1933-09-11 — Page 17

THIS QUEER Man Who

Cannot

WORLD STRANGE EVENTS Feel Pain

OF THE DAY

AN AESOP FABLE COMES TRUE

London.

Queer things, some of them very queer, which happen all over the world aro recorded by Router Correspondents. Here is a selec-

tion:-

A monument to Mr. Thomas Edison, the inventor, is being set up by the villagers of Yahata, in the Kyoto prefecture.

This is why. When Edison was creating the electric lamp, he hit upon the use

car of Japanese bamboo, after bonisation, for the filaments,

Hence a demand for bamboo, bringing wealth to Yahata,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1933.

REMAINS CRUCIFIED FOR AN HOUR

Madrid,

TOKYO PLOT TRIAL

(Continued from Page 1.) oficer of the ultra-nationalist school, who was, kitted during the Sino-Japanese hostilities at Shang- hai last year.

OTHER INSPIRATION;

In addition to the "ghostly In- Auences" of those three men, the defendants all claimed to have re- Fritz Toopfor, the man who celved inspiration from studying claims that ho feels no pain, has the lives and actions of those who caused a sensation in Barcelona. brought about the Takiwa Reforms Ho romninod "crucified," within the 7th Contury and the Meiji nails through his hands and feet, Restoration 60 years ago, actions which, though they brought great for one hour,

good, were frequently both violent and ruthieas in execution.

He attributes his condition to a war accident. He was an aviator in the German army, and was brought down by enemy are.

On the point of death, he was rovived, but since then he has been immune to ordinary pain. Doctors in several countries have studed his case.-Router,

to devise

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The Great Saigo, the leader of the Satsuma rebellion of 1877, was also quoted as providing inspira- tion for the intended coup d'etat, for Saigo, like themselves, rose not against the Emperor, to whom he was passionately devoted, but against the Government, which he has led men method of destroying them, says to the true interests of the coun- new considered to be acting contrary Reuter from Adelaide, South Austry. Scientists at the American tralia. Museum of Natural history are The shooter hides in a bush, and working on a "jig-saw puzzle" blows a special whistic. with 20,000 pieces.

The fox thinks it is the squeal When completed, the "puzzle" of a trapped rabbit, comes out into will be a skeleton of one of the the open-and is shot. rarest of dinosaurà, the "dread- noughts" that inhabited parts of Jealousy caused a 76-year-olded with alarm, 8 contrary to North America millions of years man to quarrel with his wife, ago.

aged 70, and to stab her to death The "puzzle" may take two in San Sebastian, Spain. years to solve.

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A miner in Valencia, Spain, has confessed that he committed a murder 18 years ago.

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He sald that he could not hear to think that he might not love him any more.

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Tributo was also paid by the de. fendants to the assassins of the Regent, Kamon no Kaml, who was slain in 1860 by reactionary "patriots" because his overtures to the foreign Powers were view- Japan's interests.

Testimony was also given to the influence exerted by the deeds of the 47 Ronin who, in 1703, avenged the death of their master by slaying the lord who had caus-

committed hara-kiri.

A cat saved fourteen lives whened his death and then, in turn, He says that pangs of conscience fire broke out in a boarding house prompted him to give himself up. Johannesburg.

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LENIENCY EXPLAINED. It jumped on to the bed of its Aesop has been proved right at

From these and other deeds the John Hopkins Hospital at Bal-mistress and awakened hor. Then

curious ahe gave the alarm, and everyone have arisen that timore, Maryland.

code rushed to safety from the blazing which permits the Japanese us a nation to view with such extra- building.

ordinary calmness and leniency the actions of those who commit acts of violence in the name of loyalty and patriotism, provided the perpetrators are prepared to prove their sincerity of purpose either by subsequent self-immola- tion or by voluntary surrender to the authorities.

A gipsy has been arrested in Almería, Spain.

Following the annual tortoise race in the hospital grounds, the winner was pitted against a bure.

Just as in the Aesop fable, the tortoise plugged along steadily and phased the finishing line " well|

It is alleged that he sold his ahead of its speedy but arratie child, aged 5, in exchange for a rival.

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donkey.

Mr. McDavidson fell from a

Tourists on the Eichberg, near inth floor window of his hotel in Gloggnitz, Lower Austria, came New York.

{upon a wild-looking man in a cave

Ho awoke smiling. In hospital, famong the rocks. with only a slight bump on his head.

Eight broken window awnings

showed where he had fallen.

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The days of highwaymen are not

past in some parts of Spain.

