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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUAR
ROUND TELS QUEER WORLDHI MOIRAVE WAYEZ
KISSES WITH A KICK ARE
THE VERY LATES
IT MAY BE CLARET OR PORT
Kisses with a kick in them are the latest craze in Russia. Lipstick has been invented which can be flavoured with alcohol anything from champagne to claret cup, vodka to old and fruity port.
- Moscow maidens are saying, "Have this one with me," and aj staid Soviet newspaper says "In- toxicating kisses will now become an- actual-fact, not- a mere form of expression.”
"xxx" at the bottom of a letter may mean love and kisses, but young Russia now interprets the symbol as three quick ones.
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This Is Good, Too!
But Lieutenant Herbert Thatcher. of San Antonio, Texas, has just had an experience that made him gìd- dier than a couple of hours,spent in the company of a Soviet beauty chorus.
He got into a steep turn while flying, and then his joystick jam- med. The machine wouldn't go up or down. It just went round and round.
After chasing his tail till he saw siz suns, the lieutenant decided to risk his parachute. He landed safely.
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NUTRAAMMENSAHEBAKURBAN of parallel pipes carrying com-
First Results In India Elections
London, To-day. Figures are now available of the first results in the provin- cial council elections in India.
In Bengal, where it was a question of electing 200 mem- bers to the Bengal Parliament, the Congress Party obtained 54 seats, while the All-India Moh- ammedan League obtained 40, European 25, the Anglo-Indians 4 and Independents, 89 seats. Trans-Ocean
pressed an, and sunk to a depth of about 30ft. Each pipe is perforated! with small holes several inches [apart. When a wave passes over them the jets of air released through the perforations, it is claimed mooth the water surface. With the of strong columns of compressed air a large wave could be levelled.
Tests at Sebastopol are reported to have shown that waves three or four feet high could be. reduced in force and height by per cent. The "crests" were completely smoothed out.
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When Will Their Voices Fade? A ray which makes people ori things completely invisible has
Sir Thomas Inskip Minister for Coordination of Defence,who told the House of Commons. yesterday that in the last nine months of fast year, British spent £137,000,000 'on
He was given an interview with been discovered by an Italianew? Azmimænis. the President patted on the back, scientist, according to the Rome and told that if his sons also sur-newspaper "Secolo-Sera." rendered they should have a An experiment is described in square deal at the trial.
which the ray was turned on two
ORISSA ELECTION
"The effect is obtained," says the newspaper, "by an electro-optical The RMS. "Empress of Russia” combination, with the emanation of arrived at Manila yesterday morn- special electric rays similar to Xing left in the afternoon and is due rays"!
at Shanghai on Friday.
Boasting of his friendship with women who were talking. They gra- Bombay, To-day.In the elec- the President, the bandit return-dually faded out of sight and dis- tions in Orissa, the Congress Party ed to his sons that with his in appeared completely. But their of Pandit Nehru obtained a maj- fluence in presidential quarters voices could still be heard in argu- ority with 36 out of 60 seats. they could be sure of a square ment.
Trans-Ocean. deal at the trial. The got it. Also a square cell, for 570 years. And Pop's with them.
* * * A Queer Husband Queer people, Captain and Mrs.
Just Claimed Agnes Foss, of New York Before. I. Napoleon Bonaparte's days, the Captain left on a polar trip he before the big boom Uncle Sam had promised his wife that she should a few cents to spare, and bought talk to him every day!
13,000 acres, of rugged mountain To-day, he is somewhere near the land in Colorado (where the beetles. North Pole, and over the radio come from) for a penny-halfpenny comes homely advice from home...an acre from Napoleon himself. "You wear your warmest wollies. dear, if it's cold”
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Possession has just been formal- ly claimed in a ceremony at which the Stars and Stripes were unfurl- ed by Governor Edward C. Johnson; of Colorado State..
Hard. Hard Labour Authorities of Santa Cruz. believe that criminals should be given time
Only fly in the ointment is that to think over their misdeeds.
the hundreds of settlers wish Uncle Total sentence of 570 years has Sam had put in the bailiff 130 years just been meted out to a family of ago. They demand technical re four popular brigands in Santa cognition of their own ownership. Cruz; and between ourselves, it was a bit of dirty work. -
The leader surrendered, but his sons remained at large.
'CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN CUBA
Sequel To Recent Labour Laws
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"De-Waving The Sea
A Russian scientist has invented a method of smoothing out the waves of the sea. It may be ap- plied to seaplane harbours, for re- ducing the difficulties of taking off and alighting in rough weather.
The invention consists of a series
HIDDEN ALARM DEFEATS
Havana, To-day. GANG ROBBERS
Walk Irto Police Arms Wth $10,000
Canton, To-day..
Concentration camps are being constructed in Cuba, according to à Government announcement, te contain 40,000 Jamaican labourers who are awaiting deportation under the new Native Labour Laws.
It is, planned to repatriate the A $10,000 robbery, took place in labourers, who have been working Canton yesterday but was frustrat In the Cuban sugarcane planta ed by the resource of the victim. It tions, in naval transports, at the is stated that pretending them rate of one thousand at a time (selves to be workmen seeking wages
-Reuter
GENERALISSIMO BOUND FOR NANKING
Shanghai, To-day
from Mr. Loo Tak-chien, a build- ing contractor, three robbers went to Mr. Leo's residence at 108, Man Tak Road They seized Mr. Loo and the members of his family, tied them up, and then opened the safe and took out $10.000 in Canton notes.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Mr.
however, was able
were
left Fenghua for Hangchow yespreas an alarm bell under his be terday morning, -- wit Skladáme Chiang, en route to Nanking. by the police when they were leav Our Own Correspondent.
ing-Our Own Correspondent.
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