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HERE, THERE
and
EVERYWHERE
Skyscraper Congestion.
SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1933.
SPEED AS LESSON FROM NATURE
WHAT BIRDS, BEAST AND
FISH TEACH US
90 M.P.H. GOLDEN PLOVER
(By J. WENTWORTH DAY)."
Mr. Joseph Emberton, the archi tect who designed the Empire Hall at Olympia, recently suggested that London should be rebuilt in a series of towers, separated by many Acres from one another in order to relieve traffic congestion] : and solve the slum problem. An- Golden plover, flickering like The heron, indeed, is the dark other architect, Mr. Philip G. Free-bullets over the coastal marsh at horse of ornithological speeds. In spite of his methodical wing beats man, disagrees with this sugges-ja mile and a half a minute.
as he drifts lethargically acros tion, and gives his reasons in an Elephants stampeding at an earth-the sky, like a blown rag, legs interesting letter.
quaking 25 miles an hour ...trailing, neck bent back, he is ac
the
Mr. Freeman declares that tall The giant torpedo-shaped tunny tually flying at more than three-
at three-quarters of a mile a minute. buildings cause rather than relleve abooting through water
Yet the wood pigeon, whose traffic congestion, and says that quarters of a mile a minute...
noisy clatter and general wide- between The disparity.. this is proved by the fact that in
awakeness give the Impression New York and Chicago congestion speeds achieved by living creatures that he is the livest wire in the occurs at the base of the sky-and those set up within present air, is comparatively slow com- scrapers, where people arriving by memory by inanimate, mechanical- pared with game birds, He various forms of transport change ly propelled vehicles on land and achieves a mere 45 miles an hour and travel in lifts to the large water and in the air makes more all out Even more oddly, the number of floors in the building. than ever ridiculous the warnings swallow does not average more In a London rebuilt on Mr. Ember dinned into our grandparents' ears than 30.
towera
ton's plan, he adds, such conges- that a speed of a mile a minute on Many animals present unexpect- tion would be greater in the case the new-fangled railways would ed capabilities of speed. The of office towers than in apartment be fatal, for the blood would con elephant, for example, dozens of
geal and the heart would stop.
which have been timed by 'Com- Many people solemnly believed mander Blunt--who has shot 167 London Average Higher.
that seventy 'years ́ ago.. They in the last six years-can trot Mr. Freeman points out that the never took the golden plover into steadily at eight miles an hour for average height of New York build-account nor learned a lesson from miles and keep up the "long step” ings is lower than those of Lonthe peregrine's sickening stoop. Jon migration at five miles an hour don, New York being composed of Oddly, but truthfuly, we have for 50 miles. He charges at be- tall skyscraper towers rising from not bothered to and out much tween 20 and 25 miles per hour. large areas of four to five stories about the speeds of birds, animals "Captain J. C. Dollman, Assistant in height. These lower building areas do not suffer in themselves or fish until within the last few Director of the Natural History years. Little by little the truth is Museum at South Kensington, tells from traffic congestion: It is being discovered. Birds, animals me that be considers the cheetah, world on the path to prosperity caused by the rush of people to the or fish until within the last few the hunting leopard of India, cap- to be a freer international trade, bases of the skyscraper towers.
years. Little by little the truth is able of a mile a minute. Even the varying of hours of
Birds, animals being discovered. its complement, general monetary
My friend Mr. David Pollock, Hong Konig, Saturday, May 27, 1935 stability, and remission of inter-arrival and departure of the office and fish all travel far faster than the Acting District Officer at
Governental debts. Of these up workers and the use of a highly-was imagined. I have been able to Mbeya, in Tanganyika, a to last month the United States efficient service of lifts travelling collect data on the subject from and painstaking naturalist, has stood only for the second, but at 1,000 feet a minute do not over researches, and experience of such timed Thompson's gazelle has not been able to retain the come the difficulty. Many Ameri- 'men as Colonel the Master of miles an hour, and considers it the stability that was hers. She can skyscraper architects, says Sempill, Sir Malcolm Campbell, fastest animal in Africa. has gone off the gold standard, Mr. Freemian, now. think that the Mr. Kaye Don, Commander David estimates the speed of the giraffe President Roosevelt's series and there are demands from her ideal plan for a city is to limit the Blunt, late Government Officer in at 35 miles an hour, three miles an OF Charge of Elephant. Control inhour faster than those timed on of conversations at Washington citizens for inflation, demands height of building to seven
in process of full eight stories, as in parts of Lon Tanganyika, Captain David Wolfe-his motor-car speedometer by Mr. with representatives of the lead which are
For abandoning mone-don to-day, and lay out these Murray, the falconer, and Captain Marius Maxwell, the distinguished ing nations, begun by Mr.
tary stability in order to give buildings at a reasonable distance. W. R. Knight, the bird photo-big-game photographer.
