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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1927.

A THRILLING CAR CHASE.

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AVERAGE AGE NOW 55.

Medicine has progressed amaz- ingly in the past 25 years. That form of aystematic organization which is distinctly American. has brought the benefits of medical science to the American com- munity, Medical knowledge has Increased so tremendously that specialization is required in many felds since, few men are capable. of comprehending or putting into Application all the intricacies and rAnements of diagnosis and treat-. ment.

The past 25 years have seen discovered the causes of syphilis, sleeping sickness of the Africa type, whooping cough. infectious jaundice, scarlet fever and possi- bly measles. Discovery of cause in most instances means a method of control.

TRUNCHEON AT WINDSCREEN

London, Aug. 19. Driving at nearly 60 miles an hour, police in commandeered motor-cars last night chased two suspects in a stolen car for 30 miles from Southend to Ilford, where this car was abandoned" in

side street off the Barking-road. The men made their escape.

Shortly after seven o'clock the Southend police were, Informed that the car had been stolen from Westolift, The registration num bor was telephoned to police sta- tions along the main road leading to London, and shortly afterwards the Southend police were inform- that the car had been seen at Rayleigh,

miles from Southend.

seven

Car Commandeøred."- Commandeering a high-powered

The constituents of the human car police officers' set off in pur- body have been analyzed down to suit from Southend. When they their fundamental substances.reached Rayleigh they found that The modern hospital is but the booking office at the local rail- about the pathologic laboratory as way station had been broken into, its centre.

the safe forced, and the contents, amounting to about £66, stolen. had been posted at various points Police officers along the road to stop the stolen car. At several places constables recognised the number and called upon the driver drove straight at them without to stop, but he took no notice and reducing his speed.

Pharmacology to-day is studied by medical schools to throw light on the fundamental phenomena of life, to. permit the study of disease by producing, artificial disease, and to furnish more efficient tools for the treatment

of disease.

At Romford, where the road nar- rows, the police attempted to erect a barricade, and a police- constable who was on point duty stood in the middle of the road and called upon the driver to stop. The constable escaped. being knocked down only by jumping aside as the car dashed past..

Constable Injured.

In 1825 man's expectancy of life was 35 years. In the period of 100 years this expectancy has increased by 20 years, so that a child born to-day may reasonably expect to reach the age of 55. The life expectancy after reaching the age of 50 one hundred years ago was for 21 additional years, whereas to-day the life expectancy after reaching 50 is for 21 2-10

At Chadwell Heath a cordon was years. If additional life expect ancy is to be accomplished after drawn across the road; but the middle age it will have to come Constable Carlyon made a plucky suspects drove straight through. by overcoming the hazards 01 early heart disease, high blood attempt to stop the fugitives by their path, The pressure and other degenerative standing in diseases that have been mentioned. driver swerved and the constable Such control must have through was knocked down by the mud- the periodic physical examina-guard of the car; which badly

eut his leg and tore his trousers. tion.

Another constable threw hig truncheon at the windscreen, but this, too, failed to stop the thieves.

SOME QUAINT WAYS OF Although bleeding profusely and

THE SCOTS.

AND FACTS ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY.

Manners and customs in a Scot- tish country house differ in many ways from those in England.

severely shaken. Constable Carl- yon jumped into another private car which was following behind the stolen car and gave chase. By this time, however, the stolen vehicle had gained a considerable lead, dodging in and out among the traffic at a terrific pace.

When the suspects reached the Barkingroad they turned into a side road near Ilford Broadway and abandoned the car.

Sport governs dress, drives, bours for meals-everything. Early this morning police and Breakfast is earlier and dinner detectives were scouring the East later than in London. Bridge and End and other parts of London in dancing for once take a back search of the suspects of whom. seat, as men tired with the day's they have a description. sport prefer armchairs to the Charleston and their beds to a bank nt baccarat, writes the Hon. Mrs. Fitzroy Stewart in a London paper.

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The old feudal spirit dies hard Scotland. The Dukes of Atholl; Argyll, and Sutherland, Lord Lovat, Lord Sempill, and others love to conform to the cus- tems of their country. The wear- ing of the kilt is still carefully observed with plainer tartan for morning wear and for shooting. and in the evening a full-dress tartan, with sporran and richly jewelled dirk.

Every great house has its piper, and the office is often an hereditary one. After dinner, at dessert, the Highland pipers enter the dining room, and strutting proudly around the table . play lively tunes on their pipes; and they go their rounds every morn- ing at eight and arouse the sleepers with their "divine music.” The accepted "rule is that no kilt should be worn south of Stirling.

Gaelic is even now spoken in the Highlands, and many members of noble families take delight in reading, writing, and speaking this ancient language.

Not many people know that more or less eternal snow can be found in Scotland. After the intensely hot summer of 1911, there were still broad snowfields, many feet deep and over 1,000 feet long. од the Cairngorna Mountains; and there are always snowdrifts on many of the higher Scottish hills. By the way, the wild goat still exists in the Cairn- gorm Mountains. These

gats Bre wary and, difficult to ap proach, but are sometimes stalked, and make good eating..

Heather does not grow at a height of more than 3,000ft above sea level, and on the western sea- board grass is far more plentiful. Heather is used for many pur- poses in the Highlands, Among others for the browing of ale. In the Island of Islay, and ero- bably elsewhere, they brew good beer from one part of walt and two parts of heather."

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