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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1934

Here is the majestic Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, the headquarters of the Catholic Church of Argentina and the centre of activity during the recent Eucharistie congress which attract- ed 1,250,000 churchmen and visitors from all parts of the world. Mon. Dr. Santiago Luis Copello, Inset, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, was host to the visiting churchmen,

COLOUR-BLINDNESS Second-Hand

AND MOTORING

Question Of Changes In Traffic Signals

"WORST COLOURS USED"

(Continued From

Page 9).

I ought to have Sometimes he used to tell me that but I haven't been you come across old books that are

worth a lot of money.......

“I know.. called before.. fable since Charles

"Can I do anything for you, Mary?"

•

She motioned towards, the parcel on the floor.

"You want to sell these?" She nodded.

Martin Carey was worried as he' sorted out the books, wondering how he could tell her that the whole ten parcel was scarcely worth shilling note. Why did he have to disappoint her, while still he

bitter-swant memories of the days:

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The question of colour-blindness as a cause of accidents is again raised, this time by no less an au-

He unfastened the airing and laboured in a crowd of memories, thority than Dr. H. E. Roaf, Pro- fessor of Physiology at Liverpool looked reflectively at the books.

He told the British He had seen most of them before. when her lightest word was a com- University. Association recently that in his As his eyes, roved over familiar mand. His searching fingers touch. of bindings and title-pages, once agained a little paper-bound book at the balinf a considerable number drivers had difficulty with the there came that sudden disturbing bottom of the parcel. traffic light signals, and explained pain at heart, the forgotten nostal-something familiar about its stain- ed cover. He held it up and read! that red and green are the worst gin for time irrevocably fed,

There was Charles's Terinyson, out the title.

"'Occasional Verse: By Sylvanus Bombay, Mars., Havre, London, Ham-two colours for a colour-blind per

son; they each appear to him as a the complete works in a detestable burg, R'dam, Antwerp and Hull.

binding of purple suede that he bad Rex!" Bumbay, Marseilles and London. dull grey or brown.

"Where did you find this, Mary?" The question was discussed at bought against Martin's better

judgment. And there was the She peared at the book. length by the Traffic Signs Com-

"Oh, that one... It's a poetry mittee which reported to the Trans-Origin of Species," their fabulous

treasure trove, the book they had hook, I think. Charles used to read port Minister last year. [t. N.

found forgotten on a rock one sum-out of it to me. That's grease on Bishop Harman, giving evidence on

the cover. Charles was reading by babalf of the British Medical Assomer afternoon in Devon,

And the "Morte d'Arthur" in the candle-light one night and the grease B.M.A ciation, said that the ophthalmological section held that curious edition. He fingered the pilled."

Caray was regarding the book colour signals alone were unfair to green cloth cover lovingly.

"And Charles used to read it colour-blind drivers, and suggested excited they had been over the issue thoughtfully. that the top red signal should be in of that cheap edition of the classics

He moved aside the top layer of quite quite a lot?" the form of, a horizontal bar, the

books. Ah, yes, Smiles Self Yes-It was always one of his amber a disc, and the green a Help." Charles had believed in that favourites. When he was vertical bar.

book against systematic discourage time, he was looking at it."

Interesting route via Philippnes, Bandakan, and New Guines. Mr. Harman stated that the pro-ment. "Self Help." Martin shook He laid the book carefully aside. First sailings from Hongkong: "MS. “NEPTUN 31st Dec, 1984.

