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LOCH "MONSTER” FILMED

Existence Claimed To Be Established

SCOTS CAMERAMAN'S "SHOTS'

The existence of a "monster" in Loch Ness is Anally established, it Is claimed, by a film secured by Mr. MaleTrvine, director of Scottish Film Productions, after

but an Intermittent

persistent

search

animal over for the period of more than three years. atates the "alsgow Herald."

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The film shows an anima) more than 30 feet long traveling through the water at a speed sald to be in the region of 30 knots

Mr. Irvine first caught a gompre of the monster in December; 1933, und he has seen it half a dozen times since then, but it was not until a few weeks ago that he wa able to obtain a film record of it.

On Tuesday, September 22. he stationed his assistant camera- point Wilson, at a man, Martín

he opposite Inverfarngals, while himself remained about two miles further youth. Both had cameras Stted with powerful telescople len-

conditions were ideal for The

only a slight swell observation. from the south-west and occasion- al light breezes disturbing the calm surface of the loch.

"A BIOLOGICAL MYSTERY" At half-pas three Mr. Irvine caught sight of his quarry coming out of the Foyers side of the loch. "I packet hurriedly." Mr. Irvine suld in an interview. "And sped round the bay at Invermoriston, stopping at a point about two miles away where we had pre- sta- viously selected a suitable tion. I could see the monster' with the naked eye, moving swiftly about half a mile away.

"When at last everything" was Teady to shoot' his line of travel had changed to north-east. I start- .ed turning and panning at the

I was dimcult, same time.

"The great magnification of the telescopic lens which I was using exaggerated every move- ment, and, try as I would, I could not keep the panning move- ment uniform.

"Twas content, however. to have the monster in the picture and to get what I know to be a unique record of છે. unique animal.

The film shows the head and neck parallel with the surface, and rising and falling with the movement of the huge body. The humps are also seen rising and falling gently as the Alppers move Beneath them. The rudder-like tall is clearly seen."

"What kind of animal do you hink it 13?" Mr. Irvine was asked. "That," he replied, "Is a biologi- cal mystery. To place him under any known category is out of the question."

"DOUBTS OF THE SCEPTICS SHATTERED"

Mr. Irvine describes the monster as over 30 feet long, dark grey, al- *mast black. in colour, and

very

His description colacides closely with that given by Margaret Munro, of Fort Augustus, the only person who has seen the monster out of the water.

The monster," she told Mr. Irvine, "was up on the beach sun- ning himself. His long neck and small head were awaying to and fro. while his heavy body was turning over slowly to enjoy the warmtn of the sun. He was as long as the

Chovaller, and his tall was still in the water." The Chevaller is one of the steamers plying ΟΧΙ

Canel the Caledonian

and is about 50 feet long.

Experts who have been accorded a private view of the film ага agreed that it shows a pleture of an animal hitherto unknown to zoologista Mr. Eric Foxon, Fet- low of the Linnean Society, which häs devoted part of its proceed- ings to an investigation of the Loch Ness monster, granted Mr. Irvine a camera interview after seeing the flim,

OLD FAR EAST

HAND

Mr. I. Tuxford To Retire Shortly

THIRTY-TWO YEARS WITH CHINESE RAILWAYS

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936.

"LOURDES"

Interesting Talk A1 Lusitano Club

DR. J. SHERRY

Before a large gathering which filled the hall of the Lusitano Club yesterday evenlar, Dr." 3. Sherry gave a talk on "Lourdes" which, during the course of his lecture, he described as "the half

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

Several Bills Read

At yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council, presided over by HE the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, the following resolution. moved by the Colonial Treasurer (Hon, Mr. E. Taylor) was passed.

"LADIES BE

CAREFUL"

(Continued from Paze 1,3

Unfortunately for Mrs. Chain her husband 1233 not with her. and more unfortunate still no-one interceded although the thorough

are was crowded at the time. The thier ran rapidly towards the Kowloon Magistracy and was soon lost in Gascoigne Road.

A report was made to the police. The bag contained $24, and a pair of spectacles amongst other niknaka

MORAL OF STORY

Resolved pursuant to section 8 of the Hong Kong Government Ber- Mr. Ivon Tuxford, Bagineer-in-way house where tribute is paid vice (Levy on Salaries) Ordinance. Chief of the Nanking-Shanghai not in pence but in penance." 1938. that with effect from the 1st and Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo The speaker was formerly a mem- day of October, 1936, until the 31st, Railways, who is at the moment ber of the Medical Bureau of day of December, 1938, both days in "England on Home leave, re- Lourdes and in his talk described included, that one sixth of the tired on November 30, states the many of the famous cases of cures sulary. If expressed in terms of

Moral of the story. Ladies be "North China Daily News." Thus

of Lourdes which he was privileged sterling, of every officer of the Hong careful! he brings to close just over. 32

'The Kong Government Service, who

network of streets and to witness there. years spent entirely in the services of the Chinese Government, and an eventful career during which he has been through every revolu-

tion in China since 1911.

