The portrait of Cathodus II of Russia, by the paintor Lovitzky, which was presented by the great Empress to the Russia Company, the company of English merchants in-, corporated in the 16th, contury for trade with Russia..
(Times copyright).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE
The famous Portland Vase, which was put up for uslo as Christie's, was withdrawn after the bidding Thad reached 29,000 guiness. Our photograph shows the bidding in progress; the vase is soon on the
loft. (Times copyright).
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A charactoriatie piecą, of scenery in the Mole Valley, Surray, which is threatened by the propouls for a Leatherhead By-Pass Rood Of the schemes put forward, that most favoured, has been criticised on account of the spoil.
ing of the view. (Times copyright).
President Hoover inspecting Boy Scouts at Miami Bosch.
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The finish of the Two Thousand Guineas at Newmarket showing the favourite, |Major McCalmont's Mr. Jinks, Weating Lord Astor's Oragadour by a boad; Sir Victo BABOOD's Gay Day was third, a length ard a half behind, with Lord 'Derby's Huntor'n Mooa placed four. Times copyright).
The Tally Ho stage coach leaving the Saracon's Head Inn at Beaconsfield on the first run of the season from London to Oxford. (Times copyright).
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 ong, section of the overhead trans- mission lines in the south-cast' 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, would cover the creation of the 132,000 volt né in the district north of the Thames, stretching from Rending on the west to Peterborough on the north, and Ipswich and Colchester on the east. The total milenge of the overhead ́trans- mission would be 264 miles, and the total actual length of conductor would be 1,800 miles.
The contract would be carried out by the General Electric 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 tho actual crection work to between 500 and, 1,000 men. In addition to that employment would be given to large. numbers in the manufactura" of the steel towars, steel aluminium conductors insulators, and other accessories. The overhead lines are one section of the system of overhead fínos covering the whole of England and Scot Jand which are boing erected by the Central Electricity Board with the object of linking up the main generaling. stations throughout the country and affording a cheap supply of electric power in all districts.
TIRELLI LIENERAL
Estimates for underground Cables up to 35,000 volts & overhead Transmission schemea up to 120,000 volts, given by
THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., OF CHINA
Queen's Building, Hongkong.
Your qusugana munatour pisyors in one Was Do Lady" the proceeds of which are devoted to charity.
A young woman acrobat, performing at the 43rd storey of
New York hotel,
Whiteaways
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