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CANCER EXPERIMENTS Search For An PROVOKE U.S. INTEREST Honest Person
Chicago, December 18. Experiments with a powerful substance that pro- ducos cancer which can be neutralised word reported today by a Japaneso scientist. American cancer experts said that the report, by Dr. Ryojun Kinoshita, President of the Japanese Cancer Society, again raises the question of whether cancer is caused by a virus.
If such should prove to be had been unsuccessful. He urg-{ the case, they said, the answered American scleritists further to
the possibilities. might be in measures that have explore
No brought, smallpox and other tests have been made on humans. virus-induced diseases under control.
Dr. Kinoshita, in the absence of direct Anding, declines to
the agent, known as "000 fac- r" virus. However, he sakl an examination of the agent un der the electron microscope showed black dota, slightly larger but of the saine shape an Forme known viruses,
The cancer-causing agent, Dr. Kinoshita sold at a news confer ence, was illscovered necidentally Juring the WAT, A Nagasaki research scientist Injecled potas- slum, arsenale into a rat which previously had been treated with an aro (dye) compound. sut developed ຕ cancer of connecting issue that resembled leukemia,
Turmors Started
Tho thr
Fluid extracted from the rat'a abdomen was found to contain malignant cells in atate of suspension. Even though diluted many times, the fuld developed huge cancer] tumors within week to 20 days when injected into other
rata.
ethor strain
of
B
The
In
London, December 18. Commander John Duncan, of the Royal Canadian Navy, le trying to trace an பா. known person who found his wallet
containing €90 noise in Bouthampton a wook ago and returned it to him Intact by registered mal).
Commander Duncan 'tale- graphed
Southampton
am
newspaper today! anxious to find out who that splendid person
The registered packet contained only the wallet and (ta con- tenis and
note saying: "Good luck.”—Reuter.
4
INACTIVITY RULES IN
PEIPING BATTLE AREA
CHRISTMAS JOTTINGS
WINDSOR
PRESENTS
Windsor, December 18. Princess Margaret distributed Christmas presents to the staff ni Windsor Castle today. A large
Christmas Windsor Forest
tree slood in the centre of the Oak Lincoln, December 18.
Room and the employees received Lincoln City have signerl
National Savings certificates which Arthur Jepson Stoke City's re- had been done up in parcels and taken from the tree by the Queen, serve goal-keeper.
B0-1 American Cancer ciety has shown intereft in his axperiments and arranged the news conference and also con ferences between Dr. Kinoshita| and American candor experts. Dr. Kinoshita previously dis- covered that azo dyes can couse liver cancer and that coal tor season. products can cause skin cancer,
Associated Press,
Last
up
Jepson, who plays county crie--Reuter. ket for Nottinghamshire, Stoke's regular goal-keeper inst
Was
He was formally with Port Vale, --Reuter.
Resting Place
Of Ancient Films
Singapore, December 18. This is the town where old films come to die. Crowds pack the smaller theatres to see the ghosts of long dead film stars flicker across tho
screen.
Among them are Tom Mix, the immortal cowboy, and John Burrymore and even such pre- war Asian favourtles as Sessue Hayakawa. Did you
him years ago in "Gambling Hell?" If you missed the show, It's running now in out of Singa pore's back-street theatres.
sce
packs therm in, Audleners who don't know English an- preciate this sort of picture,
Five Hours
Those serials that are stretched) over 13 Saturday afternoons in Europe are run off in one long four to five hour sitting out here.
The crowds love them.
Film importers like the pic- Coming soon is Tom Mix in atures, too. They pay a token sum te-rue of the 20-year-old "Mira to cover the cost of making a new cle Rider"--one of the talkies. You won't want to miss Helty
first print of the yellowing film, pub- find censor'n fcc. The
斷
TREE ARRIVES
London, December 18.
The 20 metres-high Christmas tree gift from Oslo to London -Was watched by hundreds of Londoners, when I arrived In Trafalgar Square In Central Lon- don today.
