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THEY NEVER LAUGH. MYSTERY OF MOST SOLEMN TRIBE
IN THE WORLD.
Laughter, and the faculty of being merry and bright, ars gifts of the gods to n world in which there is not too much sunshine at any time.
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But this gift, according to the scientists who know all about these subjects, has been denied to the Veddas, the aboriginal inhabitants of Ceylon (ays the Pall Hall) It is the only people in the world who never laugh, and in consequenes they are thin and flabby folk, and a fat man among the Veddas should be an extraordinary sight for sad eyes. A traveller who has studied the early races in Ceylon gives some interesting parti culara about this curious tribe.
For nearly 2,000 years, according to the best chronicles, these people, now almost extinct, have preserved the same so far as characteristica and do sae. history reveals, has ever seen a smile on the face of one of them or beard a laugh. while in their section of Ceylon..
The Veddas are divided into three dis tinet groups, the rock Veddas, who dwell almost entirely among the Binteane jungles in caves or clefts in the rock, and who are skilful archers, bringing down bats, owls, crows, and kites, which constitute their principal food.
TRT TICKLING EXPERIMENT. Why these people do not smile is a mystery. They alone of all the people on the earth know nothing of the sensation
of laughter.
A scientist, who recently journeyed to Ceylon for the purpose of investigating this question, persuaded some of them to permit him to tickle them in the ribs and in the middle of their feet with straws, and never caught even the flicker of a smile on their faces, nor did he ever succeed in making one of them squirm and laugh aloud during the operation,
Another strange thing about the Veddas, and one which may possibly be connected with their lack of humour, ie the fact that every one of them is a George Washington, unable to tell a lie or to conceive of anyone else, telling a lie. They cannot en believe that anyone would take the property of anyone else and association with civilisation has failed to convince them that it is possible..
With all this-or, rather, without all this the Veddas are a peaceable, gentle, quiet people. They take wives without any marriage ceremony, and are faithful and constant to them, supporting them
to death.
GAMBLING REVELATIONS. COLOSSAL DEBTS OF SIE EDWIN JOHN.
The Evening News says further ravela tions can now be made concerning the gambling debts of Sir Edwin John, the Anglo-Indian cotton merchant, who dis- mipafel a fortuce of more than £200,000 in three nights gambling at the Travellers" Clab, Paris.
Undaunted by those huge losses Bir Edwin immediately visited Desurille, where be epent several weeks, at the Casino. During August he stayed at the most expensive hotel and entertained lavishly. Time after time he riaked 20,000 francs on s throw and lost on one occasion 10 times conségutively. During the few weeks at Deanville he borrowed more than 1,500,000 francs from the banking depart ment of the Carino." He paid ia post- dated cheques, but though several of the accounts were met cheques, for 950,000 francs were dishonoured. The managing director of the Deauville Casino is there- fore about to institate legal proceedings in England against him.
It is claimed by the creditor that the money being lent was probably used in part for hotel bills and therefore is on a' different level from purely gambling debts incurred at the Travellers' Club by Sir Elwin. Sir Edwin replied that the bank- ing department of the Casing knew the money would in effect be expended on gambling.
WHEN IS A MAN DRUNK /
PROBLEM DISCUSSED AT OLD BAILEY-
The problem when is a man drunk" has been lifted from the lowly level of the Police Court into the screner heights of the Ola Bailey. The Recorder. has tried a motor bus driver charged with Finjuring a woman when the police alleged that the accident was due to the driver's drunkenness.
The Becorder, Bia Ernest Wild, who bar not long been appointed, and fre- quently evinces a desire to acquire know- ledge, asked the police doctor what tests were employed.
The doctor said be used the light test which consists in flashing a light into the man's eyes and observing the speed at which the papils contract.
Sir E. Wild asked: "Do you use the chalk live text } "***..
The doctor replied in the negativo, and Sir E Wild remarked "That's the un- fairest test in the world. It is enough to make a man drank,
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he doubted if counsel could walk a chalk Jine.
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Counsel replied Perhaps I couldn't last night, but I could to-day." Thib jury acquitted the driver.
WOMEN SOLUITORS IN EEGLARD.
Following closely on the recent ad mission of women meribers to the English Bár, women Solicitorar may be expected Boon to appear. The results of the Law Society's examination made koos n Tre cently, show that for women students passed the final examination qualifying Ito be enrolled as Solicitors.
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The Electricity Department offers the following electrical generating plant for sale by Public Tender.
Two-2,000 K.W. WILLANS & ROBINSON, England, standard horizontal three stage shoqlo
How steam turbines, 180-200 lbs. steam pressare, 1,500 revolutions per minute. T—2,000 KW. (2,500 K.V.A.) SIMEN8 Baris, & Co., England, A.C. generatoru 6,000/6,600
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One-80 KW, direct current generator, ELBOTRIC CONSTEVértion Co. 200 Volt, 720 T.FM 4-pole aliunt wound generator direct: coupled to a British Westingaquso 120 HP. squirrel cage induction motor three phase 440 volts, 50 sycle, 720 RPM!
The above plant is in Firat Cisas running order at the Riverside Power Station, and an no longer required owing to the installation of larger turbine machines
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Tenders are invited for the purchase of the complete plant as it starts, she should be stressed to the Engineer-in-Chief and Mariager 17, Foochow Road, Shipgint and recla him not later than noon on Thursday, 4th January, 1923...
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