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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER

FEAST OF THE ROSARY.

"The programme of the fesss of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, which will be celebrated at losary Church, Kowloon, the sent of the confraternity of the Holy Rosary, to-morrow, has been for warded to us.

HRH PRINCE "GEORGE. WELCOME AT “YOKOHAMA, Prince George landed at Yokohama on Reptember 13th from H.M.S. Harkins, The cruiser was sighted off Honmoku about & o'clock in the morning Moving majestically in towards the breakwater,

The Morning Service will be as fol the gray warship glided gracefully ta her berth exactly on schedule, dropping lows: First Mass at 8.30 am; Second anchor at 9.30 o'clock. In the mean- Mass at 7.30 am.; Third Mass at 8.30 time, the Japanese warship Vischio, I am, and Solemn High Mass at 9.30 am. which had been standing off, the, harbour at Yokohama to welcome the British cruiser, sent. a booring salute across the waters. Tho. Hawking replied

The Evening Service will begin at 4.80 p.m., and will comprise the recitation of the Rosary, procession, sermon and bene diction...

A launch put.out.frain the side of the

The Rector, the Rev Father G. M. Nisshin and went cutting across the Spada, announces that the members, of ilacid surface of Yokohama Harbear the confraternity of the Holy Rosary and It bore Captain Fukuhara, commander

all the faithful are respectfully invited of the Nishin, Captain Royle, Mr. T. Yamagata and Mr. H. Shimadzu, official to approach the Sacramenta of Penance Chamberlains, Commander Prince and Holy Communion and to visit the Shimadzu and Capt. K. Mizuno, man. Church in order to gain the numerous bers of the Naval welcoming committer,Indulgences accorded. A Plenary Indal "and Mr. Yazawa, chief of the Yokohama gence is granted to those who assist at one of the Holy Masses, and also to those flarbour Office."

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TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. SYLLABUS COVERS A WIDE FIELD, The prospectus of the Hongkong Tech- nical Institute, which has hoon forwarded to us, contains much interesting informa tion as to the proposed activities of the organization. te

GOLD OUT OF SILVER. MODERN FRENCH ALCHEMY. French alchemists claim that they have once more discovered the lost secret of the transmutation of silver into gold,

and Bosicrucians of the Middle Ages, they Unlike their predecessors the alchemists

The Institute, it atates, aims at giving are making no secret of their process, but are publishing it for the benefit of their Section: (a) Engineering

Practical

_fraternity. instruction in the following subjects:-

Mathematics, Building Construc

Applied The recipe is quite straightforward and tion Field Surveying, Mechanics, Machine Drawing, the ingredients simple. Steam, General Elementary Science (Physics), Electrical Engineering.

One hundred and twenty-five parts of

(b) Science Section: Physics, Chemischemically pure silver are melted in a try (Pelotical and Theoretical), clean crucible To this is added seven Metallurgy. Sanitation. (e) Cominerce Section:

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Shorthand, parte of yellow orpiment (arsenic trisul- Book-keeping, French English phide) and three parts of antimony sul- (Conversation, Letter Writing and Business Correspondence), Transla phide. This is fused together for about tion (Chinese and. English), Logic four hours at 1,000 degrees Centigrade and Political Economy. Cookery-

and produces a yellowish coloured ingot (d) Teachers Classes: English and

Chinese: Pedagogy,

"AGAIN MELTED." The Syllabus is liable to alteration from

The latter is again melted, and ten As a time to time as found desirable. general rule no Class will be formed parts of orpiment and five parts of anti- certain classes different sections at pre- the pot. It is kept at the same tempera unless there are at least 10 entries. In wony are again added, little by little, to sent work together; should there be a

Then comes the last process of fluxing ance, however, arrangements will be made for these sections to work independently the inget. Ten parts of saltpetre and the sufficient number of students in attend. ure as before for a further four hours."

The year's work is divided into two same amounts of sal-ammonise and borax of each other. terins-the first term beginning in Octo-mixed with a paste of scraped white soap ber and ending two weeks before Chinese are added to the crucible. This cleans New Year: the second term beginning the molten metal which again changes ending in June. Classes are held every poured out and cooled. excepted. They two weeks after Chinese New Year and colour from gold to white. It is then evening, Saturdays

The operators claim that the mass now proportion of gold. "Analysis and assay estimates indicate that the gold content! is about one quarter per cent of the silver employed.

