1938-08-10 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,

BRITISH TRAIN'S

125 M.P.H.

Not a Drop

Drop of Tea Spilt

RECORD BEATEN BY 11 MILES

By H. S. SIBTHORP

An L.N.E.R, train reached a speed of 125 miles an hour recently-11 miles an hour faster than any British train had travelled before.

Engineers were having tea as the record was being made, and they said the swaying was so slight, that not a drop of tea was spilled.

The train, a streamlined Coronation express, hauled by a new Mallard locomotive, similar to those used daily on the London to the North services, created the record near Bytham, Lincolnshire, during a test run between Grantham and Peterborough,

IN FIVE SECONDS

For 306 yards it maintained its tremendous speed,

MISS FRANCES FERKINS IN PARIS

Frances Perkins, United States Secretary of Labour, greeted by United States Ambassador William C. Bulliti, in Paris, after attend- ing the international labour conferences in Geneva. Miss Perkins, first American cabinet onleer to speak in the League of Nations new assembly hall, assured her audience the United States was not 'engaged in a labour war.

covering the distance in just over five seconds, and had OUR

to slow down only because of a junction at Essendine.

The feat was another triumph for Driver J. Duddington, of Doncaster, who had previously during the run maintained a speed of 120 m.p.h. for three miles.

With him on the footplate were Fireman T. H. Bray, of Balby, Doncaster, and Locomotive Inspector J. Jenkins, of London.

Attached to the train was a special dynamometer em, in which charts and Instruments were to confirm the record.

The Mallard belongs to The type

Pacific stream-lined locomotive designed by Sir Nigel Gresley, chlef mechanical en- Elucer of the L.N.E.R. # is stationed at Doncaster, where it was bulli last March.

SPINSTERS "STARVE

IN SILENCE

Spinsters who "prefer to starve in

OUT-OF-DATE

EXAM SYSTEM

A new attack on our examination system has been launched by distinguished educationists and a plea made that in any reform the test of an examinee should be related to general and everyday experience and not only to the special knowledge "crammed" into him.

Dr. Philip Ballard, an L.C.C. school inspector for 44 years and a member of the International Institute Examinations Inquiry, says that educationists and school- teachers should make a combined attack on the present

silence rather than seck public system.

The world record for steam loco-assistance" were mentioned motives is claimed by the United States with a speed of 127 m.pl.

The recent great run means that the L.N.E.R. Has won back the British record from the L.M.S.

record-

The previous British holder was the LALS. Coronation Scol, which, on its inaugural run on June 29, a year age, driven by Mr. Tom Clarke, of Crewe, reached 114 m.p.b.

LONGEST NON-STOP Although Britain has been unable to secure the world record for steam trains, she holds the record for the highest sustained speed-an average of 100 in.p.h. for nearly 43 miles, set up by the engine Silver Link, draw-I ing the Silver Jubilee train on a test

Jun 1935,

British railways are suprenio for high averages over long- distance non-stop runs,

The Great Western's Cheltenhami Flyer does the 774 miles from

Swinders to Paddington every day 65min, as average start to stop speed of 71.3 m.ph.

The L..N.E.R. "Silver Jubilee' averages over 70 miles an hour on its non-stop run from King's Cross to Darlington,

The L.N.EX. "Flying Scotsman" holds the world record for the longest dally non-stop service-tie London-Edinburgh trips Df 392.7

miles.

Recent British record per- formances In addition to Mr. Tom Clarke's last year, have been:

"Silver Link," Silver Jubiler, 1121 m.ph, on September 27, 1935; “Silver Fox," Silver Jubilee 113 m.ph. August 27, 1036.,

an

Sir Nigel Gresley, who is 44, went straight Trom school at Marlborough into the locomotive sheds. ile be came chief mechanical engineer of the Great Northern Railway, and he relained the past when his company avas merged in 1923 with the L.N.E.R. He is his own draughtsman-In-chlet, and is the pioneer in Britain streamlined locomotives and traius.

43 YEARS' SERVICE

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Driver Jonns Duddington, who lives

at Thorcaby-nvenue, Doncaster, and

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before

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In an interview Dr. Ballord, dis-university because he failed In the Government Committee on spin-cussed a letter in the Times from subject. sters pensions in London recently. Sr D'Arcy Thompson, Professor

Evidence by the Edinburgh branch | Natural History at St Andrews "When a person is being examined

League University.

of the Women's Pension told the Committee of "acute dis- tress among single women from the age of 40 upwards."

A memorandum submitted by the branch said: "A great many single very seriously in health as a result of the insecurity of their circumstances, and the fear of the future is a dominant factor of their lives.

women

suffer

SOCIAL TRAGEDY

of

AUGUST 10, 1938.

RADIO BROADCAST

B.B.C. Recording, of A Vaudeville Programme

HAYDN CONCERTO

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 846 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's. per second.

of

H.K.T. (ML).

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service Intercession frum St. John's

Cathedral.

