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MODERN APARTMENT FLATS

In Central District.

THE HONGKONG

Man Who Hoaxed The British Army Is Dead

FORMER FILM CHIEF

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1936.

Scientist

THIS CRAZE To Weigh

THE WORLD OF Helium IS SWEEPING World Supply

TRY IT YOURSELF

New York, Jan. 18.

'A new version of that over- popular indoor sport--intelligence

Just Received.

SAMPLES FROM ALL A Fresh Shipment of VIOLINS, VIOLAS AND

A

OVER THE WORLD

WORLD-WIDE survey CELLOS.

of

AR, JAMES VAN BIB- MR.

the atmosphere's 'BER BRYSON, the tests-was sprung recently by supply of the rare

gas Also VIOLIN, VIOLA," CELLO, DOUBLE-BASS, former film chief, who ten Jerry Belcher and Parks Johnson, helium, is planned by Pro- years ago deceived a Hamp-radio performers who feature in- fessor F. A. Paneth, of the GUITAR BANJO, TENOR BANJO, MANDOLINE shire Territorial unit into terviews with the "Man in the Imperial College of Science AND UKELELE, STRINGS AND ACCESSORIES. escorting a film from street,"

and Technology, London. One, two and three-roomed up-to-date Furnished and unfurnished Southampton to London, After four years of such ques. Helium is the light but non- apartments, each with kitchen, pantry, bathroom, and detached died this month in Univer- tioning. Belcher and Johnson have inflammable gas which has some- evolved a tent of general, as well times been used in place of servants' quarters, at moderate rents, in the new building known sity College Hospital, Lon-as inconsequential knowledge, hydrogen to provide airships with as "DINA HOUSE" In Duddell Street. The furnished flats are don,

which at lenst is a lot of fun and "lift." It is produced by the slow fitted with furniture" of modem type. Telephone and frigidaire

probably as accurate as countless breakdown of radio-active rocks Lother "IQ" testa.

(within the earth's surface, and are provided in each apartment. Automatic lifts (Waygood Otis).

Professor Paneth wants to know

produced.

These apartments are bright and airy, the majority of them facing admitted on Christmas Day with The Inventors arbitrarily stipulate what happens to all the hellum so

towards the Gardens or the harbour.

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His death was the result of an accident. Mr. Bryson had been

As usual, there are 20 questions.

a fractured skull,

that a correct answer counts five, Ten years ago the Hampshire each unanswered question counts Terditorial Brigade of Heavy Ar-one and each wreng answer la tillery was engaged in recruit-blank. On this scoring ayatem.

Belcher and Johnson say that with lng campaign. They were decely-out recourse to references, and ed by Mr. 'Bryson, who was acting within the specified time limit of from pukllelty motives, into lend-| 12% minutes. 40 to 50 is average. ing a detachment to act as guard 51 to 65 is good, 66 to 85 is very of honour to the man who carried food and everything over

blamurd good." the container for the copy of the filra, "The Phantom of the Opern."

The detachment "escorted" the Alim from Southampton to Water-

From Waterloo they marcli- ed across Westminster Bridge and through the West End to the London offices of the company in Wardour Street.

A

storm

immediately arose. Questions were asked in Parlin-! mant, and the cinematograph pie- of tures, which had been taken the occurrence, were delivered up Lo the War Office. An undertak- ing was also given that they would not be used.

The company was compelled to withdraw the film froni cirenta- blon. Mr. Bryson stated that this was done at a loss of “al feast | £100,000." Some two..or.. three. years Intepeit was remade us al "talkie," and eventually shown at The end of 1911.

Pioneer Of Motion Pictures

Mr. Bryson was one of the pioneers of motion pictures. He You'll like the friendly, home-like had had a romantic career. When atmosphere of this modern shop. he was ten and still at school hel You'll appreciate the

the clean-cut was selling newspapers on officiency, the courtesy, the pleasing strects of Kansas. resulta.

Then he became a reporter. It was about that Ume that the mo-i

For utmost satisfaction, for greater tion picture business was starting. personal charm and beauty, how in- Mr. Bryson Invested his savings portant it is that you visit-

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The questions :

One theory is that there may be a high proportion of helium high up in the atmosphere. There may also be an appreciable leakage of the earth's helium into outer spacé. The object of the survey is to discover how much variation thern is in the amount of hellum in the air in different parts of the world. 86 is Professor Panelh hus the most sensitive helium, analyser in the work, and the proposal in that

1. If you put a monkey on nfsamples of helium from different table and walk around the tables but places should be sent to him for the monkey keeps turning so that examination, The normal proper- he in facing you all the time, have tion is of the order of five parts you really walked around the mon

in a million. key when you complete walking| around the table? Why?

2. Who wrote Gray's elegy? 3. How many legs has an Octo- Kunarian?

4. Where is Singapore? 6. Is there a road to Mandalay?

Where is Bagdad?

7. What latitude is Greenwich in?

Professor Paneth is also hoping to enlist the help of stratosphere flyers and balloonists. Sounding balloons have already been sent up his behalf from Kew Observatory,

with the co-operation of Sir George Simpson, the Director of the Meteorological Office. One of them reached a height of about 18 miles.

8. Can yout swallow without The air brought down by moving your Adam's apple?

this balloon showed an excess of

D. What's the difference between 8 per cent, of helium compared

the words ravel and unravel?

with London

air,

but Professor Paneth is not yet satisfied that this

10. What sort of weapon did Samson use to kill Goliath?

11. If you bought a horse for figure is characteristle. In any $70 and sold him for $80, then case, he told a representative of the bought him back for 500 and soldj Morning Post he wants to receive him for $100, would you make or samples from still higher. lose money? How much?

