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4-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HOW CAPTAIN OF INVESTIGATION ON COST

OF LIVING IN U.S.A.

THETIS DIED.

Lt. Cmdr. O, H. Bolus, who was in command of the submarine

Thetis when she sank in Liverpool | Bay on June 1, died while directing the efforts of his crew to escape.

This opinion was expressed by Cmdr. B. M. Raw, who has been taking part in the salvage work. after the opening of the inquest at Holyhead.

In the course of a study prepared by the Cost of Living Divi- *sion on the basis of prices collected by the Retail Price Divi- sion of the United States Bureau of Labour Statistics, some interesting points are discussed. The idea of the survey was to collect and compare the living costs in five northern and five southern cities-in order to provide the Wage and Hour Divi- sion with data useful to it in its administration of the Fair Labour Standards Act.

In other words, it was desired palatability, variety. and other to ascertain what for any given non-physical characteristics. Cmdr. Raw sald that Lt.-Cmdr. expenditure in northern cities Belus, when he died, was in his would yield an equivalent living in exception of fuel, this method "For all other groups, with the -shirt sleeves, which were rolled up. southern cities of the same size.

He had given his jacket to a 'naval The chief problem which had to, because of the difficulty of defin- would be even more dificult rating, who was wearing it when be met, the writers say, was howing equal standards of adequacy, his body was brought out of the to define equality of well-being. submarine

RESTORES

Dental Plates

to

Natural Colour

BEFORE

AFTER

So matter how badly stained your dental plate laersdent" will clean it and restoreita natural

as for instance, in the matter of

"I" they continue, "northern clothing. and southern wage earners con- sumed the same goods and services In the same quantities, this would be a simple task.

"The same level of well-being in both regions would in that case be provided by the same quantities of the same goods and services. By pricing the Individual items the relative cost of living in the, areas of comparison could be readily determined. This procedure has certain advantages and has;) with some modification, been used In the past."

CONSUMPTION HABITS

set up

SAME OBJECTIVE "Therefore, because of the d'fficulties involved in this method, the Bureau has not attempted to separate budgets of equivalent adequacy, for the areas compared, but has attempted to reach

the same objective. by analysing and allowing for the regional differences in habits of consumption

"No item been included the

which is comparison purchased in both regions."

WAR OFFICE, NOV. 3 REGULAR ARMY

in

not

But, the authors go on to say. LONDON GAZETTE this method "does, not allow for | differences in consumption habits.” "The Southerner," they continue. profers. for example, less bread and more hominy grits, less beef and more pork."

"Ideally, the best method of ac- counting for regional differences in Mr. H. R., of Bristol, writes-Icon certainly endor Consumption habits would involve

colour.

ally about 'Sieradent. It was maxing chem sant any dental plate disappeared. The delight ful clean failing when I put ska plata in my mout! was something I had smer had before, hecarver mia I scrubbed my denture." Fill the

cap of the tin with Sterndent" and pour the powder into a glass contrining sufficient warmn water, in cover the dentures. Stir well Leave your dentare in it for 20 minutes, or overnight. Steradent gives you a stainless and, purified dentare-free from til, partides of food and sil Er ET. It makes your piata like now and ibution to dentures. Price 1 and 1/9 = all chemists,

Agents : Imperial Chemical Industrise (China) Ltd.

MADE IN ENGLAND.

Steradent

CLEANS & STERILIZES FALSE TEETH

up

drawing

separate budgets, based upon the consumption habite of the areas to be compared, and providing as nearly as possible for equivalent levels of well-being..

CASE OF FOODS

Col. FitzA, Drayson, M.C. retires on an Ind. pension (Aug. 10). (Sub- stituted for the notifn, in the Gazette of Sept. 28).

sexy.

GENERAL

WAR LEADERS meet in England A photograph taken, after a meeting of the Allied Supreme War Council in Süsser,

A.R.P. ORDERS

CHINESE BUDDHIST GOODWILL MISSION ARP. Orders by Wing-Com- mander A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, KUNMING. Nov. 15 (Central)-- O.B.E, Director of Alt Rald Pre-The Chinese Buddhist Goodwi cautions.

Mission, led by Monk Tad Hsu, left here.. yesterday by the Yunnan-

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TRAINING CERTIFICATES, Instructors who have passed the Burma highway on A tour to Practical Course should send their Lashio, Rangoon, Thailand, British Certificates to the A.R.F. Department Malaya and India for amendment.

