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Ferret sneezes-and millions from
THE
NEW
BOOKS
saves G.B.S. BOOKS
from 'flu death
DOCTOR GOT
VITAL CLUE
By MONICA DICKENS
A FERRET with sick, tired eyes and misery in his bones looked at the man standing over him, and then sud- denly sneezed-full in his face. Two days later the man went down with influenza, but, instead of cursing, he re-
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DODWELL & COMPANY LIMITED. General Managers.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD.
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Managers together with a State- sanitation, kitchen, garage und
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December, 1939.
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Seventy-first
The
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That man was Dr. Stuart-Harris, a British medical research| worker, and the ferret was one that had been infected with the human form of influenza through being injected with the virus. from a sick man's throat.
By that sneeze the animal gave the doctor the final clue for which he had been searching in his months of research on the dis- ease how the 'flu germs are so rapidly spread."・・
Had that ferret sneezed in a research's face two decades ago, the 20,000,000 victims of the 'fu epidemic at the end of the last war would have been spared.
PRIVATE
BILL DAVIES IS
Preacher
(BATTLE
DRESS
In Uniform
WHILE his soldier friends
As it is, I this war should bring a recurenes of the epide- : mie, it will not have the night- mare results of a plague, because owing to thole 'research work among the ferrets, the men in the laboratories have discovered the vaccine that is the antidote to Influenza.
This is only one of the many thrilling stories of man's fight against disease told by J. D. Ratelife in Men Acainst Microbes (Jarrolds; 108.). There is the Brain Bath, the story of insulin, the "Iron Lung
part that science plays in agriculture, and the transformation of the long- suffering cow from her primitive state to a practically man-made, 100 per cent. efletent machine.
meet their girls on Sundays, 21-'Night Rider' Is Fine First Novel year-old Private "Bill" Davies,
"Gone With the Wind" certainly Bedwas, of
Monmouthshire, started something. Since is pheno- preaches in South Wales pulpits menal and deserved success, n spate ot long, exciting and slowly read -in battle dress,
basic, eples, packed with
naked emotions and earthy, adjectives, has been, coming from America.
Bill, an ex-fitter, does it because it is his ambition to become a preacher He began to study for the Ministry.
He showed considerable promise, was The latest Is Night Rider, by Robert enthusiastle. had the Welsh gift of Pen Warren (Eyre and Spoltiswoode: vivid oratory. His local Baptist As-Bs.), and it is one of the best. 5 p.m. Registered and Parcel mails General Meeting of Shareholderssociation accepted him as a student-
It is the story of the flight between will be held at the Offices of the reachry
prea
and buyers, and ndersigned on Thursday, the 4th
war broke out he was called tobacco-growers When
an organisation not ordained, and the formation of Air Mail by "Ale France Direct Ser-April, 1940, at Noon. for the up. As he was
which copied the methods of the had not attended in theological col- vico"-Parts date, 27th March.
famous Ku-Klux-Kian, and purpose of receiving the Report lege, he could not be exempled,
"50," he said "I do the next about at night in their wives' best sheets, burning and destroying bulld- best thing"
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CO., LTD.
General Managers, The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Hongkong, 14th March, 1940,
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
murder.
rode
draw-
Burglar wakes up
Wendy Barrie-
NEW YORK. FOR an hour a good- looking young burglar sat by the bedside of Wendy Barrie, copper-haired British film actress in Hollywood, who was born in Hongkong, and boasted of his exploits.
At intervals he seized her hand
This commanding ofcer alleve him links and creat and not stopping at and made her pat his face, time at week-ends to travel to that The author is as skilful
Wendy, who is twenty-six, was may continue preaching. Churches all over the coalfield in- ing character as he is at describing awakened at 4 aan., according to the
ง picture or creating a desperately vite him to address their congrega-exciting atmosphere. It is his rel
he
tions.
novel, and a remarkable achieve-
"I always preach In uniform," he ment. said. Once a mun expressed' sur- prise that I should have joined the Army.
"My conselence tells me I do not do wrong in fighting against evil."