Twenty masked "men of the road" rode up to a farm near Sovillo in broad daylight.

They stole the aged farmer's corn, and shot him dead when he tried to frustrate them.

No arrests have yet been made.

And here is the story of another xrim survival from the past, says

At first he fled from them, but eventually spoke to them and proved to be an educated man born

In Vienna,

Long unemployment has caused him to flee the haunts of nian. He lives on berries and mushrooms, and says that he is so happy that ho has no wish to return to civilisation..

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NEW ANTIDIPHTHERIA TOXOID

AN EFFICACIOUS GERM

REACTION NOT SEVERE

TOWNS GROW OUT OF JUNGLE

ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY AIR

YET MODERN IN

EVERY WAY-

Port Moresby, New Guinea. Modern towns, with hospitals, electric light and wireless, have risen out of the jungle hinterland of New Guinea. There is no road to them; only aircraft can reach them over the mountains.

Montgomery, Alabama. Fortifications in children's bo dica agafast attacks of the dread ed diphtherla germs are claimed The development of the Bulolo, to be built more quickly and offici-Wau and Edle Creek goldfields has antly than ever before by a new antidiphtheria toxoid developed by the Alabama Health Department.

The fortification bullders' are substances known as anti-germs or germ-fightors, which are natural and bigger enemies of diphtheria germs. A regiment of germ-fight- ors in one injection of the new toxoid will complete the process of fortifying the body, whereas formerly it took three injections to finish the job.

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90 PER CENT. EFFICACIOUS,

Not only are the fortifications built moro speedily but they are claimed to be well-nigh impregna- ble. The toxoid has made more than 90 per cont of the children on whom it was tried immune

against the disease. Immuniza- tion of the child population ahould bo against diphtheria greatly advanced with the aid of the new toxold, it is..believed, be cause the amount of toxoid for. merly necessary to immunize one child now is sufficient for two or three..

Diphtheria now kills 'above five persons, mostly children, in avery 100,000 of the American popula- tion each year. That is already a tremendous reduction from 1900, when forly persons per 100,000 died of the disease annually in the States which then kept records.

The toxoid, consists of the toxing

im.

This code has been strictly fol or poisons produced by diphtheria Tor, having committed their acts forth the body's defence forces lowed by the present defendants, germs, which when injected call of violence on May 15, last year, against the disease instead of in- they surrendered in a body to the fecting with the disease Itself. gendarmerie authorities punishmout and, during the court for. It. This toxin is the same for Formalin is used as a preservative martials, have petitioned for capi-material used in preparing the tal punishment for themselves.

toxin-anti-toxín’now used in munizing children against diph. theria, in, making the now kind of toxoid, alum is added to the mixture, which separates the po- tent part of the toxoid from the rest, the extra liquid is drawn off. and the patent part is dissolved in A salt solution.

It is significant that two of the cadets involved testified to having | visited the graves of the 47 Ronin Two kind-hearted Spanish on the morning of May 15 in order waiters are walking from Alicante to pay their respects to the spirits to Puerto Santa Maria, a distance of those whose actions of 230 years

of 430 miles, in order to serve nago they themselves were about hearty meal to prisoners in gaol to emulate.-Router. there for political offences,

Reuter from Bulawayo, Rhodesta. They_will_cook_the_meal_them-.

A native woman suspected of selves.

having caused the death of a

number of children by witchcraft) Mr. John Miller borrowed

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was burned to death by three book from a friend nearly thirty natives who set fire to her hut.

years ago, anys Reuter from

The three mon have been sen- Morganton, North Carolina. tenced to death at the Salisbury Criminal Sessions.

He has just returned it, with

BAG SNATCHER CAUGHT

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REACTION NOT SEVERE,

By this method weak toxoida! formerly not usable in immuniza- tion can be built up to the desired strength and others that are too strong can be diluted to standard strength. The toxold is injected under the skin. Reactions due to impurities, sometimes suffered by those receiving the Immunization treatment, are not as severe with Six months hard labour jvns pass-the-new toxoid, showing it is of á ed by Mr. Schofield, at the Central high degree of purity. Magistracy this morning, on Yu

the message: "I'm sorry I kept it INDIAN WATCHMAN'S

ao long."

