TUNNEL BLAST AT
·SHING MUN
Splendid Spectacle Yesterday
180,000 TONS OF ROCK
DISLODGED
WES
Many prominent, residents of Hong Kong visited Shing Mun 'yes- terday to witness the effect of a tunnel blast, when 10 tons of gelignite exploded in the quarry downstream of the dam.
The object of the blast provide stone für use in the dam and to safeguard the supply during the wet weather when ordinary drilling methods might be subject to delay dae to ruin.
was to
The total length of tunnel driven was 266 feet, of which 120 feet was the length of the leading tunnel and 145 feet the combined length of the At intervals two branch tunnels.
of 35 feet along the cross-cut] tunnels Ave pockets were excavated Into the rock below the floor of the tunnels, each of them 12 feet deep and about 6 feet square. The poc- kets were loaded with approximate- ly twu tons of 60 per cent, gelignite, making about 10 tons in all, the tunnels being back-filled with earth. after the pockets were loaded. Two electric detonators were placed in each pocket, connected in parallel to electric light] the ordinary works circuit and wired to a battery for simultaneous firing.
Additional Precautions
As a precaution against acciden- tally broken connecting wires each charge was also prepared for firing with a single line of Cordeau- Bickford fuse, this being passed through each charge and having at the portal of the tunnel an electric detonator attached to it which was also connected to the lighting clr- cuit, Cordeau-Bickford fuse is a
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1935
Suffering from a gall bladder ailment, General Plutarco Elias Calles, former President and "Iron Man of Mexico," arrives in Los Angeles by aeroplane and is rushed to a hospital: His con- dition was at one time serious.
NEW YORK STOCK
**** MARKET
(Continued From Page 5). "The American Railway Assucia-
COMMODITY PRICES
hollow canvas tube, about 3/8 in. tion reports that carloadings for New York Cotton:
week ending February 16 March
The following quotations have been received by Reuter.
Feb. 20. Feb. 21. Closing Closing
12.46' 12.42 12.50 12.54 12.60 12.68 12.58 12.50 12.60 12.67 12.83 12.59 12:65 12.65
in diameter, which is filled with a the specially prepared explosive of very totalled 628,000 units, a decrease of May high detonating effect and with a 18,000 units as compared with the July
Brokers' October velocity of travel of over three same period last year. miles a second..
loans decreased by $23,000,000 December
January (1986) vertical height of Reuter. The average
On the occasion of the Washing-Spot overburden above the tunnel pockets'
March was 150 feet and the actual mea-ton birthday holiday to-morrow, the New York Rubber:-
markets will remain sured overburden above the blast American'
The Canadian markets. May was 72,000 cubic yards. It was closed.. expected that the blast would not however, will be, open for trading,
only "remove the whole of the over- burden, but would in addition break back beyond its vertical height an American Oriental Finance Cor-December
LOCAL INSTITUTE
OF COMMERCE
Result Of December Examinations
1
1
The result of the examinations conducted by the Institute of Com- merce, Heather, England, at its authorised local examination centre, the Hong Kong Commercial In- stitute, Shelley Street, Hong Kong, on December 8, and 10 last, is published to-day."
The numbers of successful candi- dates are as under:
ed.
Accountancy five candidates pass-
Commercial Law: three passed. Bookkeeping: seven in advanced, four in intermediate, 22 in elemen- tary.
Commercial Correspondence: three in advanced, three in elementary,
Business English: one in ad- ¡vanced.
Commercial Arithmetle: four in advanced, one in intermediate, one
in elementary.
Shorthand: one in elementary. Typewriting: four in advanced, aight in intermediate.
ISLAND ROAD TRAGEDY SEQUEL
Hearing Against Lorry Driver To Open Next Tuesday
The hearing against Leung Yim, driver of lorry No. 981, who was charged with man- slaughter is connection with the fatal motor car accident in which three Chinese students were killed on Island Road last month, was fixed for next Tues- day afternoon by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magis tracy this morning.
Mr. Peter H. Sin will appear for the accused.
...
THE HEARTSTRING HARMONICA BAND
Musical Programme At The Chinese Y.M.C.A.
CIVIL SERVANTS
RETIRING
Mr. A. R. Sutherland & Mr. W. H. Edmonds
LEAVING TO-MORROW
TELEVISION COMES NEARER
(Continued from Page: 8.)
