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MERSEY

TUNNEL

THE HONGKONG

OPIUM ON POST OFFICE LAUNCH

MIRACLE SEQUEL IN POLICE

TRIBUTE BY THE KING

SPECTACULAR OPENING SCENE

London, July 18. Over 120,000 people were present at the ceremony in Liverpool to-day when HM. the King, by pressing a golden switch, formally opened the Mersey Tunnel, which is the longest underwater roadway in the world and one of the greatest engineering achieve ments of modern times.

The tunnel is to be called "Queenaway" in honour of Her Majesty. It cost £8,000,000 and, is the largest enterprise ever under- taken by a single Municipality.

"THIS MIRACLE.”

In his speech at the ceremony, the King referred to the tunnel "This miracle", and, in striking passage, said:"Who can reflect without awe that the will and power of men which in our time have created the noble bridge of the Thames, the Forth, the Hud- 89 and Sydney Harbour can drive also tunnela such an this, in which streams of wheeled traill mary" may run in Ught and safety below deep waters hearing ships of the world."

When the King pressed the switch, green and golden curtains rolled back revealing the entrance to the tunnel.

In the place of honour at the ceremony, close to the Roynt Nais, was a company of workmen of every trade who had been engaged on the tunnel. They were in their working kit-dungarees and blue shirts, carpenters' overalls, of skins and ollakin caps. Six fore men were presented to the King.

SPECIAL VENTILATION.

of

Their Majestien afterwards drove through the long tunnel which has soft diffused Bghting. It In 44 feet in diameter and holds four lines.

traffic. Their Majestica remarked

tllo freshness of its air, which comes through special ventilation shafts able to deliver 5,000,000 ruble feet of air n minute.

The King during the day, which was marked by exceptiona! enthusiasm of the crawls, also opened the $3,000,000 East Lan

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COURT

An allegation that a packet containing raw oplum had been. stolen from a basket containing four packets of raw opium which was found in possession of a mati, Cheng Kan, who boarded the Post Office launch while mails. wore being transhipped from it to the steamer Hupeh, was made! during the hearing of the case before Mr. Hamilton, at the Cen- tral Magistracy this, morning, against Chan Plu knd Leung Tal- yau, respectively coxswain and with possession of 22 tacia of raw seaman of the launch, charged opium on July 13.

board the launch on

Cheng Kam was first charged with possession of GG taels of raw oplum, and on pleading guilty was ned $1,300, or seven months' hard labour.

The case against the other two men was then proceeded with.

Mr. W. A. Mackinlay appeared for Chan Pla, and Mr. J. B.) Prentis for Leung Tal-you.

OFFICER'S EVIDENCE. Revenue Officer Grimmitt said: that on July 13 Cheng Kam was taken to the

Post Offee, and a telephone message was sent to the Imports and Exports Department, a result of which An ofcer was sent to the Post Oflice and Cheng Kam placed under arrest.

31 appeared that the Post Office launch had taken about 300 mails to the steamer Hupeh, and while It was alongside, Cheng Kam had crossed the launch and got a sam pan. He was challenged by Leung Tai-yau, and replied that the basket he was carrying contain ed clothing, Leang is then alleged to have accused him of carrying) opium, and proceeded open the basket.

to force

Mr. Ribeiro, who was supervis ing the work on the inunchi, anked what the trouble wns, but he was told it was nothing. Later they told him that Cheng Kam was an ópíum smuggler. The basket was opened and there five packets in it.

were

OPIUM FOUND.

four or

For the first time since 1911, British naval flotilla visited Ger- many, when destroyers called in at Swinemunde. In the ploture is the German commander being welcomed aboard one of the English vasabie

TELEGRAPH. ・ THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1934.

MORE CASES OF

DOG-BITE

THREE CASES REPORT-

ED TO. POLICE

RADIO BROADCAST

A boatman, Fan Kwai-chol, who TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday after being bitten by a dog, la reported to have received the injury through attempting to catch the animal, which belonged to him, at Shau kiwan.

A dog belonging to Mr. Grant, of 168 Prince Edward Road, at tacked and bit Mr. Grant's child yesterday. The child was taken to the Kowloon Hospital for treatment and the animal removed

Mataukok depot

10 the observation.

for

Another victim was Chan Wai- chau, of 133 Portland Street, Mon- kak, who was bitten by an Alsatian hound, the property of another Chinese named Young Pak, The vietim went to the Kowloon Hospital for treatment, whilst the animal is being kept under

GOVERNORS observation.

