1938-11-21 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 21, 1938.

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Ross Allen is famous throughout Florida as a tamer of the elu- sive alligator. Mr. Allen became so proficient at alligator hunting. that he put on a novel set with his girl friend, Miss Florence Bogar. who is a crack swimmer. Miss Bogar dives into the water first and an alligator immediately rushes her. Ross Allen then dives in, grabṛ the infuriated alligator and wrestles him into submission. These pic- tures were specially taken under water. Photo shows Ross Allen aften subduing a monster riding to the surface with Miss Bogar on the back of the alligator. (Copyright, Fox).

STATE PUBS PAY £76,025

K. OF K. TREASURES FOR SALE

The three dictricts in which there Kitchener of Khartoum, iron-

ONCE WARRIORS

-NOW “WEEDS”

The warring Bantus of South Africa, only natives who with comparatively even numbers have broken a British square, have in half a century be- come drunken and degenerate.

The cause is too-great security. No longer do they have to fight to defend their lands and pro- perty. Police do that for them. This is one result of civilisation.

That was shown at Harrismith. Seventeen Zulu chiefs led their men in a tournament. But only one in a hundred of the sons and grandsons of the mighty Chaka and Dingaan warriors could hit the target with

their spears at fifteen yards.

Now Prince Bhekinkosi, descen- dant of famed Zulu chiefs, is touring Zutaland (with the Gov- ernment's approval and his own brass band) trying to drive grea». ter pride of race into his people. At Harrismith he told the Zulus

WIDOW

-AT 15

Mrs. Evelyn Harpin, of Kansas City, U.S.A, married only six months ago, is a widow-at fif teen.

Her husband, Robert, who was eighteen, drank poison when “sho left his farm and went home to her parents. He let her all he had.. eight shillings!

is State management of liquor trade faced soldier, was, although few that in the days of the great leaders. (Carlisle, Gretna and Cromarty knew it, an ardent collector of and it was the ambition of every Zulu Firth) show a net profit for last year of £76,025 (compared, with an authority on Oriental antiques. to be a soldier. Then, he added, PRESENTED FROM COURT £74,004 the previous year)."

Now, twenty-two years after his they were big, strong men. But to-

Heard in the Police Court, Mo- day the young Zulu spent his time death, his collection, containing in immorality and in drinking beer, torist-There was no actual col- many treasures hidden from the and most of them had become lision, only a friendly bump be- world since 1916, is to be offered "weeds."

tween two old cars.

Defendant-You say I'm not in for sale in London next month. There was to-day, he declared, a the same position as an ordinary There are over 300 lots and the sect called the Maratsi, which tried man. Maybe. But I only get an or sale will be spread over two days. to lay the cause of all native trou- dinary man's pay.

Which shows you two things profit sizes in the liquor trade and that the State can trade and make a profit.

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CANALS MAY BECOME ROADS

Disused canals may be converted into roads for heavy traffic in the narrow mining valleys of Mon- mouthshire and Glamorgan. The canals were formerly used for con- veying coal and tinplate, but since the development of road transport they have been little used.

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NEW PEAK FOR U.S.-CAR

OUTPUT

Henry Ford may recall 35,000. workers to bring his huge works to peak production. There are now about 50,000-workers employed in Ford's River Rouge plant assemb- ling the 1939 models.

The alligator was rushing Miss Bogar, but Mr. Allen grabs him by the jaws, wraps his legs round him, and turns him over on his back. (Copyright, Fox).

General Motors have announced THE TOWN OF OLD PEOPLE

that in view of the improved out- look 35,000 workers would be re-

employed, within a fortnight, The combined effect will be to raise U.S. car output to the highest level since

1981.

SPEECH DAY LIES

IN SCHOOL

Lips told in spee in schools WÉTO Mr. HAWA H

master: of Chlúp School, at Hodd

He appealed:

chairmen of

others to make a pra

of try-

ing nerlous y to aposk the truth and nothing but the truth on such occasions.

“Not," of course, the hote truth,~ because" "that" would be most dangerous,” he said.

{"Mark Twain expressed the -opinion," that “lying nonid he

taught in the schools. But It is a fact that lying is taught ....... in. schools—especially он -spec

daya,"

Allen here has the alligator's Jawa firmly hold so that he cannot bite. All he has to do is to swim back to the surface with the simianwith- out letting go of his jaws. (Copyright, Fox).

bles at the doors of the Europeans, ROMEO MUSEUM --FOR HIS

Population of Maesteg (Glam Whereas they themselves were to TOWN.

baa fallen, as a result of migration

blame. And

Zulus are not the only of young people into England, from race who have been lulled by peace 50,000 to 22,660. This is probably into beliefs in over-security. the biggest drop in population ex- perienced per 1,000 population in SHY SKATERS GET OWN RINK any town in Britain during the past - twenty years.

“INJUSTICES-CHIEF CAUSE

OF LATE MARRIAGES”

Ireland's bad marriage record is due to ́"'injustices”—according to the Rev. E. Cahill, a Jesuit,

“Our record is the worst in the world,” he said. “Our girls re main spinsters until they are about twenty-nine, and our men remain unmarried until they are about thirty-five.”

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Ice-skating beginners have proved so shy of tumbling in public that the management of Richmond, Sur- rey, Sportsdrome Ice Rink has built a separate rink for them.

ARCTIC BABY'S CHRISTENING

Born in the Arctic Circle, the four-and-a-half-month-old daughter sionaries who have spent five years of the Rev. and Mrs. Debster, mia-

in the Arctic, was christened at St. James's Church, Sheffield, where her parents are visiting relatives. The baby received the names of Marguerite June Sylvia.-

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In addition he blamed emigration, adding that at prosent nearly one third of Irish-born men and women "HELP! POLICE!_____THEY'RE were "living in exile.

SINGING ---- 4. "People cannot - marry because they cannot get a human living, in Loose, Kent, is asking for the land in which they were born. sident police-cons The root of the--whole trouble-la economic," he said.

That doesn't seem to be a trouble nowadays confined to Ireland.

une, as the

Verona, in Italy, the setting for the world's greatest love story, is to have a Romeo and Juliet museum. But as "Romeo and Juliet" was written in England, Italian officials: have gone to England to seeks hibits. Early editions of Shat speare's play, costumes worn by famous British actors and actresses-

Verona wants them and anything else which throws light on the legend.

NEW USE FOR AN APPLE A DAY'

A appeal to use mora äpples "for" national defence purposen” was, made to M. Daladier, - the French : Premier1⁄2

the Par-