THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1938.
EMPIRE TUNNELLERS' "PLEASED TO MEET
NEWS
HARBOUR WORK AT
CAPE TOWN
CAPE TOWN.
Ju vicw of the International Nituation, work on Cape Town's harbour development scheme is being accelerated to provide a safe anchor- age for ships in a targe агеа of shelter water.
The
£2,250,000, spread over
four years, is being spent
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GESTAPO
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Warsaw.
On
the
Gestapo aples, watching the members of Lord Runciman's
and Isands of sand and debris are
has accelerated ils slum
clearance
Two-inch Hole For Greetings
Dartford (Kent).
Workmen on either side of the under-Thames tunnel The work of building an outer wall mission at Prague, are credited nerosa Table Bay is being hastened, here with a most unusual vic-from Dartford to Purflect (Essex) exchanged greetings
British Intel- recently when the lust "wall" of chalk was pierced. already appearing in the part of theory over the
ligence Service, and are made buy which in to be reclaimed.
Stum Clearance Plan-Cape Town responsible for Hitler's ultima- tum to the Western Powers on that plan, under which £5,00,000 in to Czechoslovakia, and all he spent on 13,000 dats and houses followed Inter.
According to disclosures in a re- cent issue of the Cracow "Kurjer," Lord Runcinam was surrounded by a large number of German spies, all specially chosen by Herr Himinier. Grstapo chief,
for non-Europeans.
Formerly a Slave. The death has taken place at Purl, Cape Province, of an old coloured woman who bore on her forehead the brand of slavery She was considerably more than 100 years old. AUSTRALIA
MEDICAL POSTS AT OXFORD
SYDNEY.
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With their help Herr Hitler ob- tamed full knowledge of Lord Run- ciman', secret reports to the British
Cabinet.
The men on this side of the river forced a two-inch hole, which in a day or two will be 12ft. across, and the "pilot tunnel," started 13 months ago, will be complete.
But members of the public may not see this first stage in the construction of a tunnel which will be 35ft, in diameter and have a carriageway of 30ft.
bath
"It would be as much as my About 150 men have been working job, and your health, are worth," on the pilot tunnel, counting Mr. A. Blunt, one of the engin-sides of the river. There are seven or eight miners to a gang, working cera in charge, said. "To keep six hours a day, six days a the water out of the workings They get about 12 or £14 a week. week.
we are pumping air in from compressors.
"Anil they need it, doing that sort of work." said Mr. Blunt, "If they were senate, they'd save-because you can't keep it up for long, not are con-under two or three atmospheres," Work goes or 24 hours a day--four
10 the
The miners employed to dig these funnels are medically tested once a month and also are neclimatised, as are divers, to working under kirge pressures.
shifts.
ORDER TO HENLEIN Heller learned, through them. that Lord Runciman regarded the con- The pressure in the tunnel is 35lb.
the Sudeten Germans | to the square inch. We tinuation of Applications are now being soughtrader Czechoslovak government as ditioned to withstand ordinary ating amant Australian medleal graduates impressible.
advised spheric pressure of 141416. that of the demonstratorships and asse
ereson to Germany.
square ch.
MEN "CONDITIONED" tantships at the University of Oxford,'!
filler immediately ordered Hen- recently founded by Lord Nutfield. į
Then demands from
there are bolt workers, lem to increase his
engineers FOTK $11 compressors, The sum of £168,000 was placed the eight points put forward at Carls-
routers. The compressor men work at the disposal of trustees by Lord bad to a complete surremler of the
in two 12-hour shifts, "But in it Nuffield to establish three demon-, Suleten territory to Germany,
THEY GET "THE BENDS" 124 tunnel you can't get many men stratorships, to be held un turn in It appears, according to these dis-
"And even at that they sometimes at work. There iuct room for her. the departments of anatomy, bio-cloure that Hiller also knew that
go get what we call the "bends," added I expect we'll have more hands on chemistry, pathology, pharmacology the leading actiele in the Times," Me. Blunt.
iron-the scments "You don't want to get | when the 35 and physiology, and theer assistant- suggesting the secession of certain
the "bonds"-t gives you pains like fare called an "fron"-goes in." Ship In the departments of medicine, areas of Czechoslovakia, was reflect-thematisan or sciatica, and then, if
Mr. Blunt pointed out the air-locks surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ing the officia} British view, and was anaesthetics, orthopaede surgery and the result of Lord Runciman's report
in which the men are conditioned to emerge after their pell.
therapeutics.