On this screen, which will mea- sure about 10 to 12 inches, he will ses a moving picture which will cor respond in. relative size and detail Among the passengers of the with that of a cinema screen viewed 6.5. Rajputana, which sails from from the back of the circle. It will here to-morrow at noon, will be be quite bright enough for him to Mr. A. R. Sutherland, I.S.O., As retain one or two lights in the room, sistant Director of Education, and if they do not shine directly on to Mr. W. H. Edmonds, M.B.E, In- It..
He will need no complicated mov- spector of Works, of the Public Works Department, who are leaving rochanism, or synchronising
tirement.
ing the Colony for Home on regadgets and, although he will be receiving vision and sound on two Mr. Sutherland, who has served separate wavelengths, he will use the colony for nearly 80 years, is only one aerial. Possibly one knob member of the Hong Kong Club, will tune in both simultaneously,
the Civil Service Cricket Club and His apparatus will be more costly
than
the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club, than the radiogram, and so will its in which he has a host of friends. upkeep. A set is likely to cost #420 Arriving in the Colony in Fe- to 230, even with a "seeing-in" bruary 1911, Mr. Edmonds took up public of half a million. It with use his appointment as Second Class a large number of valves for several Three years later he different purposes, and these will Overseer. was promoted First Class Over-need replacement. So will the vast CLEVER CHINESE ARTISTES, and in 1924 became Senior "cathode-ray tube, which is the
Overseer. In 1925 the title was heart of the whole affair,
to that of Inspector of But against this, his range of The Heartstring Harmonics Band, altered Works.
more entertainment will be Mr: Handwriting: seven in advanced, under the directorship of
For years he has been a member doubled. Tone in elementary.
T. N. Wong, will feature in the' The examinations were kindly Musical Programme to be held at of the Civil Service Cricket Club's team, Second Division, in which supervised by Messrs. K. M. Au the
Y.M.C.A., Bridges Assistant manager, Fung Keung Street, to-morrow evening at ghe shone mainly as a bowler, The good wishes of many friends will Rubber Factory, and James Lo'clock, Siow, Accountant of Seymour and
Other artistes will be Mr. Woo go with him. Sheldon Co.
King-tak and Miss Mary Cheung, who will play on the plane while Dr. MUSICC. K. Chan, a clever violinist, accom panied by Miss Mabel Chan, wl render selections.
ITALIAN
Concert Arranged For
Next Thursday
Chinese
pair of shoes while the owner was
Convicted on a charge of stealing a sleeping in an oplum divan at No. 12; Gage Street, Wong Cheung, 85-year Both Misses Mary Cheung and old ex-banishes, was sentenced to two Central Police Mabel 'Chan are students of Miss montha hard labour by Mr. E, 1.
Wynne-Jones at the Lily Lam who is a graduate of the Court this morning. Arrillaga Musical College.
The following is the programme for the evening:
1.
Chinese National Athem- Heartstring Harmonica Band.
2. Memento Overture by C. Y. Chon-
Heartstring Harmonica
Under the auspieces of the Dante Alighieri Association, or Society of Italian culture, headed by the Italian Consul-General, a concert of ancient Italian music, conducted by Prof. E. Gualdi, will be given in the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel, Band. Kowloon,, at 9 p.m. next Thursday. The programme will mostly in- clude choral music of the sixteenth Papillion Butterfly by Grieg-Miss
Mary Cheung. and beginning of the seventeenth 4.The Waves of Danube by century, and the foremost religious Ivanovict-Heartstring Harmonica compositions of the same period. Band.
The choir will be comprised of the
3. Waltz Op. 70 No. 1 by Chopin;
6. L'Arlesienne by G. Bizet- society's choral group, supported by Duet by Mr. T. N. Wong and Mr. the choir of the School of the Saley, F. Yeung.
Intermission
6. Under the Double Eagle by
In addition, several compositiona wagner - Heartairing Harmonica
of ancient Italian music will be rendered by Mrs. Tetley, Miss Elviel
Yuen, and Mrs. Arnold, accompanied
by Mrs. Griggs.
Band.
7. Waltz E. Minor by Chopin Mr. Woo King Tak.
Moszkowski; 8. Serenata by [Souvenir by Frani Drdla-Mr. G.
VACCINATION DRIVE K. Chan, Accompanist-Miss Mabel
IN CANTON
.13.15 18.13
13.82 18.28
July
18.46 18.41
E. A. Pierce And Co.'s Report --In their market report, the
September October
13.62 18.59
13.70 13.89
13.62
alan fathers in Shaukiwan and the
13.83
St Louis Industrial School.
