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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 1st, 1931.

PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

HISTORIC SHORTLY TO TAKE

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OLD

IRONSIDES."

TO THE SEAS ONCE AGAIN.

OUTDOOR SPORTS AND HOBBIES. NOW INCREASINGLY POPULAR WITH WOMEN.

* Trouides" ns she looked Capper left) under full sail more than a century ago, when she was the finest fight- ing Frigate in the U. Naxy On the left below la the unisundly four bowsprit which made her an mannneuverable. The broadside stane, comparable to the modern turret guns, which rokeri decks of enemy ships, are shown in the upper right. Ami belose is the stern, showing the ruler of the gallant 134-year-old Constitution,

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Soon the spray will break while many brave men have lived aboard extetty ke thou on which brave

Soon the green her, so many have fought, so many almut her prow. seas will Bix and sethe beneath died. her het

There will be a greaking

of blocke, a strazing of timbers,

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the maritient widen hul!

A Gallant History,

She was launched as the t. S. again shoulders into the waves, S. Constitution in Beston in 179z, she cost $100,000 and grossed 1.- If more than 40 years since

She had many a vallant the Constitution Brst aid in the 1976 tons. SP, and a good 126 tre she par. skipper Captains Sam Nicholson,

Bainbridge. tronsides," Bull, Stewart,

erder zume of "old

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Bat she is beginning another ernigo, was her first great exploit when, She will make her way up the she out-rared a British squadron const to Portsmouth, N. H. Maine in 1800, escaped, and the under parts, back south drawn the Altaalle full sail raced to roust to New York, Newark, Wil Sanswietz mington. Philadelphia. Vork-town, and perhapes Then on censet.

sailors.

mere boys man ouvred the guns which tore away The masts of the British vessel.

Og- Forlard where the inspiring

Was ure of Captain Isaac Holf noised, ranlly dirveting the fierer fighting. Fyou the ship's žhvi!ས are like these which took off the he naval officer, Captain acres, from the beaten ship

"The harples of the shore shull pluck the eagle of the

Rather, urged Holines in wrath-- "Aye, lear her tatted en- sign dovea and give her to the God of storm, the light- ning and the gale."

So they neither dismantled her He and nee sunk her at sea, but they fel all were ele friends in old age, her rest.

nearly sank, but was fitted agnin In 1828 came the order to break, and brought back to America. Ther up.

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who have become Here are just a few of the prominent and successful women tharinats for strenuis outdoor pastimes; 1- Dorothy Mackail rides an armaplane off. California Benches; 2--Maddarne deritza goes rowing on the Starnbergersee: 3--Mrs. John Jacob Kils is a sharpshooter with bow and arrow; 4 Helen Augur explores volcanoes in high altitudes: 5- Mrs. Raymond T. Baker piloty a raving motorbent: 6- Mrs, Dorothy Covici operates her own 30-uere firm,

Most outstanding business, pro-pertar fascination for Dr. Lichal of volcanoes by the fact that fessional J society women as 31. Gilbreth, noted engineer, no pack-train had even been able nowadays have some kind of a national officer in the U.S. Federn to cross the vast lava-deserts Bur- pastime to which they devote their tion of Business and Professional rounding it. leisure in arduous fashion.

The result being, of

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all bistory. Captain Bain- A half dozen times she was out

Women's Clubs, Dr. Gilbreth Water sports are increasing in sea-fight of commission, In 1871 she was ridden and the winning

course, spends every bit of spare time in the number of devotees they enlist , with the Java, derke red with idood, practically abandoned. But al-

that they go back to work, or to her garden. One year when she yearly. Dorothy Mackall and other dying men arging on their com- ways somebody would not allow

their home duties, refreshed with lived in Japan she out-gardened Hollywood stars, as well as many 1801, rades She was dismantled in

Captain Stewart and the her hulk to rot and fall apart. in to the gif but was lost again a year later, firht of the

a sane viewpoint and a sense of the Japanese and had a show place society debs, spend hours Calum est. the 1878 she sailed to the Paris expus-

Mrs Raymond T. humour and perspective they could which received tremendous praise. seaplanes. There was the Tripoli adventury, capture of the Cyane and the Le-sition, smashes her rudder and

never have if they didn't get away.] Mrs. Dorothy Covici owns and Baker, the former Delphine Dodge, True, she will cruise slowly, the storming of that city and sen van, the rid of the war and----

30-acre farm near Peck daughter of the Inte Horace Singers Swim and Row.

