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Annual Railway:
Report
(Continued from Page 1)
While giving all due credit to the dealgners of the aeroplane and to the pilot, the chief credit must be given to the Bristol Pegasus engine. It was the production or this engine by Mr. Roy Sedden, the engine, designer of the Bristol firm, which made possible the fight over Mount Everest by Lord Clydesdale and Flight Lieu tenant (now Squadron Leader) McIntyre.
ANTI-HEROIN SOCIETY
(Continued from Page 1.).
(c) By broadcasting. (d) By lecturing in churches The annual report of Lieute-and chapels, social and education- nant-Coloriel A. H. L. Mount, Chier al centres and Inspecting Omcer of Railways, recently shows that the high stan- dard of safety British railwaya is being fully maintained.
(a) By showing films" in the different cinema theatres.
During the meeting, the Pre- sident Mr. Lau King-tsing' urged The Rablity among passengers the members of the society and to casualty in train accidents last the English and Chinese Press to year was one killed in every 582.-3 co-operate in doing propaganda 000.000 carried and one injured work, and it is also proposed in in every 3,500,000; in the case of due course to issue publicity mat- rallway · servants the passenger ter under the auspices of the so- and freight miles worked were' ciety, either the form about 26,000,000 per fatality and pamphlets or periodicals, in order $,000,000 per injury; "casualties at to call the attention of the public public road level crossings, into the danger, and to spread cluding killed and injured, amount-knowledge of the great harm ed roughly, to one per 150 cross- caused by the smoking of heroin.
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ALARMING INCREASE
of
The Arst British altitude record was made in September. 1932, and so much relance was placed on the Pegasus engine that a special aeroplane was not built for the attempt. Everi 80, Mr. Uwins ascended to a height of 43.976 Ing feet. A year later the French In both train and movement As the increase of heroin pilis pilot Lemoine few higher, and in accidents the casualties
and addicts is so alarming, it is April. 1934, the Italian Comman-passengers, servants, and other clearly understood that only by
335 killed der Donati reached 47,354 feet. persons totalled
and complete suppression can this evli Donati's Cufront machine was 8.838 Injured. The number of be eradicated, and it is hoped that driven by a Bristol Pegasus. Then fatalities is the same as in the more Hong Kong citizens will join in August jast year another previous year, when the injured as members to help in the pro- Frenchman. Georges Petre, reach totalled 7,589, and compares with paganda work of the society. ed 18,764 feet.
the annual average of 308 for the
1930-34. The period
average number of injuries for this period was 7,132.
Meantime our Air Ministry had decided to take a band, and in 1934. It had. commissioned the Bristol frm to design a special altitude aeroplane for the Pegasus engine. Of course, the Pegasus had been greatly improved as time went on, and a special version with a two-speed blower
* pre- pared for this sight.
Those present at yesterday's meeting were Mr. Lau King-tsing (Président of the Society), - Mr. Foon Yau-aging (Secretary), · Rev. The comparatively small in-K. Y. Lee, and Mr. Mak Mul-sang. crease in casualties is attributed to the greater incidence of move-
accidents.
such ment
Many casualties, the report states, are attributed to want of personal care, and propaganda is suggested as the only means by which im-
The machine as handed over to the Royal Aeronautical Establish-provement will be effected. ment at South Farnborough' and Squadron ·Leader F. R. D. Swain, went into special training for the event. On September 28 last year he climbed to 49,044 feet.
felt. Another
FRENCH MOROCCO
Chinese Railway
Contract For Britain
(Continued from Page 1)
The equipment called for in cludes a large number of Alfred Herbert and öther machine tools, hydraulic machinery, welding plants, W. Canning & Co. chromium plating- plant; foundry equipment comprising cupolas,
of
ing machines, testing equipment, air compressors; pneumatic tools.
set complete
woodworking machines. Morris electric overhead travelling cranes, electric hoista, weighing bridges, electric motors and control gear, transformers, switchgear, cables, water supply and pumping plant,' structural steel, etc.
