WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1927..
SIMPLE PUBLIC..
SWINDLERS WHO USE THE POST.
FOUR FIGURE INCOMES,
to ba
THE CHINA MAIL.
PASSENGER
PIPES AND CANCER. FACES ACROSS SEA. HEIRESS OF £2,000,000.
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SIR B. BRUCE-PORTER ON TOBACCO.
SMOTERS RE-ASSURED.
TELEVISION INVENTOR'S
PLANS.
TRANSMITTING PICTURES.
HUGE WINDFALL FOR SHY WOMAN.
TOO POOR TO WED,
ARRIVALS
IST.
First class passengers for Hong Kong on the s.s. "Porthos." arrived June 7 from Marsellies, Singapore and Salgon, were:-Mr. P. Duhart, Mr. H. Ludt, Mr. Vieira Garin, Mr. AF. Xavier Soares, Mr. and Mrs, and Miss Valente de Almeida, Mr. and Mrs. J. D'Almeida Pinheiro and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lantz, Mr. Smidt Van Gelder, Miss H. M. Hoyt, fr. T. Brayñeld, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Schultz, Mr. Becker, Mr. Tiia Mah- ran, Mr. Thai Kiet-si, Mr. Nghu Thuoc-von. Mr. and Mrs. Davis.
DEPARTURES.
"We look upon tobacco as a thing "Within a year you will, I More than £2,000,000 has been The gullibility of the public is strikingly demonstrated by the fact from which harm comes from its hope, be able to see the head and left by Mr. W. F. Tibbitts, that scores of educated rogues, abuse, and not from its use," said shoulders of the person broad-Sheffield solicitor, who lived a living in the lap of luxury, derive Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, M.D., in casting," said Mr. J. L, Baird, lonely and miserly life in a drab
the toast of the four-figure incomes every year, by proposing systems of mail-order swindling. "Tobacco Exhibition," which he had the inventor of the Television part of the city.
apparatus, who explained his The fortune- after the State says a writer in Tit-bits. Frauds of previously declared open at Olymplans to a representative of "The has taken £800,000 in death this kind have been increasing pia.
The trans- duties-wil go to a niece, Miss rapidly, and to-day the impudence Sir Bruce devoted his remarks Daily Telegraph." of these scoundrela has reached a mainly to allaying the fears of mission of a picture, Mr. Baird Henrietta Sarah Fisher, of Frant pitch which is causing the police smokers who had given up their said, was done by means of sound Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent,. authorities serious concern.
pipes in consequence of the state-waves which were audible From his earliest days Mr.
First-class and other European The trouble is that after an ad-ment attributed to Sir Arbuthnot through the ear phones. The Tibbitts showed an inclination to passengers for Hong Kong, arrived vertisement appearing in some Lane as to pipe-smoking producing image sound," as It is called, accumulate a large fortune. by the 8.8. "D'Artagnan" on June 71 newspapers turns out
a cancer. He read a letter he hadí
When quite a young man he from Japan and Shanghai were swindle, there is small hope of received from an old smoker who was picked up by the Televisor
Mr. Charles Verwoest, Bir. tracing the person who inserted it. had ceased to smoke from dread of and reproduced on a screen, this was known to say that he could It is this, coupled with the fact that incurring the terrible discuse. having been done with a con- not afford to marry.
Girard, Mr. T. P. Lu, Mr. Lok Au. am certain," he said, that Sir siderable degree of success over he had no inclination towards S. Honsden,
Later in life he admitted that Mrs. G. Bonnet, Mrs. E. Panet, Mr. so little capital and preparation are: needed, that attracts the ever-grow- Arbuthnot Lane is not anti-tobacco short distances. He had also, ing army of swindlers who want to us 1 belong to the New Health added Mr. Baird, been able to raatrimony, being too busy.
Properties after properties fell Society and we hold many meetings convey the "sound" of his face into his hands, until he became play for anfety first."