LECTURES

Mr. Tan Yun-shan, dean of the School of Literature of the Inter- (In English): Club Lusitano, Man-national University, Indie, and Mr. days and Fridays, at pm. Com-

Ting-ine. chlef

the of mencing Friday, Nov. 17, Lecturers: Cher. E, F. Buttress and HL W. Leyden,

department of the

economics

(In Chinese); — Yaumati Govt. former Estang Ching University, School, Mondays and Thursdays are accompanying the party a

Commenced Mondays, Nov. 13. Lec- Interpreters.

turer-H- Lan.

(In Chinese): Chinese Public Dis

The mission will return

pensary-Mak Hang Tsun Rd (Kow-China after five months. loon). Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri- days. Commenced on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Lecturer-Leung Pui Cha.

The

and

C.E.C. PLENARY Instructors SESSION TO ISSUE

MANIFESTO

6 p.m.

to

Examinations:-in English). Dio cesan Girls' School Jordan Road A.R. Wardens ARW Nov. 20, 21 and 22 at 6

Anyone wishing to take these examinations other than those al-

should send their CHUNGKING, Nov. 15 (Central) ready detalled. names to the Director of Air Raid-Messrs. Tai Chi-tao, Yeh Chu- Precautions. A.RP, Department. tsang. She Li-tze, Chen Pu-lei.

STRENGTH-INCREASE

Wang Shit-chien, Liang - Han- following passed a special tsao, Pan Kung-tsar and, Hung Course for House Boys but are not Lan-yu have been, elected to draft available for public duties, being

a manifesto to be issued by the House Wardens.

Sixth Cheung Chị Chuan Yeung Chung

Plenary Session of the Lam, Ho Fat, Lui Sun Chun, Lau Kuomintang Central Executive Chan Ki Sang, Cheng Kwok Ning. Chungking.

DOW in session in Wong Stu

Stu Kok, Ylu Stu Lam, Au Cheung. Lau Hun Yan Li Chung, Max Wal Tong, Pow Yin, Tu Yok Tong, Chiu Pin, Chow Luen" Fat, Lam

To be Cols:-Lt.-Col P. H. Hansen. V.C. D.8.0. M.C.. from Lincoln R. Sept. 51, with seny. July 1, 1835: Lt Col. H C. H. Eden, M.C., from RA. (Sept. 9), with seny, July 1, 1836: LL- Col. (temp, Brig.) A D. Macpherson, D.8.0. M.C., from Unempld List, late Lt. Col. RA (Oct. 21, with

J. T. Leslie, (temp. Be July 1, 1937: M.C, from Unempid List. R. Berks, Berks R. (Oct. 2), with seny. July 1, 1937 Lt. Col. E. F. Q. Perkins, M.C., frem Unexpld List, late R.E. (Oct, 2), with M.C., from R.E. (Sept. 18), with accomplished fairly well by mak- seny. Jan. 1. 1938; Lt-Col: H. A. J. Parsons, M.C. from Unempld, List. ing the budgets equal in their te

late R. Signals (Oct. 1). with seny nutritive value as measured in Peb. 15. 1938: Maj, and Bt. Lt-001. EL calories, vitamins, and minerals, N. Gallagher, B.Sc., from R.A.S.C. Tin Li Man Hin, Tous Hons Wai, Chang Man Wah, Wong Law, Pang although even this

(Oct 30), procedure Lt-Col. (temp. Brig.) G. R. P. Roupel, an Alng. Ng Kiu, Lau Cheung, Lau Lun

30), with seny. July 1938: Chan

Sul, Cheung Hok Yin, Kong Kay, Instructors ----Mrs. E. Nash, John might not assure that the budgets, v.C. from Unempld. List, late E. Sur-Chan Bing Lam. Cheung Sai Wing. Pau, Chan Kwok Thug Wong Ka would be "equal

terms ofrey R. (Sept. 231, with seny. Dec. 21, Wong Leung Teung Chung Shing, Tsun, Lal Kee Leung, Pun Yui Wah,

1938: Lt. Cal (temp. Brig.) F. AM.

Yuen Tat, So Shu Wan, Cheung Yu. F. L. Wong. Browning. D.S... from Unempld. List. late Gren. G

Kwok Sai Hung, Ko Shing Ron, Au G'ds. (Sept. 1). with seny.

Chung Loy, Wai Tal. Lam Ki Kin. Feb. 1; Lt.-Col.

