1930-06-09 — Page 12

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1930.

END OF GREAT FLIGHT ADVENTURE.

HOME VIA THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

TIGER SHOT.

iden of the remarkable trip.

Try as he would, Jack had not FIRST AID

Da

been able to get her above 8,000 feet. Over 8,500 had to be clear- ed. To lighten the plane, every added ounce of weight had been sent

ahead.

Even 80, we weren't too easy in our minds when Iwe took off late one afternoon, Higher and higher did we circle. before attempting the mountains, and then although we weren't any where near level with the peaks we began threading our way through a gorge. "How high are we now?" I shouted.

Here are the final stages of the, great adventure of Mr. Selfridge's daughter and her husband, the Vicomte de Sibour. They flew in their tiny aeroplane, and voyaged

"Eight thousand." f by steamer from London to London

Higher ridges loomed ahead. again. In this last of the Vicom- Then suddenly we were being shot tesse's Evening News articles we up by a mountain current. "Gain- find them, first, near Saigon, tigered five hundred, but we need as hunting which was the original much again to clear,"

came through from Jack, Snow was all Back again at the scene of our around us. Thank goodness, our first luncheon party in Eathi, (upoll pressure was behaving itself. country from Suigon, Indo-China) Quarter of an hour later: "It's all we installed ourselves in a desert right, we are now 9,500!" And in ed house and spread our sleeping this way we crossed, the worst of

After the mats on the verandah.

the Rockies. Imits had been distributed, we dined down below in front of glorious fire. Apart from other considerations, the fire was a use ful precaution, as this very house had twice been invaded by tigers, bot so very long ago.

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I remember I had the unpleasant job of fetching fresh logs later that evening when Jack had gone night

Rock Spring, a small mining town, gave us shelter for the night and time to catch our breaths. But weather was perfect and there was no reason for delay. Over the great western prairies we put in very lang dying hours. The great open spaces made our little machine seem painfully slow.

THE CHINA

MAIL.

FOR SPRAINS & STRAINS.

THE NECESSARY TREATMENT.

[By a Woman Doctor,] Most people use the terms "sprain" and "strain" as though they were very much one and the same thing. But a strain is 2 atretching of the ligaments and tendons over a joint; a sprain is a tearing of these ligaments and tendons and is, therefore, a much more serious maiter.

The treatment, however, is much the same in both cases. If a doc tor or a trained nurse is, at hand when the injury is caused, much can be done to alleviale the pain. Failing this. gentle massago should be applied from above the injured part, and continued down- wards over the joint. With rest and duo care, the patient should then recover the use of the limb after a few days.

The same treatment, preceded by hot fementations, is beneficial also when there is a rupture of muscle fibre. These accidents often occur during games like tennis and bad- minton, when lightning movement is called for. When hot fomenta- Away To New York.

tions are not available, cold wet shooting, Our native On beyond Cheyenne, North bearers had swung themselves up Platte and Grand Island, mono- part handaged. The bandage con- compresses may be applied and the to the roof for further security: tonous green fields hud taken the trols internal bleeding, while the where I hope they felt safer than place of sandy wastes. To keep massage disperses any blood which I did, alone down below on the

our interest alive, we would fly not has escaped into the tissues. verandah.

more than forty feet high, racing Stiffness, however, inevitably re Next morning we found one of trains, waving to people below or sults, and some time will elapaе our baits had been touched. That zig-zagging across the highway. It before the limb can be used freely meant that the tiger would almost was while doing, the latter that we again Malay Mail. certainly return, so we hurriedly saw a motor cop sneak up on an built a "mirador" [high plat unsuspecting roadster. That gave form in a tree near. Taking some us a rare feeling of superiority. provisions, guns and blankets, Jack;

New York at last! Possibly the and I climbed to our shelter, busiest ten days of our lives fol- Spending eighteen hours or ao in lowed.. Here I lost for ever any a "mirador" is an experience not shyness I may have felt towards to be forgotten. No sooner was 1

reporters. Luncheons, dinners, up there than I began to fidget.

dances and theatres jostled them-

"For heaven's sake, keep still."selves into every spare minute. whispered Jack.

ants

Up A Tree-Ja Moonlight.. "How anyone can control their movements when there are red

about,

don't know"-{ Klared back. Then there was the question of eating and drinking. It wasn't easy. I never knew one made so much noise swallowing, let alone opening a tin of bully beef. Our tempera were getting

SURVIVORS OF “KUT."|

Reunion Dinner Held

in London.