The posts will he termable for three! year, and will be open to truthuates of the Univeradies," of Queensland,, Sydney, Melbourne, Adel.de, New 'Zealand, and two of the Chuversities
in South Afre
Ao Mh Chamberlalu.
CIRCUS WORKER KILLED BY ELEPHANT
et round the old ticker, it can
be pretty serious. In fact, it may kill you if you're not used to il.
"If a man gets the bends" they "If there isn't a heavy Jare stro send him back, put him in the alt- in the tunnel the walls will begin to fock and keep han in a pressure even bleed-little streams of water will heavier than the one he's been work run a through the walls. So, when; ing in. Say, about 3816. or 391. that happen We increase the Then they lighten it sugar dually that pressure, cheek the moisture trickling, it takes muyla couple of hours be attendant William James, and also blow out through a pipe fere he's down to the normal 141lb. The ringlunmats will be 2400 per: Aslett, 50, of Markt i Hagen, was kill- the water dit has got in. We call Then they let him out, and he's all
for wenu nit unmarried, ed by an elephant at the Rosulre's † that 'snoring."
$110 and
INDIA
£800 for marred men
The dissatisfactori เช
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› Continental Creds, which is vlithg! Crowland, near Peterborough. Aslett
I was in a tent with two elephants
when one of them turned on him and i Rilted him. One of the
belnut- 111011, ing to the crew, went to the tent joj ampote
me to Aslett's erles and the! Hose of the elephant, he was follow- by more men, but before the ele- hat could be calmed it practically children s wrecked the tent.
CONGRESS METHODS
BOMBAY
Contres members. with The authoritarianel methods of what is popularty called the High Command" of the party The High Command the Shadow Cabinet which gives orders to all the Congress Provincial
mercasinet.
Governments..
Several resolutions etiallenging As
A number of the tragedy--believer to be unprecedented in this country. Adest we a newcars to the circus
powers are put down for discussion Muskeg Burns 3 Years
at the coming, meeting of the Con-
Loon Lake, Sask. Bress Cobemittee at Delhi,
Aller bring annoyed for three Englishıman Stabbed-Ma Ewan Scars by a smoke pall from continu- Shaw, who came to India a duly andy burning muskeg near by, Loon from Liverpool to herime manager! Lake a dents have teskyd the pro of a British company, was studied veral government fam d. On- this afternoon by an Anglo-Indianį viata are considering Bowling the employer in Calcutta. His condition 27 The muke hinders traffic and us dereibed as peitsial.
instreuse, fighting costs.
Boy Vanishes: Bible
Tale Fascinated Him
A Sunday school lesson may explain the disappearance of four-year-old Brian What y from his home in Cowley. Hear Uxbridge, Middlesex. He was still missing after a four-day search.
bout.
The new uniform of the Auxiliary' Territorial Service.
25,000 WOMEN
ARE NEEDED
WO thousand
TWO
officers
and 23,000 members are needed for a new women's auxiliary organisation, it was announced recently at Home.
They will carry out non-combatant dulles with the Army and the R.A.P.
The Auxiliary Territorial Service, as The new organisation will be called, 13 effect an amalgaination of the three women's organisations in extence at the moment.
The Women's Transport Service, Bi Women's Legion: Mechanical Transport | Gretion and Emergency Bervice are tell-
In their members to join the ATS,
May Go Overseas
Women between the ages of 18 and 55
Brinn went to a Sunday school; repeatedly the story "all about the tan join.