By calculating the force required to "Cotton: There was no important aly overturn a rod and noting its dis-selling other than constant March Montreal Silver: tance from the centre of the blast, liquidation, being replaced mainly March
amount. of about 15 to 20 per cent.poration, and that the total amount of rock Messrs. E. A. Plerce and Company brought down by the shot would be of New York state:
The "Stocks: The market is still approximately 200,000 tons. amount of explosive used therefore waiting one, attempting to measure a the completion of the utility liqui-1 amounts to about 0.28 lb, to cubic yard of overburden, this dation.
"Grains: The undertone of the quantity being fixed in the light of
Wheat: Prices experience gained in the ordinary market was firm..
for most of the day were better. routine quarrying operations,
Advices from Liverpool continued New York Sugar:- Preliminary Experiments
The weather Experiments had previously been to be unfavourable...
en- carried out to measure the force in the Wast and South-west exerted by the wave of concussion couraged some buying in distant through rock by setting, up 1/2 in.futures, but Commission house sell-
December diameter steel rods at various dis-ing and some Eastern selling held tances from a blast of known charge prices. Corn: Prices were easier. New York Silk:- and noting which of the rods fell The easiness of cash corn had some March over and which remained upright. influence on the market.
correspondents
for
Chicago Wheat:~~-~-
May
97%
97%
July
90%
91%
a
September
89%.
90%
Chiengo Corn:--
May.. July September Winnipeg. Wheat: May July
864
.85%
814
814
77%
77%
83
884.
824
March May July
1.95
2.08
82%
*1.99/00 2.06/06
New Campaign Opened
This Week
Canton, to-day.
September
May
1.87
May....
55.80 55.80 55,90 65.98 56.40 56.50 57.00 57.00
Liquidation of March New York Medal;-
Dealers
it was possible to plot zones of by purchases of distant options. pressure. This was done in order!
"Rubber:
Trading was fairly July
to get an ides as to whether the active, with the market remaining September effect of the blast would reach the unchanged.
dam about 1,000 feet away and continued to be heavy.
whether it would be intense enough were the principal buyers. The Copper, March
to open up a fissure below its majority of trading, was between Tin, March foundations or do other damage.. Idealers. Foreign selling of March
The effect of the actual blast in has dried up..
2.09 2.12/12
Chan
.
9. The Merry Widow by Lehar Heartstring Harmonica Band." 10. Orpheus. by Offenbach-Mr. T. N. Wong.
11. King Carl March by Unrath -Heartstring Harmonica Band
DOCTORS IN CANTON
2.14 2.16/17 The vaccination campaign, spon- 2.19 2.28/28 sored by the Municipal Bureau of
Public Health was launched on Wed- Canton, to-day-A recent inves 1.37nesday and 1.89
wili continue till tigation shows that the numbers of 1.39 1.89.
March 20.
doctors, nurses etcetera in the city 1.39
Besides those which are under the are as follows: Foreign-style phy- control of the Bureau, all public and aicians 1,064, Chinese style. physi-| private. hospitals and doctors have cians 2,609, dentists 195, veterina- been requested to assist in the cam-rians three, midwives 1,559, nurses
1220,--Central Press. paign.-Central Press.
-Puktesians 4ft engd bigwO MA
Feb. 18. Feb. 21.
6.27 6.04 49.80 49.85
Programme For First Extra Race Meeting At Valley Next Month
of
The following is the programme for Subscription Grifins of this Club this respect was noted by setting "Sugar: The market ruled ex was slightly lower, on fair but the First Extra Race Meeting, to be this Season, that have started at least
Entrance $10. One Mile, held at Happy Valley on Saturday, twice.
