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ALPINE PERIL.

WOMAN WEDS GUIDE SHE SAVED IN ADVENTURE.

| HAWAILA

ISLANDS. | much more freedom than is found

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A MEDLEY OF PEOPLE AND TONGUES.

the

THE CHINA MAIL.

$157,000 ART SALE.

A LORENZO LOTTO FOR

THE NATION..

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1927.

TREE DANGERS.

CAUSE OF A MOTOR SMASH.

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the air from becoming oppressively In most communities where whitas hot at, all seasons. Surf-riding and Orientals live side by side, that most exhilarating of sporta- Children of Anglo-Saxon descent | is an enjoyable in December as in form only a small minority of the June. All the year round, hedge- 60,000 who attend the various rows and gardens are ablaze with Honolulu, a busy, bustling city, schools and the University of multi-coloured hibiscus blooms, of

Colonel Hope. Falkner, the A romantic atory lien behind thei

Sensational scenes occurred at Announcement that Madame Emma modelled, as far as its peculiar Hawall, while Japanese constitute which nearly 2,000 varieties have

been developed in Hawaii. Olean-Christie's on July 16, when the Coroner in Singapore, recommend- Guardo and Vincenzo Grassa have half-Occidental, half-Oriental char-by far the largest single group.

Educational Advantages, ders and hau, poinsettia and bril- Holford collection of Italian pic-ed the removal from the sides of the roads of trees which serve no just been married at Aosta (writes acteristics will allow, on

Hant purple bougainvillea are intures was sold for $157,000. of the standardized American pattern, is The effect of free education on, the Rome correspondent'

The highest price paid was useful purpose but on the other the capital of a group of lovely is the American model is seen in the lower from January to December, "Central News.")

Lorenzo Lotto's hand constitute a source of dan- Madame Guardo is an enthusias landa anchored in mid-Pacific which labour conditions on sugar plante-while In summer the greater scarlet

£28,100 for

"ger to motorists. tic mountin climber, and Vincenzo comprise the territory of Hawait. tions. Japanese, Portuguese, Chin- umbrella-like poinciana trees and

He incorporated his comments Grassa is a well-known Alpine In this land of perpetual summer, ese, and coolles of half a dozen half a hundred other flowering trees "Portrait of a Lady as Lucretia." guide. Some months ago the pair sweet-scented tropical flowers and other nationalities were imported in and shrubs add to the blaze of This was bought by the National made an ascent of Mount Volombo, magnificent scenery, with all the the past to supply the labour de colour and scent the air with their Gallery Trustees, with assistance in a finding which he returned in from the National Art Collection connection with a fatal motor car in the Alps.. They reached the top romantic history of a proud native mand.

But as they absorbed perfume. without incident, but on their re- Monarchy as a back-ground, the Western Idens they graduated from

The average European might be Fund and a substantial contribu-smash along Changi Road on the turn were overtaken by a violent United States is conducting the labouring class to the trading content to enjoy the perfect bath- tion from Major Rex Benson and evening of August 5. The acci-| The deceased, a Malay The woman and the guide,uníque experiment in nation-build-class. Oriental Immigration la now Ing, the magnificent scenery, and his brothers, who are nephews'nfident occurred at the tenth mile) bound together with a rope, had ing. For, though in the United at an end, and latterly the Terri- the beauty of the Bora These the late Sir George Holford and stone.

named Musa, was employed as a made their way down the mountain-

tamby at the K.P.M. He was in side for some distance in the teeth Statos and farther afield the

executors of the estate. Hawaiian Islands have become

This handsome painting was the company of Subramanian of the blizzard when the guide known of lute years chiefly as

formerly in Lord Southeal's col- Chetty of 83 Market Street. They strayed from the path and fell

most delightful playground, they

lection at Kinnaird Castle. The were driving in a Fiat car hired down a ravine.

have other claims on the attention

sitter wears a white turban and a from the Heng Motor Garage, of the outside world.

green and orange dress. The Selegie Road. They drove out to high price paid was partly due to Changi and, according to the underbidding by Sir Joseph Chinese driver, just before the Duveen, who was not aware that smash he saw a car approaching| the National Gallery was compet-with him headlights. In swerv- Our barbers are ing against him.

ing to avoid the car, the back of experts in Bobbing. A sensation was also caused by the car struck a tree. The occu-Shingling and Wav- the last bid of £16,800 by Messrs,pants were thrown out and Musa || ing.

