Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Cup Final Teams Took His "Medicine
Gland Expert Plans to be 120
Seeks £10,000 Life
Polters Bar, Herts, MR. A. MENZIES AIIARPE, the tann who introduced gland treatment to the Cup Final teams, Wolverhampton Wander- ers and Portsmouth, plans to Ivo to 120,
Ho la so sure he can do it that he is taking out a life insurance policy for £10,000, payable on Its 120th birthday.
Although tall, well-built Mr. Sharpe is 58, he looks 40.
Why? Because he takes
Own "medleine"the
anim
Bland extracts which he makes
for the football teams,
Mr. Sharpe talked about "his plane in his laboratory, part of n beautiful old manor house in Hertfordshire,
"You may think it fantastic," he said, "but I mean business when I wont a quotation for a £10,000
policy payable on my 120th birthday.
"I AM PREPARED TO PAY THE PREMIUM NOW IN ONE SUBSTANTIAL LUMP SUM.
nature tha
"Already I have approached two insurance companies, who told me politely that they would first have to work out new actuarial Aguies.
"As this is in the challenge, I am giving all leading British insurance companies an op- portunity to quote me a premium." Formerly a mining engineer, Mr. Sharpe first became interested in] glands, or the science of endocrino- logy, as a hobby.
Ten years ago his hobby became) his full-time job.
HOT FAVOURITES
the
In
summer of 1937 Wolverhampton adopted Mr. Shurpe's gland treatment to build up a team qt super players.
To-day the Wolves are hot favourites to win the Cup, and also have a sporting chance of winning the League champion- sitip.
Holding up a phial of clear, amber; liquid, he said: "This contains gland extracts from a number of unimals- oxen, sheep, rabbits,
"IT CAN ADD YEARS TO A MAN'S LIFE WITHOUT MERE- LY BEING A LENGTHENING OF OLD‘AGE,
"Since 1020 I have supplied-gland extracts for the treatment, under medical supervision, of between 15,- 000 and 20,000 people.
Apart from giving players In- creased speed, stamina, and staying]
WITHOUT PROFIT power (as football has proved), gland "More than half have been people extracts, according to Mr.. Sharpe, over 55. Statesmen, business mag- give the answer to man's centuries-nates, stage and screen stars have old quest for prolonged youth and #; been given a new lease of useful lite longer life-span.
by a course of the injections.
Policy
"I FORESEE THE DAY WHEN TO LIVE TO 100 YEARS WILL BE CONSIDERED NORMAL"
There is a potential fortune fur Mr. Sharpe in gland products, but he has no desire to become a million- aire.
"My polley is altruistic rather than commercial," he said.
"As the demand for gland extracts increases, I shall be able to reduce the prices.
"Already the cost of twelve In- jections, as supplied to doctors, has been reduced from £20 to ED, and further reductions will soon be possible.
pays without profit to myself."
In any case Mr. Sharpe feels he
UFS
King Zog, left, who called upon his people to defend their nation against the Italians, is shown in Tirano, als capital elty, recently, as he reviewed some of his troops. With him is Queen Geraldine, who fled to Greece, a few days after the birth of her baby son, Prince Skanderbeg.
Morals Are
Terrible
2
May 8, 1939.
EMPIRE NEWS
CZECH CONSULATE IN SYDNEY CLOSED
SYDNEY.
Dr. E. Kveton, Consul-General of Czechoslovakia in Sydney, handed over recently the consulate to the German Consul-General here, Dr. R. Asmls.
on was acting Instructions from Progue, and these apply to consulates throughout Australia and New Zealand.
He
Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, states, however, that the Commonwealth will not recognise the German Consul as re- presenting Czechoslovakia tinless Britain gives de jure recognition of the German annexation.
Dr. Iveton is returning to Prague by the United States.
KENYA
MR. GROVER TO WORK IN UGANDA
MOMBASA.
Mr. Brian Grover, the London en- gineer w arrested In Russia Jast year after dying there to bring back his wife. They were on their way to Butlabi, Uganda, where Mr. Grover is to work as a drilling en- gineer on the oil concession of the African and European Investment Co.
Mrs. Grover, who still speaks very ittle English, was delighted to meet compatriot here, a woman who Ilves in Mombasa and who has had no opportunity to converso in ber own language for many months.
