W
THE WATCH YOU WEAR
On your wrist today in a reliable, efficient and highly accurate timekeeper. But it would spt be what it in, sen for two great discoveries. Then year marks the anniversary. Twenty-İlve years ago, the Rolex "Oyster" waterproof case was perfected, Swenty years.
go, the Rolex feminding "Perpetuai” movement,
The XVIIIth Century piantess of horology, dreaming of aver-perfection in watches, undoubtedly know that their ultimate goal was unattainable until the delicate movement could be protected by a really waterproof case, and safeguarded from the vagaries of handi
PITAL TO ME1ā↓ '
Materiale of all roris, have been used in countless attempts to make a watch parman- ently waterproof. It was felt to Roiwe, in 1916, to discover the simple principle of the self-sealing action of one metal to another, and produce the fest truly, permanently waterproof watch.
winding by a celiabio, sutí-winder. In the Roles "Ortier" cato, palerted in 1926, we have the fint truly waterproof case, in the Rolex "Perpetual" Rotor. mechanism, palented In 1931, we have the first truly trustworthy salf-winding movemen
Proof of their affilancy, il prøvd were nanded, live' in the fast that the salf-priyding waterproof watch is accepted today as se integral part of our modern life..
A radical and brilliant departure from al other attempts at a self-winding watch was the secret of the success of the inter "Perpetual". The superiority of the Rotor, › invented by Rolex in 1931, is proved beyond any doubt by the fact ther most self-winding watcher built today have adopted the comp
principle.
Genuine advances in watch-making science came at all-too-cure intervalos here are two of which we thought fitting to mark the anniversary,
The cream of the Stolen production is ☆ marked by the fsmaus Roter "Red SealTM
*
It is a sign that EACH AND EVERY Raten
*
chronometer has been submitted to the
* rigorous tests of a Swiss Government Test- Ing Station, has passed thers successfully, ★ and has been awarded the coveted Official Timing Certificata,
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THE ROLEX ROLL OF HONOUR: Autumn 1905. Launching of the First Rolex writl-watch. March 27, 1910, First Rolex wrist-chronometer to obtain an Official Timing Certificate at Swiss Government Testing July 15, 1915. Rolák obtains the first class "A" Certificate
awarded to a wrist-chronometer, at Kaw Observatory. October 7, 1927. Mercedes Gleitie, London stenographer, swims the Channel wearing a Rolex Oyster, the world's first waterproof watch.
1931. Creation of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual, the First 'water-
proof watch to wind itself.
1945. Launching of the Rolex Datejust, first waterproof, self- winding wrist-chronometer in which the data is shown through a small window on the face.
1948. Rolan achieves the highest-ever accuracy for a 30 mm. size wist-watch at the world-famous National Physical La- basstory. Teddington, England,
with 93.8 points.
December 31, 1999. Rolex achieves
the highest accuracy record for ' wrist-chonometers at Genivä Observatory for a 28.3 mm. size movement (859 points). 1931. Rolex obtains its 1443h
"Chu A" Oknervatory Certi fiesto from the Kew IN.P.L.) Observanty for its regular 10% round movement of 23.7 mm. diameter.
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 12,. 1952.
Is Eisenhower now
a White House 'Cert'?
THE MEN who should know are saying that whoever the Democrats finally pick, he won't stand much of a chance against the "I Like Ike" brigade now that Truman is out.
T
by R. M. MagCOLL
Washington, well shun some lesser and foreign policy: the building of THE EISENHOWER relatively unknown. De. the West, the Atlantic Union, aid to Greece and Turkey, "bandwagon" for mocrat and turn to a man NATO, the Point Four Aid Pro- the presidency ro- they do know well, the most gromme and all the rest. ceived another mighty shove Liberal of the Republicans
And it seems that a majority forward when 67-year-old General Eisenhower.
of the American people-despite Harry S. Truman, of Mis-
the undoubted but patchy youri, told a stunned United THERE WAS the tricky per- strength of the Imolationist die
sonal difficulty between harde-approves that polley. States of America that he
the President-and commander- If Truman har stayed in the would not fight for the pre-in-chief-Harry Truman, and running there would not have sidency again this year. hip
NATO Supremu ceneral been much point in changing Eisenhower.
pilots.
