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THE EAST. AND THE MIDLANDS

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF

CHINA.

OPENING OF MUSEUM ANT LIBRARY AT PEKING.

TENNIS AT SINGAPORE. WODEHOUSE REATS NAKAMURA IN EXCELLENT "MATCH, The Straits Times of July 18th contains the following report of a tennis match in Hongkong, where the winner is well known, will read with

interest :-

Richard, triumphant !

In the process of reconstruction, and which many adaptation to modern conditions, which China is at present undergoing, the intro- duction of scientific research and," "con- currently, the establishment of scientific

WAR IN CHINA. THE VIEWS OF A MISSIONARY,

distress-

But when one remembers that in 1898

out to the troops, it is astonishing to seg bows and arrows were still being served the progress since then. To-day, China uses aeroplanes un modern artillery, and her officers at least are highly intelligent. and, well-trained

Since the revolution of, 1911 China his. been at war with herself, the only difor ence to-day is that operations are on al bigger scale than usual, writes a foreig

That much is known to the average reader in the West; he also knows that resident in China to a hane paper.

That is the title of a recent popular the ancient barriers of the Far Eust have povel, and is applies very uptly to what gone down before the onrush of Westerty happened yesterday on the S.C.C. centra civilisation, but anly those who have lived can begin to realise what af To "a familiar, that very popular all round strange, tawdry blend of East and West, Government organs is absolutely essential court, when Richard-or, to be less there.

sportsman R. L. D. Wodehouse decisive old and new, modern China really is. to the success of the movement,

For instance, inngine the Chinese- narrow circle of interested mining men ly beat S. Nakamura, last year's Malayan and scientists, it has long been known, champion, in the pre-semi-ñnal of the minus bla quede, of course as bebits a good Republican a cheap khaki ani- A big crowd watched a match that was form, with modern rille and equipment, that The Geological Survey of China, Singapore lawn tennis championship. established in 1916, has been making well worthy of it. We have seen nothing and in many cases with goose-step and steady progress, both in the way of sup-better in Singapore tennis, of recent all complete. The picture is by no means

years at any rate, for it was close enough, attractive and the reality is even perting the mining industry with expert as the figures of 3/2, 7/5, show, and we ing, advice, and in accumulating scientifio were treated to three quarters of an hour data and material to such an extent that of really good staff. The wind that dis- unexpected quarter unexpected, when it has been recognized abroad as a factor turbed the Japanese barque blew from an in the international cooperation, for the the tournament started at any rate-but it was a well deserved win. Wodehouse was distinctly the better man of the two, geological explocation of the earth.

Some of the fighting of recent years, But the work of the Geological Survey From the start be declined to lay the has been carried on is quite no unostenta- Japanese game of hack line stuff, sub-with which I happened to be in close tious way, and little has transpired about mitting to which has spelt the undoing of touch, was very interesting and sugges its activities outside of professional former S.C.C. hopes. Instead he went up tive of much. Compared with the opera circles, antil the 17th instant, when the to the net and was all out for winning tions going on now, that was a sectional big sweeping movement, institution was officially throws open to shots. Nakamuru was beaten by a man affair: but enough men were involved-to- threatening the great southern capital of the public, with appropriate inaugural who had made his mind, how the game provide

Wodehouse's showing mule us all en Canton with its two, millions of inhabit erremonies by, and in the presence of H. E. was going to be playe

Here is what often happens in such secount of those thusiastie. He was out for a win in quick ants Before giving an President Li Yuan Hurg exercises, it may be well briefly to review tiate and got it. His placing was a re

to that kind of tennis. Again and again population of. s. half a million, is the development of the Survey and its velation, because we bave not been used cases as this: A neighbouring town with achievement up to the present time."

