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ANNOUNCING

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1934.

GIGANTIC DAM JAPAN'S CIVIL

Opened Last Month

THE "VIYELLA' In Madras

KNITTING COMPETITION

Can you knit? · Do you like knitting? Then knit and win these handsome cash prizes.

The Viyella' Knitting" Competition is an interest- ting test of your ability

useful to knit a

garment and at the same time turn your skill into cash.

T

HOW TO

$750.00

MUST BE WON

in this simple competition

HERE ARE THE PRIZES:-

3 1st Prizes of $150.

3 2nd Prizes of 850.

اب

3 3rd Prizes of "$20,

and ten consolation prizes

of $10.00 each.

19 CASH PRIZES IN ALL.

ENTER.

Get an entry form from one of the undermentioned stores and study carefully the conditions and particulars of the contest. You'll be surprised to find how simple and interesting-it-is:

China Emporium Ltd. San Cheong. Kayamally & Co.

Tyeb & Co.

The Simran D., M. Walinary, Latia C., A Viyella

Co., Ltd.

The Wing On Co., Ltd.

Entries are divided into three classes which are so comprehensive as to embrace all classes of knitting and crocheting. Even the beginner should have no difficulty in putting in an entry which may win a big Cash Prize!

(DAY)

NIGHT WEAR

Wm. Hollins & Co., Ltd.

The garments you knit for this Competition must be submitted on or before 31st December, 1934.

Send your entries in early and remember that they will be returned to you after the contest.

Entries received after this date will not be considered.

"They have not provoked a single Cough from me"

Also

TRIN

*30* TINS

When we tell the

sacutely

TRU VAC air-tight TIN the FACTORY FRESHNESS of CRAVEN "A" in imprisoned. until the seal, in broken by pulling the rubber, tab-no cutter ho jagged

edges.

* EASY-ACCESS * inner

FOIL WRAPPING

(Patent No. 396570—12)

TRU VAC

No fumbling the cap comes completely away. allowing each Cigarette to be

`extracted easily and convenlendy."

TIES

APEI

The original letter is held, et Arcadia Works and its authenticity can be verified.

was introduced to them a short time ago by a young lady who offered me one with the ex- pladation that she smoked them "because they don't bum my tongue or throat.” Now, although I am a moderate smoker, I could never smoke a cigarette without coughing over it, but I have smoked not only that one but quite a number of Craven “A” cigarettes since my introduction to them, and they have not provoked a single cough from me.

† PULI

made specially to prevent sore throats

MADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, BY CARRERAS UP`.

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Madras, Aug. 22. The Mettur Dam, one of the largest in the world, was opened yesterday by Sir George Stanley, Governor of Madras

AVIATION

Regular Air Service To Be Expanded

In view of the fact that Japa nese civilian aviation is far be- hind that of foreign countries;

LAMB AND

COLERIDGE

Centenary of Deaths Recognised

MORE GOLD FROM THE EGYPT

Years Of Daring

1.

Rewarded

(Special Air Mail Service) Special Air Mail Service)

London, August 25.

Plymouth, Aug. 25. It is fitting that the governors

Gold bullion valued at approxi- At the same time it was an- the Communications M.nister, Mr. of Christ Hospital should recog- mately £183,000 from the sunken nounced that the King had ap- Tokonam is to effect improve- nise the centenary of the deaths liner Egypt, which has been salved of. Charles Lamb and Samuel by the Italian steamer Artiglio. proved. that the honour of kalgat-menta.

As the frst step hood be conferred on Mr. Clement

towards the Taylor Coleridge, which falls this was landed at Plymouth to-day. the Tudway Mullings, C.SI, Indian realisation of his ides, the Com- year. The essayist and poet were This practically completes Service

of Engineers. (retired). munications Minister is planning contemporaries at Christ's from recovery of the gold from the Mr. Mullings was chief engineer to expand the regular air services. 1782 till 1788. The celebration is Egypt. of the project from 1927 to 1931. From 1936, three now air routes, to take the form of a luncheon

Yesterday's consignment includ- The dam, which is the larges namely, Otaka-Totton-Matruer in the, autumn, when orations willed:"

and be given by Mr. John Masefield, block of masonry in the world, has Osaka-Toyama - Nagono,

Osaka Tokushima-Kochi Enes the Poet Laureate, before a large cost more than £4.500,000 to can

for this assembly of notable figures in the. struct. The cement alone cost are to be opened, and

purpose about Yen. 230,000, la to sphere of literature, Relics of the £700,000, VV

be included in next year's budget. two famous men of letters and of

On the present trip the grab These enterprises will be subsidis-the hospital as they knew it are brought up the door of the bullion ed for ten years:

to be exhibited: Plans are pro-room, an 1 divers found a sovereign the erection of which had been embedded in the commemorating Lamb's

thick steel by pressure

of the

1

It will Irrigate an area 0) : 300,000 acres including 300,000 scres at present unirrigated.

