignorant of the opportunities for Intelligent philanthropy which must come to a journalist's knowledge. What do you advise?"

What do you suggest

EMPIRE NEWS

FRUIT PRICES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Cape Town.

Mr. Du Tolt, a prominent member of the United Party and a Member of Parliament, to-day drew the alen-

“ORDEAL INtion of the Government to the plight

ENGLAND"

Sir Philip Gibbs's Book Withdrawn

Sir Philip Gibbs's book. "Ordeal in England," has been recalled by the publishers, although it has been on sale for nine months.

Even in New Zealand booksellers have been asked to return their copies to England, though many have already been sold.

of the South African fruit Industry

which, he said, was facing disaster.

In the last citrus season the Union exported 4,000,000 cases of oranges, Mr. Du Toit said, and these were sold at an average price of 11s, 4d. per

case, whereas

the production and marketing in the United Kingdom of 12s. 3d. per case. The citrus Jn- that fruit cost growers not less. than dustry was facing very strong com- petition from the Argentine in the British market.

a

The Ottawa agreements had been of no

no use to South African fruit experters, continued Mr. Du Toit. and be suggested that the British Government could help by imposing a quota on foreign fruit,

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BEAUTY-Among 250 girl con- testants, Miss Irmgard Dietei was chosen "Miss Florida of 1908," at the sixth annual Miami Biltmore Country Club contest at Coral Gables, Fla. The 17- year-old beauty was born in Germany. More than 0,000 va- catlonists watched.

MORE SHIPS

FOR ITALY

DECISION AGAINST AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Rome.

Adml. Cavagnart. Under-Secretary

The publishers, William Icine- mann. Ltd. stated: "That book has been withdrawn because the

A Publicity Drive.-A suggestion is author wishes to make certain

made in the Press to-day by influen- changes in one chapter. It will

Uial producers that the Union Gov-for the Navy, to-day presented the be reissued at a later date.

ernment should subsidise a publicity Naval Estimates for the financial ́ ́"Withdrawals of this kind are an

year which opens drive, both within the Unilon and

He July 1. everyday occurrence in publishing,

slated that they totalled £21,000,000 overseas, for the marketing of South and no importance should be attach-African agricultural product. The with an increase of £1,000,000 on

[In "Ordeal in England" Sir Phillp scheme proposed would Gibbs quoted the opinions of people

£500,000. he had met on the problems of the day and built up a picture of the mind of contemporary Britain. begun with the death of George V. and ended with the Corenation.]

ed to them."

American Aviator Still Held

Rigid Examination By Japanese Police

NEW ZEALAND

BIG EXODUS TO BRITAIN

cost

Auckland.

those of the, current year.

Thanks to the Duce, Italy would have approximately 700,000 tons of worships by 1941. The oldest would not have seen as much as 12 years' service.

Tonnage would be distributed as 160,000; lighter units, 190,000. follows: Battleships, 240,000; cruisers,

FLYING BOATS PLANNED

By Brydon Taves

United Press Stag Correspondent

New York.

SPRING FOULARDS

RADIO ARE ON SHOW BROADCAST AT

Ettore Pellegatti From The Studio

ROTARY CLUB SPEECH Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.e's.;; 9.62 m.c's, per second.

H.K.T.

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of

THE vision of giant pas. Intercession from St. John's Cathe

senger airliners capable of spanning the Atlantic Ocean in half-a-day is no longer a dream of the future.

Designs for a. transoceanie "super-clipper" so efficient that it is almost inconceivable even in terms of the relatively mo- dern flying boats now cruising the Pacific, have just been com- pleted by Seversky Aircraft Corporation engineers and sub- mitted in competition with other; designs to Pan American Air-

ways.

If selected, the new sky-liners will be used to realise the long- awaited trans-Atlantic air ser- vice between Europe and the United States.

The Severaky "super-clipper" has been designed to carry a pay- load of 43,000 pounds, or over 20 a cruising range of tons, with 5,000 miles at a minimum cruising speed of 250 miles an hour and a top speed of over 300 miles an hour.

In other words, the giant flying boats would be able to carry 120 cargo a distance passengers and equal to that from London to Delhi, Klo de India, or New York to Janeiro, wlikont a stop. It could transport passengers from New York to England in a little over 12 hours.

