HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SATURDAY “MAIL" FOREIGN. AND COMMONWEALTH NEWS DESK
Allergies Caused By Noise!
The Third Most Serious Disease Affecting Man
Paris.
IF you are subject to asthma, hay fever, or
cczema, don't listen to the noise of the vacuum
cleaner.
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with allergy Illnesses
Increasing
They rent that alter cancer and heart diseases allergy 115- 134 13
the ente serbus affecting mankind
On the last day of the con ference, they warned that allergy Binesses are increasing.
In England 1,000,000 working days a year are lust through ollergy sicknesses, and in France they cost £ 140 million a year.
Plastics have been found to cause allergy sicknesses, many doctors
the reported to
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A change from one city te another, or from mountain seaside, may cure your allergy sickness But not always.
Cosmetics
One doctor reported the case of n mat who moved from Murvetlies, where dust caused his asthma, te Paris-where gave him eczema
It
Women sufferers from asthma, hay fever, and eczema should and
from their allergy spectailst whether the make-up they are using is the cause, Thousands of cases of cosmetle allergy poisoning have been re- ported.
ference, Research is going on Or maybe even your plastic to and out whether nylen stock- handbag โร causing allergie ings, shirts, dresses, and under-discomfort.
STAGE CLUB
present
"TOBIAS AND THE ANGEL”
Thursday.
Friday, Saturday,
A Comedy by JAMES BRIDIE
on
11th December at 9 p.m. 12th Decembor at 7 p.m. 13th December at 9 p.m.
at the
LOKE YEW HALL, HONG KONG UNIVERSITY Bookings at Moutries.
Alexandra House, Des Voeux Road Central
'FLOWER EXPRESS'.
SERVICE TO
ARCTIC CIRCLE
ย
SAS Stewardess Carin Qvarnstrom-Ygborg--with
lovely armful of carnations and mimosa, which were sent on a special "Flower Express" from the Itailan and French Rivieras direct to Scandinavia last month.
RE
DED roses will bloom above
the
Circle Arello
this winter.
Scandinavian Airlines System announced it will Inaugurate a special "Flower Express"1 from the French and Italian Rivieras direct to Scandinavia. One consignment of freshly-cut flowers on each filght-frum FORCH to carnations will go to Kiruna, a mining town in the north of Sweden. above the Arctic Circle.
The airline will "Sky-Freight" the flowers from the Riviera
three times a week to begin with, and from the middle of December four times weekly will the middle of March.
SORROW KILLS A DOG
FAITHFUL
Milan. dog died
A hore of apparent
row three
SOT-
days after his mustor diod as a result ol avor-exposure to X-rayı.
Lae
tiaf, a gentle shepherd dog. refused to eet following death of his master Prof. Ignazio Barberi, a scientist working at the Milan Veterin- ary Clinic.
Prof. Barber, known locally as "the friend of the animals, first auffered signs of
radio- dermatitis
sicLn discaro caused by over-exposure to X- Tuys in 1941. But he refused
to give up his work.
NEED HELP
"Animals need help from man, too," he said. "They are living things too."
Prof. Barberi took careful note of the progresS of his disease until three weeks ego when he lapsed into a coma and diod.
Olat, his doc from that moment refused to take food or water and died-UP.I.
BOOKIES WERE
TOO SMART FOR CONSTABLE
A
Sudbury.
POLICEMAN who tried to beat the bookmakers by means of a faked post- mark_was_gooted for months hore.
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Police Constable Jack Hamil- ton, 28, had the rùn of the local post office, where he called on night duty, it was stated.
Early on June 10, he stamped an envelope with a 4 am, post- mark, and after finding out the that day, sent his winners
the London double" off with mail.
were
But the belt did not fool the bookmakers. The policemant for- got that envelopes stamped with a wavy line.
The trick WDS
braced 10- Harriton, who in couZI ad- The Cowers, cat in the after-mitted attempting to obtain £41 next false pretences-China Mall
Special.
tw
noon, will be anloaded In Scandinavia early the morning--still Seld-fresh. The flawers will be packed for
BAS express shipment wicker baskets and cardboard boxen specially designed to permit the flowers to retain their natural molatnesN.
In addition to carnations, the "Flower Express” will CAITY roses and mimosa.
HONGKONG CONCERT ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTOR: VICTOR ARDY
LEADER: FRED CARPIO
CHRISTMAS CONCERT
PARAMOUNT
14th DECEMBER
SUNDAY
TICKETS
Hongkong
Bookings
Paramount
Book Early
$4
P.M.
Moutries, Harry Odell's Kowloon Radio People, Nathan Rd.
Doora Open 8 p.m.
Come Early
Doesn't Mind Having His Phone Tapped
Copenhagen.
The head of the Com muntels in Denmark doesn'i mind that his telephone Is being tapped, but he com- plained it should be done with more finesse.
Aksel Larsen, Com- munist Member of Parlia mont. wrote to the tele-
phone company that his conversation, have been interrupted.
do not care to protest against wire tapping by the secret police, but the tele- phone company · ought to have skilled technicians to do the job, and not lonve it to much butler-fingered persons," his letter sald,- U.P.I.
COLLEGE FOR CIRCUS STARS
A
Delhi, COLLEGE which will give degrees for such [accomplishments as tight- mpe walking, swinging an trapezes or lion-taming will open shortly at Kadhirur, {near Tellichorry, In the South Indian state of Kerala. A privately-nmi eires college,
It will take about 100 studenti, many of them women, for a four-year counes.
Professor K. Damodarun, founder and president of the Indian Chau Amoglation, said that
college triding ontimated to cons 278,000 in pow {zioering completion.
Kaunia is traditionally famed for its aerobniu" and providlem the bulk off artlases by the decam | its. Lackin/Chion Mali špecial.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
with
ROLEX
A landmark in the history of Time measurement
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Gift Ideas
"HOLLWOOL"
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Manufactured in Holland by one of the leading Mills "HOLLWOOL” FABRICS are obtainable in a great variety of novelty fancy designs and in a vast solection of the latest fashionable shaden!
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Now on sale at all Leading Fashion Stores, Department Stores and Piece-goods Shops in Hongkong and Kowloon!
Pringle of Scotland
Cashmere TwinSETS & CARDIGANS
at a very Special Price
Twinset
Cardigan
$149.80 a set,
$ 85.80 aps.
In white, black. charcoal, olive light brown, saxe, pink, cherry and fawn. This bargain price to be in affect till X'mas only.
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