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MASON'S DELICIOUS

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SAUCE.

Hongkong Daily Press.

No. 21,670 MRTE#ZAZA BRAJEKT HONG KONG.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

WEEKS DAYS.

7.3.

Kowloon

Dap. 8.40 8.05

Dop

6.49

Shatin

7.01

7.18

9,83 10.19 19,19 1,84) — 9.481 10.89 12,39 | 1.47)

Tipo Market

720

953 10.36 12,56 1:51

Fanling

7.30

Shengshui Değ

7.35

AM. AMAHU KM,

P.X. P.P.X. 7.X

810 10.00 13.00 1.18 2.154,33 5.43 7.15 9,20 10,0712,07: 199 4,49 1,50 7.29

4.54 6.09

7.35 5.07; 8.15 7.48 6,31) 619 | 75% 18.0% 5,21 6.80

8.07 8.18

7.2.

5,26 8,85 5,89 641

Shamba..Art. 7,41 | 8,45 Canton LAIT -- 11.50

10.05 10.46 | 12,48 | 201 10.10 10.51 12.81 2,06 10.14 10.57 1237 212 2.55

5.88

-

AM

A AMPM. | PM,

8.05 10.3411.00

11.37 9.68 4.41

5.49

г.м. EX.

1.90 624

11.44 2,05 4,48

536

11.40 | 830 || 4,52

6:00

12,00 | 3,21 | 6.02

8.10

12,053.186.07

8.15

12.19 8.89 5.20

6.29

12.81 8,51 5.32

6.40

Art. 8.17 902 11.3111,49

12.87 8.57 5.58

€46

...Dep

Banmohan .avi

7.18 8.05

Bhungahai 7.25 8.13 10.41

Tamling

Tagpo Market

1.30 916 10.45

1,40 8.28 10.66 -7,44-8.21--11.00-

ep. 7.57 8.44 11.13

Dep. 9.11 8 11.25

SUNDAYS AND PUBLIO HOLIDAYS,.

Kowloon

6.40

Yaumati

Bhatias

7.01

Tsipo

Taipo Market Fanling

Sheungahni..

Shein Oban.

7.41

Canton

...AITA

LL

Canton ...TheTh

7.04

A.M. AM. AM, A.M. 17,3, TX, P.M. | P.M. 8.05 8.30 0.04 9.10 18.00 12.00 2,94 2.15 5,187,35 9.30 10.07 12.07 9,31

9.33 10.19 | 12.39 9,43)

9,481 1031 || 12,3218,58|

5.987,23 8,33 7,35 3.52 7.48

9,5$ 10,86 · 12.888.00|

5.56 7.59 6,07 9.09 6.12 | 8,07 8,45 0,138,47 10.38 10.57 12.57, 3,21 255 6,188,13 11.50

5.38

10.05 10.46 12.46 | 8,10) 18.41 10,10| 10,51] 19,518,15:

A.X.

8.05 Ruam Chun,, Dep. 8,08 10,94 11.09 11,37 11,44- 8,75 19,41 faeungari, Dep

11,49 8.10 Dep 8,16 10.48 Tipe Market Dop. 8.28 10.58 Taipo

Caling

Shatin

Yeumati Kowloon

... Dep. 8.31 11.00

11.18 Dop 8.45

Dep. 8.67 11.25

-

6.03

7.X.

1.X. FIL

.3.20 5.34 2,48 5,00

5.36 6.24 8,05 8,07 5.41 *6,03

11

12.00 8.21 6.21

12.05

B.28

12.19

18.81

5.38 8.51 4.50

6.17

7,04

3.03 11,81 11.49 19.87 8.57 5.56

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ASTONISHING OPERATIONS.

Scientists and others, from the

days of Faust or Cagliostro to those of Voronoff, have been seek- ing for the secret of Perpetual youth. A Manchester surgeon now claims to have found something ap- proaching it.

The Evening Standard recently gave remarkable details of the re- sulta said to have been obtained by Dr. A. J. C. Magian, of that city by the grafting of glands from one woman to another,

EARLY DAYS OF AVIATION

RECOLLECTIONS OF

PIONEER.

BALLOON

DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day,

Winter Solstice (Tung-chick), Tes Dances: E.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 5

Lane, -Crawford's „Beitoursît, 14.30–6.30 pm; Cafe Regent, 4.30-8.30 p.m. Hockey Club "A". Univer sity, King's Park, 5 p.m.

