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OIL AT SEA.
Is It War Damage?
Lord · Bearsted writes to the Times :-
I am convinced that thora in
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U.S. AND MALAYSIA.
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American eyes are directed to
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improved since its visit to the great misapprehension as to the the region known as Malaysia, North, and a full houso at the pollution of the soas by potroloum. including the Netherlands East The large invasion of this Indies and British Malaya, 06 A Star Thoatro last night showed
product which kan recently fleld for commorolal exploitation, its appreciation in no uncertain occurred at Dover could come being pointed out that the fashion of their new production from ono causo only. and United States is a purchaser of that is break up of one raw materials from that quarter Charles Mason was in groat of the ships containing oil in their far out of proportion to the value form throughout the lengthy pro-double bottoms, of which a de-of the goods sold in return. gramme and he brought the houseplorable number were sunk by In att articlo in Commerce down with his numbers "Oh, Itthe Germans in the soas adjaotont Reports, Mr. M. A. Pugh, of the Wassinful," "Ho's only a working to those Islanda during the war. U.S. Far Eastern Division, pro- man" and "I'm Frightful Freddy." Aftor the destruction of oil Ronts some interesting figuras to Mr. Mason has all the arts of a tankern, which became the dell prove that the region, as far as pukka bumourist and his drol-borate aim of the Gorman the Amorioan exporter is con- lories are only enhanced by a marines, a dosporato position corned, may truthfully elongated form.
aroso, and the device was resorted clanned ELA one of the most) Madeline Rosaiter displayed to of adapting the double bottoms neglected." Backed by many hor versatility in dancos, songs, of ordinay ships for the transport years of favourable trade, this and recitation, and hor of liquid fuel. It was succoseful, region has averaged since the ideas as to how Liszt, Mozart, and the fate of our Empire might war a total annual importation Bach, and other composors would havo hoen different had the mo-valued at $600,000,000, against an havo rendorad "Threo Blind thod not boon followed, but an average exportation of $900,- Mico" was vory effective, and with the tankers themselves the 000,000. showed her mastery of the piano. Gormans sank at sight all! In 1913 the Netherlands and Lena Lawton and Don Gom-morchant ships, and sank them Britain were first both in the mol made good impressions with by bombs causing large bolos inoxport and import trades of their their dancing, and Billy Iredale thoir sides, The oil therefore in East Indian colonies, with Gor- and Madge Abordare mot with the double bottoms was un-many following third and tho aplendid reception in each of touched, and has remained, and United States fourth, in supplying their offorts.
will remain, buried in the s008 imports to the region, while the Miss Elnie May was unfor- until corrosion, caused by time, United Statos ranked
and
third, tunately indisposed
wasnormits the liquid fuel to oxudo,
Franco fourth, and Germany fifth unable to appear.
I fear that this trouble will exist as consumers of the export pro- A complaint has reached us for yoars to come, and I know of ducts. In 1921 and 1922 both rogarding the behaviour of a party no romudy short of raising every France and Gormany had re- of young man from Hongkong hull of ships which were sunk with gained their prowar positions in who were amongst the audience, oil in their double bottoms. This the export trade, the Netherlands and who, during a bit of horse-is obviously on impossibility, and and Great Britain falling second play, began throwing cushions the evil will have to bo endured, and third, respectively, after the about, one of which struck the for even if it were possible to blow United States. In the import pianist on the head. Wo tenra, up those wrecks, the immediato trato the first place attained by however, that this occurred during rouult would be an intolerablu United States in 1919 was soon the interval and did not cause any aggravation of the evil of oil on relinquished to the mother interruption to the programine. the son which is causing such countries, with Nevertheless, a theatre is hardly djstrens.
Garmany, by the place in which to indulge in such frolios.
This ovoning the Company lo to prosent "Pierrot Pio," described as a comedy salad with a musical drossing, and thono who wore unfortunately unable to gain admission last evening are promised a show of equal morit.
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1925.
