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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1933.

THAT HOSPITAL INCIDENT

NOTES OF THE DAY

GENEALOGICAL TREES

Although many people missed the

| special algnificance, a photograph we published the other day cm- phasises, as few news items do, the incredible nge, of the civiliza- tion of China. It recorded the

fact that a lady in Peking can trace her anecatry directly back

SCIENCE

IN

WONDERLAND

By E. L. ALLEN

BULLS AND INNERS

From the Office Butts

On Moonlight nights, the air on the Peak may be described as em- bracing.

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Especially in the region of the

gmbarrassed by productive power ANY of us were brought bond what he can handle, the Barker Road seats.

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up on 'Alice in Wonder chance to get still more? But tho

more

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It is said that too many bache-

dream, and there is no in male lino of descent to Confucius land'. But we thought that harnessing of the atom remains a himself and that she is his 77th to grow up meant to say divinity about a universe mado up

Since Con-good-bye for ever to that of tiny packets of energy. than lors in the Far East remain single.

there was about one made up of why knot? incal descendant. fucius was born in 51 B. C, the

[t} ་ family is now only a little less thun delightful world and its miniature billard balls."

Never THE MESSAGE OF HOPE.

A prominent Frenchman has 2,500 years old; and in the face of quaint inhabitants. :

For the message of hope which stated that Britain's financial such a record—not altogether un-again should we meet the

science brings and it does bring common-the most. pretentions of

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western genealogies must look Mad Hatter or the Queenuch a message-we must look position since she deserted gold, Is

elsewhere. In Russia, where they nothing short of amazing.. S.a. in

utterly insignificant. To a per- of Hearts or sit down at one Bun who can trace his family tree of those interminable tea-have an explanation for everything, that far back, in pride in "com- parties!

ing over with the Conquerer" must look rather odd. Even the proud- est members of European nobility, who claim direct descent from erusaders and what not, must be, in the eyes of a cultured Chinese, mere upstartk. ·

THE GRAF SAILS ON ·

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Our droughts and fears how

they have one for that entoute be- Wonderland! tween science and religion which the twentieth century has effected. Of late, however, some of us They say it in the shadow, enst by have begun to think that winds the despair of capitalist civilisa-appear to be dispersed.

to grapple with its fate and seeing are blowing us towards the coast to The Western mind, unable of Wonderland once more, or disaster ahead, drugs itself with rather that we are being definite- new mysticism, compounded out

Kenreoly

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"Haman emotions are so sen-

propounded his sitive, that merely reading a book ly conducted there by such of science and religion! Einstein

had eminently respectable guides as theory of relativity when Lenin can bring tears to the eyes" asserts our men of selence, some of them bade his comrades beware of it a Londen writer. Especially if it even enjoying the additional the latest and most subtle method

of promoting the class-interests happens to be a bank book! of the bourgeoisiel

☐. O' prestige of knighthood!

The announcement that the

I do not see mich trace of this But it is even worse than that.

A woman's dress may cousist of German dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, will appear at the Chicago Cen- The world-picture which they put defcntism In the scientific mentali tury of Progress Exhibition on into our hands looks, when viewed ty of to-day. Indeed, it might be nothing to speak of but it does pro- possible to see in the cure for vide other women with something as precise and as such defeatism as is abroad. Oct. 20 is a further reminder that one way up,

table of Long ago, a creature six feet high to talk about. 78 any the Germans scem perfectly at regular

but when turned and with so uncertain a hold on

៨. ជ home with these lighter-than-alr | Jógarithms,

To-day's Gardening Hint. Pars- most powerful microscopes could Hners, no matter what difficulties round, it looks sometimes rather life that a germ which only the other nations may have with them.ke what Alice saw through the detect has but to enter his system

How absolutely and he is dead, set out on an adven-ley should be bedded-out sparsley; This remarkable airship has, by looking-gings!

He Leaks must be stopped; Brussel. now, a record of achievement 80 fascinating, for example, to watch ture through the universe, long that few can recite it without na electron jump from one orbit was armed with, a clock and a

observing, experimenting, guess- rough stuff.--Fertile Liza. a reference book. It has flown to another without crossing the measuring-rod, and he set to work pronta occasionally: Cut out the

Indeed, any-ing, and putting his guesses to the around the world, it has crossed intervening space!

ᄆ The explanation given by Dr. various oceans so many times that thing may happen in a world where, test. What rule has he followed

A reader suggests that the Gov- Thomas concerning G. C. H. people have lost count, it has actel when the business man goes out to to achieve the great success he has achieved? The simple rule methods of dealing with accidents a commercial carrier, and it has the office in the morning, he not that the truth is all that matters, ernmont should organise a "Come never had a really serious accid-only takes a little loose cash in his and that one new fact is worth all to Hongkong" movement.. Why?. cases will afford relief to many

. D minds. There will be no hesita-ent. Now it is going to re-visit pocket, but a private space and the prejudices in the world. tion in acquitting responsible the United States and no one has time as woll!

the slightest doubt that it will officials of knowingly permitting make its trip right on schedule. a scandalous insistence upon All in all, the career of the Graf formalities such as would cause Zeppelin is a striking example of a seriously injured man to be the things that can be done with refused admission to hospitala dirigible by people who know the because the nature of the secret. accident had not been reported to the police. The idea that such

EXHILARATED SCIENTISTS,

of mind wants to know if he can hear me well enough, if you did not turn the key in the lock of not make that noise, grinding your the atom and give man, already private axes!'

We shall soon be thinking that bc-

our cook-boy is a Scotsman cause he always Burns dinner!

