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WAR DRAMA RECALLED

HOSPITAL SHIP TORPEDOED

A SURVIVOR REMEMBERS

REAL INVENTOR OF ENGINES

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

CORNISHMAN TAKES PRIDE OF PLACE

A CENTENARY

London.

If you want to annoy a Cornish- man, mention casually that Steven- son invented. railway engines.

East London, S. Africa. A war drama enacted on March 20, 1917, off the Devonshire coast

"Never!," your Cornish friend has been recalled by a enblogram sent by Mr. E. J. Dailey of East will reply. "Trevithick was the London to the proprietor of the real father of the steam locomo York Hotel, Salcombe, England. tive,"

And it is to this neglected genius, The cablegram reads "Please con- wey my belated thanks and appre-whe died in poverty that British tation to Salcombe residenta for engineers are paid tribute this year. kindness to me sixteen years aga."

The cable was despatched по that it would arrive at Salcombe within an hour of the sixteenth an- niversary of a grim ses tragedy, and Mr. Dalley's action Was prompted by a remarkable coin- cldance.

Ten minutes before midnight on 12,000-ton Sunday, March 19, a llner, the Arcadian, passed Cast London on her way to Osaka (Japan) and her doom. She left Liverpool a few weeks age as the leader of a sad procession of three British liners which had been sold to Japanese shipbreakers.

Exactly 10 years ago to the hour that she limped past the East London rondstend, manned by a akeleten crow in darkness, Mr. Dalley lay on her deck unconscious and struggling for breath in the choking fumes of burning sulphur. She had just been ripped open by torpedoes from a German sub- marine as she was entoring the Salcombe harbour, and there wero 68 dead bodies on board.

REMARKABLE ESCAPE,

a century after he died.

READ AND SEW AT 100

A WONDERFUL OLD WOMAN

APPRECIATES THE WIRELESS

Melbourne.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1933.

GARRISON, TENNIS

(Continued from Page 8.)

Area Tennis Ledgue, Kowloon Sec- tion. Scores wero as follow:

SPORT ADVTS.

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

Lieut. Prior & S. Pratt (H.K.S. The EIGHTH EXTRA RACE Bite. RA.) lost to Lleut. Garthwaite MEETING will be bold (Weather Per. & Licut Shields 0/4; lost to B.S.M,mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Wilks & B.Q.M. Sgt. Clark 0/8; lost Monday, 5th June, 1933, сот- to Master Gunner Wardle & Q.M.S. monclug at 2.00 p.m. Jones 6/4,

The First Boll will be Rung at 1.80 p.m.

Sgt. Harding & Sgt. Brynnt (H.K.S. Bdo. R.A.) lost to Lieut. Garthwalte Lieut. Shields 6/2; lost to DBM. Wilks & D.Q.M. Sgt. Cinrk 0/3 lost to Master Gunner Wardle & Q.M.S.

One hundred years old, Mian Catherine Cronin, living at Weath Parkville, Victorin, can read, sew,

B.Q.M. Sgt. Little & Sgt. Brown and sign her name without the ald (H.K.S. Bde. R.A.) lost to Lieut. of spectacles. She appreciates the Garthwaite & Leat. Shielda 6/2; lost wireless, lives on a normal diet, and to B.S.M. Wilks & B.Q.M. Sgt. Clark seldom goes to bed before 10 p.m. 7/6; lost te Master Gunner Wardle Richard Trevithick designed the mand of all her faculties, and since

Mias Cronin in in complete com- & Q.M.S. Jonca C/9. rat practicable steam rond carri-babyhood-she was born in County age and the first railway locomo-Cork-lins never had the attention tive, and he foresaw the great po of a doctor. At her birthday party, aibilities of a mechanised agri-there were 12 nicces and nephews, culturo.

51 grand-niecos, and a grand nop- hew and great-grand-nephew.

Until he began his experiments, engines had been worked on the low pressure, or atmospheric, prin- ciple. This involved the use of a cendenser and a steam pressure which rarely exceeded four or five pounds to the square inch,

Misa Cronin once lived in a col- tage in the grounds of Melbourne's first Government House In Joli- mont, after Governor Latrobe and Sir Charles Hotham had completed their terms of office, In thoan days

SILENT FOR 65 YEARS

ARAB MOURNS FOR HIS WIFE

Istanbul. Hassan Bey, a native of Kai-

broken when his wife, whom he "You have a wonderful, mem-married when he was forty, died

Thank God I have." came the

Ave years later.

