WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1930.
“WILD MEN OF WALES."
Effect of Cider Drinking
THE CHINA MAIL.
"QUEEN" WHO FINDS WHAT LIFE IN RUSSIA
THINGS BORING.
Miss Europe "Fed-up with the Job.”
tion.
MARRIAGE NAUSEATING.
IS LIKE
Food Rationed As in Time of War.
EATING PROBLEM.
Moscow, July 16. The rationing of tood, which seems so ubnormal to visitors from well-fed lands, is accepted as the ordinary and natural way of life by the average Russian. the elec-story to prove the point:
The family of one of the Generui
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"THE EVIL EYE.”
Herefordshire is up in arms at
Paris, July 10. Miss Europe, elected Queen of the suggestion made before the
pulchritude of the Old World, is fed Licensing Commission that exées-up with her job, and would toss the sive drinking of honie-made cider crown off her black jocks if she did was a source of mental deficiency not have the prospect of getting a in the country. Hereford town, says voyage to America fram t in effect: "It is nothing to do with
"I do not care at all for this Be Electric Engineers had been livine "Way of Guld." (Chinese picture). tion to be made to the Directors for The wild folk of the Welsh of being a Miss Something-or-In Moscow for some months. Re mourtain Gorder country have other," Miss Alice Diplarakos, eently they departed for a short
reigning beauty of Europe, told the vacation
in Europe. brought this indictment on us."
The Medical Officer of Health for United Press to-day as she entrain-Just before the train pulled out of ed for Deauville to nequire the the depot, as they were saying the the country also spurns the sug- necessary sunburn tint for compe- last good-byes, their Russian house- gestion, but at the same time detition in America,
maid-rushed onto the station. fends the people of the mountain Alice, who began her career as The poor girl was excited and out- "Miss Greece," is now "Missof-breath. She had run all the way district.
us.
somewhere
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Home Majls. Ta-morrow-award from Lon- Jon (Patroclus); Outward for
Investigations made in the wild Europe" and may eventually become for fear of not reaching her Ameri-Europe via San Francisco and "Miss Universe," if the judges at can mistress in time to prevent Europe vin Siberia (Tatsuta Maru),
tio like Grecian lines, is working disaster.
hilly district along the border would seem to substantiate, in some measure, the tales heard in Here- ford of a race made up of isolated communities left far behind in the march of progrèss..
10 hours a day conserving her "Madam," she said between gaups, beauty and her figüre until Septem-"you forgot it! you forgot it!". ber.
"Forgot what, Annushka ?"
She has spent the year of her "Your bread.rations book!" the
almost wholly in girt replied, handing it sovereignty
over Greece, where the Greeks Tete her triumphantly. Here scattered farmsteads stand at the same time they fate the eut gif from the world and in many centenary of Greck independence. cases attempts on the part of au- She felt that she was obliged to do taority to approach them have re- this, although she feels no Indebted sulted in fight "for fear of the evilness to the rest of Europe and dões eye," and on at least two recent not attend, the usual carnivals and
ocensions there has been violence. } functions where Beauty Queens are In this wild country there is still af ordinarily paid to be on hand, very lively belief in witcheraft and spells, and
"All Very Boring."
The simple peasant girl hal assumed, as a matter of course, that these Americans would be breadless in Europe without their rations book. And, there was no uso ex- plaining to the contrary. The idea
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August 25-At 3 and 4 The Albany, household furniture, 10.30
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0. F. RIBEIRO,
Hon. Secretary:
1st floor, Bank of East Asia Building.
10, Des Voeux Road. Hong Kong, 20 August, 1930;
August 27-At Godown is, H.K. A SERIOUS PROBLEM & K. Wharf Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, miscellaneous goods, g.1. "Segull." locomotive boiler, and
of buying food in any quantities steam crane, 10.30 a.m. without oficial permission wouliti have seemed to her almost impos
great faith in the "I am fed up especially with allible. cliency of "the evil eye."
the marriage proposals that come j
Theattened With a Gun. "On my second visit to this home- stead," she said; "one of the broth-the west." Fera-wins-hold the woman pri
rectaved
The Food Problem.
RADIO
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME,
the
The following programme will be broadenst to-day from Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 366 metres:-
NERVOUS WORKERS IN INDUSTRY.
