DUCHESS
AND SISTER
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
MAUNALOA WARNING: GREATER
The new Duchess of Gloucester, Indy Alice Scott' (Left) and her sister, Lady Margaret Hawkins, arriving in London by aeroplane from
Bowhill, Selkirk, estate of the late Duke of Buccleuch,
BRITAIN SEEKS FREEDOM FROM OIL SHORTAGE
SHE IS TURNING TO COAL TO ..MAKE HERSELF INDEPENDENT
The new plant, which is the only one of its kind on a commercial scale in the world, will make one ton of petrol from four tons of bituminous coal.
discussed much - technique really is.
According to Imperial cals, it is very simple.
ERUPTION SOON
HAWAIIAN VOLCANO MAY SPREAD NEW DISASTER.
LAST WEEK'S ACTIVITY ONLY
PRELIMINARY RUMBLING. Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 1.
Mauna Loa volcano, Nature's mighty blast furnace, which has subsided temporarily since last week's activity, is again preparing to erupt, volcanologists predict, warning that the city of Hilo must be prepared for probably one of the greatest lava flows in Hawaii's turbulent volcanic history.
Date of the next eruption, which will be a violent one, naturally cannot be definitely set, according to Dr. T. A. Jagger, Hawaii National Park volcanologist, but this autumn or winter is a likely time and increased activity certainly 'should occur by 1936, he forecasts..
The potential danger of an eruption can be changed into a
spectacular attraction if proper Heroic Title
precautions are taken, Jagger
said. Already a crude rond is For Selassie
boing constructed up the north-
east slope of the mountain from Proves Error
Kilauea, Hawali's other live vol-
cano, which also shows signs of imminent activity.
Jagger's department keep>s
a "CONQUERING LION OF
constant vigil at Kilauea and JUDAH” FOUND DUE TO during the equinoxes when erup SLIP IN TRANSLATION tions and earthquakes are charac- teristically active observers are stationed at Mauna Loa crater, a climb of nearly 14,000 feet from sou level. Thus the community can be properly informed of com- ing eruptions.
1933.
ONE RIFT BEING SEALED
:
Judah."
um-
1935.
Y.M.C.A. 80 YEARS OLD
GIFTS HAPPINESS
OF
AT
HARIRAM'S
51,
Nathan Road. Kowloon
The Young Women's Christian Association's eightloth birthday was celebrated in Londen by a. enlly to countries were present. The photo
which representatives of afty-six
shows the Indin representative dis playing a curio from her country to a member from Australia..
SIR JOHN REITH 'SQUIRMED'
SECRETS OF RADIO
BAN ON PRIMATE
:
IN 1926 STRIKE
view
Washington, Dec. 4. The secret history of the in- The American public's most tervention in the general strike
in cherished illusion
the in 1926 of Dr. Randall Davidson, Ethiopian war collapsed when then Archbishop of Canterbury, authorities disclosed that it is land of Sir John Reith's refusal a grave, in fact, unpardonable to allow him to broadcast an ap. WATER SUPPLY UNPROTECTED
lexicological error to describe peal for peace and conciliation, Jagger pointed out a lava flow
Emperor Haile Selassic as is revealed in a biography of the down Mauna Lon's north side
"The Conquering Lion of Archbishop, published last month. would Inp up Hilo's water supply,
The blographer, Dr. G. K. A. ns it has done in the past. Steps
There has been perhaps no Bell, Bishop of Chichester, quotes are being taken to provide for this
other phrase or title that im- from Dr. Davidson's diary that emergency.
longed predictions of a lava pressed war news readers more the Primate protested against the Sir John Reith "squirmed" when flow on years of observation, vividly than the words "Con-radio ban. pointing out that a flow shouldquering Lion" as applied to a follow within 47 months of a sum-slender,
On May 7, Dr. Bell relates, after shadow-skinnexi and the strike had been in progress for mit erater gushing se ne spec boarded little mah so often some days, a group of churchmen tacularly occurred in December, photographed walking sedately and Nonconformists decided that Strangely, flows occur in eyeles in the streets of his capital and an appost should be broadenst for which have averaged approximate-shaded from the sun by an old conciliation and the withdrawal of
the strike, period. The land unimpressive black Billingham-On-Tees, Eng., Dec. 1.
ly 11 years to a summit eruption in 1933 was not brella.
