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WOMEN'S MILLIONS.
ISLAND "BATTLE.”
10,000 SHOTS FIRED IN A CRETE WAR.
ADMINISTERING GREAT MEN'S
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FORTUNES.
OVER SHEEP.
Vienna, July 1.
1
"SIX-MILLION WIDOW."
London, July. 5. News of the outbreak of a little The portraits of the wealthiest island war, which escaped the at-women in England, to which' those tention of diplomata, reached of Lady Yule and. Miss Yule can Athens to-day. Happily the same
now be added, would form a wonder- cable reports that hostilities have ful golden gallery of beauty. ended with the loss of one ram kill-
ed and a gendarme and a woman wounded. Tén thousand shots were fired.
The commander of the garrison
in Crete cabled to the Greek Gov-
ernment the story of "The War of
the Shçap,” as follows:-
No woman in the country has yet made £1,000,000 by her own efforts. Nearly a dozen women, however, have inherited vast for tunes and great estates from men. These women are by far the most Interesting to many members of
their sex.
The woman who is
Inhabitants of the village of famed for her beauty, the one who has achieved great things, and her Karanoñesphida concluded a period of strained relations with the neigh later who is socially eminent are bouring village of Lakkot by a mid-not half so fascinating to the great multitude of their less fortunate. night raid without a declaration of sisters as the woman who wields war. A detachment of Karanose; tremendous wealth.
John Coolidge, son of President and Mrs. Colvin Coolidge, in bis cap and gown after receiving his diploma at Amberst, Rumors are still persistent that John Coolidge will shortly announce his engage- ment to Miss Florence Trumbull, daughter of the Governor of Con- Decticut.
aphidans carried off five sheep while the Lakkolans slept. The offence was serious, because sheep form the sole means of livelihood
of both villages, and the rearguard of the raiders was therefore stop ped, arrested, and lodged in the Lakkol prison.
Counter-Attack. "When the raiders returned and reported the loss of three men cup tored, half of the population of Karunoscaphida counter-attacked, released the prisoners, and returned with them in triumph.
"Money to Burn."
It is partly the idea that these women can buy all the luxuries they want and still have money to burn that makes them so attractive; but it is also the mystery of how they manage their affairs that causes them to be so interesting, Do they understand all the highways and byways, the short cuta and blind alleys that they find lurking along that difficalt avenue, of fin- ance which they have to study?
One of the most beautiful of England's richest heiresses is Lady Louis Mountbatten, who married the son of the late Marquis of Milford Haven. When her grand- father, Sir Ernest Cassel, died, she inherited a fortune of more than £2,000,000.
The heiress whose inheritance caused the most discussion is Lady Houston, sometimes described as the "aix-million widow Lady Hous-
ton, who is extremely fond of yacht- ing, remains at sen for long spells when she is absent from her home i at Hampstead.
Famous Jewels, Lady Ludlow, who inherited £1,000,000 and Bath House, Pic- cadilly, from her first husband, Sir Julius Wernher, is famed for her jewels, Some of these, with some valuable antiques, recently were] the object of a skilful robbery.
Viscountess Rhondda, inheritor of her father's fortune and title, is one of the busiest of the "wealthiest women." She la direc- tor of many companies, a shrewd of business, and has ex- championing the cause of her sex pended much time and money in the House of Lords.
woman
Another wealthy woman is Lady Hudson, formerly Lady Northcliffe, whose second husband was Sir Robert Hudson, the Great Red Cross organiser. Lady Hudson in- herited a considerable fortune from her first husband..
OVER NIAGARA.
DARING CANADIAN'S LIFE IN THE BALANCE.
A RUBBER BALL.
Toranto, July 4. John A. Laussier, the French- Canadian, went over Niagara Falls to-day in a large rubber ball. The bali was recovered from the river below the falls, but Laussier was unconscious. Doctors are working in an effort to save his life.
The police made every endcaveur to prevent the attempt. It was an- nounced that if Laussier descended safely he would be arrested immedi ately on landing.
The walls of the ball are three feet thick and the space inside is six feet in diameter, while let into the walls are
thirty-two oxygen compartments.
Thousands of persons had gather-
Captain Emillo Carranza, the Mexican "Lindbergh," who recently made a record-breaking flight from Mexico City, Mexico, to Weblog ton, D. C, marred only „by his forced landing near the end of bla dight. Ele used a Ryan monoplane. a counterpart of Lindbergh's “Spirit of St. Louis.”
ed at all points of vantage to wit- nees Laussier's attempt. They held their breath as the ball gradually gathered speed in the current, and finally was thrown hither and thither by the foaming waters..
It was soon lost to view in the
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1928.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
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OTHE INTERRATIONAL SYNDICATE.
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HORIZONTAL
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40-Pronoun
5-Fondles 9-Motiontear 10-₤30p 12-Conjunction 13-Rank 15-Man's name (abbr.)
17-Unk of distanco 20-Publio notice In newspaper 21-A faw 23-A goddess
(Egyptian) 24-Humor
26-A double
27-The ones nearest
25-Glits
31-Self
35-Foot of an animal
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Girl's name 7-Toward
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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-woord puzzle.)
WATER SUPPLY.
Level and Storage of water in Re- servoira on August 1; 1928:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS,
dense spray, and shortly afterwards was seen tossing about in the catar.
Tytam act, and then the
throng of Tytam Byewash ... spectators let out a mighty shout as
Tytam Intermediate they caught a glimpse of the ball in Tytam Tuk the rapids below.
