1938-07-27 — Page 11

PACK 11.

NEWS OF THE DAY

IN

PICTURES

FROM FAR AND NEAR

Hongkong Telegraph

PHOTONEWS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1938.

HAPPENINGS

AS

SEEN BY THE CAMERA'S EYE

CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIPS - HOTELS -

- RAILWAYS - EXPRESS.

BERTHING PLANS FOR 1939 ARE OPEN

MAKE BOOKINGS EARLY-- to secure accommodation dosirod

TO CANADA, UNITED STATES and EUROPE via Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama

EMPRESS OF ASIA

7.00 a.m., Fri, Aug. 5 EMPRESS OF CANADA via Honolulu....Noon, Thurs., Aug. 18.

EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

.7.00 a.m., Fr., Sept. 2. Noon, Fri., Sept. 16.

This mess of Jumble scantlings was a modern house in Clyde, Taxas, before a tornado fore through the town of 700, leaving 13 dead and a wide trail of destruction in the village. The photo allows two former residents searching through the remains of their dwelling.

Flood Claims a Train—And an Engineer's Life

EMPRESS OF JAPAN via Honolulu

Alr-conditioned equipment on C.P.R.

Trans-Continental Trains,

Frequent Canadian Pacifio Allantle sallings to European Ports.

TO MANILA

Socialite June Audrey Kahn, above, will become the autumn briile of corge (Bob) Crosby, noted "swing" band leader and brother of Bing Crosby. The

of the crooner's engagement brother and the Chicago giri was announeed nine days after Crosby obtained a divorce from 125 first wife on

desertion charge.

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After patiently waiting for 18 months. Representative Alphonse Roy, Democrat, of New Hamp- Altre, above, finally got a scat in Congress when the House voted to unseat Representative Arthur B. Jenks, Republican, who oc eupled the post while Roy can. lested the election on a claim that 34 ballots had been lost. But t was worth the wait, for Repre- sentative Ray got $14,100 in back рау.

EMPRESS OF ASIA

Union

Building

.5.00 p.m., Thurs., July, 28.

Canadian Pacific

Telephone

20752

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

Monthly Service to

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

via LOS ANGELES & PANAMA CANAL PORTS

also taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Wost indies ports, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Rio Grande do Sol Buenos Aires, South America.

NEXT SAILING:-

M.V. "TAI SHAN"

18th August

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DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong Bank Bldg. Telephone 28021.

In this partially submerged Missouri Pacifle passenger train, wreekten when rain-flooded Joachim Creek near Festus, Missouri, washed out a section of track. Engineer W. W. Muliroy met death by drowning. Five cars and the engine were derailed in the accident, the locomotive over-turning in the muddy waters. Passengers on the train were marooned for hours until the food, subskled sufi- ciently for rescue workers to reach the scene.

Charged with murder in con- nection with the death of his wife, A101 John R. Brooke, above, Infantry instructor at Fort Benning,

arrested after the body of Mrs. Brooke, mother of three children, was of her found in the hallway home. Authorities first believed Mrs. Brooke had been killed in a fall on the stairs, but changed

when this theory

bloodstains were found in the bathroom.

Verlin Fec, above, is one of two men held in $5,000 ball in Lon- don, Kentucky, charged with the killing of Lester Smithers, government wlincas in the cur- rent Harlan, Wagner act trials.

OUR BRITISH

CROSSWORDS

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U.S. Federal government trying the Aluminium Company in an anti-trust action required the com- pany to present certain documents, totalling nearly two fons, in court in New York. Above, Margaret Gleason starts sorting 2,650 pounds of documents brought in the first shipment from Pittsburgh. Com- pany lawyers said the government placed on them an "intolerable burden."

CANTON

for

The

AGENTS

Hongkong Telegraph.

HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The total Expenditure in 1938 on behalf of slel and destitute children is estimated at $27,000, against which the Income la data is $19,000 only

In order to continue its work, the Society asks for the balance of

$8,000

WM. FARMER & Co. before the close of the financial year-on

Victoria Hotel Building.

Shameen, Canton.

Tel. 13501.

31st October,

Hor.. Treasurers:

Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A..

c/o Mackinnon Mückenzle & Co.,

P. & D. Building.

Mr. KWOK CHAN,

c/o The Banque de L'Indo Chine,

Hongkong.

New slup, larger than the old, that will bear the famous name of "Mauretania," nears completion at Birkenlinad, as shown in this air view. Last of the 2,500,000 rīvots is expected to be drivon in Umo for the ship's launching on July 28, with Lady Bales, wife of the Cunard. White Star fine's chief, obristening the vessel.

ACROSS

Book of the Bible that is un- obtainable by many nowadays

8 If this is broken up it is a bad

Fesult (10).

9 To some men unly this means a

castle (4).

10 Would a chemist be apt to think

this y polsonous? (10)

11 Spanish bully of the Nellier- lands in the 16th century (4). 13 The Vicar of Bray might have got a job at the docks as this (7).

18 They say this plant in a garden

attracts cals (7).

17 The truthful proverbially shame

him (5).

18 "He that is surety for a stran- вет shall for it" (Proverbs) (Clever this) (5).

19 An offer for a picture at the

Academy? It's mad (5). 20 Suit a slogan for modern

campaign (5).

22 English poet (7).

23 Fisherman like. this part ot, a

house

fish (7)

26 "He jestu ats that never felt a wound" ("Romeo and Jullet")

(4).

27 Burst Into song about the affair; little knowledge is

only

needed (10).

31 Noisy work

30 Piece of land that might make

some play a success' (4).

apparently for those who get corrections for Admiralty charts (10). 32 One of the deer family (3).

DOWN

1 The

dance that is associated with 10 down (4),

2 Musicul Instrunient for ✰ rob-

ber by the sound of it (4).

3 Elghts are and cats like to be

this (7).

4 Part of a poem that is hypo- crisy and nothing more (5). 5 Bad biblical character (7).

This household utensil suggests very plain fare (10). 7 Suitable word to describe

gathering of Bridge experts?

(10).

10 flyer, at many games (3).

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13 A sheep's feathers? crazy-look-

ing (10).

14 Daisy's big sister (10). 15 Palindrome (5).

10 The fast before the feast per-

hape (5).

20 Wild Norse warrior (7).

21 A display of temper, and spirit

24 Palindromic vessel (3).

25 "Find out the-of this effect or rather say the of this effect for this effect defective comes by" ("Hamlet") (5). 20 Southern seaside resort (4). 20 without a score (4).

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