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CAR'S CRASH INTO HOUSE.
DOCTOR'S DRINKS AT ASCOT.
The story of a struggle in police station with a doctor whose car had mounted a high bank and crashed into a house was told at Chertsey.
STARTLING MEDICAL
DISCOVERY.
MANILA DOCTOR REFUTES ACCEPTED FACTS.
What is expected to startle the world of medical scionco in the study of the leprosy, is the article on the transmission of leprosy, pre- pared by Dr. Cristobal Manalang, Dr. Patrick J. Conwell, 32, of chief of the division of malaria con: Marsden-crescent, Croydon, watrol of the Philippine health ser- fined £30 for driving a car while vice, which will be published short. under the influence of drink, and £5 ty in medical journals abroad, saya for driving in a dangerous manner.the Manila Tribunes. His licencu was suspended for
The article was written after Dr. twelve months.
It was stated that the wall and Manalang had made a series of cx; périments that, contrary to the pó- verandah of the house were dam-pular belief and teaching of leprosy aged by the ear. The erash occur. red after ten o'clock at night.
Mrs. Kate Dyos said that she and were lucky to be alive. They jumped down the bank and the car missed them by about three inches, Water from the radiator splashed over them. When, defend- ant got out of the car he was very bendy" at the knees, and "mora like a concertina than anything clac."
her son
Treated as a Joke.
MANAGING THE CURRENCY.
COMMERCIAL MEN'S PROPOSALS.
SUGGESTED POLICY FOR OTTAWA.
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Proposals for establishing "managed "enrrency system are mads in a report drawn up by n committee of the London Chamber of Commerce.
The committee, of which Viscount Leverhalme was chairman, propose that:
Currency should not be based un gold, but
Should be made to relate to all commodities which are produced.
the Bank of England should become a central bank pure and simple.
liability for reparations, and with a iar lighter taxation per head of the population, would be able to
No Gold Shipments. undersell all the other industrial i nations in every market of the All joint stock banks and private world, and it would be merely a banks accepting deposits and mak- question of time before another ing advances would be obliged to economic crisis was precipitated., I become members of the central bank-
"If, therefore, we are not pre-ing system. A Bank Act would fix pared to face a reform in the a maximum of nine credit pounds monetary system, we find our to every £1 cash hekl (the banks are..
at present holding 10 per cent, of srives on the horns of a dilemma.
their total deposits in liquid cash, If Germany is not relieved of e, they are lending 10 credit reparations and war dobis chans pounds for every £1 cash held); in Central Európa myst result. and the Central Bank would le On the other hand, if she is re: authorised to vary this ratio by £1 lieved of them, within a short at a time as circumstances demand, space of time ao cronomic crisis; At the first sign of inflation on the would arise in the Allied cout; | financial credit side the Central. tries, as they would find them-Bank would gradually reduce the selves undersoll in every market | ratio until it wan effective.
of the world by Germany."
With regard to the international
specialists, the disease is not trans-
As a means of meeting the prob- | aspect of the problem, it is stated missible to infancy or early child- The report has been approved by lems with which industry and com- that the practics of making inter hood. Many of the studies on le- the Council of the London Chamires are faced, the committes nd-national payments by means of gold prosy, even if they are based on re-her of Commerce as a basis for dis-vocate the operation of a manageit would be abandoned. liable evidence obtained from the cussion at the Ottawa Conference.
most intelligent class of people, are not only of little value but mislead- ing.
As a result of these findings, four doctors of the health service and various employees submitted them selves to leprosy injections, on the strength of the belief that they will
:
Gold "Out of Date.""
In a survey of the present world situation the committee point to various difficulties which in their
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currency by means of the redis counting of bilis.
The essence of this system, it is declared, is that currency is made the servant of industry and not its
view have arisen from the opera-muster. The committee explain: tion of the international Gold Standard system. Such a system,
The currency is covered by commodities as represented by the
In addition to countries of the British Empire it is contemplated that the United States, Scandinavia and South American Repubļies might co-operate in working a managed currency system.
