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VICTORIA VOTES WET- Prohibition Poll Which Binds Whole State.

Melbourne. Marth 30. Victoria is at present in the throes of a State poll on the ques- tion of Prohibition.

The figures hitherto indicate that the "wets" will win.

For the first time in history the result of the poll will bind the whole State, not Individual parts.:

MALAY AMOK.

Finally Shot Down by Constable.

ed by his sister-in-law, who was cut severely.

The cries of the

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THE CHIN MAIL.

SERVANT GIRLS.

Complaint of Unfeeling Employers.

DOMESTIC HOURS.

ENEMIES OF MAN.

Empire Battle Against Flies.

In an old manor house in, a pleasant little village at the foot of

FEWER BABIES.

Doctors and Lowest Birth Rate.

MODERN LIFE EFFECT.

the

*Some' plain speaking about the con- the Chiltern Hille scientists have Leading authoritles, says ditions of their employment was heard converted what were once drawing, Daily Mail, expressed their alarm ut a conference of young working dining or bed rooms into nurseries, at the menace to the future of the girls orgerised by the National Council in which they are tearing millions country revealed by the quarterly of Girls' Clubs at its opening at Stof offspring of various insects which return of the Registrar-General, Hugh's College, Oxford,

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1930.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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Employers who were in the habit of are among the greatest unconquered Mr. S. P. Vivian, issued recently,

which shows that in the last quarter 5, Wyndham St., Opp. China Mail) dismissing, giris when they reached enemies of man:

ed the conference."

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the age of 10 and had to be insured Bearing in mind that "Big fleas of 1929 the birth rate in England were severely censured, as were also have little fleas upon their backs to and Wales was the lowest on re- those employees who victimised girls bite 'em-Little fans have lesser and cord. for bringing complaints the notice so ad infaitum," they have attacked

During the whole year only (of factory inspectors. About 160 girls, the problem from this standpoint. 644,218 babica were born (compared the majority between the ages of 17 Just now, things, are somewhat with 660,267 in the previous year), and 25, representing about 4,000 dull at this "parasite zoo," and while there were 532,025 deaths, affiliated working girls clubs, attend peep into any one of the tiny nur- the increase in the population there series reveals no blood-thirsty can-fore being 111,693, instead of the nibal doings of insect eating insect. average of about 223,000.

There has been a progressive de- To the casual observer there is nothing to be seen, but there are cline in the birth rate since 1920, millions of eggs concealed on twigs, when 957,782 babies were born. bits of cardboard or leaves, justi

A variety of reasons for these waiting for the breath of spring to figures were given to a Daily Mail give them life.

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Miss F. Godfrey, of Shoreditch, speaking of the rights of domestic ser vants, said: "There do not seem to be any laws stating the number of houre the domestic servant, should work. It is largely due to the shortage of maida, that conditions' of domestic service are better than formerly, but if all girls new looking for jobs ware to make u

Alysia, in her perfect and final dash for domestic service, then half the|

form, is a slender little wasp-like Dame Mary Scharlieb, the gynae- privileges now granted would go to the insect, living daintily upon a nature-cologist, was emphatle in condem- Leather Sole Canvas Shoes ...$ 4.50 cure diet of honey water and raisins, ning present-day tendencies. She Crepe Rubber Sole Canvas Shoes $5.00 Maida Free Time.

Crepe Rubber Buckskin Shoes $10.00 Mix Godfrey suggested that there but her progeny have no such can

Black or Brown Shoes from $ 0.00 "The main cause is the uncer-Black or Brown Boots from...$ 8.00 should be a law enforcing that Sunday ings and must have live meat for Ipoh, April 24.

should be a sacred day for the domestic their sustenance.

tainty of economic conditions in Children's Boots or Shoes from $ 2.80 A case of

a villager running servant Just as it was for, all other

the country, but people are much

Best styles, most complete stock is

Alyala's Lance.

of all sizes. Repairing a specialty. amok reported from Kota workers. In addition to Sunday, domes

more selfish than they used to be The Buhru. A Malay villager at the servants' should be given half

Lady, Alysia, therefore, and much more given to pleasure. ,elects the maggot of the blow fly, a about 3 p.m. sdized a golok and day a week off and every evening.

"The artificial excitement of the attacked his wife with fatal re- "When we get these conditions of ser-creature considerably larger than life women lead and the practice of sults. He next endeavoured to vice I would take a floor mopping job herself, for the future home of her artificial control put their nervous children. She finds it no easy task systems out of order. They put off ent his children but was prevent-myself, but not before," she added.