RECALLING OLD DAYS.

Survivors of the siege of Kut-el- One day, at a moment's notice, we Amara met at Anderton's Hotel, ift for Washington to be present-Fleet Street, London, recently, at ad to the President. We just their first reunion dinner. managed to be punctual by dash- ing from the landing-field straight to the White House. Another time we flew direct from the opening of the first aeroplane club on Long Island to Philadelphia for the

week-end.

The strain of "too much party mutually short, when we decided was beginning to tell on us both it would be a good thing to take when we finally boarded a steamer turns at the watch through day for France, always accompanied and night whilst the other slept. by our battered little plane. And so the hours dragged by.

From Havre to Le Bourget by air, and thence we took off for

home.

end.

London at Last!

The speeches were broadcast, re- viving memories of the shock that those at home received when the news came through at the end of April, 1916, that General Townshend's gallant Force had had to capitulate to the Turks.

great distances to be present, one from Gibraltar, and in 'al! nearly two hundred attended.

Many of the survivors had come

Major-General Sir Charles John Mellias, V.C., presided:

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HORIZONTAL

1-The two together 4-Soundar mentally 9-Affirm

13-A wing

14-Places for sacred

relica 16-Australian ostrich 17- Inclina 18-Pronoun

15-Perform '20-Free of

21-Garden tool (pl.)" 23-Golf mound 25-Competant 28-Perfume 29-Name of thirteen

Egyptian menarche! 32-A gaseous clement 33-A heavenly body 34-Prefix-two 96-Food fish 37-To spread for

drying 38-Conjunction 40-Earficut

41-A country of Asia 42-Personal pronoun 43-An Insect 45-Prozazzive pronoun 48-Type massura 50-At liberty 61-A crucifix 54-An administrative

division of Turkey

HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 57-Ring-shaped

VERTICAL (Cont.)

23-To take care of

25-Combining form-

Kir

60-To manage a port Formerly

odical

61-Eagle

63-Groek latter B B+-Prefix-not 65-Exist |07~Musical note

30-Algiers (abbr.) 70-Diminutive suffix 71-Studded with stars 74-Town in S. W.

France'. |75-7.ngle-Caxan sert

70-To progress 77-Latin for "to be"

VERTICAL

1-Washed

2-Musical medleys

27-Part of flower can-

taining honey 28-Cry of the dove |30-Consumed

31-Capital of Wiscon-

04-Giving little fight 26-Weath 33-Poom

| 39-Edge 44-Born

43-French for "hold" 46-Persiz

47-Moatura of weight

149-Broad strast

50-Stout

152-To name

3-Lang, thin plecos of 33-Capital of Croche-

woven fabric

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5-Arabia (abbr.) &-Pleasant

7-Half of an am S-Blood color 10-Part of speech 11-Man's name 12-Most rude 14-8hing (abbr.) | 15-Thus

22-Japanese coin

WATER RETURN

The level and storage of water in

reservoirs our

on June 1 is 35

The company stood in silence in memory of General Sir Charles Townshend when the chairman under gave the toast of "Our Defender." That of "Our Absent Comrades" was also honoured in silence.

.

City and Hill District.