Geological Government Surveys have he took Nakamura out of his strile and captured en route; and we "foreigners," put the ball where he wanted it. Then, two or three in number, try to do what been established during the last half genanding that his apponent's service was we can for the wooded, fur their own tury in all civilized states. The principal weak, he went out to get it and scored Red Cross service, though pretty good The Gent Central Railway occupies aims of those institutions are threefold, number of points by a killing return after in its way, is breaking down in this In the upper sorry of the railway. a high place among high-speed rans. The nucly, to promote the knowledge of a first service had failed He made rush.

are those the mineral resources of the country; several mistakes it is true," putting easy best trains of this coun running in the London and Manchester to carry on a general grologic survey of smashes into the net, but taken all round station surrounded by his very modern- arrvice over a road 'which is very severe in

the whole country upon a quiform scale, it was a masterly display, which delight-looking staff, is the commanding officer. comparison with the of the North West and 3, to undertake scientific geologicaled supporters who had made up their A gentleman of the old school, evidently,

The

minds that the order was going to be for he is in long silk robe and has a ern and Great Western Companies.

In the first of these fields the Geological Nakamara first and the rest nowhere, beautiful faa.

The wounded, quiet and stoical, and lest average speed of the Great Central research. Loulon and Manchester services is 50.99

Survey of China can already point to a What helped Wodehouse also was his per sour, and the highest book. without by the same train creditable series of achievements, such as fect physical condition. In the matter of with seemingly unlimited capacity for પૂર્વ ગુમન is for the 39 miles between Quinton the discovery and survey of a large num-getting hit be bad taken no chances, with bearing paio, are rushed off by motor Here some of the wealthy merchants of Read and Leicester, which is covered in her of iron ore deposits, which will soon the result that he came out to play as launch to the mission hospital close by. fifty-six minutes, giving an average speed be described in amonggraphie report, well able to go three hard sets as his

fe hour. This is not, of and the examination of numerous coal opponent. Nails have nothing on R.ID. the place are busy handing over the y of 64.43

ing: they dread the inevitable looting" gouse, a start-to-staja run, as the train fields, as well as metalliferous deposits.for hardness, and with this combined with valuables to the foreigner for safe keep We must not forget to give all honour that will come, and have no mind to lose hes not call at uninton Road. The Among the latter are the antimony and good tennis we had a great win.

rua the Caledonian Highvat pel Forfar to l'erth, as mercury deposits, which have nirrady to Nakamura for his most plucky and what has been left over, as well as the Looking at him military taxes and forced loans already Railway is that

sportsmanlike display. niles in thirty-four minutes: of the Milland described in the Bulletins issued by the

By sundown the tide of battle has Railway,

Kettering to St. Pancras, seventy. Survey,

The general geological survey of the after the match it amazed one to think paid. two miles in seventy-seven minutes, giving

ster, standing something under five feet rolled on; the badly wounded have been an average speed of 561 miles per hour; of country has se fat been restricted to the that this unassuming looking young the North-Eastern Railway. York to her provinces of Chihli, Shantung, Shansi, in height, has put all manner of "formid-made as comfortable as possible, and we Lington, Hiles in forty right minutes, Honau, and Kiangsu, the larger part of able opponents to rout since he flashed get a chance to talk to the others, piecing and of the Great Northern Railway. It is the intention of the survey to publish ago. People talk of his weak service, but tion as best we can,

fty miles in all Grantham to Doncaster,

fifty four miles average of over tance trains are the Scottish expres tance Cross to York, 188 miles average an hour, speed of nearly shyawa including one stop, and 10 Peterborough, including stops, seventy-six miles at a Average speed of nearly fifty-two miles The fastest North British trains are those between Glasow, and Edinburgh with an average of forty miles

per

per

stand..

sheet maps of the whole of China apon how on earth with that lack of inches What a cherry, domien, ugly set of height order to them it natured toys whose The best. Great Northern long-dis such there are low in preparation, four could he have any hang der ga need brates they are something lite good. The scientific work of the survey has is extraordinary how Nakamura has deadly nature they only half under been cooling principally to the study triumphed over this disadvantage, and