Migs Darethy Elliott, of the National, to administer her anaesthetic by having babies, and then when they Union of General and Municipal means of her lance-like ovipositor want them they cannot have them. Workers, said that it was true that to the wriggling future nursery, but They become nervously unfit for victims there was practically nothing that having finally reduced it to inaction child-bearing. brought neighbours to the scene could regulate domestic service at the she deposits her egg in its body, end attempts were

made to dis- present time, but there was as renson which, on recovering its power of birth rate first began to fall. Ger- "It was in France where the srm the manine in the course of why it should not be regulated by law movement, resumes its normal life many followed, and has now pass- which a Mainy was fatally injur-as other industries were.

The tragerly in industry to-day," she until such time as the egg hatchesed France. We are going the same

feed, gradually way. It is estimated that the former

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ivas despatched to aid, "ir that youth to the employers out and begins to

The British Empire is like have

which brought Mr.treans girls of 14 to 18 years, and you eating up what would otherwise have a man with a magnificent estate spent £140,000 and

Batu Gajah the "drys £40,000, while the poll will C. T. W. Dobree, O.C.3.D., to there beginning to be too old even at 16. developed into a blow fly.

and with no one to work it. And seene, accompanied by coastables. if you are thrown out of work at this George repeats this operation some Colonies, where they want

At 35 you are undoubtedly too old, and This little dragon-slaying St. yet even in the Dominions and The assailant was called upon to age, and you have no exceptional or 200 times. after which, worn out they practise artificial control. surrender but refused and came special experience, you are going to find with well-doing. she sheathes her out of the building in a menacit extraordinarily difficult to get back

"We are not doing right by the lance and quietly dies. ing manner and attempted to at into any occupation. This raises the

Empire-we are not doing morally tack Mr. Dobree. whereupon the question of training for alternative oc- |

In the egr form, in the bodies of right, and, as a doctor, I say that constables opened fire, severely upalion and that is where domestic her host, little Alysla has been ship we are not acting right medically": woanding the Malay in the leg.

service comes in. Therefore we should ped in her millions from the nur-

Reaction to City Life. devices in the home and get domestic wage combat with the blow fly, of the Department of Applied Phy- push forward all the new labour-saving series to Australia and Canada to

Professor Leonard Hill, director service properly organised,"

responsible for millions of pounds siology, National Institute of Medi- worth of damage to sheep every cal research, sees a grave menace the session the modern girl year. Unfortunately, she, in turn. in the decline of the birth rate was defended. Miss Josephine is attacked in her larval stage by a among European nations while Duw stele Clube, unit parasite whose operations are pre- rates of Eastern countries are in-

The poll taken in 1920 provid ad for local option and resulted In two districts going dry.

.. This year, an intensive cam- paign was conducted by the "wets" and "drys."

cost the fovernment £25,000.

Later: The final figure of the Victorian Prohibition poll, are:-

"Wets"

"Drys"

Votes.

.602775 .394,328

The 60 per cent. majority re- quired to abolish licences was not obtained in any voting district..

THINGS WHICH ARE NOT

WHAT THEY SEEM.

Kid gloves are made of lamb

skin.

Turkish baths are unknown in

Turkey.

Irish stew does not exist in Ire- land.

Catgut for violin strings is real- ly sheepgut.

made from Turkish tobacco.

Brussels carpets

from Brussels.

do not come

:

There in no wax in ceiling wax. But what's the difference?

A Y.M.C.A. Secretary

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Gives Thank To Baby's Own Tablets.

Telle How They Have Kept His Much Loved Little Daughter Plump, Happy and Well.

ed.

Having been disarmed he was taken to hospital where he died on admission. No cause has been ascertained why he ran amok.

KNIGHTS OF MALTA. Again Represented at the Papal Court.

Rome, March 19.

At

The Modern Girl Defended.

Union of Girls' Clubs, caid: "I am tired of hearing these endless criti

cisms of the modern girl. The girl of

today as seen in our clubs has a sense of responsibility of which any section

cisely similar to her own.

The Raisin Ration.. Many kinds of these insects are being reared in the nurseries.

creasing. He said.

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"The falling birth rate might bej the beginning of the end of the British Empire.

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As a result of the Conciliation Egyptian cigarettes are largely between the Italian Government and a very much grunter sense of respon- test tubes, ench being provided with men find it difficult to emigrate. ONE PRICE STORE the Vatican, which gives the Pope sibility and a dezire for service than a raisin for the journey. They have The city life that we are leading the status of an independent sover her Victorian predecessor,. eign, the Knights of Malta are once "What is merely a happy and jolly proved a great success in British here reduces fertility."" mare to have a diplomatic represen-outlook on life is too often interpreted Lecanium scale, which does enorm-eminént physician, declared that Columbia, where they attack the Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, the tative at the Papal Court. The new girl as frivolity. She takes a sane and ous damage to trees.

