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TWOPENCE-A-WEEK OPERA.

SIR BEECHAM'S AMBITIOUS VENTURE

LOSS OF £60,000.

Sir Thomas Beecham is shortly to launch a scheme which aims at linking together all the opera lovers in the country. It is to be a sort of League of Opera Lovers, and the membership fee will be 24. a week, anys a Home paper, He hopes to be able to enrol 150,000 and the annual income will come to about £60,000, the figure which Sir Thomas calculates will be the loss on an oporn sea- son which he proposes running in London for five months, and a three months tour of the leading. citius in the Provinces.

Members of the League, by virtue of their contributions, will have the first claim on seats, whleh; it is hoped, will be half the current prices.

The average price of the scats will be 58., and to quote Sir Thomas, "for the sum, poople will be able to hear the very best opera and the very best singers." The tour will include Scotland.

His Last Venture. The following are the chief points of his scheme giyer. in an Interview to-day:

Opera is subsidised in foreign countries. It cannot be run in

SPAIN'S NEW ROAD PROPOSALS.

TRACKS FOR MOTOR CARS ONLY.

Madrid, Sept. 28. Two draft proposals for the con- struction of a track, 250 miles long and 40 feet wide, for the exclusive use of motor cars from Madrid to Valencia and from Gijon to Oviede will immediately be submitted to the commission.

The track from Madrid to Irun, which concession was recently granted, will reduce the distance between Madrid and the French frontier by about 125 miles com pared with the ordinary rond."

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

IT ALL DEPENDS ON FASHION.

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HOW CHANGING STYLES UPSET

MANY TRADES. ·

LACE WORKERS IN POVERTY.

Changing fashions contribute to the complication of the unemploy mont problem so much so that a speaker at the Welfare Conference at Oxford suggested an insurance schema to ensure. continuity of employment.

who uses

The man who leaves off woollen underwear and cashmere socks for The time of transit will be re-silk, and the woman Inced to five hours for touring cars elastic for her frock and lingerie and to between cight and ten hours instead of buttons and hooks, and, for passenger-carrying motor cars. eyes, unconsciously add to the

The cost is estimated at 249 mil-difficulty. lion pesetas.

It is expected that the track will be completed in five years.

UNION CHURCH PASTORATE.

LOOKING FOR A SUCCESSOR The current issue of the Union Charch Record contains the fol-

Half the men and girl workers in the lace factories in Nottingham are reduced to the depths of poverty because women buy not and casement curtains now instead of the lace ones which were so popular ten years ago, said the head of one of the largest whole-

sale distributing agents in London to the Press Association, woman representative to-day.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1927.

DROWNING TRAGEDY IN INDIA.

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AMERICAN NURSE'S GALLANT ACTION.

Bombay, Oct. 3.

A drowning tragedy, occurred at Vingurla, on the Bombay coast line, about 200 miles south of the city, when Miss Rebentisch, the Sister-in-Charge of the Vingurla American Mission Hospital, Jost her life.

OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.

BLINDNESS REDUCED BY PRE-SCHOOL CLÍNICS.

EFFECTS OF CARE.

One of the saddest spectacles in the affictions of mankind is early blindness caused by improper care of the eyes in new-born infants.

The National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness has been It appears that a few days ago giving attention to this subject for a small group of missionaries, in- many years, and reports that the cluding ladies, went for a bathe in amount of blindness for 1926-due the sea. Among them was.Dr. to the infection of the eyes in R. H. "Goheen, M.D., the chief of childbirth was 12.9 per cent, a the hospital, and one of the lead-gradual reduction form. 23 per

cent., in 1908 te 1912.. ing surgeons in Western India.

After swimming for some time, the party got separated; and Dr. Goheen, in attempting to rejoin the group, lost his bearings and cried for help, Miss Rebentisch rushed to the rescue, but before she could approach hini, was washed away by a huge wave

The veneral diseases continue' to be responsible, however, for most of the blindness from which human beings suffer, since other veneral conditions are responsible for loss of sight besides that which causes the common type of blindness of infancy.

