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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY

21,000 Annoyances

THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU CROSS

HAVE you ever stopped to think what makes you' cross? And would you be surprised to learn that over 21,000 annoyances have been catalogued by scientific investigators?

The Investigation which has just been concluded in tho' United; States covered scores of thousands

of people of all classes, and re-i veals many amazing facts,

out.

Over five hundred people of every thousand, for instance, ars annoyed mainly by the be haviour of other people.

Thus gushing, borrowing (and presumably not being in a hurry to pay back), slapping on the back, anobbishness, tensing, bullying, egotism, constant and over-done apologising, gossip Behind the back about one or to, one's face about others, small-mindedness, interruptions and over-familiarity are a few of the chief annoyances, The Soup-Eater

It has been found that while a person coughing in me's face makes twenty-eight people out of every 'hundred really cross, the red hair only Irritates sight of oight

and men

In hundred.

women

a

Over two hundred people out of every thousand cannot stand hear. ing soup being eaten noisily with. out becoming extremely cross.

It was found that many things annoy men more than women, while there are some things which put women's nerves "on edge" that men accept with the utmost complacency.

Thus comments on one's weight. annoys women in the ratio of eight to two men. And to see others wearing exactly similar clothes arouses three times as much anger in the fair sex us in even the moni fastidious men.

The investigators found that have 11 far generally women greater capacity for getting cross than men.

Dish-Washing

Apparently there are men who object very strongly to being held tightly by their fair dance part-

BANDITS' PRISONER

in nion, a

Mr. Rudolph Bosshardt of Man. chester, who was captured more than a year ago by the notorious Chinese bandit, Ho-Lung, is still captivity, though Mr. A. Hay. New Zealander, and a companion missionary of the China Inland Mission, bas been released on account of his "seri- ous physical condition." A ran Rom of £70,000 as well as a number of anti-aircraft

Kuns, was demanded by the bandits, who threatened to put their captives to death within

fortnight their demands were not complied with. Mrs. Hayman and Mrs. Bowhurd were captured with their husbands, but were released with their children.

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times as many women who this annoying.

find

A

The washing of dishes make 'UNKNOWN

only, eight people of each hundred cross of both sexes.

Both men and women are dia, WOMAN'

turbed by a hole in their Rock or stocking. Nearly 30 per cent. of both

listed this, a "extremely annoying."

sexes

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·TO-MORKŮwe be the STAR.

AT 100

Bangor, Dec. 25, FORGOTTEN by the world for half a century, a scient- ist whose fame might have rivalled that of Pasteur died here last night at the age of 100.

He was Dr. Griffith Evans, a and pioneer both in medicine. veterinary research,

During his veterinary work with' the Army in India, over 50 years ago, Dr. Evans made discoveries which proved of immense value in the treatment of sleeping sickness, tetanus and infectious diseases,

At the time the War Office would not listen to his theories, but in his old age his work was ap proclated,

ARE OUT IN U. K. DIVORCE CASES

MOVIE camera pictures

are to be introduced as evidence in British divorce!

cases

Inquiry agents have devised this new form of proof_to_meet-the demands of judges that the "un- known woman' in divorce petitions must be identified and her exist- ence established.

Itherto hotel bills have been used for this purpose. But the have become increasingly courts reluctant to accept them as reliable evidence.

A series of moving pictures of a respondent husband and co-ren- pondent entering and leaving an hotel are to be taken,

WIVES TO APPEAR'

These will be supplemented by receipted bills and the hotel re- gister, and, of course, hotel Ber- vants. The photographa will prove the existence of the woman, and the other evidence will prove her identity.

When retirement came, with the rank of Inspector-General, The petitioning wife is to be Lieut.-Colonel Evans's pension shown the photographs, and will was increased-a tardy ro-identify the respondent from whom

she asks for a divorce. -cognition of his genius.

The King and Queen, the Prince The agents think they have pro-

of Wales and many other eminent vided a complete answer to the people joined in a tribute to him judges' demands.

on his 100th birthday.

"SECOND PASTEUR"

Five years before the British As-7

gociation had officially recognised Bath Ceremonial hie work, and he was also awarded the highest distinction of the Britlah Medical Association.

Dr. Evans's daughter once said) that but for a reference by a Johannesburg professor at the British Association meeting, Eng land would never have known of her father's work.

Marks Aga Khan's

50th Year Jan. 21

London, Dec, 28.. Millions of Khoja Ismailia Mohammedans will drink the Aga Khan's bath water on January 21. She believed that if he had The occasion Ja the Golden been allowed to prosecute his Jubiles of the birth of their "researches "ha Lame would repiritual-lander His Highness the Aga Khan.. A direct descendant have been as famous as of the Prophet Mohammed, the

Pasteur's...

* *

The freedom of Bangor was con- ferred on Dr. Evans in his bed room, when he was 96 years of age. MET "ABE" LINCOLN

Aga Khan is best known in Europe and America for his outstanding racing stable.

The celebration will be held in " Dr. Evans once Interviewed Karachi, Journeying there especial- Abraham Lincoln at the Whitely for the occasion, His Highness House, when the American Preal-will greet the mass of Khoja dont gave him special permission Ismailia Mohammedans who will to join the medical staff of the make a special pilgrimago from all Northern Army in the Civil War.

After the war he remained in part of India.

America and took a medical degre On the Jubilee day of his birth. at McGill University.

the Aga Khan will take a apocial

A descendant of one of the five bath. The, "holy bath water" will royal tribes of Walca, Dr. Evans be distributed to his followers for was a native of Towyn, Merioneth-drinking. It la sald, thus allegedly shire. Ho was a close friend of purifying their body and soul. Mr. Lloyd George. :

United Press.

11, 1936.

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