Trevithick eliminated the con-he said, the whole neighbourhood sarich in Anatolia, was heart- denser and increased the pressure was rural. to between 80 and 100 pounds. In this way he produced a portableory," she was told. englue..

On Christmas Eve, 1801, his

rond carriage carried the first load of passengers ever conveyed by steam, and in 1803 he created sensation by running another of his carriages through the streets of London.

CIRCULAR RAILWAY.

a

rejoinder, "for I can boss. every

one of my relations,"

Miss Cronin says that she has followed cricket keenly since Dr. w. G. Grace paid his first visit, when she saw him play.

One New Year's Eve she saw the year in and went to bed at 2 n.m.

In 1808 he again added to the-Router. gaiety of London. This time he built n circular railway near the new highway, now called Euston- Rond, and thrilled the public by rushing them round at a speed varying between twelve and fifteen

In those days she was called the Asturlas. Sho was n hospital ship and had been to the Dardanelles,niles an hour. where she picked up 1,000 wounded soldiers and Innded them at Avon- mouth, and when the disaster took place was returning to her baso ating rock, and for dredging, and he Southampton.

But he foresaw other possibilities than transport for his invention. He qued it for boring and break-

entered into a contract to lift balinst from the bed of the Thames.

It was ten minutes before mid-He said he could raise 500,000 tons night when she was cruising clone a year. to the Devon coust. Suddenly there was a terrific crash and a blinding mountain of water swept over the ship us she heeled over undor the Impact of two torpedoes. One struck the Asturias midships and the other tore away her rudder and propeller.

She rocked dangerously, and there was a nightmare walling and gurgling as the terrified cries of the wounded mingled with the sound of water as it rushed in the amoking hold.

Even that did not exhaust his Inventive enthusiasm. He built a threshing machine and in 1812 he fold the Board of Agriculture that if they used steam in all the phases of agriculture they would double the population of the country and mako our market the cheapest in the world.

On returning to England in 1827 from South America, where he had been engaged in mine prospecting, he unsuccessfully petitioned Parlin- ment for a reward for his Inven-.

One torpedo lodged in a three-tontions, and six years later, on April stack of sulphur, and the dendly 22, 1883, le died at Dartford- fumes enveloped the ship.

penniless.---Router.

were

The Asturias was foundering, and It seemed as if there was no hope. But suddenly fate took n band, and while lifeboats boing manned and the crew was trying to establish order and quiet, the Asturing was carried by wayes on to a shallow bank where her keel became embedded in the sands,

BEACHED AT SALCOMBE. By the time the tide turned the engineers had managed to get up steam; and at four o'clock, after the enemy submarine had again attempted to sink her, she ran full Apeed towards the land and benched

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So large in the now, French luxury liner "Normandie" that sho cannot get out of the port of St. Nazaire with the quays arranged as they are at present.

The Chamber of Commerce hus

at the entrance to the Salcombe therefore decided to raise a loan Mr. Dalley was taken ashore by of 10,000,000 francs to defray the

harbour.

and leave the port.

enter

1 rescue party of Salcombe cost of re-arranging the wharfs 80 residents and was made comfort- that the "Normandle" can ablo at the York Hotel, which was fred

The "Normandie." which is near- as an improvised hospital. He spent six months there, and 20,000 tons gross larger than eventually recovered. His brother, largest liner allont, was launched at on October 29 Inst. who was on the ship as krell, died St. Nazaire from injuries.

She has a displacement of 70,000 Mr. Dalley does not know tons and an estimated speed of 30 whether the same man still owns knots. Her length is 1,027 feet the hotel, but expects that his and her total height from keel to

bridge, 128 feet. She will message will be passed on,

The Asturias vas towel to accommodation for 2,500 Devonport, re-equipped and called sengers including 800 first class. the Arcadian, and used for pleasure Officers, crew and hotel staff will cruises-Router.

number 1,400. She should be finished in the spring of 1984.- --Renter.

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British Wireless.

Now

That was 65 years ago. Hassan Bey is 110, but since his wife's death he has apoken to ne one; worn mourning continually and spent all his days in his work

shop.

He never drinks alcohol, tea or coffee, and never smokes-Reuter.

淨淨 How

Do You Sleep

These Nights

"MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE, Members are notified that they and their Ladica must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No One without" # Badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Members to the Bombers Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRET ARY upon the personal application of

a Member, such Member to be respons sible for all visitors introduced by him, and for Payment of All Chitä, olc.

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