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THE EARTH.”
EUROPE STANDING STILL,
A warning that birth control may bring the danger of de population,
1 p.m.-Local time and wenthes in countries where over-popuła, tion has been threatened, was given by Professor Julian Huxley in a discussion in the Zoology Section of the British Association,
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. He pointed out how man had duced the dangers of life-violent dahth, discnso, fire, ote-and said tions was rapidly coming to an end, The possibility of large scale migra
SMUGGLING.
DESPERATE GANGS RUN BY WEALTHY MEN.
MR. JORDAN'S STATEMENT AT OPIUM CONFERENCE.
Bangkok. --Mr. "A. B. Jordan, noting Secretary for Chinese Aftairs, 8.8., and a member of the British Idelegation to the Opium Conference now being held here, told the con- ferendo of the difficulties Malay had experienced when "smuggling was rife during the rubber restric tion period.
had been on a very large scale.
The smuggling," said Mr. Jordan,
It
p.m.-Programme of, too, was that of rapid expansion had been organised by wealthy men |
in many countrissIndia, China, Britain, Belgium-under economic Feonditions similar to those of the [present day.
Variety.
Orchestral--" Bitter Sweet-Bilter
Sweet."
LI
Sweet
If
Orchestral Bitter"
Love Were All"—Jack Payno np his B.B.4. Dance Orchestra.
----5443.
Humuri Song || "Virginia"
(There's a Blue Ridge in
Professor A. M. Carr-Sounders (Liverpool) said that to-day the population in this country was not reproducing itself, and in America There was hardly an exception to it was only just reproducing itrol
the that that" decline in the birth | rate was confined to races of pure yease to increase within, say, three Frapopong descent, and, these would
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Flert). Humorous Song" He's - Tait, Dark and Handsome."--Sophie Tacker assisted by Test Shapiro,
Organ Solo Pleading." Organ Solo-" Devotion." - Thr.
anter Capey.---3384 Voral Quintette---"' Hurt."' Voral Quintette By All the Stars Above You."-The Macs frog -DB432. Negro Spiritual-Ev'ry Time 1 Feel the Spirit" -Layton and Johusion-4930.
generations.
Peaceful Migration,
Profexor J. A. E. Crew (din- burgh) said the Chinese were swarm- ing and were conquering in their [ponceful migration vast regions in The Pasite
This migration is na, event,” he went on, which surpasses in im portance all the civil wars that are now being prosecuted in China, for we are being evidenes that of all the human stocks the Chinese are perhaps the most adaptable.
carried out by desperate gangs which stuck at nothing when there wus interference in their illicit
trado.
As
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result of this smuggling there had been widespread bribery and corruption among Government employees.
Mr. Jordan added that he thought knowledge of this 'experienĉo might encountered by the countries repre- be useful in view of the diffenties
sented at the Conference.
Collection of Dress, There was a lengthy discussion at the conference yesterday on the collection of drose.
SAVED BY MAGNET.
METAL BALL TN BOYS LUNG DRAWN OUT.
In Nottingham General Hospital there is a six-year-old convalescent | who is cheerfully unaware that, ho has been the subject of one of the most remarkable surgical fents in the hospital's history.
which became embedded in his lung. He willowed a hall bearing.
and pneumonia followed. Owing to his weakness an anaesthetic could not be employed to permit an opera- tion through tracheotomy.------
Dr. H. Bell Tawse, throat, pose and car specialist, decided that the only chance of removing the bali bearing without à vital operation was by means of magnet
The Eye Infirmary was asked to lend a powerful apparatus, which draws foreign particles, from eyes. The Boy's body was passed through the magnet, so that when the cur- rent was switched on he was in the middle of a powerful magnetic field
A tube with a small electric bulb
the lud's throat. After great dife at the end was then passed down
ficulty the small metal ball was located, and an iron rod, made
serted down the tube. specially for the operation, was in-
Ia sevend the ball was clicked It was felt that smokers ought
on the magnetian bar and then the aut to be allowed opium unless they surgeon successfully withdrew, the reurned the quantity of dross coretruction from the boy's body an responding to that produced from the end of the iron rod. smoking the opium obtained at the last purchase.
The Siamese deleghts naked if it was against the spirit of the Geneva Agreriment of 1925 if mor
DEC: 9th 10th 11th 10am to 7pm. Segro Spiritual Were You dians, the Tapanese and the Chinese phine was extracted from dross.
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A Garamcrunt Picture [COMING KING'S
There Turner Layton-9935. Instrumental Trio- Anita."--. Ann Tillig Hawaiian Juitar), Al · Bewly (Guitar) and Sid Bright (Piano).
Banjo Sola -y" Progressions."
Len Fillis-e99.,' Hamorous Musologie "Mr. Pol- Le Visits Southeng," Gillie
Potter-5067
If this is the mase, then indead they will inherit the earth.
We have to ateept the fact that Linst us We and other peoples swarmed years ago, so now the In-
tare exhibiting this filtratory urge But whereas 'in mir time, thurs was ample room, nowadays there are politient barriers to migration fever}where,"
The Human Burden.
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Professor Basley, speaking Inter, said that a man had been for might well is inade a condition of some time a burcion upon the rates it further relief that he should bags no more children, providing sein tiae mens were available.
Sir Malcolm Belevingne did not consider it would be against the agreement if the terms were fully adhered to.
