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LARGEST CITY?

WHAT A NEW CENSUS

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EUROPEAN CAPITALS ON

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As the result of a private con- ference of eminent statisticians, we are likely to hear of a propost! that the League of Nations should consider what steps might be taken to secure some uniformity in tak ing centus returns.

NATIONAL DANGER OF

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BRAINS AND BEAUTY

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15th, 1927. n

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To-day.

Register

Golf: Bogey Pool, Fanling. 4th Extra Race Meeting, Macao. Interport Bowls Hong Kong r. Shanghai, Craigengawer CC green, 3 p.m."

S.C.A.A Cross Harbour Race: Fowloon-Dock to Quarry Bay, 2 p.m. On

New York, September 29th.

Ellardotington, Re search Associate Profesor Geography at Yale University, and Mr. Lon Whitney, Secretary of the American Eugenics Society, give a grave warning to their countrymen in a book entitled Buildera of America."

Cricket League:-Division - I. : RC. v. Craigengewer C.C. Divi- University . I.R.C.; Chineas

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The authors declare that, unless. H.E.C.C., H.K.C.C. 2nd XI. r Friendly Cricket: Kowloon C:C. Lirth control is stepped among the K.C.C.: Royal Navy . University, upper classes and its practice 2nd XI.; Civil Service C.C. legalised among the lower classes, Cameronians. the valuable portion of the popula tier of the United States will diet: Queen's r. Club; Chincee Ath. HE. Football League:-Division out, and the country will be over- run with inferior people.

It is of great importance to corn- merce, and for many other pur- roses, that the populations of the chief cities of the world should be known with fair accuracy. The present tables of precedence to be found in almanacs and year books are admittedly misleading.

London is probably still first,

The nation builder type who have and New York second, but it is

Well-balanced brains, temperament, the conviction of many experts health, and intelligence are a de that Berlin might find itself declining force among those who ap throned from third place. There pear in Who's Who," who at pre- are some cities which have fallen tent have a birth rate of 29 per on evil days as an aftermath of the Family, far below the 4.5 per cent. war, and this is specially true of required if this class is to hold its "the Near and Far East And it is believed that Glasgow, Birming ham, Liverpool and Manchester would be found to rank higher than they do at present in all lists of the greatest cities of the world

Of course, all the British figures of population are for 1921, but there are many cities which had no returns since the "Great War began, and, therefore, their statis- ties are demonstrably out of date, and untrustworthy.

If all returns could be brought up to date, it is regarded as oer- tain that Britain would leap into a very proud place by reason of the number of her cities which would have to be now counted among the largest centres on earth. Many towns abroad would as cer- tainly have to be dropped.

Oopslantinople.

Some of the alterations would be dramatic and indicative of the changes which have been effected on the map during the past de cade.

own.

It is increasing very slightly. If the present tendency towards emal famikes continues, this is likely to become a sad world two or three centuries hence, when brains and beauty ara completely weeded out among women. Of 800 young women who have been members of the Ziefried "Follies, 500 have married and bore only 5 children.

College men and women also show a very low rate of increase Twenty-two hundred and ninety- four alumnae of Vasser College bad an average number of children of 1.1., while Harvard graduates had families of 1.55 on an average.

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For instance, Constantinople at present stands next to Glasgow, and three cities ahead of Birming ham, but; whereas the British figures are only six years old, the position of the Turkish city rests on the census made the year before the war. They are utterly untrust-cough, but the fact that it has also tich," Lane, Crawford's Restaur worthy.-

The object of the amendment is set forth in a clause to be added as a new sub-section to the Act. For long past, the dedication of miner girls to Hindu temples in India has appeared inoffensive

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According to authorities who diruptive roots which go deep ant, 6 p.m. have recently visited that bistoris down into pabir morals has now Social Gathering t John's city of the Bosphorous, it is doom- been recognised and thinking Hi-Cathedral Hall, after Evensong. rd. Ever since the peace, residents dus are resolved that the custom have been leaving it in hundreds should forthwith coase, La every street there are rows of shops which are closed, and there are miles of derelict warehouses along the wharves.

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