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The Love Parade
AN ERNST'
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PRODUCTION
JERMETTE MACDONALD LUPINO LANE WILLIAN ROTE
NEXT ATTRACTION
The Strangest
Story Ever
Told!
The
Mail.
ESTABLISHED 1845.
.HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1931.
LINER CARMANIA TO THE GUILDER AND
BE SCRAPPED.
Her War-Time Exploit.
FRANC.
Netherlands Bank Hold Gold,
MAN AND TIGER IN
THRILLING ANTICS.
Eight Foot Feline Led
Home As a Pet.
Amsterdam, Yesterday.. The Netherlands Bank has in- formed bankers and brokers that, gold will be held at their disposal In view of the rise of the franc In relation to the guilder-Reu-tail of a large tiger, attracted a
It is understood that the liner Carmania has been taken off the London-New York, service, that her crew has been paid off, and that she is to be scrapped at Gravesend. This 19,000-ton Cunarder, once ter. the pride of the Mersey, was built In 1906 on the Clyde. She became famous through her dramatic war
career.
THE DEVALUATION
OF SILVER.
Lord Lloyd on the Plight of China.
Serajganj (Bengal), Aug. 21. The unique spectaclă a faw days age of a man swiming down the river Jamuna, hanging on to the
crowd of excited villagers in the Serajganj sub-division, who rowed out on the Blood-wators on hearing his shouta.
Their cries of encourage- On September 14, 1914, there
mont, however. changed to took place an historic fight between
groans whon they saw tha two armed merchant cruisers, the
animal" suddenly turn round Carmania and the Cap Trafalgar.
and attempt to bite its captor, a The occasion was historic because it
manoeuvre for which the man seem- was the first time, that modern arm-
The Council of the British Em-ed quite prepared, as he retaliated ed merchantmen met in action on pire Producers' Organisation gave by jamming a wooden club into the the high seas. The two ships were
a luncheon in London in honour of | tiger's `mouth. Its teeth closed on ocean liners of about the same size, Sir Edward Davson on his election the club with a snap, and the well matched in armament.
jas chairman of council of the or-aquatic journey continued until, at In the engagement both ships ganisation. Lord Lloyd presided. length, the tiger wan lajooed and Buffered great damage. The Car- In proposing the health of the ultimately caged. mania was in considerable danger of new chairman. Lord Lloyd dealt becoming a burning wreck, but the with the present economic situation Cap Trafalgar developed a distinct and the devaluation of silver.
The tiger, which measured about lat to starboard, which went from bad to worse, and her shelling be political feature of the moment, he had fallen across a mango tree, and, An extraodinrary economic and eight feat in length, had evidently been among some bamboos which came less accurate and finally, ceas-stated, was that in spite of prices for some days, it was an object of to the consumer standing at ก Just one hour and a half after level of cheapness representing the great curiosity to villagers, for in the first shot had been fired the acms of production policy hitherto, this district such an animal is as newly-built Cap Trafalgar heeled there are more people unable to a zoo exhibit. her enormous sides over till she cap-make purchases than at any time sized to starboard and disappeared. up to date. The Macmillan re-children of a man named "Moyez
ed.
NAVIGATIONAL CHANGES.
Because of the continual change in the deep water channels in the Thames Estuary, the Nore Light ship is to be moved to a fresh anchorage.
Five years ago the vessel, which is familiar as a rounding mark in yacht races, and also an object of interest to patrons of pleasure steamers plying between London and Margate, was moved almost two miles due east from the position which lightships had occupied since- 1782.
The ship is now to be transferred
port suggested that the present price of silver is a large factor in this.
"The terrible » devaluation
of
allver," Lord Lloyd said, "is, in my opinion, more than anything at the bottom of the trouble in India and the cause of China's purchasing power being terribly affected."
His Lair
Hearing of the excitement, threa
Uddin begged him to take them on. to see the tiger, which he did in the family boat. -
cided to capture the beast and claim On reaching the spot; Moyez de- the Government reward.
another boat, he set out to take it So, transferring, his children to
He added a plea that at Inter-single handed, but in the absence of national conferences monetary any dffinite plan he had reckoned
without his host. queations, rather than political
In a flash the ones, should be considered as of tiger jumped out from its fair and highest importance. -
commenced to swim after its at» tacker.
.
Survival of Most Protected, Sir Edward Davson, in his reply. alan dealt with the topic of pro- duction, "Survival of the fittest"
to a mooring half a mile in a in the field of production to-day, he westerly direction, in order to mark said, meant "Burvival of the most the 88ft. deep channel. The re-protected and most-subsidieod."
moval will take place on October 18. He went on to point out the Alterations are also to be made is the positions of several buoys which mark the fairway, and some buoys which are at present unlighted are to have lights..
valuable work which was being done at the moment in Italy, Geneva and America with a view to enabling a scientific and practical basis to be laid down for future A further change will be made in production policy, so that world the character of the Chapman Light-consumption might be attingly house, off Canvey Island. The red served. In which connection, Bir sector of the light is to be extended Edward pointed out, the Chad- so that the light will be visible bouras sugar scheme represented, from the Maplin Sands, and whether successful or not, the a new red sector is to be made In Aret deliberate policy whereby both order that the light will show up producer and consumer could be river,
benefited.
MOTOR SHIP-BUILDING."
The Tables Turned. Apparently excited Moyez capsiz- ed his boat but instead of swim- ming to the shore for dear life, in a fow seconds, he was chasing the animal and finally succeeded". in rounding it up in a half-submerged | but which he thought was unoccu pled. But shrieks from some female inmates disillusioned both man and tiger, and so Moyez swam into the hut; poked the tiger with his etick and set it off again to ensure his prize.
Moyez then got close enough: to| grab it by the tail, whereupon it turn on him with an ugly growl, only to find the wooden club peshed
into its mouth and held there,
By this time the two combatants were neck deep in water, and shout- ing for assistance, Moyer retained his grip of the tiger's tail with one hand whilst rendering it harmless with the Improvised gag which he held there with his other hand..
Noowed,
tons gross. This is practically the same figure as 25 years ago. It is, Although the tonnage of ships therefore, probable that even are under construction is now deplor-latively small increase in the ably low-thers are, for instance, amount of freight available, would only 160 motor vessels building, lead to a demand for tonnage, and against 880 a year age there is, it is considered that the type of Help coon arrived, and acting on according to the Motor Ship, no rca vessels which will be favoured Moyer's instructions, the vilagers son for taking a pessimistic view of is the relatively large cargo liner succeeded in placing a noose around the future. In spite of the appar with a speed of 12 to 14 knots. the tiger with which to drag it on ont surplus tonnage which now ex- Most of the vessels of this class to a boat, thus enabling Moyes to fata, if we exclude ships over 20 that have been built in the past few take it home and put it in a cage years old, also a number which are years have been equipped with in for his children to feast their eyes now laid up and which, through internal combustion machinery, and, on to their hearts' delight. efficient design, will not again be it is thought, therefore, that when a The animal is still alive, but It placed in service, it is doubtful whe-revival takes place, there will be a is expected that the authorities will ther the cargo and passenger vessels further development of motor ship not permit of Moyez's keeping such afloat total more than 88,000,000 | construction.
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