"Inspired" About 4 per cent. of Great Britain's annual require-accompanied by a flow. The last ERROR, IN TRANSLATION
When the Archbishop put the Mauna Lon flow came in .1926 ments of petrol henceforth will be extracted from coal by when glowing torpid rivera of lava Selassie's title was erroneously MacDonald, then Leader of the But the trouble is that Haile suggestion before Mr. Ramsay the hydrogenation process at the new plant of the Imperial band crept down the slope to the English. It should have rend: "A the table and said: 'It is inspired, burst through the mountainside translated when it was copied into Labour Party, the latter "thumped Chemical Industries which was inaugurated recently by Kons coast, engulfing the tiny lion has survived from the tribe of for it puts the thing exactly in the
right way."" Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir Harry McGowan, chair-fishing village of Hoopuloa. Vil-Judah."
agers were forewarned and since Dr. George Laman, ethnologist Mr. Baldwin also approved the. man of the company.
Java travels slowly, they were able unsociated in research with Dr.appeal, but expressed the to escape without loss of life. John P. Harrington of the Smith-that complete withdrawal of the
sonian Institution, disclosed to-day strike must precede, negotiations. that the word "conquering" in the All was ready for the broad- cast when Sir John Reith rang Jagger believes the southwest titia is a complete misinterpretation rift in Mokuaweoweo-the Hawai-and distorts the original meaning
up the Archbishop and said However, Sir Harry explained
revolutionary inn name for Mauna Loa's mas-of the title, which dates to King.
that he felt the broadcast roaring, that it has to be a certain kind
sive crater is being sealed and Solomon. Instead of a
"would run counter to his tacit of bituminous coal and before
Chemi-hence the next activity will pro-ruthless beast, the title has a less but nevertheless
arrangement with the Govern- duce an outbreak on the north, blood-thirsty other kinds may be commercially
toward Hilo.
| courageous origin, he said, which is
ment about such things." used, "much expensive research PROCESS EXPLAINED TO PUBLIC
in keeping with Behind the spectacular erup-.
Dr. Davidson wrote in reply: the history of
"Are we to understand that if the remains to be done." Notwith-
The process standing that, the Billingham
is called "hydro-tions lies a legend of Madame Ethiopia,
The origin of the Ethiopian em- Churches desire to put something genation" simply because the ad- Pele, the fire goddess, which is as plant alone will require the ditional to parts of hydrogen re- mich a part of Hawail's history perer's title may be found in the forth their grave utterance must constant services of 2,000 miners quired are taken from water. The as these mighty belching cauldrons Book of Genesis and the word be subject to approval by the
"on" was merely a nickname for Broadcasting Committee?" throughout the year, furnishing water is converted into steam and themselves. the 600,000 tons of coal which raised to a high temperature and Hawaiians insist that prior to the tribe of Judah, according to Truculent Ministers
eruption Pele foraakes the Dr. Lamsa.
An interview followed, and Dr. are converted into petrol and the subjected to pressure, with the re-an
Davidson noted in his diary: 750,000 tons required for general sult that it "decomposes and, sacred mountaintops and appears purposes. Plant and laboratory from the resultant gas, 10 parts in human form. Many striking name in 486 B.C. Jerusalem sided of hydrogen are extracted and stories are related of her appear-with Egypt when Egypt and Baby- carbon and 5 parts of hydrogen, | Before the netivity in Haleman-lonin were at war. The Babylon- ians captured Jerusalem, carried and the answer is petrol, gurgling au pit of Kilauea crater in Sep- the tribesmen off to Babylonia and Daily output will be 310 tons, or through the latter portion of the dent b. G. Wingate was driving vived. It was Judah.
tember, 1934, Park Superinten-
slaughtered them. Only one sur 123,000 gallons.
huge apparatas and flowing intoj
the park after MacDonald stressed the fact pipes, which carry it down to the friends through
Suddenly Wingate that the undertaking was purels banks of the River Tees, where it nightfall.
is stored until pumped aboard heard a cry, apparently from the of Judah the nickname of 'lion', "the B.B.C. to be commandeered and Dr. Lamen said. "It was because made a Government agency, but a defensivo measure,
roadside and a moment Inter of their courage. He said that the that Mr. Baldwin had resisted the other pecupant of the ear a sceptre shall not depart from the suggestion. figure in whitern woman, with er tribe of Judah, nor h law-giver face pressed close to the wind from between
Shortly before the strike was his feet. That called off Dr. Davidson saw Mr. shield. An investigation revealed nothing.
