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PRESIDENT'S PRESENT

M. Jan Masaryk, the Czechoslo yak Minister in London, was en- trusted with President Masaryk's' wedding present to the Duke of Kent.

It consisted of several pieces of Bohemian glass of the seventeenth [century.

M. Masaryk also brought reae.

NEW SIGHT GIVEN TO SORE EYES

MILLIONS OF WEARERS

OF SPECTACLES

OPTICIANS IN ENGLAND ARE NOT STATE CONTROLLED

(By W. E. Hardy)

London. worn here used to be made abroad,

suring news of his father's health. A approved society officials sat Now the boot is on the other foot.

COMMITTEE of opticians and mainly in Germany and America.

Last May the President had a col-

are

lapse. His right hand and one down two years ago, under Sir Spectacle frame styles also eye were affected. He could not Richard Meller. Their object was constantly changing. Once circular read, write, walk, or ride. As he to try and compile a register of lenses were taboo; now they are al- those opticians who can safely be most universal, Pincenez, popular

*

*

is 84 there was some anxiety.

During the last two months the trusted with sight-testing. That ten years ago, are not listed in the President has confounded the doc-report is now finished. Ita conclu- manufacturers catalogues today. tors. He can read again; he fasions may affect nearly one-third of In America inconspicuous glassed are now in demand. Here, horn recovering the use of his band; he the people of this country. takes a long walk every day.

A Medical Officer of Health said rims are still popular. recently that 10 per cent. of all the Eye Quackery Rampant school children of the country have In spite of the unquestioned im- something wrong with their eyes. portance of the work, Great Britain, The recent reference to the pros. In London alone every year about practically alone among English- pectus of the proposed Anglo- 30,000 children swell the ranks of speaking countries. has no legiela- Austrian Club has brought an ex- spectacle-wearers, now sald to be tive control over the optical profes- planation from Baron Francken- about 18,000,000 strong.

Ision. Anybody can set up as an op- stein, the Austrian Minister in Thirty years ago the number of tician, and, if he so wishes, put a spectacle wearers was not much string of letters after his name to

FRANCKENSTEIN EXPLAINS

London.

tricts.

Advocating an Austrian chateau (more than a third of what it is now. convey an impression that he has as the most suitable building for Opticians' shops were rare. To-day some qualifications for optical work. this project, the prospectus sug-there is one optician to every 9.000 In consequence, eye quackery still gested that in the ordinary hotels people. More than 4,000,000 pairs flourishes, especially in country dis- and pensions of Austria visitors of glasses are supplied every year. "are only apt to see the worst side! Will we all wear spectacles In 30 of a country and have little chance years? of meeting people in their own sphere."

Baron Franckenstein,

that means remunerative work. scheme,

Relieving The Eyes

The typical eyesight quack usual-

ly has an accommodation address in London, and the letters after his

Things are not quite as bad as name do not represent genuine diplo

mas. He arrives, with an accom- whose this question implies. The increase

Your Daily Smile!

bolkday, and I hope you all come back Now boys, I wish you all a happy twice as good, and half as lazy," Chorus-"Some to you, sir!"

A Bee Keeper

Pat was one day employed by a lady

name was quoted as a supporter, in spectacle wearing does not neces-plice, at a small country town that The China Mail functions of a well-ordered State. says that he gave his approval to sarily mean that people see less well. Promises good results, and the first The logical deduction is that if the general idea without seeing It means that good sight is more move is for the assistant to get the public funds must be used to feed the circular. Had the reference lessential than it was..

names and addresses of elderly peo- Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 31, 1934. a man who has no work, the to the hotels and pensions been

Research workers recently disple living in the town. cheapest way of helping him is to brought to his notice he would covered, for example, that people These people are then canvassed find him work and pay him for have insisted on its omission or with 'normal sight were helped by

and told that a famous London eye- National Organization it. And in England at any rate dissociated himself from the wearing special glasses when doing sight specialist is among them for very fine work for long periods. Ja short time. In a surprisingly In the general review of ten-The report to what used to be This explanation will be welcom. The glasses were designed to relieve large number of cases the story told dencies which we have attempted called "relief work," which meant ed as Baron Franckenstein has their eyes of coms of the steady by the caller is so persuasive that to take during the last few days, making men do something that the interests of his country far strain of focusing; more and better}]

