I • 1 Henrich Schilperoort, aged fifty-one ' years, of Rotterdam, arrived exhausted at Dover recently, after crossing the English Channel on a hydro-cycle in \ ! fourteen hours. His machine consist- ’’ ed of two floats about- 12ft long, the pedals , operating two small paddles. What is said to foe the first aquarium . in China was opened to the public at Tsinjy-tao, Shantung, recently. It is ! equipped with modern facilities. Eign- j teen large glass pools built into the | walls display the fishes. In the rear : is a nursery for the raising of small fishes and other water specimens. There are also research laboratories and offices.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 563, 17 September 1932, Page 29 (Supplement)
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