PORTSMOUTHS LIDO
Worth $40,000
220FT. BATH OPENED BY LORD MAYER
So rapidly is. Portsmouth growing northward. while Southsea extends eastward, that the Corporation has had to cater for the needs of children, aduit swimmers. gun bathers and spectators by pro- 'viding a
big swimming bath and a Lido
was
This is at the one entrance to Portsmouth by road, and opened last month by the Lord Mayor (Mr. F. J. Privett).
Com-
The bath. which has taken nine months to complete. has cost about $40,000, and prises a promenade, car park. raddling pool water chutes. diving board and a cafe with a dance floor. At night the whole are is floodlit
half-
Every six hours the million gallons of sea water in the bath, which is circulated through filters, is changed.
The water
is aerated by
means of cascades, at each end
of the pool, the chloramine pro- cess being used for sterilisation!
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
BLACKPOOL TOWER
DEATH LEAP
Boy's Last 6d. Used
For Suicide
CORONER'S OBSERVATIONS
Starde
Death On The
Elevated
1935
By P. Jerome Willis
was in a disturbed frame of the train, and wished that she had
mind that Dorothy Wether-chosen another compartment. She by boarded the Elevated at felt awkward sitting there in Arthur Frederick Taylor, a Washington Square. When evening clothes and, as she pre- 16 years old London cinema she arrived on the platform itsumed, under the gaze of three operator, spent his last 6d. to was after midnight, and there men, but was too nervous to look be taken to the top of Black-were only a few passengers up and see if her reckoning was pool Tower and then jumped waiting, whose ghostly shapes right.
To-morrow's story will be "King John And The Man Of God" by George: Good- win
325ft to the ballroom roof.seemed to loom up on either Vince was a border, that's all These facts were disclosed at side of her in a strange, unreal, there was to it, she thought, as the inquest at Blackpool when sense partly accounted for by she reflected on the happenings of a verdict of suicide while of un-the suppressed anger from the evening. Here, in his own sound mind was recorded. which she was suffering city, New York, he felt he could The Coroner produced a letter which gave her a peculiar sense let himself go and didn't care a and asked the boy's uncle, of detachment, and in some way rap for anyone. Alexander George Stewart, of by the hard artificial light and Brixton: "What does that refer the quietness of the station to?"
She wanted desperately to be TO-MORROW'S STORY Mr. Stewart replied that it alone and think it all out, although referred to a correction at the subconsciously she felt that she dinner table.
had taken the right decision. Coroner: He does not seem Nevertheless, in ber
agitated! like a normal boy.
frame of mind, she didn't trouble Frederick Taylor. of Pied-to pick a compartment which abe mont-road, Plumstead
the might have all to herself. father of the boy, said that be
Hardly waiting for the train to
Nervously, she raised her eyes Last saw him on March 27-1934 halt, she entered the compartment and saw that the man who sat I do not live at home." he said directly in front of her. There opposite her was garing straight He added that the boy was then were three men in it, and before at her. She coloured slightly and all right.
she had time to withdraw the dropped her eyes again, inwardly The Coroner stated that the train started and, with a sigh of hating all men. At the core they boy had written a letter to his resolution, she plumped herself were mother in which he said that on in the middle of the opposite thought, with bat the thinnest CORTSE animnals abo his mother spoke to him in a seat facing the three mea
and veneer of respectability, but al way he did not like. Another letter was addressed to the
dropped her eyes. Now she re-ways hunting for something new. The construction of the long-Coroner stating: "Please do not gretted her impetuous boarding of Vince was the same as all the rest, and all the charm he had shown in London was merely a temporary
Max Schmeling, former world heavyweight boxing champion. seen with his trainer at his camp near Hamburg.
LONG-DISTANCE PHONE
and purification purposes The LINE TO SHANGHAI
bath is 220ft long and 60ft.! wide.
- Dressing accommodation is provided for 768 men and women
tators.
PENDING
Canton, Saturday.
POPULAR
casion. His behaviour to-night had betrayed everything. No, she could never marry him.
and 189 children. On the ter-distance telephone station at Shek return a verdict of suicide while races and surround there room for more than 1.000 spec- very near future. It is expected case. Yours faithfully." The
Pai will be finished within the of unsound mind. It is not such REPULSE BAY HOTEL coat that he had donned for the oc- Įthat telephonic communication be Coroner said that when a boy tween Shanghai and Canton will of 16 deliberately took his own formally start operation on Octo-life in this way there must be ber 10. Thenceforth, the human some mental abnormality about voice will be able to travel freely
him
RARE KIPLING MS.
Draft of "Mandalay Fetched £210
OTHER BIG PRICES PAID
PREVIOUSLY
The autograph draft of Kipling's famous song, "Mandalay," exhibit- ing the author's varying moods in composition, was sold for £210 at Sotheby's recently. Mr. Gabriel
through Canton, Hong Kong and
Shanghai-Central Press.