The ostrich probably sprints at Ramsay MacDonald and M. herself better competitive power apart on wide boulevards with grapher and authority on hawking.
Their notes, added to those collect-135 miles an hour, while both Blunt Herriot, are not yet concluded, in world trade, she has been cenadequate parking space.
She
ed by other authorities, makea and Pollock agree that the jackal although the World Economicsured by many. Why?
has done simply what others have
most fascinating summary of quila hunts at the same speed and the Conference opens on June 12 done. But whether she will gain
remarkable interest.
Cape buffalo charges at 35.
Most extraordinary of all is the German, Italian and Chinese all that she hopes for by thus de-.
Bird speeds have been more or
But statement of Mr. Maxwell that the [delegates have called and de-preciating her currency, unless
accurately determined. she gives her debtors the benefit
The Washington Conversations.
ment.
Facts You Did Not Know.
Mechanism that receives and re-less
historic times.
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Bouz, more than 12 yards in two parted, and now Japan's repre of that depreciation as Britain cords incoming telephone messages their aerodynamies bave not yet black rhino charges at 20 miles an seconds, fast time for a ton or two sentative is in informal Con-has done, is: doubtful. The bond and that calls up persons and sends been fully explored.
"Segrave Meteor"
of short-legged pachyderm. ference with America's President, which the United States lender messages to them at set times has been invented by a New York.man.
When we remember that the who is hearing - all national takes as pecurity demands pay-
The late Sir Henry Segrave told Derby is run at an average speed views on the situation, so as to ment in gold currency of the
when he was designing the
of 46 miles an hour we obtain a ascertain the bearing of their weight and fineness existent at
Scientists from the United States "Segrave Meteor," then the most
good standard of comparison by economy on the proposals to be the time of contracting the debt.
Venezuelan perfectly stream-lined airplane in which to judge these speeds. Who, have discovered .in set forth in London. Gatherings The great hope is that with the
mountains & forest composed of the world, that he was convinced for example, having seen of this kind have their advant United States, obeying so pre trees apparently like those that that if only he could ascertain the sow, stertorous and somnolent ages over more formal discus-nounced a popular clamour and
pre. exact wind resistance of a bird in among her litter, would imagine sions, inasmuch as the principle following in the currency foot- grew in North America.in
fight, and determine its aerodyna-the wild pig capable, of half a mile of give and take can be more steps of many other countries,
mice would be able to build a
a minute? Pig-stickers need readily accepted than by putting the way may be cleared for plac
crash-proof, fool-proof machine reminder. set motions to a vote. But the ing monetary standards on
Lot To Be Learned. will procedure is "apt to favour the stable basis which
Double-core shaped drums with capable of going anywhere in be
jalmost any weather,
A lot has yet to be learned about Pre-indentations on their surfaces "eup- strongest party, because it can mutually advantageous.
So, because we know most about animal speeds, but still more bring pressure to bear at each sident Roosevelt all through his porting an open framework form a separate meeting instead of campaign emphasised the neces-new speed boat that is drawn over them, we will consider birds first mains to be discovered in fish life. making the application of sity for a lowering of the tariff the water by a motor driven air. These estimates are based on Such painstaking authorities as
speeds timed
from airplanes, Colonel Harding, Mr. W. L. Calder- pressure at a full gathering. In wall, and the Democratic majori-plane propeller.
trains, motorcars and by falconers wood and Mr. F. W. Frohawk have the present state of the world ties in the House and in the
following birds in level fight done much. Bat they are only on
the fringe. The fastest is probably the Tunny, running from 200 to plover, whose lonely 1,000 pounds in weight, the giant boats and the number has been whistle epitomises the soul of sea- mackerel of the sea, are estimated gradually decreasing" for several marsh and sodden moorland to be capable of 45 miles per hour
а
years.
