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THE CHINA MAIL," SATURDAY, APRIL 14, *1955.

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Interesting News

Stories

From

VII Parts Of The World

From: London strangle, yourself 7.

Is it possible to

Tokyo

Police Develop Electric Baton.

Hollywood

A 10-year-old objects to tax.

HE TRIED TO STRANGLE HIMSELF

-BUT STOPPED IN TIME

By PHILIP PURSER

London.

Dr Keith Simpson, the Home Office pathologist, revealed recently how he once tried to strangle himself in the interests of forensic science.

Taking part in a BBC radio feature on the pros and cons of capital punishment, Dr Simpson said:

Ulcers Operation

Is '90 pc Success'

A

ported

EL

Los Angeles.

re- British surgeon

that

London hospital has developed an

for operation ulcers which is 90 per cent *uccessful.

duodenal

Dr Normon Tanner, a follow of the Royal College of Surgeons at St. James Hospital, London, und the operation has been used for the last 10 years in London on about 200 patients.

The operation involves cutting out sections of the two vagus nerves, shutting out the execs- Dr Tanner aive flow of noids.

old a medical conference re- cently

The vagotomy

was first used

In about 1008 but later dropped because it resulted in a number

of cases of stomach paralysis.

The addition of a second step the operation - creating an opening in the stomach to allow discharge of contents--has made the vagotomy successful int trining ducdenal ulcers, Tanner raid.—United Press.

Dr

Useless Gun-But

Fined £5

Paarl.

A 150-year-old muzzle-jouding ritte, tied up with wire. cost un Allen, Johannes Makombola.

25 in court recently.

A hecman

BAYE evidence

that the gua rould not be shot and Johannes had fast the cam- pon. It was not worth a shilling, he sak

CUT OUT HI-FI

The Wrong Way To Milk A Cow

Farmers

recorded

41

New York.

who

music

to

vre

play caws white they

being do not calm the milked cow's nerves, In fact hi-fi είνα the hayloft "could In them

nervous break- Dr V. Smith, down." Professor

Dairy Flus- bandry at the University Wisconsin. said lilis "And it's not just week. that they my prefer and type of music to another. Music distracts them,"

tr

And distraction, Professor Sinth saki, means less milk in the pail.

Don't Kick It

"The letting down of milk is not a voluntary act of the cow." he told dairy-

men. if there is some dis- turbance, a gland in the cow's back

A

"fright hormone." This cuts down blood flow

the

udder muscles, strengthen-

the muscles of the lega and head instead. With muscle activity in the under cut down, the milk SBER cannal squeezo uut ink and the milk output falls.

And is quite pointless kicking the cow in the ribs.

"To abuse the cow be- cause she does not let down milk only makes matters worse," Sald Professor smith United Press.

"A pathologist and I engaged on a suspected murder case In the country had to

decide whether it was prasible for 彭 girl to have wound a silk stock-

ing twice round her neck, tigit-

ly. and then to have retained Humlelent strength or conscious-

ness to tie two knote which was how we'd found a stocking around the reck of a girl dead in bed.

Flashing lights

"The question was whether could have been suicide, husband

fact,

HONEST DENNIS GETS A REWARD

London.

Thirteen-year-old Dennis Gregory, who found £190 at a London Tube station, has discovered that honesty DOES pay. It pays one new, gleaming bicycle

He found the monry-30 £3 notes-in a brown-paper parco;

Charing Cross Underground last December.

He showed it to his father. Then the money was handed in to the London Transpor

Last Property Omec.

The time in which the mency Her esuld be claimed by the person

who lost expired.

But, I was learner, under the regulations, the Transport Executive could not

Dennis any part of give

the money as a reword,

London

it was a bit of a rotier who might well have done thi to her in her sleep-or after she'd taken a night drought or pill, which, in

autopsy showed she had.

"We were talking over this in the lounge of a well-known London hotel, and we felt the only way to decide the matter was to go to some more private ive, Sir John Elliot, considered part of the hotel and try.

'Appreciation'

The Chairman of the Exveu-

ité maller,

Then a senior official of the

told in LTE

Dennis ant his

"I found I could just do it: but I'd seen flashing lights front of my eyes, felt a tight

and sensation in my hond,

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kense of things swinuming before passing out.

!

Painless procOSS

"But pain! There wasn't any. And, you know, if you talk to someone who's been strangled, but get away. then don't des- cribe pain as a symptom.

Dr Simpson recounted thin atory to John Slater, who con- ducted the programme, after he had described exactly what happens when a man is hanged an entirely painless procesa, he claimed.

Mr don't suppose many of the mur- derers' victims die as easily."

Slater

commented:

Dr Simpson replied: "Strangl- ing's not very painful."

been

Mr Slater asked: "How do you know that? Have strangled?"

you

Mentally abnormal

The programme included the

RUSSIANS LIKE points of view of a former pub-

JACK LONDON

Ottawa.

