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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

July 26,

Australian Aviator. Tells of Great Flight

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have

A recent pletare in the "Shell if we are going to preserve our la- Aviation News" showing the dependence," he told the Governor, of lato Capt. Tom Gunn being carried to his plane in the early passed since those prophelle words NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. days of aviation in China, recalls were spoken by China's greatest acronautical genius. Had China the brillant career of a man taken the advice the whole course of who, might have altered com-evenis in the Faclic might have been pletely the course of history in changed. But they laughed at the

Idea. China.

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"What does China want zeroplanes for?" they said, "We have milions of soldiers."

the

Dr. Sun Yel-sen perceived the genius of Tom Gunn and endeavour- ed to obtain his services, but Pioneer's young He was already Febbing. His health was rapidly

hai at the age of 36.

Capt. Gunn was a genius. of Francisco Born in San wealthy Chinese parents, from his earliest years he displayed a great penchant for mechanics.

When people began to show interest thank been declared payable on FRIDAY. in aeroplanes in 1906 and 1909, young filing and in 1924 he died in Shang-

Tum Gunn was more excited

In

persistent 1911, after 18th AUGUST next, on and after most. which date Dividend Warrants efforts, he managed to induce the may be obtained upon application famous Wright Brothers to teach him to fly. So proficient did the young soon qualified the Registered Office of the man prove, that he

Canni Rond East, and come within the first hundred Company.

people in Amerlea to be awarded Hongkong.

ALSO Pilots Heenees, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, the REGISTER of

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS, Becretary and Assistant Manager.to

Hongkong, 28th July, 1939...

FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN.

authorities to interest themselves in

ying. How hard this was ran imagined from an anverfate which Capt. Gunn's sister, Mrs. Owycung, or Hongkong, recalls with a smile.

A Net For Bombs What to do to help a child

"When

Governor, the

General Anyone knowing of a child who Lung Chal-kwang, heard that has beert assaulted, neglected, or brother was flying to Canton," she

manner likely to aid. "he installed a huge nat cover -treated in a cause unnecessary suffering or injurying the whole of his residence and aflice in order to catch the bombs if parent to health, or knowing of a who is seeking advice on any matter any should be dropped!" concerning a child, would be doing

law

JULY 26

(Continued from Pupe 6.)

II. LaGuardin, · Attorney-at- real a sign on the door of a Greenwich Village office.

first

newsreel.

CAPT. TAYLOR

1939.

FOR AN ROUTE

SINGAPORE, July 26. CAPTAIN P. G. TAYLOR, who recently made a aurvey of the Indian Ocean nir route from Port Hedland (West Australia) to Mombasa (Kenya), and who is now visiting Singapore on his way back to Sydney to prepare a report for the British

TO-DAY'S NEWS MAP

MINDIA

AFRICA

MOMBASAN HATTE NOT CHAGOS

KEYCHELLES

and Australian Governments, which PROMOTION

sponsored the undertaking, said yes- terday that the new airway should be of great value to Imperial com- munications.

The information and recommenda- tlona which would follow the flight would be sufclont for the establish-

FOR NAVY MEN IN

ment of a regular service at short HONGKONG

notice.

FOR the first time in the "The use of the Indian Ocean air

bring Australia and history of the British Navy a routo will Africa within two days of each other, man who joined as an artificer with valuable strategic links between has become an engineer-captain.

and

Two recently-appointed comman- heders entered the Service as blue-

jacket boys.

BRITAIN'S AIR POWER IN EAST

Considerable Increase Is Expected

KARACHI, (By Air Mail) CONSIDERABLE increase in Great Britain's air strength in

Diego Garcia and Columbo Cocos Island and Singapore," added.

Australia-Africa Link

"Africa and Australia can be join- ed by ale by way of Island bases with mony attractions for travellers, and I belleve that this route will be used In the future In addition to the exist- ing line through Indin, quite apart from its value as a reserve route in time of national emergency."

of

for he

The former artificer, well known In longkong in Engineer-Captain B. O. Frew, who has just been promoted from engineer comman- der,

"PORY KYHEDLAND,

AUSTRALIA

#TUIE flying-

boat Glaða flow from Port Iledian: (West-

Cri

Australia)

on A BUTVOY flight across the Indian Occan from Australia to, South Africa.

Object of the flight was to ex- plore the possib}- Filles of an alter- rative alr mafi route between Britain and Aus- tralia, instead of this present one via Bingapore, across India, Arabia and Europe.

