The Archive · 1934

New Street Lamp

A new type of lamp for street illuination Jo now being "ested ingham by both the S.M.C. and the EME. The new lamp is called the Philora sodium sas discharge. lamp. Six have been installed in the Infernationat Settlement on Gordon Road and six in the French Concession along the western end of Avenue Petain, The new lamps are each 100 watts, whereas the present street amp. in Uuse is about 150 watts. The new lamps Jare guaranteed for 3,000 hours, the resent lamps Jast about 900 hours, Mr. Jager said.

'The Indian, Goolfan, who was taken to the' General Hospital on Sunday (Aug. 26) after being bitten the hand by a tiger of Harmsion's Circus, died on Monday at 6 pin.

Mr. W. Harmston, who is manager of the circus, told the "North-China Herald" that all. the animals wore in excellent condition. The circus had come from Calcutta by Singapore. They had stooped at Singapore for five weeks. He hoped to stay in Shanghai for about two months and afterwards they would be returning to_Sineapore.

The Majestic plot has been chosen for the site of the circus during its slay in Shanghai. Tt was nearly. one year ago. that Hagenbeck's circus arrived here and also. used the Majestic site for if Shanghai home.

Still willing to acknowledge the privilege of difference, Mr. Roots merely pointed out to his inter~ viewer that the tremendous fact of growth, so far as the Group is concerned, lies "in the proof that since its inception as the result of human experience some 25 years ago, hundreds of thousands of adherents in over 50 countries are daily applying the principle of "God's personal leadership" with most satisfying results.

Pressed for statistics on the numbers of adherents, Mr. Roots smilingty explained that the Group is not interested in numbers at all. Its goal fg "New social order for all founded on the universal Truth expounded by Christianity."

Why the "Group"?

That such a movement has come to be known as the Oxford Group all over Europe, the United Slates, "NE. Herald" Photo.

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