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European Swimming Champions

GERMANY FINISHES

FIRST

Magdeburg, Aug. 21. -

At the close of the. European champion swimming meet here yesterday, Germany won first place by a large margin, having garner- ed a total number of 118 points.) Hungary came in second with 72 points and France. third with 37 points.

The new European champions- for both men's and women's eventa and include Calk, Hungary. Madame Van den Ouden, Holland, for the 100-meter crawl, Jeun Taris, France and Madame Mas- tenbroeck, Holland, for the 1,500- mefer crawl; Sletan, Germany and Frauller Genorger, Germany, for the 200-meter breast stroke; Belford, England, and Madame Mastenbroeck, Holland, for the! 100-meter backstroke.

The fast-playing. Hungarian team won the water polo cham- pionship.

THREE TROPHIES TO LONDON ROWERS

Win Honours At Molesey Amateur Regatta

won

London. The London Rowing Club

three trophies--the Senler Eights Cup, the Senior Junior-Senior Fours, and the

Sculla-at Molesey

Amateur

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1934.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

AMAH'S FATAL FALL

Joe E. Brown and Ginger Rogers, as they appear together in "You Said Mouthful. Brown, latest picture which starts a run at the Alhambra Theatre to-morrow.

"BOY" CHARLTON TO

SWIM AGAIN?

Canberra.

Andrew ("Boy") Charlton, the Australian Olympic swim- mer, who has been out of com- petitive swimming for the last two years, told representatives of the Canberra Swimming Club that he had fulfilled kis ambition to represent Aus- jralin three times in Inter- national contests, but now felt he would like to represent it a fourth time. Charlton who has accepted a position with a chemist in Canberra,, hopes to be available to compete in the Australian Swimming Champ. ionships, next year,

END OF FEUD?

ENGLAND AND IRELAND REUNION NEAR

| ATTEMPTED LEAP FROM CARİ "IN NÄTHAN ROAD Sitting as Coroner without a Jury, at the Kowloon Magletracy yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. H. B. Lee returned a verdict of "Death

GREAT PYRAMID

AS PROPHET

CLERGYMAN WHO SEES NEW WAR IN 1936

A well-known writer on Biblical

by Minadventuro" at the conclusion and Pyramid prophecy, the Hev. of an inquiry into a death of an Walter Wynn, prophesies another amah named Ah Ying, employed great war in 1836. by E. J. Porter, of Gloucester Building.

Ho claims that the Great Pyramid can truly be described as "The

The woman died as the result of Bible in Stone."

His argument la that, using the wounds received when she fell out

of motor car No. 891 near the "inch-for-the-year-or month" men- Alhambra Theatre in Nathan Road surement, it given the exact length of the Israelitish bondage, the date jon August 14.

of Our Lord's birth, and that of Mr. Porter testified that he was in death, the hour of the day when driving his car, a Willys 77-Saloo, Britain entered the war in 1914;

towarda Kowloon Tong from

and the day when war closed.

Thon, by means of what is called Tsimshatsul on the day in question, with his sister, Mrs. Ray, sitting the ante-chamber, it supplies a beside him. The amah, Ah Ying. was sitting at the back. When Perfect symbole history of events they got to the Alhambra Theatre since November 11, 1918, to May

28-29, 1928, he happened to look back and saw

"At that point," he writes, "wo the amnh opening the door.

is called the Second Knowing that his sister, could enter what

extends not reach the amah in time, wit-Low Fasange. This ness put out his hand to stop her September 16, 1936." from opening the door.

His attention was drawn back to Dublin, Aug. 24.

the road and when he looked round There are strong hopes that the train the nah was tot in the car, fosig-standing friction between the He pulled up at once, and found her Irish Free State and England may lying on the road some yards back

She was bleeding from the head be drawing to a close, and that an and he immediately took her to the amicable settlement of the Land Kowloon Hospital, where she later

the died. Annuities' question will pave way for a general policy of operation.