“MOVING 'TRAIN DEATHS Seven persons were killed and 1,697 injured in attempting to
or alight ¦ enter
from trains (usually in motion); twelve were killed and six injured by falling It was a fine effort, "but every- one had expected that the ma-off platforms and being struck by chine would reach 50,000 feet, and trains; 2.732 were injured by the though Britain had regained the opening and closing of carriage record some disappointment was doors at stations; and 27 were kill-crucibles, moulding machines, etc., Italian, Coloneled and 37 injured by falling out of fired and electric furnaces, furnaces, electro-pneumatic forging Pezzi, beat our record by reach of cartages during running of presses and hammers, spring mak- ing 51.363 feet. Now this magni-' || trains, ficent flight by Flight Lieutenant These accidents," it is stated, Adam has brought the record "are mainly due to misadventure back to Britain, and it is not pro- or are caused by want of caution, or misconduct, on the part of sable that it will easily be beaten.
passengers."
Casusities caused by falling out of carriages were slightly above the annual average (68) for the perlod 1930-34, and included 21 children The number in 1935 was
Not far from Chuchow, near London, July 15.
and Pinghsiang. Messra. Inniss Well-informed quarters here con-81 (including 21 children). Arm that negotiations are now The liability: "to accident of Riddle are now starting the erec- going on between the British and this kind during 1938 was one tion of a complete electric power French Governments regarding the in about 27,000,000
turbo- passenger station including BT.H abolition of capitulations
Many such accidents alternator; switchgear and trans- in journeys. French Morocco for British sub-occurred through doors becoming formers, Mirrlees Diesel plant, Cal- Jects and persons enjoying British unifastened owing to interference lender cables, Babcock and Wilcox protection.
boilers, Morris crate, etc. Recent It 18 stated that on the part of passengers. similar negotiations are going on In 254 accidents at level cross 17. they have also secured a con-
tract for a 2,500 kw. P.T.E turbo between Paris and Washington-ings, 52 persons were killed and
Transocean News Service.
41 injured. Including 44 pedes generator, switchgear, etc., for trians, of whom 35 were killed and Stanfu and a repeat order for the nine injured. The total is a Little Chenchow power station of the higher than the average (85) for Lunghai Railway for two BTE the period 1930-34, Casualties in Belliss and Morcom generating sets and B. & W. boller plant, orders 1935 totalled 103.
for a 50 ton Morris electric crane for Hong Kong, and a 25 ton crane for Taiyuanfu.
NEGOTIATIONS
MR. T. V. SOONG Cancels Departure For Loo Shan
"Having regard to the growth of road traffic," the Inspector adds, "the statistics continue to justify the conclusion that danger to the public is not increasing"
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CHINESE SILVER FOR HK.
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Mr. A. J. Percival, managing director of Messrs. Innies and Riddle (China), Ltd., left for Lon- don via Siberia at the end of April to supervise the Chuchow contract
Shanghai, July 15. It is reported that Mr. T. V. Soong (former Finance Minister)
·Chairman of the National Econo- mic Council, has cancelled his in- tended departure for Loo Shan, It was learned yesterday that | arrangements in London. having received instructions from large quantities of Chinese silver Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Į are being shipped to Hong Kong. Head of the Nanking Central Aboard the Canadian Pacific QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS Government, President of the Empress of Russia, It was revealed,
Quarantine restrictions have been Nanking Executive Yuan -and | over $23,000,000 worth of sliver will" | Imposed. against arrivals from. Hol- Chairman of the Military Affairs come to Hong Kong. On the Dollar how on account of cholera. Commission, to remain in Shang-Liner President Coolidge about hal to watch the gold and allver $33,000,000 in silver colns will be market and the international shipped. situation.
It is also reported that Mr. T. „V. Boong" will proceed to Feng- hua to see the notorious" Blan Rebel Chief Marshal Chang Hauch-liang, ex-Commander of the North East Punitive Army,, who has been living in Fenghua. since his surrender to the. Nan- king Central Government.-- Chinese Evening Press.
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First Hospital Bost
SWMr. Fairchild and family, of the On Sunday, the Pres. Adams is China Development Company, has bringing $20,000,000 in silver coins. arrived here from Mania.
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A student at the London (Royal Free Hospital) School of Medicine Bat. for Women, Miss Audrey Freeth, received from the Marchioness of Bun. If Reading at the school prize-giving "Ave prizes, 'seven, certificates, and,
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and preventive public health
Ther. 29 medicine.
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