The chief grievance-apart, of cours and description of the fossil remains done so wall. He will be heard from

the various geological again most certainly, but if he never is from the main ne of, their pay beb in occurring systems, and to the determination of he has made a name in Malayan tennis nearly 12 months in arrears appears to be they actually kept on blazing away long. stratigraphic horizons. The survey has which will always be remembered. It was that the other side did not play the game; had the advantage of the cu-operation of no walk over which Wodehouse had

famous palaeontologist, Tir. A.W. Nakamura led at 4/2 in the second set and after their opponcats had stopped, as Grabau, formerly professor of paler was going strong when they were five usual, for their mid-day rice"12

Tipon: the whole, they seemed fairly botany at Columbia University; New all. He was starting to go all about with

in, while he had hard luck with a nem their lot. But they had a very bazy idea, York, who has made great progress in his forehand drive and was getting it well satisfied with their leaders and with describing the invertebrate fossils.

most of them, as to what it was al about.

hour.

SOUTHERN RAILWAY ACHIEVEMENTS.

an

of China:

should

Today's operations show a great ads vnace on those of yesterday, and one wonders what will happen to-morrow, millions, in fact are widewake and o when perhaps all of them-four hunden the move.

BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE

WITH EUROPE.- IMPORT SURPLUS TO US. HALVE

Nor do the Southern lives, in spite of the handicap in some instances of heavy gradients and speel restrictions ou ne

A number of Swedish scientists, "actingber which just caught the top of the set. count of bridges, fall far short of the records set up by the trunk railways serving the

na associate paleontologists to the Survey, Nakamura, like the rest of his compat The South- Midlands and the North Western Company has in service trains have, with the Swedish fund, made exten- riots, has played the game in the most which cover the 108 miles from Water- sive collections of fossil plants, fossil sporting spirit, never arguing the point age mammals and the remains of prehistoric or seeking to take any kind of advantage, 100 tu Bournemouthnt an avenge

hour: the Man; and those are now being studied by and be took his defeat as a good player miles speed of fifty-four

The results of these studies, Brighton and London services, fifty one them.

There was a large attendance on July miles in sixty minutes, are known to most together with Dr. Grabau's investigations WODEHOUSE DEFEATED BY DEAN, on the invertebrate fossils, will be pub people and the best trains of the South- Enterp

Company to Dover and Folkestone fished in the Paleontologia Sinica, a goth to watch the semi-final of the com Malays ace, cunsidering the character of the road, series of monugraphs, which is intended petition for selection of the Singapore AM das can be expected. The over comprise, as far as possible, descrip- nominee to play in the open,

IN THREE MONTHS. truins make the trip at an average speed to compri flustrations of all the fossils championship. Wodehouse and Dein were the players. Wodehouse (says the Free of forty-five miles per hour whicir is not.

The British Board of Trade's analysis however, quite so od as that of a limiter!

Early in the history of the Survey, the Proxy never look like winning except for train in the pre-war pericl, which had an

collections brought, together by the field a short period in the second set, and the average speed of fifty-one miles und ran

grologists, were arranged to form a small games, though in many cases good tennis, of Great Britain's foreign trade by coun to Dover in one and a half hours;

This bas grown constantly, were far from exciting from a spectator's tries of origin or destination during the until now it comprises 3.280 specimens of point of view. Dean won the match by ores, minerals, rocks and fossils, properly 5/2, 6/3. In the first set he had it all first three months of the year, makes labelled and exhibited under glass, in the his own way, Wodehouse taking only the some remarkable comparisons. Exports of second set he was down three-one, but countries during that period, in 1922, exceeded imports by £15,200,000, as against coupound of the Survey, west city, Feng second and seventh games and in the British merchandise to other European per hour. Sheng Hutung, No, 3. 54.8 Second place was forme-1) ocomed by the In order to bring the Director of the Wodehougs disappoint his form against

the-In together up-to-date pulled up and gained all the rest. Sheffeld Great Marylebone.to non-stop tral train on a timing for 185 miles of 177 Survey, Dr. V. K. Ting, approached pri- . mars. We are inclined to think he minutes, but there is

vate gentlemen as well as mining com apparently no image

game than in one where the pace perhaps diate intention of reinstating this train panies, requesting them to contribute to does much better in a fast, hardhitting the Euston a Library fund. Through their generous is rather slower but the placing and Second, place is now held το Crewe non-stop

response, forty thousand dollars were accuracy is greater He best Nakamura trains, which for ins speed of 5 miles

and with this fund Dr. Tinghy cleverly forcing that player to play his miles show an average spell wed by the collected, and to croce a modern library game, but he was not able to move Dean per hour, this being North-Eastern Newcastle to Edinbush, building and bring together a collection out of his own methods and in conse 124 miles at 20.8 miles per hour

ING NON-STOP" YUNS.

