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ADELPHI UNDER THE HAMMER.

FATE OF HISTORIC LONDON, AREA.

AN IDEAL SITE FOR PRO. POSED NATIONAL THEATRE.

The existence of the Adelphi, the historic area lying between the Strand and Victoria Embankment, and flanked by the Hotel Cecil and Charing Cross Station, is seriously threatened by an auction sale.

It would be a tragedy, says a Morning Post correspondent if this unique spot in London were to fall into the hands of an un- scrupulous syndicate, and although the tenants themselves are making an effort to form a fund to buy the estate, a Morning Post repre sentative discovered they are not optimistic that they will succeed.

There is no apot quite like the Adelphi in the world. It has mIAS- sive foundations of vast and gloomy arches, quaintly winding streets, a terrace that commands a sweeping view of the Thames, Adum houses dating from 1768, and associations with names famous in literature and the theatre. though Adelphi-terrace is in the heart of London, the quietness there is so undisturbed and the air

CHICAGO'S 153 MILLION-

AIRESSES

ONLY 16 MEN-SHY,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 15th, 1927.

CAREFUL AND LIKE TO SAVE.

Chicago, which is always search- ing for now reasons for civic pride, now claims the world's record for millionaire women.

BANISHMENT FOR

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QUIETLY REMOVED TO. LONELY ISLANDS.

BERLIN.

That prominera politicians and other enemies" of the Fascist re- It seems there are 163 feminine gine are being deported to places. citizens of the mid-western

" go. getter

who are million--reminiscent of "Devil's Island" of capital aires in dallare, and whose average Dreyfus fame is alleged in an wealth is £000,000 per capita Forty-three of the millionairesaca article in the Tossische Zeitung.

This exposure is contributed to are married, ninety-five are widows, while fifteen are unmarried, and the newspaper anonymously by "a

"man any." apparently

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None of the Chicago women has scientific personality with interna- made her millions herself. Buttional connections" who wishes to Some of them have shown great draw European attention to what ability in developing inheritances or bequcate Thus Mra. Bertha he calls "the tragic things" that Baur, who began life as a typist, are happening in Italy under a de- was left a widow before her hus cree empowering the political police, band's business had reached any very high level of prosperity. Mrs. among other things, to remove fram Baur took over the management of their own localities and scad elec- the concern, and last year she sold where "persons defined by public MOTHER'S TERRIBLE ORDEAL. put her holdings in the Liquid Car bonic Company for £1,400,000.

opinion as dangerous to the good order of the State."

Business Abilty.

"Accommodation varies.

The

Mrs. Mollie Newberry succeedol

The writer says the politicians to the management of a big store are being concentrated on the on, her husband's death, but under islands of Lipari and Ustion, her administration the Boston Store" has expanded until it ranke among the greatest shops in the well-to-do among the first deportes West. She has at least doubled the ware able to find lodgings with the

inhabitants. Al. fortune bequeathed by her first

Othors are dragging husband.

put a miserable existence in clay Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCor-hute or damp collars in the most the wealthiest of Chicago's deserted and uninhabitable parts of financial queens, get her fortune the island.

so fresh and cool that you anight be in the sleepy streets of a medieval town.

Auctioneers' boards are to be seen every few yards in the Adel phi. The sale has been ordered by Mr. George H. Drummond, whose family have owned the estate for many years. As most of the Teases fall in in 1939, practically the whole estate will be available, with vacant possession, for redevelop- mert in five years' firae.

£750,000 Expected.

A member of the firm of Messrs. Weatherall

and Green, the auctioneers, stated that he expected the sale price would be in the neighbourhood of £750,000.

from two sources. Her father, The writer of these revelations John D. Rockefeller, innde over to states that among those who have her an unknown number of millions, been removed from their normal and she married into another large places of residence are several one- fortune on becoming the wife of bors of Parliament, journalists and Harold F. McCormick,, from whom scholars. she secured a divoree six years ago, Her income has increased by pro fitable property investments, and is now estimated at over £200,000 per year.

Penury on a Million.

Four

TWO BOYS TRAPPED IN TANK.

CUTS METAL TANK WITH

AN AXE..

Youna, Australia. With no help available, a mother at Young was suddenly confronted with the knowledge that unless she noted with promptitude two small boys, one of them her own son, must perish by suffocation in a galvanised iron tank.

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In facing this situation she show ed great grit and intelligence, though driven almost frantic when will not be recogid damaged Goods, ebe realised that an immediate rescue could not be made.

