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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1935.

Pillars of smoke shot through with obeate of flame spouted from. this oil well throw days after it "blaw in" us a big producer near Trinity, Houston Conaty, Tex. Fire crows fought vainly for more than a week to control the roaring blaze, which took a heavy toll of properly.

LONDON GAYEST

LUXURY TRADE CENTRE

SPENDING ORGY

London, Feb. 12. Londoners are to-day proudor than ever of their city, which, they claim, has become the gayest European capital and the centre of the world's luxury trade.

to stay at home, because they know that sterling has lost its former high purchasing power.

Jewellers claim 90 per cent. of the world's deals in diamonds are done here; and that, more than $75,000,000 worth of rough stones have recently changed hands in the nalghbourhood of Hatton-Garden, London's market for precious

atonca.

FARMERS WASTING TIME

USELESS LAND CULTIVATED

ABANDONMENT

URGED

Washington, Feb. 9.

Federal retirement of 75,000,000, acres of submarginal land is necessary to America's economic and Industrial well-being, accord- ing to the National Resources Board.

The committee, in its report to President Roosovolt, suggested the Government pay $376,000,000 dur- ing the next 16 years to take this land out of cultivation, transfer the inhabitants to more fertile areas and withdraw homestead privileges

from unsuitable acreage.

Retirement of valueless land was the keystone of the board's pro- gramme of improving agriculture and industry. Other factors wore flood and soil erosion protection, Irrigation, extension of federal control to cover public domain used primarily for grazing and development of national and state parke and forest reserves.

The Board recommended partial government control of the mining Industry to assist economic stabili- ty. minimize waste, maintain wage standards and protect investments;

Necessity for a subsistence home. atead programme to care for fami- lies now on submarginal land was stressed. The government, it said, should foster, decentralisation of industry to supply farmers with parttime employment,

"Experience during the current year," the report said, "has shown that the families in these breas respond readily to the programme and that it is supported by local public opinion.

"These areas," it added, "have been characterised by incredibly" Last low standards of living. spring a programme for the pur- chose of these poor farms and for aiding the transfer of families to other locations was begun, and the government now is engaged in plans for acquisition of approximately 166 subsistence homestead areny contained a total of over 6,000,000 acres.

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To aid farm tenants, the board suggested the "possibility of adapt ing to American conditions the policy of compensation for improve. ments made, and certain measures

protecting competent tenants against the risk of unwarranted displacements.

Furriers claim that London has now taken the place of both Leip- zig, Germany, and St. Louis, Mo.. as the world's fur trading centre.

They any Canada alone sent £1,500,000 worth of raw furs here this year, which are being finished and soil all over the world for more than 24,000,000, and that the 1934 Night-clubs, theatres, cinemas, fur trade has already doubled the restaurants, shops and other "trade £10,000,000-of-1931- and amusement enterprises report

. In the art trade, auctioneering business increase,

firms In the West End say that it To insure 狙

The board suggested municipali- ties increase parks to the propor- tion of one- acre-for--every--100 citizens.

long-time land

much easier now to sell artistic development programme, the board and literary treasures than betore I recommended establishment of a the gold-standard days.-United permanent land planning board

United Press.

This sponding orgy has been accelerated and intensified by the recent wedding of Princess Marina | Prens. of Greece and the Duke of Kont. London has been having by far a gayer night life than Paris or any other European capital for several months, Britone say.

Shows, even when mediocre, are sell-outs. Lines of people are lo be seen every night at the gallery entrances of West End theatres, waiting patiently the opening of the box-office to buy seats.

Cabarels, although with less- attractive floor shows and smaller bands than in large American | cities, announce a considerable in- crease in patronago. Cinemat re- port capacity houses throughout | the series of daily performances, and between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. it's hardly possible to find room in the cheaper scats.

However, there has been no note- worthy Increase in prices. Eng- land not being a gold-standard country, Frenchmon, Swiss, Hol- landors, Italians, etc., have found that their currencies can buy much more in London than in any other European Capital. Therefore, there has boon a considerable influx of temporary visitors from abroad, who have taken advantage of the monetary alituation, business

ECONOMICAL FUN

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They claim that Landon has co- placed Parla chiefly because amuse- ments here cost less, and the ex pense of the trip is covered by savings effected in purchasing hero articles that, if bought at home, would be more expensive.

This reported atcudy increase of business volume, mostly centred in London, has given this city an un- deniable air.of prosperity. Every trado and commercial enterprise in. benefiting from the augmented tourist traffic, it is said.. On the other, hand Britona now profor

These two planes crashed high in the mir and plunged to earth, ons wrecked and the other crippled, two flyara dying in the collision near Murfreesboro, Tenn. The craft wara Indiana National Guard planes, returning from the Miami air races. Lieut. W. B. Morgan of Indianapolis and his observer landed safely in their crippled ship, shown above, coming down in a cornfield eix miles away. The dead airmen wore Lisuts. Henderson Wheeler and Richard Miller, to of Indianapoļis, killed Instantly in the wrecked plane shown

below.

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His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Akihito Taugunomiya dil not say much on his recent Grst anniversary, but all Japan celebrated the birthday of the future ruler of Nippon. Here is his official photograph, rolensed through the Imperial Housshold Department for the birthday fute.

Work and prison polities were forgotten when the 5.500 convicts at San Quentin Prison were assembled in the penitentiary mons ball for this remarkable_photograph, for the occasion was' the annual vaudeville show given by theatrical interests and people

of the San Francisco Bay Region—a show staged with “big tima" anttings. And you'll note that 5,499 did not face the camera lens, as in. nual "outside"" prison walls.

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