Oswald Plrow, Defence Minister of the Union of South Africa, who recently toured the Euro- pean capitais to confer with political leaders. He is now re- turning to S. Africa to report to the Union Government.
Woollen Corsets- 'Non-Tickle'
Wool Fabrics are fashion news again. Wocilen materials in all shapes and guises will be worn through the coming winter.. Paris has set the lead by designing wool frocks, suits, underclothing, and even woollen correts, reinforced with clastic.
Many women have not hitherto- cured to wear wool next to their skin because of the tickle. This has now been eliminated.
Colour plays a big part in Die wool "come-back," and great brighter and warmer outfits are proving immensely popular. Finer weaves and the combination
of wool and satin have also popular- ised the new fashion,
Vigour Restored, Glands Made Young In 24 Hours
It is no longer neconnary to suffer from loan of viguir and manhood, memory and body, norvungness, impuro blond, sickly akin, depression, nič poor mloop, becauas an American Doctor” han ellacovered a quick, easy way to end then troubles,
Wednesday HONGKONG TELEGRAPH?
LIFE IN THE MARINES OVER 100 YEARS AGO
FIVE PINTS OF BEER
TWICE A WEEK
600 LASHES OF THE
“CAT” FOR A CRIME
Fascinating_glimpses of life in the Royal Marines 100 and more years ago have been revealed by a search which has just been going on in the records of the Chatham Division of the Corps.
Down in the “dungeon" below the offices of the barracks în Dock Road, Chatham, are filed away hundreds of musty, dust- covered books and papers dating back to the 1770's when the barracks were originally built.
EMPIRE NEWS
Here is a quaint extract from Divisional Orders one day in 1835:
"Should the weather be favourable, the Right Wing will march from barracks at half-past 8 o'clock to Upnor for Ball Practice, each man being provided with 12 rounds of ball cartridge, and the Commanding Omeer is pleased to direct that one ahilling shall be given to each soldier
CABINET CHANGES IN who fills the Bullseye, provided that
SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town.
the largest part of the ball posses through it, but not for merely graz ing the bullseye."
TOO MUCH BEER
The Cabinet changes announced recently bring the Ministry to full
One of the most amusing stories numerical strength. It is not sa for-found in the recorda reveals how the midable as before the resignations of Marines once asked to have their beer Mr. Hofmeyr and Mr. Sturrock. folio
Mr. Pirow relinquishes the port- of Hallways and Harbours to give himself more time for his duties as Defence Minister. His new post at the Ministry of Commerce is not
on onerous one.
Senator Fourie, whom the Prime Minister, Gen. Hertzog, brought back into the Cabinet by way of the Senate, at the price of the resigna-
allowance cut down.
In June, 1794, it was announced that "is Majesty's most gracious bounty of ve pints of small beer per day to each N.C.0.. Drummer and Private man would commence and
Wednesday's be served on and Saturdays.” But the Marines apparently thought
hls gracious that
Majesty King George III. had been more generous of Mr. Hofmeyr and Mr. Stur- than was good for them and they Lock, takes over Railways and Har-petitioned the Commanding Officer to bours. His task will not be an easy reduce the supply to three plats.
During the great skating boom of the Mr. R. H. Henderson, who cuters seventies, permission was given The Cabinet as Minister without for the drill shed to be used as portfolio, makes a popular addition rink after 4 p.m. to the Ministry. He is a business man from Northern Ireland.
tion
OFIC
Cal. Cindt, William R. Collins, the new Minister of Agriculture, is the
Chief United Party's
Whip. He is Influential in rural areas. He was u Republican burgher in the Boer War,
Col. Deneys
Reitz,
author of "Commundo," is transferred from the
Ministry of Agriculture to that of
Mines
NEW ZEALAND
This discovery in in plenannt, onay LESSON OF THE R.A.F.
10-tnico tablet form, is absolutely harm- lenn, dona away with gland operationa and de bringing now youth and vigour to thousands, it works directly on the glands and nerves, and pain, now, rich blood and energy in your veins. In 24
hours you can go and feolyt you feel alive and full of youthful
igour and power.
getting younger. Your eyes
FLIGHT
Auckland.
The record-breaking flight of 7,162 miles by the N.A.F. Vickers Welles- ley bombers, from Egypt to Aus- tralia, is the subject of coniment in the New Zealand Press.
"Auckland Stor" says that the
The
by thousands in America and now flight is an illustration of the hear
And him ansing. new gland and yigour restorer, called Dr. Nixon's Vi- Talin, IN Kontanteed. It line been proved
distributed by chemlats her under a unranted of antinction or money back, Dr. Nizon's Vi-Tabs must make you feel full of vigour and energy and from 10 to 20 years younger, or you merely return the empty package ind get your money back. A special, doubin- Atreusth bottle of 48 Dr. Nixon't. Vi- Taba costa Hittle, and the guaranino pro- tects you. If your chemlät la out, wrilo to Muller & Phipps, (China), Ltd., 20 Queen's Road C., Hongkong.
