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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, 13th. DECEMBER, 1924.
THE CITY OF ANTIOCH.
Expedition Makes Important Discoveries.
THE STONES ARE THE ONES WITH WHICH
NATIVE LABOURERS AT WORK IN THE SQUARE OF TIBERIUS, NEAR THE TEMPLE-OF AVQUSTOS, IN THE ANCIENT CITY OF ANTIOCH. THE SQUARE WAS PAVED.
SOME OF THE EXISTING ARCHES OF THE GREAT ACQUEDUCT THAT (ONCE¶SUPPLIED ANTIOCH WITH WATER. THE WATER WAS BROUGHT TO THE CITY FROM AN ICE-COLD SPRING NEARLY SEVEN MILES AWAY.
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Yalivadiz, Asia Minor, Oct. 28th. Now history in being writ- ton near here by a little group of Americans, oxcavating the an cient city of Antioch.
The expedition is clearing up. historians baliavo, many hitherto vaguo chapters on the closing days of the old Roman reign and the beginning of the Christian ora.
In the party of explorers aro Prof. Francis W. Kolsoy, the Latin scholar from the University of Michigan; Prof. David M. Robinson of the University of Pennsylvania; Prof. Enoob E. Peterson of Decorah Collego; Froderick T. Woodbridge, ап architocl, and Mr. George R. Swain, photographer.
One of the most important finds has been fragments of bronze tablets bearing the "Res Gestao" of Augustus, first Roman
emperor.
The Ros Gestao," rogarded as one of the most important of all Latin works, is a brief account of tho emperor's roign dictated by him just bofore his doath.
Other fragmenta, bave boon found at Angora, but they were not completo. Now, by piocing them all together, it is believed the world will be given a full copy of the historic pronounce- mout.
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PORT OF VANCOUVER.
Development in 40 Years.
Phenomenal
From a solitary waterfront fre- quented by wator-fowl and In- dians, to a world port, in the course of forty years, in the record Its first year's of Vancouver. achievements wore wiped out by a fire. In 1885 the completion of the Canadian Pacific's line of railways linked up the west with the east, and Vancouver became A letter from L. Antisti us Rus- the western doorway of the tious, consular logato of the Em-Dominion. Spoody progross fol- porar Domitan, assailing the lowed, and an added impetus was profiteors of his time also has injooted by the oponing of the boon found.
Panama Canal. Shipping wheat Then the excavators have to Europe from Vancouver via succeeded in reaching the ruins the canal, quickly stimulated a of the superb Templo of Augustus great wheat-export Industry and its imposing approaches. thore.
The building was constructed of white marble delicately carved by Greek artists. It stood upon hase of nativo limestone cut down and lavelled.
CANADIAN PACIFIC'S MARINE TERMINAL
LAUNCH OF PRINCESS KATHLEEN
The Ballentino Pior., which davica for expediting the loads. was opened during the first wook and unloading of vossole. In February 1923, the Dominion of Oct. 1923, is the finest struc- government voted a Federal grant turo of its kind on the Pacific
Among the pioneers who are in tensely Interested in the mar of $5,000,000 to Vancouver for Coast. This pior is 1.200 feat vellous strides made by Van harbour improvements. This act long one side and 1,070 foot on ion was stimulated, no doubt by
couver as the Pacific terminal of
In the roar of the temple was the fact that 800 oars of Pacific, the other, and 341 feet wide. It couvor, is Mr. Hoary J. Camble, couver. He came from Ireland: Vossels may be loaded at tho
to Canada in 1852, becams & rail a semi-circle cut out of native bound wheat were, haid i has 8,000 feet of trackage. Five an 88-year-old resident of Vane rock- In front was a colonnade tween Calgary and Vancouver, same time, and shipping com- way construction engineor, and of the rare Roman Doric order. due largely to inadequate facil
Stratched out farther front still ities at the Pacific port. Heavy panies are calling for more piora as such, chose the site of Van
of equal capacity already. was "Augustus Square." It was ocean traffic domanded a dry reached from "Tiberius Square dock, additional piors and other The Canadian Pacific Railway Canada's first trans-continental by a flight of a dozen marble stops additions to Vancouver's barbour is also building a mammoth pier railway, the Canadian Pacific. 70 foot long. At the top of the facilities. A 15,000-ton floating to co-ordinato its rail and water Hale and hearty, bis interest in stairway stood a marblo pro-dry dock was built by the Wallace servicos-one of the greatest sys- the city and railway continues pylaca, a three-arched passago-Dry Dock Co., costing $2,500,000. tome in the world--and it will be unabated and way, finely executed.
It is designed to take care of the completed in the spring of 1925. bo
This pior embodies every modern offices, The foundations of at least two largest ships on the Pacific. Christian churches also have boen roached. One patterned aftor the Roman hasilion, is helieved to have stood on the site of the old house whore Paul mado his first converts.
Graves of Christians likewise have been found.
The romains of the old town lay buried at p an isolated bill, slopping eastward in the midst of mountains, 400 feet above sea level.
Thoy are but three-quartors of a milo from this modorn Turkish town. The подговой railway station is 35 miles away. The ruins are from 8 to 15 foot below the present surfaco of the bill. And the excavators really aro just beginning their work! Turkish labourers are helping thom. Thoso mon are paid the equivalent of 73 conts a day in American money. Abou: 150 of thom are on the job.
SPORTS PARS.
Interesting World items.
Has thore av r zon a wing joair in Los quɔ foothill of rush long stan ling as the Smith-Vizard loombination of Bilton Windar jors? It is more than 13 years since the pair biamo partners in a First Division match, and lovan to-day it is ta bo
doubted whathor thera is moro offuotiva wing in the gamɔ, Both la aga and exporioase they form the oddest left-wing in first. jolass company, and, cúrioa y Jonough, they wɔto barn within a fow days of each other, Vízsed onming into exis:onoo in Juno 1899 and bis partner being born during the following month.
The
of Harry appearance Hardy in goal for the Football League against the Irish League recently, robbed him of a fino record of consecutive appear. ancas. He gained his place In tho, Blockport County team in 1920, and sinca thon he has not missed a matob, which gives him record of 168 consecutivo League appearances.
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