1935-02-20 — Page 8

WATSON'S

"HYGIENOL"

THE BEST DISINFECTANT

SAFE

EFFICIENT

Pint Tins

Gallon Tins

A.

ECONOMICAL

$0.60 $2.50

S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONG KONG) LTD.

WATCHMAKERS, & JEWELLERS.

DIAMOND MERCHANTS.

Union Building (opposite G.P.O.). Agents for: ADMIRALTY CHARTS, ROSS'S "BINOCULARS and TELESCOPES, KELVIN'S NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ENGLISH SILVERWAKE, direct from Manufactur

High Class English Jewellery,

SEEN THE LATEST ROYAL?"

"YES, WE'VE

BOUGHT SIX AND THEY'RE GREAT."

Touch Control...instant wisible adjustment to any touch we typing speed! Improved Shift Freedom! Muted Action! Finger Comfort Keys! Minimized Eye- Scrsial Increased Dust Protec-

Try

Seventeen

MAJOR

IMPROVEMENTS!

soal And many other features. exclusive with the latest Royal. Each created to save time and › offort, to produce nester, moge impressive letters! The price, remains unchanged.

THE NEW. AND

"GREATER EASY-WRITING ROYAL

THE OFFICE APPLIANCE CO.

EUKUTOL

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1935

Whiteaways

LAIDLAW & CO. LTD/

BEG TO ANNOUNCE !

NEW

CONSIGNMENTS OF

SEASONABLE GOODS

IN

ALL DEPARTMENTS

YOUR INSPECTION

IS

RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED

WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW

The China Mall

HERE THERE

and

EVERYWHERE'

THE NEW" GRID CHIEF·

Mr. Harold Hobson, who suc ceeds Sir Archibald Page as general manager of the Central Electricity Board, is in the early forties.

LEFT-HANDEDNESS

RIDDLE OF PRESENCE IN SOME PEOPLE

GREAT MAJORITY ALWAYS

RIGHT-HANDED

(By Sir J. Crichton-Browne)

He is impressive both in appear- concluded a lecture on "Dex-genuine and permanent ambidex ance and in manner, stands six larity and the Bond Sinister" at the terity, notably that of Lord Baden- foot two in his stocking soles, has Royal Institution just twenty-seven Powell, that benefactor of his. iron-grey hair, and speaks with in year ago with these words: "We country, who is accustomed to us. clsive precision:

cannot get rid of right-or left-both hands interchangeably, "can”

He is a son of Professor J. A. handedness try how we may.”. mount with equal ease on either: Hobson, the economist. He him- To "raze out the written troubles side of his horse, wield sword, self understands economics and is of the brain" is no easy matter; to pistol, and lance equally well with a first-class mathematician In-delete its deeply engraven records both hands and arms, shoot off the deed, it

left shoulder as rapidly and his mathematical is a task impossible. Was gifte which first attracted the at- Ambidextral culture, useful efficiently as from the right, and› tention of the electrical industry enough in some specially employed specimens of whose right-and left- to him,

persons, must on the large scale hand writing are absolutely undia- He is married to Sarah Salt, the tend of confusion.

|tinguishable from each other. novelist, is good at most forms of Right-handedness is woven in the

Uses in Surgery. “ athletics, and is a fine swimmer brain and so is left-handedness, There is no body of men whe and a formidable. ping-pong ex- and to change the pattern you must have more diligently cultivated }pert.

unravel the tissues My convic-jambidexterity than the surgeons, tion is that as regards left-handed for in some of their work, especial ness it is well to leave well alone. ly that of the opthalmic surgeon, it

Leave Well Alone

would be of great utility to have

FORTY WORDS A YEAR

Mr. Hobson has"more" serious

"I am interested" to note, there-two right hands. Many of them hobbies.. When he takes a holi- day, he makes a point of visiting a

fore, that London school doctors have attained to remarkable pro who have been investigating the ficiency in the ambidextral handling different foreign country every teaching of left-handed children of surgical Instruments, but few if

S'ear.

accom

He has evolved a basic system have come to the same conclusion any of them practise ambidexterity, for the busy man's study of for us, that at which I arrived so long outside the operating theatre.

