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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, JUNE 15th, 1929.

FEATURES OF NEW BRITISH AIRSHIPS. DEFECTS OF THE GRAF ZEPPELIN OVERCOME.

TOTAL LENGTH

731 FEET

DOW LOS COLT

MAN

OLTAIL OF

INTERIJE CANLWAY CUNNING

EMOORING EYE

|| & LOOKOUT

THE LIVING

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PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT.

DEAD."

FOREIGNER SEES STRANGE SIGHT IN PEKING TEMPLE. (By ALEKO E, LILIUS, F.2.0.8]

CONTROL

DETAIL OF ONT, OF FIVE POWER.

CARN

GENERATOR PROPELER

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Sometime during early summer ench stateroom and "every, other|gage room. Beside the stairway the two most pipantie flying liners part of passengers' and crews' is a commodious smoking room. ever, mit will 'alide out of their living accommodations will be kept.) hangars near London and Jake at a comfortable” température al trial dights in preparation for at finies. long-distance hope to Canada and India, respectively.

WICH

and grew, and the technical ad- vances. Hal Have been made in construction, are doubtless points Large. Dining Salem.

of greater interest to the profen Ascending the stairway, the ional aviator than the luxurious assenger will Andi hinwelf in an-way in which the passenger ne- Third, the Graf Zeppelin pasther corridor which leads across commodations have been designed, sppers complained that they were the entire width of the ship. A Thirty-eight tanks are fastened to When the bix Ginaf Zeppelin eramped. The second deck of the long end it opens into the dining the interior frame-work, to hold sped across the Atlantic to the t-101 us more than 5,500 square saloon-a room in, which 40

or the 20 tons of fuel the bit ship United States, Americans thought feet of thor spares There are two more people can sit down to din-will carry. Seven tons of water they were cering the lart sond 13 roomy promquade dreka, a spacious mur at ourTING On the left are doors ballast will be carried in emer- dirigibile construction. The size, tounge, two long corridors, a leading to the stateroonis--com-gency bags, which can be emptied eraising gange rond insurious, ap- stairway and a smoking room infortable rooms, each with an up-instantaneously in case of emer pointments of the big German ship which a passenger can exercise per and lower berth, looking very genes, and eight tons more will be

much like the staterooms on a good în special traks. ocean liner.

amazed the whole country.

The two new British ships, how-- ever, outclass the Graf Zeppelia just as that ship outclass the U.S. navy ship Los Angeles,

hin days.

Remove Fire Danger.

There are Ave 650 horsepower -

The courtyard in front of the Lama Temple,

(Continueți)., Personally 1 dil not "lelleve in the story of a living dead, sup

in a posed to be hidden away serrel vault in the Temple. No- Lody seemed to know anything about this phenomenon, but oc- casionally one heard weird tales of a dead man walking, at the com- mand of the Lamas during weird coremonies held between dawn and midnight.

The Da-Lama's face was blank. There seemed to be honest regret in his stare that he could not salisfy my wishes and pacify whatever il-feelings I harboured against him and his monks. I was almost ready to say "never mind” and tell him to forget what had happened, when another Lama spoke to the old gentleman, who, after a few moments of hesitation, motioned to me to follow.

He also told the interpreter to await our return and we passed] the still agitated crowd of Lamas, over another courtyard, into a smaller building with three. hideous, black Baddha-figures, over another smaller courtyard, then through a long pitch dark passage, until we stood before a auge door. Here one of the as- sistants spoke. To my surprise- he spoke in better English than that of my own interpreter.

The Living Dead, "Master, the Living Dent rests here. Da-Lama say you must pro- mise never to tell to anybody what you are going to see, then masker, he will allow you."

One of the ships--which one

On the other side of the corri-

I did not promise, but I nodded dor a door opens into the hig has not been decided--will fly to America, probably to Montreal and i

tounge. This room is one of the Diesel engines for propulsion. affirmatively,

"All right, now you must kow- then Lakehurst, N. d. The Indian most unbelievable features of the Each one in carried in a separate Camforts of Ocean Travel,

jear outside of the envelope. Dan-low, Look rer, kowiow same- us trip will end at Karachi,

incredible airship. It measures; One of these dirigibles, is being

The R-10!, to begin with; is 724 feet long by 32 feet wide, and er of fire has been lessened by we do. Seven times, all the way

down to the ground, built by the government, and the

with easy chairs and the fact that these engines burn

crude oil instead of gasoline. other la being constructed by Cum feet three inches long, 131 feet is lined

140 feet lounges. Te the centre the pa8- mander Burney at his worka night inches wide and

high. Her envelope has a empacity sengers can dance; music Bowden, and will be sold to the of some 50,000 cubic feet a gas, come in by radio from ground there is a coelgut where a lookout

· government on completion. She and she will have a lifting capa-retations. And Huing each side of they are nestrly identien) in deity of 150 Low. Her maximum the big lounge sign and accommodations, a deed will be around 70 miles an deck!

ription of the government-built

of approximately sifip-the R-101--can serve to de-hour, and she will have a cruising

scribe bath of them.

clate the advance that there ships

runge | miles.

is a promenade

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First the old man kneeled, then the two other amas. Suven times. Then I went down on my knees and felt terribly foolish f

the knocking my forehead on stones. But for the sake of the adventure, why not?

the

embroidered "The Da-Lama will send for." elaborate dragon

counted yellow gown. I

"What?" I was astonished over dragons" claws; they were this outburst of generosity. "Will five. which is

of he really send for me? 1 will 11 sign Imperial rank. It struck ine that wall. And I won't tell. When? this apparently dead man's eyes Suun?". were not fully closed, and that his eyeballs were glossy. But there

One of the Lamus.

were no signs of life, no breath- ing it was a dead man's face, and dust had settled on the whiskers and features, te

Dead to the Touch,

I had a notion to touch the dend man's hands, to feel they were cold, but when I reached for them the nearest Lama caught my hand . with such force that it continued the downward motion and for a Split second touched the hand of the durid man; enough for me to that it was cold, lec cold.

will In the very nose of the ship

an is to be stationed, while be low this there is u roomt in which the job of mooring to the airport masts can be accomplished. The

ascertain The promenale duck is one of ship isda be guided and controlled 4,903 those conveniences with which from the control car, which pro- maginative writers of fetion have trades from the hull below and in

Then the English speaking fel- low cautioned me to be absolutely quiet, and the door swung open on well oiled kinges.

