LEFT-HANDED BOY ALL RIGHT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
BELGIAN BARON'S WEDDING.
CHANCE OF MORE EVENLY DEVELOPED BRAIN.
MIND. AND MUSCLES.
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Some rather anxious letters on the subject of left-handedness have appeared recently in Londen nowapier correspondence umre, so I take--the opportunity. of exp'wing what tle there is to explain on this interesting and Hittle known question, writes medical correspondent.
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First let me say a word to allay any anxiety which there may be among those who find that some of their children have been thus singled out by Nature.
Left-handedness is a peculiari- ty; It is not a degeneracy; and, so far from being a handicap, it may on the whole be legitimately re garded as an advantage. It would be a great asset in angore to bej really ambidextrous.
There is no such thing as true ambidexterity, but the left-handed child has a better chance in that: direction than the normal right- handed. The left-handed is taught to use his right hand in writing and in other ways, whereas the normal child is never taught to use his left hand.
Better, Balance,
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Bridal group taken at the wedding, at St. Joseph's Church, recently, of Buron Baudoin Guillaume and Madame Phillipon. (Photo: Ming Yuen).
RADIO ITEMS.
NEW BRITISH SCHEME.
"ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN BEAM TELEPHONY,
TESTS TO BE CONDUCTED SHORTLY.
New York, Oct. 19, This use and development of
Captain Peter Rekersley, chief muscles. on one side of the bady
London, Nov. 1.. connotes the use and development ongineer of the British Broadcast- of the corresponding side of the ing Corporation, who is returning
A test will shortly be mindef brain. It therefore follows that England after attending the
that a Beam telephone service between the left-handed child has a better Radio Conference, stated chance of having a well-balanced England, may scrap her present England and Australia,
adio stations in favour of twin central nervous system."
wave length transmitters.
allocation of amateur wave lengths Why is it that the vast majority
Captain Eckersley said that he agreed upon, and also that each of people are right-handed? It is
man there was a scheme al present un-nation determine amateur powers suggested that primitive learned to realise that the left der development in Britain so that according to its national condi- side of his body was more vulner-everybody on the simplest set tions and desires. able than his right.
might be assured of a choice of
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SHAM WEDDING AND TAX HOAX.
ALSATIAN STORY WITHOUT A MORAL.
MASK AS 'PHONE.
A youth named Paul Ancel has emulated the notorious "Captain Koepenick" in playing an extra- ordinary trick on a peasant living on a lonely farm in the blue Alsa- tian mountains, near Colmar,
The farmer has the reputation of being rich. 1p his household is his a woman who has passed as wife for 30 years, but to whom he has never been married.
Hiring a taxicab at Colmar, Paul Ancel drove to the farm and intro- duced himself as the secretary of.. tho Prefect of the department.
"You are probably aware," he said, "that the French Govern- ment has introduced a heavy tax fon all couples who live as husband and wife,
"I have been sent by the Prefect to make an estimate of your for- tune and collect the tax."
The peasants nearly collapsed when, after much calculation, the young "official" announced that they had to pay him a tax of 4,000
francs.
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"And you had better pay it on the spot if you do not want the gendarmes to come and fetch you to-morrow," he declared.
A Wireless Gretna Green, "But," added the "official," "
To will do something for you. avoid this tax next year, I can ob- tain from my chief, the Prefect, permission to marry you on the spot."
While the furmer went to an- to fetch the 4,000 other room franes, the "official' produced an Messra, H., P. Brown, Ross, A. old army gas-mask. This he used Hull, and A. Gibbs spoke urging as a "wireless telephone" to com- whohat the
value of the amateur municate with the Prefecture at Colmar!
He did not know that this was programmes. If there was due to his heart being situated on evening of jazz for those the left side, but experience taught hiked to dance to loud speakers.should be recognised. him that a wound in the left chest there would be broadeasi simui- was more instantly vital than one taneously a programme of sym- on the right. He therefore carried. his shield in his left hand and his phony music. for the more serious- offensive weapon in his right.
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Vladivostock Wireless.
In the presence of the astound- ed peasants, he "telephoned" to M. le Prefect, and finally said that he had obtained permission to per- form their marriage.
Propagandu..
London, Oct. 21. minded. He declared that the
According to the correspondent
Ile produced a few documents, No one is truly symmetrical Plan had already been commenced
viks have established a powerful physically, and speech, the main with the establishment of a twin of the Morning Post, the Bolshe
broadcasting station at Vladivos to which the couple, who could neither read nor write, put their Status of Amateurs. characteristic of mith, has its wave station at Daventry.
Lock, whence propagandist mes- centre in the brain on the same
Washington, Oct. 19.
Pocketing the 4,000 francs, An- side as the right-side muscles. So
The Australian and New Zea-sages are being sent to all parts of crosses. in the majority of mankind the right side is the better developed and delegates at the International the Far East, so that no Japanese Parents of left-handed children Radio Conference have joined with now can switch on his listening in cel, placing the man and woman in and solemn voice, "In the name of would be wall advised to take the the United States and Canada in set without being exposed to in-front of him, and holding his hand advice of an expert oculist on the ing the technical sub-commit-struction from Moscow, couched above their heads, said, in a grave
tee to accord the same official re- in the most fiuent Japanese.