Duplicating the United States gov- ernment's plans for the construction of three ocean liners which could be quickly converted into aircraft car- rier in time of war, the designs for the "super-clipper" provide for their transformation into bombing, planes on short notice, when they theore- tically would be capable of trans- porting a load of ten, 2,000-pound bombs from London to Australia in less than two days.

USE IN WARTIME

In wartime the projected airliners would be able to carry a fair-sized torpedo-boat stung under the central control cabin. This would effec- tively answer criticism levelled at aircraft in general because of their inhability to enforce a blockade by stopplug and searching vessels. The radical construction of boats would permit them to alight the flying- even in rough sea.

Designa for the "super-clippers” are different from anything hereto fore projected in aircraft construc- Five thousand New Zealanders are

tion. In fact, the ships would cen- sist of an enormous "flying-wing" of. going abroad this season, and the

250-foot span, attached to which are majority of them wi!! be visiting The considerable Increase in battle-two large fuselages, or "out-riggers" Britain. This total equals that of the ship tonnage would greatly reinforce which house retractable landing pon- 1037 Coronation exodus.

Italy's nuval power. Further addi- toons and support the tail surfaces. The travellers are spending £600.- tions might yet be made between

now and 1041.

the

in-

000 on fares, and the average stay abroad is six months. Passages are fully booked from January to May, and agenta are bewailing sufficiency of the sailings.

It Is suggested that further facilities for passengers, in the way of up-to-date vessels, should be pro- vided.

Tokyo, Apr. 25. Asked to-day the legal grounds on totalisator betting resulted in the Totalisator Revenue. The tax on which Mr. Melvin Gibbon, the Ame- New Zealand Government netting a rican aviator, has been arrested, a sum of £30,029 from the Aucklandi Foreign Office spokesman declined to four-day mid-summer meeting and make a statement. The matter was the Auckland Trotting Club Three- sub judier, he said, and had nothing day meeting-Reuter. to do with the Foreign Office.

Press rep

reparts

suggest that Mr. Gibbon may be detained indefinitely

with "em-

and possibly safely," under which i

barassing public

the maximum punishment is exccu- tion or life imprisonment.

AUSTRALIA

Lord

SUBMARINE FLEET

Aggressor.

STATEROOMS IN WINGS

when re-

dral.

12.30 Excerpta from 'Gilbert- & Sullivan,

Trial By Jury" For These Kind Words'; 'When I. Good Friends"..... Leo Sheffield and Chorus; 'Swear Thou The Hury;....Arthur Hosking -George Baker-Derek Oldham

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and Male Chorus: Leo Sheffeld Where Is The Plain?....Arthur Baker Winifred Hosking-George Lawson and Chorus of Bridesmaids; The Yeomen Of The Guard": Alas!

Glynne,

Peter Walter

Waver Το And Fro... Nellic Briercle

Is Life A Boon? ....Derek Oldbam; Here's A Man Of Jollity... Chorus; I Have A Song To Sing Ol ....Winifred Lawson, George Baker and Chorus,

12.40 Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra.

Oriental Dance-Novelty Duet (C.

Dance White); Carlsbad Doll Pleier):

Seville (C. Daneer Of Grunow); The Two Imps (K. J. Al- ford).

1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 Variety Programine.

Piano Sol Wick

Vocal "Me And My Girl"--Scicc- tlon....Teddle St. Denis, Lupino Lane, Wallace Lupino and Chorus with Orchestra;

Bob sands Slow Fox-Trot; Quickstep... Gerry Moore (Piano) with String, Bass & Drums; Plano Solo-It's A Long, Long Way To Your Heart: Once In A While..... Leslie Hutchinson (Plano); Accordion Band-Little Anne-Waltz; Who Cares? Intermezzo.... Jungherr's Accordion Melodians; Orchestra-

De Mai Ausencia--Tango....Orques- ta Tipica Francisco vocal refrain,

Canaro with

1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements.

1.40 Rotary Tu Speech relayed from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel. Speaker; Professor R. "Managed Robertson, M.A. Subject: Money.

2.15 Close Down.

6.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Mozart Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216.

