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THE TREATMENT OF ROUND THE CINEMAS CHRISTMAS CHARITY

DISTEMPER

SUCCESS CLAIMED FOR "FIELD" VACCINE

OFFICIAL REPORT

"Bridge of San Luis Rey"

NOTABLE CAST

With what is probably the largest cast, in point of names, assembled in a picture in many months, and with a story that is astounding- different from anything screen has scon hereto- *The Bridge of San

STAMPS

AIR POST ISSUES: SOVIET CHILD WELFARE ISSUE

PICTURESQUE DESIGNS

The Duke of Portland, president

The closing weeks of the year 1929 of the "Field" Distemper Council, ly

added further to the annual issues has signed and approved the pub-the

of Christmas charity stamps, Lux lication of the report of the Selenti-fore, Be Committee, which is presented Luis Roy," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's emburg contributes an attractive by Sir Charles Martin, F.R.S., its drama based on the famous Thorn-set of Ave stampa reproducing in photogravure beneath the designa. chairman. In their last progress ton Wilder novel, filmed with talk-tion "Caritas" a portrait of the report, in November, 1928, the com.g sequences, is now showing at youngest daughter of the Grand mittee stated that the rosearches the Queen's Theatro.

orange

The

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1930.

EXCHANGES

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.“

P'RAPS-

P'RAPS NOT !

Passenger: "I want a ticket to Smith's corner. Will you please tell me where to get off."

Conductor: "Yes, Mum! It's

three steps before you get to the terminus."

Joe: "What's wrong with Mike'a fingers?"

Bill: "He broke them cracking jokes with a deaf and dumb man,"

On London-

Bank, wire

1/6

Bank, on demand... 1/6 3/16" Bank. 30 days' sight Bank, Credits. 1

months' aight 1/6 %

sight. Documentary,

months sight

On Paris-

1/7 %

4

1/7

93714

101234

on demand Credits, 4 months" -

sight

On Berlin-

On: demand

Credits,

neighbour entering her house after Wire a shopping expedition.

"It's only 'swank' that she's go-

on demand

On New York-

60 days'

sight

96

8814

Oq Hombay-

watching a

Wire On demand

On Caletta

101

101

101

On demand

On demand

On Singapore

On Maulla-

101/2

.... 65

On demand

74

On Shanghai-

On demand

78%

30 day's sight (private

paper) ....

Ozi Yokohama-

74%

carried out by Dr. Laidlaw and Mr. The novel, a sensation, is closely Duke and Duchess, the baby Prin-

"Now, sir," said the reporter, Dunkin had demonstrated beyond followed in the story, and impres-cess Marie Gabrielle, who is four

years old. Printed in two colours during an interview with a success. peradventure that the method of sionistic offecta, aid in carrying out and pleasing in appearance. they ful business man, "would you cara preventive inoculation devised by ita atmosphere. The thrilling them was capable of making dogs wreck of the bridge, majestic cathe. comprise 10--10 centimes brown to tell our readers what, in your resistant to infection by distemper dra! scenes and vivid human and green, 35-4-15c. blue-green and opinion, counts most in the modern

brown, 75+30c.

and business world?" and that the time had arrived to touches wore skilfully woven to-

and

"Certainly," the magnate replied arrange for the production of the gether by Charles Brabin, the direc- sepia, 11-25c.+50c. mauva prophylactic and its distribution on tor, Lily Damita, as the fiery dancer, green, and is. 75c. blue and black. "an adding machine!" la commercial acale.

Ernest. Torrence as Uncle Plo, The Christmas stamps was to be on

sale only until February 1, although Two gossips were Although the whole processes of Raquel Torres as Pepita the con- manufacture of the vaccine had vent girl, Don Alvarado and Duncan they will remain valid for postage been made puble through scientific Rinaldo as the brothers Esteban up to the end of this year. journals and there was nothing to and Manuel, all have outstanding 1929 charity-postage stamps from prevent any firm attempting to make roles, as have Henry B. Walthall, the Saar Valley will be limited to it, the committee recommended that Tully Marshall, Emily Fitzroy, the "Field" Distemper Council and Mikhall Vavitch, Paul Ells, Jane 'the Medica! Research Council Winton and others of note.

should invite a well-equipped com- The impressionistic settings and mercial laboratory to undertake the lightings by Cedric Gibbons, and manufacture and distribution, with the clever handling of the script by the assurance that the committee's Alice D. G. Miller are important investigators would, at the outset, factors in the big production. give every assistance in technical questions of the preparation and) standardization of the product.