The test was sponsored by the Commonwealth Government and the British Government con- tributed maximum sum of

£3.500 towards the cost.

The Guba flew to Mombass via Cocos Island, the Chagos Islands. and the Seychelles Liends.

At each of the island stops time was taken to make aerial and land surveys of the potenti- alties of the lagoons and land for the establishment of air travel bascs. The flyingboat reached Mombasa (Kenya) in 20 days.

100 HUNT A TIGER

Marauder In Naval Grounds

Experts said the animal may be a af black panther and not a tiger, but those who claimed to baye seen it said it was a small tiger.

For the past year he has been engineer omcer of the submarine. depot ship Medway on the China Stalion, where he is responsible for the machinery in 15 submarines. During the ocean fight survey a Built Own Planos

Engineer-Captain Frew, at 40. is stay of six days was made at Cocos From that time Tom Cunt bellan

Island when Captain Taylor made a the first artiflcer ever to attain that MEMBERS of the Company will learning all there was to know about

thorough examination of the lagoon runk. He joined the service as a boy August 1 At 3:45 pm, France

and the various islands of the atoll in 1905, and served on the lower deck SINGAPORE, July 26. FRIDAY, 4th arropianes. Soon he was designing be closed from

ordered mobilization. Germany's

with a view to the operations of for 11 years,

MORE than 100 men, includ- FRIDAY, 18th and building them. In 1915 he was AUGUST 16

invited to come to Kwangtung. He mobilization 'order war'une quarter

War Service and land planes. He

Ing naval officers and naval AUGUST. 1939, both days inclu-bull a special plane and brought it of an hour later and at 5 o'clock the East is expected to follow ying-bonts

In 1916, when he was 20, he won police armed with guns, have she declared war on Russia. the visit to England of Air sounded the lagoon from a launch with him. Arriving in Hongkong be

with 22-feet-long banoo pale. his commission. During the war he Aive.

thrilled thousands of people here by William Randolph Hearst had re-Marshal Sir Philip Bennet Jou-Depths of more than 22 feet it was served in the battleship St. Vincent made a fruitless search for a

number Riving F

tiger which has been reported of spectacular cently put out, his

and the destroyer Mameluke. He had bought a movie camera and bert de la Ferte, Air Officer not necessary to measure. lights.

in Details of the surveys at any

After post-war submarine service roaming in the grounds of the From Hongkong, Capt. Gunn went at San Simeon that summer wile Commanding Air Forces

With promoted engineer-com- Singapore naval base. mander in 1szo. Canton and began the difficult task and directed a series of film stories. India, who is now conferring the islands cannot be disclosed

The tiger has been reported seen of trying to persuade the Kwangtung In New York, Marion Douras, daugh- with the Air Ministry in London. reasons of tactical Importance.

Pearl-Shaped Lagoon

Comdr, C, J. Binke, the senior of on three occasions and paw marks ler of a Brooklyn lawyer, hoped to

His visit to England is a sequel to be et into Fiorenz Ziegfeld's Follies the recent Anglo-French Defence

of the entrances to the At Diego Garels (Chagos Archipel and take the stage name of Marion Conference at Singapore, at which age), which is 1.470 miles west of Davies,

In Switzerland, Ignace Paderew-Air Marshal Joubert de la Ferte was Cocos Island, the flying-boat alighted one of the most important delegates, in the pear-shaped lagoon near the skl mourned the failure of his party

it is understood that Sir Philip will ferulser, Manchester, sent there from Only a handful f the night before.

finally with the Air the East Indies slution to assist in of his friends had come. The absent also discuss guests had been called to, the fron- Ministry the organization of the air any way which might be desired.

originally a Diego Garcia was Bier. "This," sald Paderewski, "is forces in India."

French settlement, but is now British. 19 the end of my artistic life."

plantation there The coconut August Germany gave Bel-

managed by a Frenchman who is the gium 12 hours to allow troops to

believed that ackli Lions!

the ntoli. The only white man on pass through her territory to the squadrons of aircraft will be station island steamer Zambesi, which visits French boundary

ed on the Empire alr route. The Diego Garcin once in cach Among those mobilized this Sun-Strength of the Royal Air Force atmontas, is his only means of com- come to stay, for they sent him day: In Paris, Edouard Duladier,

to America in 1017 with

as there is no wireless at his disposal. The Hon. Secratories, H.K.S.P.C. back

the likely to be considerably reinforced. in Muthmusen, hear durcet; The Old City Hall, Queen's Road C, instructions to buy some of the best Professor of History at Lycee Con- Karachi, Bungoon and Singapore is munication with the outside

few French

It is further learned that Air

Mountains border, Lieut. Hermann Hongkong, or the Inspector, 49, machines vallable. After

with Goring of the Mulhausen Regiment Marshal Joubert de la Ferte will be

Mahe, an island in the Seychelles in the anti-submarine folilla at Port- Pokfulum Road, 1st noor; or the months Capt, Gunn returned

consulted by Cabinet before an an- nouncement is made in Parilament and the third Indian Ocean base, land and the Hunter in the Mediter- SOVIET NOTE AS WAR and pilots, among them

