New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1924, Page 32

SWEDISH ATHLETES ARE POLISHING UP Making Elaborate Preparations lor Part in the Olympic Games Stockholm, preparations for the ( this year began immediately after the end of the 1920 Olympaid, The serion in mpic games are taken much more Sweden than in some The Swedish Olympic of the larger states. com refreshed mittee, a permanent body with new members after each Olym- ;o has been kecping its eyes on tes of the couutry, ittle ection piad, the promising atl s0 that it will making the fina to go to Paris. The strength hie conce ted Iy in light athletics a men believed to winning prizes w team. Con gation will tional contingent ti werp four years : In water s try from Swed has been visi His best records at s n, or almost Swedes will be swimmir horsem distances with those of n more 1as improved er swimming star red 100 meters in ning brothers will enter r swimming on the fancy diving events ed by Sweden, > cinder path this country has no sprinters of outsanding speed, but in the lc 500 met- ers onw veral first- class men available severity of the winter has hampered preparations for outdoor races, The Swedish tain the high pla rp and eight oim. 'The stars of th be mounted again this alry hopes to re- it won both at vears b at he modern pentalon, 1o a great ex- tent a military sport, is being cagerly anticipated. Many young army of- ficers are developing their skill in the varied turns that make up this num- her in the sport program. All but the hest of them will be preliminary trials the end of Ma Among other sports which will enter are bicyele races, yac and association foothall. It was formerly the custom England to employ an offi as the “King's Cock “orow” the time of day during lLent NOOKED FOOD SHOP 118 MAIN STREET MUTUAL BUILDING THE RIGHT FLAVOK And the finest qualities are noticeable features of the good things that come from this shop. We can save you the trouble of cooking meats and serve you with the best prepared salads, cold meats, relishes, ete. Try patronizing us, SATURDAY SPECIALS Brookfield Butter (in prints) 45¢ 1h. Pork Sausage, home made 35¢ Ib. Cloverbloom Butter (in prints) 45¢ Th. Gobel's Quality First Bacon, 32:% Maple Knoll Farm Eggs. 40¢ doz. Sweet Butter (unsalted) 53¢ b, Pure Lard, 2 lbs, 25¢ Orange Pekoe Tea, 55¢ Ib, Saverkraut, 3 Ibs. 25¢ Baked Beans, 10¢ 1b. WEEK-END SPECIALS Special Blend Coffee, Regular 10¢ 1b. 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PINKUS Voveaght Specialico 200 MAIS ST, NEW BRITAIN Mayomnaise Sweden's e t ames former " NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924 LARGEST lN ’IHE WORLD Free State Budget is Much Lower Than That of Last Year. | blin 8 -The total saving - budget in compari- r amounts to about Long Delays in Construction Have Been Overcome and Project is Completed. 1t is pointed-out in the Jist press that allowing for the differenc ) the value ‘of money, 1e British government spent $12,500,- 100 a year on :maintaining public or- Jder in Ireland, lLast year it cost the i I'ree tSate over § ,000 and this as the mcasure of the ab- in Irish conditions. mates of the finance min year show an estimated $43,000,000 which v borrowing or other- Pagis, May I'he Olympi ming pool Porte des Paris from the upic o rther criticist 1aving pocl in they slaim | the inction of est swimming "he pool itselt is 50 yards in length by 18 wide and five dep at the deeper or 10,000 people reasonable in vy in this but the stadium the swimming v say they nt to water 1 long a games I was object. ¢ built a solid mon- which will 1924 Olympic sports the are forgotten, OPIUM SEIZURES Discoveries of Operations in Hong Kong Show That Big Trading for Arms is DBeing Carried On, The enormous ex- tent of opium smuggling in China is| , according 1l British gove ernment, by a s e of oplum re- cently made at the British colony of Hong Kong. ; London foreign office which has led the details to the opium | section of the League of Nations, said | that the Hong Kong seizure showed the existence of an organized opium traflic between Swatow and Hong Kong, Chinese exchanging the drug at Hong Kong for arms and ammunition, presumably for rebellion or piracy. 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