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THE AMERICA'S CUP.

CHANCES.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY. MAY 15. 1820.

MOTOR BANDIT CHASE. -

SIR RATAY TATA'S WILL.

LOCOMOTIVE IN PURSUIT, REQUESTS FOR ADVANCE-

...............MENT OF INDIA.

on her own bottom. The Ameri- matter of power, and present in- can defenler, on the other hand,dictions point to the challenger had nothing more arduous before having to concede a liberal time SHAMROCK (Y, AND HER her than a few races off Sandy allowance to her opponent. Sham- Hook in dne, summer weather," frook's sail area is enormous for a and could therefore be built far sacht of her measurement, and

Paris March 28-A daring As although four or five tons of lead robbery was planned by armed

Sir Ratan Tata, of York House, Francis B. Cooke writes in a lighter than her opponent.

removed from her keel bandits, near Orleans, in the early Twickenham, Middlesar (former Home paper:-Sir Thomas Lip the shape of the hull was not were ton's fourth attempt to recover governed in any way by the after her preliminary trials in hours of Friday, and was only foil-ly the residence of the Doc the America's Cup marks a new measurement formula the design home waters, she still carries ed when an engine raced a carload d'Orleans), and of Bombay, India, canvas comfortably. As of the robbers, and, after an ex- Parsee merchant, of Messrs. era la racing for the trophy. Forfer adopted a model calculated her 14any years past contests for this to reduce the speed-retarding further alterations are contem-citing chase of 11 miles succeed Tata. Sons, and Co. largely Cup have been carried on under (actors of skin friction and ware plated, it is possible that stilled in overtaking the robbers and interested in the Tata Iron and an absalate, measurement rule, making a to minimum and there mare ballast may be removed, making them captive. with the result that the riches was gradualls evolved a huge, with the idea of reducing the engaged were of na use for any jahallow-bodied craft with long, I une Kiwanes she will have 10 handits, M. Predle, the station institutions in India, who died at: other purpose.. The formula i Bat overhangs, which carried a concede to the defender. self, moreover, restricting nothing heavy lead keel bolted to a deep, trial matches she sailed with the She was a racing 3-metre cutter of the same name but the length and sail area le narrow fin. to the evolution of a most uns

machine pure and simple, and before leaving England in the rule that had long been obsolete, she was very fast to windward.

The

Steel Mills, and various Indian cotton and power companies, and ja generousdienortephilanthropie

St. Ives, Cornwall, on the 5th

from the effects DI being September. 1918, aged 47 years, torpedoel while

passage

on

desirable type of vessel, which it having been built to fit a rating sunimer of 1914 suggested that of the surrounding district, and from India to England, lettestate

was not in the interests of sport

in the United Kingdom

of

to foster. By challenging under was useless fɔ any other purpose the point of sailing that counts with the bandits after they had the gross value of £191.860 2x. 9d..

the Universal Rule Sir Thomas than a contest for the America's most in racing; but as the two Such vessels were. no Tachts were so very different in lapton has placed the contest Cup- upan a much more satisfactory doebt-triumph- of engineering type, too much reliance must not basis, as yachts specially built skill but they were extremely be placed upon the result of those for it will be eligibla to compara costly to buil), and their ultimate trials.. in ordinary regatta matches fate, after competing for the Cup. in America, hoth, before and was the scrap-heap. after

POINTS IN THE CHALLENGER

The testator left his art collac-

tion at York House, Twickenham, and at Tata House, Rombay, to the Prince of Wales Museum, Rampart Row. Bombay, to be called the Ratan Tata Art Collec

Anticipating the advent of the master at Orleans, organized a complete telephone service be tween she scene of the robbers. his station, and the police office-

was thus able to keep in touch

succeeded in escaping in their

with net personalis £131,661 Ja, 93. His Indian property was Fortune favoured the watchers, valued for the Indian grant at for on the first night they heard | Rs.1,00,18,086, and this at the the low throb of approaching current exchange value amounts motora. An open car came up to £1,89,647, making the total The challenger possesses mang the road, followed by a light | value of the property £1,381,507, the Cuprices, Tais! When he challenged under the anusual features. The keel is motor-lorry without headlights. measurement rule, originally Universal Rale. Sir Thomas very long, being indeed twice the Through the tlackness of the davised by the famous designer Lipton may be sand to have sign-length of that of the Herreshof night the outlines of six then were Herreshoff, has been in generalled the death warrant of the huge Resolute, and a large seen. One of them jumped out

yach: use for rating yachts in the unseaworthy racing machine pre-amount of wetted surface is and mounted the railway embank United States for a good many duced under the length and sailu-ually considered detrimental toment to see if ali was clear. He years past, and has, on the whide, jarea rule, which had for so many speed in light airs. Би it observed some distanes off fourtion; his property at Navsari, produced an excellent type of years dominated this contest, for enables the yacht to carry her linesmen at work, but was appar. Baroda, and his effects the e for racing yacht. But the question the Universal Rule places a pre- lead very low down, which makes ently little concerned, saying, the use of the Parsees of Navsari most likely to interest yachte-mium on displacement and dis-tor stability and speed in freshThey won't trouble us.