Jackie and went on board to express afternoon. October 3rd, until midnight The officials enge alongside the who visit the said Church from Saturday the art ofleist welcome to Vice- Admiral Alexander-Sinciniz, commander of the Feast Day. A Plenary Indulgence of the Harkins, flagship of the British is granted at each visit. Asiatic Squadron, and to Prince George

The order of the procession to-morrow, who is a sub-lioutenant on the cruiser. They were followed a moment later by Rosary Sunday, will be:-The Banner of Mr. Consul General Holmes, who board Our Lady, Girls scattering dowers, St. ad the cruiser shortly before 10 o'clock. Joseph's Apostleship of Study, Apostle-

Admiral Alexander-Sinclair care Barn at 10.45 o'clock, his launch followship of Prayer, St. Joseph's Confratern-ually begin between 5. p.m. and 6 p. consists of silver alloyed with a small

The classes are open to students of 15 ing shortly after the return of the Con- ity, Blessed Sacrament Confraternity, and end not later than 10 p.m.. aal-General. The Admiral came to pay Bearers of the Mysteries of the Rosary,

on local Government Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. Con years of age and upwards, but applicant official calls authorities in Yokohama and Kanagawa fraternity of Saint Aloysius, Giris scat under 17 years of age must produce satis prefecture. He returned to the eruisertering flowers, The Clergy, The Statue of factory references. Students in attend Our Lady, Guard of Honour, The Bishop ance at a school will not be admitted at 1 o'clock.

(Alge da Costa Nudes), The Consuls and except with the approval of the Prin the Knights, Ladies Apostleship of cipal of that School Female students

under certain restrictions. Prayers, The Sociedade Philarmonies are admitted to certain of the classes, Band, and The. Faithful.

Applications for admission must be made on printed forms, and signed by the applicant. These forms can be ob tained on application to the Inspector of English Schools, Education Department. It is specially requested that any change once notified to the of address he nt

Lectures will commence on Monday,

GIVEN HIS SHORE LEAVE." In the meantime the Harkins sub. Tientenaat was basily engaged in pre paring for a four-days' store leave. Prince George was greatly interested in the programme that had been arrang for. him while he is here

You are going to keep me rather busy, I hear," he said to a member of: the British Embassy, staff, smiling. But there was no indication that this would not please the royal subilieutenant, who has the appearance of a young man whom action, suits,

Perfect sailing weather all the way from Hongkong was reported by officers of the Hawkins, who said that for everal hours early in the morning the Cruiser idled along at about four knots an hour in order nut to be early in reaching Yokohama. The brilliance of the azure aky against which the cruiser's graceful carriage Timmed in clear eut elegance, "greyhound of the seas,' formed a perfect picture...

IMPERIAL COACH READY.. The Imperial ecuch attached to the special train was ready, on the siding at the pier when Prince George, Ad miral Alexander-Sinclair and his suite fanded at 1.50. The party proceeded at once to the train which left exactly on schedule at 2 o'clock for, Tokyo.

Beveral hundred persons had gathered to watch the arrival and departure of the English Prince. The police had raped off the area about the railway track on the pier. Behind this barrier the citizens of Yokohama, each a special envoy of Japan to welcome the Prince to their country, stood silently and re- spectfully, some stiffly at attention.

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CAMERA BATTERY CLICKS.

Representatives of the Emperor and Empress and the Prince Regent called at 6 o'clock at the Embassy.

Director.

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STAFF OF LECTURERS.

In the evening Prince George was the guest of Captain and Mrs Royle at din- aer, It was rather au informal affair.ctober 3th. only the Price, Sub-Lieutenant Halsey, Commander his personal aide, and Thomas being guests from the cruiser

son of Admiral Lieutenant Halsey, a Lionel Halsey who was in charge of the tour of the Prince of Wales when the heir to the British throne was in Japan in the spring of 1922, is Prince George's aide and companion.

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GOLD FROM MERCURY.

Mr. Jollivet Castelof, President of the numerous experimenters, including quali- Alchemical Society of France, claims that fed chemical engineers, have now tried the process and achieved the perplexing result Orthodox science is silent and prefers to express no opinion...

The transmutation of elements, which was believed to be impossible two decades ago. has been found possible in the case of radio active elements, and recently Dr. Miethe, of Berlin, transmuted mercury into gold in a mercury vapour, lamp.

