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"They aren't needed so
much. You can get a certificate guarantee- ing that you will get a certain' quality. You buy by the name While the land resounds with Canadian wheat, for instance, is all
What may prove to be the pre- community singing, it is most graded. If you buy Number One liminaries of a voyage to the forgotten that it is no new thing, Northern you get a Government in-moen- that dream-journey of writes Anthony Clyne in theEven-pector's report telling you that Cyrano de Bergerac and H. G. ing Express." Dr. Joseph Ainzer the grain is what it calls itself. Wells, and, if reports are, to be wrote Singing for the Nlion".
believed, of latter-day scientists eighty-five years ago, and bigreat You can rely on that." enthusiasm and skill in arinisu-
who are now taking the project tion launched a community nging Then my informant drifts one seriously can be visualised in movement though it was notalled way and drift another. The the rocket-ship conceived by a by that name-which made mark-whole place is like that, full of young Austrian aviator-astrono- able headway through the entry groups which continually change. mer, Herr Max Vallier,
How Work is Done.
The movement did a great al of Most of those who compose them The first step in this conquest good in enlightening hosts oivork-seem merely to be chatting in a of space, according to him, is a ing-class people as to the pleures desultory way. Some perhaps are. way of travelling from one part of music, and it gave a mighy im But, If you take notice, you see a of the earth to another above the pulse to choral singing in Egland lot of business being done. Note-air, at a height of about 200 miles, and Scotland.
Born at Treves in 1901, & Ger- books are in hand all the time. instead of through it. At such a man nationality and Jewish dicent; After a conversation about this height the pull of gravity will be he was the son of a butcher His that, and the other, a buyer will overcome, and this fact, added to musical gifts manifested thenelves say in a low tone, "What can you negligible resistance, will enable in childhood. He learned to play sell me these cats at?" He has speeds of 500 miles an hour to be the piano, violin, and severalwind been fingering them, as he talked: attained easily. But a machine)
through kis DODWELL & CO. LTD.intments, and at twelve could letting them run
must be built that will be quite read at sight the most dficult fingers, pinching them between first independent of the air or rather music.
finger and' thumb. A price is "Already he was very fan of named. Entries are made in the the lack of air-a development of choral singing, and would gther notebooks. So the day's work gets Professor Parseval's "propeller his schoolmates around him toxing itself done.
ship." choruses. He became a minim en-
There are many in the place who The rocket-ship is Herr gineer, and, in the dark galleris of do not deal in grain. Here is a Valliers' solution to the problem.
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the mines of the Saarbruck mun- man looking for insurance busi. In it rockets built into the wings tains, led the workmen in sining ness.. Thal
one is a wharfinger of the machine will form the to relieve the monotony of to in who will undertake to land cargoce system of propulsion, a special the gloom. His constitution ve from ship in the Thames. Over form of high explosive being used. way under the hard Inbour urier- there is shipper ready to sell Steering in space would be done ground, and he returned home to study for the Church.
by a universal-jointed gyroscope His ambition, however, turnd to And beside him is the agent of attachment; the passengers would 13. music. During a tour of the msi-a firm which makes sacks and be in hermetically-scaled cham- cal centres of Germany and Ily, bags from jute. He will sell youbers artificially ventilated and he introduced everywhere his lea anything in this line, from a neat heated. According to reports, the of inrge-scale choral singing. Wien little sample holder to wheat con- difficulties have been theoretically he left Rome, Thorwaldsen, he tainers which two men can hardly overcome, and a special fuel is sculptor, invited him to a farewell lift. Fete, and in the ruined Colise
"Brewers use to come here." now being tested. in the moonlight, a concourse smg Mr. Addington, secretary of
The first step, which Herr the succession of choruses with - Corn Exchange. tells me
Vallier hopes to take this summer, "and pressive effect.
whisky distillers, too, buy the will be to try a flight with an Singing Classes.
grains that yield malt.. But now ordinary aeroplane. the wings of Back at home. Mainzer becane the maitsters go to them, so they which are fitted with the rocket teacher of music publishing hs are seldom seen in the Exchange." system. If the experiment is suc- first instruction book, the "Sint Maize, by the way, is targely used cessful, it is hoped that progress schule." adopted in the schook in distilleries now as well as will be made towards a machine John Barleycorn has no that is practically a rocket in it- throughout Germany, and rewarded barley. by the King of Prussia with a got longer undisputed sovereignty. self. And so to the moon! medal. In 1833 he settled in Paris Everyone knows the name
Mark-lane. The sound of it has HARMFUL DANCING. satile composer and shrewd critic. gone out into all lands. And most Then he started his singing people have a vague idea that it men. In at has "something to do with flour."
