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PORTSMOUTHS LIDO

Worth $40,000

220FT. BATH OPENED BY LORD MAYER

So rapidly is. Portsmouth growing northward. while Southsea extends eastward, that the Corporation has had to cater for the needs of children, aduit swimmers. gun bathers and spectators by pro- 'viding a

big swimming bath and a Lido

was

This is at the one entrance to Portsmouth by road, and opened last month by the Lord Mayor (Mr. F. J. Privett).

Com-

The bath. which has taken nine months to complete. has cost about $40,000, and prises a promenade, car park. raddling pool water chutes. diving board and a cafe with a dance floor. At night the whole are is floodlit

half-

Every six hours the million gallons of sea water in the bath, which is circulated through filters, is changed.

The water

is aerated by

means of cascades, at each end

of the pool, the chloramine pro- cess being used for sterilisation!

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

BLACKPOOL TOWER

DEATH LEAP

Boy's Last 6d. Used

For Suicide

CORONER'S OBSERVATIONS

Starde

Death On The

Elevated

1935

By P. Jerome Willis

was in a disturbed frame of the train, and wished that she had

mind that Dorothy Wether-chosen another compartment. She by boarded the Elevated at felt awkward sitting there in Arthur Frederick Taylor, a Washington Square. When evening clothes and, as she pre- 16 years old London cinema she arrived on the platform itsumed, under the gaze of three operator, spent his last 6d. to was after midnight, and there men, but was too nervous to look be taken to the top of Black-were only a few passengers up and see if her reckoning was pool Tower and then jumped waiting, whose ghostly shapes right.

To-morrow's story will be "King John And The Man Of God" by George: Good- win

325ft to the ballroom roof.seemed to loom up on either Vince was a border, that's all These facts were disclosed at side of her in a strange, unreal, there was to it, she thought, as the inquest at Blackpool when sense partly accounted for by she reflected on the happenings of a verdict of suicide while of un-the suppressed anger from the evening. Here, in his own sound mind was recorded. which she was suffering city, New York, he felt he could The Coroner produced a letter which gave her a peculiar sense let himself go and didn't care a and asked the boy's uncle, of detachment, and in some way rap for anyone. Alexander George Stewart, of by the hard artificial light and Brixton: "What does that refer the quietness of the station to?"

She wanted desperately to be TO-MORROW'S STORY Mr. Stewart replied that it alone and think it all out, although referred to a correction at the subconsciously she felt that she dinner table.

had taken the right decision. Coroner: He does not seem Nevertheless, in ber

agitated! like a normal boy.

frame of mind, she didn't trouble Frederick Taylor. of Pied-to pick a compartment which abe mont-road, Plumstead

the might have all to herself. father of the boy, said that be

Hardly waiting for the train to

Nervously, she raised her eyes Last saw him on March 27-1934 halt, she entered the compartment and saw that the man who sat I do not live at home." he said directly in front of her. There opposite her was garing straight He added that the boy was then were three men in it, and before at her. She coloured slightly and all right.

she had time to withdraw the dropped her eyes again, inwardly The Coroner stated that the train started and, with a sigh of hating all men. At the core they boy had written a letter to his resolution, she plumped herself were mother in which he said that on in the middle of the opposite thought, with bat the thinnest CORTSE animnals abo his mother spoke to him in a seat facing the three mea

and veneer of respectability, but al way he did not like. Another letter was addressed to the

dropped her eyes. Now she re-ways hunting for something new. The construction of the long-Coroner stating: "Please do not gretted her impetuous boarding of Vince was the same as all the rest, and all the charm he had shown in London was merely a temporary

Max Schmeling, former world heavyweight boxing champion. seen with his trainer at his camp near Hamburg.

LONG-DISTANCE PHONE

and purification purposes The LINE TO SHANGHAI

bath is 220ft long and 60ft.! wide.

- Dressing accommodation is provided for 768 men and women

tators.

PENDING

Canton, Saturday.

POPULAR

casion. His behaviour to-night had betrayed everything. No, she could never marry him.

and 189 children. On the ter-distance telephone station at Shek return a verdict of suicide while races and surround there room for more than 1.000 spec- very near future. It is expected case. Yours faithfully." The

Pai will be finished within the of unsound mind. It is not such REPULSE BAY HOTEL coat that he had donned for the oc- Įthat telephonic communication be Coroner said that when a boy tween Shanghai and Canton will of 16 deliberately took his own formally start operation on Octo-life in this way there must be ber 10. Thenceforth, the human some mental abnormality about voice will be able to travel freely

him

RARE KIPLING MS.

Draft of "Mandalay Fetched £210

OTHER BIG PRICES PAID

PREVIOUSLY

The autograph draft of Kipling's famous song, "Mandalay," exhibit- ing the author's varying moods in composition, was sold for £210 at Sotheby's recently. Mr. Gabriel

through Canton, Hong Kong and

Shanghai-Central Press.

