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TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

MAUNALOA WARNING: GREATER

The new Duchess of Gloucester, Lady Allee Seatt (Left) and her şister, Lady Margaret Hawkins, arriving in London by aeroplane from Bowhill, Selkirk, estate of the Inte Duke of Buceléuch.

BRITAIN SEEKS FREEDOM FROM OIL SHORTAGE

SHE IS. TURNING TO COAL TO MAKE HERSELF INDEPENDENT

ERUPTION SOON

HAWAIIAN VOLCANO MAY SPREAD NEW DISASTER.

LAST. WEEK'S ACTIVITY ONLY PRELIMINARY RUMBLING

Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 1.

Mauna Loa volcano, Nature's mighty blast furnace, is preparing to crupt, volcanologists predict, warning that the city of Hilo must be prepared for probably one of the greatest lava flows in Hawaii's turbulent volcanic history,

Date of the next eruption, which will be a 'violent one, naturally cannot be definitely set, according to Dr. T. A. Jagger, Hawaii National Park volcanologist, but this autumn or winter is a likely time and increased activity certainly should occur by 1936, he forecasts.

The potential danger of an 'bruption can be changed into a

spectacular attraction if proper Heroic Title

precautions. are taken, Jagger

ald. Already a crude road is oing constructed up the north-

t slope of the mountain from

For Selassie

Kilauea, Hawaii's other live von Proves Error:

cano, which also shows signs of imminent activity.

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1935.

WY.M.C.A.

80 YEARS OLD

GIFTS OF HAPPINESS

AT

HARIRAM'S

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Nathan Road. Kowloon

The Young Woman's Christian Association's eightieth birthday was

celebrated in London by a vally to

countries were present. The photo

which representatives of nifty-alx

shows the India representative dis playing a curio from her country to a member from Australia.

SIR JOHN REITH 'SQUIRMED'

Jagger's department keeps a “CONQUERING LION OF

SECRETS OF RADIO constant_vigil at Kilauea and JUDAH” FOUND DUE TO

BAN ON PRIMATE during the equinoxes when erup SLIP IN TRANSLATION tions and earthquakes are charac-

IN 1926 STRIKE teristically active observers

Washington, Dec. 4. The secret history of the in- stationed at Maunn Los crater, a The American public's most tervention in the general strike climb of nearly 14,000 feet from

cherished illusion in the in 1926 of Dr. Randall Davidson, sen level. Thus the community

Ethiopian war collapsed when hen Archbishop of Canterbury, can be properly informed of com-

authorities disclosed that it is end of Sir John Reith's refusal ing eruptions.

a grave, in fact, unpardonable to allow him to broadcast an ap- -lexicological error to describe real for peace and conciliation, Emperor Haile Sclassic

2.5 's revealed in a biography of the "The Conquering Lion of Archbishop, published last month. Judah."

The blographer, Dr. G. K. A. Bell, Bishop of Chichester, quotas from Dr. Davidson's diary that the Primate protested against the Sir John Reith "squirmed" when radio ban.

WATER SUPPLY UNPROTECTED Jagger pointed out a lava flow down Mauna Lou's north side would lap up Hilo's water supply. as it has done in the past. Steps are being taken to provide for this emergency.

1933.

and

On May 7, Dr. Bell relates, after he str'ke had been in progress for

There has been perhaps no other phrase or title that im mr bagud predictions of a lava pressed war news readers more flow on years of observation, vividly than the words "Con- pointing out that a flow should quering Lion" as applied to a follow within 37 months of a sum- slender, shadow-skinned mit erater gushing bearded little man so often some days, a group of churchmen tacularly occurred in December, photographed walking sedately and Nonconformists decided that Strangely, flows occur in cycles in the streets of his capital and an appeal should be broadcast for which have averaged approximate- shaded from the sun by an old conciliation and the withdrawal of Billingham-On-Tees, Eng., Dec. 1. ly 11 years to period. The land unimpressive. black um- the strike.

summit eruption in 1933 was not ¡brella.

