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CONTAINING ALL THE WEEKS

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BRITISH NAVAL STRENGTH, FIRST LORD ON "CLEAR SKY

DANGER.

On April 1st. fallowing the opening sang. son of the Institution of Naval Archi

annnal mortings, members and friends to the number of over 500 dined together at the Connaught Rooms

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The Duke of Northumberland presided, and in proposing the toast of The Naval and Air Forces of the Empire," said is was to be hoped that the komisions would in time develop their navies, so that once again the Navy of the British Amptre might enjoy unchallengeable wikpremacy on the seas. (the)

The Right Hon. W. C. Bridgeman, M., First Lord of the Admiralty, re- sponding, said the international sky was elear and it did not appear that we were nuder the necessity of preparing für on war against any other country, bui in that very security there was a danger of allowing our navil position to jile- teriorate that it might be difficult an raise it again to a position of sal»ty. It was a faft description of our pullèg to say that is was not our iesire to create a great Navy which would dominate the world, bur" zò have such a Navy As would prove a sure befence against attack farm any quarter") (Chpers) –

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WEATHER REPORT.

April 30th at 19.14-Pressure bas decreased moderately over Shaatreg, and slightly in the Faraora, and as increased shghtly elsewhere.

of Shanghai; it is stationary over The anticyclone is moving rustwant and depression is the West, Frs to moderate indo will prirail is approaching Shantung from, over the aortbera Chiza Ses.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 15- hours, April 10th 0.09 inch. Total since January let, 20 inches, against an average af 11.69 inches.

The forcant for the 24 hour ending at 18 our, May hat is me follow DISTRICT Formosa Channel

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Naval Attach to the Swedish Legation; proportion both of fatal and non-fatal Sir William Petersen; Mr. J. H. Humea enfents due to them is very small. The Mr. H. Woodhouse; Sir Joseph

Petavel, Director of the National Paviens enter number all under the heading of "other vehicles, which means the ever- Laboratory: Captain Don Jorge Agrowing number of privately-driven motor dians. Naval Attache to the Argentine

gation: Mr. J. F. King; Sir Frederick There is no exut ägure, as hintil the

Park or cubs.. Henderson: "Mr. J. Brown; Mr. M. E. Minister made his Order the number was Denny Ms. W. H. Whiting: Commander constantly growing: but it is believed Don Edgardo von Schroders, Naval that there are now about 5,000 bases in ach to the Chilean Legation: Me London under the combine and 500 out- a. B. Harrold; and Mr. R. W. Dana,side the combine. the secretary.

LONDON STREET TRAFFIC.

WILL REGULATIONS LESSEN ACCIDENTS?

A correspondent in the Ülevere says: Now that Parliament has approved the Onley by the Minister of Transport re- gulating and restricting, the omnibus Ser ei in 165 streets of the metropolitan arra: it say he hoped that the working arrangements will be found not only Simpler ut fure eficient than the old. Condoners interest in the change is great It runs along two lines, first in desire for a quick und beient service in every part of the ares, and secondly, in de- mand for organisation that will lessen the risk, of arilent. The effect of the new Onder

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the rapidity with which arridents, have been increasing there is no doubt,

According to so high an Lord Ashfield, the traffic

anthority as greater Landon in 1994 was estimated at 3BM millions, representing 415 journeys in the year per held of the population. About

million

persons were carried to Wem ley and back by bus. But leaving out નવ Wembley, the figures for London repre- sent an enormous growth, noticeable at some points much more than at others. It is said, for instance, that over 50,00 vehicles pass through Trafalgar-suprare daily or nearly double the number of twenty years ago.

CHANGES OF FOURTEEN YEARS.

Is it any wonder that evidents have inreased in 1908 the number of fatal aesidents in the Metropolis, including the City, was 80 of which 171 were due to mechanically propelled vehicles. In 1923, arming to the latest official returu, the

of Tatul neridents in the Metro- politan Police District and the City WA 554, while those that were non-fatal rose to 21,209.. Unofficially it is said that 845 persons were killed London atreets, in

Appeace in

1824.

so that increase

to he going on. The police make up the returns classify the accidents a fatal or non-fatal under five separate heads and show that for the Metropolitan Police District and the City the figures for 1993 were

From

Fatal. Non-fatal. Horse-drawn vehicles... 47

2,602

Buses and motor

coaches..... 2... 100 Trams and trolleys......

2,974

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Total

084

"2,367 14,243 8.923

331,209

-—~—THE WHOLE-COUNTRY.

If one extends his view to the whole of Great Britain, he sees how huge is the number of accidents in travel to-day. If the roul and street agridents are placed in one group and those on the railways in another the totals, for the year 1923, the fatest available, work out as under:-

1923.

Fatal Non-fatal.'" Street accidents..... 2.070 50,122 Railway accidents

262 The railways, accounted for over 1,830 milliu passenger journeys, equivalent to the whole popniation travelling on thirty- one different occasions during the year. Yer the figures give only a fraction nore than one death per week; while on the roads and streets there are fifty-seven deaths per week.

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