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No. 21,776
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日壹拾月叁辰戊
HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 30th, 1928.
兗拜禮
THE NEW TIMBER 'AGE.
Gibbs Week
QUEER TREES IN EVERY- DAY USE.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
STATIONS
TIME-TABLE.
UP TRAINS
0 1
NG: No. 10 To à 3o. 15 No.14 Nm, 16 Nm, 22 NaJtX+, 3 X6, 936.32 [ANAM.ŢA.M.AN, JAM. (NOON, P.X. | PM) ZMİR.M. [2.3, F36
Kowloon Dep 6.40 8.06 8.30 930 10.00 12.00 1.15 1.85 9.00 4,80 5,497,80
9.50 10.08 12.08 1.29)
93216.20 18.0 1,84 --
Yazmati Abstin
Dep.: 6.43)
4.38 5,60 7.53
4.50, 8.0% 7.50
Taipo Dep.7.15 --
9.43 16.33 12.39 1.47
6,04 6.15 8.09
Tipo Market Dep. 1,90-
9.49 10.57 12.37 1.31
5.06 619 8.07
10.47 12.47 2.01
3.18 620 817
9.07 10
10.53 1252 206 3.1
0.58 12,58 2.12 9.20 3.40
523 6.83 8.21 5.39 6.41 8.37
8.48 11.10
$11,50
3.48
Failing Dep.
Ehnetha Dep
A. 7,418,459.131
ShamchasDey.
Canton Arti
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DOWN TRAINS
STATIONS
No. 1 No. 3
AX. A..
Xo.TX+. 5 AL A.M.
8.05
11.00
Canton.Dep.j.-
Bhamchak
Xa.16 No.17 No.19 No.11 No. 1 No. 19
P.x. PM.
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· 8,50
8.91
Dep. 718
718 6.06 10.16 11.09 11.38 2.58 4.89 5.49 6.24
11.46 3,05 48 5.58 10.41 Shengshui „Dep. 1.95 8.12
1.40
Tanking Dep 1,30 8.16 10,47 TapeKarket Dep 8.20 10.67 Dep. 144 8.31 110! Bhatia „Dep Yazmat.
1.57 8,44 11.1
Dep. 8.11 856 11.28
Afr. 117. 9,05 1132 11.49
11.30 3.10 4.50 6.00
12.01 3.21 6.00 8.10
12.00 8.39 5.04 8.15
12.90 8.90 15.17 8.28
12.89 8,51 5.29 8,40
1958 3.57 5,35. 6.46 7.04 7.44
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THE WORLD'S GAZE
LONDON FORESTRY.
Sixteen thousand square yards of
Tasmanian oak flooring have been
laid down in the new Lloyd's build-
This Week.
Page 9 tells you.
ing, opened last month by the King. EIGHTY YEARS OF LONDON, The figure is remarkably large, and
ITS GROWTH SHOWN IN FIGURES.
"FEWER WEDDINGS.
Comparisons between the London of 1846 and the Greater London of 1927 are to be found in the Statio tical Extract" published by the London County Council,
It is symptomatic of a paradox. This is the Iron Age, but more timber is new being consumed than at any other period in history. The. tree, unlike the horse, is holding its own triumphantly against all the devices of mechanical invention, In the late war we consumed in the Navy more timber than our ances- tors required to build the wooden walls of Nelson's feet. "Teak, asso- ciated traditionally with ships, still to day forms the backing betive county of London is given at hind the armour-plate for the Navy. Railways and motors are giving em- ployment to trees which, until re- eently, were never wanted-at least in Europe.
names.
The population of what cerres- ponded in 1846, to the administra
2,113,525, marriages 2,279, births -69.850, deaths 40.45). The excess of
births over deaths was 20,432.
Corresponding figures for 1997, show citimated population 4,280,000, 73,283, marriages 41,301, births deaths. 64,085; eroess of births over deaths 19,178. Thus in 1846 the persons married were 21.1 per thou- and of population, births 33.1 per thousand, and deaths 23.4 per thou- aned. Compare this with 1927: Persons married 18.2 per thousand, births 16.1 per thousand, deaths
11.9.
Indeed, a city like London is, un- known to her citizens, a forest of strange exotic woods. Most people would probably be stumped if they were asked to name a hundred dif ferent trees. Yet in India and Burma alone there are more than": 2,500, while the tropical or semi-tropical forests of Afries and of, lor in- stance, British Guiana (about the richest untapped wooded area in the world) are thick with unfamiliar Not all nor even most of these have, of course, been Pardes Mait Moziality. Commercially in Britain. Some may never prove worth the cutting. But the marked tendency in build ing and construction to-day is to A experiment with new woods. quickening of interest in the extra- ordinarily various timbers of the Empire is also being shown. There are two million square miles of forest in the Empire, only one-third of which has been opened up hitherto for marketing purposes, but already Empire timber has entered into everyday life more than is realised.
The population, it will be seen, has more than doubled, while mar- riages have decreased by 2.9 por thousand birth 17 per thousand, and death at the rate of 11.8 per thousand
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Antipodes To E.C. Tasmanian oak, which is now to be trodden by the feet of the under- writers, has been accepted for the floors of the Great Hall at Hampton new L.O.C. Court Palace, for schools, for the Custom Houso at Dublin, and for several important private business concerns. Counter tops at the Bank of England are made of Andaman padauk, whose cousin, Burma padauk, is used, among other purposes, for gun car riages. Gurjun is used for flooring in the Finsbury Circus, Book of England, and in the Bush House. Empire laurelwood is to be seen in the same Bank of England offices and at the London County Hall, Westminster. Several complete trains on two of the great systems have been entirely fitted with silver greywood from India, which is the only wood with a natural grey Mara, from British Guiana, is being tried out on one of the home rail- ways. Tasmanian myrtle has been approved by the Post Office for tale. phone bell sets, and is also suited to "pianos Greenheart, from British Guiana, has proved successful for stair-trends in the Post Office, and for the top joints of fishing rods. Purpleheart, from the same colony, is used for billiard cue butte Wandoo And Mkull. Even so deliberately
miscel Laneous list this can only give a very alight impression of the odd variety of useful work being found for Empire timbers. They coming more and more into all phases of building and construction.