RAIL TRAVEL IN
CHINA
Facilities Afforded By New Agreement
ANCIENT SILVER PENNIES FIND
Dug Up Near Old
Manor Houses..
COINS OF EDWARD III
Dinner Dance Well Attended
She sighed when she thought how happy she had been when she had set out to-night for the party. True, she knew that New York was a little hectic after London, Hong Kong's most popular sum and even a fortnight in the "Rig mer resort, the Repulse Bay City had taught her that, but Hotel, was the scene of a delight-i
Inever had she witnessed such fal Dinner Dance last Saturday coarseness and abandoned drink night, and society turned out in ing as at to-night's party. Vince full numbers to mark their apprehimself had got hopelessly drunk. ciation of the re-opening of these but she might have forgiven that, week-end functions.
Jonly for what followed afterwards, Whilst the weather in the City
Without waiting to make any and Kowloon was stifling, a de-excuses she had fled from the An earthenware jar contain-lightful breeze made Repulse Bay party, and it was only when she Wells, who had gone to the Contin- The document effecting the ing about 4.000 Edward I doubly attractive and the Hotel, was in the street that she remem ent, left an elastic commission to tween the Canton-Kowloon Rail- by a workman during excava-popular.rendezous.
transportation collaboration be-silver pennies has been found even before the dance, proved a bered that she had forgotten to ask purchase it, and his name was way and given as the winner.
the Canton-Shanghaitions at Boyton Manor, a few In 1930 Mr. Wells gave £630 for Railway was officially signed yes miles from Warminster, Wilt-to. Repulse Bay on every Saturdaying her back to the hotel. After It looks as if all roads will lead reckoning on Vince's accompany- jher aunt for any money, naturally the manuscript of "Recessionalerday by the respective authori- shire. bat this price was topped
The coins are in an excellent!
night from now on.
frantically searching her bag shaj. Mr. W. Hill, of Chicago, paid £800 Mr. Lee Lok-chin, and the latter discovery has been reported to under the leadership of Silverio elevated electric.
The former was represented by state of preservation, and the the very popular "Revellers Band and would have to travel by the Dance music was provided by found she could not afford a taxi for the 30 lines of The White by Mr. Lee Sin-kan. The agree-the Wiltshire coroner, Mr. A. L Man's Burden." Big sums for Kipling MSS, really began in 1928, her and thenceforward train quest to determine whether ment will take effect on Septem- Forrester, who is to hold an in- when Dr. Rosenbach paid £500 for the Ballad of "Ahmed Shah, and Passengers will be able to obtain they are treasure trove.
ties concerned.
when
Canton, Saturday.
through tickets from Hong Kong "With
to Shamshui-Central Press.
in 1927 - the
when Mr. Spencer won Scindia to Delhi at £550.
Before this
manuscript of The Absent- NEW COMMANDER
Minded Beggar" (November 6. 1899), with Sullivan's music had reached $340.29
SEVENTH MOON CEREMONIES
OF GENDARMES
Canton Officer Takes Over Duties
Canton, Saturday- The new Commander of the Kwangtang Gendarmes, General Li Shu-chung, assumed office this morning. at 10 am. The official oath was taken under the per- sonal supervision of General Chen Chi-tang.
Mr. Mattingly, one of the secretaries of the Royal Numis matic Society, said that the coins were worth little more than their intrinsic value- probably not as much as 3d. leach.
LADY SOLD
SOUTHORN INDISPOSED Confined To Bed With Slight Chill
Five minutes later. Vince had
followed her out and pleaded drunkenly with her on the pave- Iment Without waiting to hear his jexcuses or answer his stumbling
offer to accompany her in a taxi,
she had thrown. her engagement{ ring at his feet and strode off, Lady Southern, wife of His Ex-leaving him swaying on the pave cellency Sir Thomas Southorn, ment. She pursed her small Officer Administering the Govern- pouting lips with grim determina- ment, is suffering from a chill tion when she thought of it. She and is confined to bed
would have preferred to walk
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POPULAR DANCE RECORDS
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FB1039-Down By The River
FB1042-Rhythm of the Rain
FB1044-Marie Louise FB1048Andalusia:
FB1049--Street In Old Seville
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On enquiry last night it was home rather than be seen with St. George's Building, No. 2, Ice House Street, Hong Kong. learned that her Ladyship is prohim in that condition. gressing favourably and that the Nervously wondering if her
illness is not serious.-
lagitation was noticeable to her fellow passengers, she looked up
again and found her eyes held by
[the man sitting opposite her: The paper that, he had apparently been reading was dropped on his lap. There was a slight leer won his face.