AT VARIANCE

COMEDY IN STATE RULING

NORTH DAKOTA

DEADLOCK

(Special to "Telegraph")

(De Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphie kier Didinaner, sanj. Recvivad · July

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Bismarck, July 18.

The bewildered population of North Dakota is watching with mingled amusement and con- cern the efforts of two Gover- nors to rule the State.

Governor Langer, following ant order by the Supreme Court of the State deposing him, promptly de- elared the entire State under Martial Law, but the National Guard only appeared at the Cheng Kam was taken back to deposed Governor's own residence. the Post Office, and there a man The next stop in the comedy named Mohamed Hassan asked accurred when Acting Governor what the

trouble

He Olson ordered the troopa was.

to be examined the basket and saw withdrawR, whereupon Langer three packets. White Cheng Kami fasted a Proclamation calling a was being charged he stated special session of the Legislature. there were four packets in the basket, and that somebody had stolen one.

Revenue Officer Marks and a party went on the launch ngain. white it was alongside the Hupeh, and a search was made. On the bridge rovered with the mail flag they found a packet containing 22 taels of rate oplưm, Chan Piu was)

to

cashire Road and the 16 charged because he was the coxs- Walton Hall Park. British Wireless.

wain of the launch, and Leung because he had broken open tha basket. He had

right break open the basket.

Evidence was then taken, aud the rase adjourned until 15 p.m. on Tuesday next.

ATTEMPT TO ROB MR. C. I. REID

CYCLING CLUB CAPT. AND HIS BIKE

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COAL FIND IN SHENSI

Olson countered this move by revoking Langer's order.

The deadlock still persists.- Reuter,

NORWAY FISHERY

DISPUTE

PURSE SNATCHER

SENTENCED

THROWS ARTICLE INTO HABOUR

Appearing before Mr. Macfadyen In the Central Magistracy this morning on a charge of stealing a Pirke containing $8.04, from Kowloon Tong gardener at the Yaumati Ferry wharf. Au So, 35. denied the offence.

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It was stated by Inspector that the complainant felt a tug and knihy he had lost his purse. He re- ported to a Chinese constable who went on board a ferryboat and conducted a search among the s

Defendant, sengers.

who Was scated on the west side, was seen to wrap something in paper, be lieved to be the purse, and throw it

into the water. At first he resisted search but after throwing the article away, permitted it.

In reply to the magistrate, the constable stated that, the paper par cel appeared to contain something And was not merely a bunch of paper.

Defendant was convicted and sent la prison for one month,

HEAVY RAIN IN

CHEKIANG

BUT FARMERS STILL NOT SATISFIED

HAWAIIAN SELECTIONS FROM THE STUDIO

From 2BW on 355 metres:

the

a wavelength of

6-8 p.m. Europeau Programme. 6-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra_from Hongkong Hotel Grill Room, (by courtesy of the Management). tions London and New York Stock 7 p.m. Closing Lool Stock Quota-

and Commodity Quotations.

played by Ignaz Friedman

7.08-7,21 pm. Chopin Mazurkas (Piano- forio). (a) Op. 33 No. 4 (b) Op. 24 No. 4 (c) Op. 41 No. 1.

7.21-7.40 p.m. Ballads we Love (Arr. Debroy Somers).

Debroy Somers Band. Shipmates o'Mine—Descriptive

Ballad (arr. Debroy Somers).

Debroy Somers Band. 7.40-9 pm. From the BStudio. Hawalian Selections by Raymond and Daniel Lul.

1.

Programme,

Memories of Alaka Land,

2. Puna Pala Alla,

3. Honolulu Moon.

4.

B p.m.

Report.

Sweet Lei Lehua.

Local Time and Weather

8.03-10.30 p.11. Chinese Studio Concert.

9.30 p.m.

Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations,

10.30 p.m. Router Press Bulletins. Rugby Mid-day Press News. Further London Stock and Commodity Quota- tions followed by New York Opening Quotations,

10.40 p.m. Close Down.

ZEK PROGRAMME.

8.30-10 p.m. European Recorded Programe from ZEK on a frequency of 640 kæls (484 metres),

8.30-8.55 p.nl.