The Central Banks of the parti- cipating countries would meet in a
by one commodity-gold, which This would not involve the creation. enn. be cornered,
of 211 over-riding international
Insector Head said that when not, contract the discaso. Mr. Maun. / they observe, is out of date in a eligible commercial bill and not, central bankers' clearing hense.
defendant was cimrged at Egham police-station he treated the matter as a joke, and patted and pushed witness. When asked to turn out his pockets, defendant refused. There was a struggle, and they all "finished up on the floor." When
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| scientific age." lang concluded that the disease is
The committee adduce the circum. 1 transmitted by frequent and pro-stances of the international war (longed bodily contact in infrey or debts and Reparations situation as į early childhood, frank manifesta further evidence of the necessity for tions appearing.
a reform of the monetary system. Dr. Manalang says in part 8 They remark: follows :
"Much of the' studies on leprosy even based on reliable evidences ob taining from the most intelligent class of people, must be, not only of little value but misleading to
defendant anid, “I am glad this has happened. It will pull me up."
The doctor told the Bench that he had visited Ascot for the first time, and during the day had cham-explain the transmission, incuba pagne, beer, gin and gingerbeer. On starting off for' Croydon he was dazed by the car's brilliant light. The fored of the impact caused him to strike the steering wheel with his face and the back of his head was also struck. He remembered nothing else until he woke up the next morning, then he thought was in the cabin of a bout.
tion and epidemiology of the dis case. Observations, experimental and pathological data indicate the following probabilities: 1. The non-acid fast stage of M. ¡eprae is infectious, the acid fast in not. 2. The disease is transmitted by fre hoquent and virolonged bodily con
tact (skin to skin) in infancy or| early childhood, frank manifesta- ions appearing later in life. Adults: are not susceptible, though there may be exceptions.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN MICLO.
OPIUM GANG BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE,
"Not until the early and latent bacteriologically negative lesions are carefully sought in all contacts and utilised in opfdemiological and transmission studies on positive le-
will definite knowledge of the pers,
The mystery of the disappearance mode of infection, incubation and on July 13 of Capt. Miela, master prevention of leprosy be placed on of the Yangtzo Rapids S.8. Co.'s
a sound scientific basis. The work Ichang, is the cause of much talk will require many years of carefully in local shipping circles, especially recorded studies, so arranged that in view of the fact that in the pastej
few years two other such disappear investigators who discontinue aro nnces have taken place, those of replaced by others to follow up con Captain Braudt and of Captain Metals and development of new
Arthur. The solution advanced for the problem can be summed up in one word-opium,
Captain Miclo's vessel left Han kow, on her way to up-river ports, on July 13 Captain Mielo was in good spirits und everything was progressing normally. At 8 a.m, he cauld not be found anywhere. A navel officer off the U.S.S. Oahu, to whom the affair was reported, took the ship into Ichang.
cases.
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BIRCH FOR VIOLENCE TO
CHILD.
"A PLUCKY LITTLE GIRL.”
Sentence of fourteen months' im- prisonment and fifteen strokes of the birch was passed by the Re- Naval nuthorities are making in-corder, Sir Ernest Wild, K.C., at quiries into the affair, but no state the Old Eniley on David Alexander merit has been issued as yet. Ask-Littleton, 38, labourer, for robbing ed for information Mr. E. 8. Cun-with violence Joyce Rose Hubbard, ningham, U.S. Consul-General, schoolgirl. stated that he had as yet received The girl and her younger
wero on shopping errand at Finchley when Littleton, going up behind, soized and twisted. Joyce's. arm, stole her purse containing 10s. 10d., and ran away. The girla raa, screaming, after him, and he was arrested.
no report on the affair.
Opium Gang.
In the meantime local shipping men consider it most likely that some opium gang is behind the
sister
matter. There is a report current
Sir Ernest said that he was de. to the effect that four men sud- denly and silently invaded the termined to protect children from bridge of the ship, stabbed and such attacks, adding that he would- killed Captain Miclo and threw him have ordered Littleton to receive overboard, all in the space of a few the cat if he had beca fit to endure Calling up Joyce, the Recorder
seconds. It is no secret that there
it
It is obvious that so long as attempts are made to meet these international obligations, under throat of bankruptey, there can be no hope of world recovery.
On the other hand, it must be recognised that if we are to con tinun with our present monetary system, Germany, ratieved of her
ducted) would meet on absolutely equal terms for the purpose of transacting business, They would work to fixed exchanges.
The volume of currency rises bank. The clearing house would be and falls proportionately with merely an exchange or mart where production, as rediscounted com- the central banks (through whom all mersial bills behind the issue, be-axchange transfers would be con- ing self-liquidating, are in a con- stant state of flux.
"Currency would be immune from manipulation or manage meat either internal or extern- al; it would be automatic." In order to carry out such a system, the committee propose that
Exchanges could, by agreement, be fixed at the old gold paritiem, at the average rates ruling over given period, or at any other ratios which might be agreed upon.