If they as

recreation ground 0: men on this side of the, Atlantic femurages long overhangs. A+ =] = The water-line plane do we'll soon finish them off.” convalescent OF Dursing home just now is what effect the Cup competitor built to fit the is very full, the beant being

hospital D: for The new of the arrival afther.

holding change of rating rule will have formula will be eligible to cam carried well into the ends of the

que consered he public meetings, and he left a upon the chances of the challen-plete in onlinary regalis mattes yacht, a trait that suggests power telephone by the watchers sum of Rs. 15,000, the jacame of

in America het sphere of utility and a long water-line when she is

and extra which is to be applied in the up- Sir heeled. The length and sail

is considerably extended.

It is, however, a feature Challenge that is rather heavily tased by formula by which past Cap can-Themas Liptores

the expressed Universal

were then seen to mount the bank Bole. the measurement rule, and will testants were measured produced under

truck desire that his wife should not little tend to increase her rating.

and make their way to The

laden with silks. They were wear mourning for more than a sachismen che has a pronounced fumble.

ePady folter with ther my rear after his deresse, and shon| hume" to her topsides-that is too the various wagons, for they should more about and mix inta Say, she curves in from the water. fine upwards, making her beam lost no time, and were returning society as she had been doing in greater on the water-line than to their cars with their arms fall his lifetime, and should dress and deck herself quite regardless "of This will enable her when fire was opened upon them.

the custom to the contrary pre- About a week ago a truckload wailing amongst the Parsees, of chocolate had been stolen from adding that he had left her ample a siding of the station at Les

means to do so, and hoped that Aubrais by certain people who

she would carry out this wish. had driven to the spot in a greg

Subject τα various other provisions, he left the residue of information M. Presle planned a

This property to his children Four men were concealed

according to the Parsee law of in a ditch near the siding and

intestate .succession, but if be their place of hiding was con-

should leave only daughters nected by a field telephone with the station a few hundred yards his property is to be divided into

ger.

a very unwholesome type of boar, tuwever, ཡརིནྡཡཱར་བཏཏཏ- 1 སུམ་ཝཏརི,ཞིཀEL-PaE;+-%;,5!E_1?? being izken line when

Paused

water- on this sale of the Atlantis in view of the fact that n British designer bal ever produced a acht under it. whilst the in the United States had been work-

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is on deck.

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Station.

help was asked for. The robbers keep of this property,

He

distant..

earnest

the .n

yacht was floating on an even keel in still water, afforded a loophole for rule-cheating of which designeers were not slike to take advantage in tow it be many sparmio heel to a greater angle before Es designing a yacht with user be taken for granted, buwever, the water invades her deck, and Hanging bow and stern it was that Sir Thomas did not make she will not have to drag her possible to secure a considerable this departar. In the vid conrigging and rail through the wa- increase of sailing length without ditions withwul girls 2 ter when sailing hard. In order penalty, as a vessel of that mudel the falles consideration : the necessary spread for footer-car-a-receipt of this when heeled in a breeze Lf course point that probable influenced the shiunds the rigging is set up adds to her water-line length. Thim most

decision, to steel outriggers. The sail plan. The longer and lower the ower that a challender boir then the challenger is very large Langs the greater will be her Universal Rule would be more

and lofty, and she usually carries length when sailing, and in this suitable for the Atlantic voyage.

single beadsail fitted with a connection it must be remembered With her shorter overhangs she light boom, although she alsa has

one more share and such oDS yacht that the wedern

with safett be built a is could

an alternative cutter rig.

share it no children the whole designed to sail on her Side good deal lighter than a craft of

The general impression is that

They dropped their bunteus atresidue, is to by applied for the Now this feature in itself did the old ryge, thus considerably

Nicholson bas banked on

once and returned the fire, but advancement of education. learn- the not give the delenders of the reduring the advantage

and industry in all its Cup ans undue advantage, as the holders of the Cup derive from idea of prodreing a very powerful soon saw the game was up and inc.

