THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1935.
MIGHTIEST DAM IN WORLD NEARING
COMPLETION
IT HAS CREATED A
NEW RENO.
TURNS SLEEPY DESERT TOWN INTO TOURIST'S MECCA
Boulder City, Nev.
The U.S.$49,000,000 Boulder Dam, bulwark of Amer- ica's Southwest against flood and drought, forms the first step in a gigantic power and reclamation project.
The great wall of concrete stretching across Black Canyon, dedicated by President Roosevelt, stands physical- ly complete, and has set in motion still other projects.
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Las Vegas, in Nevada, onée at; Two hundred and fifty miles long, sleepy desert town 17 miles from the aqueduel bores through moun the dam, now rivals, Reno as thetains and traverses deserts to sup- ply the citles and irrigate the Arat city of the state. This mil-
groves of Southern Cali- lions which dam workers poured formin. in its gambling tables, pushed
The U.S.$6,000,000 All-Amer- across its bars, and spent in diverse
iean ennal is in the process of entertainment provided under the construction to bring water to the laws of Nevada, but prohibited In verdant Imperial valley to supply this model government controlled half the nation with winter "let- city, have dwindled as construetuce, fruits and vegetables grown tion work slowed. The average under its trople sun, monthly payroll for dam workers omployed by the Six Companies,
Another project will bring power
Inc., contractors, amounted to from the world's largest water U.S.$700,000.
turbines in the base of the dam to light the West's city and power ita factorica.
BOULDER DAM
Size of the nearly completed Boulder Dam la dwarfed in this photo by the presence of the great lake bes hind the dam, now approximately 450 feet deep.. Viewing the great project from the Nevada side spillway. this pleture shows the entire 1200-foot width. At the south side of the Arizona side spillway, left back. ground, Highway 68, which runs over the top of the dam, can be traced winding through the hills towards Kingman.
No American Gold For Europe
METAL HOARD LIES BURIED IN VAULTS Washington, Oct. 20: In contrast to the generous European loans for
extended powers in the last war, the United States government has buried its gold hoard and barred loan to most Old World powers in the face of impend. ing conflict there.
nehred com- But as the dim pletion the stream of sightseers
Arizona da secking a congrés- increased, hotel rooms
are t A
boomed.sional appropriation. of U.S.$35,~- premium and business
continued000,000 for irrigation projects in Las Vegas foreseen a
state U.S.$20,000,000 prosperity as the hub of a great that desert resort. Fishing, boating, construction of the first unit of riding and the ever-present wonder the Parker-Gila reclamation pro- of the great dam are expected to continue to draw thousands of tourists,
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The city expects to-rival Reno as a divorce centre and replace Agua Caliente as n gambling mecca for the wealthy of Los Angeles and Hollywood.
Jeet: U.S.$10,000,000 for the re- clamation of 100,000 acres of Indian reservation near the river and the remainder for completion of sur vey of power facilities at Parker dam site.
Vaults hundreds of miles in- fand at Fort Knox, Kentucky || and Denver, Colorado, will pro- Until this appropriation is granted, Governor B. B. Moeur hastect the U.S. $9,260,000,000 indicated, the state will contine United States gold reserve, the While the Boulder Dam cost U.S.Its opposition to construction of largest in history, during any $49,000,000, the Metropolitan water Parker dum, a project to divert conflict in Europe or Africa. district of Southern California is water to the Metropolitan aqueduct, Meanwhile, the estimated U.S. of unemployed spending U.S. $220,000,000 to build į Arizona has protested against con- $30,000,000,000 an aqueduct tapping the Colorado atruction of Parker dam on the ereilit in the United States will river 150 miles downstream which ground that a fair alloention of also be barred from uae as loana will convey water to farms, homes water has not been arranged to most of those nations who bor- and factories.
United Press.
A hitherto unpublished photograph of Mrà. Lándbergh, taken almati H.M.S. Hermes during the Far Eastern tour of the American couple,,
Mrs. Lindbergh Tells Of Yangtze River Drama
MRS. ANNE. MORROW LINDBERGH, wife of Colonel Charles
Lindbergh, the American airman, had been told: "No one who goes under the yellow surface of the Yangtze River ever comes up again."