Lorm.

Perilous Descent. Mme. Guardo by a great effort The population of the islands is checked the guide's fall, and finally probably the most coamopolitan in succeeded in making the rope fast the world. lis 323,000 people in- to a rock. She then descended the clude no fewer than 28 distinct ravine and found Grassn badly In-nationalities,

The great majority jured. Binding up his wounds, are Asiatic, or of Asiatic blood." Mime. Guardo, after a time, was able Only a fifth of the population are to half lead and half carry the in-pure-blooded whites, and there is Med man up an incline to a level an extraordinary intermingling of

shouted eld of snow. She

for

Chinese, Japanese, Howallans.

help, but nobody came near, and, Spanish, and Portuguese. There afraid to leave her injured com are about 130,000 Japanese, 48,000 pinion, the brave woman carried him to the shelter of an overhang-Filipinos, 27,000 Portuguese, and 20,000 pure-blooded Hawaiians. ng rock, and waited till assistance

From this medley of people and arrived.

new section of the For three days and three nightal tongues a

a search party found them.

ey remained out on the snow until American people is being evolved.

Both The difficulty of the task was were then in a state of extreme ex-enhanced in years past by the in- haustion, and Madame Guardo was tense loyalty of the Hawaiian neonacious. They were carried people to their own romantic his- to a mountain hut, and, after being tory. Statues of King Kamehameha revived, were taken down the moun, the conqueror who subdued all fain to a village where after several the islands in 1795, adorn public weeks' illness both recovered. aquares in Honolulu and Hilo. The

The Sequel.

Territorial Building, formerly the Madame Guarde was afterwards Royal Palace retains intact the the recipient of two gold medals throne room of the Monarchy, which presented to her by the Carnegie passed out of existence with the de- Foundation in recognition of her position of Queen Liliuokalani in heroism.

1893, and its walls are hung with During the convalescence the ter-oil paintings of former rulers rible experience which they had clothed in Royal robes and uniforms under one drew them much together of European pattern. The old flag and their friendship ripened into of Hawaii, still to be seen in many public places, includes the Union Jove.

The wedding at Aosta was at-Jack in the corner, recalling the tended by a large party of Alpine fact that for a few months in 1845 guides who presented the bride with Hawaii was a British Protectorate. an enormous bouquet of edelweiss, One of the main thoroughfares in to which each guide had contribut Honolulu retains the name of Ber- ert, a bunch.

rittannia Street (a corruption of Britannia), and Thomas Square honours in its name the British ad- miral who restored Hawalian inde pendence to Kamehameha III. on behalf of Queen Victoria.

-ROUND LONDON.

WHIEŃ AMERICANS ARE PUZZLED.

shall

Island Defences. The strategia Importance which the United States attaches to the "Where

we go to Hawaiian Islands may be gauged norrow?" This question is dis- from the fact that on Oahu Island cussed just now in at least a dozen is maintained a complete and self- languages every night in London contained division of the American hotels. Americans, South Ameri-army. At Fort Schofield there are 15,000 troops of all arms, including cans, South Africans, Canadians, the 6th Composite Group U.S. Army Frenchmen, Italians, Germans, Air Service. At Pearl Harbour, 16 Norwegians, and citizens of re-miles from Honolulu, there is an mote countries are tackling the extensive naval establishment with gigantic problem of seeing London one of the largest dry docks in the in a week, or ten days.

world. Diamond Head itself con- Every morning there is a flash tains const defences said to be of of yellow silk calves outside Lon-the latest and most powerful type. don hotels as the pretty daugh-I As in California and British ters of America mount the motor Columbia, difficulties have arisen coaches which conduct them over the question of separate round the City. A man with a Japanese-language schools. Japan- megaphone rises at intervals dur-ese children born in Hawaii have ing the drive and shouts: "This is been sent to American public schools, where they salute the Stars Trafalgar Square. The statue on

After their lessons and Stripes. top of the column la Admiral Lord they go on to Japanese schools, Nelson."

where they are taught to honour the The motor-coach then tears Japanese rulers of their parents. down Northumberland Avenue In spite of progressive compromises (slowing up opposite Cleopatra's the dual language question is not Needle), and on to the City. When yet disposed of satisfactorily. The it passes the City boundary the white school population is concen- guide makes a statement that trated in a few schools, but all puzzles thousands of Americans colours and races intermingle with every year?—

"You are now," he shouts, "in

the City of London!"