"Inspired" About 4 per cent. of Great Britain's annual require-accompanied by a flow. The last ERROR IN TRANSLATION

When the Archbishop put the ments of petrol henceforth will be extracted from coal by when glowing torpid rivers of lava Selasute's title was erroneously MacDonald, then Leader of the Mauna Lon flow came, in 1926 But the trouble in that allo suggestion before Mr. Ramany, the hydrogenation process at the new plant of the Imperial burst through the mountainside translated when it was copied into Labour Party, the latter "thumped Chemical Industries which was inaugurated recently by and crept down the slope to the English. It should have read: "A the table and said: 'It is inspired, Kona const, engulfing the tiny lion has survived from the tribe of for It puts the thing exnetly in the -Mr.Ramsay-MacDonald-and-Sir-Harry-McGowan, chair-fishing-village-of-Hoopuloa Vil-Judah-

right way. lagers were forewarned and since Dr. George Laman, ethnologist Mr. Baldwin also approved the lava travels alowly, they were able associated in research with Dr.ppeal, but expressed the view. to escape without loss of life.

John P. Harrington of the Smith-that complete withdrawal of the sonian Institution, disclosed to-day strike must precede negotiations. that the word "conquering" In the Jagger believes the southwest title is a complete misinterpretation rift-in-Mokuawcowed the Hawai-and distorts the original meaning xive crater-is being seated and Sclomon. Instead of a roaring. Chemi-hence the next activity will pro- ruthless beast, the title has a leas

but Juce an outbreak on the north, blood-thirsty

nevertheless toward Io.

courageous origin, he said, which is Ethiopia,

man of the company.

The new plant, which is the only one of its kind on a commercial scale in the world, will make one ton of petrol from four tons of bituminous coal.

ONE RIFT BEING SEALED

All was ready for the broad- cast when Sir John Reith rang up the Archbishop and said that he felt the broadcast "would run counter to his tacit arrangement with the Govern- ⚫ment about such things."

Dr. Davidson

wrote in reply:

However, Sir Harry explained | much - discussed revoluționary |¡an, name for Mauna Loa's mas-of the title, which dutes to King that it has to be a certain kind | technique really is. of bituminous coal and before According to Imperial other kinds may be commercially eats, it is very simple. used, "much expensive research PROCESS EXPLAINED TO PUBLIC remains to be done." Notwith- standing that, the Billingham The process is called "hydro- tions Les a legend of Madame genation simply because the of Pelt, the fire goddess, which is as plant alone will require the dtional 10 parts of hydrogen re- much a part of Hawai's history constant services of 2,000 miners quired are taken from water. The as these mighty belching cauldrons throughout the year, furnishing water is converted into steam and themselves. the 600,000 tons of coal which raised to a high temperature and Hawaiians Insist that prior to are converted into petrol and the subjected to pressure, with the rean craption Pele forsakes the Dr. Lamsa. 750,000 tons required for general sull that it decomposes" and, sacred mountaintops and appears

Behind the spectacular erupin keeplug with the history of "Are we to understand that if the

staffs are around 2,000,

PRODUCES 410 TONS DALIY

128,000 gallons.

DEFENCE REQUIREMENTS

blown into the original 85 parts of ances.

tankers.

COAL FIRST' IS CLEANED

of his catch

The origin of the Ethiopian ein- Churches desire to put something peror's title may be found in the forth their grave utterance must Bouk, of Genesis and the word be subject to approval by the

lion" was merely a ulekname for Broadcasting Committee 7"* the tribe of Judah, according to

Truculent Ministars An Interview followed, and Dr. Davidson noted in his diary:

"Ho certainly souirmed somewhat at what I said in my letter about the Churches being refused a bearing at a great historic juncture."

ONLY JUDAH SURVIVED The tribe of Judah oarned the

The entry added that Sir John Reith said that Mr. Churchill and Lord Birkenhead were eager for the B.B.C. to be commandecred and that Mr. Baldwin had resisted the made a Government agency, but anggestion.

was

purposes. Plant and laboratory from the resultant was, 10 parts in human form. Many strik-nime in 486 B.C. Jerusalem sided of hydrogen are extracted and stories are related of her appear with Egypt when Egypt and Baby- carbon un1 6 parts of hydrogen, Before the activity in Halemau-onia were at war: The Babylon- and the answer is petrol, gurgling may pit of Kilauea crater in Sepans captured Jerusalem, carried Dally output will be 410 tons, or through the latter portion of the tember, 1934, Park Superinten- the tribesmen off to Babylonia and sinughtered them. Only one sur- huge apparatus and flowing into dent E. G. Wingate was dr.v.ng MacDonald stressed the fact Pipes, which curry it down to the friends through the park after vived. It was Jadth.

hanks of the River Tees, where it nightfall. that the undertaking was purely is stored

