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HEAD Orsten-SHANGHAI BRANCHE-HAnkow, Tixninin, PEKING, CHUNOKINĖ, CHINANG, HONOLONG Canton, CRANG- FRA, NEWCHWANG, MUKHES AND HARDIK. AUKNUTK-LONDON AND NEW YORK.

INN SIGNS.

THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANING.

What is the story behind some of the quaint inn signs which delight way-farers !

Mr. A. . M. Hutchinson, author of "If. Winter Comes," writes in the April issue of Fellowship.-

POSSIBILITIES OF RADIUM

.

PRODUCING POWER FROM

WATER,

Two somewhat remarkable stato ments about new possibilities of radium have been made in the techni

CHANNEL TUNNEL SCHEME.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FEATURES OF THE WORK.

A good deal of interest has been aroused (eays a writer in the Journal of Commerce) by the knowledge that a new type of excavation which will be used in the boring of the Channel Tonnel is now being assembled preparatory to the carrying out of teate, There have always been two rival tunnel schemes. On the one

in a straight line. Ou other hand,

|FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT

INQUIRY CONTINUES."

A BUTTERFLY FARM

DESCRIPTION OF A CURIOUS PROFESSION.

At the Magistracy yesterday after noon, the inquiry was continued by Mr. R. E. Lindell and a Jury, into Breeding caterpillars and butter, the circumstances attending the flies is a carious profession. But it death of a Chinese foreman black has been the work for twenty-ava smith, who was killed on July 2 whilst riding a bicycle, as the rest lt years of Mr. L. W. Newman who bas of a collision with a motor car driven at Bexley, in Kent, an extensive but by Sub-Inspector P. Grant of the terfly form, writes Alan Dilot in the Water Police, at the junction of Can

Daily News. tou and Jar.line Roads on the border

of Yaumati.

86W,

Winter and summer ha is busy rust- ing and selling caterpillars, butter. Bise, chrysalides and butterflies, eggs

Lundreds of thousands.

The inarets on his farm consume

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1. 1988

DAIRY

FARM NEWS.

DAIRY – PRODUCE

FRESH MILK

al-o the, following forms:--Sterilized, Skimmed, Butter and Soured.

FRESH CREAM

Full Rich

BUTTER

Dalsy, Dairymaid and Shamrock Brands,

CHEESE

Edam, Australian Cheddar American Stilton and Picnic.

The previous hearing was adjourned hand Sir John Hawkshaw, backed by in order that the Court might visit Lord Richard Grosvenor, favoured a the scene of the accident for a co-lio tunnel commencing from St. Mar-woman who claimed to be an eye- garet's Bay to traverse the Channd witness, to explain exactly what she tho leaves of one-and-a baif aures of At the roumption yesterday, evid.closely-planted trees, nettles and Mr. Francis Brady, supported by Sirence was heard as to the deceased's owers, in a season, for one caterpillar THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. Edward Watkin, was in favour of movements on the morning of the cats twenty-four times its own weight

in twenty-fours hours.. accident, but this evidence did noti commencing the tunnel at the foot of

The butterfly farm presents a weird throw any fresh light on the accident. Shakespeare Cliff.

The inquiry was again adjourned aspect. There are stunted popular il Friday for Mr. M.K. Lo, solicitor tres portions of which are enveloped for the deceased's relatives to ad- sacks. These sacks protect tho caterpillars from their natural dress the Jury and for the Coroner's

onemies, and prevent them going summing-up.

astray.

RIVAL BOUEMES.

The essence of the difference bet ween Sir John Hawkehaw's echeme

cal world. One of these is the poe-and Mr. Brady's was that the former felt his tunnel would be secure in the

I was much interested the other day sibility of pr. ducing power from water to learn that the true origin of the ex-with the help of radium. traordinary contradictions one some- times sera Bull And Gate,' Shoulder

Water, i exposed to radivas is

lower chalk, whilst the other party CAPTAIN CUTTLE'S DERB '. insisted that the tunnel should pass

entirely through a particular bed of COMEDIES AT THE CORONET. the lower chalk known as the chalk

of Mutton and Cucumber, Quat and decomposed at a high temperatur Compasses is this: In illiterate into oxygen and hydrogen, and by daya no ion was known solely by its using the latter as a source of fur, marl. The chalk mati is composed of eigos, a bull, a gate, a lion, and so on.