THE CHILDREN'S CORNER
WAR - MEDALS
DEAR KIDDIES,--
Yesterday I had a particularly
interesting letter from one of my readers. I have published it in Soldier's Son" column two. asks me, "When were medals first issued to soldiers in England?"
that Queen Victoria first intro- Incidentally many people think
duced these military decorations;
edited by UNCLE JACK.
DO YOU KNOW:
THAT:
Fungus spores, carried by the wind, light on the moist wood of buildings, and begin to grow.
Thread-like growtha enter the wood at the joints, and within short time floors and beams sag and fall to pieces.
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A COMPLETE STORY
THE BOOK-WORM.
12.
When dragons roamed through- out the land, in days when every knight was bold, there lived within
tiny house a wizard who was very old. And in à room beneath the stairs where wonderous spells. were schemed and planned, were crucibles and dusty books which no one else could understand.
Beca have two different dance but as a matter of fact, Churles I., slope: the honey dance and the
pollen danes.
This wizard loved to read, you in 1843 ordered medals of gallantry On returning to the hive after
sce--so much, in fact 'twas' his de to be distributed to certain sol-locating a new source of honey, the light, in order to be undisturbed, diers. Medals were also issued to bee goes into a peculiar rhythmical to sleep by day and read by night. officers and men who were victori- performance.
Then when tho town was sound ous against the Dutch fleet in
Other bees very shortly discover asleep and all good people safe in 1033. This is nearly two hundred the newly-located food supply. bed, alone beneath his crooked years before Queen Victoria's Each dance has its specific moan: stairs the old magician sat and reign; but that grand old lady first ing, and the honey dance is never introduced the Victoria Cross in given as a signal for pollen-gather-
1850.
Cheerio,
UNCLE JACK,
LET'S LAUGH.
Hard to Answer. Little Girl: "Why doesn't Auntie Emmy come and see us?"
Mother: "She lives too far away"
Little Girl: "Why docen't sho telephone?"
Mother: "She hasn't got a tele- phone."
Little Girl: "Why doesn't sho use ours?"
;
Моал Мол.
First Boy: "Your father must be an awful mean man-him a shoe- maker and makin' you wear them old boots."
Second Boy: "He's nothin' to. what your father-him a dentist! and your baby only got one tooth."
ANSWERS.
to
The answers
yesterday's "hidden names puzzle" is no ́is a "grost "deal" of opium traffic on nakedAre you too out for follows:---
tho river, and it would be quite dolls"
simple for. Captain Miclo to have,
for Captain
Joyce: I don't like them. The Recorder I expect you incurred the enmity of a gang would like something. I shall make There are many stories of upiuman order for you to receive £2, ns incidunta on the river, and in many you are o plucky little girl, and enses in the past few years inquisi helped to bring this man to justico, tive officers have been held up or Buy what you like, and do not be forcibly restrained by Chinese pas frightened any more, as the law is
on river case)...
strong enough to protect you.
1.-TOM 2.-DORIS
3.-TED
4.-CATH- B.-NORMAN
0-EVE
ing.
POUR LES PETITS.
"N'oublie pas Marie qu'il est. necessaire de bien fizer ton re yard sur le bal" dit Jean.
(Translation to-morrow,}
A READER'S LETTER.
DEAR UNCLE JACK.
Last Thursday 'you set us a series of General Knowledge Ques- tions-No. 4 was: "What breast does a soldier wear his modals on 1" This I know to be on the left," but what. I would like to krow is," When were medals-first issued in England'1
Youre, SOLDIER'S SON.
read.
But late ono night a little boy peeped through the wizard's open door, then with surprise he dashed away to tell his parenta what he LOW. "Oh, dear," he gasped, "the wizard's changed! He looks so alim and round and tall, and as be reads bis duety books he doesn't scem himself at all!"
To the wizard's house the towns- folk flocked, and strained and craned their necks to look-for there, beneath the crooked stairs, a largo worm seat and rend book!
The people moaned and wrung their hands, and cried, "He's made himself a spell! Lets take him and look after him, and let him have
his books as woll1"
They raised him gently, then, and to a field the old book worm-WAS- borne, and so he led a grassy life, reclining on the public lawn.
WORD JUGGLING.
Can you change the word BIRD to CAGE in, three steps! Each step making a complete word.
BIRD
(3)
CAGE
Good Enough.
Artist: Shall I pist you in a frock cont, air?"
Mr. Nowrich: "Oh, don't make any fuss-just wear your overalls.