M.S. "MERKUR" 2nd Feb., 1985." portion of congenitally colour-blind his head, thinking a little wryly of "Mary," he said, removing his persons among the population was half a dozen unwanted coples on the covered. book with them, you can five per cent, among males, but less top shelf. Who cared, who worried congratulate yourself. than one per cent. among females. about the plan for progress that had made a find." He thought that perhaps two per excited so many of his contem- cent. of males might have difficulty poraries? in telling, the signals apart. The

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Then a very bulky volume

How

!

last

"You've

"What is that?" -"A find?:? Oh, we call it a find when you discover a hook that has B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for difficulty, he agreed, only arose at History. That would be a relle of gone up, a lot in value. Sometimes night, when the driver could not the time when Charles passed you pick out very valuable things tell by its position which of the through the phase in which most among a lot of rubbish.” three lights was showing,

young men see themselves as novel "Then that little one The committee, however, reported ints in embryo. Charles had read something more than

three-jones?" that there was no evidence that Harrison Ainsworthin colour-blind drivers did, in fact, ex-volume gulps. And, struck by an

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worth the big

The others are

yes, I

& perience this difficulty. None of the idea of shining originality, he had "Much more.

motoring organisations had had bought Green "to get plots." But worth about ten shillings. But this The committee was the romance of the Civil War had tittle fellow well complaints. also told that it had not been found never progressed beyond its first think I can offer you ten pounds

for it." d necessary to make any change of astounding chapter.

Martin, Carey, with an effort. Ten pounds! Even though ite the kind suggested in the United States. Accordingly, it did not feel shook himsel free of the dreams so dirty on the cover! That's won Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan justified in recommending so dras and memories that were crowding derful. But I don't understand around him. He was a bookseller: if Charles had known he [tle an alteration." and Hong Kong to Austraili

That report settled the question Mrs. Emerson had brought him this would have sold it before. Hong Kong to Sydney - 19 days.

at that time. A standard form of pathetle little library because of his pounds would have helped us a lot

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Ter

Martin Carey ploked up the book again,

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The bookseller sighed again and

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use, would only be adopted, it was derstand when Charles would ex-very fond of it. Bat ten pounde announced, If conclusive evidence of plain to me. But when he passed accidents arising out of colour away and the business was sold up, blindness was adduced.

there wasn't so very much left over then made a show of briskness, for me. He would always be read Now, Mary, just you sit there dreams of the soft touch of her Ing in the shop and it looked so for a second and I get the money cheek. Then a bleak shadow fell funny, a man keeping customers ten pounds for your and and ten between them and, without speech; they both knew the answer to bls waiting while he faished a page, shillings for all the others."

question, Then the new store opened, across "Whatever you say," the road. So I'm trying to get He Handed. hor the money, and

believingly Resents Sister Being Sold some money together. I'm going to she looked at the notes almost un

Into Slavery

"Oh, you don't know what this Then you're going away." "Yes. To my sister the unmar- means just now, I hope you're not Hearing that his sister was being ried one. But, of course, you've cheating yourself. But of course sold into slavery for a second time, never met her. She lives all alone you know all about books,”

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live with my sister."

took out the little book be had Martin Carey sighed again and slipped into his pocket.

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"Herbert," he

The fourteen-year-old left

box where he had been com bining bentry duty with the study. of an adventu Yes, Mr.

I've been

to teach mething about the values books.

"I know. I hope I'm "Yes, yes.

Now here's a little

very young then He put on his a sixteen-year-old boy shot his in the north, and as I'm alone now That's all right."

spectacles and slowly read the drst book I've bought How much father dead. This tragedy occurred I thought we might as well." He walked with her to the door and only poems he had ever written. you think this would be worth? in Shimo Kajibara, Kumamoto Pre- He looked at her in quick dismay, and timidly she extended her gloved Wild Impetuous words, charged Herbert took Sylvanus Rex" and

Somehow it seemed unfair that she band.

The girl had already served a should appear like this forcing on term in a Kumamoto brothel, and his placid mind the fact that this

was about to return home, her con tract finished, when the boy hear that his father was cont sell her to

brothel In Oinka

There was a 1

Emother pleas

ter torbe

When the

tight mean the snapping of the last link with those brave old days

You might think It cruel of me salling Char

with youth's passion and pain, examined It gravely Goodbye and thank you, Mr. words that seemed false and mere Potry sald Herbert in

enchant couraging tone, and then added tricious tinsel in the

fully, but has And, when shalling light of morning ›

out this place. Printed ernes, that to his old ayes

cally, it pays Somebody might work the thoughts, of

had like to have: Say about E being somer

put