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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1989.

NEW 50 M.P.H. SEA- GLIDER CARRIES 125

Russia's Revolution In Super-Speed

A giant super-speedboat, carrying 125 passen- gers at a speed of 50 miles an hour, its hull built of a new plastic material derived from bakelite, is now plying between ports on the Black Sea.

The entire construction of this boat, the fastest passenger-carrying vessel in the world, is revolu- tionary. It is the result of prolonged experiments by the Soviet shipbuilding and motor industries in which no fewer than 20 specialised works participated.

NAZIS ARREST BRITISH SAILORS

Several of the crew of the Bri tish steamer Baltrover (4,916 tons) were arrested at Danzig by the Nazi authorities.

The sailors, it was alleged, had made disparaging remarks about Hitler and Germany (saya an Exchange message from Warsaw, Poland).

The ship's departure was held up. The men were released after a short detention.

EVACUATION PLANS IN BRITAIN

FIFTEEN DIE IN N.D.L. BOILER EXPLOSION

Berlin, To-day.

The boiler explosion on board the 17,000 ton steamer of the North German Lloyd, "Berlin," which oc- curred on Monday night in the Bal- tic Sea about fifteen miles off Swine- muende, resulted in the loss of 15 lives.

injured

Only six persons were by the explosion and not eighteen as originally reported.

It is hoped that the lives of all are now in the hospital in Swinemuende — will be saved.-Trans-Ocean,

BRITAIN the injured persons--who

In appearance, the boat-a "sea-glider" the Russians call it looks like a gigantic round flat- fish placed on top of a couple of torpedo-shaped floats. It is stream-lined throughout, and the captain's "bridge" is like an aeroplane cockpit, only slightly projecting above the deck (or, rather, pleted plans for the evacuation of JAP

roof) of the vessel.

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The effect of this construction, | serious disadvantages. and the consequent distribution of A new plastic was finally de- weight, is to reduce the boat's dis-vised which is ideal for the pur- placement to the minimum.

pose. Called textolit, it represents Despite its size, it therefore easi-a combination of textile fabric and ly assumes the characteristic by bake-lite which is both light, strong droplane action of the speedboat, and resistant to sea-water corro- skimming over the surface of the sion.

sea.

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SWIFT LUXURY

Naval architect V. A. Hartvig, the boat's designer, decided on the employment of a plastic for its con- struction only after elaborate re- search.

It was realised that wood, press- ed steel or duralumin, the materials that first came to mind, presented

OFF THE RECORD

It might work

The Soviet "sea-glider" carries a crew of 12. It is equipped with a handsome passenger saloon, a bar; sleeping berths, and it does the trip between the holiday resorts of Sochi and Sukhum in two and a half hours.

Normal time for this journey, on fast motor-ships of the Black Sea lines, is eight hours.

BENSE NO HOOKS |

By ED REED.

OPP

an ex

London, To-day. The British railways have com-

four million people in emergency.

case of

replacements

JAP.

WARSHIP SINKS IN GALE

Large stocks for

Kinhwa, To-day. have been stored at strategic A Japanese warship sank east of points, while old engines which | Mentowshan Island, would have been scrapped have Ling River between Wenchow and

Taichow on Monday.

now been reconditioned as a re-

serve.

Reuter.

POLICE FIRE ON DHAMI CROWD

Bombay, To-day. One Indian was killed and thirty injured in clashes between demon- strators and police,"

outside the

The vessel struck a rock during a severe storm and foundered.

Two other warships are now standing by doing salvage work. Central News.

BRITISH TREASURY RETURN

London, To-day..

Treasury returns show that total The police fired at demonstrators ordinary revenue for the current who tried to storm a prison and financial year up to July 15 amount- set fire to the palace of the Prin-ed to £177,558,586.

At the corresponding date last cess of Dhami.

Since rioting continues, the Bri-year the total was $164,588,998. tish authorities have sent a special agent to Dhami with police rein- forcements to restore order. Trans-Ocean.

for

Total ordinary expenditure the same period was $826,471,354 against $280,609,838 last year. British Wireless.

Ritual Murder Is Torso Theory

The murder of Ethel Wraithmell, body, while the bandaging was an aged twenty, whose dismembered | expert job. limbs were found on the fringe of a wood near Leeds, may have been part of an Eastern ritual.

Her head was expertly swathed in bandages, and her hair had been cut after death.

POLICE MAKE FRESH "APPEAL TO COUPLE The palice chiefs who attended the conference later motored to Leggeat Wood, Scholes, and then on to Low Wood, Wellington Hill, where the parcels of remains were found.

Follce attach so much importance to these indications that a death rite, was performed, that they have consulted experts on Egyptian cus The police made a fresh appeal. toms.

In Leeds fifteen high police off- cials from Manchester, Leeds, and ring centres met at one of

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