Was

ing about like that with her arm 40,000 complete series of seven in a sling and her eye bandaged 40-15 up." observed one of the gossips denominations — namely, contimes, 50+20c., 11+50c., 1 enviously. "It's just to make 50+76c., 2+1, 8.+21, and people believe that her husband has

It is understood that come back again." 10f.+81. they are handsomely printed by the heliogravure process, but no detalis of the subjects of the design (or

Friday is pay-day at a certain designa) are yet available. The factory in Perth, and one Thursday. Soviet also issued child-welfare one of the girls presented herself stamps last Christmas, for the third at the cashier's office. year in sucession, in demontrations 5. 10, and 20 kopera, symbolizing Agriculture and Industry.

Air Mail Influence

"What do you want?" the cashler inquired, and when she answered that she was after her week's wages she was reminded It was not Friday.

She reddened and grew confused. "It's mother's fault," she declar- ed, "packing me fish for lunch.””

"I know a good way to care

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LONDON EXCHANGES

London, Yesterday,

"Alias Jimmy Valentine" William Haines's latest picture, "Allas Jimmy Valentine," made from the famous stage play and Large Scale Production with talking sequences, will play at This recommendation

ap- the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. proved, and Messrs. Burroughes The picture is of Interest because Wellcome and Co. were invited to it gives the star his first real The number of new air past undertake the manufacture and dis- chance at a straight dramatic role. stamps that has appeared during tribution of the prophylactic on a Hitherto, his name has been asso.the past year illustrates the growth commercial scale. The firm agreed clated with roles of the "smart of air mail services in many parts to do this and at once began to make Aleck" type, and the comedy angle of the world. Fresh varieties are the costly installation necessary for has predominated. In "Alias from Albania, Hayti, and Mexico, production on a large scale at the Jimmy Valentine," which there are while others are foreshadowed from bacon," sald Boste. "Shall I tell Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par. Wellcome Physiological Research a number of funny moments, the Guadeloupe and Chile. The Alban-

you?" Laboratories.

dramatic interest has been eman issue takes the form of the

"I prefer you to tell me how to Meantime the American Diatem-phasised first of all.

original air post stamps of 1925, procure it," replied Doleman. per Committes had entrusted the Noted players in the supporting depicting A Junker aeroplane manufacture of distemper, prophy-cast include Leila Hyams, Karl arriving at Tirana, the capital, lactic in the United States to the Dane. Lionel Barrymore, and Tully brought up to date by a roughly ap plied overprint in red or black read Lederie Laboratories, Pearl River, Marshall. New York State, and to the Mulford Haines plays a young safe cracking "Mbr. Shquiptare" (Kingdom Laboratories, Philadelphia.

er who outwits the police at of Albania). The printing is de The more extended experience every turn. Then he meets a girl,clared to be restricted, amounting, THE "SLAZENGERS”- TENNIS BALL which the committee's investigators determines to go straight, and is in the case of the Franker values; to: have now had of the use of the tracked by his enemy, Detective little more than 1,000 copies of each method in the field has but streng Doyle, in a succession of scenes full Still more limited is the edition of thened the conclusions:-(1) That of excitement and surprise.

a provisional set of stamps for was it is possible to induce a resistant "The Rough Riders" › an official communications dispatch Įstate in a susceptible dog by means Great pictures have that intan ed by air in Mexico, comprising only of a suitable dose of vaccine; (2) gible afmethinë called spirit: Some 400 apiece of the "Centavos" values that this resistant state may be times the quality that lifts a pro and 78 of the 1 peso, These stamps Friend: "Well-er-the weight la converted into Immanity by means duction from mediocrity into fame of a small dose of living virus; and is love. Sometimes it's war. Often are remainders of the obsolete Pan constantly changing, you know, he

American Postal Congress serios of cause of the-er-binnacles and- (3) that doga which have received it is both, combined with the ele 1926, adapted by overpriating in er-things that accumulate on the both inoculations are solidly immune menta of humour

three lines with the inscription anchor" against the natural disease. It lifted to a zenith of popularity by "Habilitado-Servicio Oficial—Ae- further seems clear that the whole the sterling performances of the reo." Two propaganda stamps

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process, including the administra. players. tion of living virus, is reasonably-

are taken.

and drama

"Good Morning, Uncle Joe. Dia you sleep well? I'm afraid your bed was rather hard and uneven, but"

"Oh, it was all right, thank you. I got up now and then during the night and rested a bit, you know.”

Young lady: "Do you know, I often wonder why a ship has to weigh its anchor every time it leaves port?"

were to be sold in this country dur Soprano: "Did you notice how Taken all together, this is a safe, provided that duc precautions meagre description of "The Roughing air mail week (December 10 to my voice filled the hall last night?" 16) of the face values 20 centavos Contralto: "Yes, dear; in fact, Riders", which is now showing at dark green and 40c, violet, in an I noticed several people leaving. to the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon.