There is a suspicion that ambie eign languagės. He has worked sented lays stress

jago. Their memorandum just pro

on the serious dexterity may sometimes be a draw- out forty key-words in every lan danger that may result from pres-back to a surgeon. That guage. He learns a new forty and sure in correcting left-handednear Plished surgeon, the late Mr. John a new language every year.

He is a natural humourist, and tural or well established."

in-children-when-it-is- either na Duncan, of Edinburgh, told me that (the only surgeon he knew to be ami It is a comforting thought that the "Curious," said Carlyle, "to-con-bidextrous was G., and of him he grave deliberations of the Central aider the institution of the right said: "He is so in all manual ac- contracts has had one shock after Electricity Board will now be hand hmong universal mankind, tions as far as surgery is conceta- another, a great opportunity of lightened by his graceful levity, probably the very oldest institu-ed, and it is, I think, rather an em restoring confidence has been

Let it not be thought, however, tion that exists, indispensable to all barrassment to him as he seems al missed. It will be the occasion that seriousness is lacking in his human co-operation whatever; he ways uncertain which hand he had of many moderate men coming character. He is an indefatigable that has seen three mowers, one of better use." to the conclusion that the present worker animated by a passionate whom chaos is quite impossible, and ambition to make the Grid the big-work together has witnessed the the result of a general and syste is left-handed, trying to That is a pregnant remark, for that some new system must be gest force in this country.

simplest form of an impossibility matic ambidextral training, it such The decision of the Supreme made by international agreement]

which but for the distinction of a thing were possible, would pro Court will come as a welcome if we are to be able to avoid a

right hand would have pervaded all bably be to reduce those submitted relief to a large number of big worse crash than we have al-

Pto it to a state of wobble. human things." corporations in the United States ready had.

Punch: At the eclipse of the sun Ini

No Mental Defect that would, if the judgment had

We are of course quite aware 1936, the zone of totality will cross

Ambidexterity Not Normal gone otherwise, have had to re of the legal arguments that can Bussia. By permission, we suppose,

This sentence of Carlyle's Fives. It has never been suggested that pay their loans according to the be employed on the other side of the Soviet Government.

Its quietus to the ambidexterity eft-handedness or ambidexterity la indicative of any mental defect or terms on which they were con and that most probably have de-

cult, which from time to time ob-compatible with the highest in- New Cosmetle tracted; but it distinctly adds to

Nor are jcided the issue.

Itrudes itself upon us. A Young Doris of pro-school agej

Hong Kong, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1930

The Gold Clause

we

Your Daily Smile!

*

*

- His Job --

at

manual

· (Continued on Page 11)

the financial confusion of the lacking in respect for the author-janswered the door-bell and was con- or if the habitual priority in the tellectual power or with genius. world in general. Any laymanity of so famous a Court. But fronted with a man who said, use of the right hand, from Palaeo Leonardo da Vinci was left-handed: Natural left-handedness is mere- reading the contracts which had the fact is that every man, in your mother that I am selling a good lithic times, has controlled indus become conventional can see that

Doris spread het skirts primly and!

trial development, regulated ally a transference of power from one side to the other, and acquired am- the clause was inserted by both cluding millions of very ignorant ant powder."

men, use money, and the money answered: "We have only uncles

associated ¡systems of parties knowingly and volun- tarily, or as the old phrase has system ought to be easily under- this house and they don't use pow- activity, the form of tools, the core bidexterity means the special train

stood. It is inevitable that peò-der."

struction of clothing down to hooks ing of certain groups of muscles it" "ad" idem”,-that is to say ple who are never likely to read

and eyes, and buttons, it is obvious and thefr springs in the brain for certain movements. It is all a mat- with their minds agreed on the the proceedings of a long case full

Professor: "Wake that fellow next bidexterity, if that were practiter of cerebral organisation.

that the general adoption of ani- same thing and the same inter-of abstract arguments, will be pretation of words; and that is surprised to find that carefully you, will you?"

