FLIER HOME AT LAST
CAPTAIN BERTRAM IN BERLIN
GIVEN A ROYAL RECEPTION.
AIR LADEN WITH TAR
WHAT LONDONERS BREATHE
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH
PROFESSOR'S MODEL OF AN ESTUARY
PROBLEM OF SEVERN WATERS SOLVED
DOMESTIC SMOKE Barrage Difficulties Made
POLLUTION
The atmosphere of England's Berlin, Apr. 17.
towns is improving, but the latest Capt. Hans Bertram, the Ger records of the City of London man aviator received a royal re-observing station show "a some- coption from thousands of what disturbing situation," thusiasts when he unexpectedly arrived here this after noon from These are the outstanding facts recorded in the annual report of He brought with him a letter the Investigation of Atmospheric from the Australian Prime Mini-Pollution, fasued by the Depart ster, stating his flight to Austra-mont of Scientific and Industrial Ifa had strengthened Australo-Research, German friendship.
Athens.
Easier
Behind the announcement of the scheme to harness the tides in the estuary of the River Severn at a cost of over £38,000,000 iles the story of years of research and ex- Pra- periment carried out by n fessor of Manchester University
his laboratories.
He is Professor Arnold Gibson, work in connexion with and his the Severn Barrage plan hegan in 1926, when the Economic Advisory
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1933.
TOWER OF PISA IN SPLINTS
WATER POCKETS
FOUND AT BASE,
REINFORCEMENT
WORK BEGUN Long-threatened danger to the stability of the famous leaning tower of Pisa has led to the for-
extensive ruin mulation of an forcement scheme.
Work on this has begun, and the top of the tower now looks over a heavy framework of scaffolding. Staunchions have been erected ou the shorter sido of the tower to take off some of the structural strain while work is being done at the base.
The tower is built on clay soil, and a subsoil survey has revealed
A five years national survey to Capt. Bertram hus had a che-
the general position quered flight from Australia to ascertain Germany, He started off last De-shows that at 140 out of 17 town cember but was forced to descend stations there has been a decrease
in the angle of the tower has and crashed at Sourabaya owing in the amounts of atmospheric Committee, of which he was a mem-that slowly but surely the increase
deposits.
ber, recommended that he should be formed pockets of water round the to a stowaway on board. He re-
a model of base, which in turn have been sumed his flight from Sourabaya Further improvement during Invited to construct on April 11, with the intention of the fast administrational year is the River Severn estuary at the lessening the resistance of
the Just 100 reaching Berlin by the 16th, but reported from stations at Glas-Victoria University. Manchester-aubself. During
moved 15
an accident at Allabahad ruined row, Leeds, Marple, Newcastle, where he has been Professor of 'care the tower has
his prospects of achieving this, although he managed a very fast trip and was only 24 hours behind schedule.
Rochdale, and Wakefield.
Engineering for many years-and In London, the report states, the to undertake a series of experi- abnormally high deposit of tar at Golden-Inne station in the city nental investigations. QUICK FINISH.
was repeated, and it is suggested
Accordingly, Professor Gibson Capt. Bertram left Sourabaya at that special pollution due to 3 a.m. on April 11, called at Bata dumestic smoke is responsible. had built a large-scale tidal model via and then Alor Star in the Although the tur deposit decreas of the estuary, and, in a long Federated Malay States. lle ex during the year from 7.3 tons series of experiments spread over perienced a mishap at Allahabad to 5.5 tons per square mile, it is on April 18, when the under-car-emphasised that it is still nearly seven years, has examined on the machine struck 31⁄2 times greater than the aver-model the effect of various types ringo of his
tide levels and fence and caused delay in his de-ake deposit for the last five years.of barrage on
Reference is also made to parture.
anavigation in the River Severn. However he left the same day, West London mystery-the con- and flew to Jodhpur, tinance of abnormally high de- thence to Aleppo and on to Athens. posita of sulphates, which are par-
His final hop was from Athens
ticularly damaging to buildings. to Berlin and he accomplished the whole trip in six days.-Reuter
at noon
MOSCOW TRIAL
SENTENCES FORE-
SHADOWED
(Continued from Page 1.) ful to the Soviet in future.
The Court adjourned at 10.15 p.m. until 10 am, to-morrow.- Reuter.
PROSECUTOR'S ADDRESS.