Co-

Corroborative evidence was given by Mrs. Ray.

After medical evidence was given, a verdict of "Death by Mls- of adventure" was returned. that i

The Anphoblacht, weekly official jorgan of the extreme section Irish Republicanism, states President De Valera in considering the resumption of negotiations EVA AVENGES EVE. with England in which the latter's

KEEPING MIND right to the land annuities will be

ON THE BALL

Old Idea Of The Eye Fallacy

:

walved.

If there is a satisfactory settle- ment reached in these negotiations it will keep Ireland within the Empire, the paper states.

DES VOEUX ROAD SERPENT FALLS BY WAYSIDE

to

This shows, he claims, that only changes for the worse are probable, for everything points to a crescendo of tribulation due to culminate, in 1936, in another great war, Indeed, heading for "great tribula- tion," but beyond it he sees world reconstructed, made of material due to workmanship that: shall bring to weary humanity a New Earth.

Ho belleves that the world in,

TRADE RIVALRY

'JAPAN'S BID FOR NEW BUSINESS

London, Aug. 24.

Far

In connection with the new Japan- e shipping subsidy it is understood that the Nippon Yusen Knisha is Yesterday, "Eva" tempted the proposing to place several fast, com

bined cargo and passenger liners on serpent!

No one knows how the serpent-the European route. Thore, are too a black anake twenty inches long many vesels plying between

obsolete and glow. Rot into Des Voeux Road. Nor East and European ports which are will the serpent be able to tell, for, in attempting to cross the and intermediaries intersection in the face of "Eva's" In the final of the Senior Eights State Congress, stated at the 37th have already made several journeys flashing red eye, he was run over Cup they bent Thames C. by Annual Congress of the American between Dublin and London with and killed by a motor car. three-quarters of a length. Time: Optometric Association, at this end in view.-Reuter. Ave minutes, seven seconde..

Toronto, that it was a physical

Regalia, thereby atoning some what for their disappointing dis play at Henley.

London, Aug. 20.' The majority of the Free State Dr. Louis Jacques, Director of Cabinet favours a settlement

Research Optometric

of lown these lines,

on

He was half way across the road from the direction of the Gloucester Building when the oncoming car crushed him.

In the Senior Fours they beat impossibllly for golfers to "keep Iteading R, C. by one length, and their eye on the ball," but "keep golf course, but if you let the sight their representative in the Junior-your mind on the ball was the of these objects influence your Senior Sculls, P. II. Jackson, beat real advice that should be offered. mind, the same unfortunate effects F. II. Thomas (Quintin R. C.) by "If your eyesight is good," he ex-follow as occur when you one and a quarter lengths. Time: plained, "you are inevitably going popularly supposed to have taken had turned the Garden of Eden six minutes, 35 seconds.

Ito see, extraneous objects on the your eye off the ball."

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The new full-floating rear axle per- mits removal of the axle shaft without jacking up the wheels. The entire weight of the truck and load is supported by the axle housing, leaving the axle shaft entirely free to transmit power from the engine to the rear wheels,

A sympathetic crowd gathered around, while the motorist, blissful arely unconscious of the fact that he

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The N.Y.K. will also increase its vessels on the Japan to San Francisco run, in view of the growing demand for both cargo and passenger space on this trade lane.

It is understood that America has definitely refused to discuss subsidies with the Internationai Chamber of Shipping Conferohed in Londbh in October.

America is willing discuss the tonnage, but question of surplus shipping circles do not anticlpale any very great results or benefits from this direction.-Router..

FORD V.8

SHARE PRICES

The following in the list of local aharo quotations issued to-day:

Banke.

H.K. Banks, $17-45 80. H.K. Bank (London), £135 n. Chartered Bank, 515% n. Morcantile Bank A. & B. 431 p. Mercantile Bank C., 13% n. East Asia Bank, $81,n. Am: 0. Finance Corp, Sh. $20 n China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. $4', China 0, Fin. Prof. 8h. $3 n.