A "Dear Old Lady."
in his house. Cigarettes are always in New York. The man who the owner of nearly the whole of European passengers salled from Many of these ulvertisements on the table, so it is obvious that he have, as a buit, the offer of some is not anti-tobacco, and the state-picked up the sound on the other the Upperthorpe district, as well Hong Kong by the 8.8. "Porthos" on thing for nothing, while others ap-ment attributed to him needs ex-side of the Atlantic was not com-ns houses and shops in other parts June 7 for Shanghai and Japan
plimentary. "The sound of your of Sheffield. peal to the generosity and warm-planation." heartedness of the reader. Take, Sir Bruce went on to explain that voice I hear perfectly," he said, as an example, the following ad- in the early days of pine-smoking "but the sound of your face is London, Skegness, and other He also purchased properties in vertisement which appeared in the men used the old churchwarden like nothing I have ever heard places. He was always a fortun- columns of a well-known morning clay pipes, which got broken off before. It is something between ate buyer.
until the pipe was reduced to a newspaper:
Will Lady or Gentleman give rough stump, and the smoker had a scratch and a screech."
Mr. Baird stated that he in- few pounds to brighten the decamething very hot agninat fing rears of a dear old lady corner of his mouth. Pipe-makers tended going to New York shortly shyest woman in Kent.
England's newest heiress is the who, having experienced much now aimed at making a cool pipe, with the object of setting up one
European passengers sailed from trouble and sorrow, is the longer and no one would smoke a pipe so of his Televisors, so that he might Fisher is already a woman of con- Hong Kong by the air. ""D'Artagnan"
siderable wealth. able to fight for herself." Daugh- rough as to irritate his lip or so pick up these sounds. It is long,
appens. Write Box etc." hot as to burn it; so that it was not of course, he explained since pic-tune which has fallen her has in-
The wonderful stroke of for- en June 7 for Saigon. Colombo and
Marseilles were:-- nouncement had appeared at short was at fault, and it had now gone tures were first sent across the creased rather than lessened her Fuma, Mr. Sanborn, Jr., Mrk, San-
In one form or another this an- the tobacco, but the old pipe which
Mr. E. Loeffel, Mr. Valat, Mr. Y. On the northern fron-Atlantic by photo-telegraphy, but natural shyness. intervals for a number of months, out of use.
born, Mr. B. de St, Afrique. Mr. when it caught the eye of a wealthy tier of India, people used little that must not be confused with
"Miss Fisher does not want any and Mrs. Drevard, Mr. J. Snaith, business man Touched by the ap copper or branze vessels, filled with television. By means of photo-publicity, and has nothing to any Mr. P. Alvarez, Rev. Fr. Williate, peal, he wrote for particulars to the charcoal, to keep them warm, and telegraphy the stationary picture to the newspapers," said the new Mr. and Mrs. J. P. da Morta, Mr.
By return of these had been known to produce was conveyed; television trans- heiress to a pressman. post he got a letter from the daugh-cancer. The Chinese ent their rice mitted the moving picture. It
P: Teeuw, Mr. S. H. Tallman, Mr. ter enclosing a photograph of her very hot, and this has been known was anticipated that before the Miss Fisher confided that: "What A. Burnout. Mr. C. Barthelemy, Mr. To, a Tunbridge Wells friend F. Jaureguy, Mr. J. Kerdreux, Mr. mother in a bathehair.
to produce trouble in the throat. As it was mentioned in the letter Similarly, cancer of the tip was pro- end of the year there would be with the taxes and the consequent J. M. Bouteiller, Rev. Fr. Casey, Mr. that the "dear old lady" was a reduced from a pipe that had now on the market, at a cost of not dislocation of the business in and Mrs, L. Kaha, Jr.
more than £30, apparatus that which the money was invested, it the pariah gone out of use. church, the gentleman sent a sub- Bad for Boys, Good for Men.. would enable those listening-in to will not even make one better off stantial cheque to the loent vicar, "If you use tobacco in modera- "see" the person broadcasting. than before." asking him to see it got fo the tion. it is not going to do you any American scientists were striving Next to her shyness, generosity proper quarter.
said Sir Bruce. "Some towards the same end, and were is Miss Fisher's outstanding char- The vicar, who incidentally, had people cannot smoke, uid they
ter
box number given.
gular attendant ni
als.
the same "dear old indy.",
His Memory Was Too Sheri,
harm,"
the.