YMCA Xmas Concert for Ser-'

"It was a society like the early Christians; it practised fellowship and the community of goods.vices, City Hall, 7 p.m. That is the epitaph on the pioneers of aviation of whom Major. U. C. Turner writes in his book, "The Old Flying Days" (Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., 218.)

Cafe Regent dinner dance, 5 p.m. -Queen's Theatre: “The Chinese' Parrot

World Theatre: "The Last Days of Pompeii"

Star Theatro : Husbands.'

Wandering

Principal Mail:-Inward: Europe via Siberia (Kashgar).

Saturday

Christmas Eve.

Major Turner is an expert, not one of the theoretical experts who giant aircraft and record " deluge the Preas with wild tales of performances, but a man who was

Golf: Christmas Meeting, Fan- himself one of the first pilots in the country. He knew as friends ling and comrades the early pioneers: Steeplechase Meeting, Kwanti.

"Some of them became famous," Cricket League:-Division. I.: he writes. Some fell by the way.C.S.C.C. University. Division II. University 2nd XI. H.K. side, martyra in the cause."

Electric Co.; Navy . K.C.C. 2nd XL

The tragedy of his book, indeed, is that on almost every page be has to refer to the late Mr.

Dr. Magian claims that by simple operation women who were childless before have become the mothers of families His experi- ments, although suggested by the Voronoff method, have nothing to do with monkey glande." "of some hero who, had he lived, would have been only middle-aged Many distinguished symbols ap-to-day,

"His book is the finest and most pend the name of Dr. Anthony

authentic history of the early years John Capper Magian, the surgeon of aviation that has yet been par and obstetrician. The woman of lished. It is more than that; apart the future may add two other let from its value to all airmon, it teis if Dr. Magian's hopes, as he tatains descriptive writing of a Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; Lane,

has defined them, are realised.

· surgeon

high standard.

This is what he writes of the laoding in Sweden after his famous record-breaking ⠀⠀ flight across the North Sea in 1907 in a balloon-

Still a comparatively young man, Dr. Magian, even before taking up his present onerous appointments as ecuior honorary surgeon at St.

"We came down, through the Margaret's Hospital for Women,

and Manchester,

and clouds at a great proe, letting the Rynecologist to the Manchester balloon fall as tastases could, French Hospital, had a die and no doubt descending at about tinguished career in gynecology1,500 feet. munter

Following & private address to. the Medico-Chirurgical and Ob stetric Society, he disclosed to the Evening Standard that for nearly ten. years he has been performing a gland transfer operation with success. so startling that women, previously childless, have ince borne children and have enjoyed

complete re-invigoration general health, with a correspond- ing benefit to their looks.

As the gas poured through the valve, and the remaining gas contracted, the neck of the balloon sagged up, and the bottom made a concavity which braked our downward rush.

Jump Clear."

*

"The air made a great modse inpouring through the rigging. Bad denly we emerged from the clouds, and before us was a coast-line with waves breaking angrily on it and "My Own Discovery."

a forest stretching to the water's Of course, said a press repre edge and sending up great sentative, I put the question to Dr. volume of sound, of the wind tear- Magian at once: Is this a developing over it and tossing the tops ment, or a departure arising from of the trees. Gaudron was afraid one of us might be carried away the Voronoff monkey-gland treat- ment 1.

and said we must all jump clear together the moment the balloon

Dr. Magian, quiet, încisive, gave me a frank and illuminating re ply.

struck.

"He told us to reel on the edge | of the basket, and we did, this when at about 800 or 1,000 fee

Friendly Cricket: Married vi Single (H.K.C.C. ground); Kow- foon Q.C... Navy (first day).

Rowing: Annual Race for the Hornell Cup, RH.K. Yacht Club. 3.30 p.m.

Interport Football Trial: Royal Navy. Probables H. K. F. C. ground, Happy Valley, 3:45 p.m.

Tos Dances: H.K. Hotel - and

Crawford's Restauran, 4.30-8.30 P. Cafe Regent, 4.30-8.30 p.m.

H.K. Hoter Christina Eve Carnival.

Cafe Regent and King Edward Hotel dinner dances, 8p.m.

