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MACAO PORT WORKS.
RECLAMATION OPERATIONS ∙AGAIN COMMENCED,
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1929.
HARBOUR MISHAP.
· LAUNCH CAPSIZES AT EASTERN STREET WHARF..
ELLEN TERRY.
THE PROPOSED MEMORIAL AT SMALLHYTHE,
The proposed acquisition of the old barn at Smallhythe and Its conversion into a theatre, 55 a momorial of Ellen Terry, which was suggested by her daughter and received the support of a number of leading people in the theatrical world, is apparently not finding favour locally.
Macao, Apr. 2.
Considerable excitement, was Dredgingo have been resumed during the past few weeks at the port caused on the water front yester of Macao. It is now many years day evening by the sinking of the since the Macao Port Werks have steam launch Safgon, which plies been. proceeding, and for some time between Hongkong and the district was necessary to temporarily stop all of Saigoen. The launch arrived in reclamation work, to allow the first harbour shortly after 6 o'clock and deposits in the reclaimed lands
was about to come alongside the harden. Some parts of these. re- Eastern Street wharf when the clamations, where the materials used vessel capsized, precipitating the At a meeting held at Homewood, were dry earth of the most part, are crew into the water. Fortunately Tenterden, the matter was dia- already being slowly occupied, but
extensive tracta land, there were no casualties, the crew cussed, and as a result a recon- the scheme was of ten being safely rescued by sam-sideration of the outer these facing ecially i
port
urged. have been made of mud dredged pans.
The incident was related in a The reasons for the local op from the harbour bed. These latter arcas have now sufficiently
settled, and work has been recommenced with police report yesterday evening. position are that "the necessary The coxswain stated that the launch roadways and additional buildings the filing in of the extensive tract left the district of Saigoon at 3.45 and other equipment would in-
land immediately facing the
frames of the new part. This p.m. yesterday bound. for Hongkong | evitably deface the beauty and
process consiste in raising the level of the previous reclamations by overal feet, and work la proceeding day and night.
with a deck cargo of salt fish. The ruin the character of the spot launch arrived in harbour, at 6.15 which Dame Ellen loved for its pan, and went, to Eastern Street to restfulness and rural charm; and that the position of Smallhythe discharge the cargo.
nt a distance from any centre of accommodation or supplies rendora 'it unsuitable for a theatre.
In turning to go alongside the Mud from the old channel leading to Macao's Inner. Fort has been used wharf stern first, the cargo, accord- for this work, to effect which, twoing to the coxswain, slipped to the dredgers are in use, one, of the bucket starboard side, causing a heavy list, typo loading the Into barges and There was a strong wind blowing
of the propulsion type for
at the time, and the tide was flowing mping 1 the mad on to the areas to bo raised, The bucket dredger in a direction which gave the boat socures mud from various other parts no assistance to regain an upright of the channel loading to Macao and position. alad from the roadstead;
As an alternative It is suggested that a theatre or hall should bo Tenterden "whore erected at everyone could enjoy the benefits her memory would bestow," and which it is claimed, would be a worthier memorial than one which could be of advantage only to à few
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*TALTHYBIUS" 20th April prosent section can be completed, and the launch began to take in water
*IXION" The meeting, which was con-
J1th May work will then proceed on other secand in a few minutes she capsized tions of the reclaimed lands. Later and sank about twenty feet from vened by Lady Drury, and attend- the mud must be left to harden and the wharf, leaving about three feeted by Lady Geddes, the Mayor, And many other well-known local seitle, and eventually when proper of mast projecting. drainage has been put in, the lands
Immediately the crow realised residents, was unanimous in Its RO prepared may be occupied. The that the launch was sinking panic recommendations,, Netherlands Harbour Works Co., the broke out, some jumping into the concern responsible for many portions harbour while others were thrown
of the work hitherte completed, is as-overboard by the sudden list. Sam-DRAMATIST'S BEQUEST.
sisting in the new work, utilizing pans in the vicinity at the time many parts of the extensive equip immediately went to the rescue, mant laid down in Macao a few years all of the crew being safely taken ago when the major portions of the out of the water. There were no Macao Port Works were first begun,
In other parts of the reclamations passengers on board, but the en- operations have already commenced tire cargo is believed to be ruined. The Saigon, which is owned by with the preparation of the land for occupation, and in some sections the the Kwong Sing Steam Launch sea-walls have been trimmed and Company of Connaught Road, carri- faced, which work, will in time, ex- ed a crew consisting of the cox- tend along the entire length of the swain, an engineer, two account reclamations.
ants, a stoker, two scamen, a cook, a "boy" and a steeraman.
M.P.'S BROTHER SHOT.
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MYSTERY OF UNFINISHED LAW CASE IN AFRICA
Nairobi, Mar. 8. Troops were called in to help 70 police who had been all day searching the bush country in the Nairobi area for Mr. Robert Oakley.
Towards dusk Mr. Oakley was found dead near the sorodrome, two miles from the town, with a wound in the forehead. A pistol Play near.
He was fifty years of age, and fought in the Boer War.
During the Great War, Mr. Ro- bert Oakley won an intelligence officer in East Africa,
He was a well known and wealthy farmer, with plantations near Nairobi.
His brother, Mr. T. Oakley, is Unionist M.P. for the Wrekin, Shropshire.
LETTER GOLF.
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-The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given number of Mr. Rubert Oakley had been ac-strokes. Thus to change COW to cused of cruelly handling a native HEN, in three strokes, COW, in order to extort a confession of HOW HEW HEN. thefts of fowls. He denied the 2- You can change only one charge, but owing to a court mis- tetter at a time, understanding, was kept in gaol for a fortnight, while on remand, instead of being granted bail. He said he had not slept all the time gaol. When at last The was in
given hail, he disappeared, and his body was found as above stated.
3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for cach jump. Slang words and abbrevia... tions don't count.
4-The order of letters cannot be changed.
One solution is printed on ap- other page.
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BRITISH FUND ENABLED TO PERFORM HIS PLAYS.
New York, Mar. 12. The will of the late Mr. J. Hartley Manners, the British wrote "Peg o' playwright who My Heart," has been filed here, and contains a bequest of £600 to Mr. Martin Andrew Dunne and £200 a year for life to Miss Annie Dune, of Muswell Hill, London.
Another provision of the will, dated June 28, 1919, was a bequest of 100 to be paid annually for six years to the Royal General Theatrical Fund of England, pro- vided that two of Mr. Mannor's plays, "All Clear" and "God of my Faith," were performed al- ternately at the annual benefits of the organisation during that period.
The testator desired that there- by "the remembrance of the atrocities committeed against the British people by the Germans might be kept alive."
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In any case the Fund wAB receive £500 unconditionally when his step-children reached the age of thirty. The bulk of his estate went to the widow, the actress known as Miss Laurette Taylor.-- Reuter.
On inquiry at the London office of the Royal General Theatrical Fund yesterday a representativo: of Reuter's was informed that notification of the bequest had been received and the matter was in the hands of solicitors.
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FORCED LANDING CAUSES HALT IN JOURNEY,
London, Apr. 5. Mr. Van Lear Black, who is on a flying tour, had a forced landing owing to engine trouble at Venti Imizlia, where he is delayed pending the arrival of spare parts for his machine.-Reuter,
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