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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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in this Huge

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1928.

Owing to the unseasonable winter, large stocks are still on hand in all depart- monts, drastic reductions have therefore been made, to ensure clearance before Stock-taking. This is an unique opport- unity to replenish your wardrobe at greatly reduced prices.

IN THE LADIES' DEPARTMENT.

33 1/3

0/0

DISCOUNT. OFF

Afternoon Gowns

Evening Gowns

Millinery

Handkerchiefs 75 cts. box of 6.

Silk Hose $1.00 per pair.

15%

OFF

REGULAR

STOCK

WOOLLEN. DRESS

LENGTHS

at greatly reduced prices.

250/0

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F

Winter Coats Knitted Costumes Jumper Suits Dressing Gowns

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-IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.

FOR GIRLS

25% DISCOUNT OFF

Winter Coats Sports Coats Gaiters

Wool Sets

Jerseys.

H

15% off Boys Suits

Shirts, Socks, Pyjamas Underwear.

Overcoats

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20% off Children's Shoes.

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and

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$2.95

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Open end

$1.45

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Oddments in

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Ice

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Electro-plated Ware

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Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

12, Des Vœux Road, Central,

OUR WAR-BLINDED MEN.

"MASTERS OF THEIR

FATES."

OUR DAILY

HEALTH

ON SEEING WITHOUT HIS

EYES.

PASTEURIZATION OF MILK

BENEFITS,

One of the most striking fea- tures in the Twelfth Annual Re-

NOT INJURIOUS. port of St. Dunstan's is a series of actual life stories of some of the

Since the introduction of pas- blinded ex-service men who have been trained and established in

teurization of milk, the number of fo by the Organisation. The

of typhoid fever, septic Foreword to theso human sore throat, scarlet fever and

cnaes

GLASGOW YOUTH'S REMARKABLE GIFT.

..

Mr. David Smith, Glasgow Paychic College, recently gave an address to the Edinburgh Paychic Rooms, Queen Street, on "Cross Study Circle in the Philosophical Correspondence."

In what was known as "cross chornicles states that beyond the diphtheria, which used to result correspondence," he said, there wish to make them, as varied as from infected milk, have. Inrgely was evident an intelligent effort possible the examples quoted have decreased.

to give a type of phenomenon that: been taken entirely at hapazard To-day few cities suffer greatly explanations put forward-tele- was not subject to the various from the exactly complete history with infectious diseases due to pathy, muscular action, and sub- of every St. Dunstaner which is contaminated milk. The recent conscious action.

sured

aro-

place and in part to another

kept on the files. As with every experience of Montreal is phase of human endeavour, the fection of what serious harm may degree of success cannot be mea result when vigilance is tempor-dinary way meant messages given Cross correspondence in the or by arbitrary standards.arily relaxed in the control of in part between a medium in one Where there is evident the will to milk supply. try, St. Dunstan's is as proud of, and gives as great encouragement to, the man who, without the prior advantages of education, and now carrying the burden of war-wreck- ed health, is needing constant as sistance, as to any of its "star" men who have been able to tur their opportunities to more strik- ing account.

During the same period of time medium in another place from that attention has been given to ages only being intelligible when the same communicator, the mess- milk, water supplies have been they were brought together, and, improved through chlorinization and filtration.

: Constant Vigilance. t

us it were, dove-tailed.

Shooting Blindfolded. Studies recently made in vari of a youth in Glasgow, who had Mr. Smith mentioned the case ous communities have shown that been tested by the Society, and Although the pages of the Re-it is necessary to be eternally

who, when scientifically blind- port generally sustain a high note vigilant in watching the operation of optimism, yot, as in every secof pastearizing plants. The whole folded, could describe subjects tion of the community, there are idea in pasteurizing is to heat all held in front of him and appar- atories to be told of the men of St. of the milk suficiently to kill ently had the faculty of seeing

without using his eyes. Dunstan'a, which, in spite of all such germs as it may contain. that could be humanly done, reveal

The test that was, made to ex- more of tragedy and misfortunechines have mechanical defects in of a letter by members of the Sometimes pasteurizing ma- clude telepathy was the bringing than of happiness and success.

