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taining enough to the Occidental, give to the Oriental a totally wrong iden of conditions in Wost- ern countries, to the manifest dis- advantage of both. As to who is to blame for this, the Commission

OCTOBER 20, 1932.

DAY BY DAY

SLEEP WITH YOUR HEAD TO THE NORTH

By BERNARD FALK

of your persons literally cower and quake acquaintance whother he while a peal of thunder is taking

SK the first person A

At the Tokyo Unlon Church last Bleeps with his head to the north, place. Everybody must 'remembor week, Mr. W. R. Buckberrough. of or to the west, and the chances are some relative who throughout a the Tokyo C.P.R. office, was married that you will be rewarded with an thunder and lightning storm has to Miss Katherine Williams of Now Indignant store, or the quizzical taken refuge in the cellar, utterly York.

look of ono who suspects thera is powerless to move. a joke about.

To dismiss such symptoms, as Stated to have taken some sort of

Yet there is neither cause for pure cowardica is utter nonsense. poison by mistake a girl named Wong resentment nor amusement in Far better if a calm attempt wore Hiu-man, aged 14 years, of 30, Bonham what is a seriously meant ques-made to trace the relationship be Civil Hospital by relatives, yesterday. Road, was taken to the Government tion of immense importance in an tween the external electrical dis- ago when insomnia is a pro-turbance and the internal nervous nounced and ever-extending ma-commotion.

So little is recognised scientific Giving the appearance of having lady. died of oplum-poisoning, the body of People who find difculty in fact in the innumerable conjectures a woman named Ho Hung, aged 20, securing a good night's sleep from about the earth's magnetism that which was found at 10, Square Street, which to ariae rafreshed in body the two most Interesting theories was removed to the Public Mortuary and mind should pay attention to are still the subject of embittered yesterday.

The one is the at- the position of the bed in the controversy.

tribution of magnetic storms

Repulse Bay Hotel, has reported to

Mr. Bessell, a resident of the

the

Yoom.

to

BOUTCO of

The head should rest to the north, direct solar action, the earth being police the theft of £30 in or in line with the earth's main bombarded from its Australian bank notes from his jacket magnetic field of forco, which exists light; the other is the view that all the principal planots, except pocket in his room some time between in the direction north to south.

{Mercury, exert a sensible Influence 8 a.m. on Sunday and 10.30 am. on

Jon the earth's magnetism Monday.

Rev, N. V. Halward will give a talk on "The League of Nations" in St. Andrew's Church Hall to-night at

The talk, which is being hold p.in. under the auspices of St. Andrew's Club, will be followed by a general discussion.

A Simple Experiment.

When arranging the bed to the

THE ANCIENTS, BEING FOND OF points out that neither the Cen-ED MORE THAN NINE AT A TIME- SOCIETY, NOT CROWDS, BARELY FEAST-

sorate nor the film distributor can | Bulwer Lyiton. bo criticised, since the former in not concerned with the quality of Alms, while the latter has only too The battery on which Prest-0-foften, under present conditions of Lito's reputation was originally export from producing centres, to built-but given the benefit of now take inferior films, whether he Improvements and discoveries which make it, to-day, a better considers them suitable or not. battory than over.

One fuen put forward is that Shanghai might with advantage copy the Australian plan wherely Alm distributors are registered under a specific bond. By such registration, it is found. the standard of censorship being known, the distributor takes grea- ter care in the films he iliports and submits for consorabip, as sus- pension of such registration, which might follow repeated rejections by the Censorate, would naturally

For the head to recline in posi-Magnetic Storms. be detrimental to his business.

tions away from the north is to Another idea is that something

bring across instead of in line produced, aro direct evidence of The magnetic storms, howover might be done along the lines of

with, the terrestrial magnetic flow.

(h/c) Then, "Thash all

ri*, Rather than the sceptically in- Toronto, Can. the activities of the General

clined. should waste time in meers 'ng im in," she hiccuped.

terrestrial Federation of Women's Clubs in

magnetism, being at the suggestion that significance powerful enough to interfere with attaches to the position of the bed, the transmission of telegrame, the United States, a body which

During a fight with another inmate lot them try moving it to the dlf- and 'to upset the sound-waves of Issues every month a review of

ferent points of the compass. In broadcasting. films which have come under its cung Shu, a woman residing at 100, the majority of cases they will Shanghal Stroet, received injuries to notice, making selections of the her head and body and was later re-emerge from the simple and cost-north it may be necessary to vary moved to the Kwong Wal Hospital, less experiment profoundly con- the direction a little, for the best and indicating which are suit-

