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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929,

TIMELY RESCUE.

CHINESE GIRL SWEPT INTO NULLAH,

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A Chinese girl while washing? some clothing by the nullah near Bright Prospect Place, Bonham Road, yesterday morning | at about nine o'clock, lost her. footing and fell into the nullah. But for the very timely assistanc of Mr. A. Morris, hendmaster of King's College, and Mr. T. J. "Price, ulso of the College, it is bo- Jieved she would have lost her life, as a strong rush of water was flowing at the time..

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According to an eye-witness, the girl, agdd about 19, in the employ of a wealthy Chinose real- dent in Babington Path, had gone to the nullah shortly after nine, when rain fell heavily, but she re nuined there, and was suddenly swept by a stream of water into the nullah. The girl was ren dered unconscious, receiving juries to her head and body."

Fortunately there was a big water pipe across the nullah, and it prevented the girl from being washed towards, the sea. Menn- while, a small boy happened to be on his way home, and witness. ing the peril of the girl he went to King's College and raised the alarm. Messrs. Morris" nud Price immediately went to her help, and with the aid of a canvas stretcher took her into the College, render hug first nid,

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

Warning of the Jewel.

[By Marigold Watney.]

Jewels and gems and precious: stones. What a lure they have for most of us; even if we are not hucky enough to possess many of our own, we enjoy looking at then: through the plate glass shop wi down-but to appreciate them thoroughly one should go to the Wellcome Historical Medieal Museum in Wigmore-street.

There we can find out all about their history, and their innermost secreta concerning spella, charma, magic, and all those things wo do not credit today. Or do we? Quite a lot of people still bow to a sweep and turn their money at the sight of the new moon; cin we then in justice doride our

to ward off the Evil Eye, of whose baleful glance they went in terror

Dr. Ma Luk was summoned, and gave the girl medical assistance, ancestors for wearing gold trinkets and she was later taken in an ambulance to the Government Civil Hospital. Apart from an in- jury to her head, she had many bruises, and her clothing was torn by contact with the rocks in the nullah.

LETTER GOLF

One nice thing about going on a letter goir DIET is that you are; bound to get SLIM,

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1. The idea of letter golf in to change one word to another and do it in par, a given number of strokes. Thus to change COW to HIEN, three stroken, COW, HOW, HEW, HEN.

You can change only one letter nt a time.

3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each Jump. Shang words and abbrovin- tions don't count.

4.—The order of letters cannot be changed.

One solution is printed another page.

on

To be Happy Through Hot. A Secret Worth Knowing.

of their lives?.

The Tond Stone.

Amongst the glittering array of stones displayed upon the gloss shelves of the Wellcome Museum one pebble alone stands out in drah ugliness. This is the Fondl Stone.

But as if to prove the truth of the time worn adage concerning beauty being only skin deep, it is pussessed of a wonderful virtue, for it is an antidote to poison!

Of course, at the present time this leaves us rather cold and uninterested, but in the days of Queen Elizabeth the Toad Stone supplied a pressing need, princi- pally owing to spiteful little habits. prevalent at that date.

To ensure satisfactory results it had to be worn next to the skin, as it gave warning of the proximity of danger by becoming uncour fortably hot. That is the reason why It is so often found set in the most elaborate rings, in spite of its undecorative appearance.

healing powers also; it would cure The Toad Stone had wonderful

a venomous bite If rubbed on the affected part, und, it was even swallowed in desperate cases; but this must have been a last re- source, in every meaning of the word, an the flat, speckled stone, very much the shape of a tand, war usually the size of a walnuti

Several eminent authorities in olden times have written on the subject of the Toad Stone. For example:

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You may get the outburst, but the adjective is missing.

