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No.10 No. ■ { Wo. 15 N2:16 No. 16) -Mu,ka'K«.10]No.36W0,11 10.30 ANJANG 4.3. 2.M. 7,M, P.M. P,M, P,M. VMU YAL

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Yaumati. Dep. 6,44

Taipo

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Shum.

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9.43 10.33) 19,95 1,517

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4.88 5.48 7.58

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6.23 0.32 8.37

3.19 3.40 5.99 6,38 8.43

7,941 -

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Talpo Dop 7,10

Market, Dap. 7,15

Fanling Dop. 7.36

9.011 10,05) 10.52) 19.54 2.10 3.18

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Canton...Arr." -- 12.34

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Cautor

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Shumohan...Dep..

Theungnhai Dep.

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8.96

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7.30 9,05 10.41 | 11.49 |

7.55 9.10 10.47 11.52

7,26

77arket. Dop, 7,81 9.21 10,57 12.03

"Talpo

Dop.

Bhatia ...Dep. Yanmati... Dop. Kowloon 1. Arr,

7,408,28 11.01 12.09 7,538,39 11,14 17.28

8.09 9.5 11.28 19.35

2,42 1.46 6.847,00

2.48 4.50 5.58

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2,58 5.00 6.08

8.09 5.04 6,13

3.155.176.26

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THE SECRET OF LIFE.

WHAT LEADING SCIENTISTS ARE DOING..

SIR OLIVER LODGE ON THE LIMITATIONS OF THE

LABORATORY.

Considerable interest fula been f There is something in the cells, aroused by reports that living cells that makes this wonderful thing | have been produced artifically in a possible. Tissues that should' be tust tube by a noted American' sur dead in the ordinary way are made geon, Dr. George W. Crile, but he to go on living for a long time, himself has denied that any definite and an opportunity is given to risults have yet been roached. study chemical reactions, the in- fluence of drugs or of X-rays, on all sorts of things

Sir Oliver Lodge when interview ed on this fascinating subject gave the following comments:-

A Low Form of Life. Extraordinarily interesting work is being carried on, not only in

These are the best experimentə America, but in Cambridge and on life that I know, because it is other places in this country, on life in a simple form in a test tube. tissues that can be kept alive in But all of this is essentially differ- glass vessels. Nourishment is suplife without antecedents

ent from the actual production of Huxley, plied to these tissues, which are kept clean by the removal of poison ous secretions, and protected from the entry of gorms that would cause decomposition and putrefaction.

The facilities afforded in this way for the study of cells as they grow, and the effects that can be observed on them by physical and chemical stimuli, may lead to results that aro incalculable; i

in 1870, giving a lecture on bio genesis in his presidential address at Liverpool to the British Asso- ciation, emphasised the fact that life proceeded only from antecedent

life.

are not producing life; you are arranging a suitable home for it.

Life will catch hold whore it can.

It will go to any heap of rubbish. But we cannot make life. No gardener can make u plant grow: all he can do is to give it a chance

Life goce on without the aid of matter, according to my specula- tions.

Life existe in space, and it is only when matter is in a receptive form that life comes to inhabit

it for a time. Then we become conscious of it.

It is only when ultra-materind things are associated with matter that they can become known to us, We do not see the vibrations of light: we see only the matter on which the light falls. Ether waves

Enormous Energy.

are all around us, but we cannot If anything in the nature of re.detect them until we employ somo sulte, comparable to these reported instrument, as in wireles. from America, is ever achieved, it will be a very law form of life, it No one supposed twenty years will be an imitation of gome of the ago that we should be able to re-functions of life.AN move from a dead animal a portion of its tissue, revive it, and then watch it go on living for an in definite period in a test tube, as is done now.

..

If you can get matter into certain form-if you can get some particular arrangement of mole eules-life will come along and be able to inhabit that, matter. You

We do not know what goes on in space, which I believe is full of life, and in terms of that fundamental physical entity everything elso in the material universe will have 10 to explained. The universe is most- (Continued on Rape 4)

Diary of Coming Events.

To-day.

(January 21.)

Queen's Theatre: "Atlantic." World Theatre: Love and Duty" | Part 1 (Chinees picture).

Star Theatre: "Frozen River." Central Theatre: "The Delightful Rogue."

Prize Giving at Canossian In alitute, 5.30 p.m.

Fanling Hunt Meet at Hunter's, Arms.

Boxing, Army Championship's Finals; City Hall at 9.15 p.m.

Toa Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. Dinner Dances: Peninsula and Hong Kong Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Thursday. (January 22,)

Queen's Theatre:" "Atlantic." World Theatre: “Love and Duty" Part 1 (Chinese picture).

Star Theatro: "Black Magic.": Central Theatre: "The Delightful Rogue,"

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Song and Piano Recital Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

Friday.

(January 23.)

Queen's Theatre: "Atlantic.” Part 3 (Chinese picture).

World Theatre: "Love and Duty"

Cricket:-Division I.: Hors Kong 0.0. Civil Service (L/), Indian R.Q. v. Navy (F.); Division IL: University v. Police (Lm), Royal Engineers . Indian R.C | (L.); Civil Servico v. Hong Kong

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Football.-Division I.: Chinese #. St. Joseph's, Club p. 8. China, Police. Kowloon, Borderers v. Highlanders, Royal Artillery . Recreio. Division II.: Navy. York-Eastern, St. Joseph's v. University,

Star Theatro: "Black Magic." Central Theatre: "Mamba," Prize Distribution at Yaumati School, 11 am.

Cabaret Dinner Dance: abiromen's Bociety, 8 p.m.

Tea Dance: H.K. Hotel, 4.30 Dinner Dances: Peninsula H.K. Hotels, 8.30 p.m.

Saturday.

Chinese v. Chi, S. China, v. Bor- p.m.derers, Kowloon Recreio, Royal and Artillery v. Highlanders. Division

(January 24.) Queen's Theatre: "Atlantic." World Theatre: "Love and Duty" Part 2 (Chinese picturs).

Star Theatre: Black Magic." Central Theatre "Mamba."

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