Chemists are, therefore, disinclined to commit themselves, and, while not pre- The lecturing Stall is composed of:pared to accept the claims of the alchem ENGINESHING SECTION-Building Consts without independent tests and ex- struction, Mr. R. J. B. Clark, A.RI.B.Aperiments with materials of absolute 1. Day, purity, they are not denying a possibility Electrical Engineering, Mr.

of truth in the claim. AMLEE

REACTION OBSCURE.

SCIENCE SECTION.-Mathematics, Mr. M. G. O'Connor, BA.; Chemistry (Practical and Theoretical) and Metallurgy, Mr. H."

If there is any truth in the claim, aud G. Wallington, B.A.; Physics, Mr the various people who claim to have made gold by this process are not either: Ralston, MA.

COMMEECE SECTION-English, I., Mr. Alying or deceived by impurities in their White; English, IL, Mr. E. G. Walling, chemicals then it would seem that a ton, B.A.; Shorthand (Beginners and catalytic action takes place the decom Revision), Mr. D. Young Bookkeeping, position of a compound and the recom Mr. G. W. Reeve, B.A

Admiral Alexander-Sinclair was guest at the British Embassy a dinner, together with Admiral Takarabe, Minis ter of the Navy Other guests at this dinner were Flag Captain Lake. Com raander Woodward, Commander Reo, Commander Commander Ingham and Lambert.

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TEACHERS' CLASSES-Women: Miss N position of its elements by the presence of a substance which does not itself W. Bascombe, B.A., Dip. Ed. Mrs. B. changel LUNCH AT THE PALACE...

C. Weston and Miss G. M. Cotton.

The reaction is obscure, but it is notice Prince George, who spent Tuesday Men: Mr. J. Ralston, M.A., Mr. E. 1. night at the British Embassy, visted the Edwards and Mr. A. T. Hamilton able that the sum of the atomic weights Meiji Shrine in Yoyagi in a motor-car Vernacular: Messrs. Ng Fung Chau of arsenic and antimony is 186:7, whereas This close approach suggests that the yesterday at 10.30 3. Subsequently, Supervisor), He Wai Ko, Yeung Yuk that of gold is 197.2 Count Tokugawa, Grand Chamberlain, Ham (Chujen). Pak Chik Po, Liu Hoi called on Prince George at the British Tung. Leung Cheuk U, Ng Pak Keung, silver acts as a catalyst and thas possibly Embassy, and presented to the Royal Kung Hon, Li Lun Kwai and Toni Pak an isotope of gold, that is to say, a gold varying very slightly in atomic weight, Prince the Grand Cordon of the Yuet.

In the Kowloon Section the Staff of but possessing all the other general pro- Chrysanthemum.“

Prince George afterwards repaired to Lecturers comprises:-Mathematics, Mr.perties of ordinary gold, has been pro the Imperial Palace, followed, by Ad-D. M. Richards, B.A.; Chemistry (Prac-duced. miral Alexander-Sinclair, and others. tical and Theoretical), Mr. T. R. Rowell, B.Sc., Dip. Ed.; Cookery, Mrs. J.

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Readers at Home will see, from the information provided,

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DOUGHTY CAMERA MAN: CLIMBING ACTIVE VOLCANOES

FOR FILMS.

Beetles like miniature tanks," fitted with four-inch horns; caterpillars eight inches long, worms like snakes, spakes The tradition of successful transmutalike tall tree-trunks, and ants as long as

MEDIAEVAL TRADITIONS.

At Vienna there is still a gold plaque made alchemically by the Kosicrucian

Seiler in the presence of the Emperor

came and went in fantastic shapes.

PERILS OF THE DARK

LAWN BOWLS.

INTERPORT "SELECTION

GAME

SUNDAY, 4TH OCTOBER, AT 3.30 PM.

