QULLA'S
SHOWING TO-DAY At 2.30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9,30
Anything Gors
BING CROSBY
Ida Lupino
Grace Bradley
ETHEL MERMAN
CHARLIE RUGGLES
NEWS SPECIAL
COMPLETE PICTORIAL RECORD OF
The GRAND NATIONAL
TO-DAY
ONLY
At 2.30, 5.30. 7.15 & 9.30 p.m
THE FIRST GIRL IN TWO YEARS!
No wonder he got ""petticoat Fever" when he met her!
Robert
MONTGOMERY
The stars of "When Ladies Alee!
in the merriest romance!
Petticoat
FEVER
TO-MORROW M.G.M.
4. SANDOWS
DAILY 2.30-5.15
THE CHINA "MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1936
SNAKE VENOM TO CURE DEMOLITION OF
SNAKE-BITE
MEDICAL RESEARCH CONTINUES
(By E G. Boulenger)
Amongst many remarkable advancements which medicine and surgery have seen during the last few decades, none are more astonishing than those associated with snake venom. Since the dawn of man, serpents, venomous and otherwise, have been re- garded with nothing but aversion and dread.
THE LAWN BOWLS TOURNEY
Programme For Next Week
FIRST ROUND MATCHES
Recently, however,
ADELPHI
Peaceful Passing Of Famous Terrace
DEBRIS FALLS INTO ARCHES BENEATH
London, May 6. Demolition of the Adelphi proceeds apace, but the curious medical
visitor to the 18th century back- men have realised that
snake
water off the Strand sees none venom may be converted into of the usual signs of the house. an anti-toxin whereby some of breaker's activity. the world's most deadly reptiles
No destroying workmen pl have been made the instru-their picks while maintaining a ments of healing as well as crazy foothold on crumbling death.
brickwork; no lorries are to be and During the past year the
seen carrying-off debris, coagulant properties of snake scarcely a sound rises from the venom, which usually lead to deserted houses.
the victim's demise, have been: Yet for some time the work more closely investigated and has been in full swing and hun- The sub-committee of the Hong their potentialities utilised in dreds of tons of ancient build- Kong Lawn Bowls Association combating that most baffling of ing materials have been carted
board room of the ailments-haemophilia. met in the
away. Tenants of neighbour- South China Morning Post last In the autumn of last yearing houses, who had resigned evening when the open champion-Dr. Burgess Barnett, the Cura-themselves to being half buried ship fixtures for next week were tor of Reptiles at the London in clouds of dust, are rejoicing Zoo, and Dr. R. G. Macfarlane that the Adara brothers, when arranged.
As has already been announced, of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, they built their, famous estate the postponed Pairs Champion-made known their initial suc-160 years ago, provided unique ship matches will be played off on cess in this new use for snake facilities for speedy and well-
venom, and to-day steady pro-mannered destruction. Monday.
Facades Untouched The following is the complete gress is being made not only in
this direction, but hopes are The terrace and the houses in programme for next week:
now entertained for the use of Robert. John and Adam streets from snake venom extracts in curing are being pulled down
PAIRS
Murno
Monday, June 8
1*F. CheermAS
W. L. Walker
or
LOY
J. G. Gill
13
4H H. Rose
(Kowloon Dock Green).
C. Roza Pereira A. Stevea C. G. Silva
v J. A. R. Selby
(Kowloon B.G.C. Green).
F. A. Machado
H. F. Rozario
J. MacDonald YA. M. Heliand
(Kowloon Dock Green).
T. Coleman
D. C. S. Alves G. N. Mitchell v A. M. Ribeiro
Police B.C. Green).
with REGINALD OWEN
Livi
WARNER BAXTER in "ROBIN HOOD OF EL DORADO” AND LAUREL & HARDY in "THICKER THAN WATER"
TAKE ANY YWAM OR HAPPY VALLEY BUR
ORIENTALE
•LAST 4 TIMES TO▪DAY•
A REAL SMART COMEDY !
See what happens to a society dame when she tries to horn in on Bette's man.
THE MAN-TAMER OF "BORDER- TOWN" SHOWS A SOCIETY DAME WHAT IT TAKES TO HOLD A MANI
bette davis
in name first sementara ter
"THE GIRL FROM 10TH AVENUE
TOMORROW MONDAY TUESDAY◄ A SHOW YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS
ITHEL MERMAN PARKYAKARKUS and the Gergsaws GOLDWYN DIRIS
SALLY EILERS w UNITED ARTISTE
EDDIE.