After his release from prison in Moscow Mr. Grover intended to re- turn to his post with a London en- gineering firm, but Jaler accepted this appointment in Uganda. INDIA
LEAVE PAY TO RANK FOR TAXATION
CALCUTTA. Leave pay is to rank for taxation under India's new Income-tax legis- Intion. Both officials and ordinary members of the public proceeding overseas on leave will be affected.
Among the first officers of the Government of India to be affected will be Sir James Grigg, the Finance member, who salls this month on Icave pending his return to
the
English Civil Service in a post at the
Wor Omce.
ays without profit it in the business AN astonishing attack on the morals of home life in King's
Indians in South Africa-Reports Lynn, Norfolk, has been made from South Africa suggest that the by the Vicar of St. John's, the Union Parliament may postpone con- Rev. E. W. Allworthy, at his sideration of the bills giving local annual church meeting.
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authorities power to segregate In- dians. It is believed that this re- Ile declared that children barely spite is an acknowledgment of the Ave years old will use foul language strong protest by the Government of India against the anti-Indlun ogita- Mr. tion in South Africa. them SOUTH AFRICA
but
in the streets,
"This terrible crime," said Allworthy, "is thrown
upon from ungodly parents of all pagin homes.
HOMES POLLUTED
"The results when they reach maturity hardly bear thinking about.
FEWER NATIVE MINE WORKERS DIE
JOHANNESBURG.
that
"Worse than that, many homes are Committee of the Chamber of Mines. The annual report of the Executive broken up or polluted because men discusses the striking success and women are living in sin and satisfying their curnal appetites like health of natives on the Rand.
has attended efforts to safeguard the brute beasts that have no under-
"There can no longer be any ob- of us would be surprised ed to the employment of Nynseland.
jection by the Government concern if we knew the number of men and natives In the gold mines on the women in this town who are break-grounds of health," the report states. ing up homes in this way."
Mr. Allworthy said no doubt some natives working in the mines has The pneumonia death rate among people would suggest that he was a dropped from 10.25 per thousand in prude "and so try to whitewash their 1937 to 3.41, in 1938, and the rate black sin,"
for all diseases from 18.18 to 8,00..
Girl Of 12 Has A "Perm 19
'She Ought To Be Spanked' Judge
"I NEVER heard of such nonsense,
Says
" said Judge
| Richardson recently, when he was told that 12-year-old Ruth Harrison, of Millfield, Sunderland, had been to have her hair "permed."
"If a child of this age gets Burned while having her hair
waved," he went on, "I should Anne, The Girl
be inclined to say that it serves her jolly well right,
"It might prove an advantage for her to be pulled up in her somewhat precocious vanity."
With these words, Judge Richard- son, who was sitting at Sunderland County Court, found for a hair- dresser against whom the child had claimed £15 for burning her hair.
"FOOLISH WASTE"
"A child of 12 who wants to have her hair permchently waved should be taken over her mother's knee and spanked," he said.
"The girl must have very foolish parents to spend 3s. d. on having her hair permanently waved. It is a foolish waste of money.
Who Obeyed
LITTLE Anno Banwell, aged Ave, mother's bedroom and never to get up had been told never to go to her from bed until she was called.
One day recently she lay playing in bed at her home in Northwood, near Watford, waiting for her mother's call.
Iler mother did not come. Four mornings Inter, when helpers broke into the house, the child was still in bed.
"I'm waiting for mummy," the whimpered, and cowered under the bedclothes.
"It is probable that the girl has Her mother, Mrs. Kathleen Ban- now got a very good lesson in not well, was found dead in being vain and foolish lesson,bedroom.
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The child had to be coaxed to eat, it
un
"A child of 12 prinking herself was slated at the inquest
the mother, and refused to be dressed, anying. "No, Muminy wants to get up Orat."
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"SMELLED
BURNING* The girl.alleged that olie had been left in n cublele with electrically Sho would not heated frons in her hale while the mother's bedroom. assistant werit for luncheon,
"Sho anelled something burning causes was returned.
A verdict of death from natural, and knocked on the wall of the ad- Joining cubicle to call another assist.
Danwell, acting Commissioner. Airs. Banwell was the wife of Me.
ant who turned off the current, of Police in Hanken Burm.
These allegations were denied.
Mr. Banwell is on his way home.
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