1935-02-15 — Page 11

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1935.

MURDER IN VILLAGE

Armed Men Attack Shopkeepers

An' attack on a shop in a lonely village at the Salkung district, New "Territories, by a gang of armed men, belleved to

be some

five or six in

number,

has resulted in the death of one Wong Fuk.

It appears that at about 10.30 on Wednesday night, Wong Fat, the brother of the man who lost his life, noticed some men break- ing into the shop. He woke his brother, and the latter quickly armed himself with two knives and attempted to offer resistance to the intruders. He was over-

powered and hacked to death

His

brother who had advised the deceased not to offer any re- 13sistance, took refuge and escaped 91 V

unscathed. 04 2234 223 737* 75+

BUILT LIKE A CAR

Robot Controls That Ensure Safety

(Special Air Mail Service)

London. Jan. 26.

lines of a motor-car embodying Aeroplanes constructed on the simlige principles such as foot ac- celeration and foot brakes, and possessing robot controls for tak

and landing.. are the ing off machines of the near future.

The announcement has - just been made that a well-known London alrcraft designer, who wishes to remain anonymous, has plans for building such machines.

These principles, if aodpted generally by aircraft manufac turers, will simplify-flying and enable thousands of young men and women to learn to handle with absolute," safety

machines

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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Note:-Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.

Across

1-A hide-bound trunk (9), 9.-Dupe (4),

10.—Es evidently not. In love (9), 11-It's quite new to and this un-

¡ employed (6).

16.

after a few hours of instruction. It was at first reported that the

It will also help to lower the object of the intruders was rob-rees for instruction and insurance 17.

bery, but a fuller examination of the facts seem to indicate a visit for the purpose of revenge.

The police are investigating the affair.

TELEVISION AND

AIR POST

P.M.G. On The Future

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Jan, 20 A stricting outline of the re markable development in Empire sir postal services, to be expected within a couple of years, was given by the Postmaster-General (Sir Kingsley Wood) when he addressed the Bath Chamber of Commerce at their annual dinner.

For a really great Empire schems two things were essential, he said The Arst Was a much greater 22 frequency in the air mail services. The second a cheap flat Empire air postal rate.

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30 Industrials

110.75

.84.38 102.42

20 'Railr

50.94

31.79 98.74

39,81

90 Utilities

37.73

18.64 16.52

16.70

40 Bonds

06.68

84.73 98.59

06.59

11 Commodity laden

65.45

41.98 55.38

68.58

Last Sale

Stock & Div

Feb, 11 Feb. 13

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DOCTOR ON TUBER-

·CULOSIS "

"I have made a collection of the

49.

18 34. 31 301* 30+

1% 1%

He hoped that, in 1937, for the sum of, say, lad, an Imperial cor: respondent in this country would. have his letter transported half- way round the globe within a week instead of the month which "it, had hitherto taken He would be sn abled to obtain a reply from his Australian correspondent in little over & fortnight. India would be little further away postally than Hungary, Sweden or Spain.

Last year he appointed a com- mittee, under the chairmanship of Lord Selsdon, to advise him under what conditions any public service of television should be established in this country.

He hoped to, present the report to Parliament at an early date with a view to its immediate. publication. He would study it with the closest attention, and with every desire encourage the develop ment. of this latest marvel of scientific achievement.

No doubt much preparatory work would have to be done before a public television service, however limited in scope, could be started.

But if, as he hoped might be the case, the committee had been able to recommend a definite scheme for the introduction-of-a-broadcast television service on lines which the Government could

spprove,

they might look forward to the first steps being taken daring this year towards the realisation of such a scheme.

GEOPLANARIANS

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, Jan. 26. Mr. William Edgell, who devoted 50 years of his life to the attempt to keep his cash to his dying fa- ther that he would prove the earth flat, belonged to a dwindling but enthusiastic sect.

Mr. Rudyard Kipling has im- mortalised them in one of the greatest of his short stories, "The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat

In the story the genuine Cleo- planarian Society as opposed, to the take one taken down to the medicines which, it is claimed, will village by a great showman to se- cure any disease instead of spend-cure the Vote, had a magnificent ing that money upon good food. anthem. It ran: such as butter, fresh vegetables

guaranteed cures för tuberculosis,” and frukta

Dr. R. Hilton, assistant director of "If most of the things in our the Medical Professional Unit at St Bartholomew's Hospital, stated when lecturing to the Winter Bchool for Health Visitors, at Bedford College, Regent's Park

I have afteen of them," he con- tinued, and I have found that they are all absolutely useless. All they consist of is a little opium to stop the cough,

"It is surprising how many people will spend good money on patent

chemist shops were blown sky high >-morrow, We should never miss them.