Orchestral. Overture-Hansel and Gretel and

(Humperdinck).

Symphony Orchestra conducted

by Albert Contes Sylvin Ballet (Delibes).

British Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Oscar Fried 1. (a) Prelude, thy The

Huntresses, Intermezzo and Vaise Lente

2

3. (a) Pizzienti; (b) Cortege.

Cortege.

1.

R.SG-9.12 p.m. Vocal Gems from Gilbert and Sullivan's Light Operas. Iolanthe.

Columbia Light Opera Company. The Miasto.

Columbia Light Opera Company. 9.12.9.30 p.m.

Conterto No. 1 in

E Flat Major (Liszt) played by Mischa Levitzki (Pianoforte)

and

the Lontton Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Renald.

1st Movement-Allegro

Maestoso.

2nd Movement-Quasi Adagio. 3rd Movement-Allegro Vivner

Allegro Animato. 4th Movement-Allegro

marziale animato.

9.30-10 p.m. Variety. SongBrighter than the Sun (The Little Damozel").

Anona Winn (Soprano). Fox-Trot-Cinderella's Felln

Hangchow, July 18. The temperature has fallen to 99 degrees following three successive heavy showers this afternoon.

Besides Hangchow, the districts in the interior of Chekiang have also benefitted by welcome rains, but London, July 18 farmers say they are still not suffi- Fox-Trot Count your Blessings.

cient. The situation, however, has greatly improved-Central News.

FURTHER POINTS. NEED CLEARING UP

Two communications from the Norwegian Government, in reply to the British Note enlling attention to cases of interference Awith British trawlers engaged in

Nor fishing some miles off the wegian coast, are al present' un- dergoing careful examination London, where it is felt that eer- tain points still remain in need of

VEINS COVER WIDE further elucidation.

AREA

Sinanfa. July 18. The Magistrate of Ningshen Dis-

A general desire is expressed here that n mutually satisfactory agreement be reached without undue delay.

"Not a very good story," was the comment of Mr. Wynne-Jones' at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when Yeung Pak-leung, 30 years, unemployed, charged with stealing a bleyle outalde the Sham- shuipo Ferry Wharf yesterday Hald he thought the bicycle be langed to a friend, who had also trict, Southern Shensi, bas_in- Meanwhile, the British fishery left his bicycle outside the wharf. formed the Shensi Provincial Gov-patrol vessel, Harebell, will short- He was given an opportunity by ernment that big coal-bearingly proceed to the fishing grounds, the Pallee to find this friend, but area capable of supplying the needs so that her Commander, Captain was unable to do so.

of a great number of industries Fraser, who is newly-appointed, had been discovered in the dismay familiarise himself with trict. The veins are said to cover conditions there. Captain Fraser a wide area.

will Ket in touch with the Com-. The Magistrate requests the Pro-mander of the Norwegian fishery vinelal Government to conduct an patrol with view to inspection investigation on the spot.-Central of the fishing grounds.~British News.

Wireless.

It was stated that the bicycle belonged to Mr. C. 1. Reid, captain of the Hongkong Cycling Club, who left it outside the Wharf whilst he was doing some business in the vicialty.

Defendant. It was alleged, came out of the ferry, hopped on it and proceeded to ride away. He was seen by Mr. Reid who caught him before he could gather speed.

Sentence of one month waa passed.

PANAMA QUAKE

NUMBER OF BUILDINGS WRECKED

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

OF ALL THIEVES, FOOLS ARE THE WORST; THEY ROB YOU OF TIME AND | TEMPER-Grothe,

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A tram passenger, Lec Kam-cheộng, WAA seriously injured yesterday when The attempted to alight fron

vehicle whilst it was still moving, in Wongneichong Road,

1 Kum, unemployed, chargeil bez: fure Mr. Hamilton, t the Contrai

Chow Chin-to, a male inmate of 3 Magistracy this morning, with having Alveston Terrace, was admitted to returned fram banishment, was the Government Civit Hospital yester sentenced to six months hard labour. day, a victim from the poisonous Ite was banished for ten years in 1928. effects of drinking a quantity of Lysol,

disinfectant.

Banished for 10 years in 1925 Yu Panama, July 18.