Old Problem Solved
centimetres.
tho
The first alarm which has led to the present work was as far back as 1913, and it is felt that Bot a moment more should be lost, although the engineers proclaim that there is no immediate dangor.
The first stage of the work now undertaken consists in a gradua! cementing up of the ring wall forming the tower's foundation. The second atage is the scientific drainage of the ground, and its consolidation to a great depth be- low and around the tower with reinforcement at all weak points by means of cement injected under
As a result of these investiga-high pressure.
The work, which is being done This condition is described as uncommend the type of barrage most at the expense of the State, will last until next winter; and the usually had, but no explanation of
appropriate to the natural contolling of the great bell has been its cause is given.
ditions of the estuary; and the stopped, as this vibration was CAUSES OF FOG.
main difficulty that
had beset causing perilous usefllation to the
fabric. Discussing the occurrence of engineers and technical experts smoke foga, the report emphasises that there in still enough smoke since the scheme was mooted in produced in London to cause dense 1920 was largely overcome. fog If unfavourable atmospheric
So accurate WAB Professor conditions continue for longer than
at the Ravenscourt Park station. tions the Professor was able to re-
the normal average of three hours. Gibson's model that, although it Within the last ten years, it is was constructed and moulded acs. added, the amount of sulphur infcording to the contours of the bed London's air has, if anything, in-
creased, and its presence tends to, of the River Severn as they were bring about "condensation" (nor-known to have existed in 1849, it mal white) fogs under conditions was found to coincide in which might not otherwise cause markable degree with the contours
fog.
a re-
Charges MacDonald With Being Experienced Spy.
shown to exist by the survey of the During the winter montha smoke Moscow, Apr. 17.
recorded on no fewer Hydrographer of the Admiralty in When the court resumed to-day, haze was
sum than 111 out of 186 daya at the 1927. M. Vishinsky continued his ming up for the prosecution with Westminster City Hall (Trafalgar- of the square). Conditions in West Lon- renewed vigour. Some
ter.
This was proved by applying the
Nearly £40,000 has been ear- marked to safeguard this archi- tectural Renaissance
gom from eventual danger.
·
PRISON FOR WELSH COMMUNISTS
LEADER WHO STUDIED
REVOLUTION
"You may call yourselves politicians, but I believe you are more correctly described as an organised gang of criminals," said Mr. Justice Humphreys at the Old Bailey in sentencing four miners-Ernest Charles Welsh Stead, Ernest Whatley, Leonard who had been committed from Newport on charges of conspiring to seduce soldiers from their duty and allegiance to his Majesty.
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7.10.80 p.m. European programme. 7-7.20 p.m. Now Dance Tunes. Fox Trot My Heart's At Ende. Fox Trot-Another Night Alone.
Ruby Newman and His Orchestra. B0247.
Fox Trot-Cannot Tell You Whr. Fox Trot-Hero Lies Love.
Jimmy Crler and Illa Orch. 21174. Fox Trot-When the Band Goes
Marching By. One Stop Watch the Navy.
Ray Noble and lila Now Mayfair Orchestra. B0230. 7.20 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations, Bolecto London and New York Stock
8 p.m.
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Hymphony No. 5 in E Minor from the New World (Dvorak) played by Sir Hamilton Harty and Hallo Or- chestra.
(This Suites from Z.B.W's. Library).
7.30-8.5 p.m. Instrumental. Violin Salo-Caprice Viennola
(Kreisler).
Violin Solo Humoreske, Op. 101,
No. 7 (Dvorak),
Fritz Kreleler. DB1001. Piano Solo---Bees' Wedding
(Mendelssohn). Plano Solo-Etude in G Flat, Op. 10, No. 5 (Chopin). Plano Solo-Rustle of Spring
(Sinding).
DRUSH.
Irane Scharrer. D1803.
Joy) (Kralelor). Violin Solo Liebesfreud (Love's Violin Solo-Liebesleld (Lovo's
Sorrow) (Kroller).
Fritz Kreisler. Pinno. Solo--Organ Prelude and
Fugue in A Minor (Bach-List).
Mischa Levitzki. D1019. 8.45-10 p.m. Variety. Song-Three's a Crowd.
Diana Clare (Contralto), B4280. Instrumental-Lion Reg.
B4234.
Masters Hawalluns, Song Mah Lindy Lou.
