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SÄ! January, 1925

2nd, February,

1st March

2th farch

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL,

...

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and

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WEATHER REPORT

July

27th att 16.47. -Warning to Hongkong, Cost Ports, &e. Typhoon of nukuown duten-

ENGINEERS POWERFUL PLEA FORity within 10 miles of Lat. 17 deg. N. Long.

11 dig. E noving Weat

THE SCHEME

GOVERNMENT OPPOSITION,

:

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald is to go into the question of the Channel Tunnel, and Sir Arthar Fell, who is Chairman of the Eloise of Commons Committee, on this ques

July 27th at 16--Pressure haizemel slightly over Iazon. It is nearly stationary ut other pporting

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p. the SS. Malws in Lat. 13 dig! 32 N. and Long, 11 deg. 12 E. reported West winds, force 8 barometer 9 48 inches. The typhoon in the China Sea was then in about 1st 17 & Long, 114 deg. M., moving West,

The typhoon to the cast of Luan appears in

ttom, writes in the Murużay Pust a powlitz nji erful plea for going on with the scheme. He says:--

Manila warning: 1. Typhoon in Lat. Lī svg. N. and Long, 116 deg. Balunst stationary.

Manila warning-2 Typhoon in Laf. IS deg. N. Long, 197 deg. E, inclining north.

want.

Sixty years ago there were three great projects under discussion for the improvement of communications on the

Masila warning: 3. Typhoon in Lat. 10 deg. surface of this world. The Suez Canal. the Panama Canal, and the Channel. Long 140 deg. E., moring North... Real. 274.

12 57.

Tinnel.

The Suez Canal and the Panama Canal have been built, at the Channel Tunael remains to be constructed, and will be built so sum as the Glaverumpat of this country withdraws its opposition

Sir Percy Tempest, late manager and engineer of the Southern Railway, who has studied the subject of the Tunnet for years, in March fast informed the House of Commons Channel Tunnel Committee that his estimate of the rest of the Tunnel was twenty-nine million pounds, and the revenue base on the 10 traffe receipts would work out at about £1.500.000 a year, or just over five per cent, an the cost.

What the increase in the traffic from the construction of the Turnel will be no se sam say, but one of the principal "tourist agents thinks the present passen

ger traffic may increase ten times.

The Tunnel will be constructed mes half with English capital and one-half French, and will he jointly owned and worked.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, Jaly 27th, 3.33 inch. Total incu January 1st 2 inches, against an average of 49.26 inches.

The forcast for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, July 8th is as follow DISTRICT

FORECAST

Hongkong to Gap Rock E. winds, fresh; fair Formans Channel South coast of China betwrco Hongkong and Lamocks

South coast of China between

te showery

do.

do.

Hongkong and Hainan HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Houghong Observatory, July 27th.

Previon On Date On Datu

Day

2 p.m.

The mouths of the tunnel on both Barometer sides of the Channel will be sinne miles 1. Temperatura- back from the coast to enable the derth Humidity

Wind Direction..... beneath the sen to be reached by easy

Fore gradients. This will increase the length of the tunnel to about uiles, of which

will be under the s

No such engineering work has yet iren accomplished. The longest tunnel is that of 12 miles under the Simplon, and the longest under water is the Severn Tonnel over four miles. Fortunately

after years of study engundings and horings, hase prelining bed of chalk marl lissf

the

beneath the chalk which forms the cliffs on both sides of the straits, and this bed extemis right across.

It is roughly 6 ft. in thickness, and isuf such a nature as to be virtually im pervious to the percolation of water, and

forms

admirable material for

Weather...

Rain

at pin. 6 a.11%

229,65

199,67

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flightest open-air Temperaturs on atla Lowest open-air Temperstar on 27th

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE From July 4th to. Aug. nl, 1924.. HIGH WATER.

tunnel driving The tunel will consist of Mon, 28m two tubes of about 20 ft diameter, and

If'kong.

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LOW WATER

H'kory.

Standard

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Neight.

Standard

Time

Time.

12. ft. in

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04

3 #

+

214

9

66

46

56 a

7 0

m 1 22

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2

343 a

8

driven about co ft. apart. but before Thes. 7 15 these two tubes are begun a pilot heading

11; 4 6

facilitate the driving of the Thur. 31 Working tunnels.

Fri. 1 m The French and English engineers are agreed on the peneticalility of the work.