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One of the most important steps in preventing defective vision has Mrs. Goheen, who was on the been the establishment of pre- shore, seeing the bathers' predica-school eye clinics, particularly in ment, got the fishermen to go out New York. Children are brought in their boats....

to these kindergartens or clinics Mohammedan priest. before they are ready to begin 10 Kind of analcime. their education. In this manner 18 Grazë. thousands of cases of bad eye-15 Prokibit sight are detected, and the chil-18, Turkish captain." dren provided with antituble eye- 119 Of olden time. glasses, or their infectious dis- 20 Head-dress. eases of the eye cured before they 21 Donkey. undertake the burden upon sight..

Dr. Gaheen was rescued in time The straw Eats which men used to wear have faded out of exis-in an unconscious condition, but

Miss Rebentisch tence in the last year or two, a

could not be As the term of the Revd. J. Kirk West End hatter said, and I hear found. Maconachie's tenure of the pas-nothing else from travellers who

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England except at a loss. I think Itorate is drawing to a close come here from Luton and Bed-recovered, but life was extinct. in Great Britain out of a popula- on Friday, 12th August to con-not only of the factory workers the Mission Hospital as a Nursing.

there are only 150,000 opera lovers

tion of 46,000,000.

The history of opera in every country for the last hundred years, said Sir Thomas, has shown that you cannot have very good opera which shall be giver all the time from year to year with- out an immense loss. It is quite hopeless to appeal to the Govern- mert, whether it be Conservative, Liberal, or Labour, for funds for music, and I have formed the the opinion that what is enlled

too large general pubile is far unstable to contribute the con- tinual support necessary for music

in this country.

The right source from which permanent support should come is from the minority of real music lovers scattered all over the coun- try.

meeting of seatholders was held fordshire but stories of distress, sider what procedure should be who are on short time or out of adopted with regard to the future. employment altogether, but of the

homo-workers too.

The sweated workers in the back streets of Birmingham, who used to card hooks and eyes and put a hundred hairpins into a little cardboard box, have had to look for different trades.

Mr. E. Banfield Cubey presided and outlined the position and after due' consideration it was agreed that the Chairman and Messrs. J. L. McPherson and G. M. Shaw be appointed to interview Mr. Maconachic and request his con- tinuance for some time longer, so.

Women simply will not buy that any change could be made in the autumn instead of the spring, clothes or underwear with fasten- us that appears to be a better time ings these days, said a buyer in.. for a new pastor to begin his one of the large drapery establish, duties, and to make whatever arments. Everything must elip on rangements were mutually satis factory.

Mr. Maconachie has willingly course and the assented to this Committee will enter into negotia tions in due course for the en- The personnel of the operaticgagement of a pastor to arrive if company will be 95 per cent. Bri- possible next autumn. tish, The finest singers in the, world are in the British Empire," notably Australia.

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of the foreign opera had not been heard in this country. It was his aim to introduce the best of the works and also the best of the singers.

This is my last venture to put opera on a proper basis.

THE QUEEN'S.

AN ENTERTAINING COMEDY.

quickly and easily, and it is only the very old-fashioned women, get- ting on in years, who ask for things which hook or button.

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away with the hairpin and the hair net. Ting invisible pins are still bought a good deal, said a hair- dresser, but I haven't a box of the ordinary ones in my place. It wa were must be months since asked for them:

Knitting silk for making jumpers was, one of our principal branches A comedy which is rather impos-of work after the war until a year sible though decidedly, entertaining, or so ago, a knitting wool and silk If the scheme is successful, Sir Miss Brewster's Millions." Thomas explained, with the as-screened, for the first time at the manufacturer said. Now not one woman in a hundred knits a silk sistance of some friends and also

jumper. The craze has died out, to build the Leage, he intends

and the girls who used to work a large opera house in London,

in our knitting silk factory have had to go. We absorb a few, of other party of the course, into warks, but nothing like the number we originally employed.

Equal to the Best.

Sir Thomas aims at establish ing an operatic institution which will be equal to any in the world, At first, Sir Thomas will rent a

Queen's yesterday, depicts Miss Bebe Daniels in a role such as those which have won for her

general recognition of high talent. As the poor girl who has been suddenly given a million dollars to spend, and that in the quickest possible time, she is seen plung-

results to another, with ance

Some time later the body, was

Miss Rebentisch had served in

The funeral was attended by Superintendent for over 19 years.

about 4,000 persons and the homage paid was the most touch- ing ever witnessed in the district.

FAIR AT SAIGON.

GROWING RUBBER OUTPUT.