It is, however, the main justifica the way of 'dead ends, leaky Society, who were not aware of tion for St. Dunstan's existence

valves or unsatisfactory thermom- its contents. This was held bo- that it should have the biggest eters, so that some portions of the fore the young man, and he not heart and the deepest patience for mille may fail to be properly only read what was in the paper, but even imitated the writing.

those of its sons who are hardest

heated.

hit by the fates. There are-no-The Chicago department of Blindfolded he could shoot with imitations within reason to the health recently has conducted an air-gun at targets indicated by help and care which St. Dunstan's some studies, on the subject, those in the room and very seldom will give in cases where it knows Their investigations show that missed. that all possible efforts are being the temperature necessary to pas- put forward by the man himself.

The teurize milk safely is not far re-method was being Introduced into

cross-correspondenc moved from the amount of heat the various kinds of phenomena that will destroy the "cream line"

,

A Sad Case,

"

was

at an

For example, there is quoted the Land injure the marketing value they were familiar with. As an case of an ex-sergeant who fought of the milk.

indication of its operation in through the South African war and

clairvoyance, he said that rejoined the Army on the outbreak

Investigations have shown that Aberdeen meeting he had clair- of the European War. He

temperatures from 142 to 143 Fvoyantly seen figure and went blinded in France in 1916, losing will kill the germs provided all over to a lady in the meeting. both eyes and receiving in addi- of the milk fa submitted for a describing to her so that no one tion very severe head wounds, period of 30 minutes to such else could hear, the figure who claimed to be her husband. She His physical condition, indeed, temperature. was such that it interfered greatly.

admitted that the description was with his training at St. Dunstan's, cient to ruin the "cream line." On gave might be true.

This temperature is not sufl-correct, and that the message he but he stuck to his work most the other hand, emphasis must pluckily,

However, it became again be placed on the point that

Later on in the meeting another obvious that the occupation he had all of the milk must be submitted clairvoyant gave this lady exactly hoped to pursue poultry farming to this temperature for the en- the same description, and the

would not be within his physical tire 30-minute period.

same message in almost the same strength, and he was given a courge

words.

in netting. Established by St. Pasteurizati of milk does not Dunstans' in his own home again, injuriously att its taste, ap- Cycling Accident Described. he was making good progress until pearance or digestibility. Such his health failed once more.

The harm as it may do to the vitamín As an example of clairvoyance war wounds which had been the content of the milk can be made excluding telepathy, the lecturer cause of his blindness began to up by supplying the infant or the also described how a lady had give trouble again, and, in constant adult with a sufficient amount of come to him anxious to get some palu, although given all possible orange juice or tomato juice. proof. He got a mental picture medical attention, his business

nevitably suffered. Finally, in vast amount

It is impossible to estimate the of a boy about 12 or 13 on a push bicycle coming down a hill. Then of good that has spite of St. Dunstan's unremitting been done in the prevention of everything seemed to be blank, care and the devoled nursing communicable diseases by the es.as though something had stopped

then him suddenly, and

he had the sensation of "passing out." There seemed to he a lapse of time between the accident and

his wife and children, came a merciful release with his death. The last chapter in thie tragic story comes with the death of the

tablishment of pasteurization.

how

widow within three short months dhecter of a large firm, a blinded the transition. The lady said this of her husband, whose sufferings Rhodes scnolar, are other records meant nothing to her at all, and had broken completely her brave which show

much St.she was disappointed. She had spirit and her will to live. It may Dunstan's has meant in the re-not even heard of the things that be added that these orphaned D of these physically had been described.. children Are still within St. darkened lives. Dunstan's care for years to come.