Sperates Row, who was once the eagle of fights alors. 11 any ship had a

n. trac- Dodge, runs away from her music, Madame Jeritza states that she kill, where she the sea. Perhaps alte may even charmed life, certainly it was "l

tor, milks a cow, hoes and does charity work and society duties to strain at a fong hawser bohlad a Ironsides."*

stande her strenuous winters other theres which she enjoys speed about in her sleek binek Old Trunsides, tng. For her intriente tackle, the

well because when summer comes thoroughly, stating that white herohogany motorboat. She beats They called her that early in suils which once made her look her career. And when the War But Oliver Wendell Holmes the like a great sea-hird, are not for of 1812 broke out, it was her his was young, then, and not the grey-i modern sailors. But she will he toric bathle with the British whiskered patriarch of the text: back in the set for which she was frigate, Garrriere, that gave the books) burned at this shabby treat made, and it will be strange it struggling American nation the ment of an honoured veteran. His ghostly crew does not run through jeonlideree to fight on to vielory, indignation Ramed out into verse,; the rigging on murky nights. Sol Her restored dreks to-day, are that-

ANIMALS OF 40,000 YEARS AGO. MODELS CONSTRUCTED FROM SKELETONS.

This picture shows E. J. Roop of the Los Angeles county museum staff with one of the remarkable miniatures of prehistoric life in the southwestern United States. Note the size of the animals in comparison to the figures of the man and woman, which were

drawn to scale.

After being exhibited at the Boston centennial In 1897 and abandoned again, these words were writion:

***The old craft lies horsedd over, for memories tenantless except which crowd her deck." So she lay

For years.

The Children Hemembered. Then The U. N Daughters if 1812 started another drive to re- store her.

It was not it simple matter, Years of negleet had allowed the stunty Fimlars to rot, the fron bands to runt, the fastenings to decay. A million dollars was neer- ed. What Croesus would give a million dollars just to fix up an old, decaying battleship?

None, perhaps, but still help was not lacking. In the schools, Hol- mes' poet was known to every boy and girl. "Old fronsides" was a famíliar, A well-beloved name. And the children gave their pon- nies, their nickels, and their dimes that she might live.

Lieut. John A. Lord, naval con- structor, has done his work well. Rigging, guns, fittings, furniture — they are all there. Even the original galley stove in in place, Enough board feet of lumber to build 47 six-room houses has been bused. For much of the old ship had to be replaced. But the re- jplacement was made with accuracy,

and with loving care.

Strange Gear,

Her towering musta, much higher than those on modern ships, hint of the great spread of snil which made her so fast and manoeuvreable. The guns are on deck-with rummers, sponges, extractors, shot, powder

A glimpse of life in the south-made and plaster casts taken from make is nical of one of the unfor western United States during the these. Approximately five months' tumales already in the tar's grip.and water buckets of leather. Pleistocene Age, between 40,000 labour is required for each dig-Large vultures and other flesh- and 300,000 yours ago. when play. The miniatures are the only eating birds were likewise caught grotesque animals roamed the ones in existence showing pre-when allghting on the pit's surface land, is provided in a series of historic animals of the southwest. to attack a dying animal. miniature models being construct-'They are being constructed under ed at the Los Angeles County the direction of E. J. Roop of the

museum staff..

Museum.

Outside the frame surrounding each exhibit. is a model of i human, drawn to seale, to show the relative Bizo between the

the

Curious momentees of verra long gone, are all around. Sheet steel receptacies in which hot cannon balls were dropped to heat rooms, are in convenient places. They suggest what her crew must have suffered in the cold forecastle after and during battles, and in Reconstruction of the prohls- Two of the completed miniu animals and man.

those days of 1944 she railed around torie animal life follows several tures show how animals were Some 12,000 skeletons of ani the world, touching all.climon. years' research by Southern Call-caught in the treacherous tor of mala and 5000 birds have been

Below the waterline is the brend- fornia selentlats. Several of the the La Brea pits. One scene taken from the La Brea plte. room. In it were stored hard-tack, minintures already have been shove a baby mastodon cnught in None of the animals in the discuffee, "salt horse," and pens for

the death trap with completed.

ita mother plays lived less than 40,000 years principal rations of its crow. Each animal has been modeled attempting to pull it out.