meant that the lender of Judah Baldwin · and impressed on him should be the religious and political "the distrust we have in the tru- culent and fighting attitude not of was this incident and the himself but of some of his col- Hawaiians claim to have seen nickname "lion" that was the source leagues. He did not in the least DEFENCE REQUIREMENTS. and half coal, This paste is shot the feared and revered Polynesian of the motto of Solomon. In the deny. It.
goddess many times. A flaherman original Amharic, it, read: "Lion enormously strong con- "But the requirements of do- into an
The Archbishop's action created fence are quite a different matter. tainer already containing hydro- of his cutch to an old woman the tribe of Judah." The word Glibert Murray and Mr. Ramsay on the Kona const refused some has survived.. (or provalied) from a storm of controversy. ProfessOT In the present state of the world. gen.
whom he didn't recognise as Polo "survived"—not the nation that, can defend itself{
"conquered"-la MacDonald wrote to thank him. until after the great eruption of the correct translation of the word, Dr. Henson, Bishop of Durham, is a nation. that can use every In this container the mixture is Mauna Lon in 1926 had engulfed which is written "Notzakh" in complained that an impotus had particle of its influence for pence. subjected to enormous pressure his house. Pele in her wrath, he Hebrow; "Zkha" in Aramaic and been given to a "sentimental do
"Now a command of oil is 3,700 pounds por square inch. But sald, had destroyed his home, "Mogha" in Ethiopian.
clamatory. socialism as far 10- sential for our
it is still a mixture, and not until Pele must not be "crossed," Ha-
BIBLICAL VERSION
moved from sound economics na defence. Of|
| Christian morality." we could import it and the temperature is raised to 850 walian's caution. Hence when a course,
INTERPRETED store it, but that would be rather degrees Fahrenheit does the love-crazed Portuguese youth onco
princes of Judah always = awkward for what is called our chemical reaction" occur and the shot his sweetheart, hurled her vigorously enforced their loader- Just a princess when she visited balance of trade. The prospects mass turn into oil. It is not, how-body to the bottom of Halemau ship," Dr. Lamsa said. “When the Solomon-through their son Men- of finding off in our own strataver, uniform oil. Some is henvy, mau and then plunged in after tribes of Israel were fleeing from elk. not very bright, and it is some medium, some light. The her, they were worried lest the Egypt they arrived at the Dead
"Solomon was the builder of the Sea with their pursuers close be- temple.and the comforting to know that at a push heavy and medium oils are with goddess take offence.
descendants of They urged removal of the hind. The tribe of Benjamin first Menelik took Solomon's title-‘A we can manufacture it within our drawn and again treated in much
bodies, a seemingly imposable attempted to cross. The sea did on has survived.. the aame way". own borders, and no one can say that in doing so we are menacing
There are other ways of making task. However, park officials, an- not open for them. The tribe of "Ethiopia never has been a con- other countries,"
is xious not to have the crater be Judah stood on the shore and throwquering nation, but she has sur
vived through the centuries." I.C.I. TURNS SCHOOL TEACHER works and coke ovens.
jhly engaged a Japaneso contractor returned. Then, the princes of
Then Dr. Lamsa `added: The output from the Billingham who lowered himself to the bottom Judal led the way, and the sen
"Another thing, Emperor Halle Imperial Ctremical Industries plant of 160,000 tons of petrol por In a basket precariously built of opened for them, da mu
Selassie doesn't have any Lions of has tumed national school touch- annum is nearly equal to that of chicken wire and boards and re- "Tho present Ethiopian dynasty Judah in Addis Ababa. Those are er in an unusual effort to explain all the other domestic producers trioved the dogd lovers-United claims direct descent from Salomon just ordinary caged lions."United to the British public what this of petrol combined
and the Queen of Sheba-she was Press.
staffa are around 2,000.
PRODUCES 410 TONS DALJY
"I see there ja o hulinbaloo
about armaments and warlike de-
blown into the original 85 parts of ances
tankers.
ONLY JUDAH SURVIVED The tribe of Judah carned the
"He certainly squirmed somewhat at what I said in my letter about the Churches being refused a hearing at a great historic juncture.” Reith said that Mr. Churchill and The entry added that Sir John
"It was Jacob who gave the tribe Lord Birkenhead were eager for
COAL FIRST IS CLEANED
signe," he said. "I need not tell; First stage of the process in to you that so far as am concerned, clean the coal until it appears to I am enlisted for peace and that I contain not more than 2% per have no trust in arms for the pre- cent. of ush. Then it is ground MANY LEGENDS PERSIST leader of the tribes." vention of war.
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