DOG THAT CAUSED LORRY CRASH
Plea For Prohibition
Judge Upholds The In Shanghai
Driver's Action
HONG KONG LADY Holding that the ceremonies for
Judge Sturges, in Bloomsbury the dead, known as "Tang Chiao,"
County Court, held that a lorry
DIES AT SEA popular in the seventh moon, are Gendarmes, General Lin Shih-gence when he ran into some The former Commandant of the driver was not guilty of negli
Mrs. P. M. Hopkins contrary to the New Life Move ching, has been transferred to the garden railings to avoid running ment and promote superstition, the
She wondered whether it was Shanghai Kromintang has sent a post of the Vice-President of the over a dog. It has been put SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA letter to the Bureau of Public Wangtung Military and Political forward by some people, said
her imagination, and hardly dar-| ON WAY TO ENGLAND Academy. He will assume his the Judge, that dogs ought not
ing to check it up, dropped her Safety of the Shanghai City Gov-
jeyes to the paper on his lap. Its ernment, requesting it to instruct pe post on Monday Central to be allowed in London or
News has been received in the glaring headliness shouted at her:] Press.
populous districts. It had also Colony of the death from phen- "POLICE HUNT FOR DARING been said that a driver should monia aboard the steamer Kaiser- go forward and disregard killing 1-Hind of Mr. Patricia Mostyn a dog. There was abundant Hopkins, wife of Mr. H. C. Hop would be glad to leave New York evidence that dogs caused in-kins, sub-manager of the Charter and be back in dear, friendly old numerable accidents, but it ed Bank of India, Australia and London. could not be urged that they China, Hong Kong. Burial was at should be killed.
its subordinates to prohibit such ceremonies.
The Party states that the cere monies usually are sponsored by idle persons who reap a handsome profit from the contributions col- lected from the residents.
LOYAL STOWAWAY
Attends Unveiling Of Mauretania Model
COMEDIAN KILLED BY OWN GUN
Tragedy Of Pigeon Shooting
London. Tom Douglas Newell, well-known "dime"
comedian, was shot through the heart at Kirkby Lons-
Southampton man who dale recently.
cycled to Winchester and back Newell, who kept the Whoop
KELER Instinctively she shivered. She
Avoiding the bold stare of the |sea...
man sitting opposite her, she The late Mrs. Hopkins, who was turned her eyes to examine his 82 years of age, was the eldest companions. She had been sub- SOLDIER DROWNED daughter of Dr. A. L. Hoops, consciously aware of their muttered
AT TORPOINT
Strict Regulations Disobeyed
C.B.E. and Mrs. Hoops, Dr. conversation about the forthcom- Hoops was formerly Principal Civil ing elections, while her agitated Medical Officer, Straits Settle-mind, recalled the evening's hap ments, and is now medical adviser penings.
to the Malacca Bazal Agricultural The man in the left-hand corner Board to see the unveiling of the moHall Inn, took a double-barrelled
was now gazing out of the win- del of the Mauretania by Lord sporting gun into a field behind Torpoint, Cornwall, recently on Hong Kong in 1932 There are existence. He was dressed
It was stated at an inquest at Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins came to dow, apparently maware of her Mottistone at the annual ship the inn to shoot pigeons Ptes Wh
Wales, 21, 1st Ba. Sur-three young sons, two of whom are blue suit ping festival” Winchester Apparently he had been lean-folk Regiment, that he disobeyed at school in England and one in Cathedral said
lding on the gun with the barrel military regulations about bath Hong Kong. 5. against his breast waiting for ing
not have missed it, for
Asked if he served in the Magpigeons to rise when the gun went Wales got into diffe retania, he replied "No, I have off
stowed away in her twice the Mr. Newell was 45. He began first time to America in 1920-21 his stage career at the age of nine and then back to England again months, when he vas carried some years later Yes, she was by his parents.
wife was
a grand old ship. The loyal member of the original John Til to the last stowaway is
sent unemployed.
Giris Company at the
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CHINA YEAR BOOK
1935 EDITION:
The 25 Chapters of the 17th issue of the CHINA YEAR BOOK, edited by HG. W. Woodbead, CB.E., have as usni): been revised or rewritten with the assistance of many experts,
information and statistics up to date
Chinese and foreign, and every effort has been made to bring
The Chapter on the Kuomintang covers the political history of China in 1934 The Chapter on the Chinese Government contains the Text of the Prvisional Constitution; the Organe Law, and the Draft of the Permanent Constitution
The Chapter
on International Tastes gives the text of the Agreement and Exchange Notes of the sale of the Chinese- Eastern Railway, besides the documents relating to Sino- ~Japanese issues
China's Communica
Railways, Roads, Post Office, Telegraphs, Wireless, Telephones and Aviation are very fully -dealt w
Hong
D'Elis, in the Chapter on Religions, contributes an Chronological Review of Catholic Missions in China.
mis again responsible for the Chapter on Cur
12, and the Loan Tables,
SIS
is a Chapter Chin
CHINA
Lodern Industries.
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