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Pictured atove is the a.s. Chi-ts, the Yangtse Rapids Steam- ship Co.'s vessel before and after she was almost totally do- stroyed by five in the vicinity of the Lunghwa Arannal.

At the right is Mr. Liu Chun Won, the aviator, who recently

flow from England to Amoy.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1929.

Representatives of all the principal foreiga Powers, as well as of all parts of China, attended the State funeral of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen at Purple Mountains, Nanking. His Holiness. the Pope sont a personal representative to pay homago to the first President of the Republic of China. Bo is econ second from the left in the picture.

After a twolve mile journey from Nanking to the magificent mausoleum under the shadow of Purplo Mountain, the coffin of the Inte Dr. Sun Yat-sen was carried by a specially selected number of Chinese carriers from the foot of the monument to the entrance to the tomb. The aboyo picture shows the blue and white coated carriers maunting the 365 steps to the top of. tho meuspisum at the end of the funeral procession.

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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 lines 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, would cover the erection of the 182,000 volt line in the district north

of the Thames, stretching from Rending on the west to Peterborough on the north, and Ipswich and Colchester on the cast. The total mileage of the overhead trans. mission would be 254 miles, and the total actual length of conductor would be 1,800 intles..

The contract would be carried out by the Goneral Electric Company with the assistance of their associated company, the Firelli-General Cable Werks, 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 erection work to between 500 and 1,000 men. In addition to that employment would be given to large numbers in the manufacture of the "ateel towers, steel aluminium conductors Insulators, and other accessories.

The overhead lines are one section of the system of overhead lines covering the whole of England and Scot, land which are boing erected by the Central Electricity Board with the object of Inking up the main generating. stations throughout the country and affording a cheap supply of electric power. In all districts.

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Estimates for underground Cables up to 33,000 volts & overhead Transmission schemes up to 130,000 volts given by

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Queen's Building, Hongkong.

Deeply. imbedded in a brick wall, the boiler which exploded

in Shanghai recently is shown above,

The Duke of Connaught inspecting the King's Boly Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard in the grounds of St. James'a Palace. Behind him is Lord Desborough, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard. (Times copyright),

The Queen held her first Court at Buckingham Palace on May 9. Our photograph shows the queue of motor- care waiting in the Mall, and the crowds of sightsoors. (Times copyright)."

The Furry Dange, a Cornish custom depläred to to so ancient that its origin is lost in the re

note past. The procession of dancers in the streets of Helston. (Times copyright).

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