Unmoved, the magistrate One of the best-selling Found Johtones gudly of keep-authors ไป Russio today L ing a frearm without a licence | American willer Jack London. und fined him £5.-China Mail Special.

Mayor At 20

Berne.

Mr Marko Cremona, who

executioner, the Lord Chief

| parents shot the boy was 1 be

given a present, after all,

Donnis wondered. Should he ak for n wirdes, a record player, a bleycle, or a deg? He choso a bicyclo.

Last

weck officials chose A ona. In a few days I will bo presented to him at his home in S.E. London,

"It is n gift from the Exceu- boy to show their tive to the appreciation

for his honey." seid a London Transport official, Baid Dennis contentedly: "I've always wanted a biks."

And the £1007 Part wij go to the Lost Property Office running costs, and part to benevolent fund.

Faithful Dog Rewarded

Altena, W. Germany.

A dentist has rewarded his faithful fox-terrier by fitting it with a gald tooth,

The dog lost his tooth when attacked by a wild boar during a kunt.—China Mali Special.

1066. AND ALL THIS

Did King Harold Use Horses?

Cirencester.

TAX TROUBLES

BEGIN

AT 10

Hollywood.

A pig-tailed 10-year-old girl is complaining about hor income tax bill.

She is Patty McCormick, star of Broadway, TV and movies.

"I've been a taxpayer for six she said. "I began modelling when I was four, and ever since they've made me pay

taxes.

"It Isn't fair."

Patty is in

costar with

Hollywood

to

Wildo in Brandon de?

Episode of

Sparrows."

Like Punishment'

The pint-sized actress, hold- Ing court in her suito at the flossy garden

Hotel of Allah launched into an uncomplicated analysis of the income tax prob- Lem

"One

lucky thing for mo," sho said, "is that Daddy takes care of all these forms.

"Income tax is like punishing the people who make money.

"They ought to take money

Six sturdy men in chain-away mail armour walked 18 miles recently to prove that King Harold did it on bigger scale in 100G.

Patty,

LOST SCREW MADE THEM LATE

Utrera, Spain. Workers who commute between Utrera ond Sevilla were an hour late for work recently because a screw fell out

of the The porrengers and train crew fanned out along the track and found it after searching for an hour,--United Press,

Instructions In Art Of Bank Robbery

Ottawa.

Between 500 and 600 citizens of Calgary, Alberta, are going to a “bank robbery" school, to teach them how to foll bank robbers.

GI'S TOLD:

RESPECT GERMAN

FLAG

Bonn.

The United States 10th Infantry Division has

Ho

MAT

The course takes place at the Calgary city police station and is attended by bank clerks. trom virtually every chartered Bank in town

The instructors are Sergeant of Detectives, Bruce McCannell, jand Detectivá Gordon. Glikes. It moludos lectures with slides and demonstration of

Round table discussions are a main feature.

COLTE,

Q

During the

rent emphasis is placed upon accur ato observation. One of the main problems of the police arises from conflicting evidence of eye- witnesses and conflicting criptions of the armed robbers.

Photographia alides depicting 8 from loafers who don't atarted campaign to hold-ups are dashed onto work not from the people who familiariso its troops with screen and the bank clerks are overy- work hard for a living," said the flags of the West Ger- required to note down

they observe in the metric. thing "

federal and

stato Police "My daddy is a fireman.

say that accuracy of and other observation can has to pay income tax too. My governments,

bo greatly mother works as hard as 1 do German national symbole, increased by practice

Very little encouragement is she doesn't of my career, but

So it's plain to see Lleut-Col get paid.

Paul C. Miller given to bank clerks anywhere aling 18 miles of a rutted grass this income tax just isn't right commanding the division, has in Canada or to other witnesses track carrying shields and "I'm saving my money,

these pointed out that the campaign to risk being killed by resisting spears and wearing holmels to

she continued.

d robbers unless they have "A girl could "conceivably prevent a lot armed

on them. But

police insist that ordinary precautions can do much to foll the robbers or at least to ensure

book their being brought to after the crime.China Moll Special

The six. all members of the Surrey Walking Club,

walked

prove one of the most disputed points in British history.

Legend has it that King Harold walked his troops 200 milca in 10 days-wearing the 1000 to fight same amour—in and lose the battle of Hastings to William the Conqueror.

'Impossible'

Some historians may the march was impossible without horsea, which according legend, Harold did not use.

days,

never can tell when she's liable of embarrassment caused by a tho Jump

to be out of work. But I guess natural lack of knowledge,"

much it doesn't

matter how

He has told his troops that they take away from me. I only Americans are

not the only allowance people on earth to revere flags get a dollar a week --and I don'l always collect and other symbols of liberties. that."—United Press.

Tip Top

A wrong

Auckland. number proved to be the right one for an Auck- land resident.

His name is John but is also known as Jackt.

