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you up when you go out, me' no savvee what nome but me catchee number." He produces a dirty piece of paper an which is written 24641, Mr. Tupman was in an embarrassing position he knew so many ladies. He was not the man to spend hours perusing the Telephone Directory, so he spent an uneventful evening waiting for the second call. That was enough for him, he went out the next day and purchased the- "TELEPHONE HANDBOOK. Now he is able to tell in a few seconds who rang him
up.
Contentment shows on the face of Mr. Topman after his pur- chase of the Handbook. His note book is the result of a survey of this book. He is genuinely satisfied, and does not regret buying this book of reference.
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EIFFEL TOWER ECLIPSED
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CHRYSLER BUILDING.
With its height increased to 1,030 feet, the Chrysler Building, New York, surpasses even the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, and is a new won- der of the world. There are 3,800 windows, lighting 1,000,000 feet of
door area,
Impressions of America's great buildings are given by Mr. Harold Bartlett, a Melbourne architect, In a" letter. Four buildings, that will be higher than Woolworth (792 feet) are in course of erection in Now York, he states, or have plans ap-
proved, while dozens of others in the skyscraper class are under con- struction, in both the Down-town and Up-town districts.'
Vertical City.
"The building which is receiving most attention at, the present time," Mr. Bartlett writes, "is the Chrysler Building.
"Of very striking and unusual design the very aize of this tower commands one's attention and in- tereat. Such queer innovations as inverted buttenses, frieze of
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forms an L-shaped plan round the building on the corner of 42nd Street and Madison Avenue. A sum of £2,200,000 was paid for this site, which has an area of 4,000 square feet and the building will cost £3,800,000.
World's Highest.
The Empire State Building Co., headed by former Governor Al Smith, seems, with their 81 storey building, to be in the forefront as the owner of the world's highest building. It is to be built on the old Waldorf-Astoria Hotel site, at 34th street and 5th avenue. The old hotel is now in the process of being demolished..
"Park Avenue, which is the most exclusive apartment hotel section in New York, and the buildings on both sides for about three milles, are built over the New York Central railroad tracks. This is a charming avenue, about 120 feet wide, of two tracks. separated by a grassed area, in which is hidden the ventilation grilies for the railroad.
"Here at 49th to 60th streets is being built on an air-rights lease for the railroad, the New Waldorf. Astoria Hotel, from designs by Schultz and Weaver. Across Lex. Ington avenge are half a dozen buildings of the manufacturing class all, over 30 storeys, within a stone's throw of each other.
All Unquiet on the Social His Story of the "Merry
Front.
Widow" Film.
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BUST OF LORD NORTHCLIFFE.
Fleet
Street Memorial
of the church.
By occupying the seat of honour on President Hoover's right hand
Prince Danilo of Montenegro at a brilliant banquet on June 14 is in London with his princess
Gann Mrs. Dally
won another for the first time since the war, round in her battle for precedence says 'n Home paper in mail week. When he was last here, in over Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long-
1918, he came with all the pomp worth.
Mrs. Gann who is the sister and and honour of the heir to the 'throne — young, hostess of Vice-President Curtis, Montenegrin
claims the right to follow Mrs. romantic, and acclaimed. Hoover as "second lady of the there is no throne for him to comé land.". The claim, is disputed by to: his kingdom has been absorb- Mrs. Longworth, the wife of the ed in the post-war reformation of i of Repre- the Balkan kingdoms, and he is speaker of the House sentatives.
staying in an hotel like any com-!
A bowler-hatted detec- The banquet was given in the moner. gorgeous Hall of Nations of the tive on duty-outside the double Pan-American Union Building for doors of his suite is the only in- President Hoover and the Presi- dication of his royalty. dent-Elect of Brazil, Senhor He is a romantic person stil— Prestes.
The Brazilian Ambas-a crown prince of that part of all Ruritanian Bader was host, and by his direc- Europe where tion no liquor was served.
comedy is born-and deposition Mrs. Longworth refused to attend has lost him nothing of his the dinner, and Mr. Longworth also glamour, although he has been unkind absented himself.
to bitterly
subjected ridicule.