RAIL TRAVEL IN

CHINA

Facilities Afforded By New Agreement

ANCIENT SILVER PENNIES FIND

Dug Up Near Old

Manor Houses..

COINS OF EDWARD III

Dinner Dance Well Attended

She sighed when she thought how happy she had been when she had set out to-night for the party. True, she knew that New York was a little hectic after London, Hong Kong's most popular sum and even a fortnight in the "Rig mer resort, the Repulse Bay City had taught her that, but Hotel, was the scene of a delight-i

Inever had she witnessed such fal Dinner Dance last Saturday coarseness and abandoned drink night, and society turned out in ing as at to-night's party. Vince full numbers to mark their apprehimself had got hopelessly drunk. ciation of the re-opening of these but she might have forgiven that, week-end functions.

Jonly for what followed afterwards, Whilst the weather in the City

Without waiting to make any and Kowloon was stifling, a de-excuses she had fled from the An earthenware jar contain-lightful breeze made Repulse Bay party, and it was only when she Wells, who had gone to the Contin- The document effecting the ing about 4.000 Edward I doubly attractive and the Hotel, was in the street that she remem ent, left an elastic commission to tween the Canton-Kowloon Rail- by a workman during excava-popular.rendezous.

transportation collaboration be-silver pennies has been found even before the dance, proved a bered that she had forgotten to ask purchase it, and his name was way and given as the winner.

the Canton-Shanghaitions at Boyton Manor, a few In 1930 Mr. Wells gave £630 for Railway was officially signed yes miles from Warminster, Wilt-to. Repulse Bay on every Saturdaying her back to the hotel. After It looks as if all roads will lead reckoning on Vince's accompany- jher aunt for any money, naturally the manuscript of "Recessionalerday by the respective authori- shire. bat this price was topped

The coins are in an excellent!

night from now on.

frantically searching her bag shaj. Mr. W. Hill, of Chicago, paid £800 Mr. Lee Lok-chin, and the latter discovery has been reported to under the leadership of Silverio elevated electric.

The former was represented by state of preservation, and the the very popular "Revellers Band and would have to travel by the Dance music was provided by found she could not afford a taxi for the 30 lines of The White by Mr. Lee Sin-kan. The agree-the Wiltshire coroner, Mr. A. L Man's Burden." Big sums for Kipling MSS, really began in 1928, her and thenceforward train quest to determine whether ment will take effect on Septem- Forrester, who is to hold an in- when Dr. Rosenbach paid £500 for the Ballad of "Ahmed Shah, and Passengers will be able to obtain they are treasure trove.

ties concerned.

when

Canton, Saturday.

through tickets from Hong Kong "With

to Shamshui-Central Press.

in 1927 - the

when Mr. Spencer won Scindia to Delhi at £550.

Before this

manuscript of The Absent- NEW COMMANDER

Minded Beggar" (November 6. 1899), with Sullivan's music had reached $340.29

SEVENTH MOON CEREMONIES

OF GENDARMES

Canton Officer Takes Over Duties

Canton, Saturday- The new Commander of the Kwangtang Gendarmes, General Li Shu-chung, assumed office this morning. at 10 am. The official oath was taken under the per- sonal supervision of General Chen Chi-tang.

Mr. Mattingly, one of the secretaries of the Royal Numis matic Society, said that the coins were worth little more than their intrinsic value- probably not as much as 3d. leach.

LADY SOLD

SOUTHORN INDISPOSED Confined To Bed With Slight Chill

Five minutes later. Vince had

followed her out and pleaded drunkenly with her on the pave- Iment Without waiting to hear his jexcuses or answer his stumbling

offer to accompany her in a taxi,

she had thrown. her engagement{ ring at his feet and strode off, Lady Southern, wife of His Ex-leaving him swaying on the pave cellency Sir Thomas Southorn, ment. She pursed her small Officer Administering the Govern- pouting lips with grim determina- ment, is suffering from a chill tion when she thought of it. She and is confined to bed

would have preferred to walk

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POPULAR DANCE RECORDS

FB1033 Little White Gardenis

FB1039-Down By The River

FB1042-Rhythm of the Rain

FB1044-Marie Louise FB1048Andalusia:

FB1049--Street In Old Seville

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On enquiry last night it was home rather than be seen with St. George's Building, No. 2, Ice House Street, Hong Kong. learned that her Ladyship is prohim in that condition. gressing favourably and that the Nervously wondering if her

illness is not serious.-

lagitation was noticeable to her fellow passengers, she looked up

again and found her eyes held by

[the man sitting opposite her: The paper that, he had apparently been reading was dropped on his lap. There was a slight leer won his face.