13.30 Latest Variety Numbers Quickstep It's Wonderful; Slow Fox-Trot Serenade To The Stars (From 'Mad About Music)....Ho- ward Jacobs and His Orchestra For Vocal-This Time It's Real Better 1038'): You (From Foliles of 193

and (Whiting Your Tune

..Rose Marie; Orc

Orchestra-

Nights (Zameenik); In The Sudan (Sebelt State Orchen-

Dam and His Gaumont Dam

Alfred Van

Vocal with Ukulele-In My e Snapshot Album (From 'I sec Ice')....George Formby and His Ukulele with Orchestra; Orchestra- Paul Lincke Medley (Lincke). Barnabas Von Getzy and Illa Or- chestra.

Signal

and

Tino 1.0 Local Weather Report,

1.03 Musical Comedy Selections. "Follow A Star"Vocal Gems (Elils); Intro:-Follow a Star: The first week-end in June; You do the singing: Don't wear your heart on your sleeve; If your kisses can't hold love..

..Light Opera

the man you

Company: Anything: Cees Selection (Colc Porter); Intro:-Anything Goes; All through the night; You're the Top: I not a

Rick out of you tel

Carroll Gibbon and the Savoy

with vocal chorus:

Orpheang

The Flame Selection; Intro:--Song

of the Flame; Cossick Love

When Love Calls One litt

The

Song Of

Song:

little Drink;

Cuckoos Selection:

Intro:-

Wherever You Are; Alma Mater: I love you so much; Dancing the Devil Away: All

All Alone

Monday....Van

Phillips and is Concert Band with vocul chorus; "London Rhapsody Vocal Selection (Carr and Kennedy); Intro:-Along the river with you; The waltz of the Gipsics; Youth goes

marching on....!

..The London Pal- ladium Orchestra conducted by Jack

Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce- menis.

1.40 Songs by Conchita Velazquez

(Cuenca and Albeniz); (Cuenca und Albeniz). 1.50 Albenie Sulle Iberia. Played by the Madrid Symphony Orchestra conducted

by Enrique

Fernandez Arbos.

2.10 Orchestrat..

Danza Espanola-No. 4 (Grana- .Madrid Symphony Orchestra

the test applled should be related to acted by Enrique Fernandez

general and every day CX-

Sir D'Arcy Thompson wrote: "The his colleges are unwisely and fallaciously perience. proud of the high standard which their examinations set...

INTELLIGENCE

"Nowadaya questions are too often "The standard has become an un-set not because they are of any value reasonable one: the questions are far to the candidate or anyone else but too difficult and their trend varies because they are difficult. with the fashion of the time."

VESTED INTERESTS "Sir Arcy Thompson is right, "said Dr Ballard

ᎥᎥᏌ

quite

"In all examinations Intelligence tests should have their place,

"Educationists in all parts of the "A large number of League mem-

world are concerned about the post- inter- bers stress the fact that they have

"One of the principal obstacles to tion and there is to be un had to cease contributing to National Health insurance because they could reform is that there various national conference on the subject

their con- not afford to continue

vested interests in the modern exam- towards the close of the year." after tributions, and this

having ination system-the Universities de- paid in for n many years."

it-- rive considerable Income from The branch also, drew attention and another is the fact that many those women over the age of 55 who modern text books are written solely are not insured under the National with examinations in mind, A Health Insurance scheme, and whose bitter struggle for existence between the age when they can no longer obtain work and the age at which they are eligible for the State pen- sin at 70 constitates them one of the

most tragic sections of society.

were

"If the same examination papers.

given to different examinera they would ull vary in their judgment of the candidate. In a wiser system it would be impossible for didate to be refused entrance to

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con-

'Poor Little Rich Boy" To Pay Girl Alimony

New York.

a

Girl Shot

Mother In Mercy

Paris.

Mtle. Itelne Rauzot. twenty- four-year-old "merry murderer," who shot her mother, suffering from an incurable disease, was acqullied by a Chalon-sur-Saone court.

She pleaded that her mother had

"This man is the counterpart of those 'poor little rich girls' whose only ambition in life is to try to dissipate fortunes created benned her to put an end to her suf-

toil." Basil Ryan, 28-year-old heir ferings. by their forefathers' honest to a £10,000,000 copper fortune, was not present to hear Judge

She took a revolver and killed her Salvatore Cotilló, say this of him in North Carolina Supreme mother, Afterwards, she suid, she Court...

Intended to take her own life, but she lost her nerve.

Lost Part Of Martha Burkley, daughter of a

His Brain

One of the most remarkable surgical operations ever carried out was dono recently in a wel- known London hospital.

A middle-aged man had part of

Judge Cotillo awarded a separa- tion with alimony of £100 a month The jury brought in a "Not guilty" to Ryan's 21-year-old wife, former-verdict after being absent for only

five minutca. commercial

wi:om he traveller, married "last November and left the next morning, ascribing the

marri nge to excellent corn whisky."

He invited the girl to go for a motor ride, and after a moon- Hight proposal they went to a

#me Justice of the peace the night.