The
refused their
Shyest Woman in Kent.
Miss
were:-Miss M. Andrews, Mr. W.
and Miss J. Ebba, Mrs. Mattel, Mira. and Mrs. R. R. Roxburgh, Mrs. L Nicoll Buyers, Mrs. E. Arous, Mr.
Delbose, Mr. and Mrs. Rabinovitch,
Mr. T. Petrovitch, Mrs. Petroff. Mrs. Eugenie Panot, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fereira.
MARRIED FOR COMPANY.
leave her, applied for a summons
at Acton for a legal separation order.
"OLD MAID"-NEW STYLE.
been 1801.
Mr. Browne, the court mission-
Mr. Browne: It was her great-
never heard of the old lady, called should leave tobacco alone. If you Mr. Baird, but he had resolutely pred prominently in public sub-her lodger for company and. sub- eager to secure the services of acteristic. While she has never An elderly woman, who married at the house. He found it to be in can prevent boys from 14 to 18 one of the best roads in the Lown smoking, you will be doing a good
offers, desir-seription lists, she has given free-sequently agreed to forego any and was received in the drawing-thing, and then you can let them ing that the Invention should ly and often to the poor and needy claim on him if he would only room by a handsome and fashion-smoke from 18 to 80." Tobacco remain in Britain. He had ably dressed young lady,
an extraordinary been, was, he added,
however, She appeared somewhat embar comfort to a great many people, and in securing a wireless station successful rassed on learning her visitor's he would like to reassure old people that an American firm had erect- basiness and denied that she had so that they should not be terrified ever inserted such an advertisement from enjoying one of the few joya ed at Coulsdon, Surrey. The
Do women remain single ary, said he helped the woman all or written to the business man at that remained to people of advanced station was connected by land choice to day than fifty years he could until her husband left
years. Extremes should be avoid-lines with the laboratory in Lon- ed, but he was still mare puzzled on introduce "the pipe of peace" into transmitted was converted into who discussed with a
The vicar, very puzzled, apologised in either direction. If we could don where the picture to be ago? They do in the view of Miss her, and now she wanted to make
Sheila Kaye-Smith, the novelist, a claim on him.
· réprésenta The Magistrate: But he left. reaching-home-to-find-another our negotiations between-employer sound waves which were convey-tive of the "Daily Telegraph t the her at her request," gentleman waiting for him with an and employed, there would, heed to Coulsdon. There all was in fact revealed in the census that inquiry about the circumstances of urged, be less discontent and misery readiness and merely waiting the the army of spinsters has
in the warld.
est wish. The pipe of peace erection of receiving plant in New with a final jump in the period
steadily growing ever since
The Magistrate: We don't would bring them together. This visitor showed the clergy. Introduction of machinery in the York. Mr. Baird very frankly covered by the war.
"All the understand what she wants. mun the advertisement in the paper making of cigarettes was a thing added, "It will probably be any-same," she added, "I have only met
The Applicant: I want a main- from the hygienic thing but tenance order. and the later. The vicar was de standpoint, for in the hand-made tainly get an image of some sort. mars. She was married six weeks
The Magistrate advised her to termined to clear up the mystery cigarettes it was a common prac
Another invention on which later.
consult a solicitor, saying that the and, next morning, he went to the tice for the makers to lick the puper Mr. Baird was engaged had to "In, bygone times the old maid court could not help her, house again. He found the blinds with their lips. Some of the fnc- down and the place deserted. The tories could be taken as models in do with infra-red rays, by means had a nervous and deprecating air. bird had down. The "old lady," it regard to the way in which their of which he was seeking to in- She was half-ashamed of herself,
having been taught that it was due! afterwards transpired, was a myth proprietors cared for their em- creuse vision in fog. In connecto her personal defects that she had invented by the "daughter" to pro-ployees and provided hygienic con- tion with the two inventions the never got married.
luxurious ditions for making cigarettes.