The Arst seaman "brass hat" was In Westbrook, Maine. 12-year-on the Chatileld Committee report, unlike the Cocos and Diego Garels, rancan. friend and collaborator,, Lim. Together they trained several aid Hubert Vallee spent a busy after which recommends reinforcement of rises to great heights out of the sur-

epths of 2,000 promoted in 1926, and the first blue-

Mahe Jocket to become a captain was pro young Chinese us pilots and while noon behind the soda fountain of his, the R.A.F. in India and the formation rounding ocean

1933. The first ortifcer importing engines, Capt. Gunn was father's drugstore.

of one or two more Indian squadrons. fathoms. The mountains of

Cocos moted in rise sheer to 3,000 teat. At new August 3: At 7 a.m. Belgium re- busy building the bodies for

Island and Diego Garein the highest "brass hat" was appointed In 1927. Jucted Germany's ultimatum

coral outcrop from which the coconut planes. In this way he inaugurated Kwangtung's first air force.

Mary Pickford was earning $100 WARSAW NECOTIATIONS

palm sprout is only 10 feet above sea But those were the bad old days a week in her second year in Holly-

level. when Warlords held sway in their wood. Also in his second your in

WES Charles Spencer. order of the day. Continual changes Chaplin, making $150 a week on of government hampered

pies Capt. the receiving end of custard

15y

Tom Gunn Anally managed to

an net of kindness by communicating convince the Chinese that flying had at once with-

Inspector, Violet Peel Health Centre, several planes as well as mechanics of Infantry thin; handsome 21-

his rent year-old youngster.

Wonchul; or the Inspector, 12, Sal Yeung Chol Street, 1st floor, Kow

loon.

All further steps will be taken, and expenses borne, by the Society,

nome will be The Informant's kept strictly private, except in cases where malice is proved.

U.S.-Japan Treaty

May Be Abrogated

Mr. Art

rovinces and civil wars were the Hollywood

cu's luncers work in Kwann for Keystone Comedica

It

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Reinforcements

·DELAYS IN PARLEYS

four

world

Around Mahe the coral insects have bullt reefs where the water taps the aldes of the mountains, but at Cocos und Garcia they begin their Intricate subterrancan engineering-beneath sca level and during thousands of years, have built above the woler the rims

which of volcanie craters: originally many fathoms below

ocean.

were

the

the two ex-bluejacket boys won bis near Re epaulettes as a mate in 1924, when Admiralty property have been detect- only alx commissions were awarded ed." the lower deck,

He qualified for command submarktes in 1935, and has been in comman the Orpheus on the China Station since June Inst year. Comdr. A. C. Bengue, the other ex-scaman boy, was commissioned in 1924.

Seaman "Brass Hat"

It is on the Singapore side of the He has stuck to small ships, and Straits of Johore and in years past has served with destroyers at Port-is was common for tigers to swim land and in China,

across the straits from the Johore He was promoted lleutenant-com- jungles.-Unlted Press, mander in October, 1935, and has commanded the destroyer Wolfhound

Japan's Guns Heard In H.K.

Continued From Pagely

The naval base properly at Singa- pore is still partly undeveloped and covered with semi-jungle and plan- tation growth.

TOKYO RECEIVES

RAGES ALONG MONGOL BORDER (Continued from Page 1) "Domela" report on these epla alr confilets.

From these comparatively insigni- feant figures however, the report jumps into tabulations of some im- portance.

Here they are, direct from the Kwantung army headquarters:

Between May 20 and July 21, 808 Soviet and Outer Mongol plánes have been shot down or destroyed on the ground.

