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FIRE THRILL IN A THEATRE.
MOTOR-CYCLE BLAZE .ON THE STAGE.
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In came the theatre fireman, lug- ging his hose. His opening shot hit the stage near the footlights, sprayed the furiously fiddling or chestra, and "spotted the stalls. Then he found his target, and the stream of water splashed all over! the motor-bicycle.
It knocked the flames sideways, GIRL PERFORMER CHEERED.pread them out, danced them up and down did everything with them except put them out.
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A motor-bicycle burst into dames Two or three people tagged a in the middle of the stage at Mas-great sheet of floor-covering and kelyne's Theatre, Langham-place, made a kind of wall behind the on Christmas Eve, in full view of motor-cycle, asa "long-stop" a crowded house, and burned the fireman bowler. He hosed and fiercely for some minutes,
hosed, and the stage swam-but the rose of fame went on faming. It seemed to go on for hours motor-cycle became a fountain of fire and water.
Shower Of Sand. Then some one sand, and the blazing faschine was on with
pelted with it
This thrilling and unexpected incident, ocearring at the end of on afternoon of marvellous magic" took the audience so much by surprise that for a few moments they wondered whether this was another triumph of con- juring. By the time they realised that it was a real authrank of fire, and not part of the show," they had passed the panic moment, and there was no danger of a stam pede.
Audience's Cheers,' Nearly all the audience sat the fire out--watching the efforts to extinguish it with chemical spray, fire hose, and sand and they cheered at the Enish. Mr. Jasper Maskelyne had the ends of one or two fingers slightly damaged. He was the only casualty."
apparatus of a
escape
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Game
The
NEW ARTIFICIAL
COTTON.
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London,. January 14th (U.P.) :— Egyptian cotton-growers are. con- cluding arrangements for the pro- duction of the new "English arti- ficial" cotton 21
on a large scale, according to private advices re ceived here. "Artificial cotton," the name given to the substitute for cotton which has been developed by 0. J. Hedley-Thornton and which comes from weed, it threatening to become a serious competitor to the coarser kinds of real cotton....
Before the Ere was out the audience were clapping their hands
It is understood that the new in appréciation of the fireman's hose work, and, when it was done of sixpence a pound whereas the product can be sold at a fixed price with, there was a feeling of ex-price of real cotton in Lancashire hilaration and relief.
averages about tenpence a pound.
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A Problem Solved.
chemist, has been working fa con- Hedley-Thornton, an analytical junction with colleagues on this problem for nine years. In a re cent interview he told the United
Press that he had his co-worker. Gaston de Fleury, first discovered the secret while in British Guiana
not
It was then observed that the girl in the Robinson Crusoe bat had escaped from her padlocked steel cage, while the excited au dionce were watching the fire. How she got out of the box no one knew, but the cage door was unlocked for her. A poeta real, live poet-in The motor-bicycle was part of the the audience stood up and called Mile-a-Minute for three cheers for her courage Mystery, invented by Mr. P. T. The audience cheered vigorously, Selbit, showing
convict's It was a fine moment when Mr. The two chemists noticed a bird's sad vanishing motor."
Selbit walked to the front, a little next lined with cotton-like material
in & land where cotton was the worse for being hosed, and This was the last turu of the per said, in effect: Ladies and gentle grown Months of patient observa men, we will now continue." Ttion enabled them to discover where was wet under foot-tons of water this material came from. The bird is said not only to have shown them the weed, but also to have revealed the method of stripping the bre from the stalk. Since that time the two men have been performing ex- Shehaustive tests, first to ensure the weed's growing to its maximam pro- dactiveness, then as to the best method of converting the fibre into & marketable cotton-like stuff," "and- thirdly as to what soils and climates
formance.
The stage was hung on three sides with coloured curtains. The motor-cycle came in from behind, with a side-car in the form of a steel cage, made of bright, shining
bara
The cage was, about as tall as a man, and wide enough for a man to stand in.
had been poured on the stage-but Mr. Selbit continued.
Girl Locked In. The business of padlocking the girl in the box was omitted. was just locked and steel-plated in Mr. Selbit explained that this the steel cage. As the motor-eyele was supposed to be the latest had done enough for the afternoon Chicago method of rushing a it was not started up again, but desperate criminal to gasi, and he attendants pushed it and the cage introduced the criminal round and round the stage. They pretty girl, in a kind of Robinson stopped, the steel shutters of the Crusoe hat. Boys and men from cage were taken down, and the the audience went on the stage and Robinson Crusoe girl had good! padlocked the "criminal" in a wooden case, with head and legs outside. Her ankles were hand cuffed, and she was pushed into the steel cage. Then the cage was en- closed with four steel plates, back, front, and sides.
