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The Very Idea!

BAXO-

A party of American phonista has been refused per- inission to land in Britain. This

ia only right. They have quite enough home-groan talent.

It's a wonderful thing for wc-

men

The popular permanent wave, Now it's up to some struggling

Inventor

To get out a permanent shave.

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An Aberdonian, Mr. James

AN IRISH POLITICAL CRISIS.

COSGRAVE GOVERNMENT FACE DEFEAT,

COALITION POSSIBLE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HONGKONG TRADE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.

The fortnightly report, issued by the Hongkong General Cham- ber of Cominerce, states:

SATURDAY,

THE LAW RELATING

TO ASYLUMS.

AMENDMENT OF THE LOCAL REGULATIONS.

NOTICE TO RELATIVES.

AUGUST 13, 1927.

A SHIP'S CAPTAIN.

ANOTHER CASE OF EXCESS PASSENGERS.

At the Marine Court this morn- ing, before Litut. Commdr. G. E.- Hole, Mr. A. Lang, the master of the Chinese 8.3. Chung Woo, WAS eharged at the instance of Mr, The Gazette publishes the draft Thompson, Boarding Oficer, with of an Ordinance dealing with the having entered the port on August Certification and detention in asy-12 from Bangkok, with more than Ordinance is cited as the Asylums ed by Ordinance 10 Section 10. persons. The the 12 passengers on board allow- Amendment Ordinance, 1927. The accused pleaded guilty.

lums of insane

Section 7 of the Asylums Ordl nance, 1906, is repeated and the following section is/substituted

Cotton Ploce Goods.-No im- provement since inst reporting. London, Aug. 12. The latest quotations, are those After a long sitting at Dublin of the 10th inst.:--Eg. Sakel' this afternoon, the Dail Eireann, 20.05d. Mid. Amer. "Spot" 10.49d. the Free State House of Repre- Cotton yarn-In the early part sentatives, adjourned until Tues- of the fortnight our market rul- day, when, in accordance with ed somewhat easier, but the news notice given to-day, the Labour of the heavy, advances in raw lender, Mr. Johnson will move a material has strengthened its posi- tion and a limited business has Fiddes, of the firm. of William vote of censure.

been put through at rates slightly Fiddes & Sons, wooden box man- On the expectation that the ad- higher than the previous ones.

Upon the application of any per- facturers, Aberdeen, giving ev dition to the opposition of the 44 Quotations are purely nominal:son who has reason to believe that dence in support of a claim heard members of Mr. De Valera's party,No. 108. $165/195, No. 128. $165/ some other person is of unsound In the King's Bench, London, was who the took onth of allegiance 180. No, 169, $185/100. No. 20s. mind, it shall be lawful for any asked if he remembered lipping a yesterday, would precipitate an $190/195. Arrivals Nil. Ship-magistrate or justice of the man who showed him a timber- immediate crisis, the public gal-ments Nil. Sales Nil. Unsold peace to make an order authori edging machine prior to an auc-leries were crowded, but the stocks 6,000 bales. Bargainszing the removal to an asylum, for tion sale of war material at Now

meeting passed off without inci- 12,800 bales. Malden, Surrey.

dent.

"I do not," replied Mr. Fiddes. "One has got to do that some- times a dozen times a day in Lon- don." he added.

Counsel, cross-examining-Tip ping in London is more frequent than in Aberdeen?.

Mr. Fiddes-Yes, I am sorry to say.

We always try to chall a Scots- man when we get him in London, humourously remarked his Lori ship.

He was a commercial traveller, and he had been after a. large order. Great was his exultation when he saw a letter from the firm "on his desk. And, belter still, it was written in the hand of the senior partner!

