1929-02-26 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

FEBRUARY 26.

The Prince of Wales walking through the miuing village of Winlaton during his tour of workless miner, tho mining towns and villagos. He is accompanied by Charlo Lowis, a

who acted as guide,

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Abova is the first picture taken of Miss Holon Wills, the world-famous tennis player, and her fianco, Mr. Fredorick Mooly, tigether. The betrothed pair evaded photographors for more than a work.

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The above picture shows the Prince of Walos walking through the village of Winlaton during his tour of the mining areas. Proceding him are two of the poverty-stricken mothers with childron, whilst following burlad is a big crowd of the workless minors. The snow on the ground shows the severe wintry weather prova.ling.

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Demonstrations in the troets of Mexico City followed the funeral of Julio Antonia Mella, a young Cuban Cam- munist, who was shot in broad daylight. At the top is shown the collin being carried through the streets, and be low is a picture of the crowd at the Communist Hemonstra- tion which followed.

Our picture showa John Barrymore and his bride, Dolores Costello, on board the former's yacht Virginia, setting out for a bolatod honeymoon.

Group takon after the wedding in Shanghai of Miss Lucile Robarts and Mr. A. D. Denton.

Above is the one designed by Captain Malcolm Opmpbell In his desire, to set up a new motor spoed record, He will make an attempt in South Africs.

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S.E. ENGLAND ELECTRICITY SCHEME. BRITISH MATERIALS TO BE USED,

The whole of the material usod in the contract placed by the Central Electricity Board with tho Gonoral Electric Co., Ltd., for one reation of the overhead trans- mission linos in the south-east of England," will be manufactured in Great Britain.

An official of the company stated that the contrnot, the value of which was approximately £500,000, woul cover the orection of the 132,000 volt line in the distric north of the Thames, stretching from Roading on the west to Peterborough (on the north, and Ipswich and Colchester on the oast. The total mileage of the overhead trans- mission would be 254 milos, and the total actual longth of conductor would be 1,30 miles.

The contract would be carried out by the General Electric Company with the assistance of their asscolated company, the Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd., of Bouthampton, the latter company carrying out all the actual orection work. The work of erection would tako in all three years, and employment would be given in the actual erection work to botwoon 500 and 1,000) mon. In addition to that employment would be given to large numbers in the manufacture of the steel towers, stool aluminium conductor, insulators, and other accessorios.

- The overhead lines are one section of the system of overhead lines covering the whole of England and Scot- land which are boing orected by the Central Electricity. Board with the object of linking up the main gonerating stations throughout the country and affording a chosp supply of electric power in all districté,

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