Satur 29 37 and the details are all get out. The test tunnel can be completed in about three

ແ ຢາກ. years, and the working tunnels in thre years more, so that the Continental ex- Prosses to the various capitals of Europe BOARD en be running from London in about six years. It is difficult to realise what this

ar tube af about 12 t, iameter will

Wed.

13th August Mülle September

driver. This test tube will prove, the

und

two

25th July 26th August 2d Esptember

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Inran to the passengers and goodly

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near

The construction of the Tunnel itself would be but the starting point for the buchling of special lines to the coast, for electrification, for the building of their the Great Continental Station Waterloo, the great road bridge at Char ing Cross, and new tubes from the Con- tinental Station in all directions. These would follow Bre sour of the works that and which would revolutionise the whole of London south of the

The works will ame

Cause

a de

great expenditure of money ahe mand for labour, and will give au impetus to trade throughout the country. The labour required for the actual Tunnel construction would we about 20.000 inen for six-years. but the subsidiary works referred to will cause a demand which will of absorb large but unknown numbers unemployed, and above all after the con pletion of the Tunnel there would be the general revival in trade and industry in this country which always follows from im proved communications. It is probabla that the success of the Tunnel will be great that other Channel Tunnels will and possibly a motor road "or reads to France as well.

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The support and hearty goodwill of the Government is alone required, and it is diffenit to see why it should now be withheld. The military question is no Jonger raised, for ካን one would be rash by

enough to on what' element cr what

forces the next war may be waged. land, Italy, Belgium, and Switzer

all anxions to see it bolt, and

all

LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM & ANTWERP-via Singapore, this country is only waiting for the Gov-

Colombo, Suez and Port Said.

"AMAZON MARU"

Proment to move. It is the greatest remedy which can be proposed for the eettlement and restoration of this matter-

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS & BUENOS AIRES-Via Saigon, Singapore, ed and distracted Europe."

Colombo, Durban and Capetown.

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BOMBAY via Singapore and Colombo.

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BANGKOK, SAIGON VIR SINGAPORE.

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CALCUTTA via Singapore & Rangoon,

Tuesday, 5th Aug.

"Monday, 11th Aug.

Monday,

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Friday,

ist Aug.

A VICE-ADMIRAL'S "ONE PRIVILEGE."

At a dinner given by the Mayor of Grimsby to the officers of the battleship Resolutior recently. the 10aat. of The Navy" was submitted by the Earl of Yarborough, who said that as High Ste-

VICTORIA, SEATTLE, TACOMA" & "VANCOUVER via Shanghai and ward of Grimsby he was nun Vice-

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TAKAO & KEELUNG,

Monday, 11th Aug. Wednesday, 13th Aug Thursday, 14th Aug.

Sunday, 3ri Aug.

Thursday, 31st July.

Sunday, For further particulara pitase apply to

OSAKA, SHOSEN KAISHA. K. SHIMA, Mannger,

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Telephone Now, 4789,4088, 1090.

"3rd Ang.

Admiral of Lincolnshire, but he hail never been to sen and had never earned the title of admiral. At any rate, i knew of no duty, attached to the office, and only one privilege. He was inform- ed that if a whale should he "washed asbere on the coast of Lincolnshire he was entitled to the blubber. (Laughter.) In the Humber he lost jurisdiction, and. the Lord Mayor of Bull, as Admiral of the Humber, could claim the blubber,

There is as much justification for the ownership of the mines by the miners as by the mine owners-Mr. Shopwell.

If we are equal in the sight of God, all the more should we be equal in the sight of each other,-AF, Noel Buelyn.

OF CONSERVANCY WORKS

OF KWANGTUNG.

Water'erels in English Feet at 10 A..

Place ut

Observation

Highost

.1. ever

recorded.

;

-0.

worded.

1924.

July

W.L

July

Fast Feet:

#82.7

+13.1+12.7

+18.81+17:2

Fret. Peet +785-9.49)

+14.7

+$7.01

+35,81

-

+4.7 +3.7

Wacho, w. River Kongmoon, W. River Linkonghow, N. River Shiuchow, N. River Samahti, N.

River +7.25-60*210 Sheklang, E

River +15.15-0.8 +5.0 +4.5 For the 24 bit.

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Wednesday 30th July 10am.

Wednesday, 30th July, Noas, Wednesday, 30th July, 8

Saturday,

Saturday,

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2nd Aug, 1 p.m.

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5th Aug., 3pm.

8th Aug., 10m.

Saturday, Sul Ang, 11am.

Friday,

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