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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD TRIUMPH.
BLUE RIBAND OF ATLANTIC CAPTURED,"
EIGHT HOURS SAVED ON MAIDEN VOYAGE.
AIRPLANE WITH MAILS CATAPULTED FROM SHIP.
[THPOUCH RESTER'S AGENCY.]
According to a Reuter telegram received yesterday morning the record for the swiftest passage across the Atlantic, hitherto held by the Mauretania, has, beon beaten by the new N.D.L, liner, the Bremen.
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The Mauretania's record time was 6 days, 4 hours, 34 minutes. The Bremen accomplished the trip in 4 days, 18 hours, 17 minutos, representing a saving of 8 hours 17 minutes.
It is stated that the Bremen was tumultuously welcomed by blasts from the sirens of innumerable craft as she glided in to New York harbour,
On the final day's voyage she covered 713 nautical miles at an average speed of 29.62 knots,
The passengers declare that her engines were not pushed, and there was no sensation of swift movement.
FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE BREMEN.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929.
New York, July 22-The blus
22 Large Lifeboats, riband of the Atlantic" has been
The Bremen carries large boats; wrested from the Mauretania by 11 on each side. Instead of the the new Norddeutscher Lloyd 43,000-usual 90 they can accommodate 145 tom liner. the Bremen, which left persons, so that, with the smaller „Bremerhaven pa July 17 on her service boats, there is easily aut
maiden voyage to New York. Acjent accommodation for the 3,200 Crossing from Cherbourg, she estab-passengers and crew. Each boat has lished a record for the voyage of an engine so enclosed that experi- 4 days 19 hours 17 minutes.
ments have proved, it is claimed, that it will continue running with the boat half full of water. They ure hanched by the Welin-3faelach- tan system, which is used for the first time in a German vessel.
The previous record, beld by the Mauritania, was 5 daya 2 hours 34 minutes.
A further achievement to be add¦ ed to the Bremen's credit was the catapulting of an aeroplane from
LURE OF BETS AND THE BATTLE OF DAIRY
"SWEEPS."
PRIMITIVE METHODIST
CONCERN.
PAGAN LONDON.
FARM HILL. A
SEVEN GANGSTERS
ARRESTED.
MISSIONARIES MARRY.
BAUSUM-MAJORS.
The wedding of two missionary workers was celebrated yesterday at the Union Church, Kowloon, when Miss Eura Evelyn Majors, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S Majors, Minney, Texas, U.S.A., was married to Mr., Robert Lord Baneum. Both bride and bride." groom are of Kweilin, Kwangsi."
Dr. M. T. Ruskin of Canton officiated.
Determined to settle an old dis- pute two Chinese gangs-the Triad Society and the Hollywood Gangs Reference was made to the pagan-ters-met to do batte under the igm of London at the Primitive bright are lamp at the top of Dairy Methodist Conference at Tunstall, Farm Hillast night at about 7.p.m
Both sides had a good number of Staffordshire, recently. The Rev. J. Barkby, an ex-president, srbmitted recruits and the battle aged furi a report dealing with the London ously until the Emergency Squad of
The bride, who was given away Forward Movement, pointing out the police descended from Central out the great need for religious Police Station under Sergeant Hunt by Mrs. V, P. Greene, wore à dreis of white chiffon and carried a 'bout. effort in the city. In the last Ave and the gangsters were dispersed,
She was attended Seven youths were arrested, and quet of roses, years, he said, there had been add ed to the population of the suburbs will be charged this morning with by Miss Mathe Vie Sammer, ag bridesmaid who wore a frock of of London & city equal to the size disorderly conduct. of Sheffield or Leeds. The problem However, the gangs were deter-rose coloured georgette
The best man" was Mr. George was so tremendous that if the mined to settle matters and gather-
W. Greene... churches of London were left tong his men around him the chief themselves they could not deal with
it adequately. In some of the of the Triad Sociey made another new districts there are no churches attack at the enemy strongholding which the newly-married couple of any kind today, and in some shop near the Dairy "Farm Com- districts of East London there are
no Sunday schools. The Churches pay. cannot be silent in the face of a
Someone telephoned the police problem like this." The shrinkage and again the gangs were scattered.
in church attendances in London was alarming. He had found more people at church in Nigeria on Sunday proportionately than could be found in rome parts of London.
