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Terrible Burden Of

Armaments

The standard of living for

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of living for a generation to generation to come will be pulled | come, down unless the terrible burden "In face of that grim alter- of armaments is reduced, declared native which, I put before, you of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chan-ever-rising burdens of taxation, cellor of the Exchequer, at Bir- I cannot but believe that the re- mingham. states the "Bulletin." quisite good will and determina- (Glasgow).

tion will be forthcoming to bring us some relef,"

"We are embarking on by far the largest programme of defence that has ever been undertaken by this country in time of peace," he continued.

"It is involving us in the ex- penditure of hundreds of millions of pounds upon munitions and weapons which produce no econo- mic return,

and which indeed. bave the Inevitable effect of diverting Our industries from more desirable activities,

Folly of Civilisation

no

Mr. Chamberlain said that when one surveyed the outlook one naturally turned. first overseas, because that was the quarter from which they would expect squalls if squalls there were likely to be.

Chanos for Hiller

The recent agreement between the Italian Government and our own has done a great deal to dia "sipate the ill feeling which had

INFLUENZA |INOCULATION FROM EGGS!

Potent Vaccines Recovered

RESEARCH WORK ADVANCE..

bacteriological

An Important discovery is announced in a report Issued by the Medical Research Council (Special Report Series No. 220 Stationery Office, is.) concern- ing the use of eggs as a culture medium for viruses.

ultramicroscopical agents has been Hitherto, the study of these

handicapped by the fact that, un-

not

culture

arisen out of the efforts to fulfil Be able bacteria, viruses will "I believe that course is abour obligations under the Cove-media. The developing egg. how-

artificial grow on solutely essential. We had

nant of the League of Nations." choice in the matter.

With the partial relaxation of ever, has been found to serve this

purpose, and viruses can our anxiety concerning Spain, he inoculated into eggs, and recover- "I belleve the country is con- hoped that it would be possible tord later in a pure form. 'vinced that our strength, which is devote some attention to one of This affords a method of purity- rapidly increasing every day. is the major objects of British for- ing and identifying "viruses of the best bulwark for peace that, eign polley the attainment »of a

great ipportance, and the strength can be conceived, but as I watch | general European settlement.

of a particular virus can be readily the figures mounting up. as I re- Herr Hitler. leader

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estimated from cultures grown in flect upon the growing cost of the spokesman of one of the

most fertile ega maintenance of this vast panoply powerful and influential nations when We have completed it. I in Europe. had it in his po- cannot help being Impressed by wer to make an invaluable con- the incredible folly of civilisation | tribution to that settlement. which is piling these terrible bur-¦ dens on the shoulders of the nations. burdens which, if some thing is not done to reduce them, are bound to pull down a standard

PEKIN PALACE

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London Show Awards

The two annual shows organized by the Pekin' Palace Dog Associa- tion, of which Princess Marie Louise is patroness, never fail to attract support, writes a correspon- dent In the "Times." Although that in the Church Hall, Great Portland Street. W.. had RO challenge certificates there was an entry of more than 200 for 'Mrs. H. Duberly to judge.

The puppy classes for both sexes filled well, and the respec- tive winners were

W Mr. A Keep's Tang-Wu of St. Rest and Miss M. 8. Allen's Rosette of Bher hill. First in special puppies were Mrs. Allan Henderson's Tien-Sang of Osbaston- and Mrs, R. K. Be-

vington's Tehi-Nin of Wybournes. Miss M. 'S. Allen's young dog,

Chu-Fuan of Sherhill, that ap- peared first in junior dogs, was awarded the trophy for best in show. He had not been entered in the special open, which went

and

Mr. Chamberlain said that the Government would be introducing into Parliament a new measure extending operations in the special areas before very long.

Modern Churchmen Differ

The Dean of St. Paul's, Dr. W. R. Matthews, has resigned the Presidency of the Modern Church-

men's Union. He succeeded Dr. Inge as President in 1834.

A member of the Union stated that there had been rumours of difference of opinion between the Dean and some members of the Council.

land.

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A further development, report- ed is that when the virus of in- 'fiuenza is grown in an eɛr it loses its power of producing the disease while retaining its pro- perty of increasing resistance when it is injected into likely sufferers.

This is analogous to the fact that the virus of smallpox changes its character, and becomes re- latively harmless when grown in the tissues of the cow or calf, and this is the basis for the well- known use of "calf lymph" for vaccination against smallpox.

SMALLPOX VIRUS

It has been found, incidentally, that egg culture also affords a of producing A ready method

from the small. similar vaccine pox virus, and this method could be used in an emergency if a large quantity of such vaccine was re- quired.

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The Dean's point of view. be.

