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ACCIDENT GIVES HOPE. TO DEAF
SCIENTISTS have found by
accident a treatment which
may be of importance to deaf prople.
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They made the discovery when treating a woman for a complaint which caused by the withering of the mucous lining of the nostrils.
Not only did
they cure that, but the
announced that Workin ringing sound in her ears, which had persisted for many years. had aro
stopped,
thic
What had been used in the nose treatment was on tongen, one of the of important chemeals manufac tured in the body.
THE three scientists, Hector Mor-
timer, It. P. Wright, and J. B. Collip, one of the men who helped to discover Insulin, had been led by their researches at McGill University, Montreal, to try this body-chetnical
OK NASEL
But they never suspected the passi- ble effect on hearing
On making! the chance discovery they, with the help of Professor D. Lansborough Thoinson, son of the late Sir Arthur Thomson, the famous bio- logist, carried out further research
Sixteen men and 30 women suffer- ing from deafness due to diseased nerves or bony growths in the inner ear were treated with small doses of vestrogen, mixed with oil, for periods ranging from three months to two years.
the
The results, according to Journal of the Canadian Medical As- sociation, given with usual medical reticence, show "marked improve- ment."
The treatment is stili in a very early stage, but the discovery gives a new
clue to the possible causes and treat-
ment of deafness.
•
EUILDINGS glistening as though
B
they were entrusted with gems are now poble through the use of a now materlot called "vermiculite," This is a form of mica which has been expanded by electric heal to 15 or 20 times its original size.
Applied to wet stucco, it helps in rc- duce hent and cold and at the same
ne glitters attractively.
This material wilt be a feature of the buildings al the San Francisco Exhibition, which opened on February 15. But it has more than a novelty value,
SCHEME REJECTED
Australia Not to Open Mandated Territory
The Australian Government yesterday's season
ia
for placing the highland territory of the Australian mandated territory of Now
Guinea at the disposal of Jewish refugees for establishing a Jewish colony,
TO-DAY'S RADIO
ZBW, 355 metres (845 kc.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
From the Studio
Radio Programme Broadcast by Robert McLeod (Violin) Z. B. W, on a Frequency of 815 kets. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m.
0.52 in.e's. per second.
I. K. T.
the Plano.
"DIE WALKURE" ACT I
Vivian
Sert Sym-
Shepherd's Song (Elgar, arr. Haydn Wood); Rondel; Mina (Elgar, arr. Haydn Wood)....Light Symphony; Orchestra cond. by 11aydn Wood; Sweet Melody Of Niat in 'Give us this Night'); My Love
And 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service
[lm 'Give us this night')... Webster of Intercession
St. John's (Farrell and Pob)....The Three from Cathedral,
Loose Screws: Chick Endor, Charite!ooth (Tenor) with Orchestra; Mon
Reve (Waldtcufel). 12.30 Turner Layton (Vocal) at Farrell nad Eddie Poln; Plano Wiphony Orchestra?
In The Vocal Chorus-Let Me Cony Night (Bixio, Cherubin and Ki Let Me Whisper (Rosell and Hey-Vivian Ellis; (in which The Composer nedy); Way You Look To-night man); You Belong To Dreamland introduces fifteen of his best known (film 'Swing Time)Webster
Ellis: Comedian-Booth (Tenor) with (Giirey); Alone (film 'A Night At The tunes).
Orchestra: Sandy Goes To The Sea. Part 1-The To The Damask Hose (Elgar, arr. Opern).
12.40 Jimmy Dorsey, and Hts Or-Stowaway: Part 2-The Shipwreck. Haydn Wood)....Light Symphony
Powell; Dance Orchestra Orchestra cond. by Haydn Wood, It Ain't Right-Fox-Trot; The Swing, Swing, Swing, Daughter
8.30 StudioViolin Keeltal Baton Tea PartyFox-Trot, Wash Swing-Fox-Trot; I've Got A Won- Robert McLeod With Incollat by ington Grays (Gratuila): Tap Dan-derful Feeling-Fox-Trut
.....Nat paniment by Harry Boughton. Gonella and His Georgians;
Vocal gera Nightmare: One, Two, Button
Intrada (Monat): 2 Salut Your Shoe-Fex-Trot (im Pennies The Dicky Bird Hop (Gourly); An D'Amour (Elgar). Serenade
Old Violin (Fisher)....Gracie Fields pagnole from Heaven'): So Do 1-Fox-Trot.