1929 1930 Tytam

30' 5"B 23' 7"B "Out of The Jaws of Death”. Tytam Byowash. 27 "B 21' 9"B Proposing "The

Survivora," Tytam Intermediate 59' 6"B 13 "B Tytam Tuk...... 98'11"B 63' 2"B described them as a small though Pokfulum Major-General Sir Percy, Cox Wong Nei Chung 40' 1" 27" 5"B glorious band of brothers. They

33 8 B 21′11′′B [Note: B denotes "Below Over were a remnant company, number-Row"; A. denotes "Above Overflow"; }

At ten o'clock that evening, Juck waked me for the second shift. In the dark silence of the jungle one becomes curiously alert,

I had discarded my trousers for each cracking of a twig tells

feminine apparel. What did it story. I sat cross-legged, motion-matter now if my only skirt was leas, straining my ears. Hardly

ruined? The excitement of getting twenty minutes had gone by when home was swamping every other i heard a distant yelp, the curious emotion, but why at the back of sharp sound that had been describ-

my heart was a dull sadness that ed to me. Jack was asleep. I

cur gorgeous adventure was at an listened Intently... the bait was smelling atrociously, Perhaps a

The last minutes dragged. A quarter of an hour later I heard dozen times I looked at my wrist ing with their comrades scattered L. denotes "Level with Overflow."] an animal cautiously push through

over the Empire not much more Finally we crossed over than six hundred. watch. the long grass. It was now the London and I could see the hangars moment to wake Jack. Silently hoof Stag Lane. I could even see a

"Of most of you it may be said without exaggeration, especially Tytam to attention. There was tiny crowd of people waiting-I

Tytam Byewash ... .11 in the case of the rank and file, moonlight, but the jungle was wondered vaguely what for.

Tytam Intermediate 10,02 thick that little penetrated, and wo!

that, like the Immortal Six Tytam Tuk ...***

43.42 Jack's hasty sideslip knocked the

.B8 verily out of the jaws of death'; Pokfulum

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they courted in the heat of a and not the sudden death which glorious five minutes' charge, but and Hill District in millions and de- a lingering death from semi- cimals of gallons during the month starvation and intolerable physical of May, ́and mental suffering,”

came

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Storage in müllens and decimals of gallons.

had to depend on our ears for in- Ho-stick out of my hand, and then Hundred at Balaclava, you came Wong Nel Chung

formation: The tiger made straight for his bait, tearing at it with powerful stroke.

"Switch on the light", I breath ed, but Jack puid no attention. "Good heavens," I thought, "It's too late now," as the creature made

I had no more time to wonder. Family and friends surrounded us No one was very coherent.

"Well, now I hope you're cured of your absurd gipsying about the world," said my father.

I looked at Jack and laughed,

motion

off with a chunk of meat to the but in the general noise and com- long grass about a dozen yarda

I managed to whisper away and there began his fright-

without being overheard. "When ful munching. One could hear him and where do we fly to next?" chewing bones and all,

"When he comes back,” whisper-

ed Jack, "and I put on my torch, LESSON-SERMON

I want you to shoot. Aim for his

shoulder. I'll follow up if neces-First Church of Christ,

sary."

The proximity of the tiger for-

bade argument. Lying motionless,

Scientist, Hong Kong

1929 176.80

1980

214.60

1.99

32.93 320.10

5.36 20.85

Total.... 235.45 596.84

Consumption of water in the City

1929

1930

Consumption

139.21

280.66" 442,880

20,4 gallons

that night to the 22,000 who made Consumption

Their thoughts must turn also Estimated population 432,500 the great sacrifice in heroic and head per day. 10.4 unavailing attempts to relieve them under most intolerable con- ditions of heat and disense.

* Includes 06.07 million from Mainland.

1029.-Principal Main Supply shut off from 6 p.m.-6 a.m., May 1-27 General Sir Charles Melliss said inclusive. From May 28-31 inclusive that General Townshend proved the hours of supply from the Prin himself an able and enthusiastic sipal Mains were 6--10 am, and 3-0

D.BL

1930

commander.

Kowloon, During the four and a half

1929 months of the slego the man, Kowloon Reservoir 42′ 1′′B 18' 6"B with my safety catch off, I waited. "Ged the only cause and creator" though they were suffering from Shok Lai Pal

Reservoir**** 83' 9"B 8'11'' The whole tree throbbed with the was the subject of the Lesson-semi-starvation, realised that those Reception Reservoir '6"B 10′ 1′′B beating of my heart. Finally, the Sermon in all Churches of Christ, who were trying to relieve them

Storage in millions and decimals tiger having Anished his morsel, Scientist, on Sunday, June 7. were having a harder time than

of gallons

1929 The Golden Text was: "All na-themselves. They made desperate

1980 confidently came back for more.