TAIKOO ÜLÜB EXTEND A CORDIAL INVITATION TO THE LADIES

FOR KOWLOON AT 7 P.M

At the carriage porch Prince George wa Choper, Dip. Cookery; French, Madame At the pier Boy Scouts and young met by Prince Takamatsu and Marquis Monasion and Miss Tasartey, Bos. L. tions by Rosicrucian adepts of the past your finger are shown among many other, noted scientist men's reserve companies were drawn up Inoue, Grand Master of Ceremonis, Ph. B. Shorthand, Miss. N. Bascombe, goes back to the Middle Ages, but the remarkable things, by Mr. G. M. Dyott,

foundations of the experimental method F.R.G.S., our most facing the train. A battery of exmerns and was ushered into the Kirinoma B.A., Dip. Ed.

were laid by that great Englishman, Sir Francis Bacon, and published in his book, cinematographer, in the aim record of clicked as the party landed and moved Hall, at the entrance of which is royal

his journey of 2,000 miles, states the The New Atlantis." along toward the train. Prince George Highness was received by the Prince

Daily Express. was "photographed on board the Hau-Regent and her Majesty the EmpreRS,

'Sir Robert Boyle founded his Invisible

He travelled across the South African

TEA WILL BE SERVED. Ho submitted to the swarm of Prince Takamatsu, the Emperor's third camera men again at the pier. Another son, introduced Prince George to the

College" on the lines laid down by Baron, and this became after various changes of continent, from Guayaquil, în Eenador, to Empress. In the meanwhile the Em group awaited him at Tokyo" Station.

A few years ago there was widespread name that association of men of learning, Iquitos, in Brazil, over hundreds of miles All along the earlier part of the press and Prince Regent received in

[2698 journey from Yokohama to Tokyo audience Prince George's retinue, who enthusiasm for the Irish language in the the Royal Society of Charles II. This of unexplored waterways, and through LAUNCH WILL LEAVE TAIKOO DOCK groups at each cross-roads stood, hends absequently withdrew to the Nishi- Free State, writes an Irishman in a

in Europe.TE hared, and watched the train roll by tamari Hall for a time. Her Majesty London paper. To-day the majority of worst scientific society founded dense, tropical jungles, where death It pulled into "Tokyo Station precisely the Empress and Prince Regent led the people are either indifferent or

General Chang Hench Liang,, son of schedule, just as the clock showed Prince George to the Chiguan Hall, actively hostile to the Government's

"Our most dangerous enemy," said Mr. Marshal Chang Tao Lin, is reported to whore they introduced to the Imperial revival policy, sa Here the party was met by Prince guest the Emperink Princes and Prin-a aliny sad the chance of an

In an early access of enthusiasm the Leopold and his Court in 1677. Dyotty was the vampire-bat, which we have set aside three of his best sera- Takamatsu, third Imperial son, Baronesses. All in company proceeded to the Shidchars Foreign Minister, Admiral Homeid Hall where lunch was served. Free State Government did everything This piece is reported to be an alloy of encountered on the eastern slopes of the planes for the Shanghai-Mukden Arist Her Majesty the Empiress and the in Irish, even going to the length of gold and impure, alver. An analysis Andes, as we were making for the sources Service. These machines have, on trial, Takarabe, Minister of the Navy, Minis

the same gredients as the modern spread of about ten inches. They wait out defects. er Egi of the Department of Justice, Prince Regent sat on either side of translating the names of its senators might show that it had been made from of the Amazon. These bats have a wing-proved to be quite satisfactory and with-

until the traveller has blown out his can-

Following a report to the effect that The British Ambassador, Sir Charles Prince George and Prince Takamatsu into the native tongue.

Thus Lord Glenavy became Seamas recipe.

die, preparatory to sleep, and then down the pickets at Chin Shan, a town neur Eliot, and members of the British Ear opposite the royal visitor. The Prince

they come.

Macao, were slack in carrying out their my staff. After being greeted by the Regent was wearing the Order of the Cambel, Barun Lannaibhidh; Lord high Japanese Government officials, Bath, which he had received on his Headfort, became Seafra Tailiar, Mar-

daty, General Chiang Kai Shek, it is Prince George and his party left Tokyo recent visit to Europe. Those who were cum Cina Lics; the Earl of Mayo was Skation in motor cars for the British entertained to lunch were Princes Kan disguised as An- Burcach, Iarla Mhuig

detachment of the Whampoa Cadets and Fushimi, Princess Higashi heo, and the identity of Mrs. Costello

understood, has relieved the pickels, a

mbassy, the two young Princes riding in

Fushimi. Prines Higashi Fushimi, Sir was hidden under the fearsome cloak

having taken over the post.

together.