(Chaminado-Kreisler): 1.00 Time and Weather,
with Orchestra,
Frasquita (Lehar-Kreisler); 5. Sou- 1.03 Grleg-Peer Gynt-Sulto No.
venir (Drdla): 6. Thats (Massenet); 7. Danse Espagnole (Granados- Kreisler).
chestra.
1. Op. 40.
Orchestra
London Philharmonic conducted by Eugene Goossens.
1.18 Songs by Richard Crooks (Tenor).
2.15 Close Down,
6.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the loof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.
(a) A e Klas at Twilight (b)]
tra.
Like
4.
8.55 London Philharmonic Orches-
Gaite Parisienne-Ballet Music
9.00 London Relay "Food for Thought."
Three short talks on topical interest.
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News Is Knowledge
EXI
matters of Question.-Is a sailor's life a healthy Q-How long has Britain had con-
If I Should Send A Rese (Shayon- I dont make sense; (e) I have eyes; (Offenbach-arr. Rosenthal). rejected a plan
Shukret); Open Your Window To The (d) Joobalal.
0.14 Record: Bell Ringer-Fox- Morn, Op. 56, No. 3 (Royden-Phillips)
..with Orchestra; I Bring A Love Trot; Sedibal-One-Step.... Maurice Song (Alm 'Viennese Nights) tra.
Alexander (Accordeon) with Orches- asslated by Edna Kellogg with, Or- chestra; You Will Remember Vienna 6.21 (a) What will tell my heart; (film 'Viennese Nights')..........With Or- (b) Change Partners; (c) Moments chestra,
like this; (d) Every-tub.
the thic
Explaining the reasons for reject- ing the settlement plan, the Prime Minister, Mr. J. Lyons, after Cabinet session declared
that Australian Government was opposed 19,
independent settlement schema by foreigners, and that the aim of the Government's humigra- tion policy is to have all immigrants coming to Australia or any of ber territory under its control, in order to encourage intermingling with the native population and absorption of the foreigners in the course of time. ~Traux-Octan.
SUNDAY
CHINES
AT
THE
+
1.
0.20 Next week's programme. 90 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Wagner's "Die Walkure" Act
1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, 0,35 Records: Melody From The
Lottee Lehmann (Soprano), Lauritz Weather and Announcements,
(im The trail of the Lonesome Melchior (Tenor) and Emanuel List Sky 1.40 Varlely with Vivian Ellis, Pine'); Is It True What They Aloud (Bass) and the Vienna Philharmonic Sandy Powell, and Nat Gonella and Dixie? (Marks), Frances Langlore Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter
(Vocal) with Orchestra: Old Fashion, with F. Buxbaun ("Cello). ed Love (Mack-Johnson)....
"Buck"
11.00. Close Down. Washington (Piano),
Hla Georgians.
Dance Orchestra-Who Stole The Jam?-Quickstep (nim Sally, Irene and Mary'); Swingin' In The Corn- 8.44 (n) Tears in my heart; (b) | Quickstep Calm Radio City Revels) Stop! Beatin' round the Mulberry ....Not Gonella and His Georginos Bush; (c) Meet the beat of my heart; with Vocal Refrain by Nat Gonella; (d) Lullaby in Rhythm, Comedy Sketch--Three Loose Screws),7.00 Closing Locn! Stock Quota- |
KING'S
YEAR ATTRACTION!
NEW
POWERFUL DRAMA!
GREAT LOVE!
20th Century-Fox?
Picture
EMOTIONAL THRILLS!