Student: "Better do it yourself; you cable, would upset our social and the one indispensable condition used and simple words about the put him to sleep."

industrial life, Introduce hopeless for a binding contract according meaning of which he could never

confusion, and multiply, accidents of to the doctrine of contracts that have any doubt himself, can be

The "Ought"

many kinds. has been accepted in Europe and held to mean the opposite of "Five pounds!" oxclaimed « per- America for many generations. what they say. It is not a good lahioner. "Is that all the squire t The history of the clause is sim-time to add fuel to the attacks giving to the church fund? Why, he

ought to give at least fifty!" ply that as the basis of the cur-that are made all over the world "Ah," said the vicar gently, "I ex-right-handed race there are a cer rency had been varied in the on the methods of our lawyers peet he forgot the 'ought!" United States from time to time and financiers, by giving the im- in a way which created a doubt pression that-words and laws are as to the method of repayment fluid and, can be, diverted in any that would be adopted when the direction at the convenience of time for repayment arrived, a big financial interests. special provision was adopted to provide an alternative to which

made..

the

*

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The 8.8. Rajputana, is due

No Left-Handed Race We have no ambidextral race and no left-handed race, but in every

OBITUARY

Mr. J. E. Mitchell Passes At Age Of 42

tain number of left-handed indivi duala, In the hope of ascertain-

The many friends of Mr. J ing the proportion of these to the Mitchell will learn with 'regret general population in this country, his death which occurred at one- and of throwing light upon the sub-o'clock this morning at the French. here. Ject of right-and left-handedness Hospital, Causeway Bay.

The argument of "public po- from Shanghai, at 6 am, on Friday. generally, I circulated some thirty The late Mr. Mitchell, who was 42: years ago a questionnaire relating years of age,, kad served the Hong: the lender might resort. at his icy" simply does not apply. It option, the repayment by gold of has taken a long time to discover Misa Emilia Maria Carvalho, to a number of voluntary muscular Kong Jockey Club in the capacity the of Steward for the last six months;

· LIMITED.. ́.

the weight and fineness which that a contract to deliver gold is daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. movements, which through was in force as the gold reserve contrary to public policy, and the B. L. Carvalho, was married to Mr. kindness of friends was placed in the prior to this he was on the staff. of SPECIALISTS IN OFFICE EQUIPMENT Powell's Building, 12a, Des Voeux Road C. Phone: 28607. at the time when the loan was fact is that the benefit to

State of maintaining some ele. Joe A. da Luz of the Netherlands bands of adult men and women, the Repulse Bay Hotel. At one time Trading Society, at the Rosary of the educated class--who were the was Assistant Manager of the old: It is natural that those who ment of fixity in the present con Church last Sunday afternoon.. requested to make careful observa King Edward Hotel.

tions and return the leaflet to me. The funeral takes place this live outside the United States fusion would far outweigh any should look at the matter other consideration. The United Dr. Richelt, of the Tao Fung The returns received bore in the evening, passing the monument at from the point of view of States at present have half the

Shan Mission, gave an interesting first place on, the relative frequency THE BIOLOGIĊAL SKIN TONIČ

those foreign lenders who sought world's stock of gold, and it is address on "Trends in China's non- of right-and left-handedness in 957 REAUTY nowadays is not just to secure for themselves some in itself useless. In circulation Christian Religions" at the Cathe men and women of the educated

Construction work on the new steel can be attained also" by well method of repayment which it would fulfill its natural funeral Hall yesterday.