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Best stylon, most complete stock wife of the Belgian Ambassador, film company for their version of
of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. and Mme. Debuchi, wife of the Am-"The Merry Widow," which was
WONG SIU WOON bassador of Japan.
adjudged to be libellous.
ago
Mrs. Gann's claim has never
"Scenes of Scandal." been recognised by the State De Prince Danilo gave his view of partment at diplomatic circles, but the affair to a Daily Express re- after this occurrence it will pro- presentative, speaking softly in bably go unchallenged in official French; with slight gestures. circles, although there is a possi- "One would not believe," he bility of the battle for precedence said, "that any one could be so being continued socially.
lacking in sensibility and good There have been three distinct taste. It is, perhaps, twenty-six stages in the feud, which began years
that the original. in April last year, when Vice-Veuve Joyeuse' was written-a President Curtis demanded a pre-charming thing. My name was cedence
his for sister-hostess taken for the principal role, and second only to that of Mrs. Hoover, I had no objection, because well, Mr. Kellogg, when he was Secre- because it is delightful music, tary of State, had decided against and altogether a pretty piece. Mrs. Gaun, and Mr. Curtis asked "Then, five years ago, this film the new Secretary of State, Mr. is made. It bears the same name, Stimson, to reverse this decision. but it is in every way different. Mr. Stimson left the matter to I am made to appear, in scenes of the discretion of the Diplomatic scandal, drunken, and with many Corpe, and as Dean of Corps, the women. British Ambassador, Sir Eame "But now, thank heaven, it is Howard, conceded to Mrs. Gann righted, and the honour of the the precedence she desired. Montenegrin Court is vindicated." The prince intends to stay in
Armistice.
In May Mra. Longworth" raised London ten days or a fortnightTM| the standard of revolt by letting He is occupied with private it be known that she would attend affairs, and has no time for
There was no
no dinner at which Mra. Gann was amusements. He went, however, treated as the "Second Lady in the to Ascot (not on the day of the the Land" Mrs. Longworth refused to storm), and lunched with attend an important dinner on that King and Queen, who are both account, and, on hearing this, Mrs, cousins of Princess Danilo. Short Skirts Hope. Gann, too, absented herself.
"Nowhere in the world is there The war, which threw Washing- ton society into chaos, hostesses such a Court as the English," An application was made to the being desirous of offending neither said Prince Danilo, "where both London Consistory Court, which party, continued, with intermittent King and Queen are so excellent When your King sat in the Church of St. Dunstan-in-engagements, until September, and beloved. the-West, Fleet Street, recently, for when the forthcoming visit of Mr. was ill there was unhappiness all a faculty to erect a bust of Lord Ramsay MacDonald and his daugh-fover the world.
tables at Northcliffe outside the main door ter created a new puzzle: Where gaiety in Nice-the
Monte Carlo were empty. I should Miss Ishbel sit? The Court was, presided over by
Perturbed at this complication, have never seen such deep con- the Chancellor of London (Mr. P.
to Mr. Mac-cern and feeling. Washington cabled
"But, mercifully, he is better, Donald and received the 'reply: H. L. Errington).
Mr.. H. B. Vaisey, KC. (for the "Miss Ishbel does not mind where and I was happy to enjoy Ascot rector and churchwardens of S. she alta." This reply resulted in with their Majesties... Dunstan's), said the memorial took 23 armistice, and Vice-President day! I never saw such beautiful the form of a stone pedestal and Curtis. waived the claims of his women, such exquisite toilettes! plinth to be designed by Sir Edwin sister for the duration of Misa But, then, ali Englishwomen that Lutyens, on which would be placed Ishbel's stay.
I'meet are so graceful and so The armistice over, the war en soignees that I believe you are a bronze bust of Lord Northcliffe tered on its third phase, a con-all beautiful. by Lady Hilton Young.
tinuance of the former struggle. "They look so graceful, too, now And for the moment, at least. Mrs. that they wear long gowns; al- Gann is victorious.
though"a regret crept into his voice "I hope one day those pretty short skirts will come again into favour."
Just below the bust it was pro- posed to carve the arms of Lord Northcliffe, with the inscription, "Northcliffe, 1865-1922."
STANDARD TIMES
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
COLONY.
What a
Prince Danilo---very properly, for a deposed prince has a IN healthy loathing of politica
"What is there so boring in the world?" he asked. "I cannot sup- port the ennui of polities. I hope I may always be delivered from them."
Newspaper Gentus. "Lord Northcliffe laboured, and laboured successfully, to improve the conditions and to raise the status of those who, in humble or more exalted positions, pursued the great calling of journalism," Mr. Valsey added. "Of those who pass down the Street and see this mem- Sunrise and Sunset in erital, there must be many who Kong for August (Standard time benefited by the efforts made by of the 120th Meridian, East of Lord Northcliffe and those associat- Greenwich) are as follow:
Sunrise Sunset ed with him."
.B.12. p.m.