Threat From Flood

There are also plans to extend ceeding for alr routes up to Saghallen from statue Tokyo, and down to Singapore long association with the Temple, water. from Formosa. thereby connect- where he drst saw the light of by an unprecedented food. This ing with the present a'r Ine from day.

In 1934 the work was threatened

necessitated a reviston of plans and the revised scheme has a more extended scope. Apart from this the original estimates have not been materially exceeded.

An important part in the early completion of the dam was played by the three huge crushing plants supplied by Messrs. Hadfields of Sheffield. The plants dealt with |_ blocks-of-stone-weighing-ab-much-

as three tons.

d

These were first broken by giant jaw-type breakers, the largest of their kind ever made in Britain. The broken fragments were then handled by the secondary breakers and finally by the crushers..

SENIOR LAW LORD

Man Of Extremely Rapid Speech

to

Singapore

Australia. Fares between Tokyo and Qsakà are also to be cut down from Yen. 30 to Yen. 20.

. .

EXPLORER TO WED

Flight-Lt. N. H. D'Aeth

(Special Air Mail Service)

1:

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SIR MILES LAMPSON

Will Be Absent From Cairo-

(Special Air Mail Service.)

Londoh, Aug. 23. The Foreign Office makes the following announcement:---

Sir Miles Lampson, having he- cumulated leave due to him, will be absent from his post at Cairo for some time, and, in view of the Illness of the Counsellor, Mr. Ronald Campbell, it has been dè cided to send Mr. Maurice Peter-

London, Aug. 25. The engagement is announced of Flt.-Lt. Narbrough Hughes D'Aeth, who was a member of the British Arctic Air Boute Expedition of 1830-31, for which he received the Polar Medal. He is to marry Miss son, head of the Egyptian Depart Mary Colbeck Davis, only daughter ment of the Foreign Office, to take of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Davis, of charge of the High Commission Edgehill, Torquay.

during his absence. Mr. Peterson will re.ch Alexandria on of about September 4.

Fit-Lt. D'Aeth, who is the second son of Capt. R. Hughes D'Aeth and the late Lady Nina Hughes 'Aeth, of Ashurst, Lyndhurst,

Sir Miles Lampson reached his

38 bars of 400 azs.

44 bars of 100 025,

13 bars of 37) oss, and 15,000 Sovereigns.

In the past two years sperle worth £800,000 has been recovered by divers, but this year the 'task became increadirigly difficult owing to the collapse of the wreck, To-day's consignment represented" two months' hard work.

Amazing Triumph

"The Artiglio will be leaving to- night on what will probably be the last chapter of a story of án. amazing_triumph over obstacles that were thought to be Insur- mountable. The story began when, in 1922, the P. & O liner Egypt foundered after a collision off Ushant, with specie worth £1,000,000 in her strong rooms. Many lives were lost.

She lay 400 feet below the air- face, beset by strange currents and close to the remains of scores of other wrecks. Experts smiled when the question of salvage was raised. Even when an Italian company was formed to endeavour to recover the bullion the best terms that could be arranged with Lloyd's, who had paid the insur- ance on a total loss, was à “No cure no pay," basis,

£800,000 Recovered Years were spent endeavouring

Hants, was in charge of the flying new post directly from China on Special Air Mail Service) section of the Arctic Air Route January 8. He left Egypt on.

London, Aug. 25.

Expedition. The purpose of the January 17 by Imperial Airways to locate the wreck. Funds began The choice of Lord Blanesburgh, expedition was to" explore the for London to kiss" hands on hia to run low," but still the efforts the Senior Law Lord, to preside at Arctic ice-cap of Greenland, with a appointment, and returned to persisted until the" Egypt was a conference on international law view to establishing a route acros

Catro again by air in February, found. Then attempts were made at Budapest early next month is an

the Arctic to Canada. Mr. H. G.

since when he has remained at his to find the strongroom in the appropriate compliment to one of Watkins, who later lost his life in the ablest exponents of internation- Greenland while continuing his post. in Egypt. Sir Miles has thus wreck. Decks were blown away by a law in this country.

survey work, was leader of the takes no home leave since 1932. It charges of dynamite, and

will be remembered that he had aisplaced explosion wrecked the Admittedly, too, Lord Blanes-expedition.

Fit. Lt. D'Aeth's mother was actually started for England in first. Artiglio herself, and cost burgh is among the foremost ex- ponents of our own law; but it hoa Cranbrook and aunt of the present heard of the outbreak of fighting

daughter of the second Earl of January of that year when he several lives. been said that he has A

Earl. His father was at one time concurring mind.”

Fovernor of Parkhurst Prison.

noa-

One characteristic is his remarka ble rapidity of speech. Mr. Justice Eve once had to implore him to "have mercy оп the shorthand

writers."

'

His political convictions have

of always been something mystery. One recalls the incident Lord cf his brother, the late Younger, whose choice was never in doubt, being asked whether his brilliant legal brother was 2 Radical.

