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S.E. ENGLAND ELECTRICITY SCHEME,
BRITISH MATERIALS TO BE USED.
The whole of the material. used in the contract placed by the. Central Electricity Board with the General Electric Co., Ltd., for one section of the overhead trans- mission lines, in the south-east of England, will be manufactured in Great Britain.
An official of the company stated that the contract, the value of which was approximately £500,000, would cover the erection of the 132,000 volt line in the district north of the Thames, stretching from Randing on the west to Peterborough on the north, and Ipswich and Colchester on the east, The total mileage of the overhead trans- mission would be 254 miles, and the total actual length ot conductor would be 1,300 miles,
The contract would be carried out by the General Electric Company with the assistance of their associated company. the Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd., of Southampton, the latter company carrying out all the actual erection work. The work of erection would take In all three years, and employment would be given in the actual erection work to between 500 and 1,000 men. addition to that employment would be given to large pumbers in the manufacture of the steel towers, steel aluminium conductors insulators, and other accessories.
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The overhead lines are une section of the system of overhead lines covering the whole of England and, col- land which are being erected by the. Central Electricity Board with the object of linking up the main generating stations throughout the country and affording a cheap supply of electric power in all districts.
IRELLI. LIENERAL
Estimates for underground. Cables up to 35,000 volta & overhead, Transmission schemes up to 130,000 volts given by
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PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE FOR LONDON
EDGAR WARWICK
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Friday, Dec. 20........... Saturday, Dec. 21.. Sunday, Dec. 22..
"HIGH LIGHTS"
"THE WHIRLIGIG".
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER
`LOCAL BOY SCOUTS ASSOCATION,
brotherhood round the camp fire at singsongs at night and the "Scouts Own" religious services on Sundays, | That Is the sort of thing we want to develop here. Just as the Lon don boys get a breath of real fresh Bir away froin the crowded streets visit Headquarters without find-and smokey alleys, so we hope that Ing someone buying something:
(Continued from. Page: 6.).
Hongkong boys will be ablos res Our quarterly local periodical,gularly, with the minimum of the "Silver Wolf has received trouble and expense, to get away special attention In discussion of each week-end from the hot, stuffy the Executive Committed. Its strects and fints, and thus fad value and importance, both as a health for mind and body, Tenta cord of local Scout doings and as will be stored there and other com- propaganda, has been proved many moitities, and though camping as Limes over, and requests for coples now will go on all over the Colony, have been received from many dis- for those who cannot afford time tant parts of the globe.
or money for a long period under The report concludes with a recanvas, Saiwan will always be avail. ferenen to the enthusiasm display-able. ed by members of the Sea Branch of the Rover Scout Section in vessels of H. M. Navy and the "Mercantile, Marinë.
Two Districts, v
1929.
however, another effect on this As The acquisition of Saiwan bas,
sociation. Previously I, for one. Commissioner's Speech,
was strongly of the opinion that it On the proposition of Mr. A. Swould be a pity to split up the Mitchell, seconded by Mr. T. Colony into separate District As King, the report was adopted.
Be WELL, sweet maid,and! sociations, but with Saiwan as the The statement of accounts was connecting link we can take a step
let who will be dever. presented by Bir, T. N. Chau. The from which I have hitherto shrunk, statement was adopted on the pro and in order to further our policy
Good Health good looks-have position of the chairman, seconded of decentralisation so as to free the
conquered MAN-kand ever!" by the Hon, Sir Shouson Chow.
Colony's scout Headquarter. Staff Arising out of the accounts. Mr. from much petty detail work for mere perfection of feature is but Beauty is more than skin deep; Wong Kwang-tin asked a question special attention to the bigger parts little compared with the sparkling referring to the Working Account of scouting. the executive com ashing if a Treasury Grant of mittee (with the scheme of the dis-eyes and rour cheeks of health. $1,012 was from the Government.trict training also in view) have
Charm depends upon physical The chairman replied it was decided to recommend to the coun- rather than on mental attributes, it grant made to the ABAociation by cil the formation of two districts radiates from the girl who is full the Government on the basis of $2 in the Colony, Hongkong as the of life, laughter and spirit. per head.
