1929-02-26 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929.

until the end of the

month, Hats are being

offered at special prices.

HEATH

$12.50 net

Usually

$15.00 $17,50

SCOTTS

$15.00 not

Usually

Bold at $22.50.

The Prince of Wales walking through the mining village of Winlaton during his tour of tho mining towns and villages. He is accompanied by Charle, Lowis, a workloss minor, who acted as.guide.

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Above is the first picture taken of Miss Holon Wills, tho world-famous tennis player and her fiance, Mr. Frederick Moody, together. The botrothed pair ovaded photographers for more than a week.

All sizes, shapes and colours.

Mackintosh

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

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The above pictura showe the Prince of Wales walking through the village of Winlaton during his tour of the mining arena. Preceding him, are two of the poverty-stricken mothers with children, whitst following be ind is a big crowd of the worklers miners. The snow on the ground stows tho severe wintry weather prevailing.

Our pietura shows John Barrymore and his bride, Dolores Costello, on board the former's yacht Virginia, setting out for a belated honeymoon.

J.

G.E.C.

GRID & OUT DOOR SWITCHGEAR.

S.E. ENGLAND ELECTRICITY SCHEME.

BRITISH MATERIALS TO BE USED. “

The whole of the material used in the contract placed by the Central Electricity Board with the General Electric Co., Ltd., for one section 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 contract, the value of which was approximately £500,000, woul cover the erection of the 132,000 volt line in the distric, north, of the Thamon, stretching fròm Roading on the west fo Peterborough on the north, and Ipswich and Colchester on the oast. The total mileage of the overhoad trans- mission would bo 254 miles, and the total actual length of conductor would be 1,30 miles.

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The contract would be carried out by the General Electrio Company with the assistance of their associated company, the Pirelli-General Cable Works, Ltd., of Southampton, the latter company carrying out all the actual erection work. The work of erection would take in all three years, and employment would be given in the actual orection work'to between 500 and 1,000 men. In addition to that employment would be given to large numbers in the manufacture of the stool towers, steal aluminium conductor, insulators, and other acccesorios.

The overhead linos are one section of the system of overhead linos covering the whole of England and Scot- land which are being erected by the Contral Electricity Board. with the object of linking up the main generating- stations throughout the country and affording a choep supply of electric power in all distriota.

TENERAL

IRELLI LIENERA

Estimates for underground Cables up to 33,000 volts & overhead Transmission schemes up to 180,000 volte given by

THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., OF CHINA

Queen's Building, Hongkong.

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Demonstrations in the streets of Mexico City fellowed the funeral of Julio Antonio Mella, a young Cuban Com- munist, who was shot in broad daylight. At the top is shown the cofBa being carried through the streets, and be- low is a picture of the crowd at the Communist demonstra- tion which followed,

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

Abovo is the car designed by Captain Malcolm Campbell in his desire to set up a new motor speed record. He will make an attempt in South Africa.

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