This Book Will Help You DOROTHY SAYERS has turned her thoughis to deeper things than detectives, and the result Is a short war-time essay, Begin Here (Gol-
State Papers Stolen anz: 0.1. She alms, not to provide From Beck's Home to that individual confidence from
police report. She cried. "Who's Theep?" and 4 ruff voice rc- plied. "Never! mind. Keep your aves closed,"
Then gloved | bund was elap ped over her mouth and her material remedies, but to help people
sleeping shade: was pulled over which comes creative thought, and to
her
eyes. "I want BUCHAREST. — Important State show that peace is not a passive, but
your money documents have been stolen from the an active plate.
and your dia- former Polish Foreign Minister, A great many people may go to Colonel Beck, according to reports her book for help and not come away
WENDY BARRIE monds," said the
voice. from Brasov, in the Carpathian disappointed. In one place she says:
is Mountains, where he
Those living in
who fear death most are she fell a revolver pressed into her exile.
those who feel they are called side. The burglar said, "You're in "An Interested foregri Power" is on to pay the price for a joy they the limelight. You've got it all And to have sent agents to steal the have not received. If fe can be right."
which were closely made worth while, then death will
not matter ni all."'
What to do to help a child
Anyone knowing of a child who has been assaulted, neglected, or ill-treated in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury documents. Lo health, or knowing of a parent guarded. who is seeking advice on any malter concerning a child, would be doing. an act of kindness by communicating at once with-
The Hon. General Secretary, K.S.P.C., Old City Hall.
The Inspector, 49, Pokfulam Road,
1st floor.
The Inspector, 82 Store Nullah
Lane, 2nd. Floor.
The Inspector, 12, Sal Yeung Chol
St., Kowloon,
THIS GIRL LOVES HER UNCLE
MAN who signed a false declara-{ statement: "I must take the blame.
The Inspector, 52, Argyle St. A on when giving notice of marri- I knew we could not get married be
Kowloon.
All further steps will be taken, and expenses barne, by the Society.
will name
be
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Friday, April 5
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HIDDEN NAZI ARMS WORKS
go to his niece was fined £10 with cause of the fact that I om her uncle, the alternative of two months' im- I only wanted to do the right thing!
by her when she was in trouble." prisonment at Croydon.
"Only Man For Mo"
The man, Charles Edward Skeet, thirty-one, a fur eutter, of Stj Mark's-road, South Norwood, was! statel to be new Ilying in lodgings
hals twenty-four-year-old We wanted to get married, but now
with niece.
Skeet's sister-in-law, Mrs. Florence Sitect, of Ely road, West Croydon, sald Skeet had been walking out with! her daughter for three years. He teld her he had given notice of marriage to her daughter.
Finally Wendy persuaded him that] she had no money in the house and that her diamonds were in the bank. Disappointed, the burglar sat down by the bed. He showed her his re- volver, then produced, an leepleit and 2 chisel and said: "That's part of my equipment. I'm the guy who robbed Richard Barthelmess and some of the others round here."
He went on talking, then, even- tually realising that it was time to leave, said: "I like you. You're O.K. I'm going to pull a really big job one of these days, I'll send you on a diamond."
When the police heard about it they sold to Wendy: "But you -bud a revolver. Why didn't you make
Miss Skeet said: "I have been in him surrender?" love with Charlie for five years now.
of course that is all over.
"My parents were against us go-i inz togelber, but he was the only} man for me. There will never boj anyone else."
Wendy replied: "I'm just a heroine on the screen, not in real life. I was too scared to try anything like that."
FILM SATIRE ON NAZIS
"A man may not marry his brother's daughter." This is one of "I told him he could not do f" the thirty relationships given in the
Hollywood's first film satiris- added Mrs. Skeet, "and I went to Book of Common Prayer's table of ing the Nazi regime is Colum-
kindred and offinity "wherein whose- see the registrar,"
ever are related are forbidden in bia's "You Nazty Spy," not yet Detective-Sergeant Spash sald Scripture and our laws to marry to seen in this Colony.
some secrecy, it Skeet who was single, made this gether."}
Produced with slara the Three Stooges as German war lords, called "Hailstone," "Gall- stone," and "Pebble,"
andtalks
BOUGHT BY HOLLYWOOD
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S "Pygmalion" made in a British studio, has created an enormous demand for his works.