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classes for working numbered You can only realise after you have|
sher: time his over three thousand.
At that time France was in
viated the Corn Exchange hew Mark-lane links the farm lands of
DOCTOR'S WARNING OF STUFFY BALLROOMS.
Bedroom exercises first thing in state of suppressed revolution, and Briain, the prairies of Canada, the the morning and ballroom dancing a band of three thousand artisans whitlands of Australia, and the were both condemned by Dr. excited alarm. The authorities Argentine and Eastern Europe to Adolphe Abrahams, brother of the could not credit that singing was your breakfast table and your ten Olympic runner H.M. Abrahams the sole purpose of these huge table to the bread you eat and the and himself an athlete, in a lecture meetings. Dark political designs porridge; to the milk and the but-on health and exercise given at must lurk beneath.
The police ter and the eggs, since cattle and Caxton Hall in connection with gave orders that the gatherings
Dr. must cease. Mainzer, convinced of multry foods are so inrgely dealt Westminster Hospital Week. his special mission, transferred his here as well as the grain that Abrahams said:
burishes us.
Old-time dancing on village greens, Irish jigs. Highland flings, and reels were to be com- mended, but the ballroom dane. ing of to-day, with its minimum of movement in crowded rooms and a bad atmosphere, is ob- viously unwise. It is no more than pleasant recreation.
Walking is commendable for its simplicity and inexpensive- поня Golf has a very high psychological value, probably arising from the variety of move- ments and the fluctuations of fortune..
energies to Britain.
Here in this dingy neighbour- He arrived in June, 1841, with- out knowing more than a few words food near the Tower of London, the of the Innguage, without introduc-produce of countless farms. far tions, practically unknown. With- and near. is handled. Upon Mark- a year he had thousands of sup. Jane one can see great ships con- of the Company will be held at the porters. He immediately started verging from the many parts of in London and the chief the globe. It is pleasant to trink Offices of the General Managers, towns. At first his wife, who that our staple food is dealt in by Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., knew some English, used to go with men as typical of what is, on the Ltd., Pedder Street, Hong Kong, on him to his classes to prompt him whole, the finest English strain. MONDAY, the 25th July, 1927, at but he quickly mastered the lan
classes
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20,000 Singers.
The success of his classes was!.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the amazing. Two months after his a Company will be CLOSED from the rival he issued "The National Sint-
regularly until in July, 1842, 18th July to 8th August, 1927, both ing Circular," which appeared - days Inclusive,
started A fortnightly journ "Mainzer's Musical Times." The c were then 2,,000 regular members
By Order of the Board, JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.,
General Managers. Hong Kong, 24th June, 1927.
HOME TUITION.
STARTLING PREDICTION.
CAN SCIENTISTS CREATE
HUMAN LIFE? «
London, June 12-1 regard it of his classes, and more than tn as probable, almost inevitable, that times that number of copies of life will some day be created by de- "Singing for the Milllon" had been biologists in laboratories," sold,
clared Sir Oliver Lodge, the well-
He began in temperance halls known scientist, in a remarkable and workman's institutes, and soon address delivered before the he was hiring the largest theatres. Oxford Paychological Society. The membership fee was sixpence "The idea is not repugnant to IJESTOVER — STEVENAGE, a month in London and fouence religion which must rather wel- W Within an hour from London. Some places enormous crowd) were thought necessary to produce any
elsewhere for weekly
In come it as showing the amount of In healthy neighbourhood. SCHOOL attracted. In Bristol, for example imitation of what already exists. for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A 2,000 fought for entrance at the We mustn't be afraid of scientific few Boarders received in the House doors.
of the Principal. Individual care There was an immense pen-air and attention. For Particulars fete at the Royal Gardens, Brigh- apply to:
ton. The workers of Tyneside and] the Midlands, Lancashird Yorkshire flocked to his meetings.
MISS RUTH CULLEY
(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb. Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER
(National Frodel Higher
Certificate).
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progress.
"A Molten Moss."
"The earth was once a molten mass in which life was impossible, yet life was somehow and at some: time developed therefrom.
Boat-racing is the most severe of all forms of violent exercise. Rowing is of value because it exercises à massaging influence on the abdominal muscles.
Physical jerks are frequently practised indoors, where the absence of ventilation, sunlight, and contact of circulating air with the skin are serious disad- vantages.