Jan appointment with the quack is was not necessary at all; has been too much at heart to lend his name work could be done with less fatigue. arranged. apart from the multifarious pro- abandoned as wasteful, The wittingly to such a clumsily word-

Our grandparents shied away i Impressing The Victim posals and enactments of the last State grants money for the build-ed circular.

from glasses until they were forced At the appointed, time. the quack year, which have been too num-ing of the big Cunarder, the "Queen Mary," it insures ex-

to wear them, usually because they calls and goes through a pantomime jerous for even the general

porters against loss; it creates a

could no longer read a newspaper, or carefully arranged to impress the reader to follow, our contention traffic monopoly in London, and

do fine needlework. When they victim. In a recent instance, where has been that we are in a drift of an Electricity Grid for the whole

they chose their own glasses out of a term of imprisonment on a charge finally went to the optician's shop an eyesight quack was sentenced to... events which is moving more of England and Scotland. It is

a boxful of assorted "sights." The of false pretences, he was found to like the slow strong current of a quite true that each of these ex-

man behind the counter gave them be using a device that became, obao- broad stream than the ripples of pedients is defended as excep

little or no guidance,

lete forty years ago and was useless opinion that usually make up what tional; but each precedent makes we call politics. It does not seem it more difficult to resist the next in the country. At tea she put a tiny as long as possible. The discom-l

Glasses were things to be avoided for sight-testing.

After his "exaraination" "the to matter much what Govern- proposal Throughout the Em-bit of honey on his plate.

“Faith, ma'am," said Pat, "I see ye forts and aches of eyestrain were quack tells his customer-usually a ments want to do. The question pire, except in England, the mile

either endured stoically or attri-woman, by the way that her eyes And no age of privately owned Railways keep a bee." is what they can do.

buted to disorders of other organs are in a serious condition and that Government dare be left behind in is very small indeed, and it is no

An aunt of mine returned from In-than the eyes.

special glasses are essential. A bigger in Europe. a backwater.

dia, her husband having died out there.

high price is then quoted. If the The reason is that machinery Shortly after her return she met an ̈ ̈Optical Instruments

victim jlbs, the price is reduced "as a conventional medium of ex- and Science have made it so easy acquaintance, who did not know of her To-day the optician hardly gives a special concession under the cir- change created by the laws of the for every country to compete at based her bushes was his clients a say in the choice of cumstances.

still in the Punjab. "How does your country in which it circulates, it at the general conditions such husband stand the heat?" he enquired. glasses. In fact, he is capable of Cases are on record where coun- ` is quite natural that men should as transport that affect industry

finding what "sight" they need with try people have parted with every enquire why it should not in its have to be made as favourable as

out them-uttering a word....

penny of their savings for glasses: daily use come more under the possible, and old theories have to

The apparatus he uses is varied worth not more than a few shillings, direct control of the Government 80 by the board when they in

and ingenious. Some of his instru- and which, in dny case, are unsuited itself. Apart from such countries volve avoidable cost. If the Eng-

ments are costly. One comparative to the wearer's eyesight. a formallish Railways were run in the have established

ly small instrument like a pair of In America, Australia, Canada system of State Capitalism, like short-view interests of their

complicated opera glasses which and New Zealand the opticlans are Russia and Italy, the Central shareholders, they would run

holds "endless chains" of trial lenses State registered. Consequently the Bank has become the lynchpin of their customers.

costs about $100 A set of master public has some protection against the finance of the British Domin It is not to be supposed that all

trial lenses in a specially designed the undoubted perils of unikijed ions, and quite a long list of the these undertakings, the manage-

cabinet may cost-£40. This also is optical attention and the unhappy smaller independent States. The ment of which is really a strenu- Central Bank is both economical ous profession, can be kept in the can Consul General in Hong Kong, approximately the price paid for a consequences of wearing wrong

device containing charts of glasses. and efficient compared with the direct control of a popularly and Mrs. Hoover, were the guests cid go-as-you-please of indepen- elected Parliament; but there is of bonour at yesterday's Rizal Day numerals, letters and other sight. The lack of any State control over dent Boards of Directors com- not the least need for that. The celebration when the local Fill-testing: devices of various sizes, all the optical profession in this coun- peting with each other and fol- success of the British Broadcast pine community gathered to do luminated through a daylight filter try hardly squares with our sound by light that can be increased or case for national health; and it har lowing their own policies.

