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GREAT
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
THRONG AT
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926.
INTERNATIONAL EUCHARIST CONGRESS.
One of the greatest sights at the International Eucharistic Congress at Chicago; was the throng of more than 200,000 who gathered for the "Mass of the Angels." "Massod in the contro of the picture are the thousands of children
who sang the responsos of the mass in one mighty chorus. The alter is shown at the left of the picturo.
LONE STEERAGE PASSENGER.
LOW RECORD BROKEN.
..That is a story of a lone steerage passenger who received all the at- tention given a reigning Prince."
It is more than that. It is also the story of 202 officers and men
who worked the French liner Chicago all the way zeross the Atlantic for the special benefit of Just ten passengers.
Tied up at her pier in the North River recently the big liner was hailed as the holder of a recurd. To her is awarded the palm for carrying the smallest number of
passengere in the history of tran- satlantic travel, at least so far as the oldest members of the im migration service can remember.
Jacob Bertsky of Fonda, N. Y., was the only steerage passenger. Is said to have amused himself by playing solitaire when he wasn't exploring the great open space
of the third cabin quarters, which
were designed for 500.
Fifteen stewards were charged with the duty of serving him and twenty-three cooks, toiled in the galley to tempt his palate and those of the nine passengers in the first cabin.
even on a French liner, when it's a pourboire.
The Chicago's cabin is designed to accommodate 492, and the nine Voyagers were allowed to "choose their cabins and change as often as they liked,
It was this that provided the chief worry to the passengers for they never could be sure that they were enjoying "the best accom- modations. They had to be chang- ing constantly, and before they knew if the twelve-day trip from Havre was at an end and there were still some 300 cabins yet ta try.
MOTOR BOAT RACE,
45-MILES-AN-HOUR MOTOR
RACERS,
ducks were fashionable at Duke's Jaunty yachting caps and white Meadows Chiswick, on Saturday afternoon, when sine of
recent
the world's fastest motor-bouls
churned up the peaceful Thames, attaining speeds of 40 miles a
hour and over in racing for the Duke of York's. trophy.
Britain won. In these days. when A full force of immigration in championships are leaving our: spectors, customs officials and doc-shores nearly every week, when tors went to meet the ship at the nation is nerve-tested by the They were all worn Australians, it is glorious to re- cord a British victory, writes a
Forty-four stewarda wied with each other in attending to the wants of the ring who crossed in the first cabin quarters. Competi-Quarantine. tion was keen, for a tip's a-tip out looking for passengers,
(U.S.A.)
Daily Chronicle representative.
.85m. 218.
belts, took her away. A British boat was also second. 4. Sigrid 4
Little Shadow, an American boat The race was one of 32.aca miles,
(Germany).70m. 50s. "the most expensive boat in the. froni Chiswick to Putney six times. Captain Woolf Burnato drove race," I was told-early developed At the starting point were Lord the way to victory, his average angine trouble, and proceeded up Louis Mountbatten and that dis-speed being 41.1 miles an hour. and down stream at the pace or in the fifth lap the Newg was tear-dinary attained by an elderly 'ng the Thames at the rate of 45.1 cyclist. miles an hour.
ing as masters of ceremony. ciple speed Viscount Curzon, act
went nine boats with a mighty A pistol shot rang out and away
rour of ongines suddenly brought
life. There were three British bonts, two each from América and France, and one each from Canada and Germany. The first four home were:-
•
Time.
1. Newg (Great
Britain......53m. 48s.
2. Bulldog (Great
Britain) .63m. 258, 3. Dixie Flyer
Her pilot was obviously.trying to make repairs and keep going at the, same time, but the clock was against him, and he was obliged
Drenched "Iockeys." For a time it was thrilling to see the torpedo-shaped craft hurtling half through space and half on the to give up. broad back of Father Thames, but
The Marine Motoring Associa the thousands of spectators weretion are to be congratulated on a not moved by the Beat Race. very pleasant meeting,
Sadi II., one of the French bouts, capsized early in the race, throwing her crow into the river. Bonts rushed to the spot, Sadi was conferring the freedom of Edin- righted, and her drenched burgh upon him has been post- "jockeys," who were wearing life-poned from July to October.
Owing to other arrangements "of the Duke of York, the ceremony of
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