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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1931.

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ARMY.

THAMES "SWIM”

SUCCESSFUL.

DEAN INGE AND SPIRITUALISM.

RAILWAYS HELP HOME RESORTS.

CHEAP WINTER FARES.

WARNING AGAINST "OLD WIVES' FABLES.”

With the opening of the “Your Country Firat" campaign on the "The less you have to do with railways the inauguration of a spiritualism the better," said Dean new winter resort leckt was on-

ge, preaching recently at Allnounced. Hallows, the oldest church In Tot-

The Duke of Connaught has set zabam.

an example in view of the nation- Everyone, at same time, he said, al emergency. Instead of going and naked the question whether it to the Riviern

to

us year.

The tank that swims is the Intest addition to the catalozu of types

ho went to Sid- of armoured fightin as possible that the departed ever mouth yesterday and intends to vehicles. Manufactured by ume back to earth, or whether stay there throughout the winter. Vickers-Arimstrong, the "Carde ve could talk to them in the spirit It is the Brat time since the war- Loyd Light Amphibious Tank” ba

vith any hope of them hearing us that the Duke, who is 81, has not been launched on the Thames an "God," he said, "has told us very gone abroad at this time of the

uccessfully passed its trials.

attle

about what happens The machine moves throughfter death. The most probable Owing to the Duke's choice of

on is that we should not under-Silmouth for the winter applica-1 water with the case (but not the apaed) that is shown in ita cross stand the truth if it wore told us, tions for accommodation in the country performances.

The whole subject of eternal life town have trebled. 's beyond us.

"As for the spiritualistic supera

By Any Train. tions which are

The new railway ticket, which mong ce, i am almost ashamed is intended to

rife will be obtainable till April 30, mention them.

foster travel to Old wives' home resorts and spas. It will bles about ghostly apparitions be issued at reduced first and

hptv 50

This invention is extremely in teresting and important inasmuck as the need for a floating armou ored machine was held by our Army

experts to be Imperativaly neceat stay. Designs were prepared an compararlod to obtals a Letter of Credit from TRAchines were built to feal, bu have been popular always and third elasa fares, and will be which can be caused through the Pamer the sacrifice entailed in armoverywhere, but that is not the available by any train for return

or armament caused them to lose ud of immortality that Chris-within a month.

TRAVELLERS CHEQUES JABUZD Pameng zwvelling Monward AlN TO-

of any, and O. or B. I. & N. Blamaury or at any of the Branches of the Corporation.

W. J. WADDINGTON,

Apus Muniper

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following to the list of loca share quotations issued.to-day:

Banka.

Hongkong Bank, $1575 sa, Chartered Bank, £13. Mercantile A. and B., £191⁄21⁄2 n East Asia, $134 .

Insurances Canton Ing., $1.450 n. Union Ins., $120 b. China Underwriters, $6 1, China Fires, $460 n. H. K. Fire Ins., $1,450 n.

Shipping.

Doublas, $21.

H. R. Steamboats, $24 b Indo-Chinas, (Pref.) $25 n. Union Waterboats, $28 0.

Mining.

Benguet, $10% n. Kaltans, 30 n.

S'hai Explorations, Tls. 2.40 b, Raubs. $43 s.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $152% sa Whampoa Docka, $31 n. South China Motors $10 n. Hongkews, Tis. 210 u. New Engineers. Tla. 6. Shanghai Docks, Tie. 86 . Colton Ewo Cottons Tls, 10. S'hal Cotton Tl. 80 Zoon Singa Tla. 12 n.

1.

Lands, tiotels, etc. II.K. & S. Hotels (old) $15.30 UI.K. & S. Hotels (new) $144 11.K. Lands, $81 an. S'hai land, Tis. 3234 . Humphreys $18 n. Realties, $12.20 an.

Pahli ilities.

Tramways, $21.30 b.

Peak Trama (old), '$1431⁄21⁄2 t Star Ferries, $95 b. China Light, $27,50 b. JI. K. Electrics, $76% b. Mano Electrice, $23 . Tolephones, $13 China Buses, TIs. 17.90 n. Singapore Tractions, 4/. n.

Industrials.

China Sugars 50 cta. n.. Malabona 339 n. Canton lec., $6.80 n. Cements (com.) $194 sa Ropes, $10.80 n.

Stares, ele Dairy Farms, $29 n. Watson, $16.10 b.

Der A. Wings. 81 n. Lane Crawfords, $6.90 . Mackintoah. $19 n.