The La Brea pits took their Powder magazinon, forward and from

skeleton taken from the Another depicts a buffalo cn- toll from all animals that overaft, are leadlined as they were in famous La Brea tar pits which anared and a saber-toothed tiger existed in that part of the country the old days when "koop your trapped thousands of animale and about to spring upon it. Many and are known as the "death trap powder dry" was a literal rule, not birds. Clay models first, were animals were caught in trying to of the ages,

a mero figure of speech.

she goes to Vienna and spends!

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hours daily rowing herself about husband runs his publishing con- some of the most experienced and in leisurely fashion on the love any "I cannot produce literature. skillful men, and won the Presi ly Starnbergersee. Mary Garden but can produce things from the dent's Cup one year.

Fencing and Archery. asserts that her daily swim

Irehack riding and own- Fencing and other skilled sporla summer and her sun bath after-tain dimbing are absolutely the are gaining in popularity with wards set her up. for the year. best formS nf exercise in the women. Archery is the favourite.

મ world," thrnthusiastic on-paxtime of Mrs. John Jacob Riis, dorsement given her hobbies by banker

nker and widow of the late of the philanthropist. Mary Anderson, director game of croquet-and let

DY-Women's Bureau, U. S. Department Dude ranching comes in for its body try to beat her! S

women does of Labour.

quota of devotees among Muriel Vanderbilt Charch. And

cessful enough to get away from

Golf and tentls are favourites with mutuy women. Neysa Mc- Mein, however, likes her good!

Explores Volcanoes.

on her Newport estate she has a Helen Augur, author and news their work. Hope Williams has lovely croquet course. She also

ranch paper woman, kas a curious hob-leased a

near Pitchfork. adds bicycling and driving her by mountain climbing in excit- Wyo., and is learning the

joys of conch and four to her outdoor ing volcanic regions. She climb-riding, roping and roughing it. sports. Jane Cowl bicycles every ed Mt. Eina when it was in erup Mrs. Mabel G. Reinecke, member chance she gets and finds it most tion and the Bext summer went of the Board of Election Commia- exhilarating and pleasant,

Some Are Gardeners, Digging in the ground has

to Iceland, where she flirted with sioners of Chicago, has a ranch of sulphurous Hecla, and was only her own near Masuuli, Mont.,

a restrained from exploring the Laki where she spends her summers.

THE CHURCH THAT

AIMEE BUILT.

TEMPLE WITH BIG RADIO EQUIPMENT.

Angelus lemple, the $1,500,000 count religious edifices..

salaried employees. Twin radio Lowers of station KFSG lict skyward above the domed roof and spread Aimee's "Four Square Gospel" to thousands of "radiu members" of her congregation.

The temple is situated half way between Hollywood and down-town Los Angeles and faces Echo Park. About $1200 a week is used to sup- port the church alone, while the total payroll, including its many branches, runs from $7600 to $10,- 000 a week. Mrs. McPherson is anid to receive an Income of about 3000 a month from free-will offer- Ings,

com-

Aimee is sometimes called "God's saleswoman," and 'ehe has bined business and evangelism in a remarkably successful degree. The church schools, book stores and publications are self-supporting. Every serion la printed in pamph- · let form and, sold for a small sum. The temple is comparatively ago new. Less than seven years Mrs. McPherson and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, arrived in #broken-down Los Angeles In motor car and hold their first meetings, in a tattered clrous tent.

Two years later work was be

church that Aimee Semplo Me- This vast structure, built in axun on majestic Angelus Temple, s Pherson bullt, le probably the semi-circle, seats 5000, has some marking the first big stop In the most widely known of all Pacific 80 departments and hundreds of evangelist's rise to fame