Baird Television Development modern old maid or single woman- vide an easy and even
Empire Tobacco. mode of living.
Company had been registered old maid is too suggestive of tom Sir Arthur Lowes. Dickinson, She had been spending at least)
Industrial News with a capital of £125,000. The cats, parrots, and fustiness, may £2,000 a year-all of which money Chairman of
inviting Sir chairman of the new concern was even boast of her single bliss; she COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
toast, Sir Edward Manville, who is the
a social position she did not "Public School and 'Varsity referred to the growth in the use associated with the Daimler and possess in the old days, and takes mur, down on his luck, appeals of machinery for making cigarettes B.S.A. companies, and the direc equal. What did Victorian girls her place as her married sister's mancini usnistaner to help him and cigars, and said it looked as if tors included Mr. Baird, Sir marty for? Chiefly, I think, for adelys The Magnificent." to make good. Repayment by in the day for hand-made cigaretten James Percy, Captain O. G. Hut- house, dress, consideration,
Every investigation was ended. Prominence was given chinson, and Mr. Acheson Shortis,money. There This advertisement drew the at- ducts of the Empire, and he con- vice-president of the Guarantysten maintained their indepen Name is Woman," Trust of New York.
Ltd..
Bruce to
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had been derived from those auver- papera, tisements!
in the exhibition to the tobacco pro-
stalments. gladly welcomed, etc." tention of a certain magistrate sidered it was most important to for his benevolent works. encourage Colonial trade as much as
famed
He wrote to the man and asked him they could. They were to open an
important congress of the Trade
most -----1
excellent step, 類越 bad not had
A HYDE PARK COMEDY.
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Shadows Before.
IN THE "MAIL."
Entertainments.
East.
June 8-Queen's Theatre; "Bar-
June 9-World Theatre; "What stances where women like Jane Happened To Jones."
June 8-Star Theatre; "Thy dence and secured a social standing June & Dinner Dansant and Ex- chaim in a woman, whether marhibition Dancing at Cafe Restaur- to enll. In due course, A very
ried or single. Mostly Victorian ant Parisien. charming young man appeared.
June 8-Ten Dance, Cafe Res- old maids were very fond of threw-' At the end of a long and harrow-they
the taurant Parisien, 4.30 p.m. ing recital the magistrate asked gress for a very long time, and he "Now take off that bowler hat ifing out Indirect hints as, to
́June 8-Isako's Circus, New Re- him to sit down a moment while he hoped that the congress and the you want to ask me questions," said number of times they could have
clamation Ground, Praya married. fetched his cheque-book, The exhibition together would stimu- Mr. P. J. Hannon, Conservative
Matinee, 4 late the business of the trade, which M.P. for the Moseley Division of out with serious intent to find hua-p.m.
"It seems to me that if girls are Wanchai, 9.15 p.m.. young man waited for about ધ્ર quarter of an hour. Then the was one of the largest in the coun- Birmingham, to the first heckler at bands," went on Mise Kaye-Smith, June 10-"Squeakettes” perform- magistrate returned not with his try.
the anti-Socialist Union meeting in "they will have to go farther and ance at the Penk Club in aid of cheque-book, but with a police- ed, and said that they had suc-
Mr. Barrington Hooper respond- Hyde Park.
