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.
Las Vegas, In Nevada, once a Two hundred and fifty miles long. sleepy desert town 17 miles from the aqueduct bores through moun the dam, now rivala Reno as the tatos and traverses deserts to suj-
ply the cities and Aral city of the state. The mil-
irrigate the orange lions which dam workers pouredfornia.
groves of Southern Cali- in its gambling tables, pushed |
across its bars, and spent in diverse ican canal is in the process of The U.S.$6,000,000 AB-Amer- 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 construc-tuce, fruits and vegetables grown tion work alowed. The average under its tropie sun. monthly payroll for dam workers employed by the Six Companies, Inc., contractors, amounted U.S.$700,000,
to
are at
a
Another project will bring power from the work's largest water turbines in the bare of the dam to light the West's city and power But as the dam heared com-its factories. plation the stream of sightseers Increased, hotel rooms
Artzoun is seeking
a congres- premium and business boomed,000,000 for irrigation projects in sional appropriation of U.S.$35, Las Vegas forencés 21 continued prosperity as the hub of a great construction of the first unit of
that stale-U.S.$20,000,000 ilesert resort. Fishing, boating, riding and the ever-present wonder the Parker-Gila geelamation pro- of the great dam are expected to Jeet: U.S.$10,000,000 for the re- continue to draw, thousands of reservation near the river and the clamation of 100,000 acres of Indian tourists.
remainder for completion of sur The city expecta to rival Renovey of power facilities at Parker as a divorce centre and replace dam site. Agua Caliente as a gambling mecca for the wealthy of Los Angeles and Hollywood.
While the Boulder Dam cost U.S. $19,000,000, the Metropolitan water district of Southern Californin is spending U.S. $220,000,000 to build, an aqueduct tapping the Colorado river 160 miles downstream which will convey water to farms, homes and factories,
BOULDER DAM
size of the dearly completed Boulder Dam is dwarfed in this photo by the presence of the great lake de- hind the dam, now approximately 430 feet deep. Vlowing the great project from the Nevada side spillway. this picture shows the entire 1200-foot width. At the south side of the Arizona side splitway, left back- ground, Highway 60, which runs over the top of the dam, can be traced winding through the huts towards King man.
No American Gold
For Europe
BIG BRITISH
50,000 Girls
AIR COMBINE Lost In Britain
FIVE LINES PASS OUT
OF EXISTENCE CUTTING OUT COMPETITION Five competing British -alrlines passed out of existence Inat week.
In their place was born Allied British Airways Ltd., the largest combine of air transport interests In the ying History of this country outside Imperial Airways.
METAL HOARD LIES BURIED IN VAULTS Washington, Oct. 20. In contrast to the generous Jeans for
extended European powers in the last war, the United States government has buried its gold hoard and barred loans to most Old World
The five compaules amalgama- powers in the face of impend-slay); Highland Airways, Ltd. ing conflict there.
running from · London to Liver- Vaults hundreds of miles in-pool, Hull. Manchester, Belfast, and at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Glasgow.
Paris and Belgium): and Denver, Colorado, will pro- United Airways, 14d. (London to tect the U.S. $9,250,000,000|| Liverpool, Blackpool, Carlisle and United States gold reserve, the
Iele of Man Northern and Scot- tish Airways, Ltd. (Glasgow to the opposition to construction of largest in history, during any Parker dam, a project to divert conflict in Europe or Africa,
Isle of Man. Campbeltown and water to the Metropolitan aqueduct, j Meanwhile, the estimated U.S.
Ielay) Highland Airways, Lid. (Aberdeen fo Arizona has protested against con- $80,000,000,000 ot unemployed
Inverness, Wick, struction of Parker dam on the credit in the United States will lands), and Spartan Air Lines, Kirkwall and Lerwiek in the Shet- ground that a fair allocation of also be barred from use as loans water has not been arranged to most of those nations who hor- United Press,
rowed here during the Great War. Great Britain and Italy are both on the list of those ineligible to United States loans. Fourteen other nations are also black-listed beense they defaulted on the last war debts.
Until this appropriation in granted, Guvernor B. R. Moeur has indicated, the state will continue its
A hitherto unpublished photograph of Mrs. Lindbergh, taken aboard H.M.S. Hermes during the Far Eastern tour of the Amortenn couple.
Mrs. Lindbergh Tells Of Yangtze River Drama
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 U.S. person or agency to Joan to these governments, their; agenta or political subdivisions us long as the default continued.
Defaulting Nations
The law stated that while such governments were in default on any part of the old debt:
I shall be unlawful.... for! any person to purchase or sell the bonds, securities or other obliga-| tions of any foreign government or political subdivision thereof or, any organization or association acting for or Con behalf of a foreign government or political aubdivision 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 but în limo of war exporting houses usually are luclined to demand cash or very iron-clad payment terms, so that the possibilities of such ere- dits are presumably limited.
Most of the neighbours of Italy and Great Britain are in the same category. they include France, Belgium, Jugo-Slavia, Czecho-
MRS. ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH, wife of Colonel Charles Slovakia, Austria, Greece, Rou-
Lindbergh, the American airman, had been told: "No one who goes under the yellow surface of the Yangtze River ever comes up again."
A little later she jumped into bergh; “nothing could save
We the Yangtze from a half-wrecked | now, were alrendy at scapiste-but she
upangle and turning fast.