She eventually secured the release of the boys by cutting away a so profesors of a famous tion of the tank with an axe and university have been submitted to dragging the boys through the one or other of the measures set out aperture. Her own boy-survived in the decreC.

the ordeal, though he is still criti- "Removals" continue, among recally ill, but the other child died A pitiful gure is Mrs. Ada Gar cent victims being the professor of

later in hospital. rett, now past seventy, who, left the national economy at the Univer with something over £200,000, deve-sity of Genoa and two former loped euch penurious habits that, editors of the Milan newspaper the with over £1,000,000, she was re- Curriere Della Sera. cently removed from a poor-class _house_wearing-garments-not-worth-

more than twenty, shillings and

The two children were · James

Barnett, aged 6 years and Richard Spark, aged 5.-

literally dying of undernourishment. SCIALIST SUNDAY SCHOOL in the backyard, and went to in-

At a hospital expert care saved her life, but on leaving she refused to pay the charges.

Such a character is exceptional, but Chicago millionairesses take few riska with their money and like

to save.

MENACE.

COUNTERED BY "YOUNG BRITON" MOVEMENT.

Mrs. Barnett, the mother of the first-named, was engaged in her domestic duties shortly after lunch. when sho heard the cry of a child-

vestigate. She eaw smoke coming from the taphole of the tank, which was lying on its side in the yard, and found that the children, who were playmates, had

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rubbish

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inside, and had been overcome by and/or extra bazardous Gudowne of the TJIPANAS JAVA, MANILA 19th phi-terrace) told me that although

A formidable counterblast to the the fumes. She was unable to see Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and THISAROBA BATAVIA 24th anti-British teaching of the young the boys, but heard gasping and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or the Institute and a number of TELEPHONES IN ENGLAND. idea fostered by the Socialists and moaning. It wough the manhole,No Claims will be sémited after the 7118ODAS

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19 BATAVIA leesees might be willing to buy

Delivery may be obtained. TJISALAK JAVA, MAKASSAR 1st Avg End Aug. Axor & N. CHINA their own frecholds, yet they could

Communists is to be found in the her to enter through the

"N.O. & AMOY Int

BATAVIA BATAVIA organisation known as the Young so she called to her son, "Jimmie, Goods have left the Godowns, and all TISONDARI ...

10th not face the post of acquiring the

Britons," who held their first an- come down this end," thinking that Goods remaining undelivered after the THFAROFA. ..... whole of even Lot 1, which includes.

...B'EAL. K'LUNG. the terrace, and the possible price

nual conference in the Caxton Hall the boys would comply, and she 16th instant, will be subject to Rent JIMANOEK.JAVA MAKABBAR 15th recently....

would be able to pull them through. All Claims of which has been placed at half

́... N. C. & AMOY 15th against the Steamer maat TJIKINI Founded less than two years ago,

But there was no response. Her be presented to the Undersigned on or

MORE YOU GET THE MORE THE COST.-

The telephone service in England

in Adelphi-terrace are occupied by a luxury article. The difficulties at to do with party politics, and confire. She threw geveral buckets of not bei ation. Many of the buildings is, under state ownership, entirely the "Young Britons" have nothing next impulse was to put out the before the 30th instant, or they will

recognized.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. ・・ Bills of Lading will be countersigned by GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD."

Agente.

Hong Kong, 9th July, 1927. [5110

ON SALE,

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods Statistical Society, the British was shown in the following question

but the

are to be left in the Godowns, where they Drama League, and the famous and officials answers in the House understanding of the cardinal vir smoke only became more denee.. Savage Club, which could not poss of Commons:--

tues, patriotism, love of Empire Mrs. Barnett then necured the will be examined on the 16th instant, sibly take any action without full meeting of their councils.,

Captain Fraser (U., St. Pancras, and good citizenship. The subveraxe and hacked an opening at the at 10a.m. E) asked the Postmaster-General if sivo Socialist Sunday schools called other end of the tank, through Groping her Low Rentals.

his department was debarred from the organisation into being, and which she entered. "In fact our only real hope," advertising the advantages of the already there are 350 branches, way through the smoke she found

with 32,000 members.

the boys, huddled and unconscious. my informant added, geoms to telephone by tradition or by regula

Reports from the first 130 They were carried into the fresh be that some public-minded milion; and, in the latter case, what branches formed disclose no fewer air, and Mrs. Barnett telephoned lionaire will step in and buy the authority was responsible for the than in different activities ranging for a doctor, who had them remov estate. The present rents are ex- regulation.

Viscount Wolmer (esistant Post aid" classes; knitting, to the con-

from minstrel troupes to "first ed to hospital..... traordinarily, low, but if he renew-

Both boys were also badly burn- ed the leases at higher rents he master-General) said there were no atruction of wireless sets; and doll-ed about the hands, faces, und would not be the loser, and he regulations debarring expenditure dressing to boxing. Suitable out-

heads. would be helping to save a pleasant on advertisement of the telephone door sports and games are also en- retreat from being drawn into the survice, and a considerable amount couraged, general whirlpool of London."

of advertisement was carried out by

The auccess of the Young Britcos' means of posters, booklets, &c. He movement is largely attributable to The Secretary of the British was not sure what Captain Fraser the constitution of Branch Com- Drama League,

Mr.