CANTOR
Strike Me Pink
EXTRA SPECIAL
Better Than
"Little Pigu.”
Disney's Funniest Cartoon
All Colour Silly Symphony
“WHO KILLED COCK_ROBIN”
● MATINEES: 20e.-30c EVENINGS: 20c-30c-50c-70c.
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J. Silva
Alves
F. M. el Arculli
↑ A. Bakar
(Civil Service Geen).
A. E. Coates
C. H. Basto
J. J. Basto
Y J. Cavanagh (Football Club Green).
head.
Match abandoned after the 18th
SINGLES Monday, June
R. P. Phillips
3. J. Henderson (Club de Recreio Green).
B. E. Maughan v F. X. M. da Silva
(Craigengower Green).
LF. Xavier (Kowloon C.C. Green). Tuesday, June 9
H. F. Rozario
C. G. Siva
W. J. Geal! (Kowloon Dock Green).
ན་
J. Hoosen
J. S. Dinner (Football Club Green).
Y
R. Basa
A. M. Holland (Civ Service Green). R. C.
J. G. Meyer Craig (Club de Recreio Green). S. Randle
S. Bright (Kowloon CC. Green). L. H. Collyer y J. S. Logan (Craigengower Green).
T. Coleman
v J. J. Basto (Kowloon RG.C. Green).
J. E. Hensen v E. Gittins
(Police R.C. Green).
Wednesday, June 20
F. J. Jones VA. Hyde Lay
(Football Club Green).
A. S. Russell WH Nish (Kowloon Dock Green),
T. Fergusson v R. O. Read (Club de Recreio Green). E. de Sousa G. E. F. Thompson
(Kowloon CC. Green).
K. M. Omar v P. E. Knight
(Police R.C. Green).
M. Y. Adal v J. Shepherd (Civil Service Green). B. Basto
A. R. Minu (Taikoo R.C. Green).
Thursday, June 11 C. J. Tacchi Y J. Watson
(Kowloon Dock Green).
G. F. Sherrif v J. F. Imany
(Kowloon CC. Green).
S. M. Whyte
D. D
v L. Jack
de Recreio Green).
v A. M. Calman
(Police B.C. Green).
S. M. Rumjahn
A. E. Dailah
(Craigengover Green).
N. J. Bebbington v C. M. Alves (Kowloon Dock Green).
If all matches are played ac-
cording to schedule, the
round will be concluded on Thurs- day, and the draw for the second round of both the
ALHAMBRA
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
EXO
LADNIC Picture
A plastic surgoon changed his face so his
ocan mother wouldn't known him „
Zet another zoomen didi.
Another
FACE
The vines of fancy gelawney that fooled the G MeE..
Wallace Ford: Brian Donlawy, Phyllis Brooks, Erik Rhodes, Molly Lamont, Alan Hale, Addison Randall, Paul Stanton.
TO-MORROW WARNER BAXTER in
"ROBIN HOOD of EL DORADO”
M-G-M's Spectacular Outdoor Romance,
ESTARE
4 SHOWS DAILY
at 2.30, 5.20. 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.
TO-DAY ONLY
"THE LADY IN RED"
at least allaying certain within the rectangle which the FLAMES INTO STARDOM!
nervous disorders such as enclose-
Convenient openings epilepsy. As a result, venomous into the arches beneath have snakes at the London Zoo are been uncovered and the debris regularly “milked" for the is shot straight into the trucks venom secreted in their poison and lorries, which drive up the glands and the deadly fluid con- underground streets and stand verted into life-saving anti-immediately below the shoots. toxins.
