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PORT STORED IN SNOW

The exceptionally mellow flavour of a glass of port prompted a London man to enquire about "its origin.

It had been shipped direct from! the vineyards to Newfoundland. where it had been stored for free years in an open shed...

In winter the bottles were com- pletely buried in snow, which parently has a beneficial effect.

WHEN GREYHOUNDS RACE

RECORD-BREAKING ON

THE ATLANTIC

HOW "BLUE RIBANDS” ARE

LOST AND WON

(By Capt. J. G. Bisset)

FRANS-ATLANTIC records, which the number of turns re-

TRANS-ATLANTIC recole quired to penetrate the cockr

are made to be divided into the length of the promises, broken While giving full cork give the pitch.

Difference. Noted

One vineyard regularly sends its marks to the great French liner

Normandie for her marvellous The chief engineer works out No. 1 grade port to Newfoundland

first voyage performance, welmis day's run by multiplying for several winters.

The discovery that this treatment cherish hope that our own the total revolutions from noon improves port was made by fisher Que Mary will eventually to noon by the pitch. If his men from Newfoundland who barrest the mythical blue ribbon figures alone were believed, the Jengines would arrive in port tered their cod for wine.

*

FILM RIGHTS-IN-W

from her

To those who are unfamiliar well ahead of the ship! But as with trans-AMantic crossings a the propellers are turning in a few words of explanation may 07elding body of water, they A sidelight on the conduct of be of interest course for lose a good deal of their thrust. modern war, even in ancient king the ocean passage lies between and the difference between the doma is the fact that Haile Selas-Bishop Rock Lighthouse and chief engineer's run and the ac- sie's Ministers have granted to an the Ambrose Channel Light-tual run obtained by the navi- Englishman a concession for the ship, a distance of approximate gators is termed "slip,"

expressed in nautical miles per film rights in the coming conflict. ly 3,000 miles.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. into the territory.

The China Mail Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 13, 1935

Sir Samuel Hoare

Your Daily Smile!

A New York cinema bolds 6,000

+

*

Little or Good

it."

to

**

Secretive Money talks. I tell you "Yes, but it never gives

itself

Passing "Bishops"

and

The concessionaire is Captain The word approximately is cent

Clocks Altered Peter Simmonds, who served for used because ships follow dif

As the ship proceeds on her some years with the King's African ferent official tracks at certain Rifles, recently visited Abyssinia. seasons of the year. For in-voyage the clock is altered each met the Emperor, and obtained a stance, daring summer months, day to allow for the difference- down on in time. New York time is five- monopoly for taking film cameras when icebergs drift

timme the Labrador Current and in-hours behind London a fest the ordinary tracks, ships though New Yorkers might not He is now negotiating with

are diverted to a more southerly all admit this. To make up for leading British producer.

track giving a distance of 3,048 this difference on a ship of the- miles. During winter, when speed of the Normandie the there are no loose bergs about, clock would be put back 11⁄4 ja more northerly track is used hours each midnight going to end the farce; but that it would be only fair to make a

Sometimes, owing to extraordin-hours in four nights, and give rooms, dance halls and restaurants. crucial test of the new system people and includes a creche rest with a distance of 2,902 miles west, thus making up the live- first. The journey of Sir In order to please everybody, one de-ary ice conditions, a ship may ing a 25-hour day.

showing be diverted from one track to Going east the clock is put- Samuel Hoare to Geneva. was partment specialises in

janother during the voyage. forward giving a 2234-hour arranged so that there should films.

day. This tends to upset the * be no more room for the gossip

Extra Time

sleeping hours of some people One of the disadvantages of mongers to fabricate their in-

Office-Bor: "May I have overtime

The iceberg region comprises Allowance is naturally made for the rapid dissemination of news sinuations of cross purposes

Employer: "Whatever for""

a huge area in the vicinity of the five hours in the calculation is that not only do people know and weak compromises. There money this week, sir?”

