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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April," 11, 1939.

LONDON'S SHELTERS ARRIVING

Less Than £8 Each To Householders

SOME thousands of London's steel shelters arrived recently by rail, but the distribution to householders did not start till later, when much engineering work was be- gun in suburban back gardens.

The shelters were sent from the steelworks in parts with the sides, roofs and bolts and nuts in different wag- gons. The railway companies began to distribute them to the addresses supplied by the various councils after the parts have been sorted out at their goods depots.

Tottenham, Poplar, Hornsey, Bethnal Green and Islington received the first shelters. Consignments for other boroughs arrived later.

LESS THAN 28 EACH ***

Sir John Anderson gave a pro- mise recently that there would be no: profittering by the Government in the sale of shelters to householders. not on the free list.

"We will supply them at cost priec," he said.

215

He could not at present give the aetual cost of the shelters, but did not think it would be as much

£8,

When

Sir John inspected_one of the shelters al Charing Cross Underground station he sat inside for some minutes and later confessed, thust It was the first time he had been in- side one.

Later, in the House of Commons, Sir John, replying to Mr. Doland (C., Balbum and Tooting), said that until local authorities hail completed their! survey for the free distribution of the Government's stcel shelters he could! not indicate when supplies would be Available for sale.

PLEA REJECTED

Mr. Lipson (Ind., Cheltenham) asked the Lord Privy Seal if he would consider providing steel shelters free| to all who had undertaken obliga- tions for national service.

Sir John Anderson replied that this would be a complete departure from the basis of distribution already an- nounced and he could not entertain It.

A.R.P. precautions are responsible for just half of a supplementary estimate for £1,038,679 issued. The figure is £700,020.

It is expected that £750,000 will be, expended during the year ended March 31 next to meet the cost of supplying steel shelters and inaterials for strengthening basements.

ESSENTIAL SERVICES

SIX CLERGYMEN

IN FAMILY'

Six clergymen of one family will give addresses during Lent at St. Botolph's, Alders-. gate.

They are the Vicar, Rev. W. B. Dams, his three brothers. Revs. A. E. Dams (late Rector of Henley-on- Thames, P. I. Dams (Vicar of Higham, Kent) and V. Dams (Rector of Wexham, Bucks), and two nephews, Revs. C. T. L. Dams, a minor canon of Windsor, and E. L. Dams, assistant curate at Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks.

Said

the Vicar of St. Botolph's: "As I have hardly ever heard them preach, it oc-

curred to me that it would be

an interesting experiment."

Spanish Art Treasures Are Undamaged

GENEVA.

ART-LOVERS all over the world will be relieved to know that the masterpieces from the Spanish galleries, now housed in the League building, are in a perfect state of preservation, after having been stored in parking-cuses for well over two years.

The committee of 12 experts have opened 100 packing- cases, of the 1,800 odd containing such priceless art geins

Gate

Charming spot at the Golden Expos Con on Trensure Island, San Francisco, ist the Japanese Pavilion, built in an- elent feudal mansion style and replete with gardens and pools. It has become an outstanding at- traction to many of the fair's thousands of visitors.

Operation Remade Body

Head for Spring

in a new HAT

Dress Belts

as Velasquez's "Philip IV.," "The Drunkards," and his 20-year-old Douglas Turker, of Smart Plaited Patents

marvellous "Christ on the Cross."

Other paintings, stripped of their oilcloth wrappings, as art experts of Britain, France, Spain and Switzerland watched with

Although the lower part of his body was crushed under + lorry,

Everington-read, Muswell H, N., hopes soon to be able to dance and play tennis.

An operation-the first of its kind England-bas

New Einstein bated breath, are the "Maya" of Goya, which portrays the to be performed in

Theory

Princeton.

Prof. Albert Einstein, who is 60.

Duchess of Alba of those days dressed and undressed.

After seeing that these paintings were undamaged, the experts return- ed them back to the cases,

Marvellous tapestries, some

them designed by Goya, from the

ure

| achieved this feat.

The operation which saved his life had been performed twice the United States before it was attempted

In

Admirals Call For here by the doctors of the Royal

More Destroyers

Westminster.

Northern Hospital, Holloway, N., where Tuchter was taken In Decem- ber. 1937.

progress.