The authorities in Japan are the law, you are legally husband subject of the child's eyesight.cognition to amateurs as to any
other station, that they be allowed puzzled as to how to deal with this and wife.” Beyond this there is no cause all for any anxiety whatever.
Fin use short wave lengths, that the "acrial" attack.
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After congratulating the bridal
BOMB CLUE TO SECRET STILLS.
19, 1927.
JABS OF WHISKY CRASH FROM WINDOWS.
POLICE BAFFLED,
It is to-day accepted as proved that the explosion in an Italian tenement at New York (when child and a man three women,
were killed, and 11 other people Injured) may be deânitely as sociated with the men who, last July, during the Sacco-Vanzetti agitation, attempted to blow up two underground stations.
In the wreckage was found an uhexploded bomb exactly like one which had failed to go off at the time of the underground outrages.
Each bomb contained 6lb. of dynamite; but the detonating caps had not acted.
Police activity is now directed to the hunt for two young men who recently rented a room where the explosion originated.
One theory is that the bomb, which wrecked the Italian tenement, may have been accidentally de- tonated by one of the wanted young men,
Perhaps it was the man whose unidentifiable body has been found among the debria,
Whether the suspects used their apartment as an infernal machine factory or only a store room can- not now be decided.
Crime. Gives Clue to Crime,
One curious result of the ex- plesion is claimed as demonstra- tion of the futility of trying to en- force the Prohibition Law,
It was at first thought the ex- plosion was caused by materials used in some illicit whisky still, and the police began a house-to- house search all down the street, which is largely peopled by Italian.
News of the activitles of the When ollicials preceeded them. they arrived on the scene of their search-ruids they found the back- yards of nearly all the tenemente reeking with alcohol and piled up with the debris of stills and stone- ware pars, which had been thrown out of the back windows from every floor, so that no evidence of ownership is possible.
In some of the places searched, however, the policemen brought to light many gallons of spirits and wine and hundreds of bottles.
RUBBER INDUSTRY.
pair, the thief returned to Colmar PROPOSED LEVY ON RUBBER
in his taxicab.
Next day the" "newly married" farmer fold the mayor, and learnt that he had been swindled..
Ancel was arrested at Colmar.
PENANG SENSATION.
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USED.
London, Nov. 11.
Mr. E. T. Campbell, on Wednes- day next will introduce in the House of Commons the Rubber Industry Bill, the object of which is to finance on new lines the
Association Di Research
the British rubber tyre manufte- turers which hitherto has been CHINESE "BOY RUNS AMOK.
supported by voluntary grante from individual manufacturers Penang, Nov. 10.
and Government aid, the latter of Yesterday a Chinese boy"em-which terminates in 1929. ployed at a European mess in Brook Road, ran amok.
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The proposals in the Bill, which He first attacked a Malay boy is supported by all trade associa- with a chopper and then found ations concerned and by individual representing 85 service rifle and ammunition and manufacturers" preceeded to shout-Indiscriminate per cent. of the total capital of the ly from the upper verandah, hit-industry, are based upon the Cot- ting a telephone linesman in the ton Industry Act of 1923 and in- valve the payment of a contribu-
leg.
Mr. Hodson, of Guthrie's, ation by all rubber manufacturers, member of the mess, narrowly some not exceeding 1-25th of a esenped being shot when running penny per pound, in respect of all upstairs on his return from office rubber used in processes of manu- 23 the boy red at him the bulletfacture either as such, or in the
form of latex. grazing his atomach.
The police were sent for and The operation of the bill is drew a cordon round the house and limited to five years, the contribu- Inspector Rocho pluckily attackedtion it is catímated will average the Chinese who "fired twice at an annual sum of £15,000 on the him.
present estimated consumption of. The Inspector returned the fire 40,000 tons." with three shots from his pistol.
and the boy collapsed.
The schedule shows 1-25th of a
Altogether four persons were penny a pound on unvulcanised
wounded, two of them seriously.
Three charges of attempted
gutta and balata 1-7th of a penny per gallon on latex not exceeding
murder were preferred against the 40 in weight, 1-5th of a penny
bey, who is named Ah Seng, when the case was brought up and adjourned till Nov. 17th,
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per gallon from 40 to 70 and 1-35
(?) of a penny per gallon over 70.;-
Mr. Campbell, who was asked by
AUSTRALIAN HALL OF Society of Planters' dinner in 1926
MEMORIES.
WORK NOT STARTED YET.
Canberra, Oct. 25.
the
Constructional work on
the trade to sponsor the bill owing to his speech at the Incorporated recommending some such measure, states that all Parties are backing and supporting the bill and he believes the measure will be pass ed before Christmas.
The Share Market.
The rubber share market opened. national war memorial, which is firm to-day, but there was a slight
to be erected at Canberra at a cost reaction owing to the easier trend
of £250,000, will not be commenced in the leading issues,・・・ for some weeks, at least..
The
£11-8. Tin declined Anglo-Oriental group is inactive. The first report of the London Tin Syndicate is excellent
The Chief Commissioner (Sir John Butters) said to-day that the plans which are to be produced by collaboration, are not yet com-
Chinese bonds are steadily ploted. The site for the memoriál has been selected. It is on the rising and it is signicant that slopes of Mt. Afnalle. The mas- the main support is from the East. sive Hall of Memories, when courYesterday there was a relapse pleted, will occupy the most com though there were enquiries at the
close. Singapore Free Press. manding site in the city.
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