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inter alia:

the purpose of detention and obser vation during a period not ex ceeding seven days for and in- cluding the date of the order, of the person alleged to be of ur

Woollens-Some enquiry for Wool, Venetians, Lastings and Overcoatings but very small book- nga on account of firmen prices at Home and the drop in Ex-sound mind.. change,

Reports from Dublin state that Captain Redmond's National League party, of seven members this afternoon decided to support Labour, and when the division is Raw Cotton.-Nothing doing. taken it seems probable that the

Metals. Prices remain much as Government will be

defeated. last quoted. Business generally The newspapers state that Bir quiet. Lower exchange has made Cosgrave's administration will in it difficult to get any further this event be succeeded by a coal business booked. Dealers who ap- tion composed of Labour and the pear, satisfied with their stocks National League, which would for the

time being ahow little have the support of Mr. Deinterest in new offers. Valesa's party,

am

very

Flour Market Report-Stock: Mr Cosgrave has displayed a American 300,000 sucks, Canadian attitude towards 110,000 sucks, Australian 40,000 magnanimous

Market: Very

weak. his new opponents. In an inter- sacks.

Practically no sales-Quotations: view he stated: "1 pleased that the Fianna Fail de American Patent $4,35-4.40 per puties are coming into the Dail. sack; American Straight $3.15-3.45 Unfortunately, the big man was It is the best thing that has hap- per sack; American Cut off $3.20

3.70 per sack; Australian No. 1 notorious for the illegibility of his pened during the last five years." handwriting, and Jones was,

Captain Redmond said the ac-$9.45-8.65 per sack; Canadian Cut able to make anything out of the tion of Mr. De Valera and his off $3.15-3.20 per sack; Canadian per suck; letter. He was getting desper-party in taking the cath was an Straight $3.12-3.17 ate, when he remembered that immediate gain to the cause of Canadian Mixture $1.05-3.20 per chemists are usually able to read constitutionalism British Wire sack; Canadian 2nd Clear $3.00

even the worst writing. He hur-ess. ried to the nearest chemists' shop.

"I should be grateful it You would read this for me," he said. "With pleasure!" said the cle- mist, and retired to the back of the shop. He returned in a fow minutes with a small, pareel wrap- ped in white paper.

"Here's your medicine? he said." "That will be two shillinga. Take it just before going to bed!"

of

The Cemetery Committees the Deptford Borough Couneil were asked to consider means of preventing information relating to burials in the council's come- tery at Brackley being commüni- ented to monumental masons, which enabled them to canvass, relatives for orders for the work 3.1 of erecting memorial stones

committee have graves. The drawn up a report. which will be submitted to the conncil 10-

morrow.

Rs.1

-news-

Tha.

WINS BOUT.

has Jack Delaney, who benten Paolino Uzcudun in ' boxing bout which had

controversial ending.

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TIDE IN THE BLOOD.

AN ENGLISHI DOCTOR'S

NEW THEORY.

A daily tide in the human blood, not unlike the ebb and flow

per sack,

Window Glass.-Market Steady. Sugar-Market -declining. Sallpetre.Stocks 16,000 bags. Very dull market since.last report.

SURGEON'S BLOOD TO

SAVE GIRL.

SEQUEL TO ATTACK ON GOUROCK ROAD.

When a young man, Leonard Mapes, whose 20th birthday it was, appeared before Sheriff Henday at Greenock recently charged with having or a lonely part of the road leading to the Cloch Lighthouse as- saulted a Gourock girl to the dan- Ker of her life, an extraordinary

His Worship inflicting a fine of; $100, with the alternative of one month's hard labour, called the at tention of Mr. Lang to the fact that he had laid himself open to a penalty of $500 for the offence.and $100 for each passenger over the allowed 12, in this case four, making a total of $900.

Launch Master Fincd. :

A similar case (although con- fined to a local steam launch), was

that raised against Leung Tal, the master of the steam launch Kwong Tai, who was charged with carry- ing. 114 passengers, when his Other new provisions read as license allowed only 74, being 40| follow:-

in excess.

fined

Pleading guilty, the accused was

each $1 for in excess, with the afternative of passenger one months imprisonment with hard labour.

Every such order shall have the

effect of authorizing the applicant, and overy public officer, with such assistance in each case as may be desirable, to use such force as may be necessary in order to re- move to the asylum the person alleged to be of unsound mind.

Except in case of necessity, no such order shall be made until an ut- tempt has been made by the apoli- cant to communicate, with some relative of the person in question if any such relative can be found in the Colony.

· Extended Detention.