On Fifth Avenue. Fifth avenue, at the entrance to modernistic automobiles, with the Central Park, is a centre of activity, wheel caps picked out in high relief with the Squibbs Building, opposite aluminium, whole spandrels of cast the Savoy Plaza, and a modern alumínium, and a dome of vertical highbrow hotel to the north of the receding half circles entirely cover-Sherry-Netherlands. Probably the ed with stain, rust, and tarnish- most remarkable transformation is Lord Riddell, Chairman of the proof Niroata steel, are only a few taking place on Central Park West. newspaper Proprietors Associa of Its outstanding orginalities. A subway has been under construction and chairman of the Memorial Committee, said his committes were The site on which this huge tion here, and la now complete, and unanimous that the memorial vertical city of more than 12,000 the roadway again in excellent should be placed if possible, In people is being built (500 of whom shape.
are employed by the administration). "Dozens of huge out-of-date botels has been leased for 17 years. It is on the north east corner of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue"
Revolving 'Globe.
Mr. Bartlett mentions the 40 storey building of glazed white brick plers and brown brick apandels, for
Fleet Street.
and old houses are being demolished; and their places being taken by modern apartment hotels and co-
Lord Riddell No, he made his operative apartments of 20 to 30 storeys, most of which occupy awn way by sheer ability and ener whole block. Reports show that He was a very remarkable
min. He must have had a strug
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Inspiration
Granting the faculty, the Chan- cellor sald
they are being rented as fast as they gle, but, like most men of his type, the Daily News. The entrance can be built at prices rivalling the he probably did not regard it as lobby has a revolving Illuminated well-established fashionable sections terrestrial globe, 20 feet in dia of 5th avenue and Park Avenue. euch. He enjoyed the battle, and meter, in a well hole in the floor. Rents seem to be approximately success came to him early. He was a genius. He had a naturai The 66-storey Chanin Building is £200 a year & room, predilection for newspaper work. on the south-west corner of 42nd At the corner of Wall street and Street and Lexington Avenue. At Broadway (which is probably the 41st Street and Lexington Avenue a choicent business site in the world) 40-storeyed structure adds its height on land, a portion of which-cost to the rapidly-growing Grand Cen- £200 a square foot, the Irving Trust tral Zone.ro
Bank building is under construction. Designed by the firm of Voorhees Gerelin and Walker (who were so successful with the New York Tals phone Building, and the now almost complete Western Union Building), this promises to be the most uc
of the recant tall-buildings
West along 42nd Street, paat Grand Central Station, epposite the dead-end of Vanderbilt Avenue, with probably the largest floor space of All the new buildings in New York, Bafiding, 678 feet
In this city
he was in the line of
Lord Northcliffe, dn he youth, fought and won a gallant fight against adversity. He quickly at- tained a predominant position is the Press and beyond, and his in- imagina Guence largely to ameliorate the the great adventurer He cleared Passers-by will be en- position of his fellow-workers by new
stor fortitude and shortening hours and increasing couraged
less material aims by the steadfast rewards,
#Northcliffe."
“In quality of powert
STUCK IN SUCTION PIPE.
London, July 9. Struck in an air suction pipe 20 feet long for six hours was the alarming experience of a naval diver at the Portsmouth Dockyard.
While carrying out repairs to a culvert, he approached an air pipe and was immediately sucked in and immovably jammed mid- way along the inside of the pipe.
The lifeline, fortunately, rel mained intact. - Welders cut out| the section of the pipe in which the diver was fastened and squirt ed, in grease to enable the driver to slide out to safety.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for, occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)
12 13
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23
37 38
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11-Comparative ob-.
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(abbr). 16-Collection of Ilton ***ndary sketches
20-Pointed weapon
22-Leguma. 22-Fiews
25-Inserts trips of
bacon in before
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31-Puff up 38-Disrupting
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16-Existing
148-Fransh alty
19-Indigo plant
50-Misa and's foothold (21-Ridiculous
G1-Coop
52-Made placid 64-American Civil War
general.
65 Bteamship (abbr.) 66-Station
67-Espor
59-Minister's degree
(abbr.) 160-Burdons:
161-Even |63-8ingle: |64-Fiscuro-
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42-Forest of "As You: 11-Miavy hammara
2012-Poete vandre. J
43-8quare 'rod (abbr) 13-Toughen PROSTORA
22-Suffering {24-Boxed...
26-Makers of predato
· Incursion
28-Austere 30-Cómerod
22-Profix-upon {34-Snake
{30-Watering placer.
37-Endeavors.
|38-Arabian anaport'
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kidneys 40-Hastened 140-Prepared
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82-Rality:
[$8–Plunge into water Bechend foremost;
66-Descendant
50-Bahald
52-An'army officer
(abbr):
the solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's tastie along with a new cross-word puzzle.).
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