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1922, following after the United It is a fallacy to suppose that Statos & close fourth. By that any shipownora would delibor-year Franco, Bolgium, and Italy atoly cast oil upon the waters; it had all regained a position com- is far too valuable; and every parable to thoir pre-war sharo in precaution is taken on board ship the import trade of Malaysia. to conserve it, and, unlike coal, Details of the trado of this ro- if used as liquid fuel, is consum-gion with European countries in ed to the last atom, and no refuse 1923 are not yet available, but in oven is left, whilst in the internal that year the United States combustion angino it is automa-bought of Malaysia $208,679,000| tically dostroyed by its explosion. worth of products, solling in ATMOSPHERE OF MARS.
a result as distinct as that taken return to this region $19,441,000 worth of manufactured com- a short distance away. An Interesting Experiment.
modition. Figuros indicate Those same platos woro usod that 1921 will show somo Frosh light has boon thrown on by Dr. Douglass to photograph| the nature of the atmosphere of Mars during the time of its close improvement over this situation, THE COLONIAL Marn by an experiment which approach last summer, and it United States sells to Malaysia but, says Mr. Pugh, until the recalls the type of work done in was found that they showed the
a much greater amount in pro the photographic departmont of markings on tho planet far the Air Force during the war. In more distinctly than those of from it will not be taking full portion to its purchases thore- order to obtain accurate pictures the usual kind In view of of territory, it was found that theso results the opinion has advantage of the much better results could be ob-been expressed by Dr. Monzel, of opportunities which the situation
affords. tained if photographic plates wore the University of Iowa, that used that were sensitive only to the infra-red rays invisible to the
human eye.
out most of the blue light, which affects the ordinary plato, and transmits the red and infra-red radiation.
favourable
of the
Mars itself has an atmosphore, and American methods of trade Mr. Pugh contrasts European which, like that of the earth, cute promotion in Malaysia, to the
disadvantage of course, latter. Even against the Chinese they do not come off vary well, for he says: Americans may think that they know what is best for the Malay, but the Chinose merchant is the batter judge of what will sell and is peculiarly roson!ful of any assumption of superior knowledge on the part of a foreigner.
In the course of last summor, Dr. A. E. Douglass. Director of the Soward Observatory at the University of Arizona, carried out Dr. E. C. Slipher, Astronomer a series of toata comparing the at the Lowell Observatory at results obtained by photographing | Flagstaff, Arizona, and a leading house six miles away, both authority on Mara, has reported with the special and with the somewhat similar experiments. ordinary plates. While the. or- The conclusion ho has come to dinary plates exaggerated the is that there is convining proof baze of the atmosphore, those of the presence of canals on taken by infra-red light produced | Mars,
FLAPPER FANNY says-
(Copyright, 1925, NEA Borvloo, Ino.) Only lazy mon send kisses over the telephone.
Concluding that there is no no prejudico against American products, Mr. Pugh urgos that in faco of the opportunition opened during the war tho application of intelligent saleman- chip during tho period of readjustment should not only retrieve for American business much lost ground, but build up American trado with Malaysia to its logical proportions.
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It is hardly likely that partners in the cabarets, says the New York Herald (Paris edition). thousands of Londoners Two years ago a young English- ongegod during every minuto of man arrived from London with their leisure in solving cross-printed in some nowspapers and nothing but a suit of evening word puzzles will be checked by the strain caused by the constant clothes and pair of nimble foot, the warning of Mr. W. B. Barker, Last year his gerninge wore more president of the British Optical than £3,000. The fees which Association, comments a Homo woinen pay vary from 106, to paper. Nothing can check any £10, but some professional body who once bogins this ox- dancers have received as much acting form of study. But Mr. as £50 for a single dance. The Barker has spoken, and his words record in hold by a South Amori- are doubtless wine. can woman, who paid £150 for ono dance.
Dangers of Cross Words.
from oyo-strain ha mentioned the cross-word variety as one with which opticians had to grapple. A New York oya hos- pital had reported this trouble, Land qualified opticians in this the country were now meeting with nuw similar symptoms. The small
ty po in which tho "olucs" woro
shifting to and fro of the eyes from the chock-squares to the
olues" combined to overwork the alight whenever there was
oven a slight error of refraction.
The qualiflod opticians could por form a valuable service to the Speaking at Staple Inn on the over-indulgonoo in the pastimo public in warning them against varieties of hoadache arising under wrong conditions.
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