Southern District and Kowloon na The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave then the Northern District. This will brightness of eye, roundness of If you are anaemie, pallid, lack, delivered an address. He said:
You have been good enough to officera can be found. The prescut your blood is at fault, your nerves take place as soon as the necessary cheek, vivacity, attractiveness, adopt our report and to pass our council and executive committee lack tone, your need is Dr. accounts for which I sincerely thank will remain as before but will be williams' Pink Filis, the blood and you. By this you have signified the chief link constitutionally be your approval of the progress of tween the District Associations, nerve tanic which for over forty the scout movement in this Colony and it is suggested that in order years has been world-famous, and have thereby given the execu- to avoid overlapping in the way of
There is nothing equal to Dr. tive officers real encouragement raising finance, the Colony Council Williams' Pink Pille as a corrective In past years it has been my mis- should keep this under its wing, of anaemic conditions and as a fortune to have to explain why our making grants to such districte as remedy for those ailments of wo- long hoped for training camp had required. There will be no need man-kind which destroy youth, not materialised, but now I can hold for headquarters in. Kowloon, and beauty, cheeriness and charm. In- up my head with a certain amount the sole expenses in the ordinary of confidence,
course will be the district sccre numerable weakly, alling, sud- The importance of such a branch tury's for stationery, postage and hearted girls and women have of our activities may be shown by so forth, while there will be less been delighted with the new life, the fact that the training schedule expense for the scoutmasters and vigour, health and happiness Dr. has had of late a further addition scouts in having to cross the har-Williams' Pink Pills have given in the shape of a scheme for train-bour for examinations, scout them. If you are. In the same ing in districts by District Officera masters' meetings
sa preliminary to the more ad functions, while each district wil will also do you good.
and similar need, just see how speedily they vanced course such as those which he represented on the council. will be 1ld at Sniwan.
Chemists everywhere Hell Dr. Our prement headquarters and shop will remain, the scout business! Williams Pink Pills at $1.50 per centre for the Colony.
bottle, $8 for six bottles,
Dr.Williams PINK PILLS
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You will, I hope, bear with me while I briefly recapitulate the system of training adopted. It consists of three parts, part one the acquisition of Saiwan, and with
With such benefits urjaing from.. being a sort of correspondence such advances possible, we have no course exam, part two, a period of hesitation in making a strong ap intensive training by means of peal for funds for Saiwan. I may which practical demonstrations and say I hope that all bona fide scouts, lectures for a period of 12 con Chincun, Japanese and foreign will secutive days or the equivalent in be able to benefit from Salwan and week-ends, and part three a six-hs I should like to point but that months' period of probation during there is, in acouting, no class, radial Shenton, A., Owen Hughes, A. el which the effect of the practical or religious discrimination. training on the scoutmaster and
world over.
"A HOUSEHOLD NAME IN 34. COUNTRIES"
Arculli, C. E. H. Beavis, Hon. J. P.
We aim at $60,000 in order to Braga, da Roza, Kwok Stu-lau, his troop is observed. Anyone equip the place thoroughly and to Dr. Chan, Sir Shou-son Chow, Sir passing all three is given the Wood endow It, and at least $20,000 is H. E. Pollock, Sir H. G. Gollan, Badge and becomes automatically needed as soon as possible to pay R.C., Commodore R. A. S. Hill, a scout of the 1st. Gilwell Park off the mortgage and to deal with R.N., Mr. W: W. Hornell, Sir J. Troop which has members all the immediate necessities. We have al- Kemp, K.G., Mr. T. H. King, Lt Saiwan is for the holding of part and another of £10 sterling from Mrs. W. T. Sauthorn, Hon. Dr. S. ready hnd a generous gift of $1,000 Col. T., A. Robertson, Hon. Mr. and iwo, and I can assure you that If Japanese senuts passing through, W. Tao, Bishop Valtorta, Bishop we approach anywhere near the and only this afternoon a gift of of Victoria, Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, standard required by Gilwell we $10 from a parent whose son at Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, and repre shall be doing well. The value of Home in England la nobly practisentatives of the the practical course les in the facting his seant deals under very dif. Hospital, South Chinn Athletic Tung Wah that by the methods adopted old colt circumstances. age recovers its youth and learne
Association and the Chinese A. A. But 1 am really charged How again to see through the eyes of with the pleasant task of proposing the Governor, Commissioner and Chief Scout of Hongkong: H. E. boyhood, an essential quality in the following names for respective Deputy Camp Chief: Rev. G. T. those who aim at the successful offices: training of the young.
Waldegrave. Assistant Commis. President: Dr. R. H. Kotewall, sioners: Mesirs. C. Champkin and But at Gilwell there is also an LL.D. other very wonderful feature, the Cock, M.B.E., Members of Coun-master: Mr. W. H. Smith. Hon. Vice-President: Mr. E. C. G. Christian. District Cub- week-end camping ground for Lon- cit:-. Col. L. G. Bird, D.S.O., Treasurers: Messrs. T. N. Chau don scouts. Each week-end in the Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, Mr. B. and D. Block. Hon. Sec.: Mr. A. warmer weather boys descend on Wylie, Messrs. C. Chumpkin, T, N. S. Mitchell, Assi, and Badge Sec.: the park in their hundreds to spend Chau, C. G. H. Christian, R, M. Mr. Ip Chol-hing,
the week-end under canvas, Satur Dyer, A. S. Mitchell, Ng Sze-kwong,
day evening finds Gilwell teaming E. Ralphs, W. H. Smith, P. Talati, concluded the business of the meet- The election of these nominees with scouts who cement thefr Wong Kwong-lin, Hon. W. E. L. ing.
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