tion. Quite probably the circu-

or 92.06 per cent, were right bridge over the Luan River for the Pelping-Mukden Railway is expected thoughtout and systematic care of Would be useful to them after the body, that most exquisite and exchange into their own money, lation of half the gold reserve

Sentenced of two montha hard banded,, 40, or 4.18 per cent were to be started on March 1 when more wonderful organisation which hasand for that purpose there was would start the wheels of trade come to us from the Diving

no adequate substitute for gold going more effectively than all labour was this morning imposed on left-handed, and 88, or, 8.76, were than 3,000 labourers will be employed Nor is there today, though the the prodigious sums that Aums in Ho Taim-man, unemployed, by Mr. ambidextrous or stated themselves for the tob steadiness of the gold price is one paper dollars that are being spent E. L. Wynne-Jones at the Central to be so.

约

G

an accidental gift of nature; it

hand.

And although beauty is more than

skin-deep, a dazzling skin is in-

dispensable to beauty, A fow

minutes. devoted daily to the, care

of your skin will keep you young and supple, healthy and attractive. Beauty and health are the chief sources of ha

happiness... says Bea- consfield,

But how, you ask, "can I appro

priate beauty?

class, and showed that of these 881,

of the major wrecks of the Great to achieve the same purpose. Magistracy for the theft of six These figures, I have no doubt, War. So far from being willing But that is a domestic matter pieces of clothing from the second place the proportion of the left to lend their money subject to

which does not touch the main floor of No. 10 Bonham Strand handed and ambidextrous too high. future legislation which could not feature of the new situation of West

foreign

1′′ transactions with the be foreseen, the special condition

[States. That feature is that the: was adopted for the express pur-last link of the chain of foreign

CHINESE LEAVES $32,300

I found that my distributors natur-

ally thought more of their interest

ing left-handed acquaintances than of the commonplace right-handed

pose of putting the interest and credit has been broken The Wa Ting Tang, who died in the Our medical, chemical and cosmetic principal outside the political sciationist policy has won an-now, Kung Yi Hospital, Canton on experts have solved the question sphere. The effect of the judge other triumph, and therewith the Jane 28, 1982 left local estate valued As's control observation I got my]

for you, Madamin ko

ment is not, merely to vary the

The preparations forming the foundation for the Eukutol System are the quirements of the skin, Into the active elements and nutrients for ever any confidence that had already become extremely Ng Ho Sh the outcome of years of scientific labour, of investigations into the a method of payment, but to abolish tepayment of debts due to at $82,300. Letters of Administra Washington from Europe, which tion have been granted to his widow, needed by the skin for the unremitting renewal of its beauty, logge

contract can remove itself from difficult, has become a physical The Eukatol Systoni in explained in small booklet and when you hawthe jurisdiction, even the retros. read it you will join the already vast ranks of Enkutal adherenta. You will have every reason to be gratefalfor the results of the System, Make pective jurisdiction, of Congress impossibility, a beginning this very evening, with a free sample from all dispensaries and therewith falls away the doc trine of the sanctity of contracts, and stores,

and the old maxim that the pri |mary function of law is to sec

order

Messrs. BORNEMANN & CO. Please send me, free of charge, ond small booklet on the Eakutal System Prince's Building,

-Eukutol, for which

conts in stamps' to defray pos Address

ma

they are

vitable an world, where the protec

When the China Mall established ninety years Hong Kong, and the Keneral was entering, period of international trade

nez that had

Small Percentage

friend, Dr. Charles Mayhew, to examine the prisoners in Penton- ville prison, certainly not a selec group, with reference to this in For stealing radiator cap, valued quiry, and he found that of 975 employed," was fined $25, in default cent were left-handed, no ambidex" was at Leung Finga 37-year-old un prisoners just 24, or about 24 per

three weeks Imprisonment, by Mr. Ai

sing noted, although one WG. H. Grantham at the Kowloon

thought Magistracy this morning.

ment for the pick?

repudia cloud

might ent acce

cony

modifier

*but there are cases

p.m.

1.