He replied Robert always talked so fast that none of us could Keep up with his advanced opinions.... So, perforce, we all became Conser vatives."

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

COLLEGE

New Commandant Appointed

444 6

SONNE Endon; "Aug. 25 The War Once announces that Colonel (temporary Brigadier) R.

VISITORS TO ENGLAND

Marked Increase This Year

Special Air Mail Service)

London, Aug. 23.

one

At last, when capital was practi- at Shanghai, and immediately re- cally exhausted, the roof of the turned to Nanking. On February | bullion room was stripped, and the 12 he reached Shanghai, where af- special robot-diving äpparatus was ter long and difficult parleys, with|put to work.

fine combatants he found the tor- Since then, working only when mula which made agreement pos-tides and currents have been sible. He left for England on favourable," the Artiglio bas vacation in June, 1932, and return- brought into "Plymouth gold and

d to China in the autumn.

sliver bars worth, 2.5 stated. Mr. Maurice Peterson, who will

C800,000. take charge of the High Commis- slun in Egypt daring Sir Miles's absence, has been head of the

Egyptian Department of the For VACATION JUDGE

eign Office since 1931. He has al- ready acted as High Commission- er in Cairo, where he was First

The returns of foreign visitors to Secretary from 1927 to 1928: It

England show a marked increase expected that Mr. G. H. Thomp- The July returns, excluding weekson, til recently First Secretary to end and day excursionists, show an

increase of about 5,000 on the his Majesty's Legation at Santiago. previous July The biggest increase will take Mr. Peterson's place dur is naturally in the countries where ing his absence of several months the exchange is most advantageous in Egypt. te the visitor.

REICHSMARK, RETURN

Deals With Urgent Matter

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Aug. 24.

Mr. Justice Crossman, the vaca- tion judge recently dealt with an urgent matter at London Bridge Station, leve

** When hot höld ng his weekly publié confta vacation judge is always liable to be thus waylaid by some anxious lawyer, seeking

8 assistance,

The French figures are 11,837, being 1,701 more than in last July.. German visitors are up by 285. Belgian by 223, Dutch by 461, and Swiss by 150, but, although the exchange now runs against them, Special to the "Hong Kong Dally The United States holiday-makera

Press (Copyright.)3-7 H. Haining, D.S.0., has been apare increasing 13,333, an increase

- Berlin, Sept. 9. pointed Commandant of the Im of 883 on last July perial Detefice, College, with exect Only the Hungarians and the The Reichsmark statement for

A certain Judge-Mr. Justice G Italians have decreased. The Scan September 7 issued on Monday: dinavian countries bave sent 505 shows relaxation of the tension Wright, once made an order in a The headship of the Imperial more, people.

in as much as considerable creditrallway carriage. Defence College changes every two. The number of Chinese was 89

Lord Brampton was cornered on repayments were effected since years in order that each of the and of Japanese 10, which hardly the previous statement Gold Brighton pers three Services may supply the cover the comings of their diploma-

unchanged at Two solicitors in a punt distur Commandant within a comparatists and inquirers. Russians a stock rema ned

ill shy about submitting their 74.9 million Reichsmarks, while bed Vice-Chancellor Maling while tively short period Adroical Lensibilities to the gentle capitalism holdings in foreign currencies in he was bathing in the river at Freston, the present Commandant, of these islands. There were, only creased by 0.2 million marks to Maldenhead, is the second naval officer to hold 221 Russians last July, but aven 3,8 millions making a totalin

from January next.

the post, and Brigadier, Haining that is an increase of 22 notecover increase of 0.2 milions Mr. Justice. Fickford afterwards Lord Sterndale, decided a matter. will be the second from the Army, Foreigners do not occupy the

on horseback at Epsom. Lieutenant-General W. H. Barthome importance in our Augusto 78.7 million Re'chsmarks. lomew having been the first streets, and Fleet Street, which is The note issue dédhed 115.0

the venue to the Cattedraft. millions to 3705.9 million RechThe best-known case, however, Brigadier Haining is Deputy Direc Paul's, where all touriste go, does smarks. The amount of credit was that of the late Mr. Justice tor of Military Operations and not now cover under the eyes of "ssued as measured by bifs Bucknell, who granted an interim Intelligence, and is an authority the world as it used to do when cheques, advances and invest injunction while pheasant shoot on Imperial defence and the to the street was a procession of ments decreased 1369 milion

ordination of nával, militä End motor coaches with megaphone-men marks to 3884.3 million takrks | When asked in court some time acilal questionsHe was pingham and Woolrich, and

the Royal Arthiary in 1001 was at the Imperial Defence lege in 1927.

booming out their tales about Dr. Johnson and Thackeray and the centre of the world's news, But

The tourist from other parts of to the shrines where people eat Ehaland still makes our pavement and drink and sign their names in busy in August and bring proffs, album,

later if he remembered this episode, he replied: Yes, I do... because I nearly killed a pheasant, a bardster, and a sorotor with

one" sibh

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