Paul Robeson (Bass), B4809. Orchestral Happy Memories-
Selection.
to Ivy...
Now Mayfair Orchestra. B4318. Song-March of the Grenadiers. Jeannette MacDonald (Sop.). 22247. Piano Solo-Moon.
Rato da Costa. B4828. Humorous Song-I Want to Cling
Jack Hulbert. 34200. Orchestral-Black Eyes.
Victor Salon Orchestra, 20037, Humorous Song I'm in Love with
Susan.
Frank Crumit. B4831. Paul Whiteman and His Orch. 22834. song--Paris, Stay the Some. Maurice Chevalier (Baritons). 22204. Song-Love me To-night.
Diana Claro (Contralto). 34280. Instrumental-Lonesome Without my
Englishmen showed signs of the don were, however, somewhat bet-tides over the intervening period For the year the average de-of 78 years to the model. The terrible strain.
Vishinsky recited the technical posit at all the London statious defects of the Vickers products in support of his square mile. argument that the only reason for the breakdowns was sabotage order to reduce output.
Metropolitan was 284 tons of sofiù matter per tidal waters in the estuary are the Jefferies, and Samuel Paddock Orchestral --Cuban Love Song.
Ho
highest experienced anywhere A new method has been develop-round the const, the tidal rise ined, the report adds, for measuring reaching nearly 50 feet at times,
the amount of damaging sulphur in
Two Calculations Agree proceeded to flatter Mac- the air, and the record for the is held by Donald for confessing. "He was highest concentration
The Professor's next step was honest, if it is possible to talk Earnsley. Tar it is explained, is about honesty in connexion with
principally a product of domestic to calculate the amount of energy these people," he said. "He was fires, and there is little reason to that would be available from a brave, too. Braver than Thornton think that the amount of smoke
barrage constructed at a this gallant Mesopotamian soldier." from this source has decreased
Vishinsky charged Cushny with much within recent years. ignoring a bad working turbine, No. showing that he did not
2. care whether it worked well or badly. Ho suggested
the who
worked under Thornton wrockors had their own-"Five and was instrumental in wrecking
&
Baby.
Masters Hawaiiana. B4280. Song-Ma Curly-Headed Baby.
Paul Robeson (Bass)." B4300. Sung-Dream Lover. Jeannette MacDonald (Son.), 22247. Piano Solo-When the Morning
Rolls Around.
Balo da Costa. B4328. Humorous Song-The Flies Crawled
Up the Window.
Jack Hulbert. B1283. Orchestral Two Guitars.
Victor Salon Orchestra. 20087. Humorous Song-The Grandson of
Abdul Azulbul Amir.
Frank Crumit. · B4331. Orchestral-Tell me with a Love Paul Whiteman and His Orch. 22834; Song-You've Got That Thing.
The case for the Crown was that an endeavour was made to get copies of a paper called "The Soldier's Voice. Organ of the Communist Soldiers," distributed point among soldiers at Newport Bar racks by Territorial named known as the English Stones Lloyd, who was a member of the which the Council decided would Communist Party. be the beat possible site.
Defendants were found guilty He calculated at intervals of on all counts.
Detective Inspector Harris, of Year Plan" at the chief Moscow the first Moscow station, deserved half an hour from the mean tide
In-heavy punishment.
while another expect Newport, anid that Stend began station which supplies the
Apparently Vishinsky will ask curves, dustrial activities round Moscow, as the sabotaging started in 1928. for only one death sentence, name experimented at intervals of 15life as a miner and later attended minutes, representing approxi-a Labour College in London for. to three years. In 1926 he returned "There is one of the accused of ly Gusev.
Before the adjournment of the mately a fall of from three whose guilt I am not certain," he
sec-morning
session, vyahinski con-eight inches, according to the to Glamorganshire, where he bo- came an active Communist. From said. "I shall discuss the
be cluded his summing up. He de- working head of the turbines. tion under which he should
clared that except for Gregory, all The two sets of calculations, 1927 to 1930 he attended what was Maurice Chevalier (Baritone), 22204. charged later."
This is supposed to refer to the prisoners were guilty under each based upon a different ap- Communist college in Moscow.
Article 58 carrying a maximum Gregory.