Note: One entry only will be made for up rods on the concrete floor of the ceedingly strong. The "spot" quo- diminishing activity. diversion tunnel 700 feet away and tation stood at 2.95, while there On the cotton, market at the open- March, 9:-
12.00 pm. The "Hay and Corn" the Tytam Handicap. Entries small offerings at 8.00-ing selling was light. There was a Stakes Winner $450, Second $200. will be divided into "A" and also on the dam itself; and in addi-were
Europe, was a Third $150. For China Ponies, Sub- "B" Divisions at the discretion tion water pressure was maintained Several refiners have announced a fair trade, offtake.
of the Handicapper. “ In some of the grout holes in the twenty point advance to-night to a small buyer for the summer months. scription. Griffins of this Club of any Season' that have, started at least twice
64.30 pm The Hong Kong Han- Loew's Inc. and the
Latert Quotations tongue trench, to see whether there $2.00 basis.
since 18th February, 1935, and have not diesp."A" Division. Winner - $600, The following quotations have won. Weight for inches as per scale. Second $250. Third $150. For China been received by Reuter:
Jockey Allowance. Entrance $5.Five Ponies that have started at least twice Prev. To-day Furlongs V
Entrance since 15th February, 1985, close close. 2—2.30 p.m.—The "Laiterers" Blake. 116. One and. # Quarter Miles.
Winner $460, Second 3200, Third Note: One entry only will be made 943150
Gem Ponies, bona Adą!
for the Hong Kong Handicap, of this Season that have start
Entries will be divided into "A" and "B" Divisions at the dis- cration of the Handicapper. 75.00 pm The Tytam Handicap,
was a drop of pressure after the Chesapeake Corpn. will be on the blast,
N.Y./London
4.88% 487% *12.54 12.30
88.00 basin.d
"Flash: To-morrow being a holi The spectators watched the blast from the opposite side of the valley, day the markets will remain closed, Immediately in front of the mined with the exception of Winnipeg. portion of the bill. Sirens walled which will be open to trading. N.Y. Cotton-May like banshees for a quarter of an "The American Railway: Associa N.Y. Rubber-May 18.32 18.28. ed at least twice and haye not won. hour before the time fixed for the tion reports that carloadings for the Chicago Wheat May 97% explosion, while for. the last five week ending February 16 totalled Chicago Corn May minutes of waiting a steam-whistle 882,000 units, a decrease of 18,000 Montreal Silver-Mar. 85.80 screamed continuously.
units as compared with the same Silver Official “..7.
Dow Janea
a muffled boom, followed a moment
20
Weight for inches as per scale. To
80%
$7%
*65.80
be ridden by Jockeys who have not
won ten races anywhere at any time" Division.Winner $600. Bocond Jockeys, 2 lb. penalty for each race 250 Third $150 For Chine Ponies,
Wons
Whips
10 b. No
Subscription Grimins of this Club of
MAXIDOnce this Beason that have started at least)
Beren Furlongs.
3-3.00 p.m. The "All Out" Stakes.
Winners $450 Second $200. Third
twice. Entrance $10. One Mile, and 8.5.30 p.m.The Hour Kong Ha
The Explosion Kay Layna period last year. Brokers. loans
Feb. Close Change As its note died away there was decreased by $28,000,000. Beuter....
Megars EA Flerce & Co.'s re- 30 Industrials 104.97 104.80 11 of 20 141 82177 9287 20 of later by a slight tremor which could port on the opening of the market 50 Utilities 15.80 15.8600 p The opening of Wall Street to-day 40 Bonds 97:47 01.40.01 off be, fell across the valley. Then the hill-alde heaved, bulged outwards
10 Lending Stocks and split clouds of gray smoke asked of, It, bringing down about modity 59.19 65.80 11 pary, 1936, and have not won Weight Ponies that have started at least twike
ping, through the cracks, and 180,000 tons of good rock. great masses of rock came crashing
Amer. Smolting"
No test rods were overturned on Auburn
Bond & Sha down into the valler, mixed with the damn and 's steady, pressure streams of earth from the over- 200 lbs, per square inch was kept General Motors
g on a test hole in the tongue trench, Int Tel and with no drop of pressure after the Montgomer
Cano
Eleg
Nat Distillers thus indicating that it had NAV, Central, End no effect on the foundations of US Steel #Business
CHEFS
agree that it has no equal.
MUSIC...
a note of
health!
$150, For China Ponies that have dicap. Division Winner 1600 THE started at least twice since 15th Febru: Becond $250. Third $150. For China
for inches as per scale. Jockey Allowalbes 15th Fairuary, 1935. Entrancs 874ance, Entrance $5. Bix Furlongs $10, One, and Quarter Miles,
Bel-Tha / Randwick, Plato. 9.6.00 .The Moonle Ponds Han- Winner: $45041 Becord $200, Third diespWinner $600, Second. $250. of this Third $150 For Australian Ponies, of For Australian), Ponies 30% Benson that
hayo not any Season that have started since 18th
995. Entrance $10.9% On
10%
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