Section 10 of the Asylums Qr-

dinance, 1906, is repealed and the following section is substituted:

If while a person is lawfully under detention in an asylum for the purpose of observation, twe medical practitioners certify in the prescribed form that it is necessary to detain such person in the asylum for a further period for the purpose of obser- vation, and if such certificate is countersigned by a magistrate or justice of the pence, it shall be lawful to detain such persen in the asylum for the purpose of observation for the further period specified in such certificate:

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Junk's Offences,

Fun Wan of Tai O and Char Nim of Po On, masters of trading junks, were charged with, (a) leaving the port without a clear- (b) leaving the port ance, and without between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 am. The first defen- ant pleaded guilty to both charges, and the second defondant to the first charge only, stating that he had left at 4 p.m.

Police evidence was given to the effect that the junks had been ap- prehended off Stonecutters Island at 7.45 p.m. on August 12. The junk of the second defendant was proceeding in a westerly direction, and when boarded, was off Chung Hue Island. When requested, he was unable to produce a permit to leave.

"No Wind" Plea

In his defence, nccused stated that he had left Wanchai shortly after 4 p.m., but there being no wind, he had stopped off Stone- eutters. In reply to questions by ais Worship, he said that the tide had carried him that distance.

Recalled, the Police witness stated that the junk had ali sail up and was proceeding at about 3 knots, she being empty and travelling well.

Provided that no such extension shall be for a longer period than seven days and that not more than two such extensions shall be law ful: Provided also that if before the end of any such extension two medical practitioners shall be of

His Worship found the accused opinion that the person in ques- The Fiscal said that on June 1 tion is of unsound mind, the pro- severally guilty on both charges; accused, who was employed by a cedure laid down in section 9 and inflicted fines of $10, with the Greenock grocer, had gone to Gour-shall be followed as if the said usual alternative

story, was tele.

on the first

ock on the train to spend his medical practitioners had formed charge, sentences to run consecu- half holiday there and at the same such opinion during the initial tively.

Ile period of detention.

time to deliver a message. had been observed hiding among the bushes and long grass.

stick

Hospital Cases.

Section 10 of the Asylums Ord inance, 1906, is repealed and the fellowing section is substituted. inter alia:

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As a result of their inquires the committee assure the members of the council that no informat tion of this character is divulged

The day was a wet one, and there' through the council's sources, but

were very few people about. The they point out that it is not dil-

girl was walking along the road ficult Lo.see that this informativ

alone and accused overtook her and can be obtained from various I...

passed on. He stopped, however, sources, such, for instances,

further down the road, and passed If in the opinion of the senior notices of deaths in the

on, He stopped, however, further medical officer for the time, being papcis, and probably from funeral undertakings or their employers.

down the road, and allowed her to present in, and on the staff of, any pass; and she had not gone very hospital, any patient in such The committee stale:-"The in--

far when she was struck with a hospital shows symptoms of suffer- formation at our disposal on this

other instrument on the ing from delirium tremens, it shall subject certainly leads us to the

head. The blow did not cause her be lawful for such medical officer, conclusion that there is a deplo:- {

of to fall, and the close-fitting hat she if he considers it desirable, to able absence of decorum. in the

the sea, has been recently an- was wearing staunched to a large order such patient to be removed action of some monumental song in their efforts to procur nounced by Dr. A. F. Bernard extent the flow of blood from three to an asylum, for the purpose of orders, but, so far as the avenues Shaw of Newcastle, as the re- arteries and, one vein which had detention and observation during of information which are opensult of long research on the white been severed.

in time to see accused running period of seven days from enable them to canvass, it seems corpuscles of the blood. impossible to do anything.

According to Dr. Shaw, these away, but he made good his escape. and including the date of the white corpuscles exist in the He was identified afterwards by a blond in much smaller numbers man who had seen him among the

Court Orders. When a boy was fined at Mans-than the familiar red corpuscles bushes. field for Sunday gaming, his but they are equally necessaryock the girl was removed to Green-removal to, and detention for a After medical attention at Gcur- There is also provision for the mother paid the fine in halfpennies to life.""