Geoffrey meant by traditional," but he mittees, on which the children Whitworth, also dreams of the pas could assure him that the method themselves are in the majority- sible intervention of a benevolent of seeking now business mainly by two-thirds juveniles to one third man of wealth.

menns, of personal canvassing in adults. "Here is a magnificent oppor- preference to Press advertisement tunity," he said to me, for some was pursued because it was regard and to present the nation with a od as the most suitable and site for a national theatre. No munerative method. spot in London is better placed for

the plas

re

Useful Work.

HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hong Kong Observatory, July 14th.

Previous On Date On-Date

Day

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29.69 29.08

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The youngsters themselves rain-

Barometer ly determine the programme, whilst

38 Temperature Mr. Macquisten (U., Argyll chair at the business meetings, in-

juvenile frequently occupies the Hamidity...

88 shire) What is the use of advertis-

Wind ing telephones when such enormous

variably

success. with marked

Direction W charges are made for the use of is charged, and the members are Weather...

Only a

a small annual subscription

Force them and such stringent guarantees encouraged to make their branches Bain... are required? (Lab-Soc. cheers.)

Viscount Wolmer: The question self-supporting

to think what may happen to the Adelphi if it gets into the hands of jerry-builders," Baid Mr. G. K. Menzies, Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts, which was fortunate enough to secure the of the cost of telephones is different, movement provides scope for many Lowest open-air Temperature, 14th: 91 The rapid development of the Highest open-air Temperature, 18th: 80 frochold of its fine Adam-designed although I admit it is an allied workers, and there premises in John-street five years question, into the details of which for many more young men and great need ago. If the Morning Post can I shall be happy to go with my hon. wonen of enthusiasm and leisure to inspire someone to come forward in and learned friend.

Captain Fraser: Would not the act as officers of branches.

a public-spirited manner and help

the syndicate of the lessees to pur chase the estate, the whole public will bo grateful."

the latent demand for advertising

cost of telephones be decreased if

e true

HONG KONG.

FOR JULY, 1027- STANDARD TIME OF THE, 120th MERIDIAN, EAST OF GREENWICH.

were properly exploited by every SUNRISE AND SUNSET IN Mr. Shaw's Move.

conceivable avenue of advertise ment While he agreed that an irrepar

1 (Choers.) Viscount Wolmer: It is quite able loss to London would result from the destruction of the Adel that the more you multiply tele phi, Mr. S. H. Hamer, secretary phones the more you reduce the cost of the National Trust for the Pre- of construction in certain directions, servation of Ancient Buildings, but it is equally true that you in said that the big sums involved oroase the cost of maintenance. A made it

even to great, increase in the number of consider the impossible

purchase of the estate telephones would not by itself pre- for the nation. He maintained duce a decrease in cost. (Opposition July 15th, 6.47 m. 7.11 p.m.: that the present buildings would laughter.) not yield

sufficient such an Bernard Spenditure,

|~ Sir F. Hall (U., Dulwich): Are to revenue

we to understand that the miore tole who lives at phones we get the more it is going 10, Adelphi-terrace, and who is to cost the Post Office? (Cheers and

laughter.) iz

not leav

moving shortly to Whitehall-court, his secretary told me, ing because he expects that the estate will necessarily fall into the builders hands. He had decided to go before he hoard of the pro- posed

Viscount Wolmer: If my hon. and gallant friend works out my answer, he will see that you have to set off against the cheaper cost of construction by reason of mase production the increased cost of Sir James Barrie, who has flat maintenance owing to the greater in Adelphi-terrace House, told me complexity of the system. That has that he would rather say nothing been not only our experience, brzb about the subject before, the sale. that of America and other countries.

salo.

Sunrise. Sunset.

B-Blue sky; C-Cloudy; D= Drizzle; F-Fog; L=Lightning; M-Mist: O-Overcast; P-Passing showers; QSqualla; K-Rain; T-

Thunder.

Days of

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE,

From July 15th to 21st, 1927. "HIGH WATER,

LOW WATER.

Hong

Hong

Koog

Kong

Standard

Standard

Time.

Date.

10th

5.48.

7.30 +

17th..

..5.48

7.10

1

18th.

...5.49

· 7,10

Fri.

"

1)

10th

...5.49

7.10

$1

20th...

..5.49

7.10

Est,

16

"1st.

8.50

22nd

5,50

7.00

23rd.... ...BT

7.08

24tl.

.5.81

7.08.

25th...

..5.51

7.07

20th..

5.52

7.07

>]

27th... 5.69

7.00

28th.. .5.52

7.06

20th...

.5.53

7.06

30th...

6:53

7.05

31at

.B.54

$77.00

Hoight.

Height,

Wirelene Telegraphy,

·Yrd

7th 9th

11th

17th-

17th

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