Does this make Eisen- hower a "cert"? This was the most potentially devas tating of
'many "chain reactions" touched off by Truman's words.
All
other Democratic candidates in the field had their hands greatly strengthened, too, of course,
But it was Republican Eisenhower who gained the grentest aid and comfort. -And-thu-ponsi
THE VERY big floating vote of America contained hundreds of thousands of men and women who would probably, if Truman had stood again, have remained loyal to a man they knew and liked.
Now, with Truman out of the picture, they may very
THE BIG SPLASH BOOK
JUST NOW big a surprise is the Truman decision to Truman? Americans are taking as their yardstick Truman's lavish “pli- about-me" book published lesa than a fortnight ago. In more than 250 pages-with illustra- 11ons in colour-the utmost
Eisenhower had gone on the
encyclopedia "Mr. Prealdent ** (cover reproduced on right) had all the looks of an electioneering weapon. It now emerges as a sort of farewell from the man who, when Franklin D. Roose- veit died in 1945, stepped intò a job he did not want,
But with fairly cate think most
Truman gone, 鼎 Americans would
In this hiatorio volume th? President of the United States whilla in office, makai publie much of his personal disas
le tirez and notes,
EMA
House, oven though labelled who tend to be Republicans, he Republican
has backed Truman's "fair deal" He certainly was not keen to ardently from the start, record witli some gorical statements about not instinctively look to Elstahower fight him at the polis anyway.
No. 4 Is technically not a asking to be relieved of his post as much the most likely man to Now what about the Demo- hopeful at all because he has by Truman,
carry on the foreign policy, on crats Truman's own men? It lately been saying all he wants a "mixture as before" basis. munnannt long agy now known that Traman was significant that Truunad is to remain Covernor of Ullinois.
not thime StressW roid significantly that Eisen- would very much have liked to
His name is Adal Stevenson hower was tree to come home have Elsenhower as his Demo- There are three Democratie and he is sometimes referred to any time it his consolence let cratie successor, and that if the hopefuls, possibly four.
as a "prairie Roosevelt." him and he was convinced the could have been arranged "be job was done in Europe,
would have stepped out long HOPEFUL No. 1 is 49-year- Only drawback: He has never age with a light heart.
old Estes Kefcuver, the Senator been seen on across-the-nation Eisenhower's men were un-
from Tennessee, who sprang trita TV, and outside the Mid-West And a way
ratonal fame by cushing-in un he might be difficult to "sell." happily trying to round all this. The retirement
the great new power of TV a Truman
this diminishes of
year ago. problem,
IN ALL the seven years that he has been in, the White House, Trumen has never ceased to plug away doggedly at his
Eisenhower
Senate
But, with the strength growing dally, Tru- He presided over the
But most of the *American man's present gesture makes it Crime Investigating Committee, look almost as though he had whose televised meetings rival- pundits look for two things (you come to the conclusion that he led the world's baseball series might just remember, though, would "like" Ike" in the White for getting meals burned-un-how awfully-wrong-a pundit-
watched in kitchens and Im can be);— portant offles work neglected.
And remember, in that New Hampshire primary, Kefauves scored a smashing defeat Truman himself.
THE RIGHT AND WRONG WAY TO RELAX
E
London.
VERY week until tuber- BERNARD EATON
culosis of the spine
meets the man sent him to Zurich, Sir Stafford Cripps religiously who taught Sir visited cream-painted Stafford Cripps.
2
in Holland Park, house London, whose brass plate proclaims to the world "The Isobel Cripps centre."
"What,"
I asked, "is wrong
with the way I am sliting?
Mr Erle de Peyer, the vice-
principal, sald, "You are not using your anti-gravity muscles. In fact, you prc relaxing too much.