Suddenly

"It was Jacob who gave the tribe Wingate until pumped

aboard heard a cry, apparently from the Judah the nickname of 'ilon," a defensive measure,

roadside and a moment later an- of their courage. He said that the Dr. Lamsa said. "It was because "I see there is a hullabaloo

other occupant of the car saw a about armaments and warlike de-

figure in white, a woman, with her sceptre shall not depart from the signs," he said. "I need not tell First stage of the process is to shield. An investigation revealed

face pressed close to the wind- tribe of Judah, nor a law-giver Shortly before the strike

from you that so far as I am concerned, clean the coal until it appears to

between his feet." That called off Dr. Davidson saw Mr. I an enlisted for peace and that contain not more than 2% per.

nothing...

meant that the lender of Judah Baldwin and impressed on him have no trust in arms for the pre-cent. of ush. Then it is ground

should be the religious and political "the distrust we have in the tru MANY LEGENDS PERSIST leader of the tribes."

culent and fighting attitude not of vention of war,

into powder and mixed with oil,

It was this incident and the himself but of some of his col- forming a paste which is half oil Hawaiians claim to have seen nickname "on" that was the source leagues. He did not in the least and half coal. This paste is shot the feared and revered Polynesian of the motto of Solomon. In the deny it. "But the requirements of de-into an enormously strong con- goddess many times. A fisherman original Amharic, It read: "Lion The Archbishop's action created fence are quite a different matter. tainer already containing hydro- on the Kona coast refused some has survived (or prevalled) from a storm of controversy. Professor In the present state of the world. gen.

to an old woman the tribe of Judah." The word Gilbert Murray, and Mr. Ramsay the nation that can defend itself

whom he didn't recognise as Pelo "survived"-not "conquered"-is MacDonald wrote to thank him. is a nation that can usO every

In this container the mixture is Mauna Lon in 1926 had engulfed which is written Notzak" In complained that an impetus had until after the great eruption of the correct translation of the word, Dr. Henson, Bishop of Durham, particle of its influence for peace. subjected to enormous pressure his house. Pele in her wrath, he Hebrew: "Zkha" in Aramale and beon given to a "sentimental de-

"Now a command of oll is cs3,700 pounds per square inch. But said, had destroyed his home. "Mogha" In Ethiopian.

clamatory socialism as far 'sential for our defence. Orit is still a mixture, and not until

Pole muat not be "crossed," Ha-

moved from sound economics.as course, we could import it and the temperature la raised to 850 wailan's caution. Hence when a

Christian morality." store it, but that would be rather degrees Fahrenholt docs the love-crazed Portuguese youth once "The princes of Judah always awkward for what is called our chemical "reaction" occur and the shot his sweetheart, hurled her vigorously enforced their leader-tust princess when she visited balance of trade. The prospects mas turn into oil. It la not, how body to the bottom of Halemau-ship," Dr. Lamsa said. "When the Solomon-through their son Men of finding oil in our own strataver, uniform oll. Some is heavy, mau and then plunged in after tribes of Israel were fleeing from olik not very bright, and it is some medium, some light. The hor, they were worried leat the Egypt they arrived at the Dead comforting to know that at a push heavy and medium oils are with goddess take offence.

Sea with their pursuers close be templo and the

"Solomon was the builder of the we oan manufacture it within our drawn and again trented in much They urged removal of the hind. The tribe of Benjamin first Menelik took Solomon's title A own borders, and no one can any

bodies, a seemingly Impossibla attempted to cross, The ses did lion has survived-1. that, in doing so we are menacing There are other ways of making task. However, park officials, an-not open for them, The tribe of other countries,"

petrol. For example, benzol Is xious not to have the crater be Judah stood on the shore and threw quering nation. but she has sur- "Ethiopia never has been a con- now produced from British gas come known as a suicide pit, final- rocks at the Benjaminites until they vived through the centuries." I.C.I. TURNS SCHOOL TEACHER | works and coke ovens,

ely engaged a Japanese contractor returned. Then the princes of Thon Dr. Lamsa added:⠀⠀ Imperial Chemical Industr'es pinut of 150,000 tons of patrol per in a basket precariously built of opened for them.

The output from the Billingham who lowered himself to the bottom Judah led the way, and the sca

"Another thing, Emperor Haile has turned national school teach-annum is nearly equni to that of chicken wire and boards and re- "The prosent Ethiopian dynasty Tudah in Addis Ababa. Those are Selassie, docen't have any Llons of er in an unusual effort to explain all the other domestic producers trioved the dead lovers United claims direct descent from Bolumannst ordinary caged Hons."--United to the British public what this of patrol combined.

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