Thug of ages up to 47 wil be used for for the first time recently.
general service at home or overseas, and |There he heard the story from
those between 47 and 55 for Joeni servire St. Luke's Gospel, chapter 5, of
within reach of their homes.
the miraculous catch of fishes.
The teacher noticed how the story captured Brian's imagination,
He went home and told his parent
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ON A BARGE' her wheat and failing to help
Next day he vanished leaving
Terms of service are four years withi the option of re-enrolling.
and Dick Watson--the Three Mur his two playmates, Sonny Kitchen
Free uniform will be supplied, withi Retours," every one called them to allons during camping periods. Mem- drive the cows on
a loed farm into bers will have free travel to and from milking shed. Thu boy enam and a grant towards expenses in- done that every day almost since they curred in attending training, could walk.
Brian's father said: "3 think: may have been picked up by a barge on the cannt. After hear.g that stors he may have bees? fasemated by the bouts, and gone, to look at thein."
The canal lends as far as Burning-
ham
NAVAL WARRANT
OFFICER ACCUSED
OF SHOPBREAKING
Chief Engine-room Artificer Henry John Palmer, 35, of HMS Per- broke, Chatham. was charged at Chatham bently with being foundi by night with housebreaking imple- ment suewdriser. table White, i pocket knife, elegitie torch, chisel,; j Jemmy, nekraw and two blades-at.
Gigham.
He was also accused of breaking
int a shop and stealing chocolate
and two oranges value is. 84.
In peace time AT.S. wll be affliated to Territorial Unit:
Recruits will be used as motor-drivers. clerical workers, cooks, orderlies, and
AS
Canteen super- visora.
The Parl.371014- tary Under-Serre- tary of State will be the Member of the Army Council responsible for the control of the New Women's Service of the Auxillary *Terri- torial Service,
Companies will nised on д
be
national basis through the County Terri- torial Army and Air Force Associationa,
The crisis brought hundred of women in the air of the Wome24'> Voluntary Servier, which is purely civilian,
Car Drivers
The wife of a Cabinet Ministee called at the headquarters of this organisation, asking for a job to cies. She was given one at onels
The
Fire Bril wants WOICH Palmer, who was also alleged to drivers for emergency work, and the
I have assaulted Pc. Freer, was re-L.C.C. LA appealing for car drivers.
mailed in custody.
| Already bundreds lurve volunteered.
A scheme of personal enrolment as heuren started for Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Rezerve. which is mulutained for the purpose of supplementing Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service in the event of war or
Pe Freer said that he saw Palmer arding over a fence and while was being taken to the police station Palmer ran away, but was caught.
Later. alleged the constable, Palmer struck several blows at him and in a struggle Palmer fell against
a car.
national emergency. Nurses must undertake to report for nursing duties in naval hospitals and Charged Palmer said; * jom i hospital ships when called upon. seur, 1 struck you, but it was a des-: perate bid to get away."
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Apart from the new women'a service, there are more than a dozen organisa- Lions waiting for men and women volun- Leern.
The Itegular Army needs men from
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A.R.P. a 15-year-old boy Wun Youtiger M-1 Konten -a charged at the Merecombe Juvenile wanted for auxiliary firefighting servic Court recently with being drunk and The Civil Air thingyt hús a MANY IN- incapable was stated that he had cruits that it is not worry. been found lying helpless on a Pro- But the Territorial Associations wants menade seal. He told the Court that every man it ran posttily seerum Anti he drank a "himbleful" of a cock- ultraft walls are manned almua vit tail because he liked the tale of 11. Trety by theso "amateure" The boy's mother explained that her Men between 36 and DU me wanted tor son had been playing in the party, the balloon barrage sadions where he found a sweet-testing cock Partioilarly need sunete, ober The HAM, wajia veermits of all types tid. He must have got drunk and tricians and "tration" workers then left the house, Tie Chairma bound the lad over
The HAP. Valuntary Minerva apraks for six monthstar en bekweli in and 50, Mani ul end said that they thought the xthens will not be needed for flying chattes, planation quite feasible and it was but for the essential ground-work cons necepted.
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