It was founded by his wife in 1048 for the propagation of gospel of health which had claimed as its staunchest ad- herents such celebrities A6 Relaxing too much! It was George
Bernard Shaw, Henry then that I discovered that most Irving,
Viola Tree, Constance people don't even know how to Collier and Matheson Locg.
relax.
And to its technique Sir Staf- ford owed his ability to work 16 to 18 hours a day without undue fatigue.
Straightest Back
de Peyer, results in complete relaxation in work, piny or rest because you will be using your
of
ONE: Elsenhower home any day now, to plunge into a per- sonal and all-ont campaign" for the presidency,
TWO: Whatever may be the HOPEFUL No. 2 is 55-year course of events at the Demo- old Senator Richard Russell, of cratic Convention in July, and Georgia, a polished and solid whoever they finally pick as | Southerner who sprang like their candidate, he will not Ketauver, 10 national attention stond much of a chance against in the spring of last year. Eisenhower
And Mr Republican Taft? HOPEFUL No. 3 la Rober!
Well, the feeling is he ought to body economically.
Kerr, 6ft 3ins. Governor of
do the graceful thing and let Oklahoma who was born in a This theory is supported by a log cablu. He is an oil multi-th other fellow be called Mr famous physicist, who estimates millionaire, but
Republican Ike, that a ten-stone man should use majority of wealthy Americans, -(London Express Servico)
only half
"foot pound" of energy in taking one step. Badly- poised people and most of us are-use dive "foot pounds."
The
Isobel Cripps
Centre a per-
climinate waste of energy A everyday life.
teachers regard this as fest txample of their almo
This, for instance, is how you may be wasteful:
Strain on Body: For what usually posses "relaxed" is Instead "slumped." Lifting a shoulder when est- You are laying yourself open Ing; leaning back when you put to backache and a slipped dise your but on; lensing your head by straining the ligaments of when sitting down; picking up a your back, you are robbing your heavy weight without bending body of oxygen by restricting your legs; turning your body your breathing, and you are when you look round; looking encouraging indigestion by up when you open A window; cramping your stomach.
arching your back when You wash up.
This week there is to be a public demonstration of this revolutionary system which hides behind the imposing name What you should really do la of "psycho-physical re-educa- use the muscles of your neck
You are putting unnecessary tlon" by 30-year-old, Scotsman and back to keep the body in train on your body If you do Charles Nell, the principal. - proper alignment.
these things. So, says Mr do This is one of the lessons that Feyer,
the shopgirl who the five teachers of the Isobel habitually stands on one leg-in Cripps Centre have been teach- fact there is nn-orthopaedic ing their pupils for years.
At the centre the other day- in a room whose furniture inain ly consisted of two large, full- length mirrors, I learned that most of the 50,000,000 people In theso islands just don't know how to sit, stand, lie, walk or work.
Main Principle
complaint known as "shopgirl's hip," which results from this.
And so do the factory workers
Today more than 500 pupils a who don't stand with their feet year are assimilating such con- straddled. cepts, and this technique is
Although Mr Nell's technique
The man who told, me had the claimed to have eliminated such is not primarily designed to cure straightest back I ever saw. complaints na chronie failgue, ailments, he claims that a great His head was superbly pulsed on backache, sciatica,
These incidental
Abronitis, many
Success&a
his neck, and he Beemed to
are cured by correcting
the lumbago, nervous exhaustion and the posture of
body- view me from a great height. asthma.
including some neuroses.
Nervous tension and anxiety and has been eliminated, he says, by adjusting the balance of the body and therefore of the mind. That
He sat down without looking. down and stayed seated with have been achieved by following his head and back held straight, the main principle of Mr Nell neurosis con,
to get the head in proper align- I shifted, uncomfortably in my ment with the Epinal column, comfortablé seat, feeling he was and keep it there.. eyeing my position with dis- The perfect posture and why the method is known as approval,
balance which follow, claims Mr psycho-physical re-education,
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