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Judging by the evening gowns

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We shall soon be calling them

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One can always tell by a broker's face whether he has had a good

day or not; a sort of cash register in fact.

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THE PROBLEM OF MAN.'- In the realm of politics and When one talks with anyone economics, of course, such success who has had something to do with as the physicist has won is

long way off. Why is that? In the advances in modern physics, part, it is because man is much one cannot but notice a certain ex-less tractable than matter. You hilaration about him. He has the can predict what molecules will air of a man for whom something do, if only there are enough of local Indles have brought back to very splendid is afoot. A work them together, but man is no much once asked what the strike was all the mass as he is singly. Perhaps hackneyed joke promises to be "I

We sco your back!" an incident could occur by order, angle in the study. It would ing-man who was on strike was a problem when you take him in the Colony, this winter's most so to speak, was too monstrous not be surprising to find that about. I don't know', he replied, there is another reneon, for belief from the beginning. the police attitude had more but I can tell you we're not going might have more success if wo by no means cortain what he will are so concerned to defend our And yet, on the evidence given than a little to do with the in till we get it! The scientist is followed the scientist's rule. We at the inquest, no reasonably G. C. H. incident, whether the and, but he has made up his mind possessions, our interests, our minded man could doubt that person responsible was mistaken to go on till he has found it. He sovereignties, our markets, and has a super-nudist. He recently

carries -his pocket a detailed prestige, our standards of life, and the driver and others connected in his understanding of their map of what lies behind him, but a whole host of things good and refused to have his sprained wrist.. with the fatal accident left the requirements or not. More than the country which lies ahead is bad we call ours. The scientist bandaged!

.0 ☐ Queen's Road entrance of the once have injured men, in fight-qulte unsurveyed. What turns up does not approach a problem to may be very disconcerting, but see how he can best defend what hospital in the belief that the ing or stabbing or in accidents, what of that? It will be true or, he already has, but to find that victim had been refused ad- been first taken to the police at any rate, it will be more true new thing which will be so much

better than the old.. Perhaps that ominous busses! is why he is a free citizen of the mission for the reason stated. station and there questioned and than what he knows at present,

Sometimes the scientist is future, while we remain slaves of There was not the slightest cross-examined concerning the

The now silk stockings which reason for the connection of such cause of the fight or the identity stopped by eagor people and asked the past.

whether he cannot solve the pro-

Truth has a habit of speaking influish below the knee will be wol- a story; it was told frankly and of the assailant or regarding blems which are troubling them. honestly, and probably without details of the accident, before a Can he not, for example, produce a still, small voice. Sometimes we

口 ☐ any thought of the flutter likely thought has been given to trent-out of his latest theories an argu- protest and tell her to shout, becomed by our mosquitoes..

ment for the existence of God or cause we cannot hear. If she for human Immortality? Or were not the perfect lady that she to be caused in hospital circles.ment of injuries. As often as As well it might. The allegation not, of course, the time occupied someone of a more practical turn 18, she would answer, "You could is a serious one and although is merely that which is passing the inquest has terminated and while an ambulance is arriving the hospital has been given aand if the victim is not in too clean sheet, it is to be hoped bad a way the questioning is that the matter will not be allow perhaps permissible. Neverthe. ed to end there. The Coroner less, the matter seems to requiro ventured the belief that the an instruction regarding pro- to the accusation came as a surprise to cedure, particularly everyone, but he was not entirely Asiatic ranks of the force, who correct. Although it is incon- are quite capable" of taking a ceivable that a doctor could badly injured man from, say, the acquiesce in an event of the Central Theatre area to No. 7 nature complained of in this Station, passing the G. C. H, on particular instance, we are afraid the way. Isolated cases could be knowledge and experience gives dismissed as attributable to the reason to doubt whether Govern crass idiocy of an individual; but ment hospital methods arc such things as this occur week entirely above criticism. We after week. The only conclusion have heard too many well to be drawn is that the men authenticated. CASCA where believe they are fulfilling their patients have been admitted and duty and that they need to be have been kept waiting for instructed definitely to the con- treatment much longer than trary. At the moment, sense of could be considered necessary, proportion is entirely lacking. And with due consideration for It is clearly of first importance the seriousness of the statement, that casualties should receive the impression given has been appropriate treatment. If their that the delay and the Chinese case is the concern also of the nationality of the patient have police that can very well come not been entirely unconnected, later. Here, we suspect, lies the Strictly this may have nothing crux of the whole unfortunato to do with G. C. H. incident re- episode at the G. C. H. Some- vealed last week, but the two body blundered, but we credit things together do not leave Mr. Somebody with belloving he entirely happy reflections. In- was doing the right thing--It deed, they raise issues warrant can be made clear all round that ing attention. And it would be it was the wrong thing without essential to include: the police too much fuss,

"You 802, wo have rather neglectcil. Sidney's, education, thinking all along that he was going to inherit money,

We know an enthusiastle golfer. motorist who simply hates waiting for the green at the foot of Garden Road..

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Somebody won a saxophone in a raffle recently. We understand that when he took it home hia wife remarked "Oh blow it?"

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During the Trafalgar · Ball, searchlights, will play on the Peninsula Hotel. This novelty should make the dancers beam.

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We understand that young ladies attired as Jack Tars will sell flags on Navy Day For and after a good cause.

It in aid that the modern flap- per has plenty of chock: But it is mostly put on!

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We understand that a local parent objecta to his small boy

| learning boxing at school. Don't train up your child in the way he should: go for you!