Discussing the problem of nerv- ous people in industry at the an- nual congress of the Royal Sani- tary Institute at Margate, Dr. Millais Calpin, Lecturer on Pay- choneurosis at London University, said that some of the best work In the world had been done by nervous people, but they could only do that work if they were in jobs
where their nervousness would not hinder them.
A County Council health visitor, with this job," Miss Europe declar The problem of food occupies a who was chased down the moun-ed. "Every mail brings some amus. good deal of the attention of Ameri tain side by a man whose house she ing letter or other from people can specialists-and foreigners gen- visited, told a reporter a remark-I have never heard of, saying they erally-working in the Soviet Union. able tale. In the house to which will marry me on a minute's notice. This is especially true if they have she had been sent, she said, she of course that is all very boring." their wives and children here. found a woman who had been held
"Though I do not care for all the The Soviet authorities are not prisoner in one room for 20 years publicity and hurrahing, I am con- unmindful of the hardshipa involved because "she had been looked upon noted by the fact that Miss Unifor foreigners accustomed to a
6-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. with the evil eye."
verse will undoubtedly go to the higher standard of feeding when 7 p.m.-European Programme. of United States eventually, and I am suddenly faced by the present Soviet Victor Becords. wild about sceing New York and conditions of shortage and inferior "Zampa"-Overture (Herold),
Victor Symphony Orchestra quality.
(35985). Miss Europe's dislike of her pre-j The foreign colony in Moscow-"Prilude in C Sharp Minor"
"Strangely enough,” he went on, it is often bad for nervous (Rachauuinoff), me of having sent job is an outgrowth of family meaning most of the specialists, all
people to have security of employ- the evil eye and threatened me traditions and Grecian standards, the correspondents and the diploma- "Lichstraum" (Liszt),
Julius Schendel, Piano Solo ment. They are frightened by with a gun.
When I turned and she says. She did not enter a con- tie corps are provided with the ran he chased me down, the moun- test to become Miss Grecce. "They regular rations privileges for bread singing a Vagabond Song",
I was and a few other staples. In addition "Strike Up the Band", tain uttering terrible cries.”-
The Revellers, Male Quartet The Medical Oliver of Henith for to represent Greece. I said, 'Oh no! they have been granted the special
food in any Triana" (Albeniz),
(22401). the country, strongly resented the My mother said, 'Everything ele privilege of. ordering opinion which was found very gen in the world no. My father declar quantities for their personal use in "Spanish Dance" (Granados),
This erally held in Hereford.
ed, I will never let my daughter the largest co-operative shop.
goods "They are by no means the do- do it. Then they put a ribbon say privilege applies only to cadent, feeble-minded people they ing. Miss Greece' on my dress, and which that shop possesses. It does are made out to be by some in they brought flowers and said I was not usually carry vegetables and Hereford," he said. "There are morally obligated. Then they told some sorts of meat. cases, of course, and we rather my father they had already tele- take the view that they are best graphed Paris I was coming-and left alone until they do any hurt to so here I was."
soner
came to me and told
ne
"There's
Cherlc","
(35066A),
New Light Symphony Orchestra (35978). Danger in Your Eyes
"A Year from To-day",
James Melton, Tenor (22335). All the later contracts made by American businessmen giving tech- "Pagliacci"-Fantasy (Leoncavallo),
Marek Weber and His nical aid kere includè clauses per-
Orchestra (35998).
..
other people. Dull they may be,! With black curly hair, and a mitting their personnel to importok. How I Weary, Dearie, for You"
(Harry Lauder), but not mentally deficient in the profile of a piece of Greek sculp! American food. The engineers thus i main. I have no difficulty in ad- ture, it is not surprising that this protected have been the only one's "re Just Got Off the Chain",
Sir Harry Lauder, Comedian ministering the Health Acts up modest girl was chosen afterward until now enjoying such delicacies
(9205).. there and find the people very in Paris at the Ball of the Little as Boston baked beans, American "The Prince"-Waltz, willing to respond:
White Beds represent all bacon, Ketchup, Luckies, etc. which "La Sorella"-Poika.
10 "As a stranger, they would, of Europe. She carries her head' with in Russia seem to temporarily exiled course, be nervous of you and re- the same independence which marks American so God-sent as manna in fuse to speak. Superstitious, yea; an American girl on the continent, the desert.