Invarances.

Canton Ins., 8200 n. Union Ins., $545 na.

.

China Underwriters, $1.30 n. China Fire, $510. H.K. Fire Ins., $246 n.. Internat'l Assco, Sh. $6 a.

Shipping.

Douglas, $40.05 n.. H.K. Steamboats,' 57 m. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.), $80 n. Indo-Chinas, (Dol.), 938 a. Shells (Bearer), 47/6 n. Union Waterboats, $133 n..

Mining

Antamoks, 61, cta an. Balatoca $881⁄2 n. Bagulo Gold, ad cts. n. Benguete, $40 n. Benguet Exploration, 19 ets. n. Benguet Goldfold, 20 eta n. Big Wedge, 12 cts. n.

Gold Greek $2 n. Gold River, 24 cts. n. Ipo Mining, $24 n. Itogons, $5 n. Kailan, 29/14 n. Langkats (Single), $17 S'hai Explorations, Sh. S'hai Loans, Sh, $0% n. Rauba, $13.10. n. Vinz: Goldfield, $5 n.

n.

3 n.

Docks, etc. H.K. Wharvos, 3113 n. H.K. Docks, 314) ♫ Providents (old), $1.60 b. Providents (now), 50 cts. n. Hongkows (old), Sh. $81214 n. Hongkowa (new), Sh. $310 n New Engineerings, Sh. 8-14 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $117 n.

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. 10.80.b. S'hat Cottons, (old), Sh. $74 u.

Chinese Estates, $85 b. China Realtos, Sh. $15. China Debenture, 4187

Public Manta. Tramways, $20.70 BA. Fenk Trams (old), $16 n. Peak Traps (now), $7 n. Star Ferries, (old), $1021⁄4 Yaurat! Ferries, $21

C Lights (old), &

ne

C. Lights (new) II.K. Electrics, $713 Macao Electrics, $26 Sardakan Lights, $8 n. Telephones (old), $24.10 b... Telephones (now), 11.80 n. China Buses, 'Sh. $13.20 n. Singapore Tractions, b/- n. Singapore Pref., $17/3 n.

Industriala.

Malabon Sugars, $11 n. Cald: Macg. (old), 8h. $21 n. Cald; Marg. (Pref.), $20 n. Canton Ices, $2.70 D.. Coment (new), $2.40 b.

Ropes 34.85 n. Mores, etc. Dairy Farms, $25.70 n. Watson, $5,00 n. Der. A Wings, $1 n. Lane, Crawfords,. $4.15 n. Mackintoshs, $21 h... Sinceres, $10

Wm. Powella, 70 cta. n. -Wing On (II.K.) $110 n;

Miscellaneous.

Amusements

$4:D...

H.K. Entertainments, $714 n. S. C. Enterprises, 31.80 n. United Theatres, Sh.-2 B. Macao "Greyhounds." $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.80 n. Constructions (new), 78 cts. b. Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. Bonds

885 11.

H.K. Govt. 5% Loan, 71⁄4%% n.

(prem),

II.K. Govt. 3% $ Loan, 2%.

b. (prem.).

Wallace Harpars, $7% n.

Always Good Dancing

YELLOW DRAGON

S'hai Cottons, (new). Sh. $434. DANCING ACADEMY Zoong Singe, Sh, $11% . Wing On Textiles, 6h. $55 1.

Tanda, Hotels, etc.

I, and S. Hotels, $5.50 sa H.K. Landa $5211⁄2 b. S'haf Lands, Sh. $201⁄2 n. - Metropolitan Lands, Sh, $14 n. Humphreys, $10.40 n. HI.K. Roalties, 35.20 n. Asia Realtles "A" Sh. $140 n. Aala Realties "B" Sh. $20 n.

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