His laboratory collaborator IN

12. What does the "0" in Dr, E. Gluckauf. AWOL stand for?

13. What Americah state has

the longest shoreline?

14. Would you say that twenty

is 20 per cent of a dollar?

At 24 cents a dozen, hoy! much would 125 eggs cost?

118,000 Flew

the Channel

In Ave years the yearly total of

16. Does a horse rise with its travellers crossing the Channel by front or hind feet first?

17 In what month does a woman

talk the least?

in?

18. What country is Iran in7

19. What was Woodrow Wilson's first name?

20. Who was William Gladstone?

Answers in next column

in a small cinema, which held Trouble In

about a hundred people. He did}

nearly everything at the cinema Dutch

took the money and worked the projector.

Finding a great deal of difficul-West Indies

ty in getting films, he gave up his work na a reporter and concen-

PROBLEM

trated on getting pictures. They❘ VENEZUELAN REFUGEE were nearly as expensive to rent] us to buy, and when he met thei owner of another small cinema, they arranged that they should be- tween them buy films" and

rent them to exhibitors,

His colleague was Carl Laemmle -now a famous name in the film world. Soon they had distribut ing centres in various elties, and were laying the foundations of w fortune.

Slipped On Step

It is learnt that Mr. Bryson slipped on the step of his home in Camden Town, London, in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve and received a fracture of the skull and broken ribe,

Ho was admitted to the hospital! the following day and only Te covered consciousness for a very short period prior to his death.

He was married in January last. The inquest will be held at St. 1000000000 | Pancras Coroner's Court.

SALESMAN SAM

TOMORRA. YOU BECOME ZE BELLHOP OF ZE BOOTI FUL- MACON-WUPEY HOTEL! BUT TONIGHT, MISTAIRE HOWDY YOU ARE MY GUEST!

Amsterdam, Jan. 15.. The Government has decided not to despatch Marines at present to the Dutch West Indian island of Curacao, where it is feared that an incursion of political refugees

from Venezuela trouble.

may cause

Orders have been given, how-i ever, for a contingent of Marinos at Rotterdam to stand by in readiness to leave in a fast des- troyer should the Governor tele-, graph that the situation is be- coming worse.

The Government continues to watch the Venezuelan situation with anxiety. Apparently the number of refugees in Curacao following the death of President Gomez, is constantly Increasing. Previous occurrences show that In such cases the insurgents are Inclined to use the island as a base and to raid buildings where Arms and ammunition are kept.

TH'NERVE O' THAT'

FRENCHIE HE TOOK TH BIG.

STEAK AN GIMME TH' SMALLER ÖNE

air has been doubled, according to figures available at Croydon air- port this month,

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1 Dogs this sport explain why the

pig makes its bed in a sty? 7 What tenors might become if only they could achieve an upper

8 Scurrilouя 18 n vehlele I've

telescoped.

10

With a couple of tens in it it would be unwholesome; as it la, Occurring before others. it makes good sense.

They reveal that, 118.000 people flow the Channel.in 1936 on regu- lar air services between Croydon 11 and the Continent, which is an in-12 crease of 24,000 over the figures 15 Any amount of Eastern coins in for 1934. In 1931 the yearly total was little more than 50,000 passen

gers.

fris appears to get tired.

quntry for high and holy office. 17 The make can easily be boxed if 16 A West Country.town.

lend it.

Air transport has increased from the colonel and local member the single service daily between 20 Singularities. London and Paris in 1019 to the 22 Confesses, 120 arrivals and departures daily 23 Compare.

from Croydon during the peak 24 D'you know this ancient god- summer months to nearly every dess?

big town in Europe and the princi-27 Strange product of a great pal countries of four continents.

WERE YOU

: RIGHT?

These are the answers, according to Delcher and Johnson, of the questions in the preceding column.

1. Either yes

or no. If Yes: Around is defined as. 'encircle. If No: Around is defined as to pass on all sides. Both definitions from! Webster's dictionary.

2. Thomas Gray. 3. Two,

4. Malay Strails. 5. No. 6. In Iraq. 7. 0. 2 No.

0. Rave! moans to involve, en- tangle. Unravel means to separate, unfold.

10, No weapon. He didn't k! Goliath.

11,

$20 profit.

12.

Oficial.

13. Michigan,

14. Yes.

15. $2.50.

16. Front feet. 1777. February.

18. Iran is a country. 10. Thomas.

20. Prime Minister of England,

Food For Thought .

YEAH, I'M YOUR GUEST! NOW, IF YOU WERE MY GUEST, I WOULDA GIVEN YOU TH BIG STEAK AN. TAKEN TH' SMALL.

ONE, MYSELF

TONITE

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DOWNY BEDS AND UPPy PRICES

SO!

artist

28 The sea-beast that gave its name

to a French prince.

29 Sounds like a tall order, but any Httle corporal might attain ft. (Two words, 4 and 7.)

Down

1 "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily. To throw on the violet" "King John"),

2 A mirthful composition?

in irritable fashion.

4 When forms lose their heads, it's girls sure enough; if they do it again, they must indeed be fools.

15 Debts evolved from one's „inner'

consciousness. 6 Jeny hot, and sick at heart. 7 You can't be this, if you are just

like the rest.

9 Kind of race to urgo and flirt.

(Three words, 3, 3, 5.)

13 She might develop a rash.

14 The sort of complexion one

might term unpleasant

18 To this you are subject

19 Nerve some nerve, in fact.

20 Unrestricted use.

21 What 13 Down dki when told the

gind news.

25 Better to avolil contact with this

on a Transatlantic voyage! 26 Lamb-like.

Saturday's Bolution.

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