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30
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ON THE SCREEN FIRST SHOWING IN THE COLONY
An Adventure Melodrama-A Delightful Comedy-Thrilling and Romantic!
VICTOR MLAGLEN
in
was
Tho star who
warded. the GOLD STATUETTE of the Academy of Motion *icture Arts, and Sciancos for the best Eperformance for 1935.
"LAUGHING AT LIFE
WITH
CONCHITA MONTENEGRÓJ
WILLIAM DOYD
LOIS WILSON
HENRY D. WALTHALL
REGIS TODMEY
RUTH HALL
IVAN. LEBEDEFF
NOAH DEERY
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1986.
KILLED BY BACILLUS HE
WORLD'S 22,000,000 HELPED TO DISCOVER
WORKLESS
Nearly 22,000,000 people, more than 10 per cent of the wolfe population, are out of w in the 21 leading Indus trial countries, according to figures issued by the Inter- national Labour Office at Geneva:
This total does not include 2,500,000 in. German Labour Camps.
The figure represents a drop in unemployment of 4 per- cent. over the. corresponding period of last year, and is largely accounted for by a decline of 432,000 in the United States and 265,000 in Great Britain.
Unemployment increased in Denmark, Switzerland, Rumanin and the Irish Free State.
U.S. ARMS
AT RECORD RATE
El
are
WIDOW GIVES
DOCTOR'S BODY FOR STUDY
Now York May 1.
DR. Harlow Brooks has died in
New York from gas gangrens a victim of the bacillus which he helped the late Dr. William Welch to discover.
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"He had deilleated his life medical science, and to-day his widow. decided that his dent also should be of service to humanity.
Mrs. Breaks Brat met her husband when she worked as an assistant in his inboratory. She has consented to hand over his body to his colleagues for further research into the disease that caused his douth.
"He would have wished it," sho said. "I shall be happy if the post- moriem sheds any more light on this disease."
Gas gangrens may occur when wounds are infected with soil from highly-cultivated fields. One form of it la caused by the Bacillus Welchit (zo named after its joint-discoverer,
Bacilli of this kind grow with great
rapidity in a wound and the gas spreads along the spaces in the
muscles and connective tissue. Speedy
amputation is often necessary, but anti-toxins have been found to be of Kervice,
Washington, May 10. Tho 19th Anniversary of America's entrance into the "war-Dr. Woleli). to end wars" found the nation arming at a rate never before ap. proached in peace-time history.
While other nations, prompted by post-war political bitterness sending armed men ไอ dozen potential battlefelds, an unprecedent- ed movement for Americon neutrality in the "next war" is growing here.
It was on April 6, 1017 that Con- gress, moved by President Wilson's decision that America had reached the limit of its patience in dealing with German submarine warfare, declared that a state of war existed with the Imperial German govern- ment. It was the end of periox! of diplomatic note-writing by which America for 30 months endeavoured to keep neutral.
The 18 months of war that follow- rel cost America more than. $20,000,- 000,000 the lives of 50,510 soldiers, 2.457 marines and 871 sailors. Besides nearly 200,000 men wounded.
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The United States entered the world war as a second ralu power and i emerged the strongest nation on earth.
It was able to throw into the con-
since
flict immediately a standing army of only 75,000 men and a navy which hud progressed but little Spanish American war days, 137,947 highly trained men in active
To-day, the U. S. Army numbers
service. Behind them sland 298,131
reserves. Thus there is a ready fight
ing force of 436,070 men.
BIG NAVY
On the seas the United States has more Oghting ships than any navy in the world, although a large, pro- portion of them have passed their age of maximum usefulness. New strength is rapidly being injected into the navy, however, by a current building programme of 86 modern vessels.
Admiral William H. Standley, chlet of naval operations, recently proposed
Physicians who attended Dr. Brooks in his last illness explained to-day that the bacillus is present in healthy, persons, and it may become virulent when a person becomes "run down." For a long time Dr. Brooks had over- worked, and he first became ill with influenza and an affection of the liver.
Dr. Brooks WILD born nesota Iralian return en a Min- reservation, and always took a great interest in the culture of the Indians, studying them in his travels in British Columbia and also in South America.
"Indian medicine men," he said, "wern intelligent and did a lot of good."!.
He was an opponent of prohibition and declared: "Alcohol reduces emotional tension, prolongs life agid increases happiness."
Equally strongly he opposed slim- ming.
Dr. Brooka was a young pathologist at Bello Vue, the world's largest hospital, when the Bacillus Welchli was discovered.
He served in the Spanish-American War and the European War, and he will be given a military funeral..
British Academy
In Rome Closed
After 114 Years
Rome, May 1, Financial difficulties which could not be overcome and the disturbing change in Italo- British relations have led to a
a new programme of two battleships complete suspension of the acti- and-12 light cruisers With Congress-vities-of-the-British-Academy- in a "building mood," the navy hoped of Arts in Rome. that the new construction would be thorizza:
This
is spending country wi
ul present more money on its army and navy than ever before in lime of peace. The current army appropriation bill has reached the record Bgures of $611,000,000, while the navy is asking Congress for $549,000,000, more than it ever received when the guns were not thundering nt sen.