Vishinsky
to have sentence of shooting, but the fall-proach to the problem; gave al most identical results regarding photographs constituting proofsure of their intentions was a mit-the power that would be available.stood that the students there re-
gating circumstance.-Reuter.
of gullt.
claimed
The Prosecutor declared that MacDonald wits un experienced secret service agent and cleverer than the rest. He was caught red- handed in subotaging and inform- ed later on his co-prisoners, The Information he had gathered was of no interest to Metropolitan Vickers.
Ho described Home of Thorn ton's statements in court as "non- sense and child's play."
Among the bribes he alleged had beon made by Thornton were cau
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A Chinese woman residing at Sau
known as a Lenin course
at
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The Inspector said he under ceived instruction in, theoretical and practical revolutionary know ledge.
In 1931 he was again in Russin as a delegate to a conference of Friends of the Soviet Union. Ho was known to the police in South Walos as a man who by under-
methods attempted create strife and disorder. His one aim was revolution.
TO TAKE CARE THAT IN OUR OWN Yuk Village, New Territories, was ground HANDS IT IS AS NOILE AS WE CAN yesterday knocked down by Sergeant MAKE IT.-Buakin.
Woods of the motor patrol of the Police Force, received alight injuries Two black Chow dogs which bit a to her left foot, and was treated at Chineko have been sent to the Ma Tau the Kowloon Hospital, de cologne and a pair of trousers. Slaughterhouse for observation. The "I shall demand the severest victim was treated at the. "Kowloon punishment for Guse, the self- Hospital. confessed sabotour agent,"
and secrot
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Wales in the absence of Stead in
Whatley had been a Communist
Russia. In that year he was sen- tenced to eight months Imprison- ment for riot, unlawful assembly, As chief of the Communist and assaulting the police. Party in South Wales, said the officer, Stend issued instructions since 1926, and it was believed Mr. T. E. Jackson has reported to to such men as his fellow pri- that he received money from the Police that while driving his car aoners to undertake work which
Russia. along Shanghai Street about 10.16 might expose them to conflict with
Paddock first came under the. malignantly asserted Receiving hond injuries through alani. yesterday, he knocked down n Vishinsky, The apparently doom- fall in his kitchen, Pun Yau-chun, of Chinese boy, Lau Lai-ying. The boy the police, but ho remained in his
South Wales organiser of the ed man stared at the floor with Thng Lung Street, Wanchai, was sent received injuries to his left, foot, and office. There was no question but notice of the polleo in 1921 no an to the Government. Civil Hospital. was romoved to the Kwong Wah that he was well paid for his work, agitator. In 1928 he became Labour League of ex-Servicemen. Hospital. serious. bowed hend.
RESORT OF ALIEN "REDS". Vishinsky said they had surplus His condition is not se
Jefferies, he said, first came to Ho recolved three months hard. evidence against Nordwal who had
Sentence of two year's hard labour Mrs. Sareto of 164, Johnson Road, made four mistakes in giving in a report to the Police states that was pasted on 11o Chong at the the notice of the police as a Com-labour in 1030 at Forth for Criminal Sessions this morning be munist In 1923. He was connect assaulting the police. His house evidence about a fur coat, he while her daughter was playing on Crime Justice Wood (Acting Chlored with the Labour League of ex-was used as a resort of allon Com Kave to "nasty dirty Lobanov." the foot path outside the house,
Vishinsky dismissed the Ruachow dog, owned by Mr. Saito of 74 on cedar made in 1020. Primer were oquipped with military uni-
Justica) for breach of a life dep-Servicemen, the members of which manists.
Stoad was sentenced to 21 sian prisoners quickly differen Hennessy Road, attacked the girl tiating the degrees of culpability, and bit her in the right chock. The pleaded guilty and stated that sinço forms, and no doubt their aim was months hard labour, Jefferies to yoare ponal sarvitude, revolution..
hard For example, Biebert's crimes girl was immediately treated by his banishment he had been manu- Japanese doctor, and later sent to the facturing lamps in Cantori and had TO- were balanced by his confession Government Civil Hospital. The dog turned to the Colony to get some He wont to Russia, and on his Paddock to 15 months and did not require a Bovore sell was sent to Konnedy Town, fer of materials which were not obtainable return in 1911 he appointed labour, and Whatley to 12 months'
WAS whereas Sukouroschin, servation,
in Canton. He ploaded for leniency, acting district organmar In South hard Inbour."
tence,
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