SMITH PREMIER
PORTABLE
MODELIS PORTABLE"
WANG BROS. & CO.
Solo Agents for S. China 10, Pottinger Street Phone 23580.
The JUNGLE Picture of a Thousand Thrills!
BOOLOO
COLIN FAMILY JARNI BERAS
Urá
Here is Herschel Grynszpan, 17-year-old Polish Jew, who fatally wounded Ernst vom Rath, Third Secretary of the German Embassy, in Paris. The youth's act set off the violent anti- Jewish demonstrations through- out Germany and Austria that have resulted in death, property destruction and punie for Jewish citizens. The youth wept over news from Germany.
TETANUS BEATEN
Every Man In The
Immune Army
The "Sunday Dispatch"
is able to reveal that every officer and
man in the British Army is now proof against one of the most terrible scourges of modern front-line warfare-tetanus. Unknown to the public, the "bobs" for bullseyes. The punish-task of inoculating the
Army ment books tell different stories.
But life in the Royal Marines in the old days was not all beer, skates and
For instance, in 1814 Private with a newly proved serum has Marine Charles Cellins, court mar-been proceeding for severali talled for stabbing a sergeant lu months, the last batch passing the side with hls bayonet,
was through the doctors' hands re- sentenced to 600 lashes of the cat onine tails and was afterwards cently. drummed out of the Corps with a
The serum "tetanus toxoid," halter round his neck. And even result of ten years' experiments by then the court had taken into con~:
Army and civil pathologists, sideration the "provoking and first tried out on human volunteers. irritating" behaviour of the ser- geant." Sentences of 30 lashes for ness were quite common.
the
wag
It has now been proved to give drunken-immunity from tetanus-lockjaw- for a certain five years, and, accord- Ing to a War Office medical authority, "almost certainly gives lifelong im-
BRANDED ON THE BACK
In 1841, for using an obscene word, munity."
on the Quarter Deck, Marine was The manufacture of the "toxoid" is sentenced to 48 lashes, grog was a triumph of laboratory technique. the next line, as though as an after- stopped und-the recorder adds on Tetanus serum from infected" mice|
Ls placed in a
huge centifruge
tening, but at the same time depress-thought-the word was to be branded machine which spins with almost the
ing, manner in which distances are being reduced.
The "New Zealand Herald" con siders the achievement of special signideance in view of the purchase by the Dominion of 30 Vickers Wel- lesley machines. The addition of these planes to the defence force. It says "should extend our frontiers hundreds of miles seawords."
INDIA
MILLIONS BATHE IN GANGES
the
Coleuita, Millions of Hindus from all over country bathed in the sacred waters of the Ganges and its tribut- aries recently for purification from their sins,
on his back.
Many offenders were clipped in speed of Light, Irons for small thefts. One man got nine days of this for stealing potatoes from his comrudes.
German Film Pays Tribute to
are
The toxic portions of the tetanus germs
spun out leaving only the mysterious "ioxoid" belilnd. It Is this which' confers the immunising proper- ties against jockjaw.
Before the toxold can be used, however, it has to be filtered through a jelly-like substance, the porez of which are so fine that they can only be test-examined under an ultra-
Britain's Courage microscope.
Berlin.
WAR TOLL
The after effects of inoculation are
Britannia "rules the waves" instated by the medical authorities to one of the latest German Ula Aims be "very slight." entitled "Kautschuk," which was re- cently drawing packed houses in Ber- lin's cinema.
men
During the war, lockjaw was the constant anxiety of every army doc
tor.
As a matter of routine the The occasion was Churamoni Yogn,
are given 24 hours free of pelive The film is a tribute to the courage exercise. But the
reaction 13 50 one of the rarest festivals in the Hindu silendar. It is observed only and indomitable spirit of sacrifice of little troublesome that it "could even nfter an
celipse of the moon occur- the Engilshman, Henry Wickham, be given to children."" ring on
un a a Monday. The last cele- who helped England in breaking the bration was 27 years ago.
Brazillan
lan rubber menopoly by an ad- So great were the crowds at Cal-venturous expedition to the jungles of cutth
Para, Brazil. that 400 pilgrims from up- country are reported missing. There violation of stringent Brazilian laws injection
Wickham obtained rubber seeds in Wounded men were given a routine)
of were hundreds of accidents.
A.T.S. (anti-tetanus Viceroy and Federation-Reports
threatening the death penalty to ex-serum) na soon as they were brought
in by stretcher-bearers, thut the Morquess of Linlithgow, the porters of the valued product.