Headstrong young sweethearts fighting their way together from the Barbary Coast to fame! A pic- ture rich in the excitement and col or of the mightiest memente in the march of America! Entertata: ni even greater then they say
Irving Berlin's ALEXANDER'S
RAGTIME BAND
NOTE
TYRONE
resta
ALICE
DON
POWER FAYE AMECHE
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and
ETHEL MERMAN - JACK HALEY
JEAN HERSHOLT HELEN WESTLEY JOHN CARRADINE PAUL HURST WALLY VERNON . RUTH TERRY DOUGLAS FOWLEY - EDDIE COLLINS CHICK CHANDLER Directed by Henry King Bachers Producer Hart, Joe Brown Screen May by Kathryn Scale and Lam com Adaptation by Rahord she
Featuring a angrønt of Drying Bwitch songs including
· 26 faronites of yesforyour and 2 umash full of famorrow "NOW IT CAN BE TOLD" and "MY WAIKING STICK" Darryl F. Zanuck in Charge of Production
"The Admission Prices of the 2.30 show during the showing of Alexander's Rogtimo Band" will be incrassod to samo as 'the evening.
tlons.
7.03 Songs by Coelly Courtneldne. Why Has A. Cow Got Four Legs (Furber and Ellis); The South Is The Place For Me (Ellis and Broham); The Wind's In The West (film 'Aunt Sally; My Wild Out (film 'Aunt Sully).
7.15 London Relay-Between You And Me And The Mike."
An Intimate revne with Hugh Mor- ton: Dorothy Summers; Denis Fol- well; Marjorie Westbury; Ita] Bryant; Mary Pollock; Harry Engleman and Lella Brittain at two planos, Pro- duced and compered by Marlyn C. Webster.
7.45 Hawalan Music.
Palikika Blues (Traditional): Pus Carnation (Traditional)...The Tahiti Beachcomber Delilah Waltz;|
Pozen Waitz....Gino Bordin and His Hawallons: On A Little Street In Honolulu Waltz ....Hilo Hawailan Orchestra with Vocal Refrain.
0.00 Tims, Weather and An- nouncements,
8.03 Webster Booth (Tenor) and Light Symphony Orchestra.
STOCK MARKET
REPORT
The Hongkong Stock Exchange official summary sued at 3.30 p.m yesterday, say
Small sales were reported in H.K. Fires, Underwriters, and 31⁄2 Govt. Loan, the undertons remaining quiet.
Buyers
Hongkong Bank $1,400 Balon Jusurance 346239
1. Fire Insurance $175 Douidates 383
Pravidents (034) $8.40 Raub $0
1. Realtime 8312 Chinese Extra $100 Bandakan Lights 98S Canton Tens #1
Cements $1512
K. Rupes Bin Entertainments $7 Moranians (130)-9/3 Hellers
Salos
Cements $1515
Hongkong Bank $1,416 China Underwriters $0.06
K. Fire Insurance IBG 31.1. Govt. 36% Loan Par.
Antamok P. 40
Atoka 36
Darulo Gold 2015
Benguet Consolidated 13.00
Coco Grove All
Consolidated Mines .001
Demonstrations 16
1. X. L. 100
Paracale Gumaus 16
Bar Maitricis 1.82
Huyoo .2116
United Paracales 07
·
Tho Empress of Canada, on completion of annual overhaul, left Taikoo Dock at 11.30 nm. and berthed at the Kowloon Whart at 12.30 p.m. to-day.
She will leave here for Victoria and Vancouver, B.C., via Shanghat, Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu af noon on Tuevisy,
onc?
Answer--A Blue Book on the health | of the Navy shows that life at sea is | by no means as healthy as is com- monly thought. There were 40,273 cases of Winess or injury the year under review. The total Jorce numbered 92,245 and so the ratio of illuces was 4364 cases in every 1,000 men.
TO-MORROW at
trol of Aden, the naval station at the Red Sea entrance? A100 years. The centenary war celebrated there last month with military parades and a distribution of food to the needy. In the 17th century local sultans drove the Turks out of Aden. In 1839 the natural fort was annexed by Britain and placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Bombay.
SUNDAY at
QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA
INSPIRED BY KIPLING'S HEROIC LINES! STAGED ON A SCALE THAT BEGGARS WORDS!
CAVALCADE OF
ACTION
CARY GRANT
RXO
RADIO
▼ERCLURES"
VICTOR McLAGLEN
AND
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, Jr.
GUNGA DIN
R.K.O. RADIO'S GIANT OF SHOWS
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