A stranger telephoned his and asked for

The six walkers said he did recently

not either.

They proved, more

or less, that it could be done by doing nearly 20 ruiles in one day.

One of them' said after the

march that he would have kept it up for another "Certainly, as long have to fight

That's The wards," he said.

Way The Money Goes

.London..

Justice, prison warders and HIS wife entered into hire.

officials, and many other parties

purchase agreements

who gave evidence before the totalling £1,878, with 85 Royal Commission ors Capital firms, without his knowledge, Punishment. Actors delivered That is what Mr Gilbert extracts from this evidence. Blankdey, 53, engineers' store- keeper, of Normanton, told the Wakefield, Yorkshire, bankruptcy court recently.

Dr Simpson, however, was volunteering new information for the programme and spoke it In a special 80th birthday himself as did

unnamed anniversary article about him in (because

"The Soviet

of medical etiquette) the weekly Soviet News Bulletin psychiatrist. who sold that he |published here by the Russian belloved 60 per cent of all mur-

embassy, the Soviets laud derers

жето medically mentally London 03

"n truly democratic | abnormat author."

Slater asked him why. He replied that he had been reader loves personally associated with just 20 yours old, was elected | Jack London," tho bulletin experimental study of 94 pri- mayor of the village of Arosio saldi, "because he is an author noners charged with murder of in the Centon of the Ticino. He who writes about

noble and these 49 were found to be in is believed to be the youngest courageous people who overcome one way or another, medically mayor in Switzerland and prob- all obstacles barring the way to mentally abnormal. nbly one of the

youngest in | happiness and truth.” - United Europe China Mall Special.

SIDE GLANCES

5 1966 by múa boreleti kaný

Press,

aa

Apparently, he said, his wife had the goods delivered and ther removed and sold before he came

work late in home from

the evening.

Mr D. Stockwell, assistant

14 firms concerned these items: official receiver, sald élaims from

carpet squares 3-piece te 35 dining chairs dining anite sisir carpet I electric weakers 2 vac. cleaners a wardrobe

Enough to fit out a mansion, said Mr Stockwell.

Relic Of B.C. labies

nine days. es I didn't a battle after.

Which may be why Harold lost-United Press.

INSTILLING

DOCILITY

WITH

ELECTRICITY

Tokyo.

An electric cudgel to enable policemen "to respect human rights" has been issued

in Olta town, southern Japan.

A police spokesman said the now club, containing a built-in coll and twin dry batteries, could administer ព 60-volt shock.

such

or

dread He said police 'In a mess'

"brutalities" 08 beating Blankley admitted unsecured pushing and that the new club of £1,878, all In La an emelent method of respect of hire-purchase agree-making trouble-makers "docile", mont claims; assets of £199, and a denetency of £1,070.

The now weapon is to be In February 1955 he sold his submitted to the Tokyo Police approval. - China house, he said, after his wife lind Board for told him she was in a mess with Mail Special. is supervishire-purchase commitments,

She said £500 would clear her,

By Galbraith Greece Found

"Buch dumb problema! i wouldn't be able to stand that school except tomorrow teacher's going to let me help

her with her income taxi

Emli Kuntahe, Q archaeologist who

Athens.

Gorman

ing excavations in the site ancient Olymple, unearthod

of

A

and he gave her that. Later bo Uncle Kill Joy'

big far which, he thinks, may learned that there were other prove to be one of the instru- hizo punto commitments. ments which helped the sculp-

admitted that he saw some

(for Feldlas_construct the famous of the goods in his house, but mid his wife told him she was

· statue of Olymple Zous,

The far has been 'cleaned on | gauing them cheaply from the outside, but is full of earth warehouse and was selling them. and archaeologists. Bro taking great care in emptying it. Later they will taice it to the museum

and study it throughly.

Faidias is known to have con- stricted the statute of Zow in Olympin in the Dfth century before Christ.

An Hour Late

Alicante. Alejandro Martinez Pastor, of Spak, kept his bride Archaeologist Alicante,

Removed

botky

Athens. A Tho

ot 01-year-old Zoin Spyratou was found in a ravine at the village of Delaporta, in Cephalonia.

that Investigations showed Ave women relatives, incluating his slator and two nieces, killed him because he would not let them live thels own life and have a good time with young men.

believe the jar just unearthed waiting one hour at the church may have been the one which on his wedding day. Faldas used as a water containan The conson? He had to The coroner's verdict WAS

The status of Zeus was made | superviso. of ivory

and Press

dressing of that he was kicked to death gold, United" | His eloven children by a previous with knives and #elssons-China

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R. M. Pagej

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governments On both national and state levois have flags of their own and these flags are just or important to Germans in their national life as ours are to us," a head-old Be nice to your bakes or

your daisveries may cease.

quarters announcement said.

"Remember one

Sydney, Bydney housewives have bem

Because of a serious shortage thing about

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pleasant, were told, "They have

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