Judge Cotillo referred to tynn go-

pleasure instead of appearing in court, and in the employment of the JN.E.II. of the operation, which was of the sold: This poor little rich boy and the Great Northem Company most intricate nature and a triumph seems to have regard neither for the since 1865.

of surgery, lasting almost an hour, ancient and holy institution

matrimony nor the elementary laws of our country.

is married, with a family, has been bis brain taken out. As the resulting to Europe on n

He drives expresses from London the left frontal lobe was removed.

to Doncaster and back each day, and has also driven "The Flying Scots- man" and "The Scarborough Flier," the "Yorkshire Pullman," and other well-known expresses,,

His father was also an engine driver, and he has two brolliers

BRITAIN PLANS

Variety Pro-

Sometimes 'Aloha”........AM-

Arbog

2.15 Close Down. 0.0

and Dance grammie.

Fox-Trots-Miracles Hoppen; Just Say brose and His Orchestra with vocal chorus: Tango-Le Tue Carezzc.... Victor Silvester and Ilis Ballroom Orchestraf Plano Solo-My Heart Sull (From One Dam Thing Stood

The Birth Of The After Another

Henderson) (R. Blues

Edythe Fox-Trots Oh, Baker

(Piano); They're Tough Mighty Tough In The West; Ten Pretty Girls.... Nat Gonella and His Georgians vocal re- frain by Nat Gonella: That Moment Of Moments; Words Without - Music ....Eddy Du

Duchin and His Orchestra Low Sherwood; Cares? Waltz-

Accordion Jingle

vocal refrain by Intermezzo-Whe

Little Anncher

Melodkins:

Bells, E. Bohr's Argentine Tango Bells....E.

Orchestra;

Fox-Trots--Lost:

NO

No

Greater Love....Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, vocal retrain Vocal-Vieni by Carmen Vieni (Koster,

and Scotto); The Whittenpoof Song (Minnigerode, Pomeroy and Galloway)....Rudy Vallee and Male Quartette with Car- roll Gibbons and His Orchestra. Planist: Daniel Eliot; Fox-Trot- Song Without Words (From Four Studies in Dance MusicNo. 1). The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall.

7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.02 Patricia Rossborough at the Plano.

Going Greek-Selection; Intro:-- The Sheep were in the Meadow; A little co-operation from you; Is there anyone more wonderful than you; Gangway-Selection; Intro:--Moon

or no Moon; Lord and Lady Whoozis; Crazy Days-Selection; Intro:-Do; Love was Born; Stranger in a Cup of Tea.

7.12 Rumelan Balalaika Orchestra and the Russlan. Vagabonde:

Rondo A La Turka (Mozart); Polica "Ojra" (Russian Air)....Orchestra. Sleep My Bnby; Moscow; Ballet from "Konick Gorbuniok"; Prelude Slav; From Sunrise To Sunset; Beautiful Moon; Along Petrograd Road; Bake No Bread;; Russian Vagabonds.... Director Salon (Theadore Katz,

Romanta; T!

NEW AIR LINE Plac Tigan,

A British air mission has arrived in

of Buenos Aires (Argentina) to discuss plans for an air mall service acrosa the South Atlantic in competition and German with existing French services.

Mr. W. Its members aro Roberts, vice-chairman of British Airways, subsidised to develop

atr

"TIRED OF HER" "He married this girl, who had an unfortunate pre-marital experience, left then, evidently ring of her, her.

bo "He ought to

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eden plannia, Romanta....Vocal;

Caucasia (Ippolitoff Iwanoff): Run alan Potpourri (Michallowsky).... Russian Batalaika Orchestra.

taught that South Atlantic airline; Group Cap-Venby);

7.30 J. 13. Squire Celento Octet Souvenir (Drdla, arr. Willoughby); The most remarkable feature of

(Hope): Valse Phantom Minuet the operation was that, not only did

Bluette-Air Do Ballet (Drigo): Narcissus (Nevin); Spring Song a completo re- the patient make covery, but his mental faculties re-

(Mendelssohn, arr. Willoughby); mained unimpaired.

(Arr. Barc mall In fact, when a few days later he

adviser; Wing-Commander D. Venlee; Serenade;

Venetian had been taken off the danger list, American womanhood, no matter tain Primrose, ex-G.P.O.

Venetian Serenade; Berceuse; Italian National Firoma Bray, who is 38, has been ho was given lie received a perfect | chattel and afterwards dropped like Allen, and Captain 9. D. Scott,

Anthem; Banta Lucio; Caprice his freman for two months. Bray score on a mental test for superior a discarded toy by a drunken play survey flying experts,

Italian; Serenade; Carnival of Venice. Ilves in Clarence-avenue, Ealby, Don-adults,

They will visit Rio de Janeiro

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather (Brazil) and Montevideo (Uruguay) caster, and has been employed by the

Britain In Report and Announcements. before returning to Sepjember.

(Continued on Page 11.)

engine, drivers at Doncaster,

as the result of an examination that how humble, chanot be treated as a

boy."

At the time of the marriage Mrs. company since 1019. He also is The patient's name is balug kept Ryan had a child aged two months

by a fariner lover,

, znorried and has children.

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