Wong Nel Chung.. Pokfulum
William Hill, the expert life-saver Prominent among the
richest whom Laussler hud engaged to wait young women is Baroners Ravens- for his arrival, was able to reach dale, daughter of the late Marquis it, and he towed it to the Canadian Curzon of Kedleston, and heiress to Bide. the Leiter millions. Baroness Ravensdale, tall, dark, and striking-
"Lakkolans awoke to discover the prison empty, and decided on stern measures. The mayor mobilized the entire population of 400 men, armed them, and marched on the treacher-looking, is a capable speaker and an! ous Karanoseaphidans. The efforts ardent champion of women's rights. of three local gendarmes to stem this martial ardour were brushed
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
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Storage In millions and Decimals of gallons.
1927 1928 Tytam':
384.80 202.05 Tytam Byewash ... 22.37
2,88 135,90 Tytam Intermediato
196.90 A very rich man had married a Tytam Tuk
1,419.00 1,399,00 beautiful woman, who, unfortunate-Wong Nel Chung 30.34 ly, was beneath him socially.
Pekfulum They were about to attend a big dinner, and the husband, gave her a
5.72
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STANDARD TIME.
SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN HONG KONG.
Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Total 2,118,41 1,811.46 Kong during August, 1928, stand- Consumption of water in the City ard time for the 120th meridian,
aside. The Lakkolan levies OC- INDIAN ARMY CHIEF. few words of advice before starting and Hill District in millions and de- East of Greenwich, is as follow:-
cupied the hillocks surrounding the enemy village during the night, and when day broke poured a devastat- ing fire into the Karanoseaphil-
dans..
"The besieged villagers, from the shelter of their cottages, returned the fire, and the battle lasted the entire day."
NEWSPAPER PROPHECY
REFUTED
London, July 9.
In the House of Commons Mr. J. S. Wardlaw Mila (Conserva- tive) asked whether an enquiry had boen held into the equipment and, general preparedness for
war of the Army in India, and whether, as
1927
"Just be yourself and everythingcimals of gallons during the month of will be O.K., he said. "Don't try
July.
1928 August to be clever whatever you do.” Consumption
830.23 317.06 16 During the dinner at a moment Estimated population 413,040 423,960 17 resting her clasped hands on the when the rich man's wife
Consumption per head WB8 table, there came a full in the con-tricts during July, 1927. Full Supply
per day
26.7 Full Supply in all Rider Main Dis-
24.1
versation.
in all Rider Malo Districts during "Awful pause," remarked the man mittent Supply in all Rider Main Dis July, 1928, from 1st to 11th, Inter by her side, with a smile.
tricts West of Eastern Street only "And 80 would yours
be" from 12th to 16th and Intermittent
The Cretan commandant's official report states that the opposing forces expended 10,000 rounds of a result, changes were contemplar snapped the other angrily, "If you'd Supply in all Rider Main Districts
ammunition before hostilities could be concluded. He was obliged to employ infantry, cavalry, and gen- darmerie in mobile columns, and finally to bring up a battery of artil. lery and cover both villages before THE HONG KONG OPTICAL CO. peace could be restored.
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Earl Winterton replied that there worked at a washtub all day for was no foundation for the state-five years, like I did before I was ment published in an Indian news- married!" paper that a change of Commander-
voir
1927
1928
Sunrise Sunset.
2.1.
p.m.
6.01
6.54
6.01
8.59
18
6.02
6.53
19
6.02
6.52
20
6.02
6.51
6.02
6.50
22
6.09
6.49
6.03
$49
6.03
6.48
25
6.03 BAT
26.
6.04
6:46
27
6.04
6.45
6.04
6.44
6.04
6.43
8.06
6.42
6.05
0.41
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1927 1928
West of Garden-road from 15th to 81st July.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL
Kowloon Reservoir.. L 2' 10"B in-Chief in India could be expect A Bill promoted by the Mersey Shek Lai Pul Reaer- ed shortly.
do. 01 2′′B Ho assured the House that the ous powers has been passed for Docks and Harbour Board for vari
Reception Reservoir do. 4' 27B Commander-in-Chief enjoyed the third reading by
Atorage of millions and decimals Mr. William Huntly, a. lifeboat-full confidence of His Majesty's Bills Committee of the House of the Unopposed
of gallons,
1927 1928 man who had assisted in the rescue Government and the Raj.
Kowloon Reservoir. 852.60 823.56 Estimated population 101,080 166,120
Consumption 106.40 117.07 Commons. The Board asks for ex- Shek Lai Pul Reservoir 100.80 of many lives from shipwrecks, has
tension of time, until 1940, for the Reception Reservoir
115.42 Consumption per head died at Dunbar, aged 83,
22.57 completion of certain dock works
per day
21.8 22.0 that have been in progress for
Total ...
Full Supply in all districts during 458,30 461.55 July 1927 and 1928, many years on the Liverpool side in millions and decimals, of gallons Consumption of water in Kowloon. of the Mersey. The Bill also asks during the month of July. for additional borrowing powers for these works for £2,500,000. (Continued on next Column.) ·
The police set a speed trap for motor-coaches near Lee Green, S.E., and a number bound for Margate, Ramsgate, and Dover were timed.
MAGGIE GAVE ME THIS FOR CHRISTMAS AN' IT HASN'T. WORKED' YET-BUT I'LL KEEP (ON TRYIN'* IT-
Mr. Eugene Ramsden, M.P. for North Bradford, raced by taxicab, train, and, motor-car against 500 pigeons from London to Bradford and beat the first bird home by nearly 16 minutes
GIT
BRINGING UP FATHER,
8:1998, by tact Fai
show that the quality of the water. The Government Analyst's reports Batisfactory.
-Total rainfall to July 81, 1927, 72.18 July 31, 1928, 68.06.
HELLO-IS THIS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? WELL, MY CIGAR LIGHTER WORKED-
HURRY OVER-