If the proprietor moved to a new power can be obtained, and an in- about 80 per, ceat, of carbonate of hostelry he would strive to have the terual combustion engine could be run benefit of his old renown so he took from water alone. Under the influence lime and 20 per cent, of clay, and, on bis old sign with him and joined it to of radio active matter, more energy is account of clay, it is impervious to the now-heace Bull and Gate, obtained from the water than that water.

required to effect its decomposition. 'Rose and Crown,'

Such, at any rate, is the claim of German patentes, whose patent se been ranted.

This interesting theory is supported by Larwood and Hotten in their "History of Signboards." Advertise. nients are queted which show that it was customary for a genial host who moved to another inn to take the name of the old with him. For ins. ice, in the Foatboy ut January 2-4, 1711, is the following notice:-

Peter Duncombe and Saunders Dancer, who lived at the Faked Boy in Great Russell-street, Convent-Gar den, remored to the Faked Boy and Mitro, near Somerset House, Strand.

Many thin signs have hs very carioce origins. Some of these boards have names with a religious signi. Ecanoe, such as "Salutation." "Lamb and Flag," and so on.

Historical names like "Royal Oak" and "Marquis of Granby are common. There have, however, been many cor- raptions of originally interesting names."Bacchauale," for instance, has been turned into "Bag o' Nails,

Boulogne Mouth" (the entrance to Boulogne Harbour) into "Bull and Mouth, Catherine Weel "into "Cat and Mouth," "Goat and Compasses " meant originally God Eucompasscth un." The Angi Baxon Piga was- sail," which menstVirgin had" or "lase and a glass," bus degenerated into "Pig and Whistle."

ENGINEERS' GIGAN

LOSS.

There are also numerous cages for ente pillars, obrysalids, and but- talien. The latter have to be watch. They need constant moilure, and an ed very carefully at this time of year.

hour's delay way mean the loss of several pounds.

There is a Berce thrill about hers races which not even the manifest Many people believe that butterflies deficiencies of our local Bappy Valley are killed by sticking a pin throug gymkhanas con altogether eradicate. their bodies. This is never done. All Coronet patrous; foun that there was butterflies are doped" with cyanide pleaty of excitement to be got of potassium. They are then pinned Two headings have been driven in yesterday out of the remarkable film and mounted, following a process by this chalk mail to test its nature and of the 1932 Darby which has just which the wing are stretched and left quality one above the ass level in arrived amongst the latest topicul on boards to dry, from two to four The production of synthetic com-sea level it about the position the marked, a

the chalk cil's and the other below the budgets. Captain Cuttle's fine race weeks, according to temperature,

Dew epoch in Derby Kir. Newman says that a mela pounds from the air is a discovery tunnel would occupy. The beading bistory by establishing a fresh record moth is often attracted from a dis- made by Mr. F. Harrison Glen, the above the sea in the cliffs bae been time., Just so the film which records tauce of several miles to a female radium expert, who has found that it driven 40 years. The one under the with such wonderful clearness and whom he wishes to wound wi is possible to form organic compounde cea is Dearly 1 miles in length, and, precision every stage of the ram: have seen a male in search of rate from the moisture carbonic acid in during its making, a small hand pump and marks a fresh achievement in Globe says weep round in smaller and the atmosphere. The quantities of was sufficient to get rid of the water dom. The men who were handling the swailer circles, and i faney he gets synthetic compounds produced by met with. It is clearly demonstratest Topical cameras took the rat part of stronger and stronger messages us he radium are, of course, extremely that it would be foolish to attempt to the race in the ordinary way and then gets bearer the female by means of small, and their formation very slow, drive the tunnel in any other for the final spurt when the leadore his very delicate'antennae or feelers. as was the case with the first products bed. It has been proved beyond were within a few lengths of home As he is circling around the female made by photosynthesis-o by the doubt that this obalk mar! extends they retarded the action of their she can be seen quivering at his ap-|| action of certain rays of light

from shore to instruments, with wonderful results:proach. Mr. Glen thinks that increased shore and that there will be no It is probably the most interesting A popular delusion is that all but. produ tion might be obtained by difficulty in following its course, picture of its kind that has ever been terflies only live two or three days. 1 increasing the quantity of wateri