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Along with this recrudescence of military might, however, is running. a strong tide of determination, both in the administration and in the public mind, to keep the United States out of Europe's and Asia's fights. Congress recently passed neutrality bill which would prevent Anerican bankers from loaning money to nations at war. It also pro hibits the sale of war materials to combatants. It would withdraw government support," in some cases, from ships carrying goods in deflance to this ruling.
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The premises of the institution, situated in the heart of the artists" quarter of the Italian capital, the celebrated Via Murgutta, have been .evacuated. All the equipment of the famous school, furniture, studio car, costs and archives have been dispersed in storage.
Thus this historic and representa- tive centre of art which has been identified with the greatest tradi tions of Belush art has been allowed to close down after 114 years of un- interrupled activity.
FUND GIVEN IN 1797
The academy truced its origin to the second half of the eighteenth century when a group of young British artists banded themselves together as school of art. The founder of the academy may be said to be Sir William Hamilton, British Ambassador at Naples, who gave a donation of 100 guincas in 1797 toward its first development.
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In its early years the names Raeburn, Romney and Lawrence were associated with the enterprise. In 1822 King George IV of England gave his sanction to the foundation acheme of the institution and op- proved its title of "British Academy of Arts in Rome." Some years inter
This Partial breakdown ins America's doctrine of freedom of the seas should, many observers believe, be an important safeguard against war. At least two of this country's wars that of 1812 and the | world war-resulted directly from the | United States' determination that its
ships should sail the seas at will. Queen Victoria sent £300 "as a mark Thus, while the United States is of the interest which Her Majesty orming on land and sea, the political took in the welfare of the institu- trend is toward peace---United Press.ꞌ tion,”
SALESMAN SAM
GUESS WHERE?
Not. Holland, but Now York! A Dutch flower seller in the street in the Rockefeller City, New York during 4 recent festival
BEACONS
ON EMPIRE FLYING ROUTES
In connection with the lighting of the Empire air routes for rogu- lar night flying, some remarkable new beacons, of an automatic type, are now being installed at various points.
the These beacons, which are of "Aga" type, not only serve na or- dinary nerin lighthouses but, by a apecial arrangement of the flashes which emit--and which vary in character according to the point from which they are observed—they can be made to indicate to a pilot whe ther or not he is flying on his right course.
Electric beacons of this nature are now being installed between Karachi and Calcatta to the order of the Government of India. With a lagip of 1,600 watts capacity, the light In tensity developed through each panel of the lens reaches 1,800,000 standard. candles.
The operation of these beacons is completely automatic, the lighting-up an extinguishing being controlled by time-clocks; while the supply of elec tricity is obtained from an automatic generating plant. The beacon is even capable of changing its own lamps, should any one of them that is in service fait suddenly, Beacons of this automatic type function, in fact, without any attention at all save for the fact that once a month mechanics visit them just to replenish the tanks and carry out any small piece of maintenance work that may be re quired.
Shah Ends Custom
of Self-Wounding
Istanbul, May 1. ONE of the most ancient cus- toms of the Persians has been ended by the Shah by the issue of an edict.
The Iranian Consul-general in Istanbul has received orders from Teheran to prohibit all Persians from Indulging in the practice of macera- tion on the occasion of the tenth Muslim month of Muharrem, now shortly due.
Hitherto It has been the custom for at least a million followers of the prophet to mourn during this month the assassination of the prophet's re- latives, Hasson and Hussein, who were put to death in the fighting which ensued for the mantle of Mohammed.
During the principal day of the Muharrem, the streets of Teheran especially have been thronged by continuous processions of dirge- chanting men, the majority of whom were covered with a red fluid in the semblance of blood. The more fann tical-many thousands of them-- would lash themselves with whips and gash themselves with swords, In Imitation the martyrdom of Hassan and Hussein.
This self-mutilation is now to cease. In last year's processions through Persian capital, there werd thousands of cases of mutilation.
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to unlons
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20 He goes up in the air at the
Icast provocation!
|21 Even with ono's eyes tall-shut
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at least one dwelling in this settlement
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28 Does this refer to a lady by no
means fair?
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that a Soviet aeroplane landed in Manchurian territory eight miles. southward of Manchuli. The crew Burveyed the country and took a number of pictures. United Prese. Official Report
Changchun, May 14. The Kwantung Army has issued a communique stating that twenty
Cavalrymer
the creased
Isinking, May 14. Twenty Soviot horsemen crossed Soviet. the castern border on Wednesday In castern border. of Manchukuo in the the Hungchun area. When Man- Goshiko District yesterday afternoon. churian troops fired on them the They were repulsed by a joint Russians returned to Hinking for Japanese and Manchukuo force, but reinforcements.
returned reinforced. The skirmish- Kwantung Army officiala reveal' ing. Is still progresstag.-Routor
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