In photograph above, he is shown signing a con- tract with Hollywood for three of his plays.
They will be produced by United Artists.
TUNNEL BELOW A PRISON
UFS
A holo 50 feet long was tunneled under the Cherry Hill prison walls, at Philadelphia, by convicts scoking to Prison officials discovered it. James Wilson, the escape. convict leader, committed suicido.
BIGAMY CAPTAIN
DEPORTED
The Flying Motorcycle
NEW YORK.
A NEW plane which can
CAPTAIN Ivan Poderjay, de- take off at high speed in bonair ex-Jugoslav officer whose 50ft. or 60ft., climb steeply, bigamous "wife" vanished my hover almost motionless, de- steriously in 1984, has been descend at a precipitous angle, ported from America.
and come to a standstill al- [most as soon as it touches He will be sent back to Yugoslavia. earth, has been developed in Police hunted three countries for the United States.
Sent To Sing-Sing
The Hague, Feb. 12. The Berlin correspondents of the Dutch papers to-day describe .6.00 p.m. a visit to a German secret muni-
5.30 p.m.
tion factory. These factories are 5.00 pm. well guarded by S.S. men (Black .7.00 pan. Guards), and anybody approach-
7 pming is challenged. .12.30 p.m. Fort Bayard and Holhow1.30 p.m. among clumps of trees, or groups of The factories are cleverly hidden Shanghal
...2.30 p.m. houses so that their speelul nature is Straits, Ceylon. India. Mombasa, not evident. The branches of the Belra, Lourenco Marques, East same factory are all some distance and South Africa
2.30 p.m. from each other--sometimes as much Haiphong
3 p.m. fifty miles. The reason for this is Saturday, Apr. 0
partly that in case of an air rald only
It is the product of: the Ryan .7.16 a. lttle of the factory In damaged, and Parcela only for Tlentsin .2.30 p.m. partly because one worker does not
Poderjay was extradited to New Company, of San Diego, Call- Shanghai
2.30 p.m. know where and how the next part of Japan
"THE four horsemen of the Apo-kind; and after them ride war and obvious, the plot has munition makers .5.30 p.m. the same machinery which he pro-
become nine," death, and finally there is faminending a trio of paperhangers to over York from Vienna after she disap-fornia, and has been demon- Air Malt for Manlia, Guam, Honolulu duces is made, and
the United States throw the king of Moronien in a peared, and was sent to Sing-Sing for (strated to this prevents calypse have now and U.S.A. by the "Pan American espionage.
nald Mr. Herbert Hoover, ex-Freat- and pestilence."
aro bigamy. "baerhall putsch." No If the war were long drawn out they successful than they start por
Army Test Board.. Alzways Direct Service"-lue San
Its one inevitable end would bo
His "wife" vanished, together with Francisco, 14th April.
The papers also describe how the tent of the United States.
few her fortune, a
This plono is being called the "ny whole German population, including "These are Imperiallam, destroyer famine and pestilence in the whole secuting, burning books and demand-
ing territory. women, is mobilised, and how girls on the Independence of national In-1 of Europe the United States to keep
marrying Poderjay, and police in ing motorcycle," It is a 420 horte- After a revolution in which "Mala America, England, and Austria tried power machine, and, It is claimed, has who until a few weeks ago were tolerance, destroyer of minorities: working in chocolate factories or na Statism, destroyer of personal liber out of the war because the "chance Herring plays a part, the dictators to trace her.
[all_the_ndvantages of a gyroplane, destroyer of faith: for civilisation in Europe to come fice by mistake to a lion's den and now producing ty: Atheism,
without the Intier's low speed, Hate, destroyer of the unity of man- back again may depend on America,"Inre devoured. munitions.
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Nine
The
Horsemen Of Apocalypse
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He urged
Hitler's mannerisms are imitated by "Hallstone," whose speeches are in German, and "Gallstone" wears af
uniform decorated with hin Korgeous medals.
To make the significance still more
Booner
But
"wife"
brilliant American lawyer of Detroit before her mar- 'riage.
weeks after
But she has never been found.