Played by Yehudi Menuhin (Vio- in) and The Paris Symphony Or- chestra conducted by George Enesco, 7.28 Closing local Stock Quota- tions.

No

7.30 Russian Orchestral Music, "Prince Igor"-Overture (Borodin) Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Albert To Sunset; Beautiful Moon; Prelude Slav; From Coates; Sunrise Along Petrograd

Petrograd Road; Bake Bread; Sleep My Baby; Moscow:

from Kontok Ballet

Gorbunich Russian Vagabonds, Theodore Katz, Director Salon Orch.: Russian Pot- (Michallowsky)..........Russian pourri. Balalaika Orchestra.

7.45

Studio "Russian) Lyrics" Recital by Mrs. R. Sanger (Soprano), accompanied by Mr. Gerald Sydney.

8.0 Local. Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 New Light Symphony Or chestra.

Barcarolle ("Tales Of Hoffmann" --Offenbach); Intermezzo (Coleridge- Taylor); Prelude (Haydn Wood): Turkey In The Straw (Guion); Handel In The Strand (Grainger); Mock Morris Dances (Grainger); A Life

On The Ocean (Nautical Selec-

8.30 London · Relay—'Escape"--2. First-hand accounts by prisoners: of War What a Skeleton Key Wil Do'. A talk by Lt-Col. M C. C. Harrison,

Lafford (Plano).

9.0 Studio-Lalo Concerto-EttorS Pellegatil (Cello) and Lindsay A.

tion-Binding). Passengers' staterooms with pri- vate tallet facilities, promenade Although Italy possessed the largest deck, dining room, smoking room, bar submarine feet in the world she had and other quarters would be in- not yet reached full capacity in this stalled in the wings and upper part to build submarines more quickly respect. Experience had enabled her of the fuselages. than other Powers. The reserve of tracted in flight, actually would form

The pontoons which, personnel was ample, The Italian defend itself against the strongest would store cargo und fuel. Special navy would be in a position to the lower surface of the two hulls, safety devices, including the super- charging of the entire interior of the Adml. Cavaquari revealed that the Rying-boats to maintain an air-pres- Duce had decided not to build nie sure equivalent to that at 8,000 feet craft carriers with landing decks. when the airplane flying at 20,000, Signor Mussolini was right once would eliminate discomfort and the more, he said. The rapidity of possibilty at fire and ignition trou- technical progress in aircraft com-bles, Seversky officials said. plicated the problem of landing decks Eight engines, each rated at 2,000 and the efficiency of alrerait gen-horsepower but developing a total of crally.

18,400 horsepower for take-off, would power the planes, according to the design.

TRIBUTE TO LORD GOWRIE

Canberra, The Governor-General,

Itnly's dockyard capacity was such Two American Consular officials Gowrie, was the guest at a Govern- that she could carry out her own were permitted to see Mr. Gibbon in the prison cell yesterday afternoon.

and build ships for to-day. He leaves, i prograinme The Police have dropped their with Lady Gowrie, on March 22 for foreign States as well.

The Estimates were passed amid In boilday In Englund.

Lord Gowrie stated that he be-scenes of enthusiasm,

original mask of cordiality and are

of the prisoner.

ment lunclicon

now carrying on a rigid examination lieved that it was necessary to get Mr. Melville Gibbon, 27-year-old in intimate touch with the outlook American, was detained by the Police at home to enable him better to per- in Australia, Mr. on April 22 on arrival in Yokohama for his work aboard the Empress of Asta on which Lyons, the Prime Minister, said that he was a through passenger to Lord and Lady Gowrie had become Vancouver.---Neuter.

good Australians and had endeared themselves to the people throughout the Commonwealth-Reuter. INDIA

Statesman Passes

Prague, Apr. 25.

FRONTIER TRİBE WARNED

New Delhi.

COMPARISON WITH BRITAIN

The Two Fleets In 1941

that

Each engine would be completely housed in large nacelles which could accommodate two inechanics, so | servicing end repairs can be eff

ciently carried, on while in Malt There would be two propellers for- ward and a central one aft of the control cabin, each powered by two engines, and along the trailing edge of the wing two more power plants, each equipped with a single engine.

