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FARLIER TELEGRAMS

DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER FIGHT.

New York, June 2-4.

DAY DANE 25, 1991.

The cost of the areas for the Dempsex-Carpentier fight is estimated at £30,000 Carpentier has inspected the arena and was staggered at its vastaan. He said he never imagined anything so big. The stadium'le the biggest-ever built for such an event. Carpentier's chief concem ssers to be retention of weight. now turns the scale at 12at. lbs. Dempsey has been practising Ho with lightweights in the hope of securing additional speed. disabled most of his sparring partners.

U.S. TRADE.

He

Washington, June 24 The monthly report of the Department of Commerce ahows that exports to Europe in May amounted to 177 million dollars and to South America 18 million dollars, compared with 374 and 58 million dollars respectively for May, 1920. The imports from Europe were 61 million dollars and from South America 23 million dollars, compared with 92 and 63 million dollars respectively for the corresponding month of last year.

THE PARIS CONFERENCE.

Paris, June 18

The Premier met Lord Curzon at the station upon his arrival in Paris for the important conference to take place to-day. Com- menting upon Lord Curzan's visit, the Journal Debats writes: “An understanding is especially desirable regarding the situation of Central Europe, where the so-called Little Entente, including Roumanis, Yugo-Slavia and Czecho-Slovakia, is to play an in- creasingly important part." Valz.

NEW CANCER CURE.

London, June 24.

TRAGIC STORY OF CINEMA INVENTOR.

In Prison for Debt.

The inventor of the cinema, Mr. W. Friese Greece, who fall dead after delivering a speech at moeting of the industry in | London had a tragic life story.

Millions have been made ont of his inspiration by others. His invention brought Mr. Greane himself £20,000 losses in experi- ments, imprisonment for debt, sale of home and apparatus, and dire poverty, from which he was rescued only a few years ago.

A Bristol boy, he was born-in 1855. He was always fond of mechanics, but did not prodnee any invention of commercial value until 1889, when he invent- ed a camera for taking moring pictures Erst upon photographic glass plates. He registered his idea, and on May 10, 1890, he was granted the patent ho bad sought for.

h November 1889 Mr. Friese Greene took his camera to Hyde Park Corner, and there took the firat motion picture in the world. Stil), no recognition cams to him. Nobody was eager about the new invention. None but the inventor could seen its com- mercial possibilities.

He saw that it might be of very great value in war. He wrote to The War Office at once, stating that, if used from a balloon, the moving picture camera would be a valuable waspon in war. No answer to that report and sugges- tion was aver received from the War Office.

He had already spent £10,000 in what his friends asserted was the pursuit of a will of the wisp. His photographia business de and by the end of the year was seat to prison for non-payment.

The authorities of West London Hospital issue a hopeful reportclined. He was deeply in debt. regarding experiments recently made with a new X-ray apparatus, with a wave length hitherto unemployed. It was designed by a Bavarian radiologist, and the Hospital predicts that it will be able to care eighty per cent. of cancer cases.

MADRAS MILL WORKERS.

Madras, June 24.

Five thousand workers at Buckingham mills bare struck in sympathy with the Carnatic mill workers,

EARLIER

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Owen Correspondent)

SMALLPOX SCARE.

Singapore, June 24,

A Gounase steward named Pando has been taken off the s.s. Syria at Penang suffering from virulent smallpox and is in a dangerous con- dition.

AN UNAUTHORISED RAID.

Alleged Misconduct of Constable.

SOLD UP TO PAT HIS DENTS. At times he even suffered for want of the necessities of life. In February1891hisbome and practi- cally all his earliest apparatus used for his experiments WAS sold by auction by order of the Sheriff to pay his debts. The earliest apparatus was dispersed, and has never been trated.

Nelther imprisonment nor losa of his bome daunted him. Getting togelber more money, he "con- and tinned bis

experiments [shortly afterwards produced the first lantern or projector which showed his pictures on the screen. It was demonstrated before the Supreme Court of the United States, when some years ago an investigation was made into the Motion Picture Trust of that time that W. Friese Greane, an Englishman," was undoubtedly ths inventor of the moving Mr N. N. Watson appeared for pictore camera, the Court baring| the defence nad Mr A. E. Hall heard Mr. Greene's evidence and watched the proceedings on behalf of complainant, the proprietar of

Kong Hong Terrace. an unlicensed eating house at No.

At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon a Chinese police con stable was charged with violation of duty..