The Rev. W. J. Ward (London) said that paganism in London was extensive to an alarming degree. The normal peril of London to young people coming up from the provinces could scarcely be over. stated....
that London had become a pagan Mr. W. H. Howard (London) said" city. The amenities of life had in- greased, but the door had been gradually closing to spiritual things.
The Spread of Gambling. The Conference carried 12:11- animously a resolution which view ed with growing concern the alarm ing spread of gambling and betting in many varied and subtle formi,
This time
Divisional Inspector Clark accompanied the police and a youth, supposed to be a ring- leader, was taken to the Station.
Two burly Indian constables were left under the are lamp to see that no further disturbance cecurred.
"QUEEN'S ROAD BLAZE.
QUICKLY PUT OUT.
A fire broke out in a basement warehouse, at No. 387, Queen'e Road West, at about 4.15 yesterday after- noon.
The fire brigades were soon
After the ceremony a reception was held at Phillips flouse, follow.
lett for their honeymoon which is to be epens at Bagcio. Mrs. Bau- sum left wearing a dress of imperial blue georgette.
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TO-DAY'S WIRELESS
PROGRAMME.
BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 220 METRES.
1.49. p.m.-Weather_report. 3.30 to 6.3 p.m.-Programme of Chinese music. (Beka records sup plied by The Canton Trading Asso- ciation, Ltd.).
7.45 p.m. Evening weather re- port.
3 p.m. Evening programme. (Columbia records supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co., Ltd.). Maritana (Wallace), Overture, Columbia Symphony Orchestra.
"Do I Do Wrong 1" and" Blue Eyes," Duet, Evelyn Laye and Geof- frey Gwyther.
Although the various extravagat one time in the guise of a charity on the scene, and the flames were Sanctuary Of The Heart," Al-!
her deck when she was steaming at ances of luxury are regarded with lottery and at another in the garb quickly extinguished. The loss to 23. knots 20 miles east of Fire pride, the chief appeal is evidently of a huge Derby sweepstake. The property was small, as only parce-
called attention to
lsland.
bert W. Eetelboy's Concert Orches-
tra
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The plane added safely expected to lie in improved third-resolation of the betting laws, by lain articles were stored at the Russian Burcarolle, Russian, THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.
warehouse...
with eight sacks of mails.
class accommodation and the pro- which national status was given to Upon the arrival of the Malrevision of a tourist glass. The the totalisator, from which the
The cause of the outbreak tania at night the captain hasten old fourth-class steerage passage certain percentage
national exchequer would receive a
Ducation, thought to be the careless dropping ed to congratulate the Bremen on has, of course, been abolished. The while casual street betting was of a cigarette-end on the straw behalf of himself and his crew. Bromen has first-class accommoda-treated with fines and imprison; wrapping of the goods.. Simultaneously Cunard's resident tion for 600 to 800 passengers and ment. Our factories," it pointed out, are being mnvaded by this manager telegraphed felicitations to second-class accommodation for 500 national peril, and sport is in dan the Norddeutscher Lloyd Line.
ger of becoming demoralised by It is noteworthy that the Bremen is entirely oil burning.
passengers,
In between the second and
ordinary third class comes a superior third class known as the "tourist class," in which 300 passengers can be accommodated, or, by adjust.
Sister Ship to Europa. The Bremen is sister ship to the Europa, which suffered heavily from fire last March when still halfments with the third class, 500. finished in the building yards. There is accommodation for 500 The fire on board the Europa ordinary third-class passengers. All meunt a serious set-back for the the third and touriste passengers are North German Lloyd in its Transoused in two-, three-, or four-berth atlantic service plans. But, although cabins, two decks higher than usual the contemplated weekly six-day and mostly amidahips; hitherto even service from Bremen to New York the second-class accommodation has will be impossible until next year, heen largely aft and on a lower the company concentrated on com- deck. pleting the Bremen, upon which it set its hopes of recovering for
reason
of betting associations.' The Board of Eduention were re- quested to issue a syllabus on bet- ting and gambling for use in the day schools as part of the "curri culum.