CREW OF SIXTEEN

The year, 1941 will witness the

A crew of sixteen would be re- completion of the current British naval programme. This will bring quired to man the "super-clippers," the competent strength of the British according to specifications furnished Navy to about 1,750,000 tons,

Pan American Airways: The Italian battle fleet will then The pilot and his immediate as comprise four modern 85,000-ton sistant would be housed in a central ships, and four old

lahment will compare with nine

This estab- the wing. modern British ships of 35,000 tons the

9.30 London Relay---The Newa, 0.50 Band

of H.M. Coldstreams Guards.

The Yeomen

Of The Guard” (Sullivan); "The Sorcerer"Selec- tion (Sullivan); "Trial By Jury" Selection (Sullivan).

10.07 Les Allen (Baritone) and Debroy Somers Band.

Northern And Southern Memories; Savoy Russian Memories: Savoy Southern Memories....Debroy So- mers Band; When Did You Leave Heaven (From 'Sing, Baby Sing'); I'll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs rom Cain And Mabel')....Les (From Allen: Ballroom Memories (No. 1 Waltzes) .Debroy Somers Band."

10.30 Dance Music. Fox-Trols-Goodnight To You All: No More You....Jack Harris And His Orch, with vocal refrain; Tangos Fortuna; Fireflowers, Robert Can I Forget You (From "High, Wide Renard Dance Orch.; Fox-Trois- & Handsome'); The Folks Who Live On The Hill (From 'High, Wide & Handsome);....Roy Fox And His Orchestra, with vocal refrain; Stopt Yo You're Breaking My Heart (From Artists & Models'); Whispers In

the Dark (From Artists de Roy Fox And His Orchestra vocal refrain: That Old Feeling (From Vogues of 1038'); Waltz Sympathy (From Firefly)...Jay Wilbur And Costa.

Models with

A serious warning has been-ad-have been recoziatructor which control "bridge"! forward and above His Band with vocal chorus by Sam

The

ona, according to

would be construc

The death is announced of the dressed by the Government of India former Czecho-Slovak Premier, M., to the Madda Khel tribe against har Franz Udrzai, at the age of 72. He boating the Fakir of Ip, the notori of more, plus 13 older vessels, most ted of shot-welded stainless steel was the first Minister of National ous trouble maker on the North-West of which have been brought up to impervious to corrosion, and with Defence after the crenifon of the new Frontier whose activities have nects datoru og Czecho-Slovak State 10 1018. Hesitated recent British operations, Italy, will Have 18 modern cruisers rigidity and proof against tre

excellent properties of strength Beld this host for several years. In A fully representative Jirga as against 56 British veel of the Completion of deras for the 3030 he succeeded to the Premiership council of the tribe was told that same type: Britain will have a

as peld come for Altro years, netlen would be taken against those numerical superiority in destroyers, and nying research, and

eniminates

27 years sel engineering Fadhiliüfter be Parliamentary Camion in Odober 1931-7ranti puntibment for their failure to considerably above Last of the Xtaller speed, planer by the

Tarponsible for harbouring; the Fakir the average tonnage of which in the construction of all-metni

11.0 Close Down...

TYPEWRITING AND COPYING.

Gestetner

A large selection of the new season's foulard ties has just

arrived.

The designs are, if anything, rather brighter than last

year's but there are also a

number of more neat pat-

terns for the man who pre-

fers them as well as plain colours and stripes. They

are all lined with silk and

will tie well.

-MACKINTOSH'S LTD. -MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

Here's Luck!

DRINK

EWO

BEER

KING'S

OPENING TO-MORROW

"YOU'RE YOUNG, PRETTY, INNOCENT

...BUT YOU DIE IN THE MORNING!"

Cedric

Bloody Queen Mary

Nova

HARDWICKE-PILBEAM

Nine Days

a Queen

JOHN MILLS DESMOND TESTER SYBIL THORNDIKE

Directed by Robert Stevenson

Production

GALA PERFORMANCE TO-MORROW AT 9:30 PM. (Under the distinguished Patronage of HE. the Governor)

ON THE STAGE NE "BAND OF 2nd BATTALION ROYAL SCOTS"

OCIATION

BOYS