REPRINT
the Inadequate Supplies
Thence they drive out on The snakes available in even Embankment level and never the best stocked Zoo, are, how-once traverse the Adelphi ever, quite inadequate to meet streets.
at
ES
Wini Shaw BROADWAY HOSTESS
to
With Phil Regan Genevieve Tobin Lyle Talbot Alien Jenkins
the ever-growing demand for By this means the facades of the venom, and as a result snake the houses remain untouched parks are springing up all over for the present, except where the world where
venomous wrought iron balconies have shakes abound. Such parks been removed for transfer originated some years ago when the Victoria and Albert Museumn the preparation of anti-snake and into private ownership. Doubtless when the time comes venoms was recognised working possibility.
the outer walls will reverse the The first such park was that process of those of Jericho and Tela in Honduras, and all inwards to vanish into the another and much larger of long depths beneath. standing is the
at Sao Paulo, Brazil, under the direc- tion of Dr. Amaral. Another park has been established under Mr. FitzSimons at Port Eliza- beth in South Africa, whilst this year's recruit to the move- ment is a park controlled by the Haffline Serum Institute of Bombay.
one
Local Adaptation
ESCAPE IN FIRE STAGED
Asbestos Suits In 'Plane
One of
Several thousand people at the Great West Aerodrome, near Hayes, Middlesex, last month, saw It is now known that the pro-i
and his an airman
passengers perties of snake venoms vary leave a blazing machine. enormously according to the species, and therefore it is vital the passengers was hurried to a Red Cross aeroplane, which few that every country abounding with him. in deadly reptiles should have an institute and park devoted to its local snakes. Thus the Sao Paulo Institute deals chiefly with the rattlesnake, the Ferments and mails. de-Lance and the Bushmaster,
When the flames were at their eight, aerodrome hands walked through them to rescue instru-
It was all part of a spectacle
party.
that of Bornbay with the krait staged for the entertainment of and the cobra, while South guests at the Royal Aeronautical Africa is chiefly concerned with Society's annual garden the cobra, puff adder and the The people taking part in what notorious Mamba.
appeared to be such a perilous Snake parks to-day are fast task were all dressed in asbestos being assessed at their true; suite.
jvalue, not as mere show sights
for the curious, but ELS vital factors in the armoury of medi cine
WAS
BERLIN SHARE MARKET first
Berlin, to-day-Business Fairs and dull on the share market yester Singles will be made next Friday.day and the tendency was again *** decidedly weak, due to the banks' loffering large quantities of stock. On the fixed interest securities market business was small, but the prices were stable-Trans- Ocean Service.
JUMP ON TO CAR
Policeman's Plucky Action
While on duty near. Tonbridge Cornelius Police station, P.-c. identified the number plate of a passing motor-car believed to con- tain two men wanted by the Met- ropolitan Police. His signal to stop was ignored and, although the car was travelling at a fast speed, he jumped on to the run-| ning board.
In a struggle which followed while the car was still in motion
Kent
FIRST WIN FOR SUSSEX
(Continued from Page 1)
of
TO-DAY'S MATCHES-
The following programme week-end matches will start to- Įday:
Lord's-Middlesex v Northants Bradford-Yorkshire Ali-India Manchester-Lancashire v Sarrey (T.
Idden's Benefit). |Nottingham Notts Essex.
Loughborough-Leicester v Sussex. Frome-Somerset v Kent. Pristol-Gloucester v Warwick Swansea-Glamorgan v Hampshire.
County Championship Table To Date
Derbyshire Middlesex Leicestershire Surrey Yorkshire Hampshire Nocts Lancashire
Worcestershire Warwickshire
Bassernet Gloucester
Samex
Printed and Published for the Proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd, he fell off the running beard, re- by DAVID GAS KONSAN Wilson, Manager, at 3A, Wyndham Street,ceiving injuries which necessitat-
ed his fimmediate removal to hos Glamorgan Victoria, Hong Kong.
pital.
Northants
P. W. L 15
Let Inns W.
No
Poss
L Eesult Pts. Pts.
Per. C
105 CL.76
105
62.85
50
55.55
54.56
50.7
90
47,377
120
45.00
28
35.24
38 9
90
105 3243
30.66
75
20.66
21.66
54
105
·120
129
21.66
75 10.66.
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VICTOR HERBERTS
DONALD
NELSON EDDY
NAUGHTY MARIETTA
Mazo Goldaşın Mayat serous
TO-DAY ONLY
MAJESTIC
FINAL CHAPTER
in
At 230, 5.20,
7.20 & 9.29 p.m.
Clyde BEATTY The LOST JUNGLE
ALSO ON THE STAGE AT ALL SHOWS
"TOMMY'S REVUE"
COMPLETE. CHANGE, OF PROGRAMME.
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