The possibility that an influenza said, was that the Union should be a meeting ground

liberal vaccine can be grown in the egg is Anglo-Catholics as well as liberal obviously of great importance. Al- Protestants in the. Church of Eng-ready the method has been used

success for producing Some merobers.of

the with

vaccine for a sort of influenza in Council held a different view.

"Although I have no knowledge fowls with complete protection. of the reasons for the resignation, Caution is still necessary, since it regard it as a very grave loss to is not yet certain that a harmless the Union," said Professor Norman strain of influenza virus

ways remain harmless. Bykes.

The fertile, egg offers a cheap method of producing virus cine: 1s requires a minimum of at- tention, and avoids most of the dimculties and possible fallacies attendant upon animal inocula- tion, the only method of growing viruses hitherto avaliable.

"The Dean of St. Paul's has al- ways held it to be the Union's duty to try to apply its principles to social questions, and with that outlook I am in complete agree-

ment."

to Miss M. Ashton Cross's Ch. - KOWLOON JUNIOR

BRITISH SCHOOL | "APPALLING

Fun of Alderbourne. Miss I. M. de Pledge's Pack of Laversham did best in the special open class for small dogs weighing between The annual sports of the Kow- 5b. and 6lb. In the similar class loon Junior British School will be for bitches the winner was Miss held at the Kowloon Cricket Club- Allen's Ch. Fuh-Anna of Sherhill, on Friday, March 5, commencing which was placed second in the 10 a.m., Mrs. J. Ralston has kind- special open to Misa M. Ashton ly promised to “distribute the Cross's Ch. Fo-Yu of Alderbourne. ' prizes.

Special Stamps For Coronation

The unexpected change of Sovereign, and the fact that there is now a Queen as well as the King, have been responsible for uncertainty and delay in the plans for issues of postage stamps in the Dominions to commemorate the Coronation.

South-West Africa-Plans have been completed for issuing on May 12 a special set of eight values. from id to 1s. These stamps will be printed in "bilingual pafra" that Ls, each sheet will consist of alternate stamps in English

· MASSACRE”

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ON THE ROADS

Methods of preventing what was described as the "appalling mas- sacre of the roads." were discussed at a conference of the Road Ac- cidents Emergency Council in London recently,

The Bishop of Winchester de- clared that roads had been turned Into battlefields. If we recorded the fact every time a person was killed our roads would be blocked with monuments all the way. It was wicked nonsense for people to say that nothing could be done to reduce the "toll. Imposing trivial penalties on motorists, convicted of careless driving was a public scandal.

Mr. A. M. Wall, Secretary of the London Trades Couneli, said that If the victim of a road accident

The ordinary issues of the new and Africans. To possess a com- happened to be a dlm star or a reign are similarly affected.

plete set collectors must purchase | prominent society person, we were

The Daily Telegraph obtained the following details of the position:

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all values twice.

India-Plans had been made for Canada. There will be a special Edwardian stamps. but It "is ex- commemorative issue, on sale for, pected that there will be a Coro- only two or three weeks, probably nation issue, possibly pictorial, starting immediately after thewith important buildings and the Coronation. The new ordinary heads of the King and the Queen issue is expected to follow this į The stampa will be printed in temporary issue, but may precede Bombay.

be

moved to emotional condolence;

but, the massacre of a few thou- sand children or elderly men" and women left us quite unmoved.

Mr. F. C. Watkine, M.P., urged that the Government should take further action to enforce the speed limit. The voluntary observanće; of the limit had falled.

Mr. Greech Jones, MP.. stated New Zealand-A special issue that in the last ten years more Australia-There will probably will be printed in Britain. It is people had been injured on the

ū special Coronation-issue. understood that the design, which roads than were wounded in the printed In Australia, but no de-

has not yet been approved, will Great War. It was cold comfort Unite Information is yet available. incorporate the heads of the King ISSUE IN "BILINGUAL PAIRS" and Queen, and that the stamps will be oblong, There will be three k values-14, 214, and ad.

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South Africa-No news of

Coronation lue has reached London. Bouth Africa which issued the ust stamp bearing the head of George V., on Nov. 4, 1910

Southern Rhodesia Designs for special Coronation issue are being prepared. The stamps will 21d stamp-geven months be- be or four denominations-la. 2d. fore his Coronation, had Edward 30 and 6d and will be issued VIII. stamps practically ready for before May 12

for fare at the time of the Irish Free State, No special abdscution.

that the ratio of accidents to the number of vehicles on the road. was declining

Sir Ernest Graham-Little, M.P.,

Chairman of the Road Accidents

Group in the House of Commons, recommended that driving tests should be extended to all drivers.

A resolution was carried calling for Trame Courts, the adaptation

of roads to present-day needs, and

a revision of the law of compensa- tion for personal injuries,"

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