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A little later she jumped into | bergh;___"nothing could save the Yangtze from a half-wrecked | now, We were already at an scaplane but she came up angle and turning fast. again. And it never occurred
to her to be frightened.
*Jump!'
current.
life new
Trowed here during the Great War. Great Britain and Italy are both on the list of those ineligible to United States loans. Fourteen
BIG BRITISH
AIR COMBINE
FIVE LINES PASS OUT
OF EXISTENCE CUTTING OUT COMPETITION Five competing British airlines passed out of existence last week,
In their place was born Allied British Airways Ltd., the largest combine of air transport interests in the flying history of this country outside Imperial Airways,
The five companies amalgama- Islay); Highland Airways, Ltd. runaing from London to Liver. Belfast, pool Hull, Manchester, Glasgow. Paris and Belgium) : United Airways, Ltd. (London to Liverpool, Blackpool, Carlisle and lele of Man); Northern and Scot- tish Airways, Ltd. (Glasgow to the Isle of Man, Campbeltown and lelay); Highland Airways, Ltd. Wick, (Aberdeen to Inverness, Kirkwall and Lerwick In the 'Shet- lands), and Spartan Air Lines, Led. (London and the Isle of Wight).
other nations are also black-list Nation's
because they defaulted on the last war debts.
Because they ceased paying on the U.S. $12,000,000,000 they owe the United States, Congress de- creed that it should be unlawful for any US, person or agency to loan to those governments, their agents or political aubdivision as long as the default continued. Defaulting Nations
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for
The law stated that while such governments wore in default on any part of the old debt: "It shall be unlawful any person to purchase or sell the bonds, securities or other obliga- tions of any foreign government or pulitical subdivision thereof or any organization or association acting for or on behalf of a foreign government or political subdivision thereof, .... or to make any loan to such foreign government, political subdivision, organization or association except a renewal or adjustment of exist ing indebtedness ....
Ordinary short term commercial credits are not barred hut in time of war exporting houses usually are inclined to demand ensh or very iron-clad payment terms, so that the possibilities of such cre- dits are presumably limited.
Most of the neighbours of Italy and Great Britain are in the same category, thoy include France, Czecho- Belgium, Jugo-Slavia, Slovakia, Austria, Greece, Rou- masiu, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Germany, and the three small Baltic nations. Only Finland, of all war borrowers, is still per mitted buns here because she hus paid all her obligations as they fell duro.
Gold Moved Inland United States gold roserves "I looked down into the muddy alrendy have been moved inland! She tells the story in a book preparatory to action, that second mountains to Denver. Vaults are In that Beeting second from San Francisco across the published last week: "North to of winding up the Orient." The book is about thought only
the spring. under preparation at Fort Knox with incongruous to the flight she made with her complacency, 'Now I will find out located at New York, Philadelphia protect the reserves now husband from Washington to how the
preserver. and Washington. The plan was China by way of Canada, Alaska, works
"Not only did I have no fear; Mediterranean
begun before the outbreak of the and Japan.
the crisis, but I had no sensation at all-no burial symbolizes the strict cur realisation of going under taliment the United States will 'put water or of getting wet or of in the future on loans. my clothes being heavy to
Privato United States creditors, awim in, or even that the pre-furthermore, gonerally exhibit a server had not worked,
cold attitude toward Overseas "Quite typically, I had not loans in view of the widesprend pressed the lever far enough. It default private obligations did not matterIliad come up since the depression. Five or six with yards of deflated life pre-clal credits out of $10,000,000,000 and was swimming along easily billion dollars worth of commer server dragging after mo."
Then both the Lindbergis and to $12,000,000,000 are in default, giving extensive popular support the sailors were hauled into 4 to the government's attitude-on
war debts-United Press.
The seaplane Was being lowered from the deck of the British aircraft-carrier Hermes, The Lindberghs were in their scats, and two sailors stood on the wings. The current caught the seaplane and began to force
It over.