Her injuries, however, were not of vinced that they are most benefited positions of the magnetic poles, able to families or to adults only.a serious nature,

when the head rests to the north, where the earth's magnetiam and most disturbed when the head reaches its maximum, undergo The idea in that in this way the public could be educated in re-kong Lawn Bowis Association in

The dinner organised by the Hang- rests to the west.

steady and fluctuating changes. To scoff, of course, is easy. But In the seventeenth century the gard to film standards, and the honour of the Interport team, is be those who are tempted to indulge magnetic needle at Greenwich

ing held at Lane Crawford's Commission evidently thinks that taurant (Exchange Building) this ber the fate of the wiseneres who it swung farther west of north. Resin derisive laughter should remem-pointed due north; but gradually Shanghal could do with auch evening. direction. It is to be doubted, Shanghai has been taking up however, whether such a plan would the question of cinema film cenbe of much real value, since the Lady Clement and her second]

daughter, Bliss Cicel Clementi, were Borship, a Commission appointed film-going public would hardly be passengers to Malaya on the P. and O. in Austria and in Russia, have long Magnetle Pole and the South by the Municipal Council having likely to take its directions from Comorin which is due in Singapore studied the influence of the earth's Magnetic Pole are not antipodal. on Oct. 28, but just before the boat magnetism on the human body, and The straight line joining them just issued its report. Various a body of women who may or may reached Port Said Miss Clementi was it was their observations that first passes nearly 800 milles from the recommendations have been made not possess the necessary quali-taken ill with appendicitis. Upon led to the discovery of the effect centro of the carth.

arrival at Port Sald, Miss Clementi

The sensitive magnetograph in with the object of securing the cations to pass reasonable judg-was taken ashore, accompanied by her on sensitive human beings of sleep- use of greater discretion in ceaments. The fact has to be faced other who remained with her, but ing with the head in the wrong use at observatories and weather

it is reassuring to learn that it is direction when the magnetic cur-stations automatically sorship so that films which tend that the public everywhere nowa-expected that the patiens will be well rents are traversed.

photograph the changes in the to lower the prestige of the Oc-days hus contracted "the cinema

enough to restane her journey on the In a number of scientifically run magnetic elements, und we Rangurs.

sanatoria the greatest attention is able to gather from these and cidental and the Oriental in each habit," and it will prefer to exer-

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paid to the position of the bed, other instruments how constant others' eyes should be prohibited.cise its own discretion as to what The Inspector-General of Police, wide experience having taught the are the earth's rhythmic move-

for re-ments and pulsation. Incidentally, Hongkong's methods is good or bad. A reasonably-Hon. Mr. F. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.. supervisors the necessity

returned from long leave on the s...leasing the tension on the nervous

Possibly the rotation of the of censorship were studied, and, operated censorship can rule out Corfu yesterday. Mr. T. II. King has system of the earth's mysterious earth, as well as the magnetic cur

rents, is a factor in the problem. generally speaking, were approved the definitely harmful, but, for acted in the capacity of LG.P. On electrical movements.

November 19, Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., It is a generally admitted fact of sleep, In any case, the pro- and thought worthy of emulation. the rest, the public must be allow-is proceeding on leave, followed by that the planet on which we live cedure is the same: Sleep with Whilst we have not the space in led to follow its own tastes.

Mr. L. I. V. Banth, acting Director is charged with magnetle forces; your head to the north. of Criminal Intelligence, in December

This inclined, with your which to set out the various pro-

Mr.

posals, there is one which is worthy of notice, namely, that all Alms should be classified in two groups-one which only adults (should be permitted to see, and the other which should be exhibit,

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1932.

FILM CENSORSHIP PROBLEMS

ed to children as well. A good deal of time was, in fact, devoted to this question of the attendance

The Ottawa Agreements.

•

Hors d'oeuvres will be

ready at 7.16 p.m. and dinner served were most contemptuous over the Now the needle has begun to re- at 8.30 p.m. sharp.

possibilities of wireless communi-trace its steps. cation and other marvels of other It is of considerable interest to transmission.

remind old and young who are Continental scientists, especially scientifically minded that the North

*

Criminal Intelligence.

atorms.

records by

are

feat

Just as the earth is a magnetis-

nervous

the

D. Burlingham, Divisional indeed, the earth has been describ Superintendent of Police, Kowloon, is led as "a magnetised sphere." No to the south, there is authoritative expected to return from leave early, 'body quite knows how this mag-experience to teatify to the seda- next year. His pince has been filled netism is produced, nor has any-tiva influences exerted. By being by 3. C. G. Perdue, Director of body explained in a thoroughly in line with the earth's magnetism The Ottawa Agreements are

satisfactory manner the funda- the nervous or electrical energy being debated in the House of

mental connexion between electric flowing in the human body is ཡ་རབ་མྱ་ད་ Commons and the opposition is res

currents and magnetic forces.