Mr. Cyril Wright (Stourbridge) said that among the wayside pulpit leadets which had been placarded throughout the country was one, Don' bet, because the bookmaker wins." That was a very sorry and A very poor argument. The Church must put forward a better one to keep the people free from the Brania. The betting craze in people In their made for inefficiency. everyday working life it meant a A man could not divided mind. have his mind on what was going to win the 2.30 and also on his The secretive rush Germany the speed record gained The third and tourist class enbins daily job. for Great Britain by the Mauretania al contain wash-basing with run that takes place among workpeople in LEOS...
ning hot and cold fresh water, and when the sporting editions contain- the bath and shower accommodation ing the tips come into the works is claimed to equal that hitherto shows that their minds are off their provided for the second class. The joha. When they have put their third-class passengers will have a money on they have ne rest actual the result is known." Jy until
The Bremen is of the same ton- nage (46,000) as the Aquitania and larger than the" Mauretania.
Her
Third and Tourist Cabins.
length is somewhat over 990ft, and dance hall, a smoking room, and a During that time their efficiency her beam just under 100ft. She is
partially covered, promenade; the "completely oil-burning, and is equip tourist class will have similar spaces
was impaired, and they were not ped with four turbine sets aggre with slightly more comfort and doing their duty either to their gating about 120,000, h.p. The
emoloyers or to themselves. North German Lloyd refrained from better furnishings, and will share a gymnasium with the second class, precise claim as to speed; it was which wili, in addition, have a nur- contended merely that the Bremen and the Europa should be able to accomplish the voyage from Bremen to New York in six days and from the Channel ports in five. The es- timated consumption of oil fuel was about 1,000 tons a day.
Safety Devices.
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sers.
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The vice of gambling was coupled The up with the rice of drink. question of unemployment, too, had a great deal to do with the prob-
It is hardly necessary to describe Irm of betting. As a Church they the first-class accommodation. As would stand behind any Govern
VACCINATION DEATH.
MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
REVELATIONS.
- LANDSLIDE ON CASTLE
PEAK ROAD.
WARNING TO MOTORISTS.
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by
Round The Hay Wain" and "A Mmes Birse and Ershova, and Mm. Dedovitch and Shevtchenke.
"Carmen" (Bizet), Extracte, The Band of the Garde Republicaine of France.
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise" and "Just A Cottage Small," Organ Solo, Jack Court-
nay.
Petite Suite De Concert " (Tay- lor), New Queen's Hal! Light Or- chestra.
"Ave By The Sea" "and Muris," Tenor, Frank Titterton.
Norwegian Rhapsody" (Lalo), Orchestre Symphonique (of Paris).
She's A Great Grea: Girl" and "Just Another Night," Duet, Lay- ton and Johnstone.
Hours"
La Gioconda: Dance of The
(Ponchielli),
Columbia Symphony Orchestra.
Glorious Devon" (German) and Ship O' Mine" (Wood), Baritonce, Thorpe Bates.
Owing to a landslide caused the heavy rains on Tuesday night, the Coatle Peak Road at the 16 mile point was closed to trafic by the Public Works Department early yesterday morning. However, a P.W.D. gang of road men had the
"My Inspiration Is. You" and debris cleared by 4.30 p.m. yester." A Kiss Before The Dawn, J. H.
Squire Celeste Oetet. day afternoon..
Motorists are advised to proceed with caution at this spot as the repairs are only temporary and other landslide is liable to occur should the heavy rains continue,'
5,000 CHEESES BURNT.
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BIG FIRE AT "STILTON
FACTORY.
FARMERS HAND HIT.
Five thousand cheeses and a large quantity of milk were destroyed by -
aade" (Drdia), Violin Solo, Mayer Souvenir" (Drdla) and "Sere- Gordon.
"Bells Of St. Malo" and "Wes- mouth Chimes," Royal Guards Band.
"When The World Is At Rest" and "Wake Up Chill'un Wake Up" American Duettista, Layton and Johnstone..
"Rigoletto" (Verdi), Selection, The Band of H.. Grenadier Guarda.
"Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mas-
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Octet.
Intermezzo; Opening Chorus; and
Easter Hyma
10.30 p.m.-Close down.
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byshire, where the famous Stilton (UND NETHERLANDS NAVIGATION CO. |
cheese is made. The outbreak oc- curred in the early hours of the morning, and the local policeman first saw the Hames, from his be- droom window.