Violent exercise should not be two undertaken for at least hours after waking.
Dr. Abrahams deplored the modern craze among girle for competitive efforts on the athletic track and football field.
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To "China Mail" Cross-Words,"
Offices, c/o "China Mail"
No. 5, Wyndham Street, Hong Kong.
DEAR SIRS,
I agree to abide by your rules, and I enclose..
for
Name
Address
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CLOSING DATE FOR COUPONS, MONDAY, JULY 11. [Coupons received at the "China Mail" Office after mid-day on Monday will not be included in the competition.]
1. Floating.
Across.
6. To draw over.
11. Inside,
12. Penetrated.
14. U. T. E. (Actual).
15. Doctor (abb.)
16. To look steadfastly. 17. Perform.
For facts and figures. King (French).
19. Prolongs.
20. То оррове.
end
What
concerning the trade
22. Girl's name.
$20. Positive.
The success of the movement was has happened in the past may be due to the personal qualifies of understood humanly and managed Mainzer, not to his system which. In the future.
con-
indeed, had serious defeds and "Many might fear such a could not survive in competition clusion believing that such a self- with the Tonic Sol-fa system, short-acting mechanism would ly afterwards put forward by John from the universe the need for a Curwen.
planning Creative Mind.
Groundless Fears.
remove
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But Mainzer had intense enthu- siasm and the power of communi- cating it to others. He had won-f "Such fears are groundless, be- derful skill as a teacher, with a cause a chemist making such natural mastery of large gather-vitalised protoplasm is not himself ings. He kept the attention of a self-acting machine and cannot classes of children through course crente life unless he himself is full of lessons including difficult exer- of knowledge. ·
cises, He had also a talent for or- "Life, therefore, still cannot be ganising his crusade. Such gather-created without antecedent life." inge na tea-parties and picries were brought into his scheme, and there
New Worlds.
were free lessons in charitable In Sir Oliver Lodge concluded by stitutions. He advocated singing vividly picturing the creation of classes in orphanages and work- now worlds in, which glowing gases lousce, prisons and asylums, as were firstly liquified and gradually) well as in the Army and Navy,
down and solidified until cooled
He died in 1851 In the full tide they were localised and individual' of the movement he had initiated,
POLAR CAKE
ITS QUALITY
THAT COUNTS
particles of matter became capable of receiving and incorporating some of the general mind of which ether must be full.
long Gradually, through age
developed stages the particles until the reign of individual con- sciousness began, culminating In
man.
I believe ether is the physical concomitant of the Supreme Mind of which we are only conscious of an Infinitesimal fraction.
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24. Provided that
127. Alternative,
28. Suares.
30. A projecting wharf or landing
place.
32; Rested.
33. Interiors.
36. Towards.
38. A virginal.
40. To make brown.
41. Bear.
43. Corded fabric.
44. To entangle.
45. Heedless.
47. Conformable to fact.
60. Despatch
62. The right which the eldest
make the first choice in-dividing
Down
1. Salt formed by the union of
nitric acid with a base.
2. Indefinite article.
3. Capable.
4. A corner,
5. Volcanic earth or sand rock.
5. Alleged force producing mesmer-
JADI.
7 Guidance.
B. Quter,
9. Religious denomination (abb.)
10. A prickly plant or shrub.
13. And (French).
15. Act.
18. A man of a particular turn of
mind.
17. Away.
18. R. D. (Actual).
21. Promontory.
23. Word of denial.
25. То виррове.
27. The aromatic principle.
29. To steep in liquor.
81. Not apt or ft.
34. Ascended.
36. Merely.
37. To dash violently to places..
38. To sanctify.
89: 'Anger.
40. A oft magnesian mineral.
cuparcener
of lands has to.
a joint inheritance,
on
the
41. We.
ground of age.
65. Exclamation.
50. A destructive fall.
58. A contraction of "ald" or "alt"
80. Chinese musical instrument.
62, Prefix meaning before.
108. A defect,
64. Printers measure.
166. Ancient name of a gum.
66. R. I, A. (Actumi). {
68. Personal, pronoun.
69. To jerk.
70, A chamber follow.
71. Bloodsucking flies.
42. A chairman.
40. N. D. (Actual), '
48. Remainder..
48. To forerun
51. Impetuous.
69. Pertaining to elves.
Ed. Vervel used only for racing,
pleasure trips, etc.
55. Eagle's nest.
57, Two toed sloth.
50. Dregs. 61. Writing fluid. 05. A. C. (Actual). 67. I. G. (Actual).
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