The first thunderous ovation was given, Charles Eliot, the British Ambasador of Eibhlin Bean MacCoisdealbha

In addition to this to which, inciden Prince George as he left the station. his staff; Admiral Alexander-Sinclair Hundreds of persons had gathered in and his staff; Premier Kato, Barot tally, nobody paid the slightest atten- fbo concourse in front of Tokyo Station. Shideraha, Foreign Minister Admiral|tion-the names of places were change they packed the barriers and were held Takarabe, Minister of the Navy Dr. Yo Dun Laoghaire is still pronounced back by the police. As the motor car Ichiki, Imperial Household Minister Kingstown, Luimneach is still Limerick, Searing the Prince rolled from the Count Makino, Lord Keeper of the und Baile ata h-I is still Athy station entrance, a great chorus of Privy Seal; Baron Omori, Lord Steward Au interesting dispute, is in progress "Banzai 13- went up and hats were to her Majesty: Count Chinda, Lord over Bray, the so-called Brighton of Ire wed high over the heads of the multi Stoward to the Prince Regent; over Gfty land. As Bray it was well known across the Channel and had many tade as the people paid tribute to in all.

During the lunch the Imperial arches British visitors every BUDIMET, Few re royalty

a played selections near the fountain cognised Brí Chuallan, however, and in the Imperial Gardens. At 2 p.m. ber the local ratepayers are begging the Majesty the Empress retired to the county consicil to have the name changed Peony Hall had Princes George and the back again to Bray

The whole business has become a

Prince George, wearing the uniform of s sub-lieutenant in the British Navy saluted in reponse to the shouts of the

A THE BOLSELLE AND THE BANKS,

"They attack any projecting point of make a circular incision, and then suck The Bolshie, unctuous, smiling, bland, the body--the nose, or an elbow or a too, Ingratiating, hat in hand

the blood; but the traveller knows nothing of the process, because the fanning of the Visite our tyrant-ridden land

To raise a little money.

bat's wings acts as a local anaesthetic in some unexplained way. The victim But when our capitalist banks, Heply with one consent, No thanks ruos the risk of dying in his sleep."

His amile grows far less sunny. While closing up their serried ranks,

The Bolshie candidly admits He longs to give our country Ats, And smash our Empire into bite

He frequently has said it, He'd give us all the Lenin touch, But, still it hurts huu very much When wicked banks behave as such,

And will not give him credit.

throng,

At the Embassy Boy, Scouts again lin Regent to the adjacent Chigus fall, ed the avenue through which the Prince where they enjoyed a conversation force. In one of the western law courts He weeps to think their power survives,

med, and school children stood in Prince George took his leave ball n the legal term. Crown side" actually But, till the happy day arrives meaning literally the King's rib." The bankers should be aiding files two deep, waving their hats and hour later and was soon off by the Emas done into Irish by two Gaelic words To take their money and their lives," shouting" Banzai" as the Prisons proza, Prince Regent, and Prince Witnesses were advised to adirese na A would-be client in a fix passed. The programms at the Embassy Takamatsu, od

Irish-speaking judge as "A Hoerna," And he is hurt that they should mir walled for short rest after which Prince George went to call, leaving cards on Admiral Alexander Sinclair was do which does not mean "Your lordship," The question of his politics

corated with the First Order of the bat is, in fact, an invocation to the With pure and simple trading

TOUCHSTOS in the Daily Mail. Delty Aembers of the Imperial Family.

Sacred Treasure, Iffantinued on next Column)

"I apeal two days on Tungurahna sleeping one night in the snow besile a steam-jot that kept me warm, but as I reached, the summit the crater blew off Mr. Dyott returned to London recently, just like a cork going out of a bottle, and after fifteen months wandering, daring went over my head into the valley. This eight of which he was reported missing, is shown in the film, and believed to be dead.

When I was reported dend," said Mr. Dyott,I was climbing a couple of active volcances Mount Sangui, 12,000 feet high, and Mount Tungurahua, 18,000 feet high

DENSE FOREST.

Mr. Drott's only white companion was Mr. GC Johnston, a young London businem man, who went with him for the fan of the thing

The most amazing insect," said Mr. Dyott,

is the umbrella ant, so called be cause it goes to work carrying-a leaf, which it uses exactly as an umbrella. No white man has previously been This insect always goes out with a fight within five miles of either of these peaks, in force marching on either ride. owing to the dense forest growth below When the army is tired, after a Ingge them. Sangni lus seven active craters, combat, each soldier-aat mounts a worker and the climb defeated me within 400 ant, and gets a free ride back to the de barracks. These umbrella ants are just (Continued at foos of sext Volumn.) over an inch long

feet of the summit.