Partly based on British records and But its effect was only temporary, Viceroy, would make a statement on supported by scenes taken in the Roughly eight of every 1,Quo westend- Federation, on his return from Eng-
Brazilian jungle the dim dramatical-ed contracted lockjaw. Most of them Henry
ry, acted by Rene Deltgen, not progress is being made in preparing officially supported but
A new wonder drug, "prontosil' uno Melally the way for rulers of States to encouraged by British home authori- now being used in conjunction with Federation. Mr. Subhag Bose, Con- disguise of an entomologist.
their willingness to enter the ties, penetrated the jungle under the the serum, makes prevention certain. Free President, continues to preach Federation, resolute opposition to with threats of civil disobedience, AUSTRALIA
fand,
but
have so far not wife springy describes how in 1870. young were fatal,
it is understood that
MINISTERS' TRIPS ABROAD
Sydney.
and acquitted. He was then tried for!
He was captured, tried for robbery,
esplonage and was sentenced to death, but rescued through the intervention of the British Consul,
L
Stork True to Legend
Frezno, Cal.
The Allm contains a number of The Nygron Maternity home herej gibes against individual features of claims to be the only institute of its British colonial policy, but gives full kind that has its own private stork. credit to the British Government's Coming from nobody knows where, The visit of the Australian trade glowing tribute to "hero and hero-the establishment and made a nest In efforts to respect the law and pays a the stork settled on the grounds of delegation this year to London and worship" for British glory as exempli- some shrubs. Washington to discuss the Ottawa fed by Henry Wickham. agreement revision will cost the
Australian taxpayers about £17,000, cost £12,200 for the 13 persons in according to" unofficial estimates the party, made by Socialist politicians.
and
<
Flying Doctors—With the Since the Lyons Government as tablishment of a Gying doctor based sumed offea in 1932, 1.3s stated, trips at Alleo Springs, every sparsely outside Australia by members of the settled aren in the Commonwealth Ministry, have cost £74,000 to date, will be covered by the air medical the bills are still coming in. In services, working from six stations. the Scillin SocialistGovernment's Each base is equipped with, a pedai term-1930 to 1931 Ministerini trips wireless transmitting set, assuring Lost only £17,500, the most expen-people within 400 miles of repla sive being that for the 1930 Imperial medical and ambulance services Conference, costing, £8,170, 114 About 180 radio sets are installed, at In contrast, the 1937 Imperial. Con lonely stallons, farm and mining out- ference and Coronation delegation posts.
December 14, 1938.
Library, Supreme Court,
FASTER
PLANES
chief Engineer Dilton, head of the research department of a large zero- plaño factory.' was the, most- valued man in the firm. But one day thinge began to go
Wrong -
Tomorrow will bo a big day, Mr. Dillon-basting your new retractable indercarriage design-. we are all looking for results. This company's just got to produce the fastest planes
HOME
Testing tomonow, dear, and Fin not too hopeful of
results, Iva not bean working wall recently. (ve buen co tirad
Don't worry, Tom. I'm sunt to will be all
right
THE TEXT
THE DOCTORS
Exactly, Mr. Dilton. it's this waking tired that's holding you back
at your job. You
see, you burn up energy even while' you sleep it takes 20,000 muscular efforts alone to breathe. If you're not replacing used-up energy, of course you, wake tired-that's Night Starvation.
I suggest Horlicks..
AMAZING, DILTON!... 20 MILES AN HOUR INCREASE IN SPEED!..
A CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE, SIR/
and so every night
The humiliation of it............ can't think what went wrong... I've gone all to pieces lately. Oh, this tiredness, I even make up feeling tired!
Proming me. Tom. you'll go
and sod a doctor about it
1 8 WEEKS LATER
I hope to goodness Dilton has done.
a good job with this new
design
DOES YOUR HUSBAND WAKE TIRED?
WAKING TIRED reduces a man's cifi-
at work and play ➡he can't con- centrate properly, he can't do his best work he's unfairly handicapped.
I'm pretty confident.
He seems
to have got
into his
stride again
lately
If your husband wakes tired, see to it that he gets Horlicks, a cupfu) regularly at bedtime. Horlicks replaces energy as it is being used up era's during sleep. He'll wake refreshed, he'll feel and look alert and alive,
HORLICKS
BOLSKUMMEL APRICOT BOLS
Bolskummel is man's favourite liqueur. Derived from the Dutch Caraway, its magnificent flavour has spread its fame throughout the world. Comparatively dry, It forms the perfect end to any meal.
But for the ladies--Apricot Bols is delicate rather than robust and is much appre- ciated by sensitive palates for its exquisite quality. Cooled boforehand and sipped slowly after cheese - it is perfection itself, -
.Sole Agents: CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
1575
The Quality
SUNRIPE CIGARETTES