The engine makes too much

noise for him to be aware of the

invariable remark:-

"Then where have we been for the last four days?”

The Tower.

The excitement of exploring the Tower of London wipes out the memory of this puzzle or the guide would have to explain that the City of London is the little self-contained square mile which used to lie within the walls of London, and that everything out.

side, this area is not the City of London but merely adipose tissue which London has gathered since the eighteenth century.

A guide who has been showing! Americans over London for many years placed the sights in the following order of popularity.

The Crown Jewels,

The Guard Mounting at Buck-

ingham Palace - and the] Horse Guards, -

Westminster Abbey.

The Royal Mews.-

The Temple Church and the

Temple

The view from the dome of St.

Paul's,

The National Gallery and the British Museum are "duty" sights. They are never omitted, but they do not "thrill" like a state ceremony or the Mall on the night of a royal Court, TOMA No American in London misses a state ceremony, said the guide. All general sightseeing was stop- ped during the recent state drives to the Guildhall when King Fuad and the Duke and Duchess of York were entertained by City

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torial Government and the sugar planters have imported Porto Ricans, Korentia, Filipinos, Rus- sians and Spaniards to supply the demand. They are employed, for

simple delights, however, do not satisfy American visitors. There is an endless choice of "aight-seeing tours," by means of which one may be taken to wonderful submarine

Girl Guides Tour Canada

ver 100 Girl Guides from the eastern provinces and three pro- minent English guiders, entrained from North Toronto station recently on a special Canadian Pacific train for a tour through the western part of Canada, particularly the Canadian Rockies where the party will make camp at Banff and other famous mountain resorts.

This adventure in the mountain has been uppermost in the minds of the Guides for many months. The feature of their tour will be camps set up at various points in the Rockies, the first at Penticton and then at Kelown in the Okanagan Valley.

the most part, on the small contract system their pay averaging about £0 a month.

Sugar is the chief source of the wealth and prosperity of the Hawaiian Islands to-day. The ex ports of sugar for the year ended June 30, 1926, amounted to over 700,000 tons, valued at £14,000,000. Practically the whole of it goes to the United States, almost entirely in the raw state. Pineapples to the value of £6,000,000 come second in the export list. The sugar mag nates have fostered the development of the tourist trade as an appendage to their own Industry. They own steamship lines to San Frauelaco. the railways on Oahu and Hawali Islands, the two daily newspapers in Honolulu, and have invested mil lions in tourist hotels. The latest of these palatial hotels is the Royal Hawaiian, just completed at a cost af £600,000.

Holiday Resort, holiday resort are drawing Ameri- The attractions of Hawail as a

The climate is as nearly perfect as can visitors in growing number. one can desire, with a mean aver- age temperature that varies only 10deg. throughout the year, yet with ample moisture for crope.

The cool north-east trade winds keep

From there their schedule calls for attendance at the Dominion Jubileu Camp, at Victoria, The girls east- ward journey will be a succession of mountain camps when they will pitch their tents as they have done for the past six years. In many parts of Ontario. The longest stay will be at Banff, where they will get a real taste of out-door life, During the entire camping stope the girls will adhere strictly to camp rules-up at six and Hights out at 10.

Their journey across Canada will bring them into contact with numer- Das western Troops who have ar ranged to entertain the eastern party in the principal dities enroute.

Knoedler for Peselline's was severely injured. The driver "Madonna and Child

with and two other occupants of the

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£11,000 For A Portrait. Other important prices were £11,025 paid by Messrs. Agnew

His Honour said that the de- for "A nortrait of a man with a jewelled cap." by Bartolommeo ceased was violently thrown out Veneto, £10,290 for Botticell's and died almost instantaneously "St. Thomas Aquinas," £6,510 for as the result by a fracture of the

base of the skull. a boy's head by Giovanni Bellini,

Colonel Hope Falkner em- and £4,200 for Titian's "Queen of phasised the dangerous nature of Cyprus," with her, pet marten on the road at this particular point. her left hand.

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