THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1933,
SOLDIERS' PETS
IN DISPLAY
Live Stock Show At Shamshuipo Camp.
SUCCESSFUL INITIAL OCCASION
A very unusual event.
the first
of its kind erat held in the Regi
men
STREAMS OF
DUST RACING
TO EARTH
140-Mile Per Second Atoms Recorded.
U. S. METEOR SURVEY
THE CHINA MAIL.
ANNIVERSARY OF
REPUBLIC
Patriotic Portuguese League Celebrates.
CONCERT AND DANCE
LAST NIGHT
SCOTT'S LAST
EXPEDITION ON SOUND FILM
Thrilling Epic Of Antarctic Heroes.
H. M. THE KING'S WISH
London.
The Liga Portuguesa, a patriotic Ithaca, New York.
Portuguese institution, held a festi Great straums of meteoric dust val gathering last night at its head- The first film ot be acquired as but an event which proved travelling more than 1,800 miles a quarters in Peking Road, Kowloon, British National possession, the very popular among the traps, wos
minute have been discovered by the attended by the Acting Consul record of Captain Scott's last ex- held at Shamshuipo Camp yester
telescopie meteor survey of General of Portugal. Mr. Pedro pedition to the South Pole, has day when the Linco's chire Regi. int
Vicente Botelho.
been made into an epic sound film Five StockHarvard and Cornell Universitles ment held their first
Mr. J. A. d'Almeida, President of and shown for the first time bere. Some of them appear to speed at Show."
the Liga, giving the toast of Por-
Mr. Herbert Ponting, who Was Since the arrival of the Battalion fully 140 miles a second. This is
tugal and her representative, Mr.
photographer to Scott's exped!- in Hong Kong the men have been
tion, has pieced the story together permitted to keep an mals. fowl fast enough to circle the earth Botelho, said that Portugal was a 32 minuteA. Approaching country with a glorious national his-
from the original filme made 1911-12, from pictures of scenery about 70 miles of the tory, and one to be proud of, and it behoved every Portuguese to do
and nature, from photographs taken
South Pole, and from maps and He put forward a proposal
The story, geographical sketches. for consideration for the formation of a ladies' branch of the League. spoken by Mr. Ponting, is synchro- T'util two years ng, when the
Such a branch, if formed, he said,nized with the film.
We see the "Terra Nova" leave kido shows. such as Bowle, Gol', Cornell-Harvard studios began would be of immense benefit to the
Port Chalmers. New Zealand, with Football Aunt Sally, Ball and Bu Amzona, attie was known about the,community in general.
the members of the expedition, ponies, dogs and kit aboard, while
and other birds as pets, and the in jabout terests taken by the mop led to yes- [to within terday's show
The Commanding jearth's surface bafare burning his utmost to add further lustre to Offrey, Leulenant Galapol E. Į de \they promise to apen a new chapter;the record of fine national achieve.by Scott and his companions at the
Bous, M C. attended the show. which was supplemented
with #
fishing competition from the
in understanding the mysteries of ments. agulong
well at Shamship and numerags
hel, and Clewwing the eight of a feled
They cannot be seen with Ple Frensry caused a sensation The unaided eye, but only with low
himself an expert at th
ly Major Maban #: ulbeled as julga to th.. 。,,, Can pemaniter The show ed by Tamt A Wall, sily nusryted
Sgt. B. BUT
The towing are the resultat
Horse Sho
about 10 times as numerous as the
Fadable metaOTS.
Mr Hotelho, in reply, spoke on The significance of the occasion,
of
A programme of music followed, the quays are lined with townsfolk, in bas dress es un with Ton-elushire 'prcwo telescopes
those contributing including Mrs. C.the women dressed in the long farmer, whilst Sut Harras proved! They are no part ad the solijde Almeida, the Misses A. Baptista "kirts and puffed sleeves of 1911.
We see the first icebergs, aplen- um Sal
the system but conse from unknown dis and E d'Aquino, and Messrs. E. G. V. Co
d'Aqume. F. X. Botelho and G. F.id apparitions. the prow of
"Terra Novn" encountering ice They average | hora Fatees nut in space.
The Sequiera Orchestra d'Aquino. On and Mr Mars all, wile of two or three to a cubic mnie.
| INTIEM in attendance, and after the floes and pack lee; we see killer Marshall udged the very clear nights those seen are concert supplied music for dancing. whales on the move, colonies
A cablegram from the Hong Kong penguins and families of seals.