Yau-chues. 36. unemployed. was The Women's Auxiliary of the A series of severe earthquake arrested in Kowloon on July 17, and Society for the Protection Of Children shocks has been experienced at

was charged before Mr. Wynne-Jozen acknowledge with grateful thanks the the Kowloon Magistracy thin following donations; de La Salle throughout the Pananin Isthmus, morning. He said he had made College $20; L. London and Company, but

no fur

very little serious mistake in enlculation and was sen- $10; Children of Union Church, $10: damage has been reported. tenced to six months. He had five St. John's Cathedral Sunday School

S. Gubbay, $3; Mrs. 0. M. Parkinson; |$5; Mrs. Morris, $2.

A number of buildings, includ-previous convictions for theft and one (per collection boxen), $10.64; other ing the Post Office, have been for returning from banishment in collection boxes, $11.50; per Mrs. D. wrecked at David, the capital of 1031. Chirique Province, where four persona were seriously Injured.

Aeroplanes are being despatched to David with medical supplies for the sufferers--Renter.

Ting Chi-cho, 29, unemployed, who Lam Kin, aged 29, a taller employ. stole a pair of trousers and Jacketed at the Premier Silk Paince, No. Fong, was ined $20 or three weeks $10 or three weeks' hard labour by from the rear of No. 10 Po Hing 38 Queen's Rond Central, was fined hard Inbour by Mr. Macfadyen in the Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Magis Central Police Court this morning tracy this morning, hen he pleaded

Later. Two American soldiers jumped from the window of their barracks at Fort Davis during the earth qunko, one being killed and the the Jacket when the amah saw him defendant was arrested in a pawnshop other breaking a leg.-Reuter, and raised the alarm.

in Queen Victoria Street.

He pleaded guilty. Inspector James guilty to stealing a piece of silk, used stated that the defendant had put on for Indian turban wear. Dalective- the trousers and was just putting on Sergeant Goodwin

stated that

thu

YUNGTING RIVER

RECEDES

DYKES DANGER NOT ALLAYED

Tientsin, July 19.

The Yunging River has receded after reaching a record height of over twenty feet, but anxiety over the danger of collapse of the dykes is not entirely allayed.

Vocal Daet Music in the Alt--I've

Fred Grofe and his Orchestra,

told rv'ry Little Star.

Layton and Johnstone. Song-Musle in the Air---The

Song is you.

Turner Layton (Tenor). Orchestra-Ball at the Savoy

Selection.

Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra, Instrumental-Ohl Roanlita

Linn Milford and a Hawaiian Players. 10 p.m. Close Down.

Some low-lying" districts in Luantung are still under water.as Central News.

ASCOT A LA RUSSE.

(Continued from Page 6.)

it would be until well into the evening. As I walked alongside the Inner track with the Horse Trust Director there cumo a plodding, husky horse, head town, awkwardly ambling NAVAL CONFERENCE.hend and dragging behind him a scraper which smoothed out the hoof- prints of the highstepping aristocrats which had dug up the soft surface with their dainty hoofs. A burty peasant boy snl slouched atop the Commade Director turned, regarded me scraper. I stopped to gare. The then the sernping equipage, jokingly said: "That is not a race horse, Comrade Abbe."

FAR EAST QUESTIONS NOT ON AGENDA

and

London, July 18. Mr. Dudley Joel, Conservative, asked Sir John Simon in the House of Commons to-day whether the coming Naval Conference would be mindful of the original terms it is merely that the sight of a "Comarade," I replied, "I understand. extended by the late President Proletarian horse, being obliged to llarding

on the occasion of the undo the damage done by an aristocrat Washington Conference, that hurts my feelings. Such class distine. first the Conference should also distinn zeems strange under a Proletarian cuss, Pacific and Far Eastern | Dictatorship." questions.

The Director laughed long and Sir John replied that no far naheartily, and with an understanding he was aware "It is not propos- those rare Bolsheviks who are

twinkle in his eye. He was one of ed that the Conference should dis-enough to laugh at a joke on their big cuss other than naval problems,"

System. -Reuter.

FIGHTING CANCER

LAST YEAR'S ADVANCE

In their fight against cancer which ranks second to heart disease an a cause of death in Australia, research mon claim a distinct ad- vance during the last year.

This heartoning fact, says Aug- tral News, was relensed at the Afth annual Cancer Conference at Canberra,, which was attended by about seventy prominent cancer

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