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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.
WEIGHTED SILK HOLDS
DANGERS.
HAZARD TO HEALTH?
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER
10, 1927.
SIR ROBERT JARDINE.
LEAVES FORTUNE OF £1,831,000.
The lato Sir Robert Jardine left a fortune of £1,831,000 steri- ing. He left to his wife, Dame
His
A writer in Industrial and En-Ethel Mary Piercy, or Jardine, a gineering Cheralstry calls atten- legacy of £50,000, free of all tion to a possible hazard to duties, as well as a free yearly human life involved in the indus-annuity of £20,000 in addition to trial method by, which silks are the annuity of £1,000 secured by given additional weight.
contract of marriage in the your Among the substitutes used for 1894 He left to his daughter, this purpose are lead and tin. Mrs. Violet Margaret Florence Lead costs approximately one- Buchanan Jardine, or Peel, and tenth as much as tin, and this has her issue under trust conditionally apparently been a factor in the £100,000 free of all duties, adoption of the method of weight-heritable ostate in Scotland and ing silk with tin-lead phosphate real estate in England, tree of instead of tin tetra-chloride, all duties along with the residue'
It seems, moreover, that silk of his estate, he left to his sor, weighted with lend salts seems to John William Buchanan Jardine. deteriorate more slowly than silk He left'n legacy of £2,000 free of weighted with tin. From tall duties to John Malcolm Aitken. standpoint of health, it seems pos- his factor and confidential adviser. sible that lead-weighted silk, use His large interests in the assets particularly in underwear, by com-in Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., ing into contact with the various longkong, Shanghai, "China, secretions of the skin, may bring Japan, etc., are left in the hands about some absorption of lend of his trustees with full discre- Lead is a cumulative poison, and tionary powers as to realisation of many people will remember the flotation as public or private com difficulties involved in the possi bility of lead poisoning from Panics, either at home or abroad, and to remunerate any person by ethyl gasoline. However, the view is theoretical, since poison-gift or pension, and to appoint ing from this source has not been cashiers of their own number, As registered holder of 5,000 préfer. reported.,
In addition to the possibility of ence shares of $1.000 each num- injury to health, lead may be ex-bered 101 to 5,100 inclusive in tracted in benzine baths used by Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., dry-cleaners so that an occasional which holding confers certain white suit will turn gray when powers, his trustees are directed wool which contains sulphur is to hold said shares in their dis- brought into contact with the silk eretion for a period of 21 years which contains lead. Lead after his death. His trustees are weighted fabrics also tend to turn his wife Dame Ethel Mary Piercy, darker on exposure to air in which or Jardine, his cousin, James Jar-2 there may be small amounts. of dine Bell Irving, Makerstoun, -Kelso (formerly, Robeby. Barnard sulphur.
Castle), James Steuart, WS, his solicitor, and his son, John Wil-
The editor of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry says that he would prefer a tin shirt to aliam Buchanan Jardine, who have lead one. In any event, the pur- chaser ought to know whether or not the material purchased co- tains dangerdus chemicals, and there would seem to be reason for research as.lp the exact extent of the hazard.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
OLD FARMER AND WIFE. TORRORISED:
full power, unlimited privileges, and immunity from Trust Law. And he further appoints Els trus- tees to be excestors.
BIRTH OF THE PROPHET.
CELEBRATED WITH POMP IN PARIS.
RESISTO
A VARNISH FOR ALL PURPOSES
WON'T TURN WHITE
under the action of HOT WATER, ICE OR ACID!
MESSRS. SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
CHANGED DAYS. :
BUT A LOT MORE FUN.
[By Robert MacWhirter.]
SOLE AGENTS.
.
of Moslems from Africa, Turkey, and nearly every man you came As I was saying, things are says I, "but you know, Mac, a man
all right in its way, although, kind. I happened to mention that mindye, I wouldna' be prepared same thing to MacPherson just to say that yon sort o' recreation the other night but whether it was was exactly the thing for a body's because I'd just thrown five sixes fundamentals. These also were in one or what, I don't know, but the days when what between Mac, he was kinda carnaptions. As I was saying, things are aye toffee-making, whist drives and You know, when a man gets stuck changing. Time was when you dances, I may as well have been a three times running, he's very apt Paris, Sept. 9,
couldna gel a real drink at an grass widower for a' the notice to get that way.