economy, oat with great speed in a breeze, made for their cars at full speed, branches, including position. geographical designer of a challenger would, their and as matter of fact did. Anyhow. Shamrock IV. is said els dive to the fact that she but it took the several minutes sanitary science and art, or for of similar to be built to lighter Scantling will have to canrede a liberal gain the road in the storm of the relief of human suffering or than any challenger that hasandante to the size ball which fallowed them fire of public utility Whether Shamrock last they reached their cars, Research work it especially the jamped aboard, and started to provided for, and "amongst other But the question of displace. Previously crossed the Atlantic,defender

and the fart remains that she hat will be le to give awaT ment must aber be considered an

Sacrivant her destination antine sing to te seen, but it is pat cod their secape. Just rings the trustees may engage then the stationmaster came up qualified and competent persons conjunction with that of waiting length. A certain quantity of strained and in first-class raring an extremely interesting experi

men, and the reports received with a number of others. Thus investigate into matters per- fran. Aimeria would indicate that reinforced, the railwaymen nazaly Lasing pencial economics and the experts on the other side of attacked the robbers and thei to the political welfare of the Indian the Atlante regard her as the tune to close quarters. The community, such work being to were, however, repulsed one man diren schemes of a practical most dangerous challenger that

bung killed, and the robbers surenator and not to be undertaken yet bren

in que

reded in driving awar. A bail|fu tis America's Cup.

the scarentopel point of!

design type.

Vessel

from

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the

A NEW PERLEN AND THE OPEN

MENTA

weight in the form of hallost must be carried to enable the Farhs to stand up to her ail, and the larger the sail area the more The quest in of our designer, ballast she requires. It will bei obrious that if weight he added lacking experience of the rul to a vessel with overhanging to may na prve such a disadvante n and stern it will sink her lowerse as it would

sprous for poin:

that

mus! not

A

of rifle what followed them, and a view. gople of their tires were punttur- Pad. so that their speed, was

retarded.

4...

at is possilde that an enterpris. overlonked when estimating the in the water and incidentallying draughtsman apparing the chances of Shamfick is that the increase her water-line length. If

mind deflers of the Cup can I'

(ramb through." They're abrerat," problem with an non however, weight he taken from may hit upon steed-producing Panzer haze the services of the

The bandit hat apparently) ant 2 mile on so farther on, Captain Charles surreeded in getting off, but soon "Eigina's leading." the vessel's fabric above the ideas that have not occurred to redoubtable water-line and added to the keel those who have been working to Barr, who was in charge of theaterwards there came in sight a A little farther on the roubery in the concentrated form of lead the formula for a period with last three defendere, as he died pating locomotive, on which was had to sow down at a sharp it will have the effect of ethane existing rarhts as a basis. In one years ago. Shamrock IV.. squad of gendarmes from band in the road, and what was ing her stability without increas. Shamrock 1V. Mr. Nicholson has on the other hand, has in the Orleans, Which way did they their watonishment oa turaing ing her water-line measurement produced a racht quite unlike person of Mr. W. P. Burton an fee they asked on reaching the corner to find a barricade of

any hitherto monstructed under amateur helmsman of vast ex- the spot. BACISI MACHINE

the rule, and when seen out of perience, who has proved himself Paris." These were the lines uponed something of a

water for the first time the creat capable of outsailing the cleverest sensation professional racing kippers of which the American designers

the American experts. Go time. worked. They gradually reduced among the scantling until they succeed-Whether she will be successful. ed in producing Cop-deferentio recovering the phy. with plating to more than 3-16in. time alone

at ali.

thick, whilst the over-all measure-

bat can show.

By the main road to havearts drawn scross the road. was the answer. The The local police had acted upon police rushed back to the engine. orders by telephone to prevent while the stationmaster telephon- the passing of any motor-cars in' ed the news to Orleans and the the direction of Paris. The neighbouring stations. The bandits, thus foiled.. saw their engine started off at fall speed-to-only-safety_lsy-in flight-by foot avross the deity Strots followed The bsurdies Wake

|| 29,09905) FOR HOUSING LOANS. do not think she is Middlesex County Council have To Orleans over the telephone them. The leader of the band meat was more than half again as likely prose a medicerity. Mr decided to apply to the Ministry came the story of the pursuit. was killed, and a second surren

**Motors with headlights have dered, but four made good their | great as that of the water-line: impression is that she will either of Health for sanction to raise

from

one escape. The designer of a British challen-in. easily or be very badly beaten £9.000.000 for the purpose of loans passed me.

from another, Two of them were later cap- ger could not go to such extremesindeed, for, without doubt. her to the housing authorities in the signalmao:

yards behind."tured by the police in a neigh. in the way of weight reduction, design is highly experimental counts. They propose to do this!" Engine 500

the engine drew bouring village at a small cafe. as he had to produce a yacht Mr. Sicholson would appear to by issuing redeemable stock at 6 Gradually

The other two are still at large. message capable of crossing the Atlantic have "gone the whole hogin the per cent.

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