The municipal authorities are endeavouring to locate passengers who came shore without comply, ing with the regulations. It is observable that the case was осе for timely notification.

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JOHORE CENSUS.

Singapore, June. 21. The Jobore ceasus reveals a po pulation of 292,244 as compared with 180,412 in 1911.

SHANGHAI RICE

SITUATION, →

Shanghai, June 24. The rice situation is ugly, both the Council and Rice Guild remain ing obdurate.

SHANGHAI “SHOCK."

SHANGHAI PUBLIC

Shanghai, June 24.

examined his documents.

But he never reaped any ward from his inventions. While France, America, and Great Britain were using the moving Acting Inspector Murphy, pro- secuting, said that the eating house picture camera to lay the found- was frequented by chair and rick.ations of the most romantic industry of the *g. Friese shs coolies. At about midnight or

Greene, now in poor circum- the 21st. inst. defendant, who was

stances, was forgotten by all but patrolling the terraca in uniform,

a very low. entered the eating house, in which

So poor did he become that in Dumber of coolies were having re- December 1915, when Mr. Will freshments, and demanded forts Day visited him at Brighton, he cents from the proprietor. Twenty found nothing in the house. The coota

offered him but

inventor was actually in want not accepted. Defendant opened a

were

tin containing the proceeds of the Leaving a few pounds, Mr. Day night's business, and appropriated returned to London, and opened a reliet fund. Members of the He then upset a the contents. table, at which were gathered the film trade subscribed £131,09. 20

which tided the inventor over the customers, and a bowl of bot

Fortunately, after difficulties. congee fell on the diners. This stirred the temper of the customers, some service with the Govern- who seized defendant with thement in connection with analine assistance of the fokia of the shop. dyes, be was offered a post with Colour-Photography Company, Defendant endervoured to dragand this he held at the time of bis his revolver, but was prevented

Lightning has struck the Mixed doing so by one of the customers. death.

¡Court.

GARDEN CONTROVERSY.

Shanghai, June 24, It is believed the public garden controversy is being referred to Peking.

EYE COMFORT

pieces

Unknown,uart cognised, always On receipt of the report be (in spretor Murphy) visited the house struggling to bring the moving picture to perfection, be died where he found the accused in the amid those who owed to his custody of three wed, one of whom was bulding bis halater. Inforins secins the industry in which they are engaged, pleading with them tion was given to Inspector Murphy with his last breath. An old and that defendant had thrown some broken man, worn out with bis of the money taken from the ticunrewarded work for the industry, into the back portion of the pre he begged them to practise unity toises and $2 in ten cent in their work of straightening out were subsequently re the tangle into which the picture covered. When questioned, de world has got.

Three sons served in the war. means better health and better fendant said he had only ten cents results from your work, and if oo bim, but a search of his pocket The eldest agreed on the sugges your eyes require gla-ses you revealed $1.10. He alleged that tion of the United Film Associa JUST received a large Consigament of (1) LACTOGEN the should have careful and expert this amount bad been surreptitious-tions, that the father of the cinema most digestiva fool for Infants which keeps guad in quality during examination in fitting the properly put into his pocket. Defendant's should be accorded a public Hot Weather: (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for seasoning the foods correction. Eye comfort requires atatement, said the Inspector, was

funeral. of Infants and Dyspeptics: (3) MILFORD MCGRATH FLUID also just an expert cars in the that while taking the number of INSECTICIDE the Beat Fluid for destroying. Plaas, Mosquitoes, Bugs, lies and all other Insect Pests in Sa mer days; and (4) manufacture and adjustment of No. 3. Kong Hong Terrace, com- your glasses. You will and it pininaut and his employees dragged JOHN CAHILL'S GOLDEN FLEECE, MAGIC and CINDERELLA worth while to consult a reliable him into the shop.

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.to Defendant's duly book was pro- At an inquest upon a woman optical work; over ten years ex-duced It contained a suspicious et Stepney the busband said his perience in the Colony. You will entry bearing two different num-wife had had 12 children. Asked find no batter equipment any bers.

if the number had included where than in the office and

After taking the evidence of the twins, he replied in the affirm- factory of The Hongkong Optical complainant and three witnessen, ative. Coroner How many? Co. Successors to Clark & Co., his Worship (Mr B. E. Lindsell; witness (beginning to count) Manufacturing and Refracting Opticians, located in 53, Queen's adjourned the case to Monday Let me see; I am not sure, but I

believe three times i afternoon. Road Contral.

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