News In Brief.
bow, it is not difficult to accept the jestimate of their maximum speed, made by an airman, as 70 miles Jan hour..
APPETITE BASED ON OCCUPATION.
it is not the application of power Senate are an earnest of the gen-
In spite of its excellent inland through still air. that is wanted, but a large ap-jera! desires of the people, The preciation of reasonableness in United States, with all its twelve waterways and large coast line negotiation, and an understand-million of unemployed, is pre-France has only about 4,000 motor- golden ing that to-day the best of na pared to welcome proposals tionalists is he who seeks the for reciprocal tariff re
Next comes the teal If you for a short distance. Increased good of the world as a whole, be-ductions. On the third requisite
have ever stood under a sen wall knowledge about the funny will cause in seeking the world's to end the world-wide deflation
In the dim light of stars or greatly assist designers of sub- good he is really seeking the which has brought so much
Weighing only five pounds, a crouched in a reed butt by the marines. good of his own nation. Veiled misery to all countries-the re-
(Continued on Page 13.) attempts or avowed intentions of mission of inter-Governmental home laundry machine has been in-'edge of broad or mere, and seen seeking national advantage with debts the President does not vented that is operated by attaching teal shoot suddenly, startlingly, out heed of what other nations yet dare to make any definite vacuum cleaner to it to blow water overhead like bolts from a cross- may, suffer will not achieve their stand. The service of the inter-through clothing to be washed object. The prosperity of each Governmental debts has paid... a nation is wrapped up in the pro-large part of the interest of the aperity of its neighbours. The national debt of the United more the number of nations States. Its remission would "The management of the Penin The peregrine falcon is not which gain prosperity, the more throw the payment of the interest suis Hotel wish to inform patrons really so fast as one thinks. It is Housewife Eats As Much
As Male Clerk. prosperous will each nation be, onto the United States taxpayer. attending the Gala Night on Satur- that sudden, stupendous stoop For three generations British Why, the taxpayer asks, should day, May 27, that cocktails will be from the blue, when, with wings
London: statesmen have held the view of he pay taxes to provide 248,721,-served on the First Floor Lounge." (half shut, he falls like a bolt and
binds to his quarry, which has The Ministry of Labour declares. the economic interdependence of 1000 dollars in instalments due by
Notification is made in the cur- given birth to the popular illusion that a woman needs only 0.88" of nations and have endeavoured to foreign countries, and this es- shape their policy to that end, pecially since his own income rent Hong Kong Government that the peregrine in the fastest the food required by a man.
But Miss Gladys Mann,, the Differences among them there has fallen Though it is true Gazette, that the valuation lists for bird on earth. He may, and pro- have been. The differences have that cancellation of foreign the Colony for the year 1983-84, will bably does, touch 80 miles an hour cookery expert, says that the quan- concerned not the policy but the countries to buy more United be open to inspection at the Trea-when stooping. But in level fight tily of food required is not so means of bringing about the end States goods, and especially so sury, for 21 days commencing on he seldom exceeds sixty-two, sought by the policy. In his with lower tariffe, the direct and Monday, May 29.
Mile-A-Miante Grosse. endeavours towards that end Mr. present cost still hides from him
The grouse, par
Ramsay MacDonald was just as the Indirect and ultimate good In view of the heavy bookings for earnest in his Accomplishments That President Roosevelt in the the Gala Night in the Rose Boom of cock who knows at Lausanne, and was later In matter of the debts dare go no the Peninsula Hotel to-night, the can do his mile his endeavour's at Washington, further than consent to post Roof, Garden of that establishment pigeon, as were British statesmen of ponement, or perhaps reduction, will also be used for the occasion, The eleven years ago in proposing to should be recognised. Our hope augmenting further band arrange- rou the creditor nation general re must be that recognition of the ments. In the circumstances the mission of inter-Governmen true position will not come too usual Saturday night dinner dance debta. Lausanne determined late to the people of the United at the Repulse Bay Hotel will not can the requisites for
take place
or much a question of sex as it is occupation. She thinks & house- wife and a man in an office have an old about the same appetites 2,500 or two, calories' worth. Jak out.
Pro- Experiments, according all average fessor A. M. Low, have proved in blue rock that a man doing hard muscular ur, work requires: 4,000 calories; qu man dolog light muscular work 8,000 to 3,500; and a woman”dóing moderate muscular
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