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GERMAN POSTAL THE SICCAWEI

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INNOVATION

First Travelling Post Office

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

press" (Copyright).]

Berlin, Sept. 7. How the German postage service has solved certain entirely new technical problems created by the frequency of muss meetings in the public life of the present day was when demonstrated. yesterday, what is claimed to be the first travelling post office was shown in operation as it will be used when the annual National Socialist Party meets this month at

congress Neuremberg.

I successful, the "Post Office on an wheels" will

future be in integral part of all great public gathertrigs held at places where an adequate postal service is not available.

OBSERVATORY

Account Of Storms Over Shanghai

(Special Air Mail Service)

and

THE OPIUM EVIL

China's Progress Praised

"Geneva, Sept 8. Shanghai, Sept 3..

The League Council has adopted Using delicate recording appar the report of the Opium Commit atus presented to them in 1991 by Lee, expressing gratiication at the the National Meteorolgical Office

progress made by the complete of Paris, the Jesuit Fathers at Sic suppression of poppy-growing in cawel have conducted a study of Fukien, the closing of many oplum "atmospherics" continuously since divans in Saschuen, the decreased

1, 1932, January

have production in Temen and the cur- Issued an interesting illa-ing og over 81,000 drug addicts and now

treatles on the work strated

oplum smokers in a single year. the title, **Notes de These cures were the result of under Meteorologic Physique-Fascicule the Chinese Government opening Atmospheriques, special hospitals and developing an IV. Etude des 1932-1935...The book comes from extensive educational movement. the pen of the, Rev. Pierre "Lejay.

The report added that the en S... Director of Siccawei Observa-couraging results must not lead to tory, and was printed at Tousewe,

under-estimation of the magnitude near Siccawel.

of the task remaining" and the seriousness of the difficulties.

The learned language of the treatise and the imposing display The Cardinal feature of this of maps and charts should not dis- new convenience is a large 59 h.p.courage readlig by presons fam- Diesel motor-lorry, on the left side iliar with French, as the subject of which three postal windows are ls one of general interest in shang- Built in, with all the appliances hal, particularly at this season ordinarily found in a post office. when typhons and other storms are In the same side of the van a regular visitors to the China Coast. canvas tent is attached. The clear and forceful language of large which rolls up when the car is out the book admirably suits the sub- of commission, but when in use Ject matter. forms a lofty, cool, bright and airy "room" 12 feet by 15 feet in size.

Inside the tent are collapsible writing tables, seats and six separ- ate telephone cells for local and long-distance calls. The cell is

through lighted naturally.

the cellophane windows and roof. but electric light is also available at right,

ALL SERVICES. ·

by All the services rendered modernised post offices in the or dinary way are available here, including automatic stamp sellers, letter boxes and telephones, the acceptance of registered letters and telegrams, the issue of money "crders, postal cheques and parcel

post.

be

The whole installation can ready for the public in three to four hours after arrival at a spot. this time being chiefly required to make electrical connections with the power mains to obtain current for the telephones and light.

When wanted elsewhere the

connecting cables are unscrewed, the collapsible cells, and seats are packed up, and the canvas tent rolled together and strapped in place.

The Council paid a tribute to the Chinese Government and ex- pressed the hope that it would fin- ally rid Ching of the drug evil.

It drew attention to the necessi- ty of tightening up regulations with regard to foreign concessions, and especially urged heavier prison sentences for drug traffickers... Reuter.

AIR COLLISION AT BLACKPOOL.

London, Sept. 7." Thousands of holiday-makers at Blackpool "this afternoon saw two aeroplanes belonging to Sir Alan Cobham's circus colide high

To specific storms, both of which occurred in the spring of 1933, are given separate treatment by Father Lejay as illustrations of the general thesis of the study. The first storm, covering the period from March 21 to March 27, 1933, was caused by a depression over the East Sea and brought rain to a large region along the China Coast. On the evening of March 25 a depression appeared over the baslo of the Yangtze River, the

One machine nose-dived and barometer baying fallen steadily crashed in the street in flames, since morning. The low-pressure where it set fire to a house. Fire area started to move in an easter-engines were rushed up to ex- ly direction and passed to the tinguish the blaze. south of Shanghal late during the evening. On the 25th the appar- atuse registered a remarkable re- crudescence of atmospheric parti- cles ("parasites').

:

ANOTHER STORM

up in the air

A woman passenger jumped from crashed the falling plane and into a tree

and was killed in-

stantly

The plot Was A Londoner, Captain

who Patrick Stewart, perished in the crash.

A woman pedestrian was killed

falling wreckage

the of

On the sixth of April the same year, the centre of a meteorological area of depression was over central by China, traveling east-north-east-plane.-- wards. It passed over the Shang-Reuter hai district the same evening. The following morning high-pressure areas over Siberia began to extend into nothern China as the centre of high-pressure moved on, Dur- The staff consists of a chauffeur and a mechanic, both of whom ing the night of the sixth and seventh the particies were record- sleep in the car. Three postal offed in almost every direction, hav. cials to serve the públic are sup- plled from the nearest office. The ing the same, very moderate in- whole equipment moves at a rate tensity. Bardly did the apparatus

of 46 miles an hour.

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If it proves a success in practice, cars of this pattern will be made available for use all over the Reich Transocean Rua Min

SIR JOSIAH STAMP HONOURED

Indicate a maximum to the north-

west at 9 p.m., to the southwest at 4 o'clock the following morning. At 6 a.m. on the 8th the low-pressure Brea, covered Japan and the high pressure- area following. Was over the. China Coast. The anticyclone was travel- ling southwards, causing a fresh monsoon to blow in Shanghai and Environs. The recordings reveal- ed a recrudescence or "atmqs-

London, Sept 6.

pherics" in a zone extending to a The importance of economic line corresponding to the southern science as a key to many baffling limit of the monsoon. On April 9 problems created by recent advan- the areas of high-pressure had de- ces in other branches of science re-finitely moved southwards and it ceives recognition in the decision of was the southern region which pro- the Council of the British Associa- vided the small number of atmos- Fin- to nominate as the 1936 President pherics still being recorded. Sir Josiah Stamp, eminent statis- ally, on April 10, high-pressure tician, Chairman of the London areas were over the local region Midland and Scottish Railway and and the atmospherics had virtually a former Treasury official-

disappeared, pe British Wireless

FLOOD-LIGHTING“

London, Sept 6.

The scientists plan to observe many similar phenomena before drawing definitè concluaions.

YOUTHS DETAINED AT SUCHOW

In connection with the confer- ence of the Association of Public Lighting Engineers in London next

Peiping, Sept. 7. week, arrangements havy been Two youths. John Francis made to floodlight Big Ben, the (American) and H, D. Martin Horse. Guards Parade, the National (British), have telegraphed to Pel- Gallery, the London County Hall ping stating that they are detain and the dome of St. Paul's Cathed-ed at Buchow, Kangsu Province, ral-

and requesting diplomatic help, British Wireless.

Three months ago Francis and Martin left Kueihua with a solitary camel, heading for Edsingol, after which they went southwards into Kansu. At Buchow their passports were detained and they are unable to leave without them.

AMERICANS UNDER

ARREST

Shanghai, Sept. 7. Judge Helmick has approved of bail in the sum of US. $2,500 for Eugene Brinson. Nothing is known' concerning a bond for Lemcke

The two Americans are charged with alleged complicity in a plot to liberate Joseph Walden who is serving a term of imprisonment on a charge of espionage.- Reuter

It is understood that they are under no physical restraint, but cannot leave the city. Zeuter,

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