'Big Words. or-cer- Janet took o' me.. I mind once oʻ For the first time, yesterday the M.C.L. Bazaar for love
"You and your big words,” 8858 In the early hours of yesterday morning. robbers broke into a hut Mahommedan colony of Paris tainly no' for money. Time was, having an awfu' row about a miss-
211 edd make me tired. Half the time I at Ching Sha Mok, Castie Prak dis- celebrated with due rite and pomp in the days of Helena (of blessed ing trouser button, but, man, when he as he signed his book, "you trict, and terrorised an old farmer Maulud, or the anniversary of the memory), when the environs of look back, what was
mean onyway." and his wife, whom they robbed of birth of the Prophet. The mosque Government House were more than button or two so long as she en-don't believe you know what they
The Right Idea,
"There's something in that," meney and jewellery to the value was attended by a large number adequate for the yearly display joyed herself. of $54.
After the gang had left the Persia, the Levant and India. across was busy swearing under
The Lee that knows what he's talking about. farmer who had succeeded in free. Havas.
his breath when he wasna' buy altogether different. ing himself of his bonds and gag,
ing a ticket for a doll. Time was Gardena all to themselves, brass all the time is very liable no to that shouted "save life" and blew
when about all a body could do banda galore, cabarets, fireworks, be as interesting as one lustily on a police whistle, but be-
was to wear an inane smirk on conjuring, processions, tea dances doesna' bother about the facts o At long as he keeps you entertained. tere attention was attracted the
his face and try his hand at clock and all the fun o' the fair. men had made good their escape.
golf. I mind one year old Bullock last the M.C.L. have got the right That's metaphysics onyway.”
"Ay," says he, "how d'ye make and mo running to the final at idea and that is that if it wards some such ganie. Who won I just to make money it's got to interest that oot?"
ex- them that make it-the men. In Then I explained. painful forget.. Another
"Mac," says 1, "t's like this. perience that once befel me was theory, it may be all wrong but when a Colonial Secretary jammed human nature being as it is, there When the party who listens me against a table and persisted will never be much giving with doesna' know what the party who in telling me, alleged Scot's jokes cut the inducement o'mild excite-speaks, means, and when the party it's more who speaks doesna' know interspersed wi bits oot o' lightment. In any case,
himself that's opera. Some o' yon folk never charitable to keep the end in view what he means
You metaphysics,”. know when to draw the line ony-than to criticise the means.
"It sounds to me more like The aged couple, wore now very G. P. Daswani (Captain), U. T.
know what I mean?
At the sume much alarmed and easily terrorised Thadani, II. Pritam, N. T. Utam, L.
time, though, damned nonsense than onything Time was when a woman. spent They
K. Utam. L. A. Mahtani, F. T.: were
And I'm no' so sure but what he Melvani, G. T. Thadani, F. G. Thar-$10 dressing a doll and sold it to there's lots o' folk no' what you'd else," said he.
Then there call altruistic when it comes to ani, S. V. Karan and S. Kalaehand. another for $4.50.
was a bit of a chute which was spending money at things o' the isna' right.
CRICKET.
SINDHI MERCHANTS V. BORHA MERCHANTS.
The Castle Peak Police Station which received a report from the farmer, communicated this to Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon. It appears that Leing' Hang-yip, an old farmer of the
The following will represent the Castle Penk district, and his wife Sindhi merchants in the match to be were awakened from sleep by the played with the Borhas merchants' noise made by a gang of robbersteam on Sunday tht 11th at 8 a.m. when they forced open the door.
into submission.
bound and gagged, and a search was made which took into account everything that was of value in the hut. From a pillow case the robbers stole $12, and from A number of boxes which they opened with keys taken from the farmer, various articles of jewellery were taken, amounting over $40 in value. Certain pieces of clothing were also stolen, but the value of these was not stated..
In his report to the police the farmer said that the robbers spoke the Hakka dialect.
DEFENCE FORCE COLOURS.
READY RESPONSE TO LADY CLEMENTI'S APPEAL,
Lady Clementi writes:
It is with much pleasure that I ask you to announce that the Ladies' Colour Fund for the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps, which closed on September 1st, amounts to #1,217.30.
The warm and roady response with which the idea has been met is u pleasing testimony to the Colony's appreciation of the services of the | Volunteer Corps. The lists of Bul soribers are very, representative and include all sections of the com- munity. It is intended to enter, all names in a book to be presented to Volunteer Headquarters.
Owing to the amount collected being larger than what was at first asked, for, it has been decided to offer to defray the cost of the King's Colour as well as that of the Regi mental one, the grant of both Colours having heen sanctioned by His Majesty.
way.
BOOK
YOUR SEATS
NOW!
THE ORIENTAL STROLLING PLAYERS
commence their season at the
LEE THEATRE
on Tuesday, September 13th., at 9.30 p.m.
with them will be the band of the
1ST BN. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT
(By kind permission of Lt. Col. S.H.J. Thunder, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C, & Officers).
Need we say more in promising a thoroughly enjoyable evening's
"entertainmemt !
Music! Revue! Dancing! Singing!
BOOKING AT THe theatre or aT MOUTRIE'S.
Prices: $3 $2 $1.