He joined the Chinese Govern- ment Raliways on September 1 1604, having begun his railway career in Gt. Britain as a pupul with the Great Northern Railway, which is now part of the London North-Eastern Railway. He was with this railway for x years and later served with the North- Eastern Railway at York:

HIS FIRST JOB

When he first came out to China he was placed in charge of the construction of the first section of the Nanking-Shanghai Railway from Nanking to Nanziang and Wangtu. After the completion of this section, he was transferred to Chinkiang, and was put in charge of the driving of the small herding through the Chinklang Tunnel, in addition to building a section or the railway between Chatze and Chinklang When these jobs, were completed Mr. Tuxford was trans- ferred to Tachsiasan, then known to older residents as Lone Tree Hi, where he constructed a sec- tion of fifteen miles. He was then transferred to Shanghai as per- sonal assistunt to the Engineer-in-.] Chief. A year later, he was sent up to Chinklang as District En- gineer in charge of the

district from Changchow to Nanking. The year 1914 saw him back in Shang- hal as Maintenance Engineer in charge of the whole line.

MADE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF · He was appointed Engineer-in- Chief of the two railways on the retirement of Mr. A. C. Clear in 1928. The railway, in each of the revolutions he has been through. was always a point of attack and suffered damage. In 1932, during the Sino-Japanese outbreak, Mr. Tuxford figured prominently in negotiations with the Japanese for the re-occupation of the Shanghai North Station and Woosung Work- shops. The line had been serious- ty damaged from bombardmenta at the hands of the Japanese but nevertheless rehabilitation was SC- complished to allow the railway to resume traffic within twelve hours of taking it over from the Japan- ese. Rehabilitation included the

Introduced by Mr. J. P. Martin, chairman of the Catholic Truth Society of Hong Kong, Dr. Sherry Arst gave a description of the his torical background of Lourdes, It has a history that goes back to the time of the Saracens when,

lunes in this vicinity make

shall have a wife or a child under

harvest ground, which the age of twenty-one years de-ideal pendent on him and realdent in a coupled with the fact that Gas- sterling or gold-standard country, coigne Road at nightfall is prac- shall be exempt tafter deduction or tically deserted and therefore a the levy, if any, and of the Widows' save retreat, has apparently en- and Orphans' Pension Contribu- courged Public Snatcher No. 1 to establish this rendezvous as his headquarters."

opposite the cinema house affords him early opportunity to mingle with the crowd and confuse his pursuers,

in the 14th century, they laid siege tion, if any, or of either) from the to its town. However, Lourdes did operation of the special conversion not really come into world pro-rate provided for in section 2 (4). Moreover the crowded pavement of the sald Ordinance during the minence unt! In 1858 when, on February 11 of that year, a little period in which such wife or child peasant girl was walking along is so resident the river land when she was sud- denly surprised to see the up- parition of a beautiful lady. This and the subsequent visitations led to the Anding of the spring of tourdes in which water many miraculous cures have been re- corded.

STRANGE IDEAS

And Resolved further that in the case of such an officer, who has two or more such dependents so re- sident as aforesaid, the exemption after the said deductions, if any) hall extend to one third of the diary.

The Attorney General (Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster) moved the first reading of-

FAR EASTERN BREVITIES

Mr. Aw Boon-haw, wealthy "A Bill to amend the Cremation

authseas merchant and memoer Ordinance, 1934"

or Overseas Affairs Commission. The Attorney General also moved Nanking, visited the Walchow West

Dr. Sherry stated that some peo- ple had strange ideas of Lourdes while non-Catholicy would not fathom I To the former, how-the second reading of— ever, Lourdès appear.in a different "A Bill to give effect to the light and is regarded as the earth-change in name and style of the ly court to the Immaculate Con- offices heretofore known as those ception. The speaker made

of Director of Medical and Sanite

re:

ference to the examples of the Services and Deputy Director of ungodly spirit of nations and Medical and Sanitary Services?" pointed out that the scènes at Lourdes was a striking proof that Christianity has not failed.

"A Bill to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899."

"A Bill to provide for the regis tration and inspection of nursing homes and maternity homes for Lourdes the speaker purposes connected therewith."

In describing the method of examination of the cures attri buted to

stated that in the first 25 years "A Bill to amend further the following 1898 all cares were ac-Midwives Ordinance, 1910. cepted at their face value. How- "A Bill to amend the Defences ever, the bishop of the diocese (Firing Areas) Ordinance, 1936,"

"A Bill to provide for a revised thought it advisable to create a medical body for the purpose of edition of the Ordinances, and for confirming whether these cures a revised edition of the Regulations, were miraculous or not and the of the Colony" result was the formation of the of Medical Bureau. This body doctors is a scientific one and get together in an advisory capacity.