directed away from the brain. to the signed

ratification. The not to raise, but to lower general United Kingdom is now free to tariffs

Effect of Thunder,

et sphere, so the human body is. throughout the world. make agreements with other coun- Any other use of the agreenients

When the theory of the influence All forms of human and animal a magnet, charged with electricity. tries. Norway, Sweden and Den would condemn the National Gov-ef the earth's magnetism in the life aro saturated with electricity mark have already arranged toernment leaders out of their own common matter of sleep is question- To realise the presence of this in- ed there should not be overlooked visible force one has only to stroke of children at cinema exhibitions, open negotiations and as the pre-mouths and more than justify the the perceptible effect on many in the arched back of a cat. a mutter which, it was found, had forence duties, Britain's jumping bitter criticism levelled by Sir dividuals of thundery weather, exercised the minds of many wit-off place, are fairly moderate, the Herbert Samuel and Mr. Lans- when the atmosphere is a prey to Nervous Energy. nesses who gave evidence before prospects of success are reason busy. Even so, there is a suspic-electrical disturbance.

It is asserted that There have been cases of people Bargains may be ably good.

ion that the Government have al-whose nervous system has been energy in the buman body is con the Commission.

struck and the chance of improv-lowed their hands to be tied rather violently slinken during

trolled by secretions in the thyrold Among the many interestinging the quantity of our exports too tightly for comfort.

One has seen normally courageous by the suprarenal glands, which gland, which lies in the neck, and conclusions reached was one that may be relatively improved. It

the the "crook" and "gangster" picis fortunate that

extreme turca have not, as might have Protectionists, British and Domin been expected, made for any in-ian, failed to get their way. Mr. Neville Chamberlain accurately crease in juvenile crime. On the

claims that the general effect of other hand, there was a strong the Ottawa pacts is a reduction in consensus of opinion that the film inter-Imperial tariffs and while. which depends upon "sex appeal" in certain specific

cases, the and loose morality for its drawing preferences involve steps which to foreign power has a definitely deleterious may be detrimental effect on the young and adolescent trade with Britain and the Domin- miad, particularly, from the evi-ions, the scale of such special

measures is so small as not to pro-- dence heard, among the Chinese vide real ground for grievance. student class. It is chiefly for Advantages secured to British this reason that the Commission manufactured articles by pre- na recommended the classifica-ferential tariff reductions may in- tion of filma. As to the nge-limitcrease Britain's output at the ex- but at which children should be pro-

competitors, pense of her cannot rationally be advanced as hibited from attending tho sereen.

a cause of complaint. Were the ing of pictures for adults, the con-

situation otherwise, the reactions clusion reached is that it could not

on the forthcoming world econo- be put higher than sixteen years mic conference might well be fatal. of age, even though this period is The moral influence of the British perhaps the most impressionable. délégates-and Mr. Ramsay Mac- Another paint touched upon by Donald is to be the President

would be nil could it be shown the Commission was the desirabl

that they entered the conference, lity of improving the standard of one purpose of which is to case films exhibited. It was shown economie ills by lowering tariff that a large section of the film barriers, with fresh-erected tariff going public la dissatisfied with walls higher than anybody elac.

Mr. Baldwin had a very difeult task in avoiding this risk, but his achievement now makes it possiblo for the British Government to on- tor, upon the conference, using

the general run of films exhibited. Too many films, it was felt, depond on Hox interest, more often than not far too crudely exploited, while others portray phases of the Ottawa agreements ad a lever, Western life which, though enter.

above the kidneys. Medical science has been rapidly augment- Ing its knowledge, both of nature and workings of these so- salled ductless glands, which re- cognisably play an important part in the normal chemical changes of the tissues. The electrical and nervous energy controlled by these mysterious secretions --recently shown to determine our physical health and inental welfare--reacts to the earth's magnetism, being drawn towards the brain if the head resta at night to the west, fand, reversely, drawn towards the feet if the head rests to the north. Sufferers from Insomnia will do well to pay respect to this valuable deduction. from authenticated scientific and medical data.

ALL (HIC) RI"!

(By Edward Volstand Kelly.) We met Peta over in Kowloon the other day. Pete lives on the Poak.

Belleve It or not, we reached that stage when the width of Nathan Road was of greater im- portance than its length. Poto invited us to his flat for dinner.

"Y'all ri'?" asked Pete, as We ambled down to the Star Forry,

"Yeh, I'm (hic) all ri""},

Thash all r".

Wo poured each other on to the Forry.

"Shay (hite) dosh my bresh shmell (hic) beery?" saked Peta.

"Lesh shmell-no, (hio), i'nh all

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