SHORTAGE OF MONKEY GLANDS
SYDNEY.
ITALIAN poison gas attacks during the Abyssinian campaign killed so many monkeys that there is a short- age of rejuvenation glands, according to a well-known Australian doctor. He is Dr. H. Leighton-Jones, who has returned here after spending nearly a year studying the latest methods of Professor Voronoff at the Institute of Physiological Research in Paris.
Dr. Leighton-Jones explained that, ! at his headquarters at Dora Creek, near Newcastle, he had rhesus mon- keys drawn from Abyssinin, for!
yearn.
"The polcon gen used by the Itollan in their attack upon the Abysslans killed off great numbers of these monkeys, which were trapped in the ravines," he sald In an interview here.
"The result is that now I am short of monkeys. I will have to alter my source of supply, and I expect to get Bunte from India. At Dura Creek I have only two left, and have seven persons awaiting the rejuvenation treatment with the glands."
"SPARE PARTS"
J Dr. Leighton Jones doubted whether human glands would super- sede monkey glands in the rejuve nation treatment.
of
Voronoll, however, visualised ત "spare parts hospital" of the future,
the bodies where portions healthy persons killed in accidents would be stored for use in the re- storation of Inman belags to health by grafting and other forms of treat ment.
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FIVE IN THE
BACK SEAT
Five passengers in the back Brat proved too weighty for a woman's 8 h.p. car and it tipped 110 that the front wheels left Un road.
The driver, Mrs. Florence Kath- fern Dawson. of Hopton Gardens, New Malden, was unable to sterr and the ear struck an island,
At Witbledon recently when summoned for carrying a danger- ons number of passengers Mea Dawson pleaded, "I have been punished enough. Luckily I was the only one injured."
The magistrates dismissed the case on payment of 5a, costa
Wife's Action Against Duke
Of Leinster
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 2, 1939.
UFS
En route to war games in the Allanile, here is the Unlied States aircraft carrier Kanger pass- ing through the Gaillard Cut in the Panama Canal. Naval planen are aligned on her deck. Pas- sage of the entire United States fleet, whlel salted from San Diego, Cal., through the canal took about 36 hours, while 34 merchant ships walled.
He Has To Chant
In The Mess
THE sergeant's mess of the
2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards, Wellington Barracks, has the largest and finest! wooden spoon in the British ¦Army.
►
It is the trophy awarded annually
to the worst shot in the mess. PLACE OF HONOUR
Its winner this year 1 Lance-
In his twenties, promoted fast March.
history.
WAITRESS TOLD LIES AT INQUEST
A WAITRESS witness was criticised by Mr. Ingleby Oddie at the Paddington inquest recently on Bruno Reichert (39), victim of an hotel fire in Porchester Gardens, W.
not
The Coroner: Do you swear you
Miss WBHams bowed her head and whispered, "No. Coroner.
"So you were telling lies," said the
When Miss Williams repeated that she did not light a cigarette until in the kitchen and that she lit it from the gas stove, the coroner said: "I don't believe that."
"She is utterly unreliable," said the coroner. "She Sergeant W. Schofield, a guardsman has confessed to telling lies. She was very pert at first
The spoon hangs la a place of out broke down when I began to question her, honour. It is the first thing a young "I must express my regret at sergeant sres when he first walkshe way this girl gave evidence." have a pocket in your frack? through the mess door,
Occupying positions of less import- The waitress, Miss Ellen Wil- An action has been entered in thence in glass cases round the walls liams, said she lit a cigarette "Voronoir clnins that nobody Court of Session, Edinburgh, by the should de under 100 years, unless Duchess of Leinster against the Duke are proud relies of the regiment's after she had dressed and gone he in suffering from some discure," jof Leinster, who is the Premier Duke,|
The spoon is six feet long and was into the kitchen, but did Dr. Leighton-Jones.
Maquis and Earl of Ireland.
The issue of the rolls of the Court carved from an aeroplane propeller smoke in the bedroom.
Un Alexandria, Egypt, when the contains the following: "Agnes Ratelle (otherwise Rafaelle) Kenne-regiment was there in 1937.