Hear ther truth our tongues are

telling,

Spread ther light from shore ta

shore,

God hath given man a dwelling. Flat and fat for evermore, When ther primal dark retreated, When ther deeps were undesign

Dr. Hilton referred to the dang- ers of Infection from unpasteurised

He with rule and level meted. milk and said "Bovine tub Habitation for mankind. erculosis would stop to-morrow it The ungrateful villagers disap- all the women in Britain could be pointed to and that the fake Cleo. made either to boil their milk or planarians Earnes

thu asteurize it before supplying it to fresh Latrusion and forced the so the fam

dety to beat a hasty retreat.

purposes.

Fo-day

the greatest difficulty for plicts under Instruction is the *taking

and off

"landing" lessons.

Showing The Speed Another feature that is likely to be incorporated on machines will be a simple tell-tals dashboard.

Engine revolutions will not be marked on a counter, as at pre- sent used, but "speeds will be

worked on a notch system. This will leave the pilot with the com- pass 83 his only complicated Lastrument.

For more than five years now, the R.A.F. have been using robot pilots, which long-distance flyera have found to be of invaluable service on their record fights.

It is understood that the Air Ministry have heard more details about this machine, but at the moment nothing definite 35 tq. when the first plane will be constructed, or by whom, can be told.

When interviewed the designer said that he had his plans design.

and ed and ready.

that the

machine he had thought out was more or less fool-proof.

NOW ON SALE

The sea makes this very damp,

don't get into it when it is (3).

To entreat solemnly. may have

a magical effect (7). - 18-What plant has a name which

is given to mean one? (7). 19-A kind of fruit or a mount

(3). 21-What we might call stony

broke (6)..

35-By using one it makes the

word simple (9).·

26.-By this a voice seems to be

increased threefold (5). 27-One might dissipate this sor-

row by having", "a chat here" (anagram) (9):

Down

2-The best way for motorists to take, coming from abroad,

and (4). 3-how to go when returning (4). 4-ard sure enough it is! (4).

6. Her very name suggesta peace}

(5). 6.We're certain to get this with,

a.wind about, though (7). 7-this is either twisting, or is

not moving (7). 8.-Cheer up! (7).

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ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN!

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Zam-Buk also incorporates powerful natural antiseptic, which destroys bad germs and, at the same time, excludes there from the desh Thus Zam-Buk preventa all risk of festering and blood-poison- ing and ensures quick, clean heal- ing with strong new skin..

Scientifically compounded from certain valuable and highly-refined herbal extracts; and guaranteed

15. Tooting first, this follows,

when place is given (3). 16.The right fish to suit, an ex-free

pert (3).

from rancid animal fat. Zam-Buk is by far the safest and 20.---This carries very little weight Í purest "antiseptic skin ointment for our climate. It is well de-. scribed as the finest skin ointment

LI

(5).

22-A mocking taunt, a bitter jest is here derisively expressed (4)

in the world,

For eczema, ulcers, bad lege, ringworm, scalp sores, poisoned insect. abscesses, itch,

sches, bites, *piles,

pains, rheumatism, cuts, burns, scalds The following is the solutiHong Kong Foot and other in- on of yesterday's puzzle:-

Across-1, Chance; 6, 8-ketch; 10, Adulate: 11, T-aver-n; 12, Eyelid: 13, Pastime: 16, Holds: 17, Dunes; 18. D-lv-an; 19, Lucre: 22 Auger: 25, Lessons; 29, Tariff: 30, Usages; 31, Iterate; 32, Spoons; 33, Status.

23-A warning symptom of hyst-wounds,

erles (4). 24. And now, silence! (4),

Down-1, Catch; 2; Anvil; 3,

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Kong

design of which is an Admiralty

iL

Carps; 4, Edna; 5, Glut; 6, Stem; 7, Becret. Keyed; 8, Talon; 9, Hades: 14, bullt submarines of 23 to 24 knots, During the war, it is true, we Swiss; 15, Idaho: 19, Lotus; 20, Car-but these, the "K" class, were go; 21, Eifth: 22, Asset: 23. Gigot; steam-driven and for that reason 24. Roses; 26, Efts 27. Spry: 28, Nuts.

FASTEST SUBMARINE

not really suitable for underwater" work They have long ince been scrapped.

11

The Thames's sister-boat Bavern, now.completing, will be even fast- er. A third vessel of the "River" class, the Clyde, was launched last (Special Air Mall Service)

March. London, Jan. 26. Size in a submarine, however, is HMS. Thames, which was in-not necessarily an advantage. volved in a mishap has the dis- Many naval officers prefer the. 12.-Grow together or into one (7)tinction of being the fastest sub small "Swordfish" boats, only 13. You'll be this if you don't get marine afloat:

ene-third as large as the Thames, help! (7):

On her trials she made 22 which are notable for their quick knots, thanks to her fast-running diving-and easy handling above Diesel engines of 10,000 h.p., the and below water:

14-To dress thus is never showy

(7)..

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