A new theory which he believes Escorial and the Royal Palace of may solve the riddle of gravitation Madrid, were also unpacked. They,

When he renchied the hospital It is announced in an interview by too, are undamaged after running the

WHEN the Navy Estimates were was feared that he could not live. Gauntlet of Franco's bombs for al-

considered on report in the House But the operation was begun at once Two token provisions of £10 each Einstein declined to divulge details most two years.

AN INVENTORY

uf Commons recently, Rear-Admiral and now, after many months in hos- are included in order to bring before of what he thinks may prove the

Sir M. Sueler (Con, Hertford) said pital, he is at home making rapid Other pictures unpacked cost of approved clue to the long-sought single law) Parliament the

he considered that to spend £70,000,-

The operation, which consisted of Murillo, Rubens, special measures to ensure continuity explaining the structure of the entire masterpieces of of service by certain essential public universe and all the mysteries of Ribera, El Greco, Titian and the 000 on acven battleships was a waste rearranging the crushed bones and was performed in time nuller and radiation.

three famous paintings of Raphael of money. We should not be getting torn ligaments,

the right weapon.

eight stages. utility understakings in war

"The layman," he said, "ean at from the Prado Gallery. The Por

He would sooner see some of the

further operation will be and the provision of grunts in respect

next few of emergency water supplies in Lon-least reslice one thing-that the pur-trait of a Cardinal," "The Holy

money spent on small destroyers and carried out during the suit of such a goal requiries almost Family," and the "Virgin and the other small vessels for hunting the months and then Tucker will have dun and other vulnerable arcas.

patience. Since the for- Fish" all paintings beyond price. On the

£10,000, unlimited

submarine. credit

mulation of the general theory of The 12 experts, who have never anticipated additional receipts from relativity there has existed the pro-seen so many art marvels collected University) said that he served in the the hospital though. I am spending

Mr. A. P. Herbert (Ind.. Oxford Vrtually a new stomach.

Tucker said, "I can never thank

Tension in districts around Londonblem of bringing under one unifying under one roof, will continue the convoy section in the last year of the some of my spare time now organis-

areas mathematical concept the gravil work for over classed as from which the evacuation of school tional field, the electro-magnetic field draw up an inventory of the trea-war, and he agreed that we wanted ing raffles and whist drives for its children should not take place wasd material particles. relieved by a statement Minister of Health,

side is

the sale of respirators.

which have been

from the

sures,

a month, and will

ARMED GUARD

One

more destroyers.

fands. Perhaps I shall be able to Vice-Admiral Taylor (Con, S. Pad-run a dance and if I can dance at "Mathemetical constructions for

dington) also emphasised the peces it myself my happiness will be com- the unified field theory devised by

Armed policemen guard the Leaguesity for more smaller craft, and complete." me heretofore have not stood-the-test In a letter to Erith Borough Coun-of experience. A year ago 1 dis- Library, where the pictures ure, and sidered that a bose at Milford Haven

I was essential. I am nobody is allowed to enter. .cil, the Minister said, "When the sur-

a new solution, and

It is expected that the exhibition now engaged with two collaborators vey now being carried out is plete the Minister will be in a posis developing the results to a point of Spanish treasures in the League tion to consider the possibility where they could be checked by ex-building will not open until after

periment Tuets,"

Easter. extending the list of evacuated."

com-

of

areas to

be

arga,

Erith, classed as a neutral was twice bombed during the Great War and is now making arrangements

OW31 children. to evacuate its

farm camp in the country is bought.

A

being

Hammer In Family

100 Years

Beardstown, II,

A 100-year-old hammer, brought to this country from Denmark, is prized by Cyrus Christensen, Beards- Loun, whose father brought it to the United States when he left Denmark to avold army service.

ON SALE -AT BREWER'S BOOK SHOP Alexandra Bldg., Des Voeux Rd,

Shanghai Evening Post

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Runaway Horse Crashes Into Crowded Surgery

PLYMOUTH.

ARUNAWAY van horse crashed through the window of a Plymouth surgery in which thirty- one women and children were waiting recently scat- tering them in panic and injuring two of them seriously.

STABILISING FACTOR Mr. G. IL. Shakespeare, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, said the Anglo-German Naval Treaty had been a stabilising factor in naval rearmament, and had been of mutual advantage both to Germany and our- selves.

It must be sold in all fairness that the treaty had been most scrupulous- ly kept both by ourselves and by Germany.