Lung, where latterly he had also bullt Noel Coward was 14. Sir James WASHINGTON, July 25.-Senator a huge shipyard and was designing Bartle's Peter Pan, in which Cow- motorard played a small part, had closed and building steam Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate and

Big British Loan

During the past three days from. Foreign Relations Committee, to-day launches for the Kwangtung Navy, after a long London season and he

July 23, 146 Soviet planes have been *. Aviation And History

was visiting In Cornwall and watch- predleted that the current session of

To Poland

the downed, thus bringing the total losses Congress will pass Senator Arthur' Even though his health was failing ing British cruisers steam by Bea-

When the survey work at Mahe alluded in their notification of Vandenberg's resolution expressing as the result of

trice Lille was rehearsing for her

LONDON, July 25. numerous Byldebut at the Alhambra in London.

had been completed the flying-boat impending closure of the Pearl River of Soviet and Outer Mongol machines the intention of the United States of

Gunn proceeded

Dr. In Black Hits, Wyoming,

DELAYS in the Anglo-Polish took-off for Africa and it alighted at are in connection with the Chungshan up to 733.

So much for the nerin warfare on abrogating the

Commercial accidents, Capt. 1011

north and endeavoured to enlist the Francsi E. Townsend was practicing

ready made three abortive attempts the border. Treaty with Japan.-United Press.

to land in this district, and are now sympathy of the military authorities medicine with on thought of old in loan and credits negotiations will Killndini base, Mombassu, eight hours adventure. The Japanese have al- there in aviation.

Returning Dutch or of $200 a month.

make it impossible to obtain later.

for the

evidently bringing up heavier rein- "Aviation is going to alter The August 4: At 2 p.m. weni Britain's legislative sanction

Captain Taylor will return to Aus-forcements for ti mass attack. ROME, July 25.-Rumunia, Bot- whole history of the world in a very ultimatum to Germany. Berlin had summer vacation, declared Sir trafia by the Dutch air service......... garia and Yugo-Slayla are reported short time. The army that is best until midnight to make satisfactory

When asked why he was travelling by a foreign air service rather than equipped with planes is going to be reply to the demand that German John Simon in the House of stock with Italy, to the value of the strongest. China nust

Commons to-day. baye troups keep out of Belghum.

to have placed orders for rolling

150,000,000, 200,000,000 and 100,000,- hundreds of planes. We must build The Duke of York, second son of Sir John expressed regret that it with the Empire service he said that

hours.

Moro "Triumphs"

The story on the ground is in the same telamphont struin. The third day of the general offensive by the Acrial Activity Considerable aerial activity has combined Japanese and Manchukuo been reported from both sides of the the Khallis River front un Tues- Pearl River delta during the past 72 day, witnessed a practically one- sided uction on the part of the at- 900 lire respectively.--Reuter Special, our own plants in our own factories King George and Queen Mary, was has not been possible to reach an the management of KNI

unidshipman on the middle watch

and invite him and Mr. J.

The Pearl River itself will be fackers, according to the official under which the loan could be basa

report. **** 10! ILM.S. Collingwood with the Brigreement concerning the conditions been kind enough to cable to Mom- Percival, the second representative of tish Fleet at Seapa Flow. Lady

to entirely closed to foreign shipping at Government,

From 2 o'clock in the morning until granted,

Australian Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, youngest He said that the amount involved the

Probably the last vessel to use the the close of the day, the Japanese daughter of the Earl of Strathmore in the proposed export credits agree-fly back to Australia as the guests of a'clock to-morrow.

Air river will be H.M.S. Robin, which is rullery bombarded the Russians and most of their expected to arrive in Hongkong froin Mongolians. With birthday at a theater party in Lon-enable Poland to purchase in Great ways, a gesture which he much ap-

forces amashed by the Japanese seriat Canton 10-day.

and artillery attacks, adde the re Britain necessary war material for precinted and was glad to accept. Gandk!, wealthy

her defence.

port, the Russians and their comrades Hindu lawyer, arrived in South- This credit would be utilised ex-

showed slight inclination to with- ampton, Engkind, after his strip

stand the offensive, was delayed passing through mine clusively for purchases in Britain, felds. Leon Brunstein, a Russian whereas, with regard to the loan In pofitical exile also known as Trot-which both Britain and France would from participate, the two governments had sky, arrived in Switzerlend

expressed their readiness to assist Permission to enlist in a Bavar-Poland to buy war materiais from an Infantry regiment was granted other countries should she so desire.—

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August 4: "That

11:50 73.171 evening," wrote Sir Edward Grey, "sume of us eat with the Prime Minis-

TWO HOLY WOMEN MAY SOON BE CANONISED

(Continued from Page 3.)

will be The inaugural document The mainly spiritual. exhorting the faithful to intensify their prayers and to maintain statesmich rulers and

their problema solving

Breakdown LONDON, July 25.in a statement pedee by

aro

●Canton Quict The "Telegraph's" Correspondent in Canton telegraphed this morning that the shuation there quiet,

Japanese engineer units spent a Residents of Shameen. however, busy day dynamiting the bridges momentarily expecting the constructed by the opposing forDIN Japanese to institule examinations | over the Khalha River, and thus cut. and searches ai the two bridges off the retreat of the Russians who connecting. Use British and French had penetrated to the right bank of Concessions with the native city. the river.