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A striking fact brought out by the figures is the fall in infant mortality from an average of 157 per 1,000 births in the ten years 1841-50 to an average of 71 in the five years 1921-9 The rate record- ed in 1927 was only 59.
The tendency of the population to move from central to outer Lon- don is significantly indicated in a the shows that return which estimated increase of population in 1927 as against 1001 is only 13,700 in the administrative county of London, whereas Greater London grew from 6,581,102 in 1001 to 7,802,870 in 1921, and has further increased since.
Street accidents are increasing. In 1917 the number recorded was 19,593; in 1926 it was 48,153.
Deaths from tuberculosis of the respiratory organs, it is pleasing to note, have decreased in the adminis trative county from 6,908, or 1.72 per thousand living in 1817, to 3,068, or 80 per thousand living in 127-exactly half.
The rate of death from cancer, however, has slightly increased. In 1917 there were 5,430 deaths from eincer in the administrative area, o: 1.35 per thousand living, and in 1927 6,591, a rate of 1.43 per thousand.
Influenza was at its worst in 1918, when the rate of deaths froin it was 3.31 per thousand. Last year it was 39. The years 1993 and 1928 were the most favourable in this respect, 17 per thousand of persons living being the record.
Eight hundred and forty persons were injured and 445 lost their lives as the consequence of 5,251 fires in 1917, and 494 were injured and 34 lives were lost in 4,919 fires during 1026. The most expensive fre, ad far as property was concerned, dur- ing the ten years 1917-1928 was that at Victoria Docks on April 14th, 1923, when damage to the extent
£1,000,000 approximately sustained,
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Chizese Chamber of Commerce meeting, 2.30 p.m.
Sale of Crown land, 3 p.m. "Cheer 'O" Dance Helena May Institute.
Queen's Theatre: "Annie Laurie." Band of 2nd K.O.S.B. at 9.9. Holl
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Star Theatre: "A Man's Past."
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World Theatre: "The Wrong Mr. Wright.
Star Theatre: "The Manicure Gark"
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hote, 6 pin-u
H.M.S. Titanic dance Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 8.30 p.m.
Principal Maila Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (Calchos), 2.30 p.m.; Europe vid Victoria, B.C., and Europe rid Siberia (Pres., Taji), 5 p.m.
Punjabis,
Wednesday. (May 2nd.) Hockey: Wanderers Marine ground, 5 p.m.
China Underwriters 4th annual meeting, noon.......
Lecture at University by H.E. the Governor on "Elements in an of Thought and ita analysis activities,"
5 p.m. Inspection by H. E. the Governor of Scouts, 4 p.m.
Queen's Theatre The Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands"! World Theatre: "The Wrong Mr. Wright."
Star Theatre: "The Manicure Girl"
Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m..
Thursday.
(May 3rd.) ·. Queen's Theatre: "The Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands." World Theatre: The White Rose."
Star Theatre: "Hell Bent for Heaven."
Tea Dances: A.K. Hotel and Hotel Savay, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 8 p.m.
Friday.
(May 4th.) Christian Fellowship meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 am.
H.E.S.R.A. Sporta Kings Park.
"The Battles of Queen's Theatre: Coronel and the Falkland Islands." World Theatre: "The White Rove
Star Theatre: "Hell Bent for Heaven."
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Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and Howel Bavoy, 4.30 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m.
MR. W. M. R. PRINGLE
Some of their names, like Jarrah SUDDEN DEATH OF FORMER
and Kauri" pine, are even getting known to laymen.. Others are still imperfectly familiar to professionals. { Celery top pine and silky oak;
LIBERAL M.P.
LONDON, April Lad.. Mr. W. M. R. Pringle, for some Karri, Tuart, and Wandes; Knysna ten years a member of the House
Esturday.
(May 6th.)
Lawn Bowls Season starts. 4th Extra Race Meeting Happy Valley,
Queen's Theatre: "The Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands." "The White
"Hell Bent for
Boxwood fa South African), Atta- of Commons and a prominent mem-Band Theatre:
Star Theatre:
bini and Obobonekwi from up their of the Liberal Party, died and- West Coast; Mkui, from the other denly yesterday at his home, 10, Heaven. side of Africa Thitka, from Barma Sutherland-grove, East Putney, Tea Dances: HK. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; 'King' (you may see it in action in Sidney S.W., in his bath year. Sussex College Cambridge), and On Saturday Mr. Pringle, who Edward Hotel, 5 p.m. Crappo, from Trinidad-these are appeared to be quite well, went to
Sunday, random odd-sounding name. But are the University Boat Race, but
(May 8th.) piquancy is lent them when one early yesterday morning he was realises that from them, or from taken ill, and he died from heart
Presentation of Colours to H.K trees no less strange, the counters failure at 5.30 am, before the ar and desks at which we do our busi- rival of a doctor who had been suVD.C. by H.E. the Governor ness, or the fittings of the care and moned. trains in which we travel, or of our private houses, or of a thousand and one gadgets, "are born,
Mr. Pringle was, to have been at the next general election the Liberal candidate for Paisley.
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