Burst Of Fame.
Apart from the fire, this was one of the most brilliant illusions that Mnskelyne's 'have staged for years
'A LUCKY REPRIEVE.
best fitted for producing the
substitute.
Several hundred acres are now under cultivation in Sussex and Essex, but it has been found that the British climate will only permit the raising of one crop a year. The arrangements now going forward in Egypt contemplate the planting of two crops a year.
duct.
Ready By July,
The next thing that should have
"A shot that was not fired brought happened was this: the motor-
The backers of the venture declare fortune to Baron von Oppenheim, that a minimum of three to four cyclist should have rushed his
one of the leading sportsmen of million pounds of fibre will be avail. machine, with side cage,
round and round the stage, as if he were Germany. The baron who owns 3
able for spinning by next July, grent racing stable, had among his They also emphasize that they do dashing through the Chicago Tot a borse "called
"Oleander 1) streets. Then the cage should have
not rely on the fibre for their pro- beec opened in view of the awhich in 1926 had won a few races.
fits. The roots, shives and leaves diance, discioning that the padlock One day it fell and could not get of the weed provide revenue sath- ed girl had vanished into space
up again. Veterinary surgeons and
cient to justify the growing of the other experts tried in vain to cure plant; the Ebre is purely a by-pro- while the enge was going round the
the horse. Finally they declared stage.
that it had braken its pelvis and
For this reason, declares Hedley- that nothing could be done but shoot the animal. The trainer re of real cotton should be able to meet Thornton, if by any chance growers fused to kill the horse. For days and weeks be delayed till finally the price of sixpence a pound, the Oleander got on its feet again. It artificial product could be sold for raced during the 1927 season, won
as little as a penny a pound. numerous races and brought his owner winnings totalling 105,000 marks (25,000 dollars). Came the season of 1928. Oleander cantered from victory to victory, even in the Austrian grand prix and gained the greatest. sum ever won by a German horse in one year, 233,000 marks (roughly 60,000 dollars). Baron Oppenheim is said to have become somewhat sceptic about the knowledge of "experta."
What actually happened. was that, jaat 08: the motor-cyclist "started up," a burst of Rame came from the neighbourhood of the carburetter. The motor cyclist was off the machine like a shot. The flame shot up about a foot and a balf, and spread out like a large quivering flower.
Jo a few seconds an attendant hurried on the stage with a long conical chemical extinguisher. He squirted a continuous stream of chemical mixture in the flames. The more be squirted the more the flames jumped about but they did not go out..
the new substitute are: the yield Further points cited in favour of per acre is expected to be between seven and eight hundred pounds na against approximately four bun- dred pounds yield in the case of real cotton, the weed grows best in loose and sandy soil, it has been successfully grown as far north a Canada, and it requires only about one third the amount of dye as does real cotton.
Diary of Coming Events,
Today,
(January 24th.)
Annual Sports: Ellis Kadooris Indian School, I.R.C. ground, S
p.1.
p.m.
Friday. (January 25th.)
Conversion of St. Paul,
Meeting
Saturday. (January 26th.)
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Menagerie Race.
Christian Fellowship Address by Mrs. Cliff. Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.maity v. Chinese B.C., Kowloon v. Cricket:-Division. I: Univer.
Hockey Y.M.C.A. 2nd XI. v.0.0. v. Civil Service (F). Division Royal Artillery (F), Hong Kong HK. Club "A", King's Park, II: Royal Navy v. Kowloon, Crai p..
Prize Giving Ellis Kadoorie Service v. Hong Kong (F) HK.. gengower v. Royal Engineers, Civil School, 10.30 am.
Electric v. University (F), Police Burns Dinner: Volunteer Head. Recreio (F). quarters, 8 p.m.
Legislative Council Meeting, 2.30 Helena May Lostitute Musicale: French Modern Music, 3.30 p.m.
Football 1st Rugby Interport Trial, Club, Army, 5 p.m.
H.K.V.D.C. Mounted Infantry Company Reunion Dinner, H.K. Hotel, 8'p.m
Queen's Theatre: "The Battle of
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Queen's Theatre: "The Battle of Small Units v. South China "B,"
England . Portugual. 2nd Div. Theatre: A Regular the Sexes," Fellow."
South China Av. World Theatre:
Kowloon, High School Recreio . E,O.E.B., Queen's v. Star Theatro At 5.16 p.m. "The Hero." Circle." Fred
Royal Artillery, St. Joseph's v. Coyne Musical
Star Theatre: At 6.13 p.m, Eastern, H.A.F.. Chinese, Navy Comedy Company Blue Birds," "Law of the Range." Star Theatre, 8.15 p.m.
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Queen's Theatres The Battle of Theatre. 8.15 p.m.
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