"Better rot ready to jump!" yolled Colonel Lindbergh from the front cockpit.
"No Sensation"
"I climbed out," says Mrs. Lind- Ufcbant.
Honour For Lawrence Of Arabia
THE name and memory of Lawrence of Arabia is to be enshrined for ever among Bri- tain's great dead. Arrangements have
now been
compted, for a national memorial service to take place in St. Paul's Cathedral next month.
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Following a meeting of memorial of Lawrence's friends held in London, the Dean and Chapter have been approached to allot a precise date for the ser- vice.
50,000 Girls Lost In Britain
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all evening long
WHEN HE LOOKS AT YOU Like That
You Can Bo Sure of Yourself
SCOTLAND YARD'S JUST a you turn from your
REVELATIONS MORE than fifty thousand
women and girls disappear in England in a year. This startling fact emerges from a study made by Scotland Yard of the lists of missing persons compiled by police stations all over the country.
It was brought Bome to the au- thorities very forcibly during the hunt that has been going on to solve the identity of the girl vic- | tim of Trunk Crime No. 1.
Where do thone girls go? Some are undoubtedly victims of white slavery. They are enticed abroad |with promises of employment only to be sold Into vice in places like Casablanca and Algiers, where English girls arg much in demand. Others from de- pressed arens inke chance. and. by lorry riding, make their way-into-London and other big Icities. Of their number many re- main a menace on four road, Hving in rondside cufes Lord Trenchard, and in lorries.
Still others are atteneted by ad- vertisements into situations as do- mostle servants in certain parts of the East End from which many are only rescued by, the police. Here they are paid at the rate of one
shilling, a day, and dare nut leave because their cloth- ing has been provided by their mistresses who have no compune- This committee came into being fiton in threatening to hand them after the Funeral in the lonely over to the police for "stealing" they run Dorset churchyard which the garments should Lawrence was borne after his away. fatal accident last June..
to
His grave there is marked by a simple wooden cross. This bears his name and the word "Rest" in Arabic.
Services Remembered
Some find their way to the Lon- don mortuaries. Scarcely n day passes but a friendless woman's body is brought to the mortuarles as a result of an accident or through suicide. Nobody claims was felt, however, that them and they are buried "un- Lawrence's greatness as a kader,known" in a pauper's grave. and his services to the country should be given more abiding and a national, expression.
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An appeal was issuck, signed by Field-Marshal Lord Allenby and others, inviting suggestions and contributions towards suitable mucenorial.
'com.
Then there are the lists of miss- ing persons themselves:"Missing from home, Miss C, nged thirty- nine, wearing fight blue dress, blue cont brown shocs, believed to be suffering from loss of memory."
"Girl, aged fifteen, Joan M, pale complexion, hair wavy, brown in colour, eyen hazel, height, five feet one incli."
It has now been decided that this memorial is to take the form of a bronze bust of Lawrence by Eric Kennington.
"Mrs. M-, last seen near her This, together with a
home at Bootle, wearing a brown- memorative tablet, will to
shawl, elogs and a black apron. placed in the crypt of St.Lass of memory." Paul's Cathedral, where it will rest side by side with the ro mains of Nelson, Wellington, and other great leaders of the Empire.
The ceremony will be included In the forthcoming St. Paul's ser- vica.
An Oration
Every week there are acores
of such casos. Some are found and remain on the lists becauso the relatives forget to tell the polico. Mrs. M-may be found wandering in Manchester, Miss C"found drowned, no evid- ence to show the state of her mind."
The order of the ceremony ham
The schoolgirl may never be not yet been completed, but be- aids Church dignitaries who will found. Perhaps she has run away. take part, it in belleved that an- and entered domestic service or oration will be delivered by a gront-perhaps she is on the Contintout In the hands of the white sinvo traf- soldier or atatesman who was associated with Lawrends in hlafickers. work In Arabia.
The names of Mr. Winston Churchill and Lord Allenby-have been mentioned.
To her relatives and the police she is, "lost.". Another has lioeri· added to the ever-gowing list of women who have disappeared.
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