It is further claimed that the greater part of the Soviet tanks sup- hod porting these forces which managed to cross the river havo been damaged, while the survivoru were subjected to "mopping-up" operations.

official

Brighter Tone On Stock Market

Japanoso Consul, Concral Now Confirms Report The opinion of the Japanese Con- ter at 10 Downing Street. I was day, Sir John Simon, Chancellor amicably and with the highest sense

Unusual Event

sul-General, Mr. A. Tajiri, expressed there in touch with the Foreign of the Exchequer, signified there has of justice. United Press. Oplee to certify that no satisfactory been a breakdown in the negotiations

The canonisation of Blessed Gemma yesterday, that the Pearl River would reply came from Berlin. Church for a £5,000,000 cash loan to Poland.

However, Poland will obtain Gangual is most unusual as it is tak- not be closed was proved false this also was among those present, ready to' send out at the appointed hour the £8,000,000 In credits-United Pressing place within 50 years of her morning when he received

death. For this purpose special notification that the river would be war order that the Fleet was expect-

Reason For Dalay

ecclesiasticut legislation had to be closed for about a fortnight as from War."

passed. Gemma Gangani was born Friday.

This necessitates the cancellation LONDON. July 26-The danger of near Lucca, Italy, in 1878, and was

LONDON, July 25. weakening the sterling rate of ex- the daughter of a pharmacist in the of the service of the China Naviga- a remarkable life. llan Company's Faishan on August 1,

After initial hesitation, the London- change if Poland were given a free town. She had

chor. The Japanese. Government Pensions For M.P'S. fund for the employment of the cash Noted for her thiety she was regarded

slightly more netive owing to Paris loan she is seeking from Britain is ns a mystle and a very holy person. tered steamer Sirogane Maru, which Stock Exchange became brighter and LONDON, July 25.-The House of said to be the main reason for the Shortly after her death in 1503, Pope salls for Canton to-morrow morning support for Kamrs and oils, together Commons to-day adopted the third delay in completing he negotiations. Plus X began preparations for her will be the last ship to run rending of the. Members' Fund Bill, Although Britain agreed in prin- canonisation and she was beatified by Hongkong to Canton until the river with local buying of industrials

is re-opened, ns the Japanese pas- which recorded many gains,

Rubbers advanced following the designed to provide pensions for tiple that Poland should be free to the late Pope.

use part of the loan for making Because she was the daughter of a senger service normally conducted by members, ex-members and widows.

mitice's decision to increase the The fund will be sell-contributory purchases outside Great Britain, the phormacist, Gemma Gangen! will be the Cantan Maru and the Sirogane international rubber regulation com-

as the Patron Saint of Maru is also to be discontinued.

export quota for the third and fourth. and will entail no expense to the Ex-Government does not want to sur-regarded

quarters to 80 per cent. chequer.-Reuter.

render al control over employment Pharmacists.

Pelletier Is the

PARCEL POST Blessed Mary of the ina.

Among commodities, rubber cased SUSPENDED

following the foregoing announce- Unrestricted liberty for Poland in foundress of the Congregation of the

It was announced this morning that ment, but wheat was firmer on re- this connection would endanger the Good Shepherd, a world wide organi The Canadian Pacife liner Empress British dollar credit balances and sation which takes care of fallen girls the parcel post service to the Pro-ports that the Britlah Government of Capada arrived at Shanghai at thus indirectly the sterling-dollar and dereilct children. Born in 1786 p.. yesterday and leaves for Hong-parity, which might lend to England in Noir Noutier, France, she spent vince of Yunnan has been temporarily might store further supplies from Wall Street was moderately active, kong at 4 p.m. to-day. She is due having to pay considerably more for most of her life at Tours, where she suspended. The suspension has been Canada,

quest made by the Director of Posts frm later, and then quietened. here on Friday at noon. and leaves her armament purchasca in the founded her sisterhood. She died in put into effect as the result of a re- for Manila at 0 p.m.

Reuter Special. in Yunnan,

Enked States.--Trans-Ocean.

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from

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