The 10um was dark. I took

One of the best ways to appre- ; "In this gigantic sky liner there always equipped their airships front of the lower deck. In the several minutes before I became make in dirigible construction is re stateroom accmmodations for lat which actual dying machineal tail there is another lookout I used to the darkness, but finally 1 to rerall some of the complaints 100 passengers and a crew of 48. thus far have failed to install-station, and on the very top of the discovered

It's here, at last, however,

a rusty collection of huge envelope there is still a third. } antique arma and religious voiced by passengers on the Grat And it is in the arrangements that

It is much like the promenade

paraphernalia such as yellow silk umbrellas, two sedan chairs, gor Zeppelin, who expected a trans have been devised for the mussen- Atlantic dirigible voyage is be nogers that the R-101 stands out as deck on a seagoing vessel. Tha

the most amazing dirigible yet leck is wide, with steamer chairs The cult of the strong, silent gevas long poled fans, large and more irksome than a trip on a

along the inboard side.. Toward|man · still persists, and ita smaller diems, copper trumpets, buill. steamer,

Two decks have been hailt into the edge of the ship there rises a followers are now apparently try-banners and lanterns. In the First of all, they were not al-

coffin, elaborately decorated with lowed to smoke. But there is a the hull for the passengers. The railing. Beyond this is the slanting to claim great historical middle of the room stood an open special smoking room on the Runway, through which pannen-ng side of the envelope-the fab-figures as conforming to their read and yellow Chinese charac- 101, with fusmoof floor, wails and gers will come aboard, is on the ie replaced, here, by non-splinter favourite type. So it ceums, at tera and dragons. Nearly stood Fassengers can strolany rate, from the following an altar with the five sacred lower deck. Stepping on the ship, lass.

41 Incense urn, two puff away to his heart's content, the passenger will find himself in along, the deck, glance down and passage in a Yorkshire school

candle holders and two vases hold- a wide corridor, facing a stairense see the country spinning along child's essay- day and night.

ing artificial towers.

The assistants it wax candles

ceiling, where any passenger can

.

vessels;

and the Da-Lama motionel to me

that rises to the upper deck. Forfar below-but they will not be King Alfred was fed up with Plenty of Room.

COW.. ward, the corridor leads to the xposed to the air, nor will there the. Danes. He went to a Second, the passengers on the chart room, control car, wireless the slightest chance of any herd's cottage. He knocked at the to step nearer to the coffin. I gaw Graf Zeppelin' complained that it room and galley; aft, it extends ervous passenger tumbling over door, and went in. Alfred was an dead man, his face greenish polite man, he took off his hat, and yellow, who wore Jony, thin was cold. The R-101 has an elab-past the lavatory accommodations the rail and taking 'n long fall.

The accommodations for oflizers down, and never said a word. beard. He was dressed in a very orate heating, system, in which to the crew's quarters and the bug-

The look he gave me was very stern Indeed, and 1 felt foullsh and apologetic. I felt as if I had betrayed their trust in me. Not a word was spoken, and when they thought that I had seen enough," we walked out in to the glaring sunshine. Here wi kow-towed again, seven times, and the door was closed,

"Who is he? What is it all about? He is not living is he? He is dead, stone dend?" These and more questions were poured by me upon the Lans who under- stood my tongue. But he only shrugged his shoulders and said: "Once a year, ut a certain hour, known only to the wise Lamas he will live. His zou) comes down to earth and he is among us.”

"You don't say. When will the happen?"

1

"Only the Lumus know." "I wish.

"Only the Lamas know.'

The Sequel.

One night during the second week in September last year at 2 o'clock in the morning there was a knock on my door and a bonze, a Buddhist priest, appeared." I had gene to bed. It was simply out- rageous that the servants had per. mitted him to come la without my permission, but his first word calmed me down. I turned on the light and saw to my astonishment my friend, the -Da-Lama's English apeaking assistant, standing be fore me.

"Da-Lama has sent me. To night is the hour when the Dead will live. Take these Chinese garments and dress quickly. The niglit is dark and we hirve a long way to go. Harry."

He gave me the bundle and it. was like going to a nuisquerade. I looked like a Chinese, all but the features.

"Never mind the face. The night is dark, and don't speak. Hurry, master."

We were on the street in a few minutes.. I hailed two passing rickshins and ronched tho Temple walls within an hour. We did not pan through the large front gate but I was ushered through a small side rate where four other Lamus appeared and surrounded me without uttering a single word,

(To Be Continued.)

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THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF SHANGHAI LAWN BOWLS

CLUB

SEASON.

A splendid. panorama of the official opening of the Shanghai Lawn Bowls Club which was attended by a large number of members, their wives and friends. The

ceremony of rolling up the "silver Jack," also one wood, was excellently performed by Mrs. F. Fletcher, wife of the President of the Club. Mra. Fletcher was presented

with a silver cake kulfe, suitably engraved, by Mr. Jas. Munro, newly-elected Captain of the Club. A match between sides skipped by the President and Vice-

is anticipated.

President resulted in a win for the former. by 104 points to. 94. A successful season by members this year.