The Siamese delegate said they had-aos extracted morphine but they desired to know what the posi tion was at present. "With the ex- ception of a very small quantity for addiets all dross collected through Is the day of judgment ap the shops was thrown into the sea. proaching? "ansked Professor Maela this way 2,310,638 calls were des . (The Aunties amit Freios ge Bride, on the same Subjees. "Ara
troyed. down to the entry).
we approaching a conditio when repalntion becomes of serious pro- blen: 12
5.30 to 0.19 p.r.- Children's Co-
cert. "from the Studio.
6.19 16 5.4 p.m.-~
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• Mon Law" 401,"M. Witkowski).... Owing to the diminishing birth- rate we shall have a stationary Nobert Chundesus (Piano) and population in thirty years, but even Orchestre Symphonique ofthen we shall have far too many Paris."-go25-9827.
people in England. Ever since the P.Strick quotations. anil
war the population pressure bas povies, #ter
increased tremendously.
4.15 to 7.20 p.m.Ta
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Every legislative step. in recent years has made it possible for mora Jusienux (Schubert incompetent people to live in these Op. 1) Ethel
Leginskualde and fewer people to seek 4887-4590,-
their fortunes abroad. should say **Moderato in C-Andante in Athe day of judgment will approach
Flat Maderato in C Sharp within a reasonable time. Minor-Allegro Vivace in P Mina-Allegretto in A Flat 7.20 to 30 p..-*-
the
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In the past,' when our power was built up. there was ruthless weeding out of the weaker members of the community. Scottish Selections.
If we are going to subsidise the Song--“ Castles in
Air" | poorer and wenker members who are (Traditional).
banding on their poorer or wenker Song" Up in the Mornin' Earndoubtedly the character of the qualities to their descendants, then
race will change and the word English will cease to have the significance that it.once did."
ly" (Hamilton and Mackenzie). -Margaret
'Stewart
(Soprano) --3666,
Organ Solo-"Just a Wee Deoch
and Doris."-Medley. (Pub, Feldman & Co.).—Quentin M. Maclenn.---5629.
Band The Thistle" (Selection "f Scottish Melodies), --Reg. Band of H.M. Grenadier (inurds.102. Song-“ Duncan Gray" (Robort
Burns).
Song- The Standard on the
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FIRE CHARGE AGAINST
SIX WOMEN.
Harmiess Use Wanted. H.S.II. Prince Viwat, the Siamese delegate, said he would, like to find some harmlets and legitimate usc for the dross, collected. The pos sibility di using dross for the pro- duction of morphine had not been considered at any previous corder- It did not appear contrARY to the spirit of the Geneva Agree- ment.
ence.
Sir Malcolm Delevingne thought that no formal objection could be raised to the use of drons for the manufacture of morphine. It was contrary to the Génovis Agreement. A resolution on the matter is
Compulsory Smoking Plan Rejected. being drafted.
The recommendation that a system of compulsory opium establishments" should be introduced everywhere was also discussed.
Braes Of Mar" (Laing)-Elder cluse whose body was found in a The death of an aged woman re- Canningham (Basa-Baritone)blazing house at Rothesay on Sept. had drümatic sequel when aix women were arrested on a charge of having wilfully set the house on âre.
Sir Malcolm Dolevingne consider ed that the policy of the British Governinens Wak
to discourage RËÇLUSE DEAD IN BURNING | public smoking. If the recommen
HOUSE.
dation was accepted it would mean that they would have to establish
lishments and scrap a great deal of
large number of smoking estab
existing machinery.
The recom- mendation, therefore, was not ac- coptable.
7.50 to 8 pm.
• Memories of Tchaikowsky" (arr. Sear). The J.11. Squire Celeste Outeble-0198.
8 p.m.-Local time and weather re-
port.
8.3 to 10.30 p.m.-Chiness, concert
from the Studio..
They appeared at the Sheriff's Court at Rothesay, and committed to Greenock Prison pending fur they inquiries.
The proceedings were private, and the women's names were not 10.30 p.m.Rugby mid-day Press disclosed. They were taken by
news.
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The French delegate said the change would be very serious and would be quite wrong. It would tend to develop illicit traffic.
The Netherlands, Portuguese, Burmese and Japanese delegates aluo rejected the recommendation on the ground that it would be re- trogrude.
The Siamese delegate said the
motor-car to the Rothesay pier, and thence by steamet to Greenock. Miss Alice MeSally, as reported as,
The body of the aged woman, the time, was found in a bedroom policy of public smoking establish- ments was introduced in Biam ten of her residence,... Montgomery House by Gremen who were sum-years ago and had given satisfac- moned to extinguish the. Are.
tion. It had great adyantages in the control of dross and as a result
Polico
investigations followed,
and the Crown obtained a post draw from the market prastically all of the system Siam was able to with. mortem report from Professor Gluister, the Glasgow medical crithe dross from the opium smoked. minologist.
It was decided to record, the view? Miss Mubally, who was 80 years that the Conference did not approve olil, was n well-known figure on the recommendation, account of her eccentric fashion of dress. She was of a quiet disposi- | tion, and her neighbours knew very little of her. She appeared to have no relatives.
The conference may sit another eight days as the agenda is still considerable. Tho-conferenca han already aut eleven days, twoją pf. which have been private.
So far as is known, no other onse is on veerd of an electric magnet having been' employed in a similar operation,
WOMAN VICTIM OF GUNMEN.
BODY FOUND IN A BULLET- RIDDLED CAR
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