TRIBUNAL BODY

“DORADO”

Mr. MH Curtis, Trame Offeer All pilgrims to Lourdee must of Imperial Airways, Ltd.; returk- bring along with them certificateed to the Colony on board the of the ailments from which they R.M.S. Dorado yesterday at 11.15 are suffering and when a cure isa.m. after a short stay in Penang. reported they appear before the Mr. Curtis left by the Dorado last tribunal body for their case to be Friday.

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Lake, recently. Mr. Aw was .ac- companied by Gen Wong Keung. and they travelled via Chang Muk Toby motor. Mr. Aw has made the trip to study the conditions of Walchow, the big East River busi- Less centre, where the erection of a hospital is contemplated by him. From Walchow, Mr. Aw will return to Hong Kong while Gen. Wong will return to Canton in order to By to Hainan together with Mr. T. V. Boong.

Japanese pear trees in a few year's 'wiff Bring new prosperity to Fenghua, the birthplace of Den Cheklang Chiang Kai-shek, province, the "Shanghai Malniebi" sald

.Six. recently.

hundred saplings have been ordered Fenghaa entry from Tambi vik lage in Tottort prefecture, one-of the largest pear producing areas ir Japan, for transplanting" on Cheklang soll,

COLONY'S HEALTH

by

Three cases of diphtheria were.

considered. Doctors of every race;} He Wan the only passenger notified to the Health authorities, colour and creed are present and aboard on the return trip. Freight | all occurring in Kowloon, for the 24 each case is carefully examined for carried amounted to 17,000 kilos, hours ended December 1. One case evidence that the cure might not while the mall weighed 205,383 of puerperal fever was also reported

from Victoria be effected by natural means. kilos.

reconstruction of Henl bridge Neurotic cases were all rejected. which was badly damaged by and only those of organic nature bombs dropped by Japanese aero-

were examined. planes.

TRAIN FERKY APPROACHES Mr. Tuxford was largely respon- sible for the completion of the Nanking train ferry approaches which form the connecting rail- way link between Shanghai and Pelplog. He has also helped ma- terially towards the extension and reconstruction of Nanking station and goods yard

One of the plans, which Mr. Tuxford had in mind, for extend- ing the scope of the Shanghal- Woosung railway was the con- struction of wharves at Woosung capable of accommodating the big- ger liners and passenger steamers touching Shanghai,

The first

that Dr. Sherry pointed out several points were particularly considered before any cure would be classed. Among them were (a). that there was no remedial agent assisting in the cure. (b) that the cure was instantaneous and per- manent, and (c) that the cure was inconstant.

The speaker related a few in- cidents which are on record in Lourdes of cures which appeared to be contrary to all the laws of nature. In no cases are there any convalescent, the patient being almost immediately transformed from a skeleton into a healthy living body, The residiuin of the disease will have completely dis-

fruit of his ideas is just beginning appeared in an hour or two and

to shape in the start made to construct the Jukong Wharf not far from the Civic Centre and close

to the Chapel Waterworks:

NOVEMBER

WEATHER

Consistently Fine

A series of moderate antley- Mr. Foxon declares that the

clones covered China during the änimai does not fallito any known category. The doubts of month the majority of which moved from West to East across the sceptics. he sayshare, shat- tered. "Henceforward" everyone the Yangtse valley. As a result will require to admit that there the weather was consistently fine, sunshin⚫ (228 hours) being 49 13 something iri Loch Ness." The film of the Loch Ness mon- hours above ster will be shown in "elhemas throughout Great Britain as a apes rial feature in the first number of Scottish Film Productions' newsreel pictorial. "Things That Happen produced by Mr. Stanley Russell.

there is nothing within the know ledge of scientific men to account for these cures.

DRAGGED TO SPOT

Dr. Sherry said that he himself had not been very willing in going to Lourdes in 1802 but he was dragged to the spot by aj Jesuit priest to spend a week there, What he saw there in the cures convinced him that Lourdes 18 a medium of God's will.

The speaker, in conclusion, de- talled several cases which had be- come famous by finding its cure at Lourdes and kept the audience in good humour with his witty description of some of its char acters.

A vote of thanks for the speaker was called for by Fr. Riganti. the normal and cloudiness (39%) being 14% below. Rainfall amounted to 0.165 in falling on 2 days, the majority the mean for the month 70.6-be- ing 1 'above normal. The mean (0,130) on the 3rd

Temperature ranged from 83.6 humidity was 73%, being 5% above on the 1st to 80.*1 on the 19th, normal.

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The King stepping from the depot ship Lucía, to the submarine Narwhal. Part of the Victoria and Albert is visible in the back- ground.

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