Portuguesa. assuring tha
Thrilling Race loyalty of local Portuguese to the
Mr. Ponting's descriptions bring Nearly 3,000 of them have been mother country, was sent to the Arted. Of these the velocities of Minister for the Colonies at Lisbon. home to us the immensity of Scott's amongst endeavour, the thrill of fighting Valtorta Bishop 700 have been computed by Dri
Other Portuguese nature at her most relentless, the Ernest Opik of Tarto observatory, those present. Esthonia, at present foreign axa-organisations to Hong Kong were additional thrift of a race against
Graca
another expedition, the bitter dis- tate of Harvard College abserva represented by Dr. F. M.
Ozorin, President of the Club Lusi-Appointment of finding the Nor- stow velocities tano: Mr. Leo D'Almuda e Castro, wegian Any al the Pole, the trek more than twive the high spreda Jnr.. President of the Club de Re-back to base, hundreds of miles of visible reto: Mr. F. E. Remedios, President treacherous surface, the explorers' Jor the barger,
eventual A speed of more than 26 of the Portuguese Mutual Help As-weakness. despair and les a
Bevond is then to mean Saviation, and Mr. H. Dixon. Prea- death. That Ameteur
travelling dent of the Catholic Union. Ander the dominance
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2 Charger, "Mary" Groom, Pfe Moses, Da Bar, To fol I de ( Roy- 34
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The
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Hens
1 & 2nd Pe
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Cockerels.
1. Pie. Wentworth
2 Pie Perikātus.
Fox
Darks.
hanyahu.
1 & And Pto Lindley
3rd Pre Richards t
Pigeons
1 Bradley.
2 Pie. Whentereft
Purrols.
1 I. S. Steams,
Le Wildy.
Canaries.
2 Pe Johnson
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Mixed Animal Novellz
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trompettors to drive their anami
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1 Pro Lindley – Gander 2.
2 Pt Wentworths Dukl
Pi
Crensey (Yarhuel)
Best designed pen.
JPtr. Perkins.
2 Pie. Lindley.
Cleanest Pen.
IP. Aldridge.
2 Pte. Bradley.
Fishing.
Largest Fish-L Cpl. Murphy.
Ungrun! Fish-Dmr. Townsend. Special Prize-1/c. Pretty.
Meteora
1
Treat
of the sun's
was
A clear idea of Antarctic geo- [Further detail of Portugal's grophy and the routes Laken by visitar from Republie Day will be found on Amundsen and Scott reapectively
Ja 11.1
Jul 18 A RTAN ALBASOB
ther regions of space.
Professor S. Boothroyd, Pro- nt Cornell, Tess Astronomy says the bersations to date show Udications that there are two three
for Die 1274121 streams majority of telescopic meters.
todmoruly appear
waterlions
to have 24
# of the stream. Boothroyd says.
A
Professor
appears to be m
COMING CHURCH
ENTERTAINMENT.
Successor To Olde English Faire.
INTERNATIONAL FAIR AND PAGEANT
is given in drawn diagrams, insert- ed photographs shew the five Bri- tons at the Pole, standing in front of the Union Jack they planted, another shews the Viking figure of Roald Amundsen who got there be- fore them), and others the drear wastes of Beardmore glacier.
world. search
The most traple scenes are those of the enim raised above Petty. Officer Evans, who lies in the southernmost grave in the 46 the and of the tent,
the party found it, in which lay and bodies of Scott, Bowers, and Wit- Temble that the pressure of sun-į Pageant, now in course of arrange-son-Ontes having walked out into myht and other solar radiationment, which is to be held on Satur the blizzard.
The same plane as the earth's orbit. The pactales in this streain more away from the sun, as if the great It is repelling them. >lan
Were
LEHL
HNT Will
the
The
International
Fair
these particles away from day. November 4, in the grounds Some of these photographs were sufficient force to of St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, I developed in a crude solution, to solar Kravitational a departure from the usual run of which hot water was constantly such functions and will, it is hoped, added to prevent it from freezing.
ul. Reuter
WIRELESS CODE
FOR FLYERS
New Words Facilitate Communications.
AMERICAN INNOVATION
London.