by those enger to criticise the modern Minister Plenipotentiary, Don Luigi healthy interest in politics, but she his

the Registrar-General's return does Last year at Cheshunt Experi-not reveal the greatest menace. He Pignatelli della Leonessa, Prince of not much time for partisanship. Our mental Station a parasite was dis Monteroduni, was received a few clubs serve by teaching members how covered of the greenhouse white-fly, days ago by Pius XI., who expressed to share the best things in life. They which causes great damage among his satisfaction at this revival of a prepare our girls for citizenship. tomato and other glass house eropa. the unft. very ancient usage and had words They teach the community better ideals Stocks, were reared and sent to the of praise for the good work still for leisure, an appreciation of beauti-parasite zoo," which could not rear be born in large numbers the fit "While unfit children continue to carried on by the Order among the sick and needy.

drama as distinct from certain pro- This oldest and most important of ducts of Hollywood, and an appreciation | the knighly orders of Christendom of good literature as opposed to the scientist, is in charge of the work, there are thousands of border-line was founded in Palestine in the penny novelette. This type of girl which is run by the Imperial Bureau cases. These are not differentiated Mr. T. L. Chang, General Secre-eleventh century,, under the title of readily responde to the call for Sunday of Entomology, but financed by the in the official returns of births. tary of the Young Men's Chris-Knights Hospitallers of St. John of school teachers and to any opportunity Empire Marketing Board-Morning tian Association at Chungking, Jerusalem. It was endowed by the for social service put before her."

"These returns of the falling Szechyen, who recently returned Papacy with most extensive pri- Making up for the Day's Monotony.

birth rate are the greatest argument to China from" a lecturing tourvileges, and made absolutely inde-

Miss A. Quint, of Manchester, said

in favour of voluntary sterilisa- |tion." round the world in the Interests pendent of all authority save that of the activities of the club of the future of his work, writes:

Rome. When forced to leave the must include more travel, more culture, "My second daughter, Chung Holy Land in 1309, the Knights took more sports, and a higher and better higher types of art and craft work, Ko-hwa, sometimes suffered from refuge first at Cyprus and then at understanding of life in general. The colds, fever,

disordered Rhodes, where they established hansing problem is, not likely to be stomach. Whenever she was themselves in great power for over solved for some time, and the standard token with such ailments I ad- two hundred years. In 1522 Soliman of living is going up. Therefore the

Mr. Henry Harrison, who has ministered Baby's Own Tablets the Magnificent, Sultan of Turkey. clubs must breach the gap by providing Kong for May (Standard time Palace for forty-five years, will re

Sunrise and Sunset in Hong been a porter at Buckingham and they never failed

to bring sent a fleet against Rhodes, and suc- social outlet and scape. Dances and of the 120th Meridian, East of tire on May 6, aged 70. He has

ceeded in capturing the citadel dramatic art are known as unfailing Greenwich) are as follow after a long siege, in which the sources of attraction to our girls.

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about the desired results. I have kept Ko Hwn happy, well and plump with Baby's Own Tablets, and I wish all parents. would keep

handy this useful medicine children."

ones

Was

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STANDARD TIMES Sunrise And Sunset In Colony

Charles V. then assigned the island seeks one crowded hour of glorious! of Malta to the homeless Order, life to make up for the age-long day! Baby's Own Tablets are equal- and here it held sway until at the factory or shop. Clubs are be taken ginning to realise that this is the rea- ly good and helpful for Httle 1798, when Malta

of all nations and in all by the French, and the Knights son why ac many girls seek excitement climes.

were again turned adrift. They promptly correct

They in the form of pictures, dances, and Infantile indigestion, constipation, still maintained their right the streets, etc., and they must cater colic, check diarrhoes,

for it increasingly." allay to be represented diplomatic teathing pains, reduce feverish ally at the Papal Court, the action National Council, said they must not of the French being considered by be content in their club movement till them notas "occupation" but they found out what it was that girls 13

usurpaiion." and one of

the of to-day wanted, and had given it to 14 Articles of the Treaty of Amiens in them. Lady Eleanor mentioned that 16 1802 provided for the return of an appeal for £100,000 was going to bo 16 Maita to the Order which had ruled launched, and that at mass meeting 17 there so long.

at the Albert Hall next June the "18" Duchess of York, their president, 18 would receive purses.

ness, relieve. croup and colds, ex- pel worms...Administered in time, they have saved many little lives. Of chemists everywhere, 60 cents

per vial.

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KASHMIR

There is one bright spot In the Registrar-General's returns. There were 312,982 marriages last year, the greatest number since 1921.

been presented with autographed portraits of the King and Queen.

Fire broke out at the L.C.C. Mental Hospital, Tooting Bec, and ninety bed-ridden patients were carried to safety by members of

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Gold, American Consul, from Chicago, III.

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8. LACK, the City he spent half-an-hou at. the top of the Woolworth Building Catholic churches in the Arch feared that the crew of seven have

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