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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 17, 1939.
VISIBLE MAN IN BLACK-OUT
Experiments to check the alarming street casualty rate in the black-out by changes in the clothing of men and women were made at a strange little night gathering which I attend- ed' in Hyde Park, writes a correspon- dent.
It consisted of men with white hat- bands slipped over sedate black bowlers, luminous arm-bands which. called up memories of the invisible man, white gas-mask cases with white strappings passed round the coat, white raincoats, white walking-sticks, and even white jerkins.
The other half of the cortege moved about, sedately and normally dressed, in near invisibility.
The demonstration, which had re- ceived official blessings from the R.A.C., Ministry of information, Home Office, "Safety First" Association and Chief Constables of various cities, was organised by the "Men's Wear Coun- cil of Great Britain" as a practical contribution to the grave problem of road accidents.
Practically every borough through- out the country is faced by a casualty list, chiefly pedestrians killed or in- jured in the darkened streets, a list which grows until, in some cases
the casualties of the first few weeks of the black-out are comparable with some of the results of the heaviest air raids during the Span- Ish war.
A dark avenue of trees was chosen for the Hyde Park cortege, which marched in twos towards the appro- priately dimmed lights of a car. Mea- sured distances were marked, and when the pedestrian became visible to a judge standing beside the car he was asked to stop, and the distance noted.
Most of those wearing one form or another of black-out insignia were visible from a distance of 20 to 25 yards.
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Sartorial palm went to the women. Where their fellow-demonstrators looked a trifle sheepish as they slip- ped on unfamiliar jerkins, armlets and bands, the womèn managed to make their white articles of wear look as. smart as any other new fashion and an addition to their toilet.
A white rubber cape--the kind used by women when they shampoo their hair or "make up"-gave a supremely elegant touch to a black coat belted with white leather, cost is. THE BIG PROBLEM
I commented on these things to one of the officials. He replied that man, that conservative and self-conscious animal, was the problem. It was he who was the major contributor to the casualty question.
Women, it was explained, had en- tered into all war problems with a certain amount of zest and their usual adaptability.
Richard Greene and Anita "Louise are prominently featured in Shirley Temple's first Technico- four production, "The Little Prin- cess," coming to the King's Thea- tre to-morrow.
LOCAL SHARES
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations to- day:
INSURANCES Canton Ins. $205 b.
SHIPPING Douglases $70 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, ETC. H.K. Docks $18.60 b.
MINING
H.K. Mines 4 cts. sa.
LANDS, HOTELS & BŪDGS. H.K. Realties $4.20 b.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $15.70 b. Yaumati Ferries $221⁄2 b. China Lights (Old) $7.00 b. H.K. Electrics $491⁄2 b. Telephones (Old) $20 b.
INDUSTRIALS Cements $14.60 b., $14.90 s.
STORES, ac. Watsons $7.90 b., $8.10 s.
MISCELLANEOUS Entertainments $6 b. H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 97 s.
MANILA SHARES Antamoks Ps. 14 sa. Atoks Ps. 171⁄2 sa. Baguio Gold Ps. .14 b. Batong Buhay Ps. .011 su. Benguet Consol. Ps. 11.20 sa. Big Wedge Ps. .19% b. Coco Grove Ps. .17 b. Consol. Mines Ps. .003 sa. Demonstrations Ps. .17 b. IX.L. Ps. .37% b. Ipo Gold Ps. 14 sa. Itogons Ps. .23 sa. Mambulao Ps. .04 b. Masbates Ps. .09 b.
Mind. Mother Lode. Ps. .07 b. Mine Operation Ps. .081⁄2 b. North Camarines Ps. .13% b. Paracale Gumaus Ps. .16% b. San Mauricio Ps. .74 sa. Surigao Consol Ps. .16 b. Suyoc Consol. Ps. .12 sa. United Paracales Ps. 311⁄2 sa.
LOCAL DOLLAR
The demand rate on the Hong Kong dollar to-day was 1/2-7/8....
Spot silver was quoted at 23-5/6 and forward at 23-3/8. ."
The London on New York cross rate was quoted at £—U.S.$4.02 and New York on London at £-U.S.$3.93-1/8.
'CLERGY MEN'S BOMBS
M. Georges London, writing from # "Little Inn on the German frontier”
to the Paris "Journal," says "an in=" ́formant" in whose judgment he had confidence told him the Nazis call the leaflets dropped by the RAF "clergymen's bombs.”
The "informant” suggested that these messages should be printed in | large type on both sides of the paper so that, no matter which way they feil, a man would not have to run the risk of being seen turning one over, and could glance down at it covarily.