There she fixed period or otherwise in, an ock Royal Infirmary. the boy's Dwn extracted from

They are believed to have th money-box.

duty, among other, things, of deal was found to be in a moribund con- asylum, of any person ordered by Man at Willesden: I worked ing with deceased germs that en-dition, and one of the house sur-the Supreme Court to be detained thirty-six hours without a winkter the blood. Physicians have geons was, good enough to give a as an insane person until His of sleep. Magistrate: It sounds long known that the number of quantity of his blood for transfu- Majesty's pleasure shall be known,

But for that operation, it as bad as flying the Atlantic. these white corpuscles in the sien.

or any person certified as Insane Magistrate's clerk to a police-blood varies from time to time, was stated, the girl would have by the prison medical practitioner Medical examination of ac during the serving of a sentence man at West Ham: Do stand as well as in different conditions died.

one know of health.

cused showed that there was no un-qf imprisonment. still. Don't let every

Dr. Shaw has discovered that soundness of mind. you have new boots,

Absent offender, in a letter to these variations in the number

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the Willesden magistrate. Please forward me the amount of the fine Magistrate: Tell him that is what we expect from him.

She turned round

order.

An agent for accused commented The "objects and reasona" de- of the white corpuscles correspon on the complete absence of motive, clare that the object of the Or-

For the second time within

ย

MAKES RECORD.

Charles Whitcombe, who

won the Northern Professional Golf Championship with a record low aggregate.

In Parliament' in 'mail week, Sir to two daily waves of rise and and said that while accused remem-dinance is to define more clearly Austen Chamberlain, in reply to fall, like the changes of the tide.bered having assaulted someone he the procedure requisite for the Comdr. Kenworthy, who asked how One of these white-corpuscle was not clear as to the actual cir admission of patients into mental many conferences on the reduc His mind was more asylums, and to ensure, so far as tion or regulation of armaments Woman accused of being drunk tides reaches its maximum in the cumstances.

possible, that the removal of a other than the armaments of cx- and disorderly at Acten, to the afternoon; the other in the early or less a blank.)

Sentence of 12 months' imprison-patient to an asylum shall not enemy Powers had been held since policeman who arrested her: A morning after midnight.

The causes of this curious' fast ment war passed, the Sheriff remark take place without notice to the the war at which His Majesty's Government had been represented, gentleman invited me to have a

Dr. Sharing that but for the voluntary patient's relatives. drink from a bottie, and I offer are quite unknown.

said the conferences were as fol ed you a drink but you would has not been able to detect any action of the house surgeon accused

lows: The Washington limita- relation to the hours of eating might have been in a higher Court

tlon of armaments conference, not have it,"

If my

The Society for the Prevention Nottinghamshire man:

or sleeping or of other periode on a more serious charge.

preparatory conference at Geneva, of Cruelty to Animals in Canada and the present three Powers con- dog had not been under: control, bodily actions. It is not incon- the man would have needed a nevceivable that some real tidal effect

may be at work, either an in- fortnight Mr. Rex Ingram, the has announced that 13,000 doge ference at Geneva. Col. Headlam

have been destroyed in the 20- suit.

amount expended in connexion cue from drowning. Recently a

end of June was £480,000. Sir 10-years-old boy got into difficul- of the Dominion gram, seeing hin danger, threw scare in Montreal last summer. Kingsley Wood, answering Sir tier while bathing, and Mr. In- since the beginning of the rabies with the Singapore base up to the a water polo ball out to him says The society declares that it took de Frece, said that up to the n message from Nicc. The child action because the Federal clung to this until Mr. Ingram thorities threatened to shoot all present it had not been found Orphan', and Old Age Contri car- dogs found at large. Montreal necessary to amend the Widows,

probably possesses the "Because the Guardians founder rescue was on June 19, when a now

butory Pensions Act, but note had that I had saved £14 from our out- man got into difficulties while bath- smallest dog population of any been taken of some points of de- relief they stopped it."-A woman ing and the film producer dashed large city in the world, but there tail requiring consideration in

is no rabies. at the Tower Bridge Court.

herited habit from the days when film producer, has effected a res-ciety's lethal chambers by order informed Mr. Stephen that the

our remote animal ancestors were Sir Hubert Murray, the Lieuten- really tidal creatures living along that a medical patrol, which con- the changing positions of the sun ant-Governor of Papua, reports the seashores, or some effect of sisted of three native medical as- and the earth.

out sistants, was recently sent

in

to treat hundreds of cases dozens of villages, and demons- trated the capacity of native Papuans to perform skilled work without European control.

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