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30 Residences, all the children of the country. 33 Pig. wherons thus far there are ap 34 Division of Kent. proximately only 234 available, 36 Skilled crafts.

Recently Noguchi, the celebrated 38 Wither. Japanese investigator of the Rocke-39 Hereditary. feller Institute, announced the dis- [41 Heaps of stones. covery of a bacterial organism 43 Free from cunning. which he believes is responsible 44 For fear that. for the disease of the eyes known 45 Publish. as trachoma. While this disco-40 Without speed. very has not as yet been confirmed

We have received from the local by other investigators, the evidence branch of the Assurance Franco-presented was so convincing that Asiatique, one of a number of competent specialists in diseases of leaflets and pamphlets issued in the eye are willing to accept it at connexion with the First Annual its face value. If the organism can be confirmed as the actual Fair of Cochin-China, which is to be held on the 17th December cause of this disease, thousands of cases of blindness will be prevented.

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THE NEW FORM OF PALMISTRY.

DISEASES DIAGNOSED FROM THE HANDS.

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Modern hairdressing has done and continued for one month, up through the application of this 12 Noise of a born.

till the 15th January, 1928, at knowledge to the control of Saigon. Apparently inspired by a trachoma. similar Fair now held annually at Industries are beginning to give to eye harzards as-

Disease is caused through toxins Hanoi, the capital of French Indo-attention China, the Saigon Fair will be in sociated with various occupations.

created by bacterial activity or by the nature of an exposition of the The wearing of auitable glasses by

poisons taken with or in the form natural resources of the country. those working on machines from

of food. These poisons affect the An interesting exhibit which it is which fraginerts sometimes fly

sensitive nerves first, causing lä- hoped to see at the Fair will be into the eyes has prevented thou

voluntary action to take place, as. of blindness. In

in the contraction or expansion of rubber of high quality, which after sands of cases over ten years of cultivation, is this, as in many other forms of

the nerve enda in the hand. This explains briefly, how the band be- now being tapped in fair quanti-disease pret imion, education of

The remarkable claim that not comes marked, and why. By many ties in the country for the needs the public is the essential step. of the automobile and other manu- More and more people are begin-

ning to realize that a moment's only character, but signs of health years of studying these marldings, facturers in France.

thought concerning the prevention and disease are manifested in the we are now able to identify certain The extensive cultivation of rub-of disease may be the means of lines of the hand, is made by Mr.marks with certain diseases.

Noel Jaquin, an expert in the Scientific palmistry aims at pre- ber, sugar-cane, coffee and other savings hours of illness and vast science of hand reading, in an vention of disease by observing the tropical products in French Indo- sums of money spent for relief or article entitled "The Newest Won danger signal in the hand which are

der of Hand Reading." which he automatically created through the. China is in keeping with the core.

contributes to policy ushered in by a late Gov-

the September mediation of the nervous system. ernor-General of making France

Pearson's Magazine.

Now, success or failure in life is en-independent of foreign supplies by

Medical science, writes

Mr: dependent to a very great extent the fullest utilisation of the pro-

Jaquin, has always noted the colour upon the combination of health and And shape of the

finger-character. Success or failure mora ductivity of her colonies.

nails in :certain diseases, often comes from within than from not until recent years without. Therefore, the sciencej has any serious. consideration valuable to the adult, is doubly so been given to the actual lines of in the case of the child. the hand is what I may call nerve A tragic drama of the tropics is indications and physical troubles.

Facial characteristics express revealed in a report from French broadly the mind of the individual.

Bend embroidery on frocks

want them this year, a dressmaker said. Bead embroidery is not so fashionable as it was. It has been A MACHINE-GUN AND superseded, and 50 our bead

REVOLVERS. workers will have to go

large theatre, but if he receiving from one reckless extravagabled us to keep a great many sufficient financial support a spee-which are sometimes totally un-girls hard at work the last three cial theatre will be built in Lon-expected. She does what a pour winters, but I doubt if we shall don for the performances.

If the scheme does not succeed in this country, Sir Thomas will go to the United States, where he says he can put it into opera- tion within seven days. He. in tends to appeal to music lovers next month, and if sumcient Sup- port is forthcoming, he will put on his first opera next spring, and

TRAGIC DRAMA OF THE SEA:

CAPTAIN AND WIRELESS MANut

MURDERED.

girl who has been suddenly given money to spend, would do, only with this difference, that she does everything wholesale, so to speak, of course, in the end love comes. as a steadying influence,

The use of artificial.sby girls everything ends happily, as usual.and women in every walk of life USED BY CALIFORNIAN BANK West Africa.

