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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

JULY 25,

1935.

SAVE OUR SMELLS!

QUAINTEST BRITISH SOCIETY

KEEPING ODOUR-

CONSCIOUS England's quainlest society

PACIFIC

ISLES FOR SALE

HEALTHFUL CLIMATE

STRESSED

Two British islands in the Pacific Ocean are offered for sale n. firm of City soilcltors. by About 70 miles apart and 1,000 miles from Honolulu, their total thinks it is a fine idea, has agreed are is a tle bigger than the

Borough of Wandsworth. to be its vicepresident.-

The Smell Society has been form ed. The Earl of Listowel, whe

Its founder in a young London One la Fanning Island (8,000, soliciter who prefers the smell acres) and the other Washington

of honeysuckle to petrol fumes, Island (2.500 acres)..

and wants to anyc our rapidly deteriorating sense of smell fore it is too Inte. Ambroso E Appelbe.

Con-

be- Housing accommodation, motor- Hon Mr. boats and other craft, with a bar-

bour, together with the venience of a cable station, will all go to the purchaser.

The healthful climate of both

Interviewed, he said "I see the day coming when we shall be able to have a symphony of smella. That is to say, we shall sit in a islands is alau being stressed. room, press a button, and various

"As a matter of fact, I have scents will bo wafted in upon us.seen many fellows who have been "That necessitates great refine-out there and they have never mont of smells and the ability to groused at the climate," said a get rid of the smell quickly. At representative present a smell is like a note of "It only varies two degrees all the music you can't stop it vibrat year round. ing.

"Although I am a Quaker. I think it is a pity that some of the

best incenses are given up in church. They can bo very pleas

ant.

of the vendor.

"Unlike most tropical spots there are no mosquitoes..

"A company which has owned

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police had to use tear qua and night-sticks to break up a longshoreman's de- monstration during the Vancouver waterfront strike.

PRESERVING neutrality, I think every possible, CANTON'S HOMELESS

NEUTRALITY

the islands for about 20 years and U.S. NEED POWERFUL exported copra la the vendor.

"On Fanning Island there is a

"I don't deprecate the more population of about 200, including materialistic smells, such as food. the staff of the company and the The smell of a good dinner is cable people, but Washington is the most important smell of civi-deserted, or practically so." It was isation. Half the effect of a meal stated. wathetically in the smell,

"It would take you about a "We judge good things and bad month to get there. The quickest through the things by their smoll, and one of route would be the most appalling consequences Panama Canal, and a further route of civilisation is that some of via Australia." the most deadly fumes have no smell. Carbon-monoxide gas by Itself is practically odourless, but which shows.we are neglecting that side of it that is good. For that very perilous.

rosson I am calling the Society just

The Smell Society.

"We are going to become a smell conscious nation. Already we have quite a lot of members, and I expect

"Psychologically, if you smell a pleasant smell your body is strengthened against disease, be- Cause you don't associate pleasant smells with disease. On the other hand you do associate unpleasant thousands." amells with disease, and you run) away from a drain.

"Even the word 'smell' seems to bo depreciating in its status in the English language, and is coming to denote very largely a bad smell,

Mr. Appelbe said he could not explain why it was that women scents about could have pleasant them, but that for a man to scent his handkerchief was sidered effeminate.

often con-

AIR FORCE

MCSWAIN'S SUGGESTION

law should be enacted to keep this nation from entering another war. But unless we are adequately pre- pared we will be farced into future wars just as we were forced into

War in 1917.

NUMBERS OF DESTITUTES HAVE GREATLY INCREASED

Canton, July 24,

Since its expansion, the number of destitute persona absorbed by the Municipal Homelcas Asylum has greatly increased.

According to the official report of the Asylum, the total number of persons given accommodation is. 4,845, of whom, 1,896 are young- sters, 872 disabled, and 2,077 old persons--Central Press.

"Unless we are prepared, our neutrality will be treated with con- tempt just na Germany treated our neutrality with contempt in 1916." PROGRAMME SUGGESTED Mr. McSwain, who donned Washington. World War uniform when he was Chairman Joln J. McSwain of 42 years old, urged an air force 1. A total of 5,000 trained the House Military Affairs Comprogramme which consisted of: mittee says a tremendous air de-i the only means by which the serva composed of 10,000 trained Funds for these planes, however, fence construction programme is regular Army pilots, an active re-

an attempt United States can escape embroil-pilots and a junior reserve force are not available at present. Mr.

of 50,000 young men trained in the McSwain indicated ment in a European war.

would be made to secure addition- Mr. McSwain said he considered principles of aviation;

2. An air force of 5,000 fighting al funds from the House' Appro- present European altuntion more grave than it has been at and bombing planes and 30 lighter-priations Committee.

Despite the gravity of the pre- any time in the last 40 years with than-air ships for scouting

sont situation, Mr. McSwain Bold three factors which the exception of a few weeks prior poscs;

3. Immediate construction of any there were

to ward off another to the beginning of the World War. |

"We must be prepared to defend Army plane factory which is to be would tend

These included the publicity our neutrality," he added. "The backed up by 12 or more private war. only way to avert embrullment in a concerns capable of rapid and ex- which has been given the diplom- atic activities of the various na- European conflict is tensive expansion in event of

The fact that the horrors general

tions. through

adequate preparation. national emergency.

Mr. McSwain said the Army and of the last war are still fresh in The only real defence against in- vaston is an air force capable of Navy cuch have approximately 750 the minds of the European peoples, fighting and bomblax and the now instruments of war- turning back the planes of any capable

last Congress au- fare which have been discovered by foreign nation which might attack planes. The

thorised the construction of 1,000 science during the last 15 years. the United States.

"I believe in maintaining our planes for each of the servicen. -United Press.

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