Office Boy. "I dreamt about my the Grand Banks of Newfound- of the average speed

All miles referred to on board ja good deal more about what is can be no doubt that the Gor-

land and ships proceeding east ship are nautical miles, distinct going on in their neighbour's ernment has the whole nation work all last night, sir."

or west first make for a posi- country, but that they think behind it. From the somewhat

land mile is a purely arbitrary: they know a great deal more detached point of view of an

as the "corner." and then carry stall Both France and Italy island the ordinary English Gertrude: "What kind of music tion south of the Banks, known from a land mile. A'statute or John: "Well, I'm not very partion to their destination. Fast-measure and was defined as- have been told by their news-man has been shocked to note suits you best, Joần?”

ment passed in the 25th year papers that the British Cabinet that the Nazi ambition to seize calar. I like it either rare or well bound and west-bound tracks 5.280ft. by an Act of Parlia-

the Austria by force it may come done."

are aid roughly 60 miles apart of the reign of "Good" Queen is hopelessly divided on

English as She Is Spoke subject of the League; and they some day, but if it be by force

Teacher: "John Henry, your work in order to minimise risk of had the Beaverbrook it would be resisted by force- NEW LOW PRICES! have

Ships bound west leave their any scale in nature.

Nautical Mile. Press to quote from to prove to had all but plunged Central has fallen down; and if you are going ships meeting in thick weather. Bess" It bears no relation to

Channel port "and make for a

The nautical mile is 6,080ft, their uninstructed readers that Europe into a general game of to pick it up, you'll have to step on

position five miles south of the popular policy would be to pull Deril pull Baker"

which the

the only alternative was

Bishop Rock This lighthouse and is arrived at by an exact scuttle the ship. There is a

stands on an isolated rock at division of the meridional cir- more to be known to substitute law for force, and good deal

action

the south-west extreme of the curference of the earth.

to the than can be collected from Lord common for unilateral

globe being. a Owing establishment of the way.

Scilly Islands, and shows Beaverbrook's young men, who The

white double-flash light of 622-bulged and flattered the nan- never fail to take the short-League system as a reality would benefit even Italy much

1000 candle power at a height of tical mile varies slightly in sighted view.

143ft N

length, being 6.046ft. at the The first neglected factor has more than anything that she been the change in the Premier-could get out of Ethiopia ship. Thoroughly disgusted at It is impossible for England the weakness of the League in to avoid charges of grudging to Idealing with Manchuria, Mr. Italy what she has often taken

Од Several residents Ramsay MacDonald, who had for herself; but Sir Samuel's spent most of his life in ad- speech indicated that there was mainland were summoned be the islands a radio beacon for nautical miles are equal to 80F vocating Internationalism, and no disposition to take up a non fore Mr. W. M. Thomson at the guiding ships in fog Bishop statute miles. lin any

case somewhat weary possumus attitude, or to cease! Kowloon Police Court this Bock is 196 miles from South- after years of controversy, from the friendly co-operation morning for breaches of the ampton 190 from Cherbourg, length, must not be confounded

and 249 miles from Havre. veered right round to the opin-which has marked our relations

Traffic Begulations.

Exact Time Noted ion that the League had ceased to Italy in the past course of

Messrs. A. Berruex, of No. to be effective for the purpose her African adventures What

Boad, and J. Passing Bishops" at full 6. Somerset of preventing war. Undoubted he proposes is to place the Guerineau were each fined $3 speed, the exact time is noted g 30 nautical miles per hour. To use the expression "30 knots is abeam ly, in that particular matter, whole of this "Colonial Raw for driving their respective cars when the the effect. of waiting for Material question on a larger without a licence and without (abreast). This is termed the per hour is incorrect and im

mediately brands the speaker- Thereafter each "departure." unanimous decisions was that basis and see what can be done.

lights. less was done to prevent war Not so many years ago there

A similar fine was imposed day at noon the ship's position as a very amateur navigator.