Kowloon Reservoir

202.08 tions whom thou hast made shall frontal attacks, and suffered severe shek Lai Put

40.00 Jack flashed his torch. I fired.

A second deafening report from come and worship before thee, O losses.

Reservoir

18.45 82.69 my alde and our animal rolled over. Lord; and shall glorify thy name.

"These Politiciana."

Reception Reservoir 22.00 9.45 Next morning we woke up to find For thou art great, and doest won- Twenty-two thousand of them

Total

89.45

395.10 a beautifully marked tawny tigress droue things: thou art God alone" dled, and the survivors were glad stretched below.

Consumption of water in Kowloon (Ps. 80:9,10)..

to take the first opportunity of say in millions and decimals of galions "The only trouble," anid Jack, Among the citations which coming how much they appreciated the during the month of May, 1929

1980 "is that it's not very sporting. I prised the Lesson-Sermon was the heroic efforts that wore made on

Then

80.66 suppose with the tigers of these tallowing from the Bible: "The their behalf.

came the Consumption.

134.6% Estimated population 107,820 176,330 parta It's impossible but I'd rather works of the Lord are great, floods, which made further. at-

Consumption Par walk 'em up."

sought out of all them that have tempts at rescue impossible. head per day... 16.4 24.7 Personally, I didn't hanker after pleasure. therein. His

Lieut. General Sir Walter Dala- Constant Supply ball districts. making it any easier for the tiger is honourable and glorious main said that it was easy to be during May, 1029 and 1930. than necessary.

The Government Analyst's reporte and, his righteousness endureth wise and critical after the ayant show that the quality of the water is The works General Townshend had to make satisfactory the whole month of The Pacific And America, forever. We returned to Saigon three of his hands are verity and up his mind in the turmoil of war. 1920. During days later, and for five days I lay, judgment; all his command They could say of him that he was May, 1929, the supply was shut off very fil, with a temperature vary ments are sure. They stand fast an enterprising and enthusiastic nightly from 6, p.in 6

Total rainfall: May 81, 1920, 10.13; ing between 202 and 104 for ever and ever, and are done if soldier. He instilled his enthu May 31, 1980, 19.17.

",

work

50.0/

A week later, however, we truth and uprightness" (Pa. 111: siasm into his troops and gained 1980 From May 1 to 31, 1990, à boarded a steamer bound for Yoko 2,3,7,8) their trust and confidence. 12-hour's supply (8m3p.m.). hama and Seattle. I was ten The Lesson-Sermon also includ-(Cheers.)

Was given to all Rider Main Districts (Principal Mains closed 6 p.

pounds lighter, my knees wobbled ed the following passages from the Mr. Erroll Sherson, a cousin om.) with the exception of the aren as, they walked and I felt a Christian Science text-book, General Townshend, said that the North of Queen's Road between Mur- hundred yeare old, but what did it "Science and Health with Key to General could never resist the ray Road and Eastern, Street: where matter! We were turning the page the Scripturesby Mary Baker temptation of telling a person what a Constant Supply was maintained for the last act of the show. Eddy: "Through many generations he thought of him, but it was a daring the whole mouth...

And at last the Rockies, our last Tuuman beliefs will be attaining very dangerous thing to do when*g* & * 21 fe

real hurdle, lay before us, and diviner conceptions, and the im- that person was a politician. (unauccessfully, thank God) to this was no mean obstacle for mortal and perfect model of God's These politicians," said Mr. break Kitchener and Haig. He did travel-worn little machine, such as creation will finally be seen as the Sherson, "pursued him very bit his duty throughout his whole life, "Safari," which we had brought only true conception of being terly, played tricks on him and and no man can do more than

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