Van Neck or FitzCereid,
LIST OF RULES Duchess of Leinster, residing at Beside it un the wall hangs its Westminster Gardens, S... against charter of original and a list of rules. Edward FitzGerald, Duke of Leinster; Bere are some of them; presently residing at Court Royal "The winner shall receive a money Hotel, Lancaster Gate, W.2."
The Duke, who is 46. inarried Mrs. prize not exceeding 5s., which he
1932, must give to charity. American, in Van Neek, an
"He is responsible for the said severn
spoon's welfare and must report For them," he declares. He admits He previously married Miss Maymonthly on ta goud order."
When the spoon is presented, the spoon, at high taxes and motor cars have Etheridge, former Galety chorus giri, also contributed to
Flats Called Bane
Of Art
SYDNEY, Australia. Rousel. Roy
famous Australian artist, blames flats for the decilue of art. Because there is no space for after their engagement had Hanging pletures, there is no demand times, been denied.
NO POCKET How did you light the eignette jvhen you left the room?—With a box of matches.
Where did you get the box?--From! my pocket.
filled with ale, and hund it round.
"During supper he shall chant
"It is the truth, gir." was the girl's renly.
The Coroner: You are not a very credible young woman. Did you not tell my officer you lit ft with a match
put the mutch back in the box? Was the largest shooting cup in the mess after you left the basement room and
that a alle or was it the truth?
Miss Williams did not answer, without humour.I am a rotten shot'
Recording a verdict of "Accidental and solely stroke the
wooden death." Mr. Ingleby Oddie said the re originated in the basement, "Should any member laugh during where the waitress slept, by a match
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Singapore "No Horn" Rule
Very Ambiguous
Singapore.
THE sounding of horns by vehicles in Singapore, as from March 1, will be prohibited "except for the purpose of avoiding an accident."
Many motorists are wondering what exactly is the meaning of "except for the purpose of avoiding an accident."
Would a motorist; finding a pedes- Remembering how Singapore trlań strolling right in front of him, Asiatic pedestrians used the roads be within his rights in sounding his ; and their flagrant disregard for all horns?
tra.mk: signals, said another, the
He could argue that his action was silence rule could only mean that ali intended to avoid running into a Juy- |cars must come to a dead stop when walker.
pedestrians carelessly crossed their path and did not take the trouble to look out for fast trafle,
If he encountered a number of cyclists riding three abreast and practically blocking a narrow street, would he be entitled to sound his horn?
If he did not and proceeded, an {accident might occur.
Exactly in what circumstances is the motorist to be permitted to sound
his horn?
"To avoid an accident" seema so ambiguous that it may mean any- thing from elcaring a crowd of pedestrians or cyclists to a warning loot at busy junctions to ensure. that reckless or ignorant drivers do not shoot oul heedlessly.
TRUST TO LUCKY
was
EXISTING PROVISION - A rute already existed, it from excessive horn sounding. painted out, prohibiting motorists
Could not this sume rule be applied to eliminate unnecessary noise?
Experience had chown that no motorist, unless he was insane, went round sounding his horn Eke a fige cagine The horn was made and intended to be used to give warning to cargless pedestrians.
Eliminate the carelers pedestrians and horning would automatically stop, it was suggested. But to stop the "borning" and to allow jay- Can it be that the new rule is in-walkers to cross the roads at their tended to mean that no horn sound-| own pleasure and without looking. Ing may be permitted except when threw the entire responsibility on on accident or collision seems Im-the motorist,
minent?
Then, and not until then, inay the
motorist loot his horn and trust 10 luck?
"Motorists con well understand that the aim of the horn restriction
ls to eliminate unnecessary noise," sakd an owner-driver.
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Omaha, Neb. Congratulations to the
Johnsons "But when they are told not to and Swansons. Three Johnsons and give any warning tools except to two Swansons won five of the seven avold accidents, it seems like telling posts on the state tiekot in the recent them not to touch their horns untivoling. The majority of each was they are in the middle of a crash." umple.
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