honour to the memory of Dr-Jose Aling Company has suggested a

deceased in power.

been more than embarrassing Central Bank does not mean similar scheme for the Cinema Protacio Rizal, the Filipino paThrough a small mirror with a those who have had to artinge State control; but no State could The Cable Companies have amal triot, at a dinner-dance at Lane. hole in it and a number of minute reliable optical service for Insura allow it to default, and the impli- gamated with the, Wireless Com-Crawford Restaurant. cit guarantee seems to make ulti-panies in the same sort of organ-

At the conclusion of the tiffim lenses, the optician looks into your persons under the Additional Bele- mate control 'one step nearer. In isation. It would not be at all Mr. R. Ildefonso, the Chairman, eye. Standing out against a lumin fits scheme of the National Insurgice Germany the Reichsbank has surprising to find that England addressed the large gathering, ou orange back-ground the reflex Acts. achieved a rigorous veto on tran- had waked up some morning to outlining the career of Dr. Rizal. from the back of the eye he seen sactions that would not have been realise that she had gone as fer Following the address, variety arteries, velns, and a pale spot dreamed of only a year or twe as anybody in the use of State concert was staged by members of which is the optic nerve's entrance, will be repeated at midnight po-day ago, and in France much the Capital, and in Corporative organ- the community, The opening This instrument the ophthal-to mark the end of the year 1934.

a8

RIZAL DAY IN HONG KONG

Mr. & Mrs. Hoover Guests Of Honour

Mr. Charles L. Hoover, Ameri-

same system has developed, in isation. It all depends on whe-numbers were two violin solos,

the USA the Treasury is itself

the Central Bank, for it has taken

over the whole of the bullion, end;

moscope was invented by an Eng-

fact in all the countries that are ther one is thinking of names "Rondo", and "Hating Gabi" play lishmen eighty years ago. He was still on gold. The gold reserve and titles and theories or of the ed by Professor C. de la Cruz, who neither optician nor doctor, which has to be carefully locked up. In practical working of industry. was accompanied by Mrs. Nura probably explains why he failed to

Kanis.

appreciate the significance of his in- Mrs. E. Sarreal then sang two vention. In consequence the credit Filipino songs "Kahit Ano Mang for Inventing it is usually given to can make the currency note have "BEGGAR KING" OF SHANGHAI Sandali and "Nasaan Ka Iroga German, Von Helmholte, whose what value it chooses. Even in

for which she was accompanied by

opthalmoscope was made two years England there is a veto on for- Hans Hanson, the 40-year old Mr. N. Christobal, with a violin after the first invention. eign loans except for repayment Latvian known as the "King of obligato by Mr. A. N. Daelo, com-

Science Of Optics of the old loans, and the Equali Vagabonds In Shanghai," who has poser of the former place.

Sir Isaac Newton has usually been sation Fund has the power to faced the First District Court over Then followed two cello solos called the greatest of all opticians. control the Exchange when it 100 times for either begging or played by Mr. E. A. Valeroso, en-But he was not specially concerned wishes to do so.

disorderly conduct in Hongkew titled "The Phantom Melody and with that branch of optics which Whatever ameliorations there and Wayside Districts, was found "Saltarello," Mrs. Nura Kanis was deals with the eyes and their sight defects. A Dutchman, Frans Cor may have been in the working of soliciting for alms on Nanking at the piano,

the laissez faire theory, the baris Road last week. Officers from The programme was brought to tellus Donders, lata moet of the of it was that if a man had no Central Police Station took him a close by Mr. F. Carpio with two foundations of the science seventy money to buy food he must into custody and charged him in guitar numbers, This is my Way" years ago starve. The relief of poverty the court yesterday. The Judge and Spanish Fandango."

now long past the ameliorative sentenced him to serve, another ter stage and become one of the chief days in the

concluded the

Recently the British spectacle enjoymaking, Industry has changed. great deal. Most of th

Y

The time signal light programrio

Business Man: “In order to race ceed you must get people to give you trust and credit."

Youngster "I have done that, and I find myself in debt beyond my wildest expectations?”