Sinceres, $15% B. Powells, $3.60 n.

MiscellaneaTEN. Amusementa, $194 Constructions, (old) 6.20 8. B'que In. G. Bonde 60% n.

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most of their fighting power of Manity teaching me, nor that which land. Hence progress in the any sensible person would desire end tickets, issued

It is also announced that week- direction of a swimming tank was for himself or his friends.

on Saturdayn {will temporarily abandoned.

"Even when this supereitition on that day as

available for return now be

well as on the Some auccess, however, did at masquerades in scientific dress, following Sunday, Monday or tend the inventora effort, bu tell you the less you have to do Tuesday. This means that week- the loss of machine on the lake "ith it, the better." at Fleet, near Aldershot, when it was believed that the problem hnd been brought within measurable reach of a solution, was a serious set-back.

This obstacle

could

21 YEARS AGO,

the

The present tank in able to surmount most of the physical ab SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE stacles it is likely to meet, CX- "TELEGRAPH FILES. cept water. not be allowed to impede the The following extracts are from armoured vehicle for long. Con the Hongkong Telegraph for sequently, Measts, Vickers-Arm-week endled November 26th. 1910, strong set to work to construct the machine that would be much at home on the water na on land, without sacrificing too much was 1s. 10,5/16. of its power as a fighter.

Baptism.

ПЕ

The rate of the dollar on demand

end tickets can now be used on Saturdays and Sundays for day trips between any two stations.

"Already there are. indications that

people who usually travel abroad for the winter are going aid an official of the Great West- to West Country resorts and apas," ern Railway.

purtance of home travel on the

are impressing the im public.

Such

Ярая Ця Bath. Cheltenham and Torquay are also making a special' appeal.”

"Buy British Holidays" is one of the railway slogans.

The Southern Rallway also have noticed Indications of increased

travel.

The full amount of trade pass-home The new tank received its laping through Kowloon Stations in tisin on the Thames at Chertacy. 1900 amounted to H.K. Tis. 19,653,.; Plunging into the water from 381, as compare with Tis. 51.477- Isteep bank,, it crossed and re-376 in 1908 and Tle. 54.381,058 in

erossed the river, and awam up 1907.

Singapore won the

interport

Volunteers' Team.

Volunteers

The following will represent the in their cricket match against tho Civil Servico on the latter's ground on Sunday next, com- mencing at 11 a.m.-A. G. Beck, G. Burnett, N. A. E. Mackay, B. V. gittins, L. D. Kilble, R. Stilllard, E West. 2. A. Whippa F. A. M. Elliott, G. E. R. Divett and J. M. Souley,

Always Take

stream against both wind and, current at a water speed of about six miles per hour. When the eur rent was running at the rate of be-Rite Shoot, scoring 978 points, this tween Bree and four miles per hour constituting the seventh win by the machine made a speed of two the Straits. Shanghai scered 952 miles hour.

points and Hongkong 829, The

Inclusion of armoured fight- ing vehicles in the Army has re- |volutionised the work of the Royal Engineers, since bridges and rafts have to be designed to meet the heavier trafle. The In- vention of a

capable of swimming a river or lake wil assist materially in lightening bridges and rafts for the passage the Sappers' work in building; n.of rivers and canals. Its influence on tactics, too, is a consideration of some importance.

Rescaling of exemplification of leiters of administration in con- noxion with the local estate of the late John Anderson, of 49. Leasiwe Road, Wallasey, Cheshire, England, who died at Shanghai on March 28th, 1931. has been, granted by the Supreme Court to Mr, G. G. N. Tinson, solicitor, at- torney to the two executors, Andrew Mair Anderson and Janes Muir Anderson, brothers of the decensed.

The deceased leaves local estate valued at $59,600 and in his will he makes a number of family beli quests. He also leaves £250 to Canton, Shanybal, Haakew, Swabor the Hongkong University, free Bangkok, New York, and a F of duty, for the establishment of LONDON' BANKKES 100

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A quite different story mithi have been told about the herole for landing a Gallipoli had there been available for that exploit same tanks which could have taken the place of the open boats for effecting a landing

It is claimed for the Lighti Amphibious Tank that it possesses all the fighting qualities of the latest type of light tank. Its maximum road speed is 40 miles per hour, and it is capable of elimbing a continuous slope of 30dey. at a speed of approximate- ly six miles per hour when fully loaded with two men, a machine.

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