The most famous of the, long runs on British railways is that between Padding. ton and Plymouth, a distance of 225 miles for which 247 minutes are allowed isir

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müse 132.

It is improbable that anything beyond of geological literature comprising at pre-

made by

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wait It is known

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great many

export surplus of £2,800,000 in the same three months of 1927, an export, surplus of £78,000,000 in 1920 and, on import excess of 816,100,000 in 1914

In trade with foreign countries, ontalde of Europe, not including the United States, England's imports exceeded experts by 22,700,000 in the first quarter of 1922. In 1921 there had been a £1,200,000: surplus

of exports; in 1920-an import surplus of

between London and Brighton AMC Atage of development that it appro-house seldom showed as his best, whilst three months of 1922; da against a simila

trains

priate to throw the museum and the his backhand was more than once erratic import surplus of 287,200,000 a.1921, o library open to the public. The opening sad his serving, though at times severe 2141,900,000 in 1920 and c1.224,600,00

journey, by non-stop been ceremony took place on the 17th insty at was insufficiently varied to bave its fall in 1914

four in the afternoon, in the lecture hall effect. He stuck to it well throughput of the Survey, and in the presence of a and had he been able to keep the game distinguished gathering of Chinees off going at the pace of the first four gamer ils, headed by President Yuan Hung, in the second set he might well have run who, himself & leading donator to the the winner to the third, Library fund, gave, by his preseLOD, TO- newed evidence of his scientific interest

which does not appear to fit in with in average speed will sent 5,873 volumes. President Ei Yiquence, the gamo was set for him: 222,900,000, and in 1914 an export Burglari mall improve main-line railways Hung has taken a leading role among his undoubted abilities. For a short of 27,300,000. In träda: with the Brita while-steam operation rem the rule the individual donators, while among the period in the second set it looked as if dominious and colonies, the surplus of ex- For

it will

to mining companies the Kailan Mining he would succeed in forging the game, ports for the quarter was £3,000,000 in 1922, higher

the advent of

traction Administration stands foremost through and he won several in which he had his as against 27,2000,000 in 1921 and, an opponent running whilst he himself got export excess of 271,100,000 in 1920. I the Brighthe generosity of its donation. ton Railway Company have plans well advanced for the conversion of their main has been considered by the Minister np to the net for effective volleys. But 1914 the surplus of imports in, trade-with Trade with the United States produced of Agriculture and Commerce, and by the his only lasted a short time because the dominions, was £700,000. ling rente

nts from steam to electric t

traction,

Director of the Geological Survey, that Dean controlled the ball too well to allow and it has been suggested that when this this jasatution has now reached such to continue. In consequence Wode an import surplus of €34,800,000 in the reform

rm is carried out it would be to run service every fifteen perform the borty-five minutes. The fact has made cl

locomotive is public that a passenger being built by the North-Eastern Railway Company, which will be designed for a maximun speed of ninety miles per hour, The electrically operated trains on the Underground railways, although one does associate these services with high not. average speeds owing to the pumerous stopa, are capable of average speeds up to and democratie spirit Among other twenty-five miles and the Liverpool and notable guests, we may specially mention Southport, electric services of thirty miles the Minister and Vice-Minister of Agri Ceylon paper states. During the debete relatively high speeds for stopping culture and Commerce. Their Excel on the Colonial Tote Colonel Wedgwood trains. The maximum speeds must bo in lencies Chang Kuo Kan and Ohiang Tim

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