Queen's Theatre: The Chinese Parrot

World catre: Wandering

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Farewell Sermon of Rev. H. Copley Moyle, St. John's Cathe dral.

"Cheer O" Y.M.C.A. Men's Meeting, 7.45 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "The Rid Brother."

World Theatre: Beach Girl."

"The Palm

Star Theatre: "L.N.R.I.” Principal Mails:-Inward: Canada, U.S.A., etc. (President McKinley). Monday. Boxing Day (Bank Holiday). "He was now throwing out bai St. Stephen's Day.

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The operation is my own dis covery," he said. "I first conceiv ed the idea when studying Dr. Voronoff's work in experimental surgery in Paris, and his theory of monkey-gland transference. It Dccurred to me that it was a re- pulsive thing that a living part of up a continual jolting in the basling. an animal should be introduced to ket function in a human body. I "Now we all hung outside, hold studied the question very closely, ing to the rigging and thus we to ascertain it that objection could crashed down through the trees to the sound of rending branches. not be overcome.

nevertheless striking the ground so heavily that, willy-willy, we all fell

off.

"It then occurred to me that in operations at the hospital it fre quently happened that glands were removed from .women for vamous

The balloon paused for a mo reasons. I asked myself Cannot ment, as if to take breath, and then they be transferred to a healthy away it went with a force a hun young woman who lacks them 7' dred men could aof have stemmed." #After a full consideration, my Even so peaceful a pastime, as Enswer was 'Yes.'..

ballooning has its thrille,

"I have transferred the gland to about a hundred women.

The grafting was remarkably success- ful To hitherto sterile

women children were born."

!

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Cricket: H.K.C.O... Army (first day); Kowloon C.C. u. Navy (second day); University 2nd XI. R.A.0.C. Recreio . H.V.D.C. FootballSunday Herald Charity Cup Competition: Scot- H.K.F.C. Portugal, land ground, 3.15 p.m.

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V.

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"Definite stipulations I insisting, City Hall. upan. There must be no monetary interest in this tranfer of glands, and both patients must be absolute "Then came a development Ily healthy.".

"Youthful Good Looks."

Repulse Bay Hotel Boxing Night Carnaval Dance.

Cafe Regent, dianer dance. Queen's Theatre: "The Kid "Brother." L

World Theatre: "The Palm

Star Theatre: "L.N.R.T."..

had not anticipated. Women oh-What would be the effect on a served that other women who had woman pest youth 1'" I inquired. undergone the operation had im- Her health would improve," proved. conspicuously in ap said Dr. Magiau. pearance. They came to me and To my query Is it a permanent.Beach Girl.". end, Will you please perform fertility that the operation intro- this new operation of youre that dueen ?” Dr. Magian replied: brings back youthful good looks 1 "That has yet to be proved. There "I told them that I was not the not been time for that to be. primarily interested in good looks, established. I don't see why it They persisted, and then I evolved should not be so."

a different form of operation which "Could the operation be per merely inserted the glund under formed generally ?'', .⠀

Dr. Magian considered.

the skin. That, also, was perguru I cannot say be declared. ly successful.' Their health im proved; so did their looks

"I only know what I can do. The With a vision of a world filled tranfer should occupy no more with lovely ladies, "Do you be than half a minute. Its' success lieve the operation will become largely depends on the speed of the general 11 naked Dr. Magian. transfer. Nether woman suffers "Possibly," he said, I have the slightest in health from the no disposition to advertise myself operation The woman who gives I certainly think, however, that the gland does not suffer per- the process should be examined monent loss. I emphasise that. thoroughly by qualified opinion as Finally, I am convinced my Dr. Voronoff's theory was examin self that it is a sound and prac Andere ud ticable project, and a benefac (Continued of next Column.) fioz,"

Tuesday, St. John the Apostle and Evange-

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Golf: Christmas Meeting, Fane ling.

Fanling Hunt: Mest at Sheung Shui Police Station, 10 am.

Cricket: H.K.C.C. v. Army. second day);! University Queen's Regt.

Football: Sunday Ierald Charity Cup Competition: South China. England, H.K.F.C. ground, 3.45 pm

Ten Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m.; Lane Crawford's Restaurant, 4.30-8.30 p.m.; Cafe Regent, 4.30-0.30 p.m. Cafe Regent dinner dance, 8 pa Brother

Queen's Theatre: "The Eld

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