DOG THAT CAUSED LORRY CRASH

Plea For Prohibition

Judge Upholds The In Shanghai

Driver's Action

HONG KONG LADY Holding that the ceremonies for

Judge Sturges, in Bloomsbury the dead, known as "Tang Chiao,"

County Court, held that a lorry

DIES AT SEA popular in the seventh moon, are Gendarmes, General Lin Shih-gence when he ran into some The former Commandant of the driver was not guilty of negli

Mrs. P. M. Hopkins contrary to the New Life Move ching, has been transferred to the garden railings to avoid running ment and promote superstition, the

She wondered whether it was Shanghai Kromintang has sent a post of the Vice-President of the over a dog. It has been put SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA letter to the Bureau of Public Wangtung Military and Political forward by some people, said

her imagination, and hardly dar-| ON WAY TO ENGLAND Academy. He will assume his the Judge, that dogs ought not

ing to check it up, dropped her Safety of the Shanghai City Gov-

jeyes to the paper on his lap. Its ernment, requesting it to instruct pe post on Monday Central to be allowed in London or

News has been received in the glaring headliness shouted at her:] Press.

populous districts. It had also Colony of the death from phen- "POLICE HUNT FOR DARING been said that a driver should monia aboard the steamer Kaiser- go forward and disregard killing 1-Hind of Mr. Patricia Mostyn a dog. There was abundant Hopkins, wife of Mr. H. C. Hop would be glad to leave New York evidence that dogs caused in-kins, sub-manager of the Charter and be back in dear, friendly old numerable accidents, but it ed Bank of India, Australia and London. could not be urged that they China, Hong Kong. Burial was at should be killed.

its subordinates to prohibit such ceremonies.

The Party states that the cere monies usually are sponsored by idle persons who reap a handsome profit from the contributions col- lected from the residents.

LOYAL STOWAWAY

Attends Unveiling Of Mauretania Model

COMEDIAN KILLED BY OWN GUN

Tragedy Of Pigeon Shooting

London. Tom Douglas Newell, well-known "dime"

comedian, was shot through the heart at Kirkby Lons-

Southampton man who dale recently.

cycled to Winchester and back Newell, who kept the Whoop

KELER Instinctively she shivered. She

Avoiding the bold stare of the |sea...

man sitting opposite her, she The late Mrs. Hopkins, who was turned her eyes to examine his 82 years of age, was the eldest companions. She had been sub- SOLDIER DROWNED daughter of Dr. A. L. Hoops, consciously aware of their muttered

AT TORPOINT

Strict Regulations Disobeyed

C.B.E. and Mrs. Hoops, Dr. conversation about the forthcom- Hoops was formerly Principal Civil ing elections, while her agitated Medical Officer, Straits Settle-mind, recalled the evening's hap ments, and is now medical adviser penings.

to the Malacca Bazal Agricultural The man in the left-hand corner Board to see the unveiling of the moHall Inn, took a double-barrelled

was now gazing out of the win- del of the Mauretania by Lord sporting gun into a field behind Torpoint, Cornwall, recently on Hong Kong in 1932 There are existence. He was dressed

It was stated at an inquest at Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins came to dow, apparently maware of her Mottistone at the annual ship the inn to shoot pigeons Ptes Wh

Wales, 21, 1st Ba. Sur-three young sons, two of whom are blue suit ping festival” Winchester Apparently he had been lean-folk Regiment, that he disobeyed at school in England and one in Cathedral said

lding on the gun with the barrel military regulations about bath Hong Kong. 5. against his breast waiting for ing

not have missed it, for

Asked if he served in the Magpigeons to rise when the gun went Wales got into diffe retania, he replied "No, I have off

stowed away in her twice the Mr. Newell was 45. He began first time to America in 1920-21 his stage career at the age of nine and then back to England again months, when he vas carried some years later Yes, she was by his parents.

wife was

a grand old ship. The loyal member of the original John Til to the last stowaway is

sent unemployed.

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CHINA YEAR BOOK

1935 EDITION:

The 25 Chapters of the 17th issue of the CHINA YEAR BOOK, edited by HG. W. Woodbead, CB.E., have as usni): been revised or rewritten with the assistance of many experts,

information and statistics up to date

Chinese and foreign, and every effort has been made to bring

The Chapter on the Kuomintang covers the political history of China in 1934 The Chapter on the Chinese Government contains the Text of the Prvisional Constitution; the Organe Law, and the Draft of the Permanent Constitution

The Chapter

on International Tastes gives the text of the Agreement and Exchange Notes of the sale of the Chinese- Eastern Railway, besides the documents relating to Sino- ~Japanese issues

China's Communica

Railways, Roads, Post Office, Telegraphs, Wireless, Telephones and Aviation are very fully -dealt w

Hong

D'Elis, in the Chapter on Religions, contributes an Chronological Review of Catholic Missions in China.

mis again responsible for the Chapter on Cur

12, and the Loan Tables,

SIS

is a Chapter Chin

CHINA

Lodern Industries.

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