1
By MICHAEL KEON
Polping, December 19. |Military observers are drawing several conclusions from the fact that though the Reds hava about 100,000 mon deployed in a tight ring around an equal numbor of government dofonders, thoro has boon only light skirmishing so far with small casualties on both sides. `
government
Some observers speculate that the Nationalist com- mander, General Fu Tso-yi, is watching the great battle for Nanking itself and if the government position, unexpectedly improves he would deal the Reds heavy blows here. But if the government. col-l that fighting resumed. I drove out within half a mile of the lapses in Central China, these
Red-held South field, but the observera think,, General Fu will be unwilling to sacrifice only eign of activity on the his troops in a costly long
bars, bitter, windswept plain wa a small Nationalist Mon- drawnout defence of the Pei-
gollan cavalry patrol. ping-Tientsin area, which in
The
troops, well- thought to have already lost equipped with carbines, machine. any real significance in the guns and small mortars, sat in overall China situation.
ditches under the trees behind Little Activity
tiny brown-walled farm houses, watching for any Red thrust. Dally touring the fighting area
The Nationalist battery, three less than 100 Na- have seen
on the no Red miles back, was trained tionists wounded and
field. If General Fu Tso-yl want- prisoners. The South
ed he could undoubtedly hold the Insi link with
Reds Peiping behind Its great walls world-was taken by the Reds for a canskterable time, especial- The Norwegian Ambassador in late on Friday but on Saturday lyns matuy believe that the Reda London and the Mayor of Oslo moming an emergency airstrip
stti will hesitate to shell heavily the will present it officially on Mon- was completed
within the elty beautiful historic city and arouse Arst Nationailst day. On Tuesday evening carols and the
Alr
condemnation throughout will be sung round the tree-Reu-Force transport innded.
Friday night
country. and
Saturday 'morning were free of gunfire outside the city walls for the Brst time in t weck.
The tree, a magnificent spruce, arrived from the London Docks escorted by police motor-cyclists. It was unionded and trundled to the place, hear the Nelson Column, where it will be errcled during the week-end,
ter.
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PIKE'S TURKEY
London, December 18, Bernard Pike, aged 14, of East Knoyle, who offered in
provincial paper to change his 15-pound turkey for a table tennis set has re- ceived 160 offers from all parts of England and Scot. land.-Router.
Up
airfeld- the outside)
on
to mid-afternoon Saturday, there were no signs
butchers In the London district but not one was a British birdi. All of them were imported.
Christmas puddings were plen tiful In stups, but there was shortage of oranges, although the suppiles of grapes and tangarines were good.
Jap Artillery
sce
the
However, observers
the donger of Nationalist defections as in Mukden and Tainan. They point out that General Fu's troops are the best in China but other forces in the city area are much less dependable. Observers also are puzzled as to why the Reds have falled to launch full scale attack on the government force still outside the city walls,
The Bald was injected into an
rat Cancers developed suddenly but soon dis- appeared. Presumably the strain to develop a resistoner was able to, the agent and to câncer.
A fitrate known as
as schwarz- nan's call was injected into the
SHOPS INVADED cancer and into the blood of the I because it's advertised as "Tom's customers plunk down an average
The Reds are known to have London, December 18. Christmas trees were plentiful rancerous ruls.
Tumor masses first serial and his greatest plc-of HK$4 to get in.
plenty of Japanese artillery of With Christmas only one week but mistletoe was scarce and ex-
heavier calibre decreased in size and some dia- ture."
then the NR- 4/- per lb. Two million people-one third away, Britons invaded the shops, pensive at
Holly. tionalist armament, but so far appeared. When serum from a Many of the billboard ads are of Malayn's population-are re- in cities and towns today to buy smothered with red berries, was resistant rat Was mixed with as old as the fils themselves gular theatre goers.
they have not used it With the food, drink and gifts.
piled outside most of the green- The Helping populace, which cancer-causing ftult. Its Displayed prominently on most of tropical climate, sultry days and At the big London stores toys grocers' shops and sold cheaply. during the past 35 years malignant potence was neutral-them is that greatest of all won- quic's nightfall-they look to the were
has in greatest demand with The majority of the people have seen many old and new milliary ders of the lale 20's, "sound". lms for relaxation.
greetings cards and calendars as given up searching for whisky masters come and Liver Cancer
Aeroplanes dating back to 1918.
Ko remains "ye now, I'm o to see Doug near runners up. and 30-year-old racing cars are Fairbanks
and are content to buy compara-stoiently calm with a quiet "Mel n part of the billboard displays Bachdad."-Associated Press.
In The Thief of Thousands of turkeys were dis- tively cheap Empire wines Yu Fa Tze"-"There is for these old films.
tributed from Smithßeld Market to Reuter.
no way out of it."-United Press.
the
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to immunise rats so they could
not be infected with the fluid
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