Gulf Steam than would have been done un-were vast areas in Africa that Mr. Devaux for causing an is plotted on the chart and the The Gulf Stream is a factor: der the old system. Critics were practically vacant

obstruction with his car near day's run calculated from the were able to say that the White Men could start in to the Majestic Theatre in Saigon previous noon. This informa- that enters into trans-Atlantic League was a bit of machinery plough land which would other Street, while Miss Mary Wong, tion is posted up for the use of records for about 1,000 miles for shelving awkward issues wise lie fallow. The abolition of No. 789, Nathan Road, was passengers, who usually organ- of the passage before arrival at that called for immediate ac-of slave-raiding and the control fined $5 for a breach of the ise a complicated sort of anction New York This stream

in an easterly direction at the tion Mr. Stanley Baldwin, on of epidemies has led to a rapid Learners Drivers Licence Be sweepstake on the result

The ship's position is obtain-variable rate of 14 to 1% knots. the other hand, has always been filling up; and the one thing gulations.

ed by observations of the Going west the ship has to in favour of maintaining the that the Negro will fight for to League and the collective the last is his patch of ground.

Mr. Wagstaff, residing at the heavenly bodies. In fine clear steam against it and is liable security plan, always provided which he wants to cultivate YMCA reports that while driv weather the result can be de- to have one or two days of poor that opportunity for enquiry himself. The Italians have al

ing motor-cycle No. 148 in Castle pended on to within a mile or runs Going east, it helps her and discussion should first be ready found that in Tripoli and Peak Road yesterday he knocked two. This is known as the along

(Continued on Päge 3)/ afforded.

elsewhere. There are eighty down a Chinese female, aged 45, "observed position." If the sky The second factor is the millions of Natives in the Cop-who received slight injuries to is overcast, so that no observa- transfer of Sir John Simon to timent, including nine in her left side and head. She was tions can be taken, the position the Home Office No public Ethiopia; and if the object be taken to the Kowloon Hospital. is estimated from the compass, man is a greater hater of war to "give the Italian a chance to must · mean than Sir John, but in big affairs breathe, which

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Three Europeans Fined

the

In clear weather this is visi-equator and 6,108ft at the ble from a liner's bridge at poles, so a mean of 6,080ft. is a distance of about 27 miles: adopted and this is correct in There is also an explosive fog latitudes 48deg. north or south signal, and on another part of As an easy reminder. seven

rock

This is course, and speed. known as "dead reckoning

Propeller Revolutions

every course involves some land for some millions of set-needless to say that they were chance of a struggle, and byltlers, the only way will be by welcome as customers. The big fixing his attention on the worst turning off men who are already German firms were also import The usual method of estimat possible result of any policy he working the land. For the ers, and had their own Woering speed is by means of the ended by doing nothing at all purchase of crops there is al man Line" ships. Nothing revolutions of the propeller, Europe was consequently drift-ready no obstacle France has prevents German or Italian which are recorded on automa- ing rapidly towards what he granted a half share in the trade from reviving but their tic counters in the engine room most wanted to avoid, another Railway and sales are in opentown financial breakdown, and Before making use of the re- general war. The other changes market. The same argument as Sir Samuel said, it is difficult volutions, however, it is neces

mow the

of the of Ministers who, as Mr. Bald will be used by Gernary in re-to discuss that in an atmos-sary to win said "resigned at my own claiming her former territories phere "heavy with threats of request, removed those who but the fact is that only a few war With Ethiopia the quar-the ship by thad consistently "let I dare not thousand Germans ever settled rel is not that she is unwilling

wait upon I would therem German, merchants to grant concessions, but that fee

The Cabinet then arrived at bought more wool for their fac-jshe has been unwilling to grant would travel into the conclusion that if the gil Zories in the markets: urban, concessions:

And in during che devastated by var lon ast London,

will Cont be worth the

being the

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The nautical mile, a unit of

with the knot, a unit of speed.

To say that a ship is doing 30 knots, means that she is cover-