He. rushed across the road to the manager of the factory, and. the constable's wife and son arous-
quell the fames with buckets of t sumed inquest at the London water from a well and tank, but
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ALDERAMIN" having arrived from the above Porta efforts were unsuccessful. Consignees of Cargo by her are notified to rescuing the cheeses, and 2,000 rink into the hazardous and/or extra. toy then, turned their attention that all Goods are being landed at their were saved.
hazardous Godowns of the China Pro- The Buxton fire brigade was sum vident Loan & moned, but the village is not in
whenca and/orage Co., Ltd.. the wharves, De- their area. The Ashbourne brigade livery may be obtained. was then called, and they managed
Goods not cleared by the 31st July, P. to save a now wing, draining a
1929, will be subject to Lent. mere in the middle of the village and subsequently drawing water from the River Dove, nearly a quarter of a mile away.
has become customary in largement and gambling. They must.. Atlantic liners, all the amenities of however, keep their own hands fire at the factory of Messrs. J. a' Erst-class hotel' are provided. clean. Many people said that they Nuttall and Co., Hartington, Der-
Farticular pride is taken in a did not bet, but nevertheless always ball room (additional to the main had a shilling on the Derby. It The internal structure of the hall), in which afternoon cinemato- was tampering with the evil. Bremen is claimed to provide, an graph performances will be given; a exceptional degree of safety in case swimming bath with a bar attached, of mishap. She is divided into 15 provision for every kind of medi watertight sections and should re- cinal bath and steam and electric main afloat even if two adjoining treatments; a shopping street," sections are flooded. The after part where an hour or two may be spent ia designed to remain afloat if three, in the selection and acquisition of and the bow, being, most liable to luxury articles books, and so on;
A verdict of "Death by misad-ed the villagers. They tried to damage by collision, if even tour ad a nursery and playroom, a shooting joining compartments are flooded. gallery and a bowling alley-on-the venture was recorded at the 75
The boilers are grouped in two bout deck, and a "sun deck res widely separated boiler. rooms, as taurant," where passengers who do Hospital on Vera Amelia Smith, their
fourteen, of Byron-road, the distance between the funnels not with a passage inclusive of aged indicates, and each group is sub- board may take their meals and pay Manor Park, who died a month
after being vaccinated divided in two watertight compart- for them separately.
Professor Turnbull said that he ments the turbine sets are also Finally, on the uppermost deck had made. microscopic examina divided into two groups in separate between the funnels, each of which tion of the girl's brain and spinal compartments and strongly protect could contain a four-storey house of cord, and had found the changes ed against collision, so that the average size, provision is made for which were characteristic of "post- vessel should be able to proceed the bousing of an aeroplane, which
vaccinal encephalomyelitis," * pe:
All broken, chafed and damaged Fack. under her own steam after almost which launched by catapult in order caliar kind of inflammation of the
are to be laft in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 30th any imaginable accident:
that express mail may be delivered brain and spinal cord which rare-
July, 1929, at 10 am, by Mezas. What strikes one most in the about a day before the vessel's arly followed vaccination. He did
Goddard and Douglas, Hong Kong. not consider that it was a new boiler rooms is the enormous use of rival.
The factory, a two-storey build- Claims against the Stearner minst be abestos insulation-a subject on Herr Stimming, the chairman of disease, though it appeared to have
ing made of stone, wood, and cor- presented Beamer, otherwise they writing within Tan days which German engineers, are fana- the board of the North "German become more common.
rugated iron, was supplied with after It had been proved that the tical"
Lloyd, stated, recently that careful The wide beam has chabled con examination had shown the damage disease was not due to any fault in milk by 50 farmers in the district, will not be recognized. siderable improvercents to be made enused by the fire on board the the preparation of the lymph or and the fire will affect them sori No Fire Insurance will be effected by
The Europa to be less extensive than any contamination of the lymph. ously, as the output of milk is at the Undersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned by lifebont arrangements. in the Jifeboats are:
Offered The vessel All authorities were agreed that the present at its highest. The factory
General Agents, stronger, but each is free at the would at any rate be ready for ser disease had nothing to do with verred Lobo garchAJAAMANA HABANAIN.
sleepy sickness! or infantile day. The damage is estimated at
£10,000. davits There is no need for pack vice by the beginning of the main
Hong Kong, 24th July, 1923: [8147 trafie season next year.
paralysis. ing them to save space..
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