Some time later she came and Other ages of the Report are informed him that on going home devoted to brief extracts from

As has been said, there are few auch sad, cases in the history of some u the thousands of letters something had impressed her to ived at Headquarters during go to her mother's house. So St. Dunstan's. Here is an ex- the year under review.

Tiresebreaking her journey to do so driver in the Royal Engineers.ittle personal happenings, in the impression was so strong that

Wounded at the Dardanelles in

1915, he had both eyes removed everyday lives of our war-blinded she had to give way she describ Previously a carpenter by accupa- men give in themselves an interested to her, mother what had been. tlon, ore might have thought that, ing and deeply human insight inte told her, and the latter at once in his choice of training, he would the value of St. Dunstan's work, said that that was her brother, wish to take up his old trade again,

but this young man, who was only

Return to Work

blindn-entry to St. Dunstan's, a

The Finances.

who had been killed as a result of an accident exactly as de scribed some time before she was born."

just over thirty, preferred, to try a Very interesting information as new craft-boot-repairing. Com-to the financial needs, and future pleting his training In, excellent responsibilities of the Organisa- The time was ripe, he believed, time, we find him six months later tion are given in the Foreword to for this method being taken op settled in a

country town, so the Report. For the first time in by those interested in psycholo busy that he bad to refuse orders. the history of St. Dunstan's it has gical research. It would be a

been possible to review the whole considerable field in the future. financial position of the Organisaand would do much to clear away It has not very often been found tion for the whole period of ex erroneous Impressions accumula- possive for St. Dunstan's men to pectation of life of this generation ting around the great problem take up again their pre-war, oc- of blinded soldiers. A leading of survival. cupations, but there are some few actuary, Mr. R. G. Maudling, F.LA., striking instances which prove the was commissioned to make this in exception to this rule. "Arthur quiry, and the following are some Robinson" was, before his war-

of the more important conclusions in its collecting activities, but of its service, in charge of the Maflat which he arrives in his Report: merely the maintenance Order Department of a large be living in twenty years' time, public, which has so generously -1322-blinded-soldiers will-still present Income. We think, the trading house. Came the war, and while forty years hence there will supported St. Dunstan's work ever. course of training in Braille, typ still be 445 living, all of whom since its foundation, will ap writing and Braille shorthand, and will be over sixty-five years of age. preciate this plain and business- Among other figures the actuary like statement of its position, and further technical training. But this St. was instructed to calculate was awe hope will continue to render Dunstaner had confidence that, table showing how much money support is fully as it has always under certain conditions, he could would have to bo collected each done. Everyone will wish the make a

success of his post-war year for the next five, ten, fifteen standard of service which has been work, and, with the enthusiastic and twenty years in order to place rendered these terribly handicap- help of his old firm, he was in-St. Dunstan's at the end of these ped men to be maintained for stalled again in charge of his determs in a position in which it their lifetime and the very full way partment. There were difficulties would require, no further money.in which the Council of the Or and set-backs, but within a ra The table shows that the sum of ganisation has taken the public markably short space of time "e £145,078 Д year for fifteen into its confidence is, we think the had not only proved his full years would enable the train surest way to ensure that the capacity to take up all the threading and settlement which still necessary help will be forthcoming of the work again, but was ex-requires to be done to be comfor as long as it is needed. tending

expleted; the widespread After-Care As in previous years, full Ac direction. To-day he is regarded Organisation. to be continued, and counts and Balance Sheets are con- as one of the most valuable men sufficient surplus set aside each táined in the Report, a copy of year to, endow St. Dunstan's at the which will be sent to anyone desir end of that time.

ing it on application to the Head-

consideration

bers of the staff.

a's

to

The life-stories of a mat-maker,

If is pointed out that this plan quarters of St. Dunstan'a, Inner a barrister (since his blindnes, of accking to endow St. Dunstan's Celo, Regent's Park, London, masseurs, a joiner, a colonial does not necessitate an increase N. W. I.