1930-05-08 — Page 9

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1930.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic

épellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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Italy

16-Strong winds

17-Personal pronoun

18-City and Canton of

C. Switzerland

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35-Equality of value 83-A King of Judas 3B-Cry of the crow 40-Stiffy proper 42-Prafix-not

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HORIZONTAL (Cont.)| 43-Father 44-Partaining to place

In general 46-Got away from 48-Inland sea, Russian

Turkestan 49-Hearty

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VERTICAL

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Prussia 6-To follow persist.

ently 7-A Parsien poet B-Capital of Balta

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furaci 14-A diving bird.

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VERTICAL (Cont.) 16-A cake for carrying small articles (French) 19-T's obtain 22-Catch for fastening

■ door 23-Habitually took-a

drup

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30-A fruit (pl.)

31-A gambling game 32-A number 33-Largest island of

Japan

THE

CHINA

MAIL.

BID FOR AMERICA tions of allver, spruce-la 160 feet

CUP.

SHAMROCK V. AND HER BIG TASK

CHANCES WEIGHED UP.

high. Her anils are made of Sudan cotton, and for the huge size of : then she has quite short booms. The main boom is 82 feet 1% inches long, the spinaker boom and foresall boom are each 48 feat 6. inches long. Though lightly, Shan rock V. is yet very stoutly built.") She has a componite hull with counter timbers of teak and steel

is

A correspondent of the London frames planked over with maho Observer, writing from Gosport on gay, and her deck is of yellow pine. Strength and lightness of April 12, says:—

The first big event of what pre-weight were specially studied in mises to be the best yachting sea-selecting her timbers. She la At son aince war ended will be the ted with a centre board that can launch here to-morrow of Sham- be raised and lowered through one rock V., the new Bermudan-rigged of the two saloons she contains, yacht which Sir Thomas Lipton whilst her hull is painted green has built to the design of Mr. above the waterline, which Charles Nicholson for the purpose marked by a broad white band.

The Defenders. of making another attempt to win the America Cup.

Only one of the four American Greater public interest is being taken in Sham-yachts built as defenders is lighter waterline than rock V. than was shown in any of and less on the

Shamrock. She is the Enterprise her predecessors, and the people of Gosport are making her launch a foot less at the waterline than the occasion for quite a public fes- Shamrock V. and five tons lighter. tival. The Mayor has asked the but slightly broader in beam.

Of townsfolk to decorate their streets the remaining American yachts the Whirlwind is five feet longer and buildings, and they have reg- ponded to the request by clothing on the water line and 25 tons hear vier than Shamrock V.; the this ordinarily sombre-looking bor- ough with a holiday garment Arabella is two feet longer on the Besides water line and 14 tons heavier; and of gally hued bunting. that, His Worship has secured the the Weetamos is two feet longer services of a military band to en- af the water line and nine tons

heavior. liven the wait and provide music to mingle with the cheers which will roll lustily when the Countess of Shaftesbury sends Shamrock V.

off the ways.

It is hoped to have Shamrock ready for sailing within a week After a tuning-up of her launch. period she will compete at the Far- wich regatta on May 17 and 18.

21 and 22. Then will follow a series of six races in the Solent, to which particular importance at- taches, as they have been special

y arranged by the Royal Yacht Squadron, the Royal Thames Y.C., Victoria Y.C., the the Royal

London Y.C., Roay

and the Southern Y.C., for. Royal purpose of trying our Shamrock V. against all the best of our big yachts. Great interest centres in

the

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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

Opening Daily Official Quotations 8th May, 1930

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Yank: Who was that? Englishman: Henry Ford! * *

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The baby car had stopped right in the middle of the road, and the driver was quite unable to get it going again.. He was a picture of misery ha bent over the bonnet, furiously but vainly winding up,

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A priest arranged with a taxi- driver to call for him at a friend's house after a dinner party, and drive

him home.

The driver was fond of a drop, and had had a quantity of drink when he called for the priest.

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"Drunk again, Jim" said the

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that way meself."

While a man was digging a hole in the road, two

atrangers came along and watched him.

"What are you digging for, my good man?" asked one. "Money!" he replied. The crowd increased. "And when do you expect to find it?"

Only the privileged few will be able to see the actual naming cere- and at Southend regatta of May riverence," replied Jim, "I'm a bit mony. But there is space for thousands to watch, from the fore shore, the yacht slide into the water. Given the fine day that is promised by the weather prospects, It is a foregone conclusion that as many thousands as can pack them selves along the quay side will do so, for everybody here wants to see Shamrock V. put afloat. Part- ly, this keenness is due to the opin ion held amongst yachting men that with her Sir Thomas Lipton will have his first real chance of capturing the trophy which he has pursued for so long and in such sportsmanlike fashion. This opin- the grounds that the conditions under which the races will be salled and under which the competing yachts have

jon is based on

built

are more favourable to the challenger, than they were on previous occasions.

con-

these races from the fact that the King la bringing out Britannia to compete in them, and it is sidered likely that His Majesty may sail in her in some of the con- teste. Subsequently Shamrock V. will visit Kingstown for the Royal Irish Y.C. regatta on June 16 and 17 and Bangor (Northern Ireland) for the Royal Ulster Y.C. regatta on June 20 and '23. No arrange ment has been made for her to take part in the Clyde fortnight, as she has to prepare to cross the Atlon- tic in the middle of July.

The Races.

Strength and Lightness Shamrock V. and the four Ameri- can yachts from which the defender will be selected have been built The races. for the America Cup to the New York Yacht Club's J. are to start on September 13 from class rating. This imposed rules point nine miles SE. of Brenton whilst giving designers scope for lightship off Long Island, and are. their ingenuity within certain if possible, to be continued daily limits, prevented any one of them until one of the competing yachts The has won four races out of seven. producing a "freak" boat. limite of waterline length were not The yacht which does that will be The first less than 65 feet and not more than declared the winner. 87 feat; and weight had to be pro race will be 15 miles to windward portional to waterline length, the and back, or to leeward and back measure of rating being primarily if a windward course is not pos the sail area. Variations in dia sible; the next will be sailed over placement and other particulara a triangular course with legs of were thus possible within the rules nine miles each. Subsequent races laid down. And each of the five will be to windward-or leeward Jaats built for the contest differs and, triangular alternately. Sir From the others according as her Thomas Lipton is taking to Ameri- designer decided to use the lati- | ca for the cup races his now steam tude allowed him.

jacht Erin, in which he is spend- Ing this week-end in the Solent.

Shamrock Vie principal dimen- alons are: Displacement 184 tons, overall length 119 ft. 10 inches, length at waterline 81 feet 1 inches, greatest beam 19 feet 7% inches, extreme draught 14 feat 8. inches, height of freeboard 5 ft. 61⁄2 inches. Her sail

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期

about 7,500 square feet, and her mast--a hollow one built up in sec.

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