Privileged Souls, but do you walk under ladders or and she dresses with classic sim- bmit to throw the spilled salt over plicity. To-day she wore a softly. Now the category of these privi- your shoulder?
Of course, you draped blue and beige auit from leged souls will be greatly enlarged. don't."
Vionnet with cream-coloured pearls Not only foreign specialists, "but her only ornament,
even such humble and retiring
ATLANTIC BID IN LIGHT PLANE.
Squadron Leader Waits for Following Wind.
Vietorin Trio Instrumental (08926). "Carnival of Venice" (Benedict),
Toti del Monte, Soprano (6614).
the rigidity of a firm where work is absolutely secure. They feel that they cannot escape from it. The only way that they can think of very often is to have a nerv- That fear of ous break-down. rigidity is one of the main causes of so-called nervous break-downs. Often where people develop phy- sical defects which have no phy- Isical cause at all; they are the result of this same fear. They feel that they are in the middle of a huge soulless concern, and no complaints they can make will ever reach the proper quarter or will ever result in any benefit to themselves.
"This sort of thing is a very serious problem in industry and is very seldom recognised; fear of the 'boss is not so great a pre- blem.
Gems from "My Maryland"
There is not a great deal of (Romberg),
harsh administration, In modern "Victor Light Opera Co. industry. The most serious diffi-
(85810). "Komoresque" (Dvorak),
iculties arise in firms where every- If Miss Europe ands American individuals as foreign correspond "Caprice Viennale" (Kreisler), one is afraid of everyone else, Fritz Kapisler, Violin Solo where the employers are afraid of ideas sympathetic in matters of ents have, been granted the right to
(6692). dress she also finds them to her import various products at reduced "Gold and Silver-Waltz, taste in matters of husbands.. "I customs rates. Even with the "Emperor"-Waltz (Strauss), find my freedom too dear to re- reduction the tax is pretty heavy; linquish unless I And somebody I but the people involved are brimful am really exceedingly fond of," she of gratitude.. says.-United Press.
the union,, and the men are afraid, of the boss. Many of the dis- International Novelty Orch, eas05 from which coalminers
(35019).
suffer are purely nervous. Men 8.40 p.m.-Music and the All are afraid; that is the whole diffl- As an indication of the reduced Braw, the sixth of the series of culty. They are afraid of all the tariff for these people we cite a few talks by Mr. C. Dudley Bartlett-possible disasters which may hap- items: on every pair of shoes, 10"Syncopation and Jazz."
pen in a mine. Far too little is rubles; clothes, 25 rubles per, kilo- 9 pin-Weather Report. Time known about these diseases. Two --from Newfoundland to Ireland DEATH RAYS IN A gram; canned goods, 1 ruble her "Rigoletto" Introduction and Minuet ing industry to-day are the inven-
Another Atlantic flight attempt
was to have been made recently. Squadron Leader C. S. Wynne-
Eyton, D.SO., will start within
the next few days in new type
GARDEN.
of British enclosed light plane, Copper Wand Supplies
says the Evening Nows on July
10.
Shocks for Insects.
PESTS DESTROYED.
He is now waiting at St. John's, Newfoundland, for favourable weather. Baldonnel, on the west coast of Ireland, is his goal, and
The amateur gardener of the If all goes well he will fly on to Stag-lane Aerodrome, Edgware, future, instead of using poisonous which is 2,100 miles from New washes and messy insecticides. to. foundland.
ward off insect pests attacking his The plane is a Puss Moth, simi coses and cabbages, will destroy his lar to that shortly to be delivered toes with potted forked lightning. to the Prince of Wales, except that At least, that is the claim made
kilogram; silk stockings, 50 rubles per kilogram; tobacco and cigar ettes, 10 rubles per kilogram;. soap, free of charge.-United Press.
leaves of parsnips and celery shrivelled up within three hours.
A maggot in the core of an un- opened apple Instantaneously elec- trocuted.
Dolphin, (black aphis), on broad beans destroyed.
Green fly killed on rose buds after light massaging with the wand.
and Local News,
and Quartet (Verdi),
of the greatest needs in the min-
Creatore and His Bund tion of a more adequate safety-
(85882).
Jamp and the whitewashing of the 9.15 p.m.--Dance Programme.. interiors of mines to overcome Extra. Waltz: "It must be You". that terrible haunting fear of the
(1) Fox Trot: "Into My Heart" and dark."