Together with a Gaumont has made a vast diffcence to the Gazette and an Aesop's Fable, cotton and woollen industries.

Brewster's Miliions" is in the The shorter shirt has meant lost

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textile factories..

ROBBERS.

Los Angeles, Oct. 2. he will try the scheme for, pro-programme which will be repent-work for many in the Bradford

The extent to which modern bationary five years as a start. ed to-day.

There are practically no veil- bank robbers are willing to go to His programmes will take the

altain their ends was demonstrat makers these days.

The Whitby jet industry has beened here when a number of men dying for several years-jet is too drove up to a bank in a handsome heavy for present-day fashion, and touring car, set up a machine-gun- sequins are made of dyed gelatina. and proceeded to spray the bank

Buttons, a manufacturer said, with bullets.

Paris, Oct. 1.

career.

The hard of the child reveals the developing mind with all its latent potentialities for good or evil; and As the French cargo steamer and in some cases clearly denote also its fitness, both physical and

the presence of disease, but the mental, for any definite "Beau Solell" was approaching the hand gives a far more complete and This knowledge given by the hand Gabon coast on September 25th detailed expression. The marks in should form a most valuable guide mate mounted the the hand are neither the result of in the training of a child because the second

scientific survey of the hand can bridge, and, without uttering a chance nor are they caused by the' word, shot the captain dead with a action of opening and closing the prevent mistakes in the choice of

are the result of a career, form of bringing in more anded yet, Sir Thomas has been "more operas that have never be-maturing his plans. They

revolver, also the wireless opera hand. They

reacting to emotion. fore been heard in this country, now (the Daily Sketch under

tor, who rushed up on hearing the nervous reflex action, the nerves The sense of touch is the most

At the Isle of Wight Bench the According to the Daily Sketch, stands) ripe for announcement..

shot.

The second mate then jumped

highly developed of the physical other day, Lady Pertersham was the new opera house will be It is a well-known belief of

into the sea and was drowned. centre of music, a rendezvous, and Sir Thomas's that Britain is rich

The chief engineer had died senses, and in the exercising of this fined £20 and 57 78. costs on four the hand is mostly used summonses for driving a motor to a restaurant. The site is avail- enough to afford music, and ought vary from season to season. If.

Under this barrage, several rob- some days before of a mysterious sense able, the plans are ready, the to afford music. He is prepared one of the Paris dressmakers uses

nerves connecting hand and brain Yar Bridge, Yarmouth, without money is ready, and Sir Thomas to go to any lengths for the art them we are in for a few weeks bers entered the bank, took 5,000 complaint which nobody was able Therefore, it naturally follows, the the common danger and crossing Beecham is ready.

Being short of officers, the are among the most highly develop paying the bridge toll on August 6. he loves. Every one, knows what rush. If he doesn't, then our peo- dollars, rapped the heads of the to diagnose. he has done in the past. This ple have to go on short time or be cashier and a woman clerk with

responsive.

for six months, time he purposes to eclipse all, dismissed altogether. It depends the butts of revolvers, and decamp. "Beau Soleil" took refuge in the cd, the most sensitive and the most Her driving licence was suspended

nearest port. upon the fashion. that he has done before.

All through the summer, since he made his dramatic promise of the biggest thing he has uttempt

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

WALATCHYA SOY THERE? WIL ATCAVA GOT FLERE?

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TIESE ARE DAYS!

I'M GOING TO PLANT 'EM SO I CAN FEED THEM TO TAS'S PONY

WHEN HE GETS

17- WE ALL 6071 70 DO SOMETHING FOR TAG'S PONY!

Oscar's Uncle Clem

I'LL DO SOMETHING BETTER THAN 7247-. I'LL ASK MY UNCLE

CLEM WHAT I SHOULD DO!

WHAT DOES MY VÁCLE CLEM KNOW ABOUT PONIES?? HE KNOWS EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING!! MORE'N ANYBODY IN "THIS

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HOW DO YOU KNOW

HE DOES

WAY, Z AEARD AJAN TELL MY POP HE PLAYED

THE PONIES EVER SINCE HE WAS A BOY!!!

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