In a few cases this is so, but the vapour and carbonic acid in the air, although it may not be in quite a transferred to the screen.

straight line. The French. engineers There is plenty of attraction about average length of life is more like But the establishment of a new science, that of radio synthesis, has with this view. The place best the balance of the new programme, twenty days. Many species live from

suited for commencing the tunnel is 00. Blanche Sweet captures the eight to twelve months, hibernating been opened up, the possibilities of which ju the field of synthetic chenus- cover shakespeare Cliff, where proper faney more easily than ever in Her during the cold weather, and awaking

cover will be obtained, the line of the Unwilling Husband;" a delightful when the warm weather returns. try cannot at present be foreseen.

tunnel proceeding thence towards little comedy farce and Harold Lloyd Mr. Newman supplies schools, Sangatte on the French coast It is a the inimitable comedian of the laboratories and Museums w th remarkable coincidence that this atra ortoiseshell specs" excels himself in thousands of butterflies, caterpillars tum should be so suitably placed in "Now or Never," one of the real, and chrysalides a week, and is obliged the very narrowest portion of the topnotchere amongst his famous to employ three assistants and a se Straita of Dover.

$100,000 comedies,

cretary to oupe with the work.

MRS. ASQUITH AND THI

AMERICAN PEOPLE.

under the sea

NETHOD OF BORINO.

So far from guiding public Mr. P. O. Tempest, the engineer to opinion, the papers in America the Chanel Tuned Company, has stimulate all that is worthless and prepared numerous schemes for the you may search in vain to find careful approaches, considering in particular criticism oither upon art, music, or the position of the mouth of the international affairs," writes Mr. tunnel, which up to now has been a Asquith in the Evening Sandard. great stumbling block. These schemes England has been called a nation are ready for submission whenever

called for.

of shopkeepers, but I think we spend as much time upou moure and playing fields na Americeus do in elevatora and offices.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISKI

IN THE "MA11.”

ENTERTAINMONTO,

August 1.-Coronet Theatre; " Her Unwilling Husband." World Theatre; Tom Mix in The Six-Shooter Andy." Kowloon Theatre, "Neglige Danco."

PUBLIO AUCTION SALES.

HOOKS AND EYES.

"A PRIMITIVE DEVICE,"

WHITE AWAY'S

GREAT

SUMMER

1T8

of

COMMENCE ON

SALE

MONDAY JULY 31ST

ENTIRE STOCK INCLUDED

Ar

GENEROUS REDUCTIONS

We have placed large orders for Stock for the Coming Cold Season and in order to make room for this we must clear a large po tion of our present Stock.

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IN-

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HONGKONG.

FROM

DOCK.

"What is it I asked the inspector. "Gentleman suswering to the name Brouke," said P. C. Sallivan. "Yes, but what is the animal:1→ "Alligator, sir, aluffed," replied the

-P. C. Sullivan raid that about 2.m. on Sunday he saw the alligator, attached to. Brooks, in Savoy-street. Brooke told him he was offering the animal for sale on behalf of a woman who kept a recond-hand shop at Maryland Point Stratford, E.

shot

"It is estimated that members of

Mrs. Wintringham, M.P., gave the Engineers' Union alone bave

The main factors in the construc

evidence at the Safeguarding of forgone about twenty millions sterling in wagee in the three months over

tion of the tunnel will be send ani

Industries Ant inquiry into home manufacturers' complaints that cheap disposal of the excavation. Great

The police at Bow-street Station The court looked at the alligator. which the lockout hae spread," says the Scotinion).