(acts. Col.) D. Scott. M.C., from Unempld. List. late R.A. (Oct. 13) with seny, March 15:

"In the case of food this might be fordan 1, 1938; L-Col, K. N. Craw Chung, Cheung Sau Kau, Hau Chung. Committee

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COMMANDS AND STAFF Maj.-Gen. (hon. Lt-Gen.) Sir B. N. Sergison - Brooke, K.C.V.O, С.В.. C.M.G., D.SO., ret. pay to be G.O.C. (Oct. 181; Maj-Gen. G. M. Lindsay, C.M.G.. D.8.0,, Col. Comdt.. R.T.R., to be Comdr, (temp.) (Aug. 27) Maj-Gen. Sir J. Brown, K.C.B.,

· C.B.E.. ·D.A.0. T.D. from Dep. Dir- Gen, Terr. Army to be Dep. Adit Gen. (T) War Office, with

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acting

rank of L-Cen while so emplc. (Sept. 4). (Substituted for the notifn.

in the Gazette of Sept 8); Maj-Gen.

S. J. P. Scobell, C.B. C.M.G.. D.S.O., ret. pay, to be G.0.C. (Oct. (hon. Erig.) H. C. Maitland-Makgili-

Crichton. C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. Res. of Off.. to be Comdr. (Aug. 27); Maj. Av P. J. Hibbert, Res, of Off to be DAA and Q.M.G.. (Aug. 27): Capt. C. A. Brett M.C. RA (TA), to be Staff Capt. (Aug. 24); Capt, D. H. Patte son-Knight. Res. of off.. to be Star. Capt. (Aug. 27).

CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS Maj. and Bt. Lt.-Col J. C., F. Hol- land, D.P.C., to be Lt. Col. (Sept. 16).

INFANTEY Lincoln R-Maj. R. W. Cave-Orme to be Lt. Col.. (Sept. 5.

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Maj. B. L. Pearson, Q.BE to be Lt Col (Oct. 2); Lt. (Qr.Mr.) W. J. 7 Brooks to be Capt. (Qr.-Mr.) (Nov. 3): ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS" The date of promotion of Maj. H. F Rudolf, M.C., M.B., is Bept. 2, and not as stated in the Gazette of Oct. 247 Maj. E. L. F. Nash, M.C. MB, to be Lt. Col. Sept. 2); Maj. M. Morris, M.D., to

to be Lt. Col Oct.

30

ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS 32

Lt. Col.

2nd CL) W. W. Richards

10.0.

to be Col. (0.0. 1st

M.C., CI.) (Oct. 29).

WAR OFFICE, OCT 31 REGULAR ARMY

Col (temp Brig.) R. 8. Eylis retires Nov. 1 and is retained in

COMMANDS AND BRAT

The Oise and Marne are tributaries of what. Ever? Posed for a portrait

34. What river

rises in Mont- gomeryshire, Wales, and flows through... England into the Bristol Channel?

Maj. R. G. G. Byron relinquishes appt. of Mil Sec. Oct. 14. L-Gen, Bir B. P. Adam from Deputy Chief of !Imperial General Staff, War Office, to

be Cmdr.

Oct

26 Ma-Gen. H. R, B 36 Glass: Com- Massy, from Dir. of Mil

TIDE

War be Deputy Chief of Imperial 38 Cipher Ofice, to be

bining form General Stail, War

Office. Col

(acty. Maj-Gen) : 0. C Malden, 39 Inferior from Inspr to

to be Dir and to retain 40 French coins actg rank of. Maj-Cen. Oct. 25, Col. 42 Celestial (temp Brig), P. de Fonblanque to be. Cmdr. and granted paid acts rank of Maj-Gen. Bept. S

Oct. 25.

ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS Notifn, regarding Lt-Col. J. W. 6. Galbraith in "Gar" of Bept, 30 can- celled. Maj. J. B. Combe to be Lt.Col. Sept. 27. (Bub for notifn. in “Gaz” of Sept. 30).

ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY Capt. HMV V. Nicoll to be Adjt. Sept. L.

INFANTRY

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6 What moun-

bains of Hus- sia stretch from the

Arctic Ocean ·

to near Oren- bang?

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Doraet R-Maj. J. F. Spencer, hp. list, to be Mai. Nov. 1, with precedences next below Ms], K., W/ Wright. ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS Col, (0,0. --Ist ̃OL) \‚A, H, Allen. CBE, having attained age for retire ment, placed on ret, pay, Oct. 29,

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ancienty the empire of the Incast!

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·welfare, ot

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23 Margarita

Island is part

of what South American re- public?

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place used * a receptacle 28 Unusual

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away

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