"Dark Night”
(2) Fox Trot: "I Like to do Things
for You" and "Happy Feet".
(8) Blues: "Singing a Song to the
Stars" and "Ragamuffin Romeo. BRITISH TELEPHONE PROGRESS. (4) Fox Trot: "Collegiate Love" and
"To My Mammy"
(6) Waltz: "Rock Bfe to Sleep in
Your Arms" and "Mistakes." The total number of telephone (6) Fox Trot: "Like a Dream" and stations in the Post Office system, "You're the Sweetest Girl This says the Telegraph and Telephone Side of Heaven."
(7)
While I was examining the leaf of a. pear tree, Mr. Neale exposed---.... the rays of his "Death Wand" to the opposite side of the tree; this caused me to make an involuntary jump three feet in the air.
It holds an enormous extra petrol by Mr. J. Neale, an electrical en- supply.
gineer, of Southborough, Tunbridge 15 Years Flying.
Wells.
That" remarked the Inventor, When the machine takes off with When swarms of caterpillars and full tanks from St. John's it will sen fly invaded Mr. Neale's gar-e proof of the shock it gives to
"Death garden pests." weigh well over a ton, and to help den, he invented the
Voltage ControÏ...
on the tail skid,
10.16 p.m.
Journal, was 1,889,193, representing Fox Trot: "All I Want to Just an increase of 7,083 in one month. One" and "Dancing to Save Of theso. 678,741 (an increase of Your Sole,"
|2,059) werd in London and 1,210,451 (an increase of 4,124) in the coun- try.
(8) Blues: Home Is
(0)
Heaven Heaven Home" and "I Don't Need Atmosphere." Fox Trat: "I'm in the Markat
The total number of inland trunk
for You" and "Just Like in a calls, dealt with in February, 1980 Story Book."
(the latest period for which statis- One Step: "The Verdict is Life" ties are available) was 8,688,363- and "Reminiscing." (11) Fox Trut: "I Remember You an increase of 161,488, or 1.8 por from Somewhere" and "Washing cent, over February, 1929. Outgoing Dishes with my Sweetle.international calls numbered 40,241 and incoming International calls Morning" and Aloha De cent) and 2,379 (6.8 per cent.) (12) Waltz Three O'Clock in the 48,971--Increases of 1,631 (8.7 per Extras:500
Waltz: Dolores and Revenge." respectively over the same month "Living in the Sunlight Fox last year. Trot); and Your Brought a New
in raising this immense load Wand," and proceeded to carry out The "Death Wand," which Mr.(19) into the air a special wheeled trol. Wholesale slaughter by electrocu Neale had already protected by ley. Is fitted to the tall to tion. An electric current was sent hold it up in flying position when through the leave and stems of patenta, is a simple arrangement of taking off and to minimise the drag plants and trees, destroying in its batteries, insulated leade, switches, passage everything alive, excepting arrow-shaped copper wand, the
and earthing rod. Except for the 11.10 p.m. Once the machine has taken off the plant itself.
machine resembles an ordinary this trolley is dropped into the sea.
Green Fly Massacre. wireless sot enclosed in a small Squadron Leader Wynns Eyten A demonstration of the "Death box. A four-volt accumulator is f1⁄2 42, and a married man. Wand" was held for my benefit in used, having a range of twenty He joined the R.F.C. In August, my own garden (writes a Dally working hours without recharging, 1915 and was with the R.F.C. and Express representative), where There is a voltage control switch to ¡R.A.F. until his retirement from thousands of bloated green flies supply current of varying strength
the service in 1326 and fat caterpillars gorge them-|to, different classes of plante.proximately 2 to 3 minutes be
He then went to Rhodesia, where selves:: Into condition of blissful In operation the current is tween Dances. be rau tobacco plantation until com
the beginning of the present year,
when he returned to England to prepare for his fight"
Kind of Love to Me S
Fox Trot: "Telling it to the
Dalslos" and "Whippoorwill"
There will be an interval of ap- QUALITY PRINTING
As di
switched on and the tips, of the At Intervals during the Even- following results were ob- leaves and atema infested with fning Programme the latest Test
Nosture, seçte are filcked with the copper Match Scores will be broadcast. Mining_meggote, burled In the wand.
11.16 p. Close Down,
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