Fires and flash lights-the im-
this
prove
as popular an attraction as while ice hang three inches thick the tent. last year's Olde English Fuire. on the inner walls of
It is felt by the organisers that. Others were developed after lying
in these days of exaggerated na for eight months beside the frozen Lionalism, anything that may help bodies of the explorers.
towards a more sympathetic inter national outlook is well worth while.
dif-
Two Years To Make
more
and
of the more senseless thing, and nothing
Each stall will represent a
The continuity of the Alm does ferent nation and the stall-holders not lose by the insertion of still will be dressed in the garb of the photographs. In fact as the story nations represented. The pageant proceeds into the extreme latitudes, will consist of episodes, accompanied so motion becomes a with
illustrative music, various leading nations world.
rigid pictures, devoid of the quick The Bishop of Hong Kong will technique of modern cinema photo- preside and Lady Peel has consented graphy.
of
the could be more dramatic than these
At the conclusion of the show promptu means adopted in Mrs. Marahall presented the prizes. case for passing information beto open the proceedings at 2.30 on This film, which has taken two tween the flyer and the ground-Saturday, November 4. The Cora-years to construct, will probably
mittee responsible have decided to travel all over the Empire, ful Heem strangely rudimentary com give a repeat performance of the dlling a wish voiced by the King
KOWLOON FOOTPADS ROB RESIDENT
Portuguese Reports Night Attack.
THREATENED WITH KNIFE; WALLET TAKEN
tion
pared with the normal means.
Usually, of course, there aro flood lights on the landing grounds and all the latest wireless devices.
Pegeant on Monday, November 6.
In the United States they have DEATH ON "ROCKING
developed numbers of odd coda words to facilitate the work of air- craft wireless operators in com municating with ground
stations.
STONE."
Slovene Alps Claim Many Lives.
Belgrade. Finding a large "rocking alone"
the
when he was shown the originals shortly after the return of the ex- pedition.
1
bay will see this film, he said to "I hope that every British school- Mr..Ponting, "because it fosters in all who see it the spirit of adven- ture."-Reuter, ..
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Quiet Kowloon
Wedding
The secret marriage of Miss Mr. Norman King And Olive May Franks, the concert
Miss Olive Astley.
There are such words as: "Nes- Mr. P. Fuertes, a Portuguese living for. Eclipse. Woodward, Starlight, at 49 Haiphong Road, Kowloon, re-Edgoment, Watkins, Eina, Wabash" parted to the police that he was at senseless expressions apparently, tucked by footpade in Cameron yet fraught with meaning for the Road shortly after 1 o'clock this man listening anxiously to hear balanced on the side of a path on morning and robbed of a wallet them.
Mount Triglav (Solvene Alps), à Containing $45 in bank notes,
wireless Thus an acroplane Mr. Fuertes said that he took the operator broadcasting ::Edgoment young Czech girl Miss Ing Her Just bus from Kowloon City to 50 at 1.500 C-A-V-U" would in- mann, climbed on top to see Kowloon and alighted at the june- form the ground operator that he view. Her weight was enough to of Chatham and Cameron was eastbound out of Detroit, at overbalance the stone, which roll- Roads. He was walking to Hal- an altitude of 1,500 feet, and that ed down the mountain side, crush-Binger, and Sir John Ambrose phong Road, when he was met by "celling or height of the clouds ing her to death in its' course.
This was to have bean the last ex-recently been made public. Sir The wedding. WAN solemnised two Chinese, one of whom asked for and visibility were unlimted,
A westbound pilot would use the cursion of her holidays as she dus John, who is 83 years old, is the in- very quietly at St. Andrew's a match. As he was about to hand over a box of matches one man code word "Woodward." "Nestor to return home the following day. ventor of the thermionic valve Church, Kowloon, yesterday be threw pepper in his eyes, while the te northbound out of Cincinnati, killed by a fall down the sheer 150 bride is 34 years old.
A young Australian girl has beọn (which revolutionised wireless. His tween Miss Olive Astley, and Mr. Norman King, an engineer at the open Ohio, "Starlight." Between Cleve-
land and Toledo. key words Are-foot precipice over which the The wedding was kept dark for = Whampoa Dock. Hila wallet was taken from his "Elipso" for cast and "Wine" aged Friedrichstein Castle is built week. It was the outcome of a The Rev. W. Walton Rogers, Vi-bride away."
This swolls the number of deaths concert at which Sir John, feit in 1 coat pocket and by the time he for west, "Etna" and "Wabash" raised An alarm the man had identify aeroplanes on the Cleve- in the Slovene Alpa to $ for the love with Miss Franks voice.
Rauter. month of August→Renter. escaped.
*me. land-Albany route--Router.
other threatened with an claup knife...
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Fleming, the famous scientist has
Sinficiated."
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