Picture if you can

effort to popularize the Mexican air make room for it."

stamp of 1 gourde denomination,

Only Healthy Dogs Treated

a nation

The most important precautions thrown into a fever of patriotism post service. A second air post are, that only healthy dogs should by the sinking of the Maine many printed in pale blue and identical

in Hayti on November 30 last. The

It was an exceptionally hot and be treated, and that the dogs should remember it-visualize a man of in design with the 50 centimes re-humid day, and Pat laid himself be isolated throughout the immual dynamic instincts, picturesque zation process.

Upwards of 2,000 leadership, and profound intellicently recorded, was taken into use down by the roadside to rest.

Presently an old lady appeared, doses of prophylactic have been gence, things that appeal to men French West Indish island of and, looking sadly at the man, Bissued and the total mortality has of all races and all classes, spring Guadeloupe is to be provided with said: "Poor man, was it the 'heat

been less than 1 per cent. This ing to the forefront of an epic cam-

overcame you?". figure has been arrived at by plac-paign on behalf of human liberty, a special act of air mail, stamps Pat looked up, cutely, and with ing all doubtful cases against the Such a man was Roosevelt. And thus owing to the extension of the Pan-

an eye to business responded meék- method. Over and above this small he is portrayed in Paramount's American Airways system there. percentage of fatalities there has splendid production.

Because of protests by business ly: "I ain't quite sure, Mum, whe- been a further small proportion of

Consider in this maelstrom of men against the inconvenient ther it was the bilesed 'cat or the

drink." animals which have shown an un-war and sacrifice and deeds of dar dimension of the present Canadian usually severe reaction to the living ing a love theme contralised in two 10 cents stamp there is talk of ro virus, and have caused the veteria brave boys and a girl of rare sweet ducing it to half its present size ary surgeon in charge and the own-ness and loveliness. Until you when the existing stock is ex- er anxiety for a time. In many have seen Charles Farrell, Charles hausted. while retaining the main instances the immunized animals Emmett Mack and Mary. Astor in features of the design. have been in contact with severe this unusual triumvirate of cases of natural distemper and have screen sentiment you will not Charity-postage stamps in aid of remained unaffected and, so far as appreciate

marvellously social and medical work in the Bel-

how

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Set of Nine Values

At

the committee are aware, there are the drama of the human heart gian Congo are announced for early extremely few cases in which a dog can ba protrayed under circum-issue in pictureseque designs prepar that had received the treatment stances, that wrench and tear one's ed by the Institut de Gravure, subsequently succumbed to die soul. It would be despoiling Paria, The actual printing is to temper, le, in which immunization romance itself to divulgo which one be carried out, however, by the failed:

wins the girl.

State Printing Works at Malines, Réaction Severe

The charge of the uniformed in the set of ning values being made Although each batch of vaccine dividualists, rangers and pampered up as follows: 105 centimes, and virus lasued by the Wellcome society dandles, up San Juán HIII, 20-1-20, 85+15, 60+80, 11, Laboratories, is tested upon a num- is something never to be forgotten. +60 11. 75c † 76c., 31. 500.+-11. ber of healthy dogs before it is it is breathless. It is the epitome 506, 61+21., and 101.45f. passed for issue, it is hardly to be of valour and adventure. It is an the same time the temporary stamps expected that each and every dog Inspiring lesson. In partriotism and hitherto provided for circulation in subsequently treated will give a manhood.

the mandated territories of Ruanda perfect response to the vaccine and There is humour bound up bodily and Urundi in the form of over- become so far resistant that no dis- with this magnificent story, and to printed types of the Belgian Congo turbance follows the injection of Noah Beary and George Bancroft Heelf, will give place to a series of the living virus The reaction to goes much of the credit for charade 1 values of dennitive, design,, also the second (virus) injection, is like, terisations of strength and fun that angered andpriated in Paris. ly to be savers unless the animal is age = finely native"" and genuine The French Colonial stemp, buresu In good health. As emphasized In Fred Kohler, the hard-holled top-will release shortly a permanent the directions aued with each dose sergeant gives an able perform series of postage-due stamps for of the prophy It is important ance. Frank Hopper as Roosevelt the Tchad division of French West

ensure that:

from or

are not

ime they are undergoing.

Col. Fred Lindsay Africa of two pictorial types, one

a revelation

as LeonardA soldier, and

In every inch the tleman.

new page conical huta motion picture achievement.

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of

Parla New York Brussels Geneva

Milan Berlin

Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague

124.07

4.805

34.005

25.195

Amsterdam

12.12%

92.94

20.865

Stockholm

18.125

18.10

18.215

-34.54

164

Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon

193

37.025

108.25

Athens Bucharest

375

818

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Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai

Hong Kong Yokohama

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