"An “aeard-or~£830-to-Tucker-and- £175 to his father Was recently approved in the King's Beneli Divi- sion as a result of the court netion which arose from the accident.

Three Planes Fly Girl Home

MISS S. MURDOCH who arrived at Arosa, Switzerland, recently for a short holiday. found a telegram waiting for her at her hotel-"Return home at once. Urgent.”

If Germany denounced the treaty the Admiralty would be releused from any obligation arising out of the serapping of the Royal Sovereign. He could only repeat that the 20 escort vessels they were building were more than the equivalent of two Miss Murdoch left for Paris at fotilns of destroyers. There were 43 once by train, spent the night there destroyers on the stocks apart from and boarded LE London-bound the 20 escort ships.

British Airways plane at Le Bourgel.

The question of Pembroke Dock

would no doubt be resurveyed in the The plane landled at Croydon an light of changing circumstances in hour later, taxied to where a North The horse had taken fright Mrs. Metchette sald she heard afrelation the whole uuestion of Eastern Airways machine was warm- some distance away, in Patna- crash, and as she was thrown down dock facilities.

straddled over the place. Its driver, Alfred Mill saw the horse

pram, and her sister-in-law knocked

man, put on the brakes and to the other end of the room. tugged at the reins, but the van

"The other women were scream-

had gathered momentum, and iting and fighting to get away," she SCC the driver &alid down the steep hill of Har-said. "I could

well-street.

through the broken window; still on his feet, unhurt."

Shanghai Under Firo

A de-luxe Pictorial Review of the SHANGHAI HOSTILITIES

Through Four Provinces

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Shanghal Evening Post & Mercury Correspondents,

Ta Mei Pictorial

(Bi-lingual)\,|-

pages on the Photo nuv.8.

present hostilities.

In

The front wheels

A group of children were directly;

The horse's

path. Milmant to pull it round into caught a souli ledge under managed King's-street, but the van in turn-plate-glass window,

of the

von the

otherwise

The report stage was concluded.

ing up.

Miss Murdoch took her seat in the

As she north-bound plane al once. was lying to Closgow her brother

Fifth Generations left their home in Belfast by plane.

Of Boones

BUTTE. Mont.

He arrived at the Renfrew alr- minutes before the port a few plane from London landed at 2.36 p.m.

The Daniel Boone. family entered He greeted his sister and led her into its fifth generation, when a son into an emply office, it was born here to Mr. and Mrs. James "Mother is dead," he told her,

fourth Brother and sister spent twenty

hero.

ing swung the horse through the would have crashed into the surgery Allen Boone Boone is plategiass window of Dr. Hyall's too. After the panle had quietened generation descendant of the famous minutes at the airport, then boarded surgery.

down the horse was led out through Indian scout, trapper and Kentucky a Scottish Airways plane specially

chartered to take them to Belfast. One ot the patients. Mre. A. the door. Melchette, who was sitting with her back to the window, was struck by one of the hooves. Her shoulder was broken and she was badly cut.

THROWN 12 FEET

Her sister-in-law. Mrs. W. Hine. was thrown twelve feet across the room ngainst partition, and in- Jured by broken glass.

A piece of plate gloss three- quarters of an inch thicks and three feet square ernshed on top of her baby's pram, but the child was uninjured, Other women were hurled from

As the horse stumped. their seats.

Into fought to escape about they the inner surgery through a Burrow opening wall.

Acid Changed Foreign Eggs

Into English

AN era merchant was said at A Oxford Police Court recent- ly to have removed with acid the marks of origin from foreign egre and to have sold the ess as English new laid,

They were trampling on each other when Dr. Ryall ran in from his con- the

obtaining 18. 48., £0 58, and £10

28. 6d. by false pretences at Oxford, usked for soventeen other soltar! cases throughout the country to be cormidered, and, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.

Sophomore On Faculty

the

Cleveland, O. Svagoras Constantinides, 21, not only is a sophomore at Fenn College,

Con It was also alleged that eggs sup- but a faculty member as well.

enrolled at were stantinides, who It was a system of fraud which plied to people by Woolley

merchant-Dennis Crawford short of the numlior Invoiced and college this year after spending his

Eastbourne-names, it was said.

Athens, Greece, tenches the Greek Tideswell-road,

When he was arrested he said that language, free, to all Fenn, students He appeared on three charges of he was caught fair and square." and professors interested..

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