Loreign imports of kooke and eyes and laughed at Police Constable Sullivan and the alligator grinned at the court "An even greater

"Perbape we waste too much time things are expected of the new ex som has been lost to the million men on grass and gara, but it has cavating machine, which should have

enap lasteners are affecting their when early caBunday morning, (says while Mr. Brooke, tall, impresive, in the other tiganisations affected. encouraged a certain alcofness and au output greater than anything August S.-Lammert Bros., a industry, to prevent which they ask the Daily May) he arrived with a

and eloquent twitled his moustache What but hen the mosty loss in leisure, which produces a quiet mind. bitherto used for tuunel boring. quantity of valuable household for a tariff to be imposed on foreign dignified defendant and a stuffed and explained that the animal was

alligator.

South Africa" by other trader and to the nation A8 & "Whether it is from the difficulties This rapid excavator will require a furniture and a few pieces blackwood products.

Mre. Wintringham said women now! whole it is imposible to compute. of the climate and the overheated willing partner to dispose of the ware, at Slimish, 98 The Peak, 2.46

the aon of the woman who had regarded those devices se primitive Bame of the Unione, including the roome, the voices of ever the nicest spoil." Here again the engineer] p.m.

authorized bím to, sell it for £1. A.E.U., bave not only depleted their people appeared to me to be loud, comes to the rescue with an ingeniou August 4.-Hughes and Hough, a and altogether out of date. This was

Whatever he made beyond that sum the changes in de-

came to him as cómmiteion. "My coffers, but have bad to obtain icons, and however generously you may scheme. Instead of laboriously loading large consignment of White Goode, a partly due to

women's clothes, but

detention is legal," he declared, It is oppa sing to think that all this have been entertained you are left the "spoil" into tracks and Lauling low lots of special glass-ware and signs of might have been prevented by the with a sense of suffocation which it them away on special tracks, there sundries, Pates Kooms, 2.45 pm. these changes themselves were pro-constable, who has been in the Army."aid I will take action against the exercise of a modicum el common would be difficult to explain.

ill be powerful mizing machines

The sequel was heard at Bow street. police to obtain compensation." August 9-Lammert Bros. 3bably due to the fact that the book fense."

stalled to convert the "spoil" into boilers (ex s. s. "Chiyo Maru"), Tai- and eye or the snap lastener were, Willam Brooks, 70, a tall, dis- The magistrate ordered a remand

kind of soup by adding water. koo Dockyard, Il am.

never convenient or secure.

tinguished-looking man, wearing a for seven days or inquirien and uge pumpe will then dispose of thin

The modern garment slipped on or luck-coat, was charged with being in accepted Mr. Brooks's own bail. quid as fast as the work of xcavR»

was kept together by means of but unlawful possession of the alligator. tons or elastic; the jumper had very Placed t-nderly on a table ehind the largely displaced the use of the blouse, dock, the alligator grinned wickedly and the greater participation of girls at the assembled court. Three: its and w. men in various forms of sport teeth were missing. It was about had also had its effect in hastening four feet long and was "tethered "by the change,

a length of white taposing

The excuse of being a young country will not continue to cover the POSTCARD'S TEN YEARS' rush and nose and lack of privacy

JOURNEY.

that prevail; and the amount of small Sent from Ealing ten years ago a children that 1 have seen. in hotels, picture postcard bas just seached its abis, and testaurants that go to fed funded Lecipient at Wimborne, | at midnight after sucking candy let DomBot,

ween enormous meals is not promising It bote only a ball penny stomp, for a nation which is always growing and surcharge bad to be paid.

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COMPANY MEETING.

tiun proceeds. This system is known August 18.-Union Insurance in engineering patlance as the slurriacciety of Canton Ltd. Queen's Build fication.

inge at noon. British Trader Is It is fully anticipated that three surance Co. Ltd., Queen's Buildings methods will materially reduce the 12.10 p.m. China Fire Inaviance Co

| Ltd., Queen's Buildings, 12.16 p.m.

time of construction.

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But at the close of the day's busi- ness Detective Burt informed the magistrate that he had been to the abop indicated by Mr. Brooks and discovered that his story was ourrect. The magistrata thereupon ordered Mr. Brooks to be discharged, p

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