Fear that a shortage of rabbits The friend has been dead for will cause foxes to attack lambs some time.—Renter. ·

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GOOD WORK

Kit, an unemployed, who admitted The new toxoid is absorbed snatching a handbag containing more slowly by the body than the $21.70 from a widow, Leung Long-old, with the result that the tis ain, in Kennedy Road about 7 p.m.sues of the body are exposed long- last night.

er to the action of the anti-diph theria germ-fighters. This en- Sub-Inspector McLellan sald thatables the body's defences to bo the complainant had just alighted built up completely by the injec- from a car, and was walking across tion.

the road to her residence, when the

defendant came up from behind Bables can be injected with the and snatched the bag which was toxoid any time after three month; under her right arm. A privateof age.-Reuter.

Indian watchman, Milkha Singh, gave chase und arrested defendant up the hillside.

Mr. Schefeld coinplimented the watchman cn his success in ALL- reting the thief, and also ordered the defendant to be sent back to the country at the end of his prison sentence.

M.P.s Must

Think Whilst Speaking

STOWAWAYS ABOARD NEW ORDER FOR

PRES. HOOVER

AN AMERICAN

ORATORS

Prague. Deputies in the Czechoslovak LAN AUSTRALIAN AND Parliament will not, in future, be

allowed to read their speeches. Wazals Franz (21) and Frank Parliamentary order, because It te This is to be enforced by a new Whitney (23), described as Au-alleged that in the past Deputies stralian and American respective-

13, were charged before Mr. But bave read their speeches withou tors at the Kowloon Magistracy thinking what they have bean this morning with stowing away raying,

on the President Hoover, the On several occasions they have former from Hongkong to Manila, made, in the middle of a spooch and the latter from Manila to such romarks nor "At this point Hongkong.

[laugh ironically."!

...

It was stated that Franz. was, In addition, groundloss absence found on board after the ship had from more than five plenary: som left Hongkong, and the officera alons of the ~ Chamber: wilt bé decided to bring him back to Hong punished by suspension of one kong. After the ship had left month's sainty, and official publica Manila, don himself

discovered Whitney, tion of the fact,

When

who had

the ship was In Manila,

Continued--abeance will bring

A fine of $50 or ons month was with it. suspension of six months' Imposed on each of the dotontal falaryannd publication of the fast

caused this transformation.

and are using the latest machinery PRAYER FOR PEACE. to win gold from the earth-

HOSPITALS AND BUNGALOWS.

Surrounded by the jungla there? are hospitals and comfortable bungalows equipped with wire- loss, gramophonos, planos, electric light, and great mining machines weighing hundreds of tons.

FINAL TRIBUTE TO VISCOUNT GREY

The body of Lord Grey of Fallo

London, Sept. 9.

Yet there is no road through the den hvas taken from Falloden to Holdfelds. Everything has boon members of the indoor and outdoor toworing mountains to these tropic morning. Only rotatives,

Darlington for cremation this with brought in by aeroplane. Nothing

like it has been done in the world staffle at Falloden, were present. bofore.

Meanwhile, Borvices were hold in

Swooping to 8,000 foot over Nowcastle Cathedral and in Em densely wooded ranges and stoep bloton Parish Church, near Fallo- ravines, the monoplanes covered don within an hour the journey from A special prayer was offered for. Salamos, which would take the the peace of the world the wish fastest native carrier an arduous nearest to the heart of the dead week to perform.

statesman.-British Wireless. domitable spirit has been shown by

Fearlessness, resource and an in

the menacing growl of the war ties by the airmen who are conduct

Yesterday, the fungie echoed to the pioneer miner, and equal quali- drums and the scream of the heading the services on which depends hunters.

the ability to operate the fields. To-day there is, instead, a cint-: MARVEL OF ENGINEERS. ter of huge dredges, and the deep- No wonder their joint achloro- throated roar of giant monoplanes, ments are the marvel of engineers

Yesterday, painted cannibals and aviators the world over.

Yot to-day, two big 'companies,. wearing feather headdresses, held Twelve years have passed since the Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd., and dances, feasts and initiation cere-"Shark Eye" Park, a man who had the New Guinen Goldfields, and a s magic power to travel in safety smaller company, called Daydawn, monies,

To-day. Instead, the same sav slone among the fiercest natives, and numerous syndicates, are work- ages, grimy, wearing battered felt first discovered gold on Koranga ing these fields, and gold worth lints, are working under the direc- "Creek, a tributary of the Bulolo £80,000 is being flown monthly to tion of a handful of white men, River, and It was Bill Royal, the coast-Reuter,

penniless and desperate, after years at the head of Edie Creek. of misfortune, who struck deposits

It ia only six years aluco Lieutenant Mustard flow the first acroplane-an old DH87, purchased. cheaply from the Commonwealth, from Lae to Wau.

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