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mania, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Germany, and the three small Baltic nations. Only Finland, of all war borrowers, is still per- mitted loans here because she has paid all her, obligations as they an fell due.
Gold Moved Inland United Statos guld reserves "I looked down into the muddy already have been moved Inland She tells the story in a book preparatory to action, that second mountains to Denver. Vaults are
In that fleeting second from San Francisco current.
across tho published last week: "North to of winding up
the spring. under proparation at Fort Knox
came
again. And it
never occurred
to her to be frightened.
was
The seaplane
being lowered from the deck of the British, aircraft-carrier Hermes. The Lindberghs were in their sents, and two sailors stood on the wings. The current caught the seaplane and began to force
***Hump!
reserves
now
the Orient." The book is about thought only with incongruous to protect the the flight she made with her complagency', 'Now I will! And out located at New York, Philadelphia husband from Washington to bow the
new life. preserver and Washington. The plan was China by way of Canada, Alaska, works,
begun before the outbreak of the and Japan.
"Not only did I have no fear; Mediterranean crisis, but the I had no sensation at all-no burial symbolizes the strict cur realisation of going under tailment the United States will put' water or of getting wet or of in the future on loans.. my clothes being heavy to Private United States creditors,. swim in, or even that the pre- furthermore, generally exhibit a server had not worked.
cold attitude toward overscas "Quite typlenily, I had not loans in view of the widespread pressed the lever, far enough. It default of private obligations did not matter. had come up aines the depression. Tive of six "Better get ready to jump!" with yards of deflated life pre- cial credits out of $10,000,000,000 and was awimming along easily billion dollars worth of commor- yelled Colonel Lindborgh from the server dragging after me." front cockpit.
to $12,000,000,000 are in default, Then both the Lindbergha and giving extensive popular support the sailors wore hauled Inte
a to the govornment's attitudo, on
war debts-United Press.
it over.
"No Sensation"
I climbed out," says Mrs. Lind-foboat."
Led. London and the Wight).
Nation's Honour For Lawrence Of Arabia
Isle of
THE name and memory of Lawrence of Arabia is to be enshrined for ever among Bri- tain's grent dead.
Arrangements have now been completed, for a national memorial service to take place in St. Paul's Cathedral next month.
Following EL meeting of 1 memorial of Lawrence's friends held in London, the Dean and Chapter have been approached to allot a precise date for the ser- vice..
This committee came into being after the funeral in the lonely Dorset churchyard to which Lawrence was borne after his fatal accident last June.
His grave thore is marked by a simple wooden cross. This bears his name and the word "Rest" in Arabic.
Services Remembered
It was felt, however, that Lawrence's greatness as a leader, and his services to the country should be given A more hiding. and a national expression.
An uppeal was fasued, signed by Field-Marshal Lord Allenby and others, inviting suggestions and contributions towards A euitable memorial.
It has now been decided that this memorial is to take the form of a bronze bust of Lawrence by Eric Kennington. This, together with a com- memorative tablet, will be placed in the crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, where it will rest side by side with the re- mains of Nelson, Wellington, and other great leaders of the Empire.
The ceremony will be included in the forthcoming St. Paul's scr-, vice.
...
An Oration
The order of the ceremony has not yet been completed, but bo- Bids Church dignitaries who will tako part, it is believed that an oration will be delivered by a great soldier or statesman who was associated with Lawrenos In hin work in Arabin.
The names of Mr. Winston Churchill and Lord Allenby hava "boon mentioned.
SCOTLAND YARD'S
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 home to the nu- thorities very forcibly during the bunt that has been going un to solve the identity of the girl vie- Lim of Trunk Crime No, 1.
Where do these 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 are much in demand. Others from de- pressed Arcas tuko IL chance, land, by lorry briding, make their. way into London other big cities. Of their inumber many re- main a menace on our rond, living In roadside enfes Lord Trenchard. and in lorrick..
Still other are attracted by ad- vertisements into situations as do- meatle 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 daro shilling a day, and not leave because their cloth- ing has been provided by their mistresses who have no compune- Lion in threatening to hand them over, to the police for "stealing" The garments should they run
one
away.
Some find their way to the Lon- don mortuaries. Searcely a day passoa bet a friendless woman's body is brought to the mortuaries 119 a result of an accident or through suicide. Nobody claims them and they are buried "un-
known" in a pauper's grave.
Then there are the lists of mise- ing persons themselves:-"Missing from home, Miss C-, nged thirty- nine, wearing light blue dress, blo coat, brown shoes, believed to be suffering from loss of memory."
"Girl, aged fifteen, Joan M—, palo complexion, hair wavy, brown in colour, eyes hazel, height five feet one inch"
"Mrs. M-, last seen near her home at Bootle, wearing a brown shawl, clogs and a black apron. Loss of memory,”
:
Every week there are scores of such cases. Some are found and remain on the lists because the relatives forget to tell the police. Mrs. M-may be found wandering in Manchester, Miss Cfound drowned, no evid- ence to show the state of her. mind."
The schoolgirl may never be found. Perhaps she has run away and entered domestic service or the bands of the white slave traf perhaps she is on the Contintent in
Ackery.
To her relativos and the polls she is "ont." Another has hoon added to the ever-growing Bat of woman-who-havo-illsappareil;
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