"It decan't seem to be you, all

Husbands divide women into two frizzed up like that," he saya sadly.

classes "my wife" and "other)

women,"

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Your husband may tell you how living and still quivering toad, al Take cosmetics.

much he admires the capablo) How often a modern girl who can drive a car little eye can be seen in the sub-husband' remarka-There'a stance, but if it be taken from a pretty girl-charming complexion" End, doing all her own running. from John o' Groat's to Land's tond that has been some time when anyone with cyca can see repairs. The chief secret of keeping cheer.dend, the poison of the creature it all washes off at night.j fut and "t" no matter how high will have already destroyed the Encouraged by this broadminded If you remark, somewhat dim- the temperature climbs is to take little eye and spoiled the stone," view of his, you venture on some-dently, that you have long wished due care of the liver and intestinal Another old writer tells us that thing more spectacular than the to learn to drive a car, he will tract. Used when needed, Pink when a boy he placed a tead upon usual dust of powder, and aro reply with good-natured scorn- eltes keep the system clean and red cloth, and waited all night rather pleased with the result; but "You! my door little woman, if cool, prevent liverlishness, banish for It to eject the stone, but not so your husband, who eyes you you can drive a sewing machine headaches and bilious attacks, aid the appetite and digestion. Ob-grent disappointment

Doubtless with distaste and eaks if you are, it la about your limit." nothing happened. tainable from chemists everywhere, Unfortunately, other methods fre-

followed. "going out like that."

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quently employed for securing the treasure were less humane.

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REFUELLED MACHINE. MR. HALLETT ABEND.

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[Mr. Abend has hitherto been

Culver City, July 12,

Poking, July 12. The refuelled aeroplano "An- The New York Times has ap- geleno" has now flown over 225 pointed Mr. Hallett Abend Its When He Liked Curly Hair,

hours, beating the previous record chief correspondent in China, with If you are the "one man's" type by two days and two hours. Your old school friend comes to wife"--wearing your face and tornately for four hours, feeding

headquarters at Shanghai-Rep- of woman you go on being "my

The airmen are sleeping alter. In Shakespeare's time it was spend the evening with her hair hair "au naturel, clothed, not on hot coffee, rolls and chicken. generally believed that the stone once as straight as your dressed: your mechanien) ambi-it is now a question whether the the paper's Peking correspondent, actually constituted a part of the most becomingly waved.

the sewing mon or the machine will first break and the Nationalist Government tond's head. This is proved by on your husband. remarks that machine or lawn the lines in "As You Like It;"

there is something rather attrac-i

mower and down. The fliers report that the recently made representations to strange to relate, you are perfectly engine, which is of two hundred the American authorities for his tive about curly hair.

Your brain begins to work rapid-happy, and think your husband horsepower and has 676 flying deportation from China, for alleg Wears, yet a precious jewel in and you wonder if you were rather a fine character on the hours to its credit, le becoming ed misrepresentation of facts la

wise to believe the nursery dictum whole.

a bit noisy-Reuter's American regard to the relationship between that "God gives you the hair that:

Service.

"Which like the toad, ugly and

venomous,

his head."

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

UNCLE HARRY'S USING THE TELEPHONE, AND I HEARD HIM ASK FOR MR. HEBGEN.... WHO'S THAT? DO YOU KNOW?

HEBGEN??

I NEVER HEARD

THAT NAME BEFORE. "WHAT'S LE TALKING TO HIM ABOUT?

Later

| Είσης centred in

HELLO-MAX?'TAIS IS ORNSBY- BLOW GOON COULD

I HAVE A FAST CABIN CRUISER

·SENT TO ME? --- NO-JUST ONE PASSENGER AND MYSELF eze I WANT TO CATCH THAT BOAT FOR HAWAL AND IT'S TOO LATE. TO TAKE A

TRAIN

Wives are quear!

All Set

NENER MINO THE EXPENGE I WANT THE BEST YOU HAVE AND BY THE WAY... SEG IF YOU CAN GET LEO TO PILOT THE SHIP.-HE: KNOWS MY REQUIREMENTS ---FINE--"TKEN

ILL EXPECT HIM BY MORNING, EH?

OK. SEE YOU LATER!!

Nanking and Mukden.]

Aw Suucks! JUST WHEN WE GET HERE TO LISTEN TO NUKAT HE'S SAYING 'BE'.

BANGS UP!!

By Blosser

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