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 Intest methods of Professor Voronoff at the Institute of Physiological Research in Paris.
13r. Leighton-Jones explained that.į, ut his headquarters at Dora Creek, near Newcastle, he hat rhesus mun- keys drawn from Abyssinia. for
years.
"The poison gas used by the Italian in their attack upon, the Abyssians killed off real numbers of these monkeys, which were trapped in the ravine," he ad 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 some from India. At Dora Creek I have only two left, and 1 have seven persons awaiting the rejuvenation irenticent with the glands."
"SPARE PARTS"
Dr. Leighton Jones doubted whether human glands would super- sede monkey gituls hi the rejuvi- mution treatment.
Veronail, however, viaalsed "spare parts hospital" of the future. where portims of the horlies of healthy persons killed in acidents
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FIVE IN THE
BACK SEAT
Five passengers in the back sest proved too weighty for a woman's 8 h.p. car aml 1 pred un so that the front wheels left this road.
The driver, Mrs. Flarence Kath- Jern Dawson, of Hopton Gardens. New Malden, was unable to steer and the car struck an islam.
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 2, 1939. Library, Supresos
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SPORTS WEAR
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En route to war games in the Atlantle, here Is the United States aircraft carrier Ranger pass- ing through the Gaillard Cut in the Panama Canal. Naval planes are aligned on her deck. Pas- Bage of the entire United States fleet, which salled from San Diego, Cal., Urough the canal took aboul
36 hours, while 34 merchant ships walled.
He Has To Chant
In The Mess
At Wimbledon recently when THE sergeant's mess of the
danger. mus number of passengers Mrs. Dawson piraded, "I have been punished enough. Luckily I was the only one Injured."
summoned for carrying
The magistrates dismissed the case on payment of 5s, custs.
Wife's Action Against Duke Of Leinster
An action has been enterest in 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 wither this year to Lance-
Sergeant W. Schulfeld, a guardsman
in his twenties, promoted hist March.
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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.
"She
set
TWIN SETS
of Short Sleeve Jumper
"She is utterly unreliable," said the coroner. has confessed to telling lies. She was very pert at first and Long Sleeve Cardigan
ut broke down when I began to question her.
The Coroner:
The spoon hang in a place of, hmour. It is the first thing a young
"I must express my regret at t would be stored for the in the re-
(sergent SOCH
when he first wall the way this girl gave evidence." have a pocket in your frack? storation of human beings to healt
through the mess door. by grafting and other forms of treale,
Occupying positions of less import- The waitress, Miss Ellen Wil- ment.
"Voronoir claims laat nabady, Court of Session, Edinburght, by thee in ass cases round the walls Bams, said she lit a cigarette should die under 100 years, unless Duchess of Leinster against the Duke a proud relies of the regiment's after she had dressed and gone
Thistory.
into the kitchen, but did not hefferit: from sume disease," of Lenter, who is the Premier Duke.
The spoon is six feet long and was! Paid Dr. Leighton-Jones.
Marquis and Enri of Ireland,
The issue of the falls of the Court carved from an aeroplane propeller smoke in the bedroom.
Agnes in Alexandria, Egypt, when the following: contains the Rotelle (otherwise Rafaelle) Keme-regiment was there in 1937.
LIST OF RULES
Flats Called
Of Art
Baner Van Neck or FitzGerald.
NO POCKET 1 How did you light the cigarette when you left the room"-With box of matches.
Where did you get the box?--From my pocket.
Coron
Do you swear you
Miss Williams bowed her head and "So you were telling lies," said the whispered, "Nu, sir."
When Miss Williams repeated that the did not light a cigarette until in the kitchen and that she lit it from) the gas stove, the coroner said: "1 don't believe that."
"It is the truth, sir," was the girl's
reply.
Buchers of Léinter. residing at.
Beside it on the wall hangs its Westminster Gardens, S.W.1, gst charter of original and a list of rules, Falward FitzGerald, Duke of LeinsterHere are some of them:- presently conkling at Court Royal The winner shall receive a money Hotel. Lancaster Ciate, W.."
Thr Duke, who is 16. marded Mrs Prize not exceeding 5s.. which he the largest shooting cup in the mes put the match back in the Sox? Was
The Coroner: You are not a very credible young woman. Did you not Fell my officer you it it with a match.
after you felt the basement room and. SYDNEY, Australia,
Billed with ale, and hand it round. Ray Bourel, famous Australian
that a lie or was it the truth? Hive to charity. Amerian, in 1932, must
chant artist, blames dats for the decline of Van Neek, an
Miss Williams did not answer. responsible for the said "During supper he shall "He is several art. Because there is no space for after their epsgement hurt
report without humour I am a rotten shot!
Recording a verdict of "Accidental spoon's welfare and must
and solemnly stroke the wooden death." Mr. Ingleby Odele, said the hanging pictures, there is no demand times been denied.
He admits for them," be declares.
in the basement. five originated He previously married Miss May athly on its good order"
When the spoon is presented. the spoon.
"Should any incenber laugh during where the waitress slept, by a match that high taxes and motor cars have Etheridge, former Gaiety churus giri, also contributed to the slump by in 1913. That marriage was dissolv-rules specify that a supper shall be diverting art purchasing power else- ed in 1930 and the Duchess died in held, and during supper the winner the chant, he shall be ordered to kiss, or cigarette-end being thrown down old cane "shall, with all due ceremony, have the spour and bay the winner and falling: close to two
chairs.
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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 Itemembtring trian strolling right in front of him, be, within his rights in sounding his [horns?
how
Singapore Asiatle pedestrians used the roads and their flagrant disregard for all trafle signals, said another,
the He could argue that his action was silence rule could only mean that all intended to avoid running into a jay-cars must come to a dead stop when walker
pedestrians carelessly erased their 1 he, encountered a number of bath and did not take the trouble to cyclists
riding three abreast and look out for fast traffic. practically blocking a narrow street, would he be entitled to sound his horn?
If he did not and proceed:d, an accident might occur.
Exactly in what circumstances is the inotorist to be permitted to sound
his horn?
"To avoid an accident" seeras so ambiguous that it may mean any thing from clearing a cruwd of pedestrians or cyclists to a warning toot at busy junctions to ensure that reckless or ignorant drivers do not shoot out heedlessly.
TRUST TO LUCK?
A
EXISTING PROVISION
was rulo already existed, it paint but. prohibiting motorists from excessive horn sounding.
Could not this saine rule be applied to eliminate unnecessary noise?
Experience and shown that no motorist, unless he was insane, went round sounding his horn, Eke a fire engine. The horn was made and intended to be used to give warning to careless pedestilans.
Eliminate the careles pedestrians and horning would automatically stop, It was suggested. But to stop the "horning" 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 an accident or collision seems im- the motorist. minent?
Then, and not until then, may, the motorist toot his hora and tryst to luck?
"Motorists
can
well understand
that the alm of the horn restriction is to eliminate unnecessary noise," said an owner-driver,
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