Entertainment "Why?" asked the questioner.
farther into the backwoods. At Lady Clementi's sergeant.
one time the Dominions and Indio Fund and M.C.L., 9.30 p.m. "Take this young
into ceeded in getting together between "Because," replied Mr. Hannon, held out hopes for them. I am told
Sport. 400 and 600 delegates from all parts "I've got mine on, though it is by friends that India is not what it custod for attempted false
of England for their first tobacco raining."
June 11-Opening game of the tences," he said to the officer.
There was a burst of laughter used to be. And what is the use Hong Kong Baseball Assen.. Happy when the magistrate silenced him, which would make its future recur- from the crowd, and the questioner Australia in order to sit down in Valley Diamond, 4 p.m.
The man was about to protest trades congress, the success of
girls emigrtaing to Canada and rence automatic..
June 12-Baseball Filipine Club good humouredly removed his hat. I have evidently П bettor
Amongst those present at the "bluct' I take off my hat, too?" the towns?, They want to go Back
There: I have met men from Back Dragons" (S.C.A.A) Happy luncheon were M. D. Caclamanos, memory than you. Next time you
No, repifed Mr. Hannon, "one try this game you had better make Greek Minister in London, Colonel
There. They tell me that no wo Valley Diamond, 4 p.m. man stays single for more than a .. Lammerts' Auctions. sure that the man you are trying P. Carlebach. Sir David Chadwick, does not expect that from a lady. few weeks. They badiy want June 9-At 7. Torres Blden;
There to swindle was not one of the Major Drapkin. Lieut.-Colonel Innes
зреке frequent heavy women to do their cooking and Kimberley Road, Kowloon, valuable J.P.'s on the Bench when you werel Hopkins, Sir Francis Newton, and showers of rain and hail, but the domestic jobs. They want them tohousehold furniture. 10.30 a.m. Oned twenty pounds for drunken- Brigadier-General E N. Tandy. audience were too interested in the stay to cook and saw for them.
A tour of the Exhibition disclos- proceedings to be easily dispersed. They have tried getting them old at Mesars. Lammert Bros. Bales June 10 An assortment of Curios ncas-your fifth conviction on this
ed some interesting novelties: one Umbrellas went up in close order and ugly, but they marry just the room, 2.30 p.m. count alone!"
Ten Easy Ways" of Money-Making of the most ingenious inventions while the showers lasted. Worse same.
Taking advantage of the universal shown for the first time-being a off than the crowd, the speakers, scarcity of houses to let at a reason American Machine and Foundry wetting, though in a lively run- elgar-sorting machine, made by the perched on a high rostrum, suffered able figure, a cunning rogue insert-
saying:
man
asked a woman Socialist.
ever invented for testing pers. Mr. H. Neville.
ed the following advertisement in tric eye cigars are sorted auto-ther ardour did not seem to be The telephone is the best thing 6pm.
Company. By the aid of this "clec-ning fire of question and answer six daily newspapera:
Let. £40 per annum matically by their colours, Accord- damped. Charming ten-roomed house in Ing to the amount of light absorbed select neighbourhood. Just re-ray of the lamp, so it finds its proper decorated throughout and with or reflected by a cigar under the every modern convenience. Can receptacle in the row of divisions. be viewed at week-end. First £5 deposit secures."
Upwards of twenty young couples sheet of paper, with twelve recipes seat off 28, and all kept the week-for making such things as face, free for viewing their "find" cream, boot-polish, and soap print-
end
Not a word did they hear. Then, ed on it
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Tune: 9Chinese gals Theatricall performance under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Brigade for their friends in H.M.'s forces, Lee Theatre, 9.80 p.m.
People over, thirty years of age should be examined by their doc. Berlin-A Cophetua-like romance tors twice each year because they in reported from Belgrade where the